Today, the exhibition A Century of Retablos: The Dennis and Janis Lyon Collection of New Mexican Santos, 1780–1880 opens for public viewing in the Pavilion Galleries. 10 am to 4 pm. Click here to read more about this exhibition.

Sunday, July 5, 2 pm In conjunction with Joslyn's special exhibition A Century of Retablos , the St. Cecilia Institute for Archdiocesan Formation of the Laity continues its Art's Religious Themes Series (ARTS) with the first in a series of Gallery Talks on Sunday, July 5 at 2 pm. "Be...

July 6-10, 9 am-3 pm Ages 9-12 Follow along with the Newbery Award-winning story From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and discover behind-the-scenes secrets of Joslyn Art Museum. Create art full of magic and mystery of your own as you dabble in drawing, painting, printmaking,...

July 6-10, 9 am-noon (Pair with Shape & Form camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 6-8 Learn to master this essential element of art in all its applications. Line is used by artists of all kinds. Spend time in the galleries to see how Joslyn's artists use line in sculpture, drawing, pai...

CLASS IS FULL July 6-10, 1-4 pm (Pair with Walk the Line camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 6-8 There is more to shape and form than you might think. Learn to recognize geometric, organic, and negative shapes in Joslyn's collection, and apply them accurately in art of your own. Use shap...

July 6-17, 1- 4 pm Teens This course will allow for intensive exercise on the potter's wheel. Students will examine forms of vessels in Joslyn's collection and receive an introduction to the history of wheel-thrown ceramics, while experiencing first-hand the tactile art of this ancient craft. A...

Mondays & Wednesdays: June 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, July 1, 6, 8; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults This class, designed for beginning as well as advanced students, will allow for guided practice on the potter's wheel. Develop confidence and skill as you learn to make functional forms with studio pot...

A rich tradition of religious painting flourished in New Mexico in the Spanish Colonial period prior to statehood in 1912. In the 18th and 19th centuries, self-taught painters in the villages of present-day New Mexico established workshops to produce devotional images called retablos. These colorf...

Mondays & Wednesdays: June 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, July 1, 6, 8; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults This class, designed for beginning as well as advanced students, will allow for guided practice on the potter's wheel. Develop confidence and skill as you learn to make functional forms with studio pot...

A saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. A tireless worker, a "team player," and a consummate, seasoned musician. This is Bobby Watson. Watson trained at the University of Miami's distinguished jazz program and earned his "doctorate" — on the bandstand — as musical...

Fridays: June 5-August 14; 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...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 10 am-noon Ages 8-12 Work with Omaha sculptor Matt Lowe to create art in 3-D. Use works from Joslyn's galleries and sculpture garden as reference as you determine how to use space and form to express your ideas and to describe the world around you in your o...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Children will examine ancient objects discovered by archaeologists in Sitio Conte, Panama. These artifacts and adornments, many made of gold, will inspire students to create art and jewelry of their own using metal and clay. Instructor: CaSandra...

Join the artful, continuous exploration of Omaha that is Sketch Crawl . Sketchers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to attend these informal gatherings to observe and reflect on the city's environment and record lasting impressions. Stop by on Saturday mornings, 10 am-noon:...

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

Saturday, July 11, 11:30 am In conjunction with Joslyn's special exhibition A Century of Retablos , the St. Cecilia Institute for Archdiocesan Formation of the Laity continues its Art's Religious Themes Series (ARTS) with the second in a series of Gallery Talks on Saturday July 11 at 11:30...

Saturday, July 11, noon-1 pm - exhibition tour: River of Gold Saturday-Sunday, July 11-12, 1-4 pm - studio workshop Teens & Adults Look to the designs and patterning of pottery from Sitio conte, Panama, to create beaded embellishments. Use glass seed beads and stone to create patterns and...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn to incorporate experimental techniques within your watercolor compositions with insight from instructor Ron Sykes. Use your brush to create fascinating atmospheric effects and utilize color to create bold abstracted elemen...

Sunday, July 12 at 2 pm   Learn more about Joslyn's special exhibition Arte Popular: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Pat and Judd Wagner by visiting Joslyn on select Sunday afternoons for "Collectors Walks"--informal gallery talks hosted by Omahans Pat and Judd Wagner....

July 13-17, 9 am-3 pm Ages 6-8 Explore an exhibition of original illustrations for Golden Book classics like The Pokey Little Puppy and Home for a Bunny and create stories and illustrations of your own in the studio. This camp will teach you to use pencil, paint, pastels, and other art medi...

July 13-17, 9 am-noon (Pair with Shape & Form camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 9-12 Learn to master this essential element of art in all its applications. Line is used by artists of all kinds. Spend time in the galleries to see how Joslyn's artists use line in sculpture, drawing, p...

CLASS IS FULL July 13-17, 1-4 pm (Pair with Walk the Line camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 9-12 There is more to shape and form than you might think. Learn to recognize geometric, organic, and negative shapes in Joslyn's collection, and apply them accurately in art of your own. Use...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults The Painting a Day movement is a current worldwide phenomenon that has brought together hundreds of oil painters to share ideas and inspiration through the World Wide Web. The practice involves making small oil paintings...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults Use diverse media such as wire, clay, fabric, and plaster to explore the three-dimensional elements and principles of sculptural design. With guidance from sculptor Leslie Iwai, and artwork in Joslyn's new sculpture garde...

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. Tour begins at 1:00pm

Thursday , July 16 Tour options: Highlights of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden or A Century of Retablos: The Dennis and Janet Lyon Collection of New Mexican Santos, 1780-1880 . Third Thursday Art Encounters Club offers docent-guided tours of Joslyn's collections and...

A dynamic, contemporary vocal jazz ensemble, blending from a large and varied musical palette and pushing the improvisatory envelope. This is The Shay Estes Quintet. Shay Estes draws from Tin Pan Alley standards, Brazilian and Afro Cuban favorites, and pop/rock selections, performing with &quo...

Fridays: June 5-August 14; 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...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 10 am-noon Ages 8-12 Work with Omaha sculptor Matt Lowe to create art in 3-D. Use works from Joslyn's galleries and sculpture garden as reference as you determine how to use space and form to express your ideas and to describe the world around you in your o...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Children will examine ancient objects discovered by archaeologists in Sitio Conte, Panama. These artifacts and adornments, many made of gold, will inspire students to create art and jewelry of their own using metal and clay. Instructor: CaSandra...

A rich tradition of religious painting flourished in New Mexico in the Spanish Colonial period prior to statehood in 1912. In the 18th and 19th centuries, self-taught painters in the villages of present-day New Mexico established workshops to produce devotional images called retablos. These colorf...

Story Adventures shifts to Saturday mornings for summertime family fun. On Saturdays, June 20, July 18, and August 15 at 10:30 am, join a librarian from Omaha Public Library in the Omaha Steaks Conference Room to hear a selection of Little Golden Books read aloud. Illustrations from American pub...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn to incorporate experimental techniques within your watercolor compositions with insight from instructor Ron Sykes. Use your brush to create fascinating atmospheric effects and utilize color to create bold abstracted elemen...

Sunday, July 19, 2 pm In conjunction with Joslyn's special exhibition A Century of Retablos , the St. Cecilia Institute for Archdiocesan Formation of the Laity continues its Art's Religious Themes Series (ARTS) on Sunday, July 19 at 2:00 PM in Joslyn's Abbott Lecture Hall with a look at...

CLASS IS FULL July 20-24, 9 am-noon (Pair with Art Fiesta camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 6-8 Take a look at the golden objects of the ancient people of Sitio Conte, Panama, in an exhibition of archaeological artifacts and art. See how the people of this sophisticated civilization...

CLASS IS FULL July 20-23, 9:30-11:30 am Ages 4-5 Explore the traditions of Mexico through its folk art. Campers will see toys, masks, and animals and they'll create their own objects using papier-mache, clay, cut-paper, and other media. Instructor: Therese Straseski Materials provided. Ad...

July 20-24, 1-4 pm (Pair with Art that Glitters camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 6-8 Discover traditional art techniques and media of Mexico through an exhibition of folk art objects and by making art of your own. Look closely at toys, masks, figures, and animals in the galleries, then...

July 20-24, 1- 4 pm Teens Develop the essential drawing skills that an artist uses to render the world within two dimensions. Complete drawing exercises designed to enhance your ability to capture on paper three-dimensional objects and the space around them using perspective, value, shape, and...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults The Painting a Day movement is a current worldwide phenomenon that has brought together hundreds of oil painters to share ideas and inspiration through the World Wide Web. The practice involves making small oil paintings...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults Use diverse media such as wire, clay, fabric, and plaster to explore the three-dimensional elements and principles of sculptural design. With guidance from sculptor Leslie Iwai, and artwork in Joslyn's new sculpture garde...

River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte tells the story of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (whose collection was the source of the incredible exhibition Searching for Ancient Egypt, which drew 134,578 visitors to Joslyn in 1999) excavations at...

Latin America with an American twist. A South Omaha sensation, combining the slow burn of careful, trained musicianship with the flare of raw talent. This is Marcos & Sabor. Guitar sensation Marcos Barrientos leads Sabor in Santana, Norteño, Cumbia, Bachata, Flamenco, Latin Jazz, Salsa, b...

Fridays: June 5-August 14; 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...

Friday and Saturday, July 24 and 25 In celebration of its Centennial, Mutual of Omaha has collaborated with more than a dozen arts and entertainment organizations, including Joslyn Art Museum, as well as Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Royals baseball, to offer a weekend of free programs, activ...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 10 am-noon Ages 8-12 Work with Omaha sculptor Matt Lowe to create art in 3-D. Use works from Joslyn's galleries and sculpture garden as reference as you determine how to use space and form to express your ideas and to describe the world around you in your o...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25; 10-11:30 am Ages 5-7 Children will examine ancient objects discovered by archaeologists in Sitio Conte, Panama. These artifacts and adornments, many made of gold, will inspire students to create art and jewelry of their own using metal and clay. Instructor: CaSandra...

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

Saturday, July 25, 11:30 am In conjunction with Joslyn's special exhibition A Century of Retablos , the St. Cecilia Institute for Archdiocesan Formation of the Laity continues its Art's Religious Themes Series (ARTS) with the third in a series of Gallery Talks on Saturday July 25 at 11:30...

Saturday, July 25, noon-1 pm - exhibition tour: River of Gold Saturday-Sunday, July 25-26, 1-4 pm - studio workshop Teens & Adults Precious metal clay is a way of creating intricate metal designs without the laborious or dangerous skills of metalworking. Fine particles of pure precious me...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn to incorporate experimental techniques within your watercolor compositions with insight from instructor Ron Sykes. Use your brush to create fascinating atmospheric effects and utilize color to create bold abstracted elemen...

River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte tells the story of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (whose collection was the source of the incredible exhibition Searching for Ancient Egypt, which drew 134,578 visitors to Joslyn in 1999) excavations at...

July 27-31, 1-4 pm (Pair with Art Fiesta camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 9-12 Take a look at the golden objects of the ancient people of Sitio Conte, Panama, in an exhibition of archaeological artifacts and art. See how the people of this sophisticated civilization decorated their art...

CLASS IS FULL July 27-31, 1-4 pm (Pair with Art that Glitters camp for a full-day experience.) Ages 9-12 Discover traditional art techniques and media of Mexico through an exhibition of folk art objects and by making art of your own. Look closely at toys, masks, figures, and animals in t...

July 27-31, 1- 4 pm Teens This camp will teach the basic skills of acrylic painting to beginners, and for more experienced students it will introduce advanced techniques of paint manipulation and application. Instructor: Natalie Linstrom Materials provided. Advance registration and payment r...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults The Painting a Day movement is a current worldwide phenomenon that has brought together hundreds of oil painters to share ideas and inspiration through the World Wide Web. The practice involves making small oil paintings...

Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18; 6-8:30 pm Teens & Adults Use diverse media such as wire, clay, fabric, and plaster to explore the three-dimensional elements and principles of sculptural design. With guidance from sculptor Leslie Iwai, and artwork in Joslyn's new sculpture garde...

Arte Popular: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Pat and Judd Wagner is a celebration of the rich folk art traditions that reach more than 2,000 years into Mexico's past. Seventy-five extraordinary objects collected from villages, towns, and cities throughout Mexico attest to the continuation...

Captivating, elegant, mystifying, and delightful. A lithesome vocalist with technique, taste, and sass. A story teller, a professor emeritus of body language, a consummate actress, a complete entertainer, and song stylist extraordinaire. This is Ida McBeth. Making her incredible tenth appeara...

Fridays: June 5-August 14; 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...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 10 am-noon Ages 8-12 Work with Omaha sculptor Matt Lowe to create art in 3-D. Use works from Joslyn's galleries and sculpture garden as reference as you determine how to use space and form to express your ideas and to describe the world around you in your o...

Join the artful, continuous exploration of Omaha that is Sketch Crawl . Sketchers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to attend these informal gatherings to observe and reflect on the city's environment and record lasting impressions. Stop by on Saturday mornings, 10 am-noon:...

Saturday, August 1, 10 am-2 pm Omaha Public Library will conclude its Summer Reading Program (SRP) with a celebration for families at Joslyn Art Museum on Saturday, August 1, 10 am-2 pm. This free event is especially for SRP children who met the goal of reading or listening to 10 books and teen...

Saturdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1; 1-3:30 pm Teens & Adults Learn to incorporate experimental techniques within your watercolor compositions with insight from instructor Ron Sykes. Use your brush to create fascinating atmospheric effects and utilize color to create bold abstracted elemen...

Saturdays: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; 1-3 pm Teens & Adults Discover the fascinating folk art tradition with artist Linda Garcia. Papel picado , practiced throughout Mexico, is the art of cutting paper to create intricate lace-like geometric designs or images. Learn to create traditional pa...

Sundays: August 2, 9, 16, 23; 1-3 pm Teens & Adults Learn a new acrylic technique in this class focused on creating depth through the application of thin layers of acrylic color and varnish. Instructors Marc Manriquez and Aron Schlosser will demonstrate their personal approach of layering a...