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ABOVE / BELOW
Jul
10
to Aug 21
Arts

ABOVE / BELOW

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ABOVE / BELOW

By appointment July 10 - August 21 at the Generator Space

Cost: Free

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What: In Above / Below, Nick Clark and Anne Dovali turn their attention to investigating the ethereal's relationship to the concrete. Examining the representational and material weight of ground and sky, both artists embrace painting's potential to reorient phenomenological responses to standing squarely in the middle.


In "Above," Dovali's airy renderings of cloud formations confront Clark's imposing simulations of massive concrete pads "Below." Both artists' affinity for found materials as substrate (Dovali's semi-transparent pocket-sized pieces of glass and Clark's repurposed segments of cardboard) underscores the transience of being caught in-between. In-between time, in-between place, in-between being, become common ground and shared spaces for transformation and renewal. 

Due to ongoing COVID-19 related public health concerns, viewings of Above / Below will be by appointment and limited to groups of 5 people or fewer. Please email peter@amplifyarts.org to schedule a time to visit weekdays from July 10 - August 21. Face masks are encouraged!

Where: Generator Space, 1804 Vinton St, Omaha, NE 68108

RSVP: Please email peter@amplifyarts.org to schedule a time to visit weekdays from July 10 - August 21. Face masks are encouraged!

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Jazz Nite 13
Jun
14
9:00 PM21:00
Arts

Jazz Nite 13

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Jazz Night

Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 9 pm - 12 am

Cost: Free

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What: Every Sunday DJ WERD & Kethro of Make Believe Studios present some of their favorite selections in the Jazz realm. Pour a glass and join us on Zoom from 9-12 PM CST

“Jazz Nite 13 will feature a performance from KCMO’s Eddie Moore. His music has been featured on Netflix’s “Queer Eye”, and Morgan Cooper’s short film “Room Tone.” Will be playing tons of music from Kansas City based artists this Sunday. The classic, the present, and the future.”

Where: Zoom (room 236-821-2418)

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Jazz Nite
Apr
19
9:00 PM21:00
Arts

Jazz Nite

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Jazz Night

Sunday, April 19, 2020 from 9 pm - 12 am

Cost: Free

What: Every Sunday DJ WERD & Kethro of Make Believe Studios present some of their favorite selections in the Jazz realm. Pour a glass and join us on Zoom from 9-12 PM CST

Where: Zoom (room 236-821-2418)

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(CANCELLED) SISSI - Opening Reception
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00
Arts

(CANCELLED) SISSI - Opening Reception

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(CANCELLED) SISSI

Friday, March 13 from 6 - 8 pm at the Generator Space

Cost: Free

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What: SISSI reclaims an insult hurled across schoolyards and streets to shame and dehumanize by redefining the term as an epithet of pride and empowerment. Curated by Jared Packard, this exhibition features six artists--Jared Brown, Jared Buckheister, J. Michael Ford, Walker Green, Dawuane Lamont Hayes, Matt Morris--hailing from Omaha, New York City, and Chicago. SISSI celebrates the feminine, while pointing to the social and cultural forces that regulate and oppress gender expression.

A guiding objective of this exhibition is to memorialize the ongoing and historic erasure of gender non conforming individuals through artistic gestures that privilege quietness, risk being overlooked, and sometimes eliminate objecthood all together. The rigid enforcement of gender expression requires that those operating outside its framework use subversive strategies and coded content to infect and infiltrate--stealthily opening discourse that challenges the status quo. Although voices from the margins may be dismissed by those in power, they hold culture-shifting potential.

While this exhibition commemorates the silencing of sissi’s, it also recognizes the importance of raucous protest which has been integral to achieving visibility and civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Please join us on April 10, 2020 for NIGHT OF NOISE, a loud, flagrant celebration of gender expression.

Free and open to the public. This exhibition is presented with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Where: Generator Space, 1804 Vinton St, Omaha, NE 68108

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Blood at the Root
Feb
28
to Mar 8
Arts

Blood at the Root

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Blood at the Root

Friday, February 28 - Sunday, March 1 and Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8

Cost: $15 - $100

Buy tickets and get more info: here

What: This February and March, The Union for Contemporary Art in partnership with UNO Theatre presents Blood at the Root, for a run of four shows at the University of Nebraska – Omaha, followed by six shows at The Union.

Based on true events, Blood at the Root, by Dominique Morisseau, recounts the story of the Jena Six—a group of Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. Join us for a theatrical conversation about justice, racial double standards, and a crisis in relations between men and women of all classes.

Where: The Union for Contemporary Arts

Union Performances

Friday, February 28 - 7pm
Saturday, February 29 - 7pm
Sunday, March 1 - 4pm
Friday, March 6 - 7pm
Saturday, March 7 - 7pm
Sunday, March 8 - 4pm

Buy tickets and get more info: here

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