Two people sit on a bench in an art gallery, facing a large framed portrait of a man in historical attire displayed on a salmon-colored wall.

A man in a red cap and black shirt stands in front of a colorful geometric mural, arms crossed, holding a spray paint can with a respirator mask around his neck. Paint cans and supplies are on a bench behind him.

Art-tastic Saturdays

Name: Art-tastic Saturdays
Start: 2026-11-14T11:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-14T14:00:00.000Z
Location: The Joslyn Art Museum

Sat Nov 14, 11AM–2PM

Gratitude

Free, drop-in program

Saturdays are filled with art fun! Stop by for gallery activities, special presentations, and creative exploration designed for all ages. Our activities offer opportunities for creativity and personal reflections on gratitude throughout the Museum.

We are happy to welcome our VIP Visitors, Urban Sketchers Omaha, a group that connects people through the practice of on-location sketching. VIP Visitors is a special invitation program for community groups to join in the fun at our monthly events, Art-tastic Saturdays and Nights at The Joslyn.

A look at the fun this month from 11 am–2 pm: 

Begin at our Welcome Table in the Hawks Pavilion! Pick up a program and map for the day. We can let you know about membership opportunities, upcoming programs, our Bloomberg Connects digital guide, and Art Card self-guide resources. We also can help with any accessibility needs.  
Out & About Storytime with Omaha Public Library, 11 am.
Drop in from 11 am–2 pm for Feathers of Gratitude/Plumas de Gratitud, a collaborative art experience with Indigenous artist David Manzanares*. Inspired by a Quetzalcoatl story of a feathered serpent, the project explores how every experience forms part of our life’s path, and how gratitude for that whole path becomes gratitude for our own existence. Visitors of all ages will write, draw, and decorate paper feathers, adding them to a large serpent sculpture.
There will be two public tours, each one led by our Gallery Volunteers; 11 am, Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914; and at 1 pm, The Joslyn’s Highlights. Meet in the Entry Atrium.
Slow down and sketch in the galleries.
Check out our Art Cart station, with opportunities to touch hands-on materials and talk about art with our friendly Gallery Volunteers.  
The Founder’s Room is designated as a quiet space for this event. 
Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914, is free to all today; always free to Joslyn members. 
Don’t forget to check out more great spaces—The Cafe offers food and drink for sale. The Shop has beautiful art items for all ages and interests. If you are part of an intergenerational group, be sure to visit Art Works: A Place for Curiosity, an interactive space with nine different art activity stations (children must be accompanied by adults).

Sponsorship for this program series provided by First National Bank of Omaha and Omaha Steaks

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All Program, the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a gift in memory of Matthew W. Gress, and a gift in loving memory of Peggy Severson

Thanks to program partner Omaha Public Library and Urban Sketchers Omaha.

Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 is organized by Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, and Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha.

* About the Artist

David Manzanares is a Chinantec (Jau jm) artist from Usila, Oaxaca, based in Nebraska since 2017. A sculptor, muralist, and educator, he works in clay, bronze, glass, and mixed media. His practice explores migration, belonging, and Indigenous worldviews, bringing people together through bilingual and intergenerational artmaking. His public work includes the community-informed mural at Omaha’s Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement.

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