2023 Fine Arts Exchange
No. 5
2023 Fine Arts Exchange No. 5
This is the second to last Fine Arts Exchange newsletter! I hope you are enjoying learning about the many arts organizations (nonprofits and state agencies) that have opportunities to extend, enhance, and enrich arts learning.
Interested in meeting with the organization staff? Be sure check out the Zoom sessions at the bottom of this newsletter. If you need a refresher on an organization, here's the past editions of the Fine Arts Exchange, No. 1, No 2 No. 3, and No. 4.
The information contained in the Fine Arts Exchange is provided as a resource, and not an endorsement of the NDE.
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
The Nebraska Cultural Endowment is the first and only cultural endowment in the nation to sustain both arts & humanities through privately-supported, and publicly-matched resources made possible by our Nebraska Legislature. The Endowment earnings are used to support the annual budgets of the Nebraska Arts Council and Humanities Nebraska. Be sure to check out the Humanities Nebraska and Nebraska Arts Council websites to see all the ways endowment funds are impacting Nebraska.
For more information contact:
Maggie Smith, Executive Director
address - 1004 Farnam St, Lower Level | Omaha, NE 68102
phone - (402) 595-2722
email - msmith@nebraskaculture.org
web - nebraskaculture.org | x - @neculturalendowment
Opera Omaha
Sparking the curiosity and inspiration of our community is at the core of Opera Omaha’s programming. Through collaboration and creativity, ripples of the possibilities of opera and art impact thousands in Omaha. Discover the free student dress rehearsals and the Opera Omaha Poetry & Music Project
For more information, contact:
Lauren Medici, Director of Engagement Programs
address -1850 Farnam Street | Omaha, NE 68131
phone - (402) 346-7372
email - lmedici@operaomaha.org
web - operaomaha.org/community | x - @operaomaha | ig - @operaomaha
Crane River Theater
Crane River Theater is established around the belief that lifting up the arts will only help in creating richer and more vibrant communities. Crane River's mission is to serve the community of Kearney and surrounding areas as a professional theater production company providing a home for the presentation, education, and promotion of the arts. Crane River Theater provides the unique quality of using professionals from across the country and mixing them with local artists to create innovative productions and arts education programs for audiences of all ages. Check out Crane River Theater's programming for the community of Kearney and surrounding areas.
For more information, contact:
Corey Urbanek, Managing Director
address - 12 E 22nd Street | Kearney, NE 68847
phone - (308) 627-5796
email - info@cranerivertheater.org
web - cranerivertheater.org/education-2/ | x - @CraneRiverShows | ig -@cranerivertheater
Bancroft Street Market
Bancroft Street Market, in Omaha, Nebraska, is a marketplace of ideas for exhibitions, specialty markets, music, and performance endeavors. Discover Bancroft Street Market's artist driven community art project and rotating artists' murals.
For more information, contact:
Bill Seidler, Jr., Manager
location - 10th & Bancroft Streets | Omaha, NE
mailing address - 10050 Regency Circle #525 | Omaha, NE 68114
phone - (402) 651-2327
email - info@bancroftstreetmarket.com
The Calibraska Arts Initiative
For more information, contact:
Erica Larsen-Dockray, Founding Director and Teaching Artist
Alex Cole, Outreach Specialist
address -1714 2nd Avenue | P.O. Box 2424 | Scottsbluff, NE 69361
phone - (308) 631-5704
email - info@calibraska.org, erica@calibraska.org, alex@calibraska.org
web - calibraska.org/ | ig -@calibraskaarts
The Union for Contemporary Art
The Union for Contemporary Art strengthens the cultural and social landscape of our community by using the arts as a vehicle to inspire positive change. Discover the Union's online exhibition archives of educational material.
For more information, contact:
Jessica Freeman, Education Manager
address - 2423 North 24th Street | Omaha, NE 68110
phone - (402) 933-3161
email - jessica@u-ca.org
web - u-ca.org/ | ig - @theunionomaha
Pear Tree Performing Arts
Pear Tree Performing Arts exists to provide dynamic, life-changing, culturally-rich performing arts experiences for all youth. Look for Pear Tree's dance, competition, acro, and performing arts programming that is inclusive and accessible for all youth.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Natasha Partridge-Butler, CEO and Artistic Director
address - 4801 NW Radial Hwy | Omaha, NE 58104
phone - (402) 960-8307
email - natasha@peartreeomaha.org
web - PearTreeOmaha.org | ig - @peartreeperformingarts
Just one Fine Arts Exchange to come! Be sure to check your email for the next Fine Arts Exchange.
Connect with Arts Organizations via Zoom
Interested in meeting some of the organization staff? Check the event descriptions below to see which sessions will have the organization staff you are interested in meeting.
Fine Arts Exchange Zoom Session #1
Monday, Sep 25, 2023, 07:00 PM
Want to connect with a representative from an arts organization? Check out the list below and register to join this Zoom session. The following organizations will be on this Zoom session Monday, September 25, 2023, at 7 PM / 6 PM MT.
Bancroft Street Market, Blue Cat Gallery & Studio, The Calibraska Arts Initiative, The Flatiron Luthier Cooperative, Great Plains Art Museum, Humanities Nebraska, International Quilt Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Kearney Creates website, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, The Little Red Hen Theatre, Museum of Nebraska Art, National Willa Cather Center, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Department of Education - Fine Arts, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason, Norfolk Arts Center, Omaha Chamber Music Society / Good Vibrations, Omaha Symphony, Pear Tree Performing Arts, Sheldon Museum of Art, Stuhr Museum, West Nebraska Arts Center
The session will be held via Zoom. Registration is required.
Fine Arts Exchange Session #2
Wednesday, Sep 27, 2023, 03:30 PM
The following organizations will be on this Zoom session Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 3:30 PM CT / 2:30 PM MT. Be sure to register to join this Zoom session.
Bancroft Street Market, Benson Theatre, Crane River Theater, El Museo Latino, The Flatiron Luthier Cooperative, The Golden Husk Theatre, Great Plains Art Museum, Hot Shops Art Center, Humanities Nebraska, International Quilt Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, The Little Red Hen Theatre, National Willa Cather Center, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Nebraska Department of Education - Fine Arts, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason, Norfolk Arts Center, Omaha Performing Arts, Omaha Symphony, Opera Omaha, Pear Tree Performing Arts, Sheldon Museum of Art, Stuhr Museum
The session will be held via Zoom. Registration is required.
Fine Arts Exchange Session #3
Thursday, Sep 28, 2023, 05:30 PM
A final Zoom session will be held Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 5:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM MT with the following organizations. Be sure to register to join this Zoom session.
Bancroft Street Market, Benson Theatre, El Museo Latino, Humanities Nebraska, International Quilt Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, The Little Red Hen Theatre, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Department of Education - Fine Arts, Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason, Norfolk Arts Center, Omaha Performing Arts, Omaha Symphony, Opera Omaha, Pear Tree Performing Arts, Reach for It, Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center, Sheldon Museum of Art, Stuhr Museum, UNO's The Moving Company
The session will be held via Zoom. Registration is required.
Connect with Nebraska's Fine Arts Education
Let's connect and work together for all kids in Nebraska to have access and opportunities in arts education.
- Sign Up to be on the NDE Fine Arts Education mailing list. You'll receive newsletters, invitations to events, and special announcements.
- Follow Nebraska Fine Arts on X at @NDE_FineArts. Use the #FineArtsEdNebraska to highlight the many amazing Fine Arts Education opportunities, events, and learning.
- Find out more about Fine Arts Education in Nebraska and view past editions of the NDE Fine Arts Expressions Newsletter.
Nebraska Department of Education
500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510-2611
Mailing: PO Box 94987, Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
email - cody.talarico@nebraska.gov
arts NOW grant email - nde.artsedgrants@nebraska.gov
web - education.ne.gov/finearts
phone - (402) 314-7822
x - @NDE_FineArts
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