June 2026
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. |
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118 N 14TH ST. | 12 PM - 7:30 PM
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Burkholder Art Studio & Galleries
719 P ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM
We have Roberta Barnes and Laron McGinn throughout the Main Gallery and Outback Gallery this month! The Skylight Gallery will host Tammy Schuett. Guest artist Trinity McLaughlin will be on display in the Special Exhibition Space.
Shows run June 5th – 27th
140 N 12TH ST. | 5 PM
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119 S. 9TH ST. | 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Attend the opening reception for "Expressions in Art" on First Friday. Live music by Jack Zeleny and treats by The Rabbit Hole Bakery.
200 S ANTELOPE VALLEY PARKWAY | 5 PM - 8:30 PM
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2055 O ST. | 6 PM - 8 PM
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140 N. 8TH ST. | 6 PM - 9 PM
Artist: Erin Butcher
Musician: Daniel Christian
1100 E O ST. | 5 PM - 9 PM
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STADIUM DR. & T ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM
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The Eloise Kruger Gallery of Miniatures
RM 831 of Oldfather Hall on UNL City Campus | 2 PM - 6 PM
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211 N 14TH ST | 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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130 S 13TH ST | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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124 S. 9TH ST. | 5 PM - 8:30 PM
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1300 P Street | 5 PM - 9 PM
Artist vendors & specialty gift makers will be setting up shops for First Friday at Tower Square. Discover new paintings, carvings, photography, jewelry, glasswork, crochet, and more at this vibrant night market.
6-9pm Performance by Micah Leamer
Live music sponsored by Dietze Music.
1155 Q ST. | 5 PM - 7 PM
The Great Plains Art Museum is open late May 1, 5-7 p.m. with four exhibitions, light refreshments, and a kite-making activity suitable for ages 5 and up.
The kite activity celebrates International Migratory Bird Day, now called World Migratory Bird Day, which first started in 1993 with a goal to bring awareness, conservation, and education to bird migration, habitat needs, species adaptations, and more.
On View:
“Collection Connections: Art in Conversation”
January 20-July 25, 2026
In 2026, the Center for Great Plains Studies and its Great Plains Art Museum celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Center and the 45th anniversary of the museum’s opening. To commemorate these milestones, this exhibition highlights artworks from the collection that span the museum’s history, from the founding donation to recent acquisitions. Rather than presenting these selections in a chronological arrangement, artworks are paired or grouped to focus on formal and thematic connections and emphasize the diverse perspectives that tell the multifaceted stories of the Great Plains.
“‘All the Beauty You Can See’: Dwight Kirsch in Nature”
January 20-July 25, 2026
A native Nebraskan and prolific artist, Dwight Kirsch (1899-1981) was an important figure in the Lincoln arts community in the early-to-mid twentieth century, serving as chair of the University of Nebraska Art Department and playing an integral role in the Nebraska Art Association. The Great Plains Art Museum’s extensive collection of Kirsch’s work spans his time teaching in Nebraska through his last years at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home. This exhibition presents a small sampling of those holdings, each selected to demonstrate Kirsch’s deep and lifelong fascination with conveying the nuances and beauty of the natural world through art.
"Indigenous Ceramics from the Collection"
January 20–July 25, 2026
This permanent collection spotlight exhibition in the museum’s Mezzanine Gallery features diverse ceramic works by Indigenous artists of the Great Plains and nearby Southwest region.
Handspoken Fair Trade (originally Ten Thousand Villages)
140 N. 8th ST. | 6 PM - 8 PM
Handspoken (Formerly Ten Thousand Villages) hosts a craft night in collaboration with Downtown Lincoln Artwalk First Friday. These events are free to anyone and everyone. The crafts vary each month.
1208 O ST. | 5 PM - 8 PM
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Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel
333 S. 13th St. | 6 PM - 9 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
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1410 O St. | 7 PM - 10 PM
Check out their website and view all of their different studios for more details.
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Saint Paul United Methodist Church
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This coming Friday, start your weekend and celebrate the end of spring semester classes at Sheldon. May’s First Friday features free churros from Papi Churros, popsicles, lawn games, live music, and in-gallery activities. A drop-in tour will be offered at 6 p.m.
From 5 to 8 p.m., explore the Whispering Crane Night Market in Sheldon’s parking lot. In this transient bazaar, you’ll encounter a variety of mysterious lounges, theaters, galleries, installations, and other establishments, all situated within seemingly ordinary box trucks and created by Emerging Media Arts Story Lab 2 students.
This event is free and open to everyone, registration is encouraged.
We are so excited about this upcoming Friday because we get to share even more incredible art from local artists AND serve delicious coffee. So make sure to get June 5th First Friday on your calendars and prepare yourself for a splendid time 🤩
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210 Architecture Hall (HDR Pavilion Lobby) | 5 PM - 7 PM
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801 O ST. SUITE 110 | 4PM-MIDNIGHT
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Have an art show in downtown Lincoln you'd like added to our monthly list?
Email Maia at maia@downtownlincoln.org.