Fridays: June 4-August 13; 10:30-11:30 am Ages 3-5 (with an adult) Drop by with your preschooler to see artworks in the galleries and do a simple art-making activity. Art Adventures is a great way for young artists to have their first Museum experiences - with a grown-up by their side - befor...

Joslyn Tour - Friday: July 30; 6-8 pm Excursion - Saturday: July 31, 8 am-8 pm; Sunday: August 1; 7 am-8 pm Teens & Adults This unique workshop offers an intensive plein air painting experience and aesthetic dialogue, and will take you to several beautiful locations in Omaha. Gather at Jo...

CLASS IS FULL Saturdays: July 17, 24, 31; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 The exhibition Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism will introduce students to Monet, Renoir, and others. In the studio, students will create impressionistic paintings, collage, and drawings of their own. Instructor: CaSan...

Today, the exhibition Space Silence Spirit: Maynard Dixon's West opens for public viewing in the Pavilion Galleries. 10 am to 4 pm. Free with regular Museum admission, which is free to all from 10 am to noon on Saturdays. Click here to read about the exhibition.

Saturdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31; 10 am-noon Ages 8-12 Become familiar with the biggest stars of the age of Impressionism. An exhibition including landscapes by Monet, Renoir, Courbet, and others, will allow for close study of colors, brushstrokes, and atmospheric qualities of this popular art mo...

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

Saturdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31; 1-3 pm Teens & Adults Learn the basics of watercolor painting in this class that will teach you to use watercolor tools to create color blends and layers, wet-on-wet techniques, and other tricks of the trade to allow you to confidently create watercolor compo...

Joslyn: Music Inside and Out is a composition for string orchestra inspired by art in Joslyn's collection. Omaha Conservatory of Music (OCM) commissioned Emily Meyer of Rockville, Maryland, to compose a 30-minute piece for performance at the final concert of this summer's week-long OCM Institute...

Sundays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 15, 22; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn basic hand-building skills used by ceramic artists to create simple and elaborate objects from clay. Use slabs abd coils to create functional or sculptural objects, and learn how to marry surface decoration with form...

August 2-9, 9 am-noon Ages 9-12 Take a trip around the world without leaving the Museum. Visit the galleries to discover subjects, symbols, and traditions of people throughout the world. Create sculpture, paintings, prints, and even wearable art documenting your travels. Instructor: Carey Hern...

Monday-Friday, August 2-6, 9 am-4 pm Ages 5-7 and 8-12 Explore some of Omaha's coolest places! Spend time at The Durham, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Joslyn, Lauritzen Gardens, and the Strategic Air and Space Museum. Each day will begin and end at The Durham. Campers should bring a sack lunch and...

CLASS IS FULL August 2-6, 9 am-noon Ages 6-8 Look closely at landscapes, cityscapes, and waterscapes that capture the wonder of the world around us. Visit the galleries and the exhibition Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism to learn techniques to create texture, render depth ad perspe...

CLASS IS FULL August 2-6, 1-4 pm Ages 9-12 Look closely at landscapes, cityscapes, and waterscapes that capture the wonder of the world around us. Visit the galleries and the exhibition Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism to learn techniques to create texture, render depth ad perspect...

Tuesdays: July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10; 5:30-8 pm Joslyn Tour - Saturday, July 10, 10:30-11:30 am Teens & Adults For beginners, this class will teach basic plein air oil painting techniques. Advanced students will relish the opportunity to paint from observation in the meticulously lands...

Thursday, August 5 Omaha's renowned poetry scene gets a spur in the side when award-winning Western entertainer Georgeann Wearin gallops into town. Join her for a fun evening of humorous stories, cowgirl poetry, and Western music beginning at 6:30 pm. At 5:30 pm, Museum docents will be on-...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults This class will use a variety of art media to allow for a holistic understanding of basic color theory. Using pastels, watercolor, and acrylic, learn to choose, place, and mix color. Paintings from the collection and from a...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults Learn to carefully select viewpoints and objects within a landscape and to compose them with balance and focus. Mix and apply acrylic paint to describe the values and textures seen in nature. Get inspiration from a variety...

Fridays: June 4-August 13; 10:30-11:30 am Ages 3-5 (with an adult) Drop by with your preschooler to see artworks in the galleries and do a simple art-making activity. Art Adventures is a great way for young artists to have their first Museum experiences - with a grown-up by their side - befor...

Treasures of Joslyn's Collection: Come see the heart and soul of Joslyn Art Museum. Docents will introduce visitors to the world-renowned works in the Museum's permanent collection. Each and every tour is a little different from the last; don't miss a chance to learn about a treasure you may hav...

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

CLASS IS FULL August 9-13, 9 am-noon Ages 9-12 Learn skills to draw what you see and what you imagine. Experience a variety of exercises to learn to create perspective, proportion, and value, just like artists in Joslyn's colleciton. Use pencil, charcoal, ink, and pastels to make sketchbook dr...

June 1-4, 1-4 pm Ages 9-12 Campers will learn the basics of painting with watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paints. They'll mix and layer paint to experience how artists use color and experiment with non-traditional painting tools and techniques. Instructor: Therese Straseski Advance registra...

CLASS IS FULL August 9-13, 9 am-noon Ages 6-8 Campers will learn the basics of painting with watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paints. They'll mix and layer paint to experience how artists use color and experiment with non-traditional painting tools and techniques. Instructor: Carey Hernande...

August 9-13; 1-4 pm Ages 9-12 Campers will learn the basics of painting with watercolor, tempera, and acrylic paints. They'll mix and layer paint to experience how artists use color and experiment with non-traditional painting tools and techniques. Instructor: Carey Hernandez Advance registr...

August 9-13, 1-4 pm Teens Explore sculpture techniques with Omaha sculptor Leslie Iwai. After observing applications of balance, form, and movement in works included in Joslyn's sculpture garden, apply these sculptural principles and elements to 3-D art of your own. Instructor: Leslie Iwai A...

Tuesdays: July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10; 5:30-8 pm Joslyn Tour - Saturday, July 10, 10:30-11:30 am Teens & Adults For beginners, this class will teach basic plein air oil painting techniques. Advanced students will relish the opportunity to paint from observation in the meticulously lands...

Thursday, August 12 Grant Wood was an advanced painting instructor at the Stone City Art Colony where residents lived in ice house wagons. Didn't know that? Join us at 6:30 pm for a fascinating presentation on the colony's history and the artist who produced one of Joslyn's most famous and b...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults This class will use a variety of art media to allow for a holistic understanding of basic color theory. Using pastels, watercolor, and acrylic, learn to choose, place, and mix color. Paintings from the collection and from a...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults Learn to carefully select viewpoints and objects within a landscape and to compose them with balance and focus. Mix and apply acrylic paint to describe the values and textures seen in nature. Get inspiration from a variety...

Fridays: June 4-August 13; 10:30-11:30 am Ages 3-5 (with an adult) Drop by with your preschooler to see artworks in the galleries and do a simple art-making activity. Art Adventures is a great way for young artists to have their first Museum experiences - with a grown-up by their side - befor...

Join Joslyn's Young Art Patrons on a trolley ride and tour of the artists and architiects in North Downtown! Mingle with Omaha's art loving young professionals and enjoy complimentary beer provided by Crown Imports and Quality Brands of Omaha and light hors d'oeuvres provided by Dante Pizzeria....

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Artists use color and pattern to describe objects and to create rhythm or mood. Kids will learn basic color theory as they mix and pair colors to create patterns inspired by art they see by Native Americans, from ancient Greece, and other objec...

Docent Choice: Be surprised at experiencing works of art in new and exciting ways. Come and see what Joslyn Docents have in store for you today! - Whether it be Asia, the Renaissance or the Wild West, every tour is bound to please. Tours meet in Atrium

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 1-3 pm Ages 8-12 Kids will use paintings from the age of Impressionism for inspiration for artworks made in clay. After looking closely at the texture, pattern, and rhythm of impressionistic landscapes, students will press, carve, and paint one-of-a-kind clay tiles...

Sundays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 15, 22; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn basic hand-building skills used by ceramic artists to create simple and elaborate objects from clay. Use slabs abd coils to create functional or sculptural objects, and learn how to marry surface decoration with form...

Treasures of Joslyn's Collection: Come see the heart and soul of Joslyn Art Museum. Docents will introduce visitors to the world-renowned works in the Museum's permanent collection. Each and every tour is a little different from the last; don't miss a chance to learn about a treasure you may hav...

Thursday, August 19 The UNO Faculty Jazz Combo will keep your toes tappin' on the floor of a Museum widely heralded as an architectural gem filled with marbles and granites from around the world. Learn who started it all with "The Joslyn's of Lynhurst" (the formal name of the Oma...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults This class will use a variety of art media to allow for a holistic understanding of basic color theory. Using pastels, watercolor, and acrylic, learn to choose, place, and mix color. Paintings from the collection and from a...

Thursdays: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19; 6-8 pm Teens & Adults Learn to carefully select viewpoints and objects within a landscape and to compose them with balance and focus. Mix and apply acrylic paint to describe the values and textures seen in nature. Get inspiration from a variety...

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Artists use color and pattern to describe objects and to create rhythm or mood. Kids will learn basic color theory as they mix and pair colors to create patterns inspired by art they see by Native Americans, from ancient Greece, and other objec...

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 1-3 pm Ages 8-12 Kids will use paintings from the age of Impressionism for inspiration for artworks made in clay. After looking closely at the texture, pattern, and rhythm of impressionistic landscapes, students will press, carve, and paint one-of-a-kind clay tiles...

Sunday, August 22, 1-4 pm Celebrate the art of the age of Impressionism with a lively day devoted to color, light, and fun! Tour the special exhibition Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism and enjoy music, dance, art-making, and more. Join us! Free admission. Sponsored by the Joslyn Art...

Sundays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 15, 22; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn basic hand-building skills used by ceramic artists to create simple and elaborate objects from clay. Use slabs abd coils to create functional or sculptural objects, and learn how to marry surface decoration with form...

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

Thursday, August 26 Local writers will craft poetry and prose based on works of art from Joslyn's modern collection and sculpture garden in partnership with Omaha downtown LitFest. The "tour" begins at 6:30 pm in the galleries and goes . . . where it takes us! At 7 pm, artist Tro...

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Artists use color and pattern to describe objects and to create rhythm or mood. Kids will learn basic color theory as they mix and pair colors to create patterns inspired by art they see by Native Americans, from ancient Greece, and other objec...

Art & Nature: Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden: Discover Galleries with ceilings of sky. The Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden, completed just one year ago, will open your eyes to sculptures from around the world. Not only will you enjoy sculpture, but also, soothing water fea...

Story Adventures shifts to Saturday mornings for summertime family fun. On Saturdays, June 26, July 24, and August 28 at 10:30 am, join a librarian from Omaha Public Library in the Omaha Steaks Conference Room to hear the reading of selected books illustrated by artists featured in the Mind's...

Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism : Come see the world through the eyes of the Impressionists. Experience 38 luminous Impressionist works form the 19th and early 20th century from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Featuring celebrated artists such as Monet, Courbet, Pissarro and John Singer Sargen...

Saturdays: August 14, 21, 28; 1-3 pm Ages 8-12 Kids will use paintings from the age of Impressionism for inspiration for artworks made in clay. After looking closely at the texture, pattern, and rhythm of impressionistic landscapes, students will press, carve, and paint one-of-a-kind clay tiles...