2016 Calendar of Events
Our programing and affiliations continue to grow, each of which offers another vote of confidence in our mission. Here are a few of the many events Gallery 1516 held during this year.
JAN 8
Molly Hutton Lecture
The “Friends of Kent” curator, had late afternoon lunch at M’s…it blew up the next afternoon!
JAN 9
Closing “Friends of Kent”
Exhibition featuring the artwork of the late Kent Bellows and 6 contemporary Nebraska portrait artists who knew Kent and worked with him. 326 RSVP’d for this opening.
JAN 10
Brunch for Donors
125 attended – last day of “Friends of Kent” exhibition
JAN 20
Class Visit
UNO curatorial class visited for their research on Milton Wolsky
JAN 21
UNO Fine Arts Guest Speaker, Diane Michael
Fashion Week Photo Shoot in Gallery with Chris Christenson, Omaha World Herald
FEB 1
Nebraska Literary Society Visit
Coordinating Willa Cather summer event
FEB 19
MONA Visit and Lunch
Site inspection for upcoming MONA2Omaha Landscape Exhibition - Audrey Kauders and Russ Erpelding
FEB 22
NE Arts Council Meeting
Governor's Residence Program presentation and selection
FEB 26
Physicians Mutual Executive Council
Offsite meeting at the Guesthouse, concept test for corporate collaboration. Extremely well received!
MAR 9
OCI (Omaha Creative Institute)
Group tour – Emily Moody
MAR 10
Women in Architecture
Spring meeting at Gallery 1516
MAR 21
“Terra Firma”
MONA delivered and hung MONA2Omaha Landscape Exhibition “Terra Firma”
MAR 31
Members Preview
MONA2Omaha Landscape Exhibition “Terra Firma”
APR 1
“Terra Firma” Public Opening
MONA2Omaha landscape exhibition, First Friday
APR 2
Omaha2MONA Bus Trip
Trip to Kearney for 2016 Spirit event. Arranged and sponsored by Gallery 1516 - first stop was a tour of Gallery 1516 and the Landscape exhibition
APR 8
Opera Omaha
Meeting and tour to discuss potential use of the gallery for 2018 world premier opera (Rodger Weitz, Opera Omaha General Director – James Darrah, Los Angeles Artistic Director – Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, New York writing team)
APR 23
Letter Arts Alliance of Nebraska Guest Speaker
Event at Gallery 1516 featuring International guest speaker and calligrapher, Denis Brown
APR 26
Scholastic Arts Awards OPS, Nebraska Arts Council
Gallery 1516 provided framing and installed the artwork at the Governor’s residence in Lincoln
APR 27
NAC Governor's Residence Exhibition
Opening for students and parents. Gallery 1516 awarded every student and teacher involved from across the state a free year membership
MAY 16
Backwaters Press
Board meets to present 2016/2017 schedule of guest speakers
MAY 23
Shakespeare on the Green
Board members and actors for this year’s kickoff for the 2016 Summer stock performance (this is the 4th year that we have hosted this event)
MAY 24
Museum of Nebraska ArtEvent
MONA hosts public and member event to showcase their traveling art program MONA2Omaha.
JUNE 3
The Great Plains Theatre Conference
A Performance and Conversation with Naomi Wallace
JUNE 7
Nebraska Arts Council
Board meeting with cocktail reception following for past board members
JUNE 9
Omaha Creative Institute
Hosting 125 of Omaha’s finest for the culmination of their winter program for artists
JUNE 10
Willa Cather Foundation Production
Willa Cather’s “Lucy Gayheart,” her 11th novel, by Nebraska Literary Society featuring actress with pianist and baritone singer. 3 sold-out performances
JUNE 22
FireStruck
Gallery 1516 is struck by a Firetruck, repairs completed in just 30 days! No one seriously hurt and no artwork was on display…MONA show went back to Kearney 5 days before we were “FireStruck.”
JULY 21
Member Preview
Event with artist of our summer exhibition “Dan Boylan Retrospective”
JULY 22
First Friday Opening
“Dan Boylan Retrospective” became a part of the Old Market ArtWalk with service provided by Ollie the Trolley
SEPT 28
Exhibition Closing
“Dan Boylan Retrospective” exhibition ends
OCT 6
Member Preview “Tubach+Tubach”
OCT 7
Public Opening “Tubach+Tubach”
Public Opening coinciding with First Friday ArtWalk
OCT 26
Backwater Press
Reading event featuring 3 guest authors & poets Kim Garcia, Adrian Koesters and Lisa Sandlin
NOV 27
“Tubach+Tubach” Ends
DEC 1
Member Preview “Larry Roots Retrospective”
DEC 2
Public Opening “Larry Roots Retrospective”
Gallery 1516 collaborated with the following organizations from across Nebraska for programing, performances and exhibitions and guest speaker stays at the guesthouse.
Museum of Nebraska Art -Kearney
The Great Plains Theatre Conference
Shakespeare on the Green
Scholastic Arts Awards Program
Letter Arts Alliance
UNO Fine Arts
Willa Cather Foundation
Omaha Creative Institute
Nebraska Literary Society
Backwater Press
Omaha Public Schools
Creighton University
Nebraska Arts Council
Kaneko
Nebraska Artists
Larry Roots, Allen Tubach, Lisa Tubach, Dan Boylan, Kent Bellows, Paul Otero, Edgar Jerins, Steve Roberts, Greg Scott, Mark Chickinelli, Dan Howard, Keith Jacobshagen, Eugene Kingman
We have exhibitions scheduled for 2017 collaborating with the following organizations
NE Chapter AIA Awards Dinner and exhibition
NE Historical Society Todd Williams - 93 County Sesquicentennial Exhibition
Creighton Fine Arts Professor Bob Bosco Exhibition
Omaha Opera
Omaha Symphony Chamber Music Society quartet concert series
UNO Music Dept
Gallery 1516 has been in contact with these organizations for
future collaboration
Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art David City, NE
Kimmel Harding Nelson Art Residence program in Nebraska City
Stalder Gallery in Falls City, NE
The Brownville Concert Series Brownville, NE