The Elizabeth Rubendall Foundation has generously funded an artist-in-residence program since 2007 at the Great Plains Art Museum. Artworks are commissioned by the museum to become part of the museum's permanent collection, and the artist completes the commissioned artwork(s) in the lobby of the Great Plains Art Museum. The full artistic process is on display for visitors and school groups, creating a unique program as well as enduring art.
Residencies are usually in late April. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for your school or tour group, please contact the Great Plains Art Museum at 402/472-6220.
2010 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence: Wendy Hall
April 27 – May 2, 2010
Working in a traditional style, Wendy's landscapes focus mainly on field and pastoral scenes of Nebraska. Her still lifes contain primitive items accompanied by fruits and wildflowers found around the farm where she lives. She attended the State University of New York at New Paltz and has worked as an art director, layout artist and pre-press worker in the Omaha/Lincoln area. She now paints full time, is a member of the American Plains Artists and is represented by Anderson O'Brien Fine Art in Omaha, Nebraska.
Hall has been commissioned to create two paintings for the Great Plains Art Museum permanent collection: one still life and one bucolic scene from her ranch. Visitors and school groups are invited to view and interact with Ms. Hall as she works. There will be hands-on stations for visitors to attempt still-life object arrangement, perceptive drawing, and media experimentation.
Prior Elizabeth Rubendall Residencies:
Gail Sundell
Women of the Plains
Colorado alabaster
Michael Albrechtsen
Nebraska Reverence
and
Catching Sunsets
oil
Delmar Pettigrew
I'm Outta Here
bronze
Martha Pettigrew
Dakota Wind
bronze
Prior Great Plains Art Museum Resident Artist:
Andrew Peters
A Good Solid Century Farm
oil
