Bemis Center for Contemporary Art

Exhibition

Benefit Art Auction Exhibition

October 15, 2021–October 29, 2021

Benefit Art Auction, 5:30–9:15 PM
Xiu Xiu | Live @ LOW END, Doors 9:30 PM

Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2021

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org

 

Mary Ann Srandell, Porcelain Flowers Yellow U/I, Ink /3D, 28x24"

 

 

 

 

Mary Ann Strandell, Transit Plain Towers, 34x47", U/I, Ink /3D Lenticular

 

 

 

 

Join us in celebrating Bemis Center’s 40th birthday at Omaha’s largest and most beloved celebration of contemporary art! More than 200 local, regional, and national artists participate in the Auction, choosing between 50-100% commission on the sale of their works. All other proceeds are reinvested into Bemis Center’s three core programs—Residency, Exhibitions, and Public Programs—that infuse our region with new art and ideas year-round through a regular schedule of free programming.

This year, with an expanded footprint to include outside food and beverage service, mobile bidding, and live music at LOW END, Bemis Center's music venue, we aim to maintain social distancing and bring our community together for a celebration that raises critical resources for Bemis and participating artists.

COVID Safety Policy

To ensure Bemis Center is providing a safe environment for everyone, the following policies are in place at the Benefit Art Auction and Concert:

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test is required for all visitors 12 and over. Visitors who are unable to be or who are not fully vaccinated must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.

A face covering is required for all visitors, ages 2–11 when indoors. Face coverings are encouraged for attendees 12 and over when not eating or drinking indoors.

 MARY ANN STRANDELL' s work examines the intersection of nature and technology in our participation in society. Through combining a gamut of places as content markers- ancient canyons in the SW to urban cities and historic museums, these subjects are explored with drawing, painting, and 3D lenticular media. Works start as singular paintings and evolve into lenticular's complex software-based optical fabrications. She has exhibited internationally at venues including De Weiger Museum, Netherlands: Panorama Art, Cologne, DE: FiAC, Paris; St. Louis Art Museum; Michael Steinberg Fine Art, NYC ; Transfer Downloads, Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco; Her 2021 commissions include site-specific lenticular for UBER Headquarters, San Francisco; and Children's Mercy Research Institute, KC, MO. Some awards include a NEA in Painting, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Public Artwork Fund/NEA Midwest. Her recent acquisitions are the APS Museum, Shanghai; Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, MO.

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