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Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts facilitates the creation, presentation, and understanding of contemporary art through an international residency program, exhibitions, and educational programs.

06/23/2026

Expand your knowledge of contemporary art at one of our free guided tours. 🌀

Our next tour is an Exhibitions Highlights Tour with Abby Fogle-Erickson on Saturday—see you then!

📸: James Dean

06/23/2026

🪕 Weston Olencki amazed us last week with their unique approach to music-making.

This Thursday, join us for the anticipated Bemis return of abstract techno artist Pod Blotz! (Live @ LOW END | Pod Blotz)

06/20/2026

Meet us at the intersection of community and contemporary art for OMA ARTalks! Explore 𝙈𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙯𝙞: 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 + 𝙈𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀: 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚 from the perspective of Omaha-based artists, creatives, and community leaders. On July 11 we welcome:

🌟 Beaufield Berry | Executive Director, Iowa Abortion Access Fund
🌟 Sara Gentzler | Nebraska Reporter, Flatwater Free Press
🌟 Leah Wambui Keinama | Director of Civic Journalism, Nebraska Journalism Trust

This is sure to be an afternoon of insight, connection, and introspection. Admission is free, RSVPs encouraged > bemiscenter.com/events

06/18/2026

☁️🎵 Celia Hollander absolutely blew us away last week with her dreamy sounds.

TONIGHT (June 18): Weston Olencki brings us retrospective songs from their experiences in the American South. Don't miss it!

📸: James Dean

06/16/2026

THIS THURSDAY: Enjoy dinner on us + hear from our artists-in-residence! They’ll each share short presentations regarding their practice + plans for their residencies. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with this fantastic cohort of contemporary artists. 🩷

MEET YOUR PRESENTERS:
> Sholeh Asgary | Durham, NC / Oakland, CA
> Tanya Brodsky | Los Angeles, CA
> Peggy Chiang | Brooklyn, NY
> Mae Howard | Brooklyn, NY
> Kei Ito | Baltimore, MD
> SR Lejeune | Pine Plains, NY
> Stephanie Mercedes |
> Parsons & Charlesworth | Ann Arbor, MI
> Warren Realrider | Tulsa, OK

Complimentary drinks + pizza, including gluten-free and vegan options, provided while supplies last.

Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged > bemiscenter.org/events

06/16/2026

⚡UPCOMING @ LOW END: Abstract techno artist and Bemis alum Pod Blotz!

Pod Blotz:
⚡ is a Detroit-based audiovisual project that combines video art, datamoshing, and refractive kinetic mirror sculptures, creating a future-facing electronic experience.

⚡ creates sound structures by combining electronics, techno, IDM, sound art, drone, field recordings, syncopated pulse, and textures into abstract arrangements.

⚡ merges modular synthesis, fractured vocals, and expansive noise sequences into a speculative sci-fi narrative that explores the intersection of body, machine, and geological metaphor. The sonic artifacts appear as post-human signals: rhythmically charged and aesthetically alien.

Don’t miss this exciting performance!
🎫 Admission is free; ticket reservations are encouraged > bemiscenter.org/events

06/14/2026

FINAL CALL for the 2026 Benefit Art Auction Open Call: Submit your artwork by TOMORROW, June 15, at 11:59 PM CT. Go to bemiscenter.org/benefit + click "SUBMIT." There is no fee!

This celebrated annual exhibition + auction helps keep our mission alive and fuels the future of contemporary art here in Omaha. 💜

THE CHOICE IS YOURS:
> Donate between 100% and 50% of the proceeds of the sale of your work to Bemis Center. The remaining sales percentage is yours to keep!

ACCEPTED ARTWORK ALSO ENTITLES YOU TO THESE BENEFITS:
> Two complimentary tickets to the Benefit Art Auction on October 30
> One-year Bemis Center Membership at Core level ($500 value)
> Free shipping for your donated artwork
> Free framing for Benefit Art Auction Exhibition (if applicable)
> Bemis Alumni Status

📸: 2025 Benefit Art Auction by Audrey Hertel

06/12/2026

🍕 DINNER’S ON US: Come for the free pizza, stay to learn about our Summer 2026 artists-in-residence. They'll be sharing short presentations about their practices and what they hope to accomplish during their Bemis residencies.

🍕 Pizza and drinks are complimentary—including gluten-free + vegan options—while supplies last!

Learn more about the nine artists in our Summer 2026 artist-in-residence cohort > bemiscenter.org/residency

Afterward: Stay for Live @ LOW END | Weston Olencki at 8 PM.
Admission is free; RSVPs encouraged > bemiscenter.org/events

📸: Spring 2026 Meet + Eat by Ben Semisch

06/11/2026

GO DEEPER WITH THE EXHIBITIONS: Join us for one of our free, guided tours of 𝙈𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙯𝙞: 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 + 𝙈𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀: 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚!

🌀 Our Curator-Led Tour allows you to step inside the curatorial process with Rachel Adams, Bemis Center’s Chief Curator + Director of Programs. You’ll examine the themes, artists, and ideas that shape the exhibitions.

🌀 On an Exhibitions Highlights Tour, you’ll join Abby Fogle-Erickson, Bemis Center’s Community Experience + Engagement Manager, for a focused thirty-minute tour through key works. You’ll gain new insight, have space to ask questions, and connect more deeply with the art.

Free admission + all are welcome!
RSVP to save your spot > bemiscenter.org/events

📸: Exhibiting artist Miatta Kawinzi speaking during a tour on June 6, by Ben Semisch

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