Art shows and art events in Omaha, NE tonight and this week

An exhibit on the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter's Depot and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs and artifacts, including original 1939 architectural drawings.

Creative time for scrapbookers to make projects and meet others. Spaces are limited, so pre-register. Free.

Hands-on beading sessions led by a Cultural Specialist of the Sicangu Tribe, who shares beadwork as a way of carrying identity, history and culture.

Intro to Machine Sewing: Tote Bag, a two hour hands-on class on sewing machine basics where you create a simple project.

An exhibit on the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter's Depot and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs and artifacts, including original 1939 architectural drawings.

Crochet workshop open to any age and skill level, where you make something new with a hook and yarn. You need to know chain and single crochet stitches first. $14.

Stammtisch, a weekly German conversation club active since 2009, open to students, faculty and community members.

Literary scholar Dr. Gregory E. Rutledge explores his relationship to the unfolding field of Afrofuturism and its connection to the canon, epic mythology, and race.

An exhibit on the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter's Depot and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs and artifacts, including original 1939 architectural drawings.

Lynette Fast of Noyes Art Gallery interviews gallery artists in a relaxed lunchtime session recorded for the KZUM podcast. Sack lunches are welcome, and questions for the artists follow each interview.

A panel discussion from Amplify on temporary and ephemeral public art.

A painting class in the tasting room at James Arthur Vineyards, led by Urban Legends Art Studio, where you paint a wine bottle. It costs $45 per person.

An exhibition at the LUX Center for the Arts featuring rural regionalist artwork by artists from the American Midwest, including Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton.

A sculpture installation in the Great Hall featuring tilting, swaying, and kinetic works by Alexander Calder, George Rickey, Harry Bertoia, and John McCracken.

An exhibition at the Sheldon Museum of Art exploring mid-century artist Grace Hartigan's work and her dynamic exchange with the New York poets who inspired her.

A traveling group exhibition organized by the Sheldon Museum of Art examining intersecting American identities, histories, and communities through visual art.

A tactile, 3-D model of the Pershing Auditorium ceramic tile mural on display at the Nebraska History Museum, featuring an audio guide describing its history and imagery.

Portraits of Survival, photographer David Radler's black and white portraits of Nebraska's Holocaust survivors, a traveling exhibit from the Institute of Holocaust Education.

An immersive art installation by Jennifer Angus at the Great Plains Art Museum, using dead and dried insect specimens to explore the hidden ecosystem of the Great Plains.

A multimedia art exhibition featuring works by Elizabeth Burden, Willa Ahlschwede, and Marci Sue Black exploring Black, European immigrant, and Indigenous histories and kinship on the Nebraska prairie.

A screendance and companion zine by Mac Kelsey exploring the concept of the hydrocommons—water as a shared resource—across social, historical, geographic and sensorial bodies in the Great Plains.

Holiday Art & Handmade Gift Open House in Lincoln.

Watercolor Basics with Luba Carlson of Kalina Art Studio: a three-hour class in basic techniques. Free for adults 19+; registration required.

An exhibit of photos of African American activists who made local contributions in civil rights, education, sports, media and business.

Hands-on cupcake decorating class where you decorate 12 cupcakes and take them all home. $60.

Kusi Taki - A Musical Journey in Omaha.

A live painting contest in Omaha, where local artists compete and the audience casts the votes.

An exhibition at the LUX Center for the Arts featuring rural regionalist artwork by artists from the American Midwest, including Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton.

Portraits of Survival, photographer David Radler's black and white portraits of Nebraska's Holocaust survivors, a traveling exhibit from the Institute of Holocaust Education.

A relaxed afternoon of painting pottery and conversation at It's Yours Pottery, where you pick a piece and get creative.

Free programs at the museum tied to its fall exhibition, offering writing sessions, art making and a chess session inspired by Samuel Bak's work. Some sessions ask for an RSVP or preregistration.

One-day watercolor workshops led by award-winning artist Telagio Baptista, with a focus on painting clouds.

Paint floral bouquets with watercolors and markers; no painting experience needed. $48.

A beginner workshop at Lincoln Hot Glass where you make your own stained glass piece from start to finish, with no experience needed. All tools and materials are provided.

Adults 55 and up design their own custom cookie cutters on laser cutters for holiday baking. It is free, and registration is required.

An exhibit on the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter's Depot and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs and artifacts, including original 1939 architectural drawings.

Adult craft night at Seward Memorial Library to make Embroidery Hoop Scarecrows.

An exhibition at the LUX Center for the Arts featuring rural regionalist artwork by artists from the American Midwest, including Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton.