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July 2025

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!


1867 Bar

101 N 14TH ST. | 6 PM

More details to come.


A Novel Idea Bookstore

118 N 14TH ST. | 12 PM - 7:30 PM

More details to come.


Burkholder Art Studio & Galleries

719 P ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM

For July's First Friday event July 11, The Burkholder Project Gallery has invited artists who have had their artwork published in books to a pop-up book fair. Artists will be signing books and meeting gallery visitors on Friday, July 11, 5-8pm.

"The Day We Went to the Park" by Linda Stephen, published by Handersen Publishing, is one of the featured books. Each book artist will display 1-3 artworks, which will be on exhibit through July 24.


Clements Noyes Art Gallery

119 S. 9TH ST. |  

Closed July 1-7

Sunday, July 13 (2-5 PM): Six Clements Noyes members and two guest artists will show new work in diverse media. Also that day, American Roots & Blues musician Nick Andrew Staver will perform. Doors open at 1 pm with the concert at 2 pm for a suggested donation of $10-$20 per person.

The Focus Gallery exhibit is curated by Clements Noyes artist Cindy McClellan whose 3D wall art explores texture and movement. McClellan also experiments with material, using everything from wood to wire to create objects that intrigue. The other artists featured in this show are: Rebecca Grooms (wood burning), Wendy Ketelsen (acrylic painting), Tanya Grosshans (acrylic painting), Ed Millican (oil painting), Julia Noyes (acrylic & oil painting), Annie West (jewelry & suncatchers), and Julie Willcock (jewelry).

Featured musician Nick Andrew Staver has emerged as a captivating American Roots & Blues singer-songwriter from the blue collar valleys of southern Pennsylvania. Writing and recording as an independent solo artist the last decade has led to the release of 10 albums highlighted by recent releases Rust Don't Shine (2022) and late 2024 studio release, ROOTS. Learn more here.

Friday, July 18 (10 AM-8:30 PM): Third Friday Reception 


Constellation Studios

2055 O ST. | 6 PM - 8 PM

Taking July off.


Crescent Moon Coffee

140 N. 8TH ST. | 7 PM - 9 PM

Second Friday (July 11): Artist Van Williams & Music with Madelyn Grace 

Vanity Projects is the culmination of Van Williams’s lifelong passion for visual art and previous career as a professional tattoo artist. Van’s unique take on portraiture features bold, balanced designs and limited but powerful color schemes. Each design is influenced by their makeup style developed from years of experience as an award-winning alternative drag artist in the Midwest. Van’s art speaks to the impact they like to see in visual art. Their portfolio of 50+ digitally drawn designs are available in many forms such as prints, stickers, keychains and more!

Madelyn Grace is a Nebraska-based Americana artist blending folk-noir, alt-country, and modern blues. She writes raw, story-first songs about resilience, desire, defiance, and the sharp edges of love and identity. Grace's debut single, "It’s Fine," releases summer 2025.


Dish Restaurant 

1100 E O ST. | 5 PM - 9 PM

More details to come.


Eisentrager-Howard Gallery

STADIUM DR. & T ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM

More details to come.


The Eloise Kruger Gallery of Miniatures

RM 831 of Oldfather Hall on UNL City Campus | 3 PM - 6 PM

The Eloise Kruger Collection of Miniature Furnishings and Decorative Arts comprises about 20,000 pieces of 1:12 scale furniture and accessories of historically accurate American, English, French, and Asian designs make up this collection, and about 2,500 pieces are on display. The handmade miniatures were collected and commissioned by Eloise Kruger and made by renowned model artists.


Francie & Finch Bookshop

130 S 13TH ST | 5:30 PM - 7 PM

More details to come.


Gallery 9

124 S. 9TH ST. | 5 PM - 8:30 PM

More details to come.


Gilded Gecko

1300 P Street | 5 PM - 8:30 PM

Second Saturday (July 12): An outdoor market with live music and a fundraiser for the Lincoln Bike Kitchen


Great Plains Art Museum

1155 Q ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM

Taking July off.


Kiechel Fine Art

1208 O ST. | 7 PM

Taking July off.


Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel

333 S. 13th St. | 6 PM - 9 PM

More details to come.


Mana Games

701 P St SUITE 102 | 5 PM - 8 PM

More details to come.


Metro Gallery

1414 O ST. | 3 PM - 11 PM

Second Friday (July 11): Exhibit/opening reception


Nebraska History Museum

131 CENTENNIAL MALL N | 5 PM - 7 PM

More details to come.


Occidental/Kate Martin

735 O ST. | 3 PM - 2 AM

More details to come.


Ollie's Sake

325 S 11th St. | 7 PM - 10 PM

More details to come.


Parrish Studios

1410 O St. | 7 PM - 10:30 PM

Second Friday (July 11): Parrish Studios will be opened during Zoofest!


RAYGUN

1221 P ST. | 

More details to come.


Saint Paul United Methodist Church

1144 M St. |

More details to come.


Sheldon Museum of Art

12TH & R | 5:30 PM - 7 PM

Taking July off.


Ten Thousand Villages

140 N 8TH ST | 6 PM - 8 PM

More details to come.


Tugboat Gallery

116 N 14TH ST. | 7 PM - 10 PM

Taking July off.


UNL College of Architecture

210 Architecture Hall (HDR Pavilion Lobby) | 5 PM - 7 PM

More details to come.


WallSpace-LNK

1624 S 17TH ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM

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