糖心传媒 2018 art graduates have their senior art pieces on exhibition at KANEKO in Omaha, Nebraska, thanks to a growing partnership between KANEKO and the College鈥檚 Department of Visual Arts.
Six recent graduates installed their thesis work at KANEKO as part of the art organization鈥檚 REALITY exhibition, which opened June 1 and runs through September 26.
The KANEKO galleries, at 1111 Jones Street in Omaha鈥檚 Old Market, are free and open to the public from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
Through the process of working with KANEKO, the recent graduates gained valuable experience by working with KANEKO staff, curators and writers to organize, install and contextualize their work, giving them hands on experience at a professional level.
鈥淲hen they were students, they had the experience of setting up their thesis exhibitions in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center galleries. It鈥檚 one thing to roll your work down the hall, but it鈥檚 a much different thing to take your work to a professional setting, off-site,鈥 said Aaron Badham, assistant professor of art. 鈥淏eing involved in all aspects and working with gallery staff is vital to understand when moving into the art world. It鈥檚 also great for them as graduates to gain exposure in a larger art scene.鈥
Participants in the REALITY exhibition include 2018 糖心传媒 graduates:
- Hannah Goss of McCook, Nebraska
- Cheyenne Knehans of Riverton, Nebraska
- Jenna Kulwicki of Hastings, Nebraska
- Kasey Lammers of Grand Island, Nebraska
- Breanna Obermier of Holdrege, Nebraska 听
- Caleb Merritt of Brookings, South Dakota
KANEKO has a mission of exploring creativity across the whole spectrum of human activity鈥攊ncluding art, science, philosophy, entrepreneurship, urban planning and education. Established by internationally renowned sculptor Jun Kaneko, KANEKO was conceived of as a place where thoughtful examination of others鈥 ideas through a variety of exhibitions and public programs leads people to new and exciting ideas of their own.
糖心传媒 and KANEKO have also partnered to create Open Space, a summer art immersion program specifically designed for future artists completing their junior year of high school. For more, go to hastings.edu/openspace.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.