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Bemis $100 Art Sale is Back!

If you’re looking to get your hands on some great art for your own collection you need to mark Friday, June 8th on your calendar. The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts hosts its $100 Art Sale for BemisUNDERGROUND from 7-9 PM.

Get some art!

The art offered for sale is from artists all over the place, but the proceeds from the sale benefit the local art scene here in Omaha. You might …more…

Volunteers Needed for the Omaha Summer Arts Festival

The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is scheduled for June 8, 9, and 10th downtown at the Gene Leahy Mall. If you’ve attended this festival in years past then you already know what a great time it is, but do you know that you can be an intricate part of making it happen? You already know you’re going to go, so why not volunteer to help out?

Sign Up to Volunteer

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Love Film? You’ll Love Film Streams

I finally made my first trip to Film Streams in downtown Omaha last night and I’m hooked. I’d heard from several people that I would love the ambiance of the theater, the amazing films they offer that I can’t see anywhere else in Omaha, and the fact that they’re a non-profit cinema. Check, check, and check.

If you have not yet realized that film is a definite art form, then you …more…

Gene Leahy Mall in Downtown Omaha

As the weather continues to evolve into something truly pleasant, it’s time for a stroll at The Mall. No silly, I don’t mean the kind of mall where you can buy hot dogs on sticks and spend far too much money on a shirt you will probably never wear. I mean the Gene Leahy Mall in Downtown Omaha, which is home to numerous sculpturesĀ  in addition to some pretty spectacular …more…

Free Admission to Joslyn Art Museum Saturdays

You have officially run out of excuses for not visiting Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum.

Thanks to a variety of corporate sponsors, general admission is free on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to noon. That saves you $8 per person (or $6 for seniors/students or $5 for kids). That’s money you can spend in the gift shop or cafe. ...more...

Performances Galore in Omaha

There are so many notable upcoming performances in the Omaha area that I’m going to offer you an overview of the March shows you won’t want to miss. Get your tickets for these shows now because waiting too long can result in one of those annoying moments when you realize that the show you want to see is sold out. Nobody likes that moment. ...more...

OEA Awards: What You Missed

If you didn’t attend the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards last Sunday evening at the downtown Hilton, you missed quite a bit. Not only was it an entertaining night, but the sheer eclectic nature of the boisterous audience made it a night to remember. ...more...

Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards Feb 12th

The Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards will take place at the North Downtown Hilton on Sunday, February 12th at 7:00 PM. If you are active in the arts community around here, there is a good chance you’ve heard about this event and have probably already purchased your tickets. If you haven’t heard about this event and you don’t yet have your tickets, what are you waiting for?

Tickets are on sale …more…

2012 OEAA Visual Arts Nominee Showcase Opens Saturday

Visit Hot Shops this Saturday from 6:00-9:00 to check out some art from nominees for the 2012 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards. While not all nominees will be on display, you can’t go wrong when visiting Hot Shops. Finding inspirational art at Hot Shops is a given.

The Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards is an annual event that recognizes local artists in a variety of mediums. Visual artists are just the …more…

The Durham Museum Presents “Cut!”

Omaha’s Durham Museum does a great job of offering a wide range of temporary exhibits, and through April 29th you won’t want to miss Cut! Costume and the Cinema. This exhibit features costumes from movies -or “cinematic couture” if you prefer to make everything sound even more sophisticated- from a variety of films that were all period pieces.

If you don’t consider movie costumes to be a form of art, you …more…

Call for Entries for Art in the Woods

The Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City is looking for artists to create outdoor art that will be featured within the Art in the Woods area. The art has to be inspired by nature in one way or another, but other than that, there does not seem to be any incredibly specific terms about the type of art presented. In fact, the group seems eager to review proposals from artists …more…

Blue Man Group at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater Jan 17-22

If you haven’t yet purchased your tickets for one of Blue Man’s Group’s January performances at the Orpheum theater, you better put it on your to-do list. This is a show you just don’t want to miss.

I saw Blue Man Group years ago in Las Vegas, and later tried to explain what I saw to friends. I managed to explain that there were people catching marshmallows in their mouths and …more…

Omaha’s Hot Shops Art Center Winter Open House

Hot Shops is located at 1301 Nicholas Street in Omaha

The first time I had the opportunity to wander around Hot Shops was for a charity event, and I completely fell in love with the eclectic, inspirational spaces throughout the building. December 3rd (noon-8 PM) and December 4th (noon-5 PM), Hot Shops opens its doors to the public for a free event that will include art demonstrations from the various …more…

Art at Saint Mart Nov 20th

Arts for All is hosting its second annual Art at Saint Mart shindig this Sunday at the historic St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church from 11:00-2:00. It’s an art show for local artists coupled with a fundraiser, so not only do you get to peruse art and eat soup, but you can feel good knowing that the money you spend on the cost of admission ($7 for adults, $5 for …more…