MEMBERS PARTY: BEMIS08 CREATIVITY FESTIVAL | GALLERY 1
Reception 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Not yet a member of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts? Join us on the spot to support the Bemis Center. Enjoy Omaha Steaks hamburgers and Upstream Brewing Co. beer at what will surely be the hippest soiree in town.
THERMAN STATOM: NASCITA| GALLERY 1
Reception 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. A work the size and scope of Nascita is the culmination of an unusually ambitious and creative planning cycle. Leave it to internationally acclaimed glass artist Therman Statom to transform Gallery 1... See more
MIDWESTERN VOICES & VISIONS| GALLERY 2
Opening reception 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. The group exhibition Midwestern Voices & Visions features seven artists who participated in Midwestern artists-in-residence programs over the past year. The artists were selected through a partnership between the Alliance of Artists Communities, a national network... See more
THE NEST EGG: BRYCE SPEED
AND ERIC LOPEZ | BEMIS UNDERGROUND
Opening reception 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Descending the 17 steps of a metal staircase will deposit you in the wholly other world of the Bemis Underground, where artist/curators Bryce Speed and Eric Lopez... See more
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FLUTE CHOIR: OVER THE EDGE | GALLERY 3
Performance 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. The 30-strong ensemble of the Heartland Community Flute Choir features the trills and thrills of c-flutes, piccolos, alto and bass flutes. The choir will perform a series of contemporary pieces... Hear more
UNO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE | GALLERY 3
Performance 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Directed by faculty member Tomm Roland, the UNO Percussion Ensemble will mix classical works and contemporary masterpieces with world drumming and rock-influenced pieces, all punctuated with occasional explosions... Hear more
EUPHORIA: GENESIS 1E| BEMIS UNDERGROUND
Performance 10:00 p.m. - Midnight Bemis08 will dance its way into the night as the live, organic improvisation of jazz is juxtaposed against the digital drones of house music to become Genesis 1E... Hear more
