Introduction
Sheldon Museum of Art is committed to offering visitors interesting, enjoyable events and programs that explore great American art and the creative process.
Kim Dingle's Study for Sucker Push, (2008) is among the artworks on view in Shrew'd: The Smart & Sassy Survey of American Women Artists, an exhibition on view through May 9, 2010.
We invite you to the following events this year.
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Nebraska State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest March 13, 2010 -- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Nebraska State Finals of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest will be held in Sheldon's Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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UNL School of Music Performance: The Chiara String Quartet March 23, 2010 -- 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM The Chiara String Quartet performs Beethoven quartets. |
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Jazz Film Series March 29, 2010 -- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Author Farah Jamine Griffin will present film shorts of Mary Lou Williams and Pearl Primus and will lead a discussion following the screenings. |
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Artist Lecture and Reception March 30, 2010 -- 5:00 PM Carrie Mae Weems discusses her work in the exhibition Shrew'd: The Smart & Sassy Survey of American Women Artists. |
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UNL School of Music Performance by Jazz Combos March 30, 2010 -- 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM UNL School of Music Jazz Combos will perform. |
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Havana Summer at the Sheldon April through July, 2010 -- events to take place at various times Join Sheldon Museum of Art in 2010 as we celebrate the intoxicating flavors, sounds, and culture of Cuba right here in Lincoln. |
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First Friday April 2, 2010 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Opening reception for Better Half, Better Twelfth, Women Artists in the collection. |
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Jazz Film Series April 5, 2010 -- 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Dexter Gordon is the only jazz musician to be nominated for an Oscar for best leading actor in the film Round Midnight. Maxine Gordon, his widow and a jazz scholar, will give a talk on the making of the film and will lead a discussion following the screening. |
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Fashion Show April 6, 2010 -- 5:30 PM Students in the Textiles, Clothing and Design program at UNL present their works. |
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University Chamber Singers Host Nebraska High School Festival Singers April 6, 2010 -- 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM The University Chamber Singers will host workshops with Nebraska High School Festival Singers. |
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Sheldon Sunday April 11, 2010 -- 2:00 PM Representatives from Take Flight Farms and the Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy speak in connection with the exhibition The Horse Show. |
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UNL School of Music Performance by Student Brass Chamber Ensembles April 13, 2010 -- 7:30 PM UNL School of Music Student Brass Chamber Ensembles in concert. |
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Week of the Young Child Readings April 13, 2010 -- 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM Tours and readings of Caps for Sale in the Rediscovering Slobodkina: Pioneer of American Abstraction gallery as part of the Week of the Young Child celebration. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Chatham Baroque April 17, 2010 -- 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music presents the Chatham Baroque Trio. |
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Sheldon Sunday April 18, 2010 -- 2:00 PM Lecture by Sheldon Director J. Daniel Veneciano in connection with Better Half, Better Twelfth, Women Artists in the Collection. |
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Artist Lecture and Reception April 19, 2010 -- 5:30 PM Martha Rosler, whose work is included in Shrew'd: The Smart & Sassy Survey of American Women Artists, will speak in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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School of Music Performance by Student Jazz Ensembles I and II April 20, 2010 -- 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM UNL School of Music Student Jazz Ensembles I and II perform in concert in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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Lecture by Enrique Martinez Celaya April 21, 2010 -- 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Enrique Martínez Celaya, painter, sculptor and writer, will give a lecture titled "On Painting" in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. He is the Visiting Presidential Professor at the University of Nebraska. |
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Concert: ALASH, Tuvan Throat Singers April 24, 2010 -- 3:00 PM ALASH, Tuvan throat singers, perform. Fee to attend. |
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Sheldon Sunday April 25, 2010 -- 2:00 PM Julie Wood of Sunrise EquiTherapy with miniature therapy horse, Lucky Boy, demonstrates an equine therapy program. |
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