December 1 - December 15, 2023

Day With(out) Art 2023

Date: Dec. 1, 2023

Time: 10:00 am–7:00 pm

Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Room: Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium

Sheldon Museum of Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS (www.visualaids.org) for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting “Everyone I Know Is Sick,” a program of five videos generating connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability.

The program features newly commissioned work by Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes & Lili Nascimento (Brazil), Beau Gomez (Canada/Philippines), Dolissa Medina & Ananias P. Soria (USA), and Kurt Weston (USA).

Inspired by a statement from Cyrée Jarelle Johnson in the book “Black Futures,” “Everyone I Know Is Sick” examines how our society excludes disabled and sick people by upholding a false dichotomy of health and sickness. Inviting us to understand disability as a common experience rather than an exception to the norm, the program highlights a range of experiences spanning HIV, COVID, mental health, and aging. The commissioned artists foreground the knowledge and expertise of disabled and sick people in a world still grappling with multiple ongoing pandemics.

Sheldon will show a looping presentation of the video program from 10 AM to 7 PM. Admission is free.

Visual AIDS is a New York-based non-profit that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.

First Friday at the Great Plains Art Museum

Date: Dec. 1, 2023

Time: 5:00 pm–7:00 pm

Location: Great Plains Art Museum

The Great Plains Art Museum is open late on Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. Visit the museum for three exhibitions, light refreshments, and an all-ages ornament making activity.

“Threads & Trails: Contemplations of Our Herstories”
Lower-level gallery
October 6, 2023–February 17, 2024
“Threads & Trails” is a collaborative exhibition created by five female-identifying artists who connect their personal histories to the conquest of the American West and Indigenous dispossession. Featuring the work of Erica Larsen-Dockray, Cybele Moon, Steph Coley, Eve-Lauryn LaFountain, and Marissa Magdalena Sykes, this installation explores the experiences of women from the past and present in a space that is immersive, enlightening, inclusive, and transformative.

Support for this exhibition and related programming was generously provided by: Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Richard P. Kimmel & Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation, Lincoln Community Foundation, Union Bank & Trust, UNL Research Council, UNL Faculty Senate Convocations Committee

“Supporting Indigenous Sisters: An International Print Exchange”
July 25–December 16, 2023
“Supporting Indigenous Sisters” is a print portfolio exchange involving sixteen artists from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous backgrounds. The portfolio was created to help begin conversations on many levels about missing and murdered Indigenous women. Each artist was asked to reach into their own experiences as a female walking this earth. The images from all of the artists advocate for change and for voicing this dark present history. Artists were invited by Melanie Yazzie, head of printmaking at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Catherine Prose, professor of printmaking at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

“From Paintbrushes to Camera Lenses: Creative Women of the Great Plains, Part II”
July 25–December 16, 2023
In fall 2018, the Great Plains Art Museum mounted “From Paintbrushes to Camera Lenses: Creative Women of the Great Plains,” an exhibition that highlighted exceptional work created by female artists from the museum’s permanent collection. To complement other female-focused exhibitions on view during fall 2023, the museum is organizing part two of this exhibition to showcase many recent acquisitions and other works from the collection by women that were not shown in the first installation.

Admission is always free.

https://www.unl.edu/plains/great-plains-art-museum

NIC Donation Drive for Refugees

Date: Dec. 4, 2023

Time: 8:00 am–5:00 pm

Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus

From November 20 – December 8, NIC Partners and the Lincoln community are encouraged to bring personal care items for newly arriving refugees to Lincoln. Items needed include combs, brushes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, baby shampoo, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, washcloths, hand towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, razors, shaving cream and feminine products.

Please drop your donations off at The Mill Coffee & Bistro, the NIC Administrative office (Suite 2220) or Nebraska Nova’s office (Suite 1100). Items collected will be taken to Lutheran Family Services to be distributed to the most vulnerable new Americans.

Make a monetary donation: https://www.onelfs.org/donate/.

If you would like to support Lutheran Family Services and new American refugee families in our community with your time, talent and friendship, please visit the volunteer website. Questions? Contact Julie Reager (julie.reager@onelfs.org).

Study at Sheldon Museum of Art

Date: Dec. 6, 2023

Time: 1:00 pm–5:00 pm

Location: Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon’s Great Hall will be transformed into a Great Study Hall for an afternoon. When you’re ready to take a break from your books, explore the galleries for inspiration and fuel up with free snacks.

https://sheldonartmuseum.org/

Snow More Classes

Date: Dec. 6, 2023

Time: 6:30 pm–9:00 pm

Location: Nebraska Union Room: Centennial Room

As the end of the semester approaches, we have Snow more classes!  Join Residence hall association for Ginger Bread house building, Board games, and coloring. Wednesday December 6th for some death week relaxation. Free to all UNL students, come and enjoy yourself before finals! 

https://rha.unl.edu/welcome/

Finals De-stress Event

Date: Dec. 7, 2023

Time: 2:00 pm–7:00 pm

Stressed out about finals week? Come unplug and relax with the First Gen RSO!

Join the First Gen RSO on Thursday, December 7th from 2-7 pm to take a break from studying for exams or working on final projects. We’ll have free food, games, and lots of fun!

Battleship Tournament

Date: Dec. 7, 2023

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Campus Recreation Center

Get in the game and defeat the stress of final exams as Campus Recreation recreates a board game classic. Teams will use buckets to scoop up water and try to sink the other remaining boats. All equipment is provided.

Register in the Sport Programs office at the Campus Recreation Center or at the Recreation & Wellness Center on East Campus by 7 p.m. Thursday, December 7.

Sport Information:
Entry fee: $25/team
Leagues: Co-Rec, Men’s, Women’s and Open
Play begins: Sunday, December 10

All matches will be played in the lap pool of the Campus Recreation Center.

Winners from each bracket will receive this year’s Intramural Sports championship t-shirt!

Find more information at: https://crec.unl.edu/intramural-sports

Bowling

Date: Dec. 8, 2023

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: Nebraska East Union

FREE EVENT! Sign-up on site to enter.
Leagues: Co-Rec, Women’s, Men’s and Open

The tournament will be played at the Husker Bowling Center in the East Campus Union. All participants will need to be checked in on-site by 5:30pm to participate in the tournament.

Winners of each bracket will receive this year’s intramural sports championship t-shirt!

Find more information at: https://crec.unl.edu/intramural-sports

Free Week: Relax & Recharge Yoga

Date: Dec. 10, 2023

Time: 7:00 pm–8:00 pm

Location: Campus Recreation Center Room: Fitness Studio

Take a break from studying and come recharge your body and mind with this slow-flow yoga class.

Register for this FREE event in the ActiveHusker App or online at: https://go.unl.edu/fitness-classes