July 10 - Aug 1 Opening Reception: July 10, 5-7pm
Needle in Cotton
Jamie Burmeister
New-media and installation artist, Jamie Burmeister, displays works that explore how we each experience our environment. Burmeister uses common mechanical and electronic parts to create works with which viewers can interact. He believes this interaction allows each viewer to experience his work and leave with a unique interpretation.
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The Audacity of Stripes
Daniella Woolf
California artist, Daniella Woolf explores form and color relationships in her series, The Audacity of Stripes. These pieces in encaustics emerge from the artist’s new contextualization of ordinary shapes and materials as a basis for this body of work. Woolf’s works, melding wood and wax, are shown throughout the United States.
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Aug 7-29 Opening Reception: Aug 7, 5-7pm
Fragmented Echoes and Manufactured Myths
Jennifer Graham
Artist-in-residence, and recent MA graduate of the Textiles Program at UNL-Lincoln, Jennifer Graham, will present works in wool, silk, handmade paper and linen in this solo exhibition. Graham joins experimental and traditional craft processes to explore identity, place, and memory in pieces both tactile and textural, yet fragile and reserved.
Practical Fantasy
Harold Adams
Using wood and glass, this exhibition explores the contrasts of opacity and translucency, utility and form, and the formats of vessel and sculpture. Three regional participating artists include: Alma, Nebraska wood worker, Harold G. Adams, Hastings College glass department head, Tom Kreager and Nebraska Wesleyan faculty member, Robert Schwieger.
Sep 4-26 Opening Reception: Sep 4, 5-7pm
Bound Together
Lanny Bergner
Bound Together, curated by art collector, Karen Duncan and Lux Center board member Anne Pagel, include selected works by: Lanny Bergner, Jerry Bleem, Jane Chavez, Carol Eckert, John Garrett, Jan Hopkins, Mary Merkel-Hess, C.A. Michel, Leon Niehues and Conrad Quijas. This extraordinary exhibition of contemporary baskets created by using traditional and modern techniques and media will be on display in the West Gallery alongside selections from Karen Duncan's private basket collection.
Selections from the Karen Duncan Basket Collection
Art collector, Karen Duncan, has graciously loaned an eclectic selection from her basket collection for this exhibition. View pieces from eleven international artists including: Lindsay Kettering Gates, Mary Giles, Norie Hatakeyama, Syoryu Honda, Mary Jackson, Kay Khan, Gyong Laky, Tom Lee, Judy Mulford, Jane Sauer and Noriko Takamiya.
Slidemeister and Man of Titanium
Michael Bauermeister’s works in wood and Sam Stang’s works in glass compliment each other in this exhibition of long-time friends and bandmates. The two have established a reputation as expert craftsmen in their respective media. They have shown their work at American Craft Council shows and exhibitions throughout the country.
Oct 2-31 Opening Reception: Oct 2, 5-7pm
Kuh-nek-tiv
Jason Briggs
In conjunction with the Art of Fine Craft biennial conference, Lux Center for the Arts will exhibit the work of conference demonstrators and presenters Jason Briggs, Victoria Goro-Rapoport and Jessica Starkel. The goal of the exhibition is to create a dialogue about the connections between media and maker, experiences in the contemporary world, and the vitality of centuries-old craft traditions.
November 6 - 28 Opening Reception: November 6, 5-7pm
Gail Kendall: New Works
University of Nebraska-Lincoln ceramics faculty member Gail Kendall will show new utilitarian ceramics in this solo exhibition. Kendall is known for speckled and lustrous hand-formed terracotta dishes. Kendall’s down-to-earth forms combined with a bold pallet have become her signature.
November 6 - December 23 Opening Reception: November 6, 5-7pm
Gifts from the Heart
Choose the perfect holiday gift from our selection of original works by more than 75 local, regional and nationally known artists and craftsman. High quality, reasonably priced art pieces perfect for gift giving will be for sale in this two month long exhibition. Come and see blown glass, functional pottery, jewelry, prints, photography, woodwork, wearable art, paintings and more in this festive celebration of art.
December 4, 2009 - January 30, 2010 Opening Reception: December 4, 5-7pm
Xanthous Mermaid Mechanics
Brion Poloncic
In his first solo exhibition, artist, musician and wordsmith, Brion Poloncic explores the media of pen and ink drawings and watercolor. Poloncic says of his works on paper, “I tend to philosophize about the possible realisms concerning communication of the soul, the subconscious mind, and the communal consciousness contained within my subjective experience.”
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Community Arts Afternoon
Sun, Aug 2, 1-4pm
Free and Open to the Public
LUX Center for the Arts
photo by Dave Kleopfer
Lux Center for the Arts will host its annual Community Arts Afternoon, Sunday, August 2 from 1-4pm. Community Arts Afternoon features hands-on art projects for children and adults, art-making demonstrations, outdoor mural painting and live music. Visitors can enter to win a free adult or youth class while at the event. Ceramic bowls made by Lux students and instructors will be available for $10 each. All proceeds from bowl sales supports Lux Center for the Arts’ need-based scholarship program for youth. Admission to the event is free. Community Arts Afternoon is a creative event for the whole family.
The Art of Fine Craft 2009
A National Juried Exhibition
October 1 - November 8, 2009
Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University
A juried exhibition to showcase the best work in fine craft including ceramics, glass, textiles, fibers, metalwork, jewelry, woodworking and printmaking. The exhibition is held in conjunction with Art of Fine Craft conference, October 1-2, 2009, a biennial conference produced by Lux Center for the Arts and Nebraska Wesleyan University. Jurors include Sonya Clark, Jason Briggs, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, and Jess Starkel.
$30 entry for up to three works
Postmark deadline: July 1, 2009
$500 Best of Show, $150 Juror's Choice Awards
Download a prospectus here!
Details on the Art of Fine Craft conference
Online conference registration available.
Contact Jenni Brant from more information.
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