Open House / Open Studios
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
The ultimate behind-the-scenes Bemis experience! Participate in an artist-led, hands-on art activity for visitors of all ages and go beyond the galleries to discover Bemis’s upper floors, where you can visit with artists-in-residence to see their studios and view their works in progress.
Admission is free; ticket reservations are encouraged.
Schedule
Subject to change.
1–5 PM: Artist Studio Exploration
Meet our Fall 2025 artists-in-residence + view their works in progress.
> 2nd floor
Tabitha Arnold, Studio 2
Rachel Youn, Studio 4
Lily + Ahmed Ragheb, Studio 5
Y. Malik Jalal, Studio 6
> 3rd floor
Dorian Wood, Studio 8
Regina Agu, Studio 9
Chelsea McMaster, Studio 10
jinseok choi, Studio 11
Leslie Shows, Studio 12
1–3 PM: All-Ages Art Activity
Omaha artist Baylee Bennett leads a still life drawing workshop, with instruction starting at 1 PM and 2 PM, on the 5th floor.
3 PM: Experimental Music Performance @ LOW END
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Phill Smith, Community Tracks program alum
Exhibition Scavenger Hunt
Experience 300+ works of art from 200+ artists featured in the Benefit Art Auction Exhibition. While you’re here, search for special clues and win a Bemis sticker!
Fall Treat > Apple Cider
Complimentary while supplies last, @ LOW END!
Above photo: Fall 2023 artist-in-residence Rita McKeough engages with visitors at the October 2023 Open House / Open Studios. Photo by Ben Semisch.
GET MORE ART IN YOUR INBOX
Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org