2025 Arts Exchange - Newsletter #5

There's much to be thankful for with so many arts and cultural opportunities in Nebraska! I hope you're discovering new organizations or programs that can enrich, extend, and enhance your arts teaching and your students' arts learning.

The information contained in the Arts Exchange is provided as a resource, and not an endorsement of the NDE.

The Joslyn—5,000 years of human creativity in art across three buildings. With so much to see and do, visit The Joslyn, where there's free general admission to all, always.

For more information contact:

Laura Huntimer, Head of School & Teacher Programs

Sarah Carter, School Programs Coordinator

address - 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68102

phone - (402) 661-3847

email - lhuntimer@joslyn.org or scarter@joslyn.org

web - joslyn.org/learn/school-teachers-programs/

instagram - @joslynartmuseum

Crane River Theater believes lifting up the arts will create richer and more vibrant communities. Crane River Theater serves the community of Kearney and surrounding areas as a professional theater production company providing a home for the presentation, education, and promotion of the arts. Experience a variety of arts education programs for youth of all ages!

For more information, contact:

Corey Urbanek, Managing Director

address - PO Box 2141, Kearney, NE 68848

phone - (308) 627-5796

email - info@cranerivertheater.org

web - cranerivertheater.org

instagram - @cranerivertheater

Each year Opera Omaha Education Programs serve over 1200 students from early childhood to graduate school level through more than 75 partner schools and universities. All Opera Omaha education programs are completely at no cost to you and include on-site and in-classroom experiences. Join Opera Omaha for no-cost student dress rehearsals or have your students submit poems for an opportunity for their writing to be turned into song!

For more information, contact:

Lauren Medici, Director of Partnerships and Programs

address - 1850 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68102

phone - (402) 346-7372 x. 400

email - lmedici@operaomaha.org

web - operaomaha.org/community/education-programs

instagram -@operaomaha

For more information, contact:

Mike Koch, NSBA President

Ashley Leader, NSBA Membership Chair

address - PO Box 760, Elkhorn, NE 68022

phone - (308) 765-2723

email - presidentkoch@nsbma.org or membership@nsbma.org

web - www.nmeanebraska.org

The Great Plains Art Museum, an extension of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets art and literature that cultivate awareness and engagement of the people, cultures, and natural environments of the Great Plains. Visit the Great Plains Art Museum for featured rotating exhibits. The museum is also open late on First Fridays.

For more information, contact:

Dominique Ellis, Education and Outreach Associate

address -1155 Q St., Lincoln, NE 68508

phone - (402) 472-3964

email - dellis25@unl.edu or cgps@unl.edu

web - plains.unl.edu/great-plains-art-museum

instagram - @greatplains.unl

Bluebird Cultural Initiative is a youth development organization focused on revitalization of Native American arts and culture of the Plains Tribes. There are workshops, lectures, camps, and school visits. Be sure to look for founder and cultural specialist, Steve Tamayo, on the Nebraska Arts Council's Artists in Schools and Communities roster for partial funding of week-long residencies at your school!

For more information, contact:

Nicole Benegas, Executive Director

Steven Tamayo, Culture Bearer

address - 3260 N. Davenport St., Omaha, NE 68103

phone - (402) 536-9926

email - info@bluebirdculturalinitiative.org or nicole@bluebirdculturalinitiative.org

web - www.bluebirdculturalinitiative.org

instagram - @bluebirdculturalinitiative

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center is a space where art is the gateway to conversations and Holocaust education. The Museum features the works of living artist and Holocaust survivor, Samuel Bak, in conversation with contemporary artists who explore similar themes. Unlock a world of art and history for at no cost at Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center.

For more information, contact:

Kati Larson, Director of Education

address - 2289 S. 67th Street, Omaha, NE 68106

phone - (402) 554-6306

email - katilarson@unomaha.edu or unobakeducation@unomaha.edu

web - www.unomaha.edu/samuel-bak-museum-the-learning-center/education-outreach/k-12-tours.php

instagram - @uno_bak

Building a global collection and audience that celebrates the cultural and significance of quilts is the mission of the International Quilt Museum (ICM). With a variety of programs, come create with ICM.

Experience sewing classes for children and adults. Check out the upcoming sewing class for a child plus adult Holiday Table Runners or join ICM for an open-sew, come and go class - perfect for the sewing beginner!

For more information, contact:

Lindy Clausen, Education Coordinator

address - 1523 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68583

phone - (402) 472-7018

email - lclausen3@unl.edu

web - www.internationalquiltmuseum.org

instgram - @IQM Kids

We're close to the end of this year's Arts Exchange. Just one more newsletter to come.

The information contained in the Arts Exchange is provided as a resource, and not an endorsement of the NDE.

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Nebraska Department of Education

500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510-2611

Mailing: PO Box 94987, Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

email - cody.talarico@nebraska.gov

web - education.ne.gov/finearts
phone - (402) 314-7822
instagram - @nde_gov

Links to third-party websites do not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of the sites.

Decisions about curriculum and instructional materials are made locally by individual school districts and classroom teachers. The Nebraska Department of Education does not mandate the curriculum used within a local school. The digital tools shared in this newsletter are shared with teachers to increase their knowledge on how the application or site could be used in the classroom however, students should only use digital tools and resources, and only those tools and resources, that have been approved by the teacher’s school district for student use.

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