Art

An exhibit from Concordia University, Nebraska associate professor of art James Bockelman will open at University of Nebraska Omaha on Thursday, Sept. 3. A reception for the show, “A Sidelong Glance: Recent Work on Paper by James Bockelman," is scheduled from 6 - 8 p.m.

"It is a thrill to be able to show my drawings at UNO because it’s an opportunity to see them under new light and hear reactions," said Bockelman.

Composed primarily using acrylic and graphite, “A Sidelong Glance” will be on display until Friday, Oct. 2. The gallery is located in the Weber Fine Arts Building on campus, 6001 Dodge Street, in Omaha.

Reinhold Marxhausen, artist and longtime Concordia University professor, was celebrated Sunday, May 24. [MORE]

The new Wolfram Art Gallery at The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod International Center in St. Louis will open on Thursday, May 14. The name of the gallery honors William Wolfram, emeritus professor and former art department chair at Concordia. [MORE]

More than 200 student artworks were on display through May 6 at Concordia's Marxhausen Gallery of Art as part of the annual Student Art Exhibit. Twenty-three student artists were honored at the exhibit's opening reception in April. [MORE]

Four Concordia student artists received awards at the 2009 Nebraska Independent College Foundation/O'Keefe Elevator Company Art Show on Wednesday, April 7, at the O'Keefe Elevator Gallery in Omaha. The total number of awards for Concordia was the highest among all 11 member schools of the NICF. [MORE]

Collage, pottery, sculpture and drawing were among the varied mediums and techniques on display at this years Senior Art Exhibit. The show included the work of Brittany Mikeska, Nora Rolf, Aaron Schimm and Gregory Skeen. [MORE]

Eight students from Concordia recently garnered a total of 11 awards at the annual design competition of state chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The awards were announced and works displayed in a gallery at Hot Shops in Omaha on Nov. 7 [MORE]

More than 75 art teachers from across the state of Nebraska gathered at Concordia University, Nebraska on Oct. 17 and 18 for the Nebraska Art Teacher Association fall conference. Concordia's art faculty members each conducted workshops and offered practical ideas for the classroom. [MORE]

The multimedia dance duo Hooliganship presented the freshest incarnation of Cartune Xprez, a 70-minute program of short animated videos that celebrates the wilderness of imagination through motion pictures. The event provided a rare opportunity to see videos by emerging and internationally known artists. [MORE]

Concordia will introduce two ministry-focused academic programs this fall. The university will begin a Bachelor of Arts in ecclesiastical art program, combining the resources of the theology and art departments ... [MORE]

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