Nebraska’s Karla Hernadez Torrijos spent the last year asking people to write messages on postcards to the Great Plains. The project, part of the Center for Great Plains Studies’ new Student Storyteller in Residence initiative, will be on view at the Great Plains Art Museum starting with a First Friday celebration on Nov. 1.
Hernandez Torrijos, a sophomore English major at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is a poet and workshop facilitator who has read at numerous venues, including The Bay, El Museum Latino and the Wick Alumni Center.
Click the video above for a preview of the “Dear Great Plains” exhibition and to learn more about Hernandez Torrijos work on the project.
The opening reception for “Dear Great Plains” exhibition is 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 1. Admission to the Great Plains Art Museum is always free.
The Student Storyteller in Residence program is funded by the Michael Farrell Fund for Student Storytelling, administered through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
