Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 4:00pm
Investigate the close relationship between social systems and the values, traditions, and politics surrounding food. In conjunction with the university’s MLK Week activities, Sheldon, the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, and OASIS will host an interactive conversation in the galleries highlighting how artists have brought together issues of justice, equality, and the things we eat.
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Friday, February 1, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Sheldon is serving four “courses” of First Friday programming in conjunction with the exhibition “Table Manners: Art and Food.” This month, plant a mini herb garden for your residence and sample hors d’oeuvres that showcase winter produce.
Admission is free.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
From Great Hall to study hall, the museum is transformed to support the rigorous work of students. Fuel up with snacks and find inspiration throughout the galleries.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 6:00pm
Ijeoma Oluo, author of “So You Want To Talk About Race,” and Soleil Ho, host of the podcast “Racist Sandwich,” will discuss the intersections of food and the social constructs that define our world. Casey Kelly, associate professor of communication studies, will moderate the discussion.
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 12:15pm to 12:30pm
On the third Thursday of the month, a member of the Sheldon Museum of Art staff or University of Nebraska faculty facilitates a 15-minute dialogue about artwork on view in the museum. This month Aaron Holz, associate professor of art, will lead a discussion of the exhibition “John Walker: Moments of Observation.”
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Friday, March 1, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Sheldon is serving four “courses” of First Friday programming in conjunction with the exhibition “Table Manners: Art and Food.” This month, help assemble a salad in a riff on artist Alison Knowle’s iconic work “Make a Salad.”
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 6:00pm
John Walker’s paintings capture the essence of light and impermanence of tides. Walker will discuss his creative process and fascination with the coastline of Maine with curator and art historian Jennifer Samet.
The exhibition “John Walker: Moments of Observation” is on view at Sheldon Museum of Art January 18 through July 14, 2019.
Admission is free.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
From Great Hall to study hall, the museum is transformed to support the rigorous work of students. Fuel up with snacks and find inspiration throughout the galleries.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 5:30pm
Curator Leo Mazow will consider Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Room in New York” alongside his commercial work for hotel trade journals.
Mazow is the Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Presented in collaboration with the School of Art, Art History & Design.
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 12:15pm to 12:30pm
On the third Thursday of the month, a member of the Sheldon Museum of Art staff or University of Nebraska faculty leads a 15-minute dialogue about an artwork on view in the museum. This month Jess Rosenthal, Sheldon’s assistant curator of education, will facilitate a discussion of “The Kitchen Table Series” by Carrie Mae Weems.
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Friday, April 5, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Sheldon is serving four “courses” of First Friday programming in conjunction with the exhibition “Table Manners: Art and Food.” This month, taste a delicious menu designed and prepared by students in the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program and inspired by still life artworks currently on view in the museum.
Admission is free.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
From Great Hall to study hall, the museum is transformed to support the rigorous work of students. Fuel up with snacks and find inspiration throughout the galleries.
Admission is free.
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 6:00pm
Art critic and curator Karen Wilkin will discuss Stuart Davis’s masterful painting “Arch Hotel” and the energetic zeitgeist of 1920s Paris.
Wilkin teaches at the New York Studio School and is author of numerous books and essays, including “The Drawings of Stuart Davis” and selections in “Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné.”
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 12:15pm to 12:30pm
On the third Thursday of the month, a member of the Sheldon Museum of Art staff or University of Nebraska faculty leads a 15-minute dialogue about an artwork on view in the museum. This month Abby Groth, Sheldon’s assistant curator of public programs, will facilitate a discussion of “Arch Hotel” by Stuart Davis.
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 5:30pm
Charlotte Biltekoff, associate professor of American studies and food science and technology at the University of California, Davis, explores the cultural politics of dietary health and the values and beliefs that shape American eating habits, expanding upon themes present in Table Manners: Art and Food.
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Friday, May 3, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Sheldon is serving four “courses” of First Friday programming in conjunction with the exhibition “Table Manners: Art and Food.” This month, indulge your sweet tooth with ice cream from the University of Nebraska Dairy Store and sample honey from the Bee Lab. And if snacking on sugar isn’t your thing, make a piece of cake you can send through the mail.
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Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 6:00pm
Kathy and Marc LeBaron will receive the Sheldon Award at a gala supporting the museum's exhibition and education programs.
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Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 12:15pm to 12:30pm
On the third Thursday of the month, a member of the Sheldon Museum of Art staff or University of Nebraska faculty leads a 15-minute dialogue about an artwork on view in the museum. This month Genevieve Ellerbee, Sheldon's associate registrar, will facilitate a discussion of "Beer Street" and "Gin Lane" by William Hogarth.
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