Gallery Hours & Information

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center Gallery is located at 801 3rd Corso in Nebraska City and is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. Don't hesitate to inquire if you'd like to visit at another time as we are typically in the office, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Receptions for the exhibiting artists are usually scheduled on Saturday afternoons or the first Thursday of the month. The gallery is also open for special First Thursday Open Studio events.

Exhibitions and receptions are free, handicapped accessible, and open to the public. For more information, call 402-874-9600 or .

Current Exhibition

Privacy and the Plains
Photographs by Kimberly Thomas
Monday, January 9 - Thursday, March 1, 2012

Opening Monday, January 9, Privacy and the Plains features new work by Lincoln photographer, Kimberly Thomas. The exhibition will consist of a body of recent photographs that examines the artists’ feelings toward her now familiar surroundings and understanding of how one finds a comfortable place within them.

Originally from Missouri, Kimberly Thomas now resides in Lincoln, NE. Kimberly received her MFA degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008. She has taught photography at Metropolitan Community College and Creighton University and is currently teaching at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thomas’ work has recently been featured in solo exhibitions in Lincoln (NE), Kalamazoo (MI), Kansas City (MO), and Omaha (NE).

The public is invited to a reception for the artist on Thursday, February 2 from 5 - 7 p.m. in conjunction with a KHN monthly First Thursday Open Studio event. The exhibition runs through Thursday, March 1.

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts is located at 801 3rd Corso in Nebraska City and is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. Appointments at other times are encouraged: please call ahead. Both the exhibit and the reception are free, handicapped accessible, and open to the public. Works included in the show will be available for purchase through the artist.

Exhibition Calendar

Upcoming Exhibitions
2012

Laurine Kimmel High School Exhibit Mar 12 - Apr 28 Reception: Apr 28, 3 - 5 p.m.

Becky Hermann & Liz Vercruysse May 7 - June 28 Reception: TBD

Works by Dave Beck July 16 - Aug 23 Reception: Aug 2, 5 - 7 p.m.

Mapping Nebraska: Liz Ingraham Sept 3 - Oct 18 Reception: Sept 15, 3 - 5 p.m.

Previous Exhibitions

Art After School Works by NC & Syracuse MS Students Dec 12 - 16, 2011

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree Ceramics and Prints by Jenni Brant Oc 31 - Dec 9, 2011

Through the Thicket Paintings by Nicole Gustafsson Sept 5 - Oct 20, 2011

Mirror, Mirror Works by Ann Gradwohl July 11 - Aug 25, 2011

From Bees & Sand Margaret Berry and Carrie Strope May 9 - June 30, 2011

Laurine Kimmel High School Exhibit Works by students from area schools Mar 14 - Apr 30, 2011

Vegetable & Mineral Eric Nels Petersen and Dan Terpstra Jan 10 - Mar 3, 2011

Into the Ashes Drawings by Marlene Mueller Oct 25 - Dec 16, 2010

CONSTRUCT Drawings and paintings by Mary Day Aug 23 - Oct 14, 2010

Seeing for the first time since childhood. Paintings by Inna Kulagina June 28 - Aug 12, 2010

Anemone Installations by Leslie Iwai May 3 - June 17, 2010

Laurine Kimmel High School Exhibit Works by student from area schools Mar 15 - Apr 24, 2010

War Storeis/Troubled Spaces Mary King and Nettie Locke Rogers Jan 11 - Mar 4, 2009

Grimm Again Paula Wallace, Victoria Hoyt & John Dennison, Oct 26 - Dec 17, 2009

Portraits Paintings by Aaron Holz Aug 24 - Oct 15, 2009

Making the Political Personal Works by Liz Langdon June 29 - Aug 13, 2009

Fantastic Reality Work by Lori Wegener May 4 - June 18, 2009

Laurine Kimmel High School ExhibitWorks by students from area schools Mar 16 - Apr 25, 2009

Symbol & Narration Works by Marcia Joffe-Bouska Jan 10 - Mar 5, 2009

Through the Gates: Life Nocturnal Sculpture by David Hansen Oct 27 - Dec 18, 2008

Perspectives, Small works from Modern Arts Midwest Aug 25 - Oct 16, 2008

One of a Kind Work by Tom Majeski June 30 - Aug 14, 2008

Machinations Digital prints by Randy Waln May 5- June 19, 2008

Laurine Kimmel High School Exhibit Works by area high school students Mar 10 - Apr 27, 2008

Chimera Anne Ruehrmund and Dan Perry Jan 7 - Feb 28, 2008

KHN Board of Directors Exhibit Anderson, Cal, Day and Ruffo Nov 5 - Dec 15, 2007

Yankee Doodle Sculpture by David Helm Sept 10 - Oct 25, 2007

Art & Dishes Ceramics by Susan McGilvrey July 23 - Aug 30, 2007

The Manriquez Family of Artists Dave, Bonnie, Dion, Marc & Aron June 4 - July 12, 2007

(se)escapes Photographs by Larry Gawel Apr 16 - May 24, 2007

Collage with a French Twist Work by Clarisse Hastie Feb 26 - Apr 5, 2007

A Sanquine Mockery Prints by Brett Anderson Jan 8 - Feb 17, 2007

Application to Exhibit

The gallery at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts mainly exhibits the work of Nebraskan artists. Work by regional artists and artists at various stages in their career is also shown. Artists are selected through a juried application process and/or by invitation. Proposals for the 2013 Exhibition Schedule are currently being accepted.

Artists interested in an exhibition should review our guidelines and gallery specifications before submitting the application. If you have questions, please contact or 402-874-9600.