November 2024
We have compiled a list of First Friday participants to allow you to experience the art of downtown! Please remember to follow each individual gallery's in-person policies & be sure to use #LNKFF when you post pictures to share your night!
101 N 14TH ST. | 6 PM to 9 PM
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Burkholder Art Studio & Galleries
719 P ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM
Shows run November 1st - 30th
Join us for four unique shows featuring Jeanne Baer in the Main Gallery with sculpture by Harrell Anne Adams, Daniel T. Smith in the Outback Gallery, Rachel Koepke in the Skylight Gallery, and Ann O’Hara in our Special Exhibit Space.
Main Gallery
‘The Brights’ by Jeanne Baer
To paraphrase Shakespeare, “Some are born bright, some achieve brightness, and others have brightness thrust upon them.” A lifelong photographer, Jeanne has shot (or created) festive, brightly colored scenes during her travels. The photos in this show express energy, enthusiasm, and joy of life.
‘Off The Wall’ by Harrell Anne Adams
An exhibit of Wood Turnings or Sculptures which have been created in such a way that one might say they are “off the wall”. These works should be displayed on tables, shelves, or pedestals “Off The Wall”. These are not simple works. They have been cut, carved, burned, painted, dyed, or assembled leading to them being “Off The Wall” in overall appearance.
Outback Gallery
‘New Work in Oil’ by Daniel T. Smith
Skylight Gallery
‘Series 17’ by Rachel Steffens-Koepke
“Immerse yourself in a captivating art collection that explores the energy it brings – into being.”
Special Exhibit Space
‘New Work by Ann O’Hara’
119 S. 9TH ST. | 5 PM - 8:30 PM
This month’s Focus Gallery will feature art created by Cindy McClellan, Dorothy Lambert, Kevin Baker, Desiree Christenson, Angi Stilwell, Tanya Grosshans, Lynette Fast, Melinda Montoya, and Wendy Ketelsen.
2055 O ST. | 6 PM - 8 PM
In this 3rd iteration of Stellar Small Prints, we feature artists who have impacted the print world through their small format works. This traditional and historical aspect of the intimate scale of the printed image enables the sharing of knowledge, personal insights, and iconic messages from afar. Look closely again for deeply felt care in the artists’ crafting of impressions that condense visual mastery and visionary possibilities. Selections from the Constellation Studios collection will also be shown.
140 N. 8TH ST. | 7 PM - 9 PM
First Friday: Fiber Artist Hannah Ashburn & Music with Little Thunder
Originally from Southeast Pennsylvania, Hannah Ashburn (she/her) is a visual artist, fiber artist, and educator in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hannah received her Bachelors of Art in Studio Art from Union College and since her graduation in 2017 has been part of the Noyes Art Gallery and the Lincoln art market scene. Hannah has taken some graduate level learning in Art History at UNL, and her love and research of alternative art spaces and art made outside of the conventional school/museum setting led her to a career as an Art Instructor at Live Yes Studios. Ashburn works as the Fiber Arts instructor there and encourages a setting to play and make mistakes and find adaptive ways of learning. Hannah enjoys collecting trash (treasures) she finds on her walks to the bus, drinking strong coffee, writing poetry, and spending time with her partner Kaymon and cat Squid.
Her most recent body of work explores the dichotomy of the mundane and the extraordinary. Hannah uses a mix of cotton, wool, and acrylic tufted yarn to create mixed media fiber pieces. Her use of abstract color and texture conveys themes of domestic labor, personal mental illness, and intimate moments of euphoria. Personal poetry is the springboard for most of her compositions and tailored color palettes emphasize each theme.
1100 E O ST. | 5 PM - 9 PM
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STADIUM DR. & T ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM
‘A Memorable Toast’ featuring work from 20 MFA students at UNL is on view until November 1st.Our gallery is open Monday-Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. A closing reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
The Eloise Kruger Gallery of Miniatures
RM 831 of Oldfather Hall on UNL City Campus | 12 PM - 3 PM
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124 S. 9TH ST. | 5 PM - 8:30 PM
First Friday Opening Reception
1300 P Street | 5 PM - 9 PM
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1155 Q ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM
UNL’s Great Plains Art Museum is open late, from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 1. Join Great Plains Student Storyteller Karla Hernandez Torrijos for the opening of her exhibition, “Dear Great Plains.” The event will feature light refreshments and admission is always free.
“Dear Great Plains” is a postcard-writing campaign that hopes to tell a different story of the Great Plains: more complex, more diverse, and more nuanced. A collective letter, “Dear Great Plains” raises questions of heritage, history, and home. Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer writes, “Knowing that you love the earth changes you […] but when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.” Karla asked letter writers to consider their bond with the Great Plains and spent time collecting postcards from various communities and online.
Karla Hernandez Torrijos (she/her) is a poet and workshop facilitator who has been invited to read in venues across Nebraska, including The Bay, El Museo Latino, and The UNL Wick Alumni Center. The recipient of the 2022-2023 Irby F. Wood Prize for Poetry and the 2020-2021 Vreeland Award for Poetry, her writing interrogates our understanding of home, displacement, and the liminal space in between. Torrijos was the 2021-2022 Creative in Community Resident for The LUX Center for the Arts and is the inaugural Student Storyteller in Residence for The Center for Great Plains Studies. Her work can be found in “Preposition: An Undercurrent Anthology.”
The Student Storyteller in Residence Program is funded by the Michael Farrell Fund for Student Storytelling, administered through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
Other exhibitions include:
“Contemporary Indigeneity 2024”
This exhibition features over 25 Native American artists from across the Great Plains. For the fifth iteration of “Contemporary Indigeneity,” the Great Plains Art Museum sought Native American artists addressing any issues and themes relevant to the contemporary Indigenous experience on the Great Plains. A panel of Native American art professionals reviewed the submitted work and made selections based on the artwork’s aesthetic merit and contribution to the field of contemporary art.
“Confronting the Legendary West”
This exhibition continues the themes of the Center for Great Plains Studies’ 49th annual conference, “Confronting the Legendary Great Plains,” by focusing on the complex mythology of the American West. “Confronting the Legendary West” includes works from the Great Plains Art Museum’s extensive collection of western art and considers the perspectives that have—and have not—been included in the art that tells the stories of this region.
https://plains.unl.edu/student-storyteller-residence/
1208 O ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM
Enjoy October First Friday at Kiechel Fine Art from 5-8pm. View our newest exhibition "Historical Rubbish" by Melissa Furness. Browse our two other gallery floors and enjoy a cash bar
Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel
333 S. 13th St. | 6 PM - 9 PM
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800 Q ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM
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701 P St SUITE 102 | 5 PM - 8 PM
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131 CENTENNIAL MALL N | 5 PM - 7 PM
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325 S 11th St. | 6 PM - 9 PM
First Friday art show with Mal Celani.
"Join us for an evening of amazing artwork and great drinks!"
1410 O St. | 7 PM - 10:30 PM
Tugboat Gallery, Feral Folk Studio, Lisa LAvonne, Side Eye Studio, Gerardo Meza, The Big Box, Exploding Head Studio, Jank Brew, Too Dee Doo Dee, Levi Gerlach, Nolan Tredway, Vilis Lipins, Beyond Bananas, Gallery 23, Effy Cafe, The Garten, Christian Gauthier Fine Art, From Spats to Spurs Vintage, Chromatic by Red Rebel Media, Anthony Tucci Artworks, 2 Square, Claire Weakly, Natalie Thiel, Brooks Bailey, Douglas Simonson, Joe's Coffee, JustGreatFinds
Dave Harvey's work, informed and inspired by the canyon country of the Southwest, will be featured in The UnCommon Gallery - Parrish Commons.
More details to come.
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
Saint Paul United Methodist Church will host their monthly First Friday concert on November 1 at 12 p.m. featuring B & the Boppers.
B & the Boppers will entertain you with jazzy tunes from the 1920s to today. Playing an array of classic jazz standards along with contemporary hits by artists such as Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder. The arrangements are sophisticated, swinging and soulful.
Featuring Bev Jester on vocals, Andy Hall on bass, and Jim Williamson on keyboards, B & the Boppers will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart.
Saint Paul UMC celebrates local musicians and artists on the first Friday of the month with free concerts and displays. An optional lunch is served from 11:30-12 and 1-1:30 for $5 per person. This concert is FREE, but donations are accepted.
Start your weekend off with First Friday at Sheldon. Explore the new exhibitions and socialize with friends. This event is free and open to the public.
140 N 8TH ST | 6 PM - 8 PM
Ten Thousand Villages Lincoln invites you to our annual Nativity Showcase! Join us for free cookies and cocoa while you listen to local youth tell us the inspirational artisan stories behind this year's newest nativities! Enjoy 20% off all current nativity styles during the event.
Schedule:
--6:00-7:00pm Welcoming Music
--7:00-7:30pm Youth Presentations
Tugboat Gallery Proudly Presents "FLOOD" featuring Anthony Deon Brown, opening First Friday October 4th with DJ ol moanin' - closing on October 26th.
"FLOOD" is a chaotic mixture of wildlife creatures, fruit, classic cartoons and flowers painted with acrylic on canvas.
More details to come.
Have an art show in downtown Lincoln you'd like added to our monthly list? Email Maia at maia@downtownlincoln.org.