August “First Friday” events at UNL include the opening of a new Great Plains Art Museum exhibition featuring photos by Lincoln artist Jan Christensen.

The exhibit, “Narrow All Horizons — Selected Works from the Permanent Collection and Recent Photographs by Jan Christensen,” examines artworks with low horizon lines and expansive vistas, celebrating the endless skyline of Great Plains landscapes.

“Narrow All Horizons” illustrates how the American Great Plains captured the imagination of artists from the early 20th century until today. The landscapes vary in media and also incorporate several artistic styles ranging from realism to abstraction.

The exhibition’s opening reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1. Christensen will give an artist talk at 6 p.m.. The exhibition runs through Dec. 21.

“We wanted to highlight landscape works people may not have seen in a long time. We also have several new additions to the collection that we wanted to showcase,” said Johanna Sawyer, exhibition and interim curator.

Other First Friday events at UNL include:

• Lecture, “ ‘The Boy Bandit of Boyd Street’ and Other Tales of Turn-of-the-Century Omaha Thieves, Saloon Brawls, Clairvoyants and Opium Joints,” by Timothy Schaffert, assistant professor of English, 6 p.m., International Quilt Study Center and Museum. The talk is held in conjunction with a recent museum acquisition of an 1898 red commerce quilt made in Omaha. The museum is open 4:30 to 7 p.m. for First Friday.

• Bid Sayonara to Summer with Sushi and Sake, 5 to 7 p.m., Sheldon Museum of Art.