Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings: The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, his paintings are carefully craf...

Teens & Adults Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13; 6-9 pm Explore techniques of oil painting with an emphasis on paint handling, palette choices, and sources of imagery. One session includes a tour of 19th-20th century European and American paintings at Joslyn; all other sessions h...

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers This evening's concert is sponsored by U.S. Cellular ® . An Omaha summertime tradition continues as Joslyn Art Museum presents the 24th annual Jazz on the Green, a concert series celebrating the great variety of jazz styles and bringing loca...

Ages 3-5 (with an Adult) Fridays: June 6-August 8; 10:30-11:30 am 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 - before...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 5-7 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26; 10-11:30 am Artist Steve Joy uses color and pattern to create emotion and abstract images. Tour his exhibition, Uncreated Light , and create beautiful works of art that are colorful and filled with pattern. Instructor: CaSandra Johnson Ad...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 8-12 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26, August 2; 10 am-noon Get your hands dirty as you learn to mold and manipulate this earthy medium into wonderful works of art. Look closely at clay forms in the Museum galleries and practice the techniques used to make your own creations. Inst...

Treasures of Joslyn's Collection: This tour highlights major works selected from each gallery in Joslyn's permanent collection. Tour begins at 10:30am

CLASS IS FULL Ages 9-12 July 14-18, 9 am-noon Learn to express yourself and the world around you through the wild world of abstraction. Works by artists like Jackson Pollock, Hans Hoffman, and Stuart Davis will show you how to use color, shape, and line to create fantastic works of art that a...

Ages 4-5 July 14-17, 9:30-11:30 am Children will identify geometric and organic shapes found in an exhibition of artworks by Steve Joy, and use them in combination with color and line to create complex patterns in their own art. Instructor: Therese Straseski Advance registration and payment r...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 9-12 July 14-18, 1-4 pm Artists know that color, when in the right hands, can be a powerful tool. Learn to wield color with the strength of a great artist by examining the works of Al Held, Jean Georges Vibert, Steve Joy, and others. Instructor: Troy Muller Advance registr...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12; 6-8 pm Guided drawing exercises designed for beginning to advanced students will intensify the participant's ability to see and record the human figure. Focus will be on gesture, line, mass, value and proportion, wit...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 15, 22, 29; 6-8 pm In an era with countless artistic outlets available to the artist, is paint still a viable tool for creative expression? Attain your own answer to this question as you experiment with new painting techniques and theory demonstra...

Bodmer Collection: Joslyn is noted especially for its collection of art of the American West and is world-renowned for its collection of works by the Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, whose watercolors and prints document his 1832-34 journey to the Missouri River frontier with the German naturalist, Prin...

Teens & Adults Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13; 6-9 pm Explore techniques of oil painting with an emphasis on paint handling, palette choices, and sources of imagery. One session includes a tour of 19th-20th century European and American paintings at Joslyn; all other sessions h...

Thursday , July 17 Tour options: Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings and Your Choice! Third Thursday Art Encounters Club offers docent-guided tours of Joslyn's collections and special exhibitions on the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 10:30 am. Designed to appeal to al...

Patron, Young Art Patron and Contributor Member's-Only Reception at Jazz on the Green will be held on July 17th at 6:00 pm in the ConAgra Foods Atruim. Complimentary Reception will be provided by Panera Bread . During this time the Museum Galleries will be open for your enjoyment. At 7:00 pm...

Darryl White Quintet This evening's concert is sponsored by Omaha Steaks. An Omaha summertime tradition continues as Joslyn Art Museum presents the 24th annual Jazz on the Green, a concert series celebrating the great variety of jazz styles and bringing local, regional, and national...

Ages 3-5 (with an Adult) Fridays: June 6-August 8; 10:30-11:30 am 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 - before...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 5-7 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26; 10-11:30 am Artist Steve Joy uses color and pattern to create emotion and abstract images. Tour his exhibition, Uncreated Light , and create beautiful works of art that are colorful and filled with pattern. Instructor: CaSandra Johnson Ad...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 8-12 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26, August 2; 10 am-noon Get your hands dirty as you learn to mold and manipulate this earthy medium into wonderful works of art. Look closely at clay forms in the Museum galleries and practice the techniques used to make your own creations. Inst...

Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings: The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, his paintings are carefully craf...

Saturday, July 19, 10:30 am Joslyn Art Museum and Omaha Public Library present Story Adventures , a FREE program designed to nurture young children's love of art and stories. Preschoolers and young readers, accompanied by an adult, are invited to stop by the Museum when a children's libr...

Teens & Adults Saturdays: July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23; 1-3 pm Learn to create fully functional clay tiles of your own design. Experiment with texture application, surface decoration, and tessellating design for a better insight to the fine art of this ancient craft. Instructor: John K...

Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings: The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, his paintings are carefully craf...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Sundays: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24; 1-3 pm Explore basic watercolor as you work from observation. Learn how to mix and overlay colors, create transparent washes, adn practice a variety of brush techniques. Enjoy a tour of watercolor paintings from the...

Ages 6-8 July 21-25, 9 am-3 pm Not all artists with art in museums are dead and gone! Get to know the work of living artists in Joslyn' contemporary collection. Meet Steve Joy, who will guide you thorough his special exhibition, Uncreated Light , and inspire your original works of art in a vari...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 9-12 July 21-25, 1-4 pm Artists often tell stories through their art. Learn to visually tell your own story with artistic imagery by examining narratives created by great artists and illustrators in artwork displayed at the Museum. Instructor: Rachel Mindrup Advance regist...

CLASS IS FULL Teens July 21-August 1, 1-4 pm (2 weeks) This course allows for intensive exercise on the potter's wheel. Students will examine closely the forms of vessels in the Museum's collections and receive an introduction to the history of wheel-thrown ceramics, while experiencing first-...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12; 6-8 pm Guided drawing exercises designed for beginning to advanced students will intensify the participant's ability to see and record the human figure. Focus will be on gesture, line, mass, value and proportion, wit...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 15, 22, 29; 6-8 pm In an era with countless artistic outlets available to the artist, is paint still a viable tool for creative expression? Attain your own answer to this question as you experiment with new painting techniques and theory demonstra...

Docent Choice These tours are created especially by Joslyn's docents; each tour is a new, enlightening view into Joslyn's beautiful collection. Don't miss out on these unique learning opportunities.

Teens & Adults Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13; 6-9 pm Explore techniques of oil painting with an emphasis on paint handling, palette choices, and sources of imagery. One session includes a tour of 19th-20th century European and American paintings at Joslyn; all other sessions h...

Connie Evingson & the Clearwater Hot Club This evening's concert is sponsored by Oriental Trading Company. An Omaha summertime tradition continues as Joslyn Art Museum presents the 24th annual Jazz on the Green, a concert series celebrating the great variety of jazz styles and bri...

Ages 3-5 (with an Adult) Fridays: June 6-August 8; 10:30-11:30 am 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 - before...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 5-7 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26; 10-11:30 am Artist Steve Joy uses color and pattern to create emotion and abstract images. Tour his exhibition, Uncreated Light , and create beautiful works of art that are colorful and filled with pattern. Instructor: CaSandra Johnson Ad...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 8-12 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26, August 2; 10 am-noon Get your hands dirty as you learn to mold and manipulate this earthy medium into wonderful works of art. Look closely at clay forms in the Museum galleries and practice the techniques used to make your own creations. Inst...

Treasures of Joslyn's Collection: This tour highlights major works selected from each gallery in Joslyn's permanent collection.

Teens & Adults Saturdays: July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23; 1-3 pm Learn to create fully functional clay tiles of your own design. Experiment with texture application, surface decoration, and tessellating design for a better insight to the fine art of this ancient craft. Instructor: John K...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Sundays: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24; 1-3 pm Explore basic watercolor as you work from observation. Learn how to mix and overlay colors, create transparent washes, adn practice a variety of brush techniques. Enjoy a tour of watercolor paintings from the...

Ages 9-12 July 28-August 1, 9 am-3 pm Not all artists with art in museums are dead and gone! Get to know the work of living artists in Joslyn' contemporary collection. Meet Steve Joy, who will guide you thorough his special exhibition, Uncreated Light , and inspire your original works of art in...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12; 6-8 pm Guided drawing exercises designed for beginning to advanced students will intensify the participant's ability to see and record the human figure. Focus will be on gesture, line, mass, value and proportion, wit...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 15, 22, 29; 6-8 pm In an era with countless artistic outlets available to the artist, is paint still a viable tool for creative expression? Attain your own answer to this question as you experiment with new painting techniques and theory demonstra...

Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings: The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, his paintings are carefully craf...

Teens & Adults Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13; 6-9 pm Explore techniques of oil painting with an emphasis on paint handling, palette choices, and sources of imagery. One session includes a tour of 19th-20th century European and American paintings at Joslyn; all other sessions h...

The Sons of Brasil This evening's concert is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska. An Omaha summertime tradition continues as Joslyn Art Museum presents the 24th annual Jazz on the Green, a concert series celebrating the great variety of jazz styles and bringing local, regi...

Ages 3-5 (with an Adult) Fridays: June 6-August 8; 10:30-11:30 am 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 - before...

CLASS IS FULL Ages 8-12 Saturdays: July 12, 19, 26, August 2; 10 am-noon Get your hands dirty as you learn to mold and manipulate this earthy medium into wonderful works of art. Look closely at clay forms in the Museum galleries and practice the techniques used to make your own creations. Inst...

The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by his own spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, Joy's paintings are carefully crafted and loaded with associati...

Teens & Adults Saturdays: July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23; 1-3 pm Learn to create fully functional clay tiles of your own design. Experiment with texture application, surface decoration, and tessellating design for a better insight to the fine art of this ancient craft. Instructor: John K...

The richly constructed, abstract but accessible paintings of British contemporary artist Steve Joy are the focus of Uncreated Light. Inspired by his own spiritual journeys through several cultures and a personal existential searching, Joy's paintings are carefully crafted and loaded with associati...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Sundays: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24; 1-3 pm Explore basic watercolor as you work from observation. Learn how to mix and overlay colors, create transparent washes, adn practice a variety of brush techniques. Enjoy a tour of watercolor paintings from the...

Ages 6-8 August 4-8, 9 am-noon Artists use the elements of art like a utility belt to get them out of creative jams. Investigate art elements such as line, shape, color, space, and form by examining art in the galleries, and use them to your advantage when faced with a blank canvas. Instructor:...

Ages 4-5 Augsut 4-7, 9:30-11:30 am Young artists will examine portraits in Joslyn's galleries to discover what make them interesting. Knowledge of these masterworks will inspire students to create original 2-D and 3-D portraits of their own. Instructor: Therese Straseski Advance registration...

Ages 9-12 August 4-8, 1-4 pm Artists use the elements of art like a utility belt to get them out of creative jams. Investigate art elements such as line, shape, color, space, and form by examining art in the galleries, and use them to your advantage when faced with a blank canvas. Instructor: S...

CLASS IS FULL Teens & Adults Tuesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12; 6-8 pm Guided drawing exercises designed for beginning to advanced students will intensify the participant's ability to see and record the human figure. Focus will be on gesture, line, mass, value and proportion, wit...

Around the World in Sixty Minutes: A comparison of world art with emphasis on the ancient world: Greece, Asia, Italy and France. Tour begins at 1pm

Teens & Adults Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13; 6-9 pm Explore techniques of oil painting with an emphasis on paint handling, palette choices, and sources of imagery. One session includes a tour of 19th-20th century European and American paintings at Joslyn; all other sessions h...