A new feature of this years Bemis Center's annual Benefit Art Auction is the selection of ten artists for a group exhibition. Artists must live within a 100-mile radius of Omaha. Jurors: Nicole J. Caruth, Artistic Director for Exhibitions and Public Engagement; Ellina Kevorkian, Artistic Director for Residency Programs; and Alex Priest, Exhibitions Manager. This group exhibition will open in June 2016. For more information, please contact Alex Priest: alex@bemiscenter.org.
Selected Artists*
Heron Bassett, Omaha, NE
Phil Hawkins, Omaha, NE
Roberta Leaverton, Weeping Water, NE
Joey Lynch, Omaha, NE
Liana Owad, Lincoln, NE
Kristae Peterson, Omaha, NE
Chris Prinz, Omaha, NE
Craig Roper, Lincoln, NE
Barbara Simcoe, Omaha, NE
Michael Villarreal, Lincoln, NE
*The jurors voted unanimously to add an eleventh artist from the field of contemporary performance: Mary Lawson/Mesonjixx, Lincoln, NE.