In its thirtieth year of exhibiting works from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art in communities throughout Nebraska, Sheldon Statewide explores the many ways in which the concepts and shapes of geometry influence and define our world. A selection of twentieth-century paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture spark engagement in four areas of inquiry: geometric abstraction, geometry and the built environment, geometry and the natural world, and geometry and the human body.

The exhibition features artwork by Kim Abeles, Francis Bacon, Felice Beato, Margaret Bourke-White, Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, René Derouin, Buckminster Fuller,  Balcomb Greene, James Lechay, Fernand Leger, Sol Lewitt, Agnes Martin, Marjorie Mikasen, Min | Day, John Pfahl, Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley, Hadiah Shafie, Joel Shapiro, Marko Spalatin, and Walter Wilson.

Shape Up! is designed to be a learning resource for STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and math—curriculum. Bridging gallery and classroom environments, opportunities for learning math in arts settings foster the development of visual literacy and critical thinking skills. 

During the 2016–17 academic year, many of the works currently on view in Shape Up! will travel to Chadron, Falls City, Fremont, McCook, Nebraska City, North Platte, and York as the Sheldon Statewide exhibition.