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Thursday, April 4 at 6:00 P.M.
UNO's Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) Room 201
Award-winning author Rebecca Clarren will discuss her celebrated new book, The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance, delving into questions of how to face the stories we tell about our families and our nations, how to grapple with the legacy of the past through a Jewish lens, and what it means to consider history with both truth and empathy. Rebecca Clarren will be joined by UNO Assistant Professor, Dr. Susana Geliga. The conversation will be moderated by Mikal Brotnov Eckstrom.
Ms. Clarren will be available to sign copies of her new book, The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance. Books may be pre-ordered (will not be for sale at the event) through The Bookworm in Omaha and will be available for pick-up at the event.
In celebration of Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center's one year anniversary, Samuel Bak will join Chief Curator Alexandra Cardon via Zoom at this in-person event. They will discuss the Museum's first year, the current exhibition, Becoming a Witness: From Abstraction to Figuration, and Bak's reflection about his work and its importance in bearing witness to history. The discussion will include an in-depth look at some favorite works of art in the Museum's collection.
After the 50-minute conversation, there will be a Q&A session.
Emerging Artists Series is a workshop led by regional emerging artists that takes place at Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center. The workshop, which runs from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., will begin with a tour of the current exhibition followed by an art-making session. RSVP required. Free to the public.
April 27, 2024 – Aspen M. Laboy will lead a workshop on identity and memory. Participants will explore how they form their concept of self individually and collectively through writing and the act of creation. You will explore through making mosaics the process of creating a visual memory of who you are. (20 participants max)
Aspen Monet Laboy is an interdisciplinary artist from Omaha, Nebraska working in poetry, glass sculpting, installation, and film photography. Exploring concepts of environmentalism, internal identity, and cultural heritage, they are influenced by nature, science, and philosophy. Their main focus is sculpting with words and fragments to express moments in time.
Becoming a Witness: From Abstraction to Figuration is now on view through June 30, 2024.
Exhibition funding generously sponsored by Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund, Omaha Steaks, Anonymous, Mutual of Omaha, Valmont, Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation and Nebraska Arts Council | Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
The Museum has a free 6-stop audio tour in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Karen available for visitors. Please bring your headphones and a smart device to scan the QR code at each stop.
Translation of Exhibition Audio Tour provided with the support of the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
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