SEPTEMBER SISTERS
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View a sisterly world of fiber art, ceramics, mixed media and painting. Sisters and artists Barb Bend, Genie Sue Weppner, Merodie Seykora and Nan Riegel will share their artistic talents through the month of September.
September 1-29, 2021 Opening Reception September 1st 5-7pm Fiber Artist Barb Bend of Wisconsin, Ceramic Artist Genie Sue Weppner of Idaho, Mixed Media artist Nan Riegel of Wisconsin Ceramic & mixed media artist Merodie Seykora of Minnesota |
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October Calling all Artists
1st - 31st - Halloween inspired Open Show—Impact Gallery - Artists are asked to help create a feeling of Halloween - can include Tim Burton inspired pieces. We want drawings, paintings, cartoons, sculptures, costume creations or photographs that will lend a creative twist to this show. Artwork can be inspired by Halloween or any of Artist/Director Tim Burton's art, movies or books. Burton created and directed movies such as Beetlejuice, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Batman and the list goes on. Submissions are $5 each and open to artists of all ages and experience levels. Piece must be framed or matted with secure hangers. Judged show, prizes awarded. Entry Deadline—September 25th
November Calling all Artists-
1st - 31st - Halloween inspired Open Show—Impact Gallery - Artists are asked to help create a feeling of Halloween - can include Tim Burton inspired pieces. We want drawings, paintings, cartoons, sculptures, costume creations or photographs that will lend a creative twist to this show. Artwork can be inspired by Halloween or any of Artist/Director Tim Burton's art, movies or books. Burton created and directed movies such as Beetlejuice, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Batman and the list goes on. Submissions are $5 each and open to artists of all ages and experience levels. Piece must be framed or matted with secure hangers. Judged show, prizes awarded. Entry Deadline—September 25th
November Calling all Artists-
- 2nd - 27th - Main Gallery - · A Tribute To Veterans - This Exhibit will pay tribute and honor those who have so bravely served and fought for our country. Artists are asked to submit a piece that represents and honors our military service-members, past and present. The focus of this exhibit is to offer a cherished memory, a story, or to tell the life of a service member for our future generations. submissions will be juried by a committee. Deadline to enter - October 25th. Entry is $10 per piece
ARTIST STUDIOS -
Terry Kingston Photography
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KAREN POCHOP
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EMILY GARRICK - RA PRODUCTIONS
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FOCUS GALLERY ARTISTS:
Sandra Meyer |
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Virginia Clark
Photography
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TED LONG LEGACY ROOM
Step back in time—as you enter the Ted Long Legacy room at the Prairie Arts Center. This room is designed after Long's studio, an old log cabin that his great grandfather homesteaded in the 1800's. North Platte native and nationally known artist, Ted Long (1932-2007), is recognized as one of the foremost western artists in the country.
Long was energized by his love of the outdoors and the beautiful rustic surroundings of his North Platte studio. He dedicated his life to accurately portraying the legacy of the Old West, before he passed away at his home in 2007.
Long’s work is recognized worldwide and in private collections, galleries, museums and commercial settings. Actor John Wayne purchased Monarch of the Plains, a sculpture that depicts a buffalo attacking a pair of Native Americans on horseback. Wayne had placed a single stipulation on the purchase: Long must deliver it in person to Wayne’s residence in California. In 1987, Long presented President Ronald Reagan with The Last Farewell, a bronze of Buffalo Bill Cody.
Long's sketches, oil paintings and bronze sculptures in this room, tell a story about his passion for nature, history and the west.
Step back in time—as you enter the Ted Long Legacy room at the Prairie Arts Center. This room is designed after Long's studio, an old log cabin that his great grandfather homesteaded in the 1800's. North Platte native and nationally known artist, Ted Long (1932-2007), is recognized as one of the foremost western artists in the country.
Long was energized by his love of the outdoors and the beautiful rustic surroundings of his North Platte studio. He dedicated his life to accurately portraying the legacy of the Old West, before he passed away at his home in 2007.
Long’s work is recognized worldwide and in private collections, galleries, museums and commercial settings. Actor John Wayne purchased Monarch of the Plains, a sculpture that depicts a buffalo attacking a pair of Native Americans on horseback. Wayne had placed a single stipulation on the purchase: Long must deliver it in person to Wayne’s residence in California. In 1987, Long presented President Ronald Reagan with The Last Farewell, a bronze of Buffalo Bill Cody.
Long's sketches, oil paintings and bronze sculptures in this room, tell a story about his passion for nature, history and the west.
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We invite you to see for yourself...
Visit the Ted Long Legacy Room Take a step back in time Immerse your senses in the Old West. |
UPCOMING GALLERY EXHIBITS
December
- 3RD-28TH - Competitive—Timber – How do you interpret the word Timber? OPEN ENTRY Paintings of Trees, wood carvings, photos of falling objects? All new works will be shown and judged in many medias including paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and more. $10 per entry.
Entry deadline November 28th.
- 5th-30th - Ted Long Exhibit - Sponsored by Sandhills Private Banking - North Platte native and nationally known artist, Ted Long (1932-2007), is recognized as one of the foremost western artists in the country. Join PAC the month of January to explore a Lifetime of Long's work. Long was energized by his love of the outdoors and the beautiful rustic surroundings of his North Platte studio. He dedicated his life to accurately portraying the legacy of the Old West, before he passed away at his home in 2007.
Long’s work is recognized worldwide and in private collections, galleries, museums and commercial settings. Actor John Wayne purchased Monarch of the Plains, a sculpture that depicts a buffalo attacking a pair of Native Americans on horseback. Wayne had placed a single stipulation on the purchase: Long must deliver it in person to Wayne’s residence in California. In 1987, Long presented President Ronald Reagan with The Last Farewell, a bronze of Buffalo Bill Cody. Long's sketches, oil paintings and bronze sculptures in this room, tell a story about his passion for nature, history and the west.
While visiting the gallery, check out the Ted Long Legacy room on PAC's 3rd floor. This room is designed after Long's studio, an old log cabin that his great grandfather homesteaded in the 1800's. North Platte native and nationally known artist, Ted Long (1932-2007), is recognized as one of the foremost western artists in the country. We invite you to see for yourself. Visit the Ted Long Legacy Room. Take a step back in time. Immerse your senses in the Old West. Thank you Sandhill's Private Banking
2nd-25th - Ron Nordyke, accompanied by Heartland Quilt Guild - · — “In search of Quilts…”Ron Nordyke—Lifetime Quilts and quilt show with quilts made by Heartland Quilt Guild. You’ll find some in skies or in rippling streams. They may be in the landscape or they may be the landscape. A quilt may become a forested backdrop a barn roof, or just an abstract of shapes and colors. Some quilts will look real, or you may even find them an alternate reality. This show is dedicated to all those who spend hours of love, patience and just plain hard work creating quilts of every kind. Some are made to sell by most are assembled to give warmth and comfort to those they love ad also those with the greatest need. “A Glorious Omnium-Gatherum”. These are many of the quilt paintings I have created in the last 18 years. I have always loved handcrafted things, probably because my family spent so much time making, fixing and creating things. Also view quilts from local group Heartland Quilt Guild. Reception: Feb 6th—Saturday
· Focus Gallery— 2nd - 27th Open Show -For the Love of Art and Our Hearts - Create a piece of art work that speaks to the Love of art and our hearts, go red for women and in celebration of heart month. $5 per entry
March
- 2nd - 16th - NPHS area high school invitational art competition - · North Platte High School area high school invitation exhibit
- 18th - 31st - ESU PLU Senior Art Show - · The ESU16 PLC (Professional Learning Community) is in its second year of collaboration between schools and teachers from Midwest Nebraska. This year, one of the goals of the Art educators involved in this process was to create an opportunity for their senior art students to exhibit together in a gallery setting. The ESU16 PLC Senior Showcase will feature one piece created by every Senior art student from the participating schools. Many of these students will be following art as a career path after graduation and are already award winning artists. The 13 schools represented include: Arthur, Brady, Hershey, Hiannis, Maxwell, McPherson County, Mullen, Paxton, Perkins County, Stapleton, Sutherland, Thedford, Wallace
- Main Gallery - 1st - 15th - Platte Painters and Art Guild - · Local artists groups display their works throughout the month.
- Main Gallery - 15th - 30th - MPCC Art Students - This show features pieces from the Drawing I and II, 2-D Design, Life Drawing, Intro to 3-D Design and Painting classes. The work can be viewed from 11—4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission to the arts center is free and open to the public
- 4th-29th - Jenny Raymond Fantasy Textiles— Jenny creates ensembles & quilts that she describes as “fantasy sewing”. Jenny is a quilt artist and former author, speaker, teacher and BERNINA National Artisan . She still loves to quilt but retired from teaching to be a grandma. Jenny lives in Gothenburg, She is the author of “Creative Techniques for Wearables” & won the 2004 Jewel Pearce Patterson Award to Quilt Expo in The Nederlands. In 2005, Jenny’s exhibit “Celebrate Holland” was shown at the Houston & Chicago International Quilt Festivals. She has designed for five Bernina Fashion and three Fairfield Fashion Shows. and has won many awards nationwide.
- THE ART OF HIGH TEA - MAY 1ST 1 PM - SPEAKER JENNY RAYMOND
- Focus Gallery— Insects—Miniature bugs and Mexican figurines Oaxacan and Insect art - collection Dr. Doug Cloutre. Insect Photography by Photographic Images.
- 1st - 30th - Nebraskaland Days Competitive Art Show - Nebraskaland Days competitive Art Show—OPEN Entry Categories Western, Landscape and Wildlife. 2-D, 3-D, photography $10 per entry. Entry deadline May 25th. Judged Show, Prizes awarded.
- 2nd - 31st ·Animal House - Main Gallery - Competitive - Wild about your pets? During this months exhibit—Artists are invited to share their artistic love for their pets, animals or any creature in the wild. Painting, drawing, photography and sculpture, all media excepted. EXHIBITION SPECIFICATIONS: Submit only recent, original work, that has an animal theme, and was finished within the last two years and is new to this gallery. No unfinished canvas edges, protruding nails, staples or saw-tooth hangers. Hanging system must be secure. Judged show, prizes awarded. Entry Deadline—June 28th.
August
- 3rd - 28th - Main Gallery—Colors Invitational—This Invitational exhibition focuses on the spectrum of colors. Artwork will be accompanied by floral designs in an analogous color scheme. Both artists will work under Yellows-oranges, Oranges- Reds, Blues-Violets, Greens– Blues. Analogous colors are next to each other on the color wheel and create serene and harmonious designs. Walk the gallery and experience the color wheel.
- 1st-30th - Sisters - Main Gallery - · This exhibit features artists and sisters from across the United States. This show will mix their featured talents in 2-D and 3-D arts, including textiles, ceramics, fiber, wall art and pottery. The sisters are featured in galleries across the U.S. Barbbend.com and https://www.gsweppnerpottery.com/
- Genie Sue pursued a career as a ceramic artist from 1978 through 1984. Her work consisted of
sawdust fired Terra Sigillata ceramics. She exhibited in art shows and galleries in Miami and
Coral Gables, FL, Madison and Milwaukee, WI, Ames, IA, Omaha, NE, and Minneapolis, MN. I
presented primitive firing workshops in Hudson, WI, Jackson Hole WY, Pocatello, ID, and
Ontario, Canada. She is in the permanent collections of the University of Nebraska, Sheldon
Gallery, in Lincoln NE and the Broadmoor Community Church in Colorado Springs, CO.
Upon moving to Pocatello, Idaho with her family in 1981, the age of her children and the lack of
a thriving art market in Southeastern Idaho led her to seek other employment. As a result, she
enjoyed 30 challenging and exciting years working in the non-profit sector and state government
providing services to low income and underserved populations. Retirement in 2014 allowed her
to resume a career in ceramics. Today she continues to produce decorative sawdust fired Terra
Sigillata, Raku fired ware, and functional stoneware pottery.
Her work is for sale at Art Source Gallery, Gallery 55 in McCall, ID, and the Crossroads Gallery
in Baker City, OR. She participates in BOSCO, (Boise Open Studios) each October and her
studio is always open by appointment. - Barbara Riegel Bend lives in the St Croix Valley Watershed and spends her time building fiber sculptures and managing small native prairies. During her 30 year career as a teacher she found time to study natural dyes, spinning, weaving, sewing, knitting and taking classes at the Weavers Guild and Textile Center of Minnesota. She has a BA in Applied Arts from Knox College in Galesburg IL and a MA in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Bend says “My intent is to create work that reflects our human ability to connect through whimsy, archetypes, legends, love, raw expression and our relationship to the natural environment.” Her work can be seen at Tres Leches Art Gallery in the Northrup King Building in Minneapolis, MN and Seasons on St Croix in Hudson, WI. She has participated in the American Craft Council shows in St Paul, MN, the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI and Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Ill. Presently, she has work at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, MN and the Minneapolis/St.Paul Airport, Terminal 1 in St Paul, MN. Bend’s work is part of the permanent collection at Unity Unitarian Church, St. Paul, MN. Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield, NJ, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN, and Anna Marie House, St. Cloud, MN. Her work has been recognized through a number of awards for its quality and originality.
The technique she has developed is unique to her work. She forms her sculptures by tightly wrapping knits around welded armatures creating a firm substantial structure. Quality fabrics are selected on their historic, cultural and structural voice. Bend’s work responses to the integrity of the materials which are gleaned from a cultural mix of ethnicity and consumer waste.
- · Main Gallery—1st - 31st - Sheldon Statewide Exhibit—Sheldon Statewide is an annual exhibition and outreach program of Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska. As part of a land-grant research institution, Sheldon shares the university’s mission of extending its offerings across the state. Since the program began in 1987, original artworks from Sheldon’s collection have been viewed by more than 363,000 people in twenty-five Nebraska communities. Sponsored by Nebraskaland National Bank and Art Study League of NP
November
- 2nd - 27th - Main Gallery - · A Tribute To Veterans - This Exhibit will pay tribute and honor those who have so bravely served and fought for our country. Artists are asked to submit a piece that represents and honors our military service-members, past and present. The focus of this exhibit is to offer a cherished memory, a story, or to tell the life of a service member for our future generations. submissions will be juried by a committee. Deadline to enter - October 25th. Entry is $10 per piece.
- 3rd-28th - · Whimsical Wonderland—Open Entries—This light-hearted exhibit will highlight winter, wonder and whimsy with holiday art produced by all ages. Enter any piece of art that revolves around the holidays and a whimsical wonderland. Artists are welcome to submit up to three pieces, either alone or as a family unit. $25 per 3 pieces. Entry Deadline November 27th.
January
- “Could you still hold my hand?” - Tenyoh and Kit Watson
I used to sing, dance, run, work, laugh, and love. But time has robbed them from me. I can no longer sing or dance. I am wheelchair-bound. With a frown on my sagging face. I have to be fed. I have to be put to bed. I cannot even recognize you. Yet could you still come to hold my hand?
Many of us know someone, who struggle with dementia. It is a universal theme, yet seldom expressed visually. This collection of paintings and sculpture will show the progression of age and artwork as teacher and student work side by side. Their works will span 20 years and will narrate how teacher, student and age can influence each artist.
