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, engage in a tour of the current exhibition, 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.
More details to be announced. Learn more about the Summer 2025 Artists-in-Residence: bemiscenter.org/residency
Admission is free; ticket reservations are encouraged.
Schedule
11 AM: Exhibition Galleries Open
1–5 PM: Artist Studio Exploration
Meet our Summer 2025 artists-in-residence + view their works in progress on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors.
1–3 PM: All-Ages Art Activity
Omaha artist Kristin Pluhacek leads a drop-in workshop with chalk drawing outside on the dock.
2 PM: Exhibition Highlights Tour
Join Bemis Center's Community Experience + Engagement Manager Abby Fogle-Erickson for a tour of the exhibition on view, From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change.
3-4:30 PM: Experimental Music Showcase
Performances by Community Tracks program alumni Thom Clarity (3 PM) and giselle (4 PM).
5 PM: Exhibition Galleries Close
Above photo: Spring 2025 artist-in-residence Derrick Woods-Morrow engages with visitors at the March 26 Open House / Open Studios. Photo by Ben Semisch.
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Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org