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We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place

… the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About Our Artists Steve Tamayo Steve Tamayo is a traditional … by the desire to produce dynamic abstract-expressionistic images that touch hearts and lift spirits. She approaches …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 02/19/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… much of my growing up years"  —Karen Thurlow Tell us a bit about your relationship to Webster County and your family … a child, I was not aware of the hardships.  We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown meat. … study with some of the best artists around.  Some were well known and some were only known in the area  whereI lived.   …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Willa Cather's Red Cloud

… Nebraska is not just a destination. It’s a place where literature and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet … the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean of land that rolls around you. Listen only to … Red Cloud with a fresh idea of Willa Cather and the Great Plains. Come witness the sites and sounds that changed …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/13/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… An eyesore at the corner of two major intersecting highways, the Potter building had been vacant and decaying for … recalled these occasions in both her published work and private letters. Now joined with the Center’s preserved … gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant awards from the Nebraska …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… than twenty years, primarily working with the micrograph images. Many of the nematode "portraits" in this show …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… that brought together elements of Progressivism and Protestantism, social reform and social reaction, populism and … But in the little towns, Hooverizing was creative and a test of character as well. As you next read through Cather's …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Chase Earles

… pottery during childhood visits to the Southwest. “I was really inspired by Southwestern Pueblo pottery,” Earles says. … has won numerous awards for his work. He earned First Place at the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market, Best of Division … Pop Art  which was installed at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery from November 5-December 14, 2021 • There is also an …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Nathaniel Ruleaux

… impact on him, teaching his grandson everything he knew about art. “We had his pieces all over our house,” Ruleaux says. “He was my strongest connection to … of Native Pop Art  which was installed at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery from November 5-December 14, 2021 • …
Posted: 12/13/2021
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams

… of searchable stories and digitized documents. The site includes testimony, geographical and primary historical … for it. The camp covered an area of probably ten square blocks and much of it was surrounded by high cement walls … things they did and it certainly gives one a different viewpoint toward the German people. This is all probably boring …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … and Twelfth Woman in the Collection June 7, 2023 A bronze sculpture of Willa Cather by artist Littleton Alston was …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

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