Great Plains Art Museum

06/04/2026

The Great Plains Art Museum will be at several upcoming free events in June. Stop by to make your own bird kite!

Hub Cafe Farmer's Market
Wednesday, June 10, from 5-7 p.m.

East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market
Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the East Campus Mall

Downtown Lincoln Association Family Day
Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Lincoln Children's Museum, 1420 P St.

06/03/2026

As a result of an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Grant, we are celebrating the completion of a new compacting storage system at the Great Plains Art Museum. This new system will store framed paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Because of this, we're planning on future growth of our collection. Thanks to Midwest Storage Solutions for their help with this project.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Museum and Library Services

05/29/2026

We'd like to thank everyone who supported the Center for Great Plains Studies and the Great Plains Art Museum during Give to Lincoln Day. We appreciate everyone who supports by donating, taking part in programming, or visiting the museum. Thank you!

05/28/2026

TODAY is Give to Lincoln Day! A chance for our community to support organizations that make an impact in our city. Consider a donation today to help support our free public programming at the Center for Great Plains Studies and Great Plains Art Museum. Your donation supports a unique institution that cultivates awareness of and engagement with the diverse people, cultures, and natural environments of the Great Plains.
https://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/center-for-great-plains-studies-and-great-plains-art-museum

Since 1976, the Center has connected our community to the Great Plains through free public programming and scholarship, and our Great Plains Art Museum serves as a gathering place for education and artistic expression.

Every donation you make as part of Give to Lincoln Day makes a bigger impact because nonprofits also get a proportional share of a $650,000 match fund provided by the Lincoln Community Foundation and generous sponsors.
We appreciate your support!

05/26/2026

May 28 is Give to Lincoln Day!
Give to Lincoln Day is a chance for our community to support organizations that make an impact in our city. Every donation you make now through May 28 in support of the Great Plains Art Museum and Center for Great Plains Studies makes a bigger impact because nonprofits also get a proportional share of a $650,000 match fund provided by the Lincoln Community Foundation and generous sponsors.
But you don't have to wait! Donate today at: https://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/center-for-great-plains-studies-and-great-plains-art-museum

05/15/2026

20 Great Plains Fellows chose the works in the "With a Little Help from Our Friends: New Perspectives on the Collection" exhibition, on view through Aug. 8 at the Great Plains Art Museum.

04/14/2026

Have you ever wanted to wear a map of the Great Plains? Here's your chance! In celebration of the Center for Great Plains Studies' 50th year, these tri-blend map shirts are only available at the Great Plains Art Museum store.
Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm

04/08/2026

Hear from our upcoming Artist in Residence Elizabeth Burden and her co creators:

Three artists are connected by one thing, deep Nebraskan roots that stretch over generations and are now being displayed at the Center for Great Plain Studies.

03/30/2026

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Great Plains Art Museum is highlighting women artists throughout March as part of the campaign led by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Learn more about the NMWA’s campaign at nmwa.org/support/advocacy/5womenartists/

Can you name five women artists?
Madeline E. Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) creates carved pottery that continues an art form passed down through her family. Learning from her grandmother (with whom she shares a name), Naranjo has been working with the medium since 1991, creating contemporary patterns through deep carving. She explains that "Let’s Walk in the Beauty of Our Garden" conveys “the process and importance of planting corn, from planting, through nurturing the plant, to harvesting. Corn is an important staple in Pueblo life as it provides food [and] is also used in ceremonies.”

Visit the Great Plains Art Museum through July 25 to see this artwork on view in "Collection Connections: Art in Conversation."

Artwork:
Madeline E. Naranjo
Santa Clara Pueblo
"Let’s Walk in the Beauty of Our Garden," 2022
Carved ceramic
4 7/8 x 5 1/4 (diam)
Gift of Lehn and Mary Straub through the University of Nebraska Foundation, 2024.0010.0018
© Madeline E. Naranjo

03/23/2026

Our collections manager, Casey Seger-Franklin is highlighted in this Nebraska Today story: Casey's career has taken him from one end of the Great Plains to the other — and his current work places him at the heart of preserving pieces of the region’s history.

Casey Seger-Franklin’s career has taken him from one end of the Great Plains to the other, and his current work places him at the heart of preserving pieces of the region’s history. Seger-Franklin, collections manager at the Great Plains Art Museum and Center for Great Plains Studies, brings a b...