Featured artwork: “Collage Nebraska” by Carol Fettin
Upcoming art exhibit unites collage artists from across Nebraska
“Collage Nebraska,” an exhibit celebrating a wide-ranging art form, runs May 2-26, 2024, at the Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St., Omaha. Artists will host an opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 4 in the gallery.
Artist Carol Fettin has made collages for years and has organized artists from across Nebraska to celebrate and consider the art form.
“Whether we work in two or three dimensions with paints, photographs, found objects, clay, fiber or trash, we’ll explore the meaning of collage together,” Fettin said. “What makes a piece of artwork a collage?” she asks.
“Many artists consider it a deconstruction of existing work or pieces of ephemera — using forgotten, abandoned and discarded papers and objects. The practice of taking these scraps of bits and bobs and reconstructing them into something meaningful is one way to describe collage.”
Definitions for collage will vary for each of the artists participating in this show, including those from Cozad, Kearney and Hastings. Viewers can consider questions the works might prompt during the month-long exhibit.
Exhibit dates:
May 2-26, 2024
Nicholas Street and Hallway Galleries
opening reception: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2024
World Collage Day, May 11
Artists will be in the gallery 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with materials for “make and take” collages (Created in 2018 by the Kolaj Institute and celebrated on the second Saturday of May, World Collage Day unites artists around the world.)
closing reception: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2024
Participating artists are
Check the details of each Gallery Exhibition listing for any opening/closing receptions or special event details.
The Nicholas Street Gallery rents for $600/month. The Hallway Gallery rents for $300/month.
The Event Space can be used for pop up shows. Contact the office for more details at info@hotshopsartcenter.org