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Sylvia Wald (Philadelphia, PA 1915–New York, NY 2011), Farmer’s Antic. Seven-color serigraph, 1955; 22 × 16 1/2 inches. Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Anna R. and Frank M. Hall Charitable Trust, H-430.1956.
“Compact Rhythms,” an exhibition of artworks from Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, opens at the Grand Island Public Library on January 6, 2021.
The exhibition is part of Sheldon Statewide, an annual program through which works from the museum’s collection travel to venues throughout Nebraska. Since its inception in 1987, the program has taken exhibitions to 25 communities, reaching more than 363,000 people.
“Compact Rhythms” highlights artists who have used abstraction to explore different ways of looking at the world around them. It presents a variety of modes and styles of nonrepresentational art throughout the twentieth century, focusing on instances where artists chose deliberately to work on a smaller scale.
The intimate scale of the featured works provides opportunities for close encounters with the art, allowing the viewer’s gaze to linger over the surface of the paintings and prints in order to observe the materials used and the forms depicted. The exhibition features works by artists Joseph Albers, Grace Hartigan, Alfred Henry Maurer, Joan Mitchell, Corita Kent, Seong Moy, and Sylvia Wald among others.
Kim West Dinsdale and the Grand Island Public Library Foundation sponsors the Grand Island exhibition, which is on view through February 1.
The Sheldon Statewide exhibition series receives funding support from Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, Rhonda Seacrest, the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and the Sheldon Art Association. Visit their website at https://sheldonartmuseum.org/sheldon-statewide-0
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The Grand Island Public Library Foundation is turning the page by starting a new chapter with the addition of development professional, Leigh Lillibridge, as its new Executive Director. The importance of the Grand Island Public Library to the community has become more evident than ever, and Ms. Lillibridge will ensure that the Library can continue to help area children, teens, and adults for years to come.
Lillibridge, a fundraising professional with more than two decades of experience, will focus on developing a strategic vision and plan to advance the Foundation’s mission to raise funds that support Grand Island Public Library’s valued and life-changing programs, services, and resources. Lillibridge will also oversee the Foundation’s fundraising strategy and increase tactical partnerships with community leaders, corporations, and other key stakeholders.
“The Grand Island Public Library has become a vital resource center for many in our community, helping open doors to opportunities that would not otherwise be available. I am confident that working with our donors, volunteers, community partners, and business leaders, we will expand the reach of these critical services,” – Leigh.
Please help us welcome Leigh to the Grand Island Public Library Foundation!
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