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Governor's Arts Awards is back!
October 29th | 7pm CT | Live Streamed
Mark your calendars, the Governor's Arts Awards is back! In the interest of public health and safety, the Nebraska Arts Council will be live streaming the Governor’s Arts Awards on October 29th at 7pm CT.
The Governor's Arts Awards will be accessible via our website, social media, and YouTube channel.
The biennial Governor's Arts Awards is Nebraska's premier event in recognizing individuals and organizations that shape our state's artistic landscape. The impact of the arts, and these honorees, is felt in the classroom, the economy, and the community.
Stay tuned for more information!
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- New Virtual NAC Offering -
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Introducing Wednesday Water Cooler Sessions!First Session: Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 1:00pm CT | Creative Programming
What do you miss most about events and conferences? Learning from your peers? Inspiration from others? Just being able to make connections with other professionals in your field? Never fear…the Nebraska Arts Council is here to help. Introducing…. Wednesday Watercooler Sessions!
Each month we’ll gather for an informal presentation from colleagues about a specific topic, hear an update about what’s happening at the Nebraska Arts Council, and leave time at the end for peer to peer networking via Zoom.
Water Cooler Sessions start on Wednesday, September 16th at 1:00pm Central Time, when we’ll hear from Morrie Enders at the Lincoln Community Playhouse and Kyren Gibson at the Carnegie Arts Center in Alliance about the creative programming they’ve been doing since the pandemic.
Register now to join us! After you register, you will be sent a zoom link with the log in information. We can’t wait to see you!
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Arts Midwest + Western Arts Alliance 2020 Conference
October 6–9 | Online
Arts Midwest and Western Arts Alliance are joining their teams, resources, imaginations, and conferences to help gather, heal, and advance our field with an innovative digital event. Now is the time for all of us to think collectively, deeply, and broadly about who we serve and how. Let’s work together to make the performing arts more inclusive, responsive, and sustainable.
The joint 2020 conference will include virtual experiences of our core programs: exhibits, showcasing, workshops, peer exchange, pitch sessions, and networking. But they’ll also be leaning into the hard stuff. Conference themes will explore equity, systemic change and navigating the pandemic. Tight budget? Given the financial challenges, they are offing discounted and flexible pricing. To register for the conference, visit the conference website.
Scholarships
Interested in attending, but the cost is prohibitive? Mid-America Arts Alliance is offering scholarships. If you’ve never attended, but always wanted to, this is the perfect opportunity to do so. The scholarship will fully fund your registration to attend. With the conference being virtual, it means you also don’t have to pay for travel!
Nebraska Artist Showcase
While the professional development is always helpful, the real stars of the conference are the artist showcases, where you get to see artists perform before you book them in your venue. This year the Nebraska Arts Council is working with some of our Touring Program artists to offer a Nebraska Artist Showcase! While the independent showcases have not been announced yet, the panel selected showcases have, and you can take a look at those artists in the link below.
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- Studio Clips: Meet Nebraska Artists -
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Meet Ted & Alice Miller
Ted & Alice Miller are singer/songwriters from Northeast Nebraska, and they write songs and create music about the life they live. They enjoy finding connections with the people they've met and the countryside that surrounds them, as It all blends together to create their Folk/Americana soundscape.
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- Create Now: Teaching Artist Lab -
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Commedia Dell'arte with Carrie Nath
Carrie Nath has been working in schools and communities throughout the United States for over thirty years, and has worked extensively in Shakespeare, Commedia (clown work), and musical theater. Carrie works with students to explore characterization, storytelling and improvisation and to weave together their own story.
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- 1% for the Arts -
Seeking Artists
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UNO Arts & Science Hall, Omaha
Deadline: September 21
The artwork design should invite students, faculty and visitors into the space. We encourage work that has the potential to become a meeting place or study space, a favorite photo backdrop or a place for contemplation and healing.
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- Scholastic Virtual Exhibition -
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The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is an annual selection of artwork by high school students, that highlights superior talent, innovative achievement, and personal style. Based on the initial awards, the Nebraska Governor's Residence hosts an an exhibition of a smaller selection of curated artworks. Because of Covid-19, this year the Governor's Residence Scholastic Art Exhibition is going virtual.
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Scholastic Featured Portfolios
This is a collection of Scholastic Exhibition Awardees who earned recognition for the entire body of work in their High School portfolio.
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