'Glimpses of the Southwest' to open Nov. 4

The Great Plains Art Museum will open “Glimpses of the Southwest: Native American Art from the Permanent Collection and the University of Nebraska State Museum” on Nov. 4. The exhibition will run through Feb. 25 at the art museum, 1155 Q St.

Paintings and sculptures by Southwest Native artists will provide a glimpse of a region bordering the Great Plains. Paintings from the artistic collaboration known as Artist Hopid, which are part of the Great Plains Art Museum’s permanent collection, are featured alongside objects on loan from the University of Nebraska State Museum. The items include pottery from the Norman and Bernice Harris Collection and kachinas (small carved figures) from bequest of Luella Buros.

“This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to view rarely seen jewels from the University of Nebraska State Museum in conjunction with paintings by Hopi and Zuni artists from the same region of the American Southwest,” said curator Melynda Seaton.

The museum will open the exhibition with a First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4. The event will feature a meet-and-greet reception with Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, before the premier performance of his “Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata” at 7 p.m. at the university’s Johnny Carson Theater. The performance is a free ticketed event through the Hildegard Center for the Arts.

The Great Plains Art Museum is open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sundays (closed Mondays, holiday weekends and between exhibitions). Admission is free. For more information on the exhibit, click here.