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ohMahART!The Beauty of Color with Pamela Conyers-Hinson and Ilaamen PelshawArtists' Pamela Conyers-Hinson and Ilaamen Pelshaw join us this week to discuss their upcoming two-person exhibition, The Beauty of Color. The show opens Friday, September 9, 2022 at Amplify Arts's Generator Space.
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2022-09-0837 minohMahART!The Ground Beneath with Jared SpenceIn today's episode, I was provided a gallery tour of The Ground Beneath, a group exhibition curated by Jared Spence, currently on display at Petshop Gallery in Benson. The Ground Beneath features work by 18 artists, including Jared, all centered on the theme of celebrating the beauty of our feet and the significant roles they play in carrying us along our journeys.
The Ground Beneath will be on display through August 25, and will be accompanied by two events:
Sunday, August 7 at 3 p.m., there will be a performance of experimental music and dance featuring Cubby Phillips, A...
2022-08-0324 min
ohMahART!Let's Talk Grants![update at 18:40]: Celeste Butler is named as a participating roster artist. She is not on the artist roster and was named in error.
Back in May, we sat down with Joshua Brown and Stephanie Plummer, two Program Coordinators at the Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency dedicated solely to the arts. Josh and Stephanie provided extensive insight into the grants that they head up, as well as additional programming and the state-wide artist roster. We were also able to learn more about Nebraska Creative Districts at the state level.
Since the initial recording of this episode, the Benson area has b...
2022-07-1348 minohMahART!Jared Packard Presents the Material Mortality of ArtArtist and curator Jared Packard joins us this week to discuss his solo show, Performative Skin, on display through July 1 at Project Project (1818 Vinton St., Omaha, NE). In this episode, we also talk about embedding mortality in art through the use of materials in their raw form and going against the traditional teachings in 101-level art-making courses.
Performative Skin
Jared's curatorial work:
ditch seed
SISSI
Visit Jared on Instagram or at www.jaredpackardstudio.com
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2022-06-1443 minohMahART!Exploring Heritage Through ArtCW: depression, suicide, addiction
Priscilla Morales, Jeanne Pittack, and Natasha Kessler of SugarWolvesMacramé discuss their collaborative show, Emitiendo Voces Ancestrales, Casting Ancestral Voices, which displayed during the final week of April 2022. The show explored heritage through ancestral ties and inspiration, love, wisdom, and lineage. The artists share with us their ancestry and heritage, and how they've used their artistic practice to learn more about their lineage to find deeper connections to their culture. Kessler also teaches us about macramé - the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles.
To see im...
2022-05-2458 minohMahART!Rowena's Cosmic Creations and the Power of Spreading Joy through ArtThis week we sit down with Rowena Bennett, owner of Tinsy Thoughts and creator of Pinapel and Friends, to discuss art as activism and how art can empower self-love and inspire kindness in others.
Rowena's first solo show in 10 years, Cosmic Creations, opens May 6th, 2022, 4 - 10 p.m., at BFF Gallery (5901 Maple Street, Omaha, NE), as part of BFF Omaha's May First Friday.
Follow Tinsy Thoughts on Instagram and TikTok. You can contribute to the Pinapel and Friends GoFundMe HERE.
Find Rowena on Instagram and TikTok.
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2022-05-0243 minohMahART!Nebraska Creative Districts: What are they and why do we need them?What are creative districts and why are we talking about them? BFF board president Linda Hilliar and Radial Arts Center's Executive Director Alison Ranniger are just two of the many community groups and organizations involved in the process of getting Benson recognized as a Nebraska Creative District. We got to chat with them as they explain the process, including the legislative bills that were introduced and passed by Senators Megan Hunt and Michael Flood to recognize and enhance the power of those districts.
To learn more about Nebraska Creative Districts, visit the Nebraska Arts Council and Experience Benson.
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2022-04-1930 minohMahART!Sylvie Fortin discusses the Currencies of HospitalityIn this episode, Sylvie Fortin, interdependent curator and Curator-in-Residence at the Bemis Center, shares with us how she became engaged with the concept of the currencies of hospitality, and how it has evolved since its inception.
i don't know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality will be on display at the Bemis Center through Sunday, March 20.
Upcoming Events at the Bemis around the current exhibition:
Deirdre Cooper Owens: Slavery's Hospitality and the Extraction of the Black Body
"Talk" by Jean Charles de Quillacq
Additional reference videos:
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2022-03-1749 minohMahART!Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards SpecialIn this week's episode, we caught up with the Visual Arts award winners from this year's Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards.
Visual Arts Winners:
Outstanding Visual Artist: Sarah Rowe
Outstanding Emerging Visual Artist: Bekah Jerde
Outstanding New Media Artist: Joshua Foo
Outstanding 2-D Artist: Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez
Outstanding 3-D Artist: Pamela Conyers-Hinson
Outstanding Group Show: “The People, The Human Beings”, Generator Space, Curated by Nathaniel Ruleaux and The Unceded Artists Collective (featuring Sarah Rowe and Steve Tamayo)
Outstanding Solo Show: Nick Miller: “Zebra with a Sunburn”, Project Project
Outstanding 2-Person Sh...
2022-03-0420 minohMahART!Bob Mathews' Eye for PortraitsDuring a successful career as a physician, Dr. Bob Mathews used his time in the ER to discover a love of portraits and figures. In this episode, we learn more about how Dr. Mathews has taken traditional portrait painting to a new level, giving a unique form of expression to each figure he creates.
Learn more about the artist at www.bobmathewsart.com.
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2022-02-2623 minohMahART!Patty Talbert's Journey to Owning IdentityPatty Talbert has been a practicing artist for more than 13 years. Following a break from art after obtaining her BA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Patty has hit her stride, taking her knowledge of batik art and curating it to fit her own style. In this episode, we listen as Patty walks us through her technique and shares her journey to embracing her identity as a Black woman artist.
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2022-02-1953 minohMahART!"Our Shelf Life" Artist Talk w/ Mary Ensz Part 2In a follow up to Nesting With Mary Ensz, Mary delivers an artist talk at the opening of Our Shelf Life, her solo exhibition currently on display at Citylight Arts Project.
CW: possible mentions of self harm, depression, drug and alcohol abuse.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255.
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2022-02-1120 minohMahART!Nesting with Mary Ensz Part 1Artist and muralist Mary Ensz gets personal with us this week as she shares her personal and professional journey with art as it took them through a long battle with mental health, marriage, children, and sobriety. CW: This episode mentions drug and alcohol abuse, and suicide.
Our Shelf Life is Mary's upcoming exhibition on February 4th, 2021 at Citylight Arts Project from 6-9 P.M. You can follow Mary on Instagram at @memaryensz and www.maryensz.com.
If you'd like to help the Citylight Arts Project after their break in and theft, visit their GoFundMe.
2022-01-2938 minohMahART!Murals, Networking, and Black Graphic NovelsDigital artist Anthony Peña joins us this week to chat about the public art projects that got him nominated for two OEAAs - The Hope Mural and Metro Orbt Art + Infrastructure. Anthony became well-known for his work Hope, depicting a young girl standing with her fist raised in the air, a universal symbol of solidarity and fighting systems of oppression. The large scale mural was installed in the Millworks Common area in October 2020. Since then, Anthony has busied himself with additional mural projects, commission work, and developing his graphic novel, 4Outof5.
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2022-01-1429 minohMahART!ohMahART! Year in ReviewLet's recap 2021!
01:13: P.J. Hargraves shares with us how he finds themes and subjects in his work.
03:16: Bart Vargas gives us insight into the lines he believes artists shouldn't cross and the benefits that come with addressing seemingly taboo topics.
05:00: Farah Altwal shares her thoughts on when an artist transitions from emerging to established.
05:46: Listener responses to the question, "At what point in your career are you no longer emerging?"
The OEAA Visual Arts nominee showcase will open on February 4, 2022 at the RBR G Gallery. Any visual arts nominees...
2022-01-0709 minohMahART!Farah AlTwal: The Emerging ArtistFarah AlTwal is a 22-year-old multidisciplinary artist who recently graduated with a dual degree in Psychology and Studio Art. She is also a nominee in the Outstanding Emerging Artist category of the upcoming Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, scheduled for February 20, 2022. In this episode, we sat down with Farah to talk about what it means to be an emerging artist. She shares her future plans as well as an exhibition that she is co-curating with Lisa Lamb in March 2022 that addresses domestic violence. Details for the show, entitled Resùrgo, can be found at www.resurgodonate.com.
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2021-12-2419 minohMahART!The Art of Censorship...and trolls!Social media can be tricky. We come up against the algorithm, the troll, and the occasional unexpected censorship and restriction. One person who knows this all too well is internationally recognized multi-disciplinary artist Bart Vargas. In this episode, Bart discusses the notoriety that has come with posting his daily drawings everyday for the past 810 days, and gives advice to artists who may also come up against the similar barriers he encounters.
You can purchase Bart's daily drawings at www.bartswag.com or by becoming a Patreon subscriber. Bart can also be found on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
2021-12-1831 minohMahART!The Joy of CeramicsIn this episode, we chatted with ceramic artist P.J. Hargraves, a Philadelphia native and current Artist in Residence at the LUX Center of the Arts in Lincoln, NE.
P.J.'s solo exhibition "Nice Day" opens Friday, December 3 at Citylight Arts Project in Benson, Omaha, NE.
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2021-12-0315 minohMahART!IntroductionIn this short episode, learn more about why ohMahART! was created.
Shop small this holiday weekend with some of our favorite local makers, artists, and designers.
Tinsy Thoughts
Milk and Daisy
Growl and Grace
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2021-11-2603 min
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