Introduction
Sheldon Museum of Art is committed to offering visitors interesting, enjoyable events and programs that explore great American art and the creative process. Visitors (above) listen to artist Gail Kendall during a First Friday gallery talk about her exhibition The Purpose of Labor, which is now on view. We invite you to the following events this year.
Admission is free, so mark your calendar today.
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First Friday's Winter Escape December 5, 2008 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sheldon's First Friday reception, Winter Escape, features the UNL School of Music's Chamber Singers performing in the Great Hall. |
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Winter Escape Family Day December 6, 2008 -- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Sheldon presents family entertainment with music and fun. |
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Sunday at Sheldon: The University Chamber Singers December 7, 2008 -- 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
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Clean Part Poetry Reading Series December 13, 2008 -- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM This series, presented in the Ethel S. Abbott auditorium, showcases innovative poets from across the country. The public is invited to this free event. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk January 18, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sheldon Director J. Daniel Veneciano will discuss the Museum's new acquisitions for its African-American Masters Collection. |
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Lincoln PhotoFest February 1, 2009 thru February 28, 2009 -- 1:00 PM Lincoln PhotoFest in February 2009 will be anchored by three one-person photography shows and a symposium at Sheldon Museum of Art. Many art galleries in Lincoln and some alternative spaces will feature photographic artists during the month. |
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Keynote Address for Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives February 6, 2009 -- 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Arno Minkkinen, one of three photographic artists whose works are on view in Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives will present the exhibition opening's keynote address in Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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Photography Symposium February 7, 2009 -- 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM Guest panelists will discuss contemporary photography and the Sheldon exhibition, Evolving Eden: Three Photographic Perspectives. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Bennewitz String Quartet February 28, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Bennewitz String Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series at Sheldon Museum of Art. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk March 8, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Karen Kunc, a professor of art and art history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, leads a Sunday at Sheldon gallery discussion about Art by Women. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Los Angeles Piano Quartet March 21, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Los Angeles Piano Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series. |
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For Business or Pleasure? A Symposium on Corporate and Private Collecting March 28, 2009 -- 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM Symposium speakers will present talks on the topic of corporate and private art collecting in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. |
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Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Ying String Quartet April 18, 2009 -- 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM The Ying String Quartet plays in the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Series. |
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Sheldon Sunday Gallery Talk April 19, 2009 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Interim Curator Sharon Kennedy will discuss the exhibition Photography from the Permanent Collection in this Sheldon Sunday Gallery talk. |