NEW THIS WEEK

Anderson O'Brien Fine Art, 1108 Jackson St. "Kevin Tolman: Recent Works" opening reception Friday, 6-8 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 29. Gallery hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday noon-4 p.m., 402-884-0911 or aobfineart.com.

Artists' Cooperative Gallery, 405 S. 11th St. "Art: The World Through Our Eyes," opening reception Friday, 6-9 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 26. www.artistsco-opgallery.com.

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. First Thursday Art Talk with artists-in-residence, 7 p.m. 402-341-7130 or www.bemiscenter.org.

Burkholder Project, 719 P St., Lincoln. New Works opening reception Friday, 7-9 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 28. 402-477-3305 or www.burkholderproject.com.

Columbus Art Gallery, 2504 14th St., Columbus, Neb. Sheldon Statewide persents Commemorations: Art from Sheldon's Permanent Collection, open Saturday through March 5. 402-563-1016 or www.artscolumbusne.org.

Concordia University Marxhausen Gallery of Art, 800 N. Columbia Ave., Seward, Neb. "Notations" by Steve Roden, open Sunday through March 23. 402-643-3651.

The 815, 815 O St. Suite 1, Lincoln. Final Friday at The 815, 402-261-4905 or the815.org.

Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1330 N. Burlington Ave. "Life Up Close" exhibit and sale are Saturday through March 25. 402-461-4629 or www.hastingsmuseum.org.

Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St. Drink n Draw exhibit, opening reception Saturday, 7-9 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 26. 402-342-6452 or www.hotshopsartcenter.com.

Jewish Community Center Gallery, 333 S. 132nd St. Omaha Artists, Inc. Winter "Escape" All Member Art Show, opens Thursday, Feb. 2. Opening reception Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 29. 402-334-6426.

Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. "Bravo! Chris Raschka" now open. Admission: adults, $8; senior citizens (62 and older) and college students, $6; children 5 to 17, $5; children 4 and younger and members, free. Museum free to public 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. 402-342-3300 or www.joslyn.org.

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, Neb. "Privacy and the Plains" by Lincoln photographer, Kimberly Thomas, reception Thursday, 5-7 p.m. Exhibit through March 1. 402-874-9600 or www.khncenterforthearts.org.

Love's Jazz & Arts Center, 2510 N. 24th St. "Soul Sanctuary" open Thursday through April 28. 402-502-5291 or www.lovesjazzartcenter.org.

Modern Arts Midtown, 3615 Dodge St., "Stroke by Stroke, paintings by Omaha artist Jacqueline Kluver," opening reception Thursday, 6-9 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 25. modernartsmidtown.com or 402-502-8737.

Modern Arts Midwest, 800 P St., Suite 300, Lincoln. "Without Time or Place" and "A Silent Mutation." Reception Friday, 6:30-9 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 11. 402-477-2828 or www.modernartsmidwest.com.

Museum of Nebraska Art, 2401 Central Ave., Kearney. Family Fun Day, Saturday, 1-4 p.m., free. 308-865-8559 mona.unk.edu.

Old Market Artists Gallery, 1034 Howard St. "Sweet Art" opens Friday, 6-8 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 29. 402-346-6569 or www.oldmarketartists.com.

The Passageway Gallery, 417 S. 11th St. "An Artist's Heart," open Friday through Feb. 29. 402-341-1910 or passagewaygallery.com.

Tugboat Gallery, 116 N. 14th St., Lincoln. "Wired to Distant Things" opening reception Friday, 7-10 p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 25. 402-477-6200 or www.tugboatgallery.com.

UNL's International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St., Lincoln. First Friday free admission, 4:30-7 p.m.; Public lecture "Being in Total Control of Herself: The Story of Yvonne Wells," Friday, 5:30 p.m. 402-472-6459 or www.quiltstudy.org.

UNL's Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R Streets, Lincoln. First Friday openings "Railroads and the Making of Modern America," "Partners and Adversaries: The Art of Collaboration" and "All Is Pretty: Warhol Polaroids," 5-7 p.m. 402-472-2461 or www.sheldonartgallery.org.

Workspace Gallery, 440 N. Eighth St., Lincoln. Nicole Jean Hills "Artifacts and Incidents," opening reception Friday, 6-8 p.m. Exhibit through March 1. Gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ART MUSEUMS

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. Placemakers through March 31; Transceiver through Feb. 11. 402-341-7130 or www.bemiscenter.org.

Bemis Underground, 724 S. 12th St. 402-341-7130 or www.bemiscenter.org.

El Museo Latino, 4701 S. 25th St. St. Visiones del Arte Mexicano: Visions of Mexican Art through Feb. 11. Admission: adults, $5; senior citizens and students K-12, $3.50; children younger than 5, free; college students, $4; members, free. 402-731-1137 or www.elmuseolatino.org.

Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Art in America: Colonial Times to Present, now open; Admission: adults, $8; senior citizens (62 and older) and college students, $6; children 5 to 17, $5; children 4 and younger and members, free. Museum free to public 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. 402-342-3300 or www.joslyn.org.

Museum of Religious Arts, 2697 Niagara Trail, Logan, Iowa. 712-644-3888 or www.mrarts.org.

NONCOMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, 575 E St., David City, Neb. "Jean Terry: Upstate New York Farmstead" through Feb. 26. 402-472-6459 or www.bonecreek.org.

Cass County Museum, 646 Main St., Plattsmouth, 402-296-4770.

Corning Center for the Fine Arts, 706 Davis Ave., Corning, Iowa. 641-322-4549 or www.corningfinearts.org.

Danish Immigrant Museum, 2212 Washington St., Elk Horn, Iowa. 712-764-7001 or www.dkmuseum.org.

Governor's Mansion, 1425 H St., Lincoln. 402-471-3466 or www.governorsresidence.ne.gov.

Homestead National Monument of America, 8523 W. Nebraska Highway 4, Beatrice, Neb., 402-223-3514 or www.nps.gov/home/index.htm.

Kaneko, 1111 Jones St. 402-341-3800 or www.thekaneko.org.

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, Neb. 402-874-9600 or www.khncenterforthearts.org.

Lincoln Children's Zoo, 1222 S. 27th St., Lincoln. Artists needed for 2012 Rain Barrel Art Project. Applications due Friday. For more information contact Ellen Wright at 402-441-7075 or ewright@lincoln.ne.gov.

Michael Phipps Gallery at W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St. 402-444-4838.

Moorhead Cultural Center, 120 Oak St., Moorhead, Iowa. 712-886-5017.

Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, P.O. Box 82088, Lincoln, Aviation Art Contest 2012, now accepting entries from ages 6-17. 402-471-2371 or David.Morris@nebraska.gov.

Norfolk Arts Center, 305 N. Fifth St., Norfolk, Neb. Blazing the Wax Trail: Nebraska Encaustic Artists through March 1; 402-371-7199 or www.norfolkartscenter.org.

Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St., Sioux City, Iowa, 712-279-6272 or www.siouxcityartcenter.org

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, Neb., 308-385-5316, www.stuhrmuseum.org.

SunderlandArt Gallery at Cathedral, 100 N. 62nd St., 402-558-3100 x 3007 or www.cathedralartsproject.org.

The Art Farm, 1306 W. 21 Road, Marquette, Neb. Artfarmnebraska.org

W. Dale Clark Main Library, 215 S. 15th St., 402-444-4800.

For additional gallery listings visit omaha.com/go

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Abbott/Pinkoff Gallery, 614 S. 11th St. 402-345-1576.

Against the Wall Gallery, 6220 Havelock Ave., Lincoln. 402-467-3484 or www.againstthewallgallery.com.

Anderson O'Brien Fine Art, 1108 Jackson St. Gallery hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday noon-4 p.m., 402-884-0911 or aobfineart.com.

Ankeny Art Center, 1520 SW Ordnance Road, Ankeny, Iowa. www.ankenyartcenter.com or 515-965-0940.

Art Frankly, at the Architectural Offices, 4610 Dodge St., main level.

Artists' Cooperative Gallery, 405 S. 11th St. www.artistsco-opgallery.com.

The Art Mill, 15514 Spaulding Plaza, Suite D09. 402-932-7846 or www.omahaartmill.com.

Arts on Grand, 408 N. Grand Ave., Spencer, Iowa. www.artsongrand.org.

Avenue Gallery, 105 S. Ninth St. 402-551-0220.

Bancroft Street Market, 2702 S. 10th St. 402-651-2327 or www.bancroftstreetmarket.com.

The Benson Grind Gallery, 6107 Maple St. Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-3 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-noon, 402-932-4040 or www.bensongrind.com.

Birdhouse Collectible, 1111 N. 13th St., Suite 123, design@birdhouseinteriors.com, 402-577-0711.

Blue Pomegranate Art Gallery, 6570 Maple St. 402-502-9901 or www.bluepom.com.

Bluffs Art Council, 100 Block of West Broadway, Council Bluffs, Call for artists and musicians for Dine Out for the Arts, Tuesday, February 21, call 712-328-4992 or email info@bluffsarts.org.

Brownville Lyceum, Brownville, Neb. Thomas D. Palmerton exhibition. 402-825-4321.

Burkholder Project, 719 P St., Lincoln. 402-477-3305 or www.burkholderproject.com.

Caffeine Dreams, 4524 Farnam St., 402-932-2803 or www.caffeinedreams.net.

Carnegie Arts Center, 204 West 4th St., Alliance, Neb., 308-762-4571 or www.carnegieartscenter.com.

The Center, 714 S. Main St., Council Bluffs, 712-328-4992 or www.bluffsarts.org.

Creekside Framing and Gallery, 120 N. Washington St., Papillion. 402-493-7263 or www.creeksideframing.com.

The Columbus Art Gallery, Columbus Public Library, 2504 14th Street, Columbus. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 10-4:30, and Saturday 1:30-4:30 or by appointment. www.artscolumbusne.org.

Dundee Gallery, 4916 Underwood Ave. 402-505-8333 or www.dundeegallery.com.

The 815, 815 O St. Suite 1, Lincoln, 402-261-4905 or the815.org.

Everything Them, 1105 Howard St. 402-341-1156.

Florence Mill Art Loft, 9102 N. 30th St., Open 1-5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday. 402-551-1233.

The Foundry, 6051 Maple St. 402-558-0725 or www.omahafoundry.com.

Fred Simon Gallery, 1004 Farnam St. 402-495-2334.

Gallery 616, 11th and Jones, Old Market. Gallery open Thursday through Saturday, 2-7 p.m., or by appointment. 402-214-3061.

Gallery 72, 2709 Leavenworth St.

Gallery 92 West, 92 W. Sixth St., Fremont. 402-721-7779.

The Gallery at Prouty Place Dos, 4825 S. 25th St., Omaha. 402-731-0962.

The Gallery by Wendy Deane, 207 N. Spruce St., Valley, Neb. 402-660-7040 or www.wendydeaneartist.com.

Gallery Nine, 124 S. Ninth St., Lincoln. 402-477-2822 or www.gallerynine.com.

Garden of the Zodiac's Moving Gallery, 1042 Howard St. 402-341-1877.

Glass Harmony Gallery, 1108 Jackson St. 402-960-4255 or www.glassharmony.com.

Glimpse Gallery, 4225 Cuming St. 402-614-7597 or www.glimpsegallery.com.

Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St., Hewit Place, Lincoln. 402-472-6220.

Handmade Modern Studio and Gallery, 1416 O St., Lincoln. www.sarabucy.com

Hardware Gallery, 1801 Vinton St., Brian Tait and Gerard Pefung's "Calabro" and "Catch & Release" both through February 14. 402-216-1008.

Heart of Gold Jewelers, 2701 N. 48th St., Ste. 1, Lincoln. Gallery opening. 402-325-0465.

Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St. 402-342-6452 or www.hotshopsartcenter.com.

Images of Nature, 1115 Harney St. 402-341-8460 or www.mangelsen.com.

The Kent Bellows Studio & Center for Visual Arts, 3303 Leavenworth St. www.kentbellows.org.

Kiechel Fine Art, 5733 S. 34th St., Suite 300, Lincoln. 402-420-9553 or www.kiechelart.com.

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, Neb. Privacy and the Plains, through March 1. 402-874-9600 or www.khncenterforthearts.org.

La Casa Gallery, 44th and Leavenworth Streets. 402-553-6082

Laurie and Charles Photographs, 1412 Howard St. 402-391-3471 or www.laurieandcharles.com.

Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St. Admission: adults, $7; children 6 to 12, $3; children younger than 6 and members, free. 402-346-4002 or lauritzengardens.org.

Lewis Art Gallery, 8600 Cass St. 40th Anniversary Celebration and new works by Jane Scott, Todd Matson, Bob Ransley and American Craft Guild Artists. 402-391-7733 or www.lewisartgallery.com.

Louisville Art Gallery, 230 Main St., Louisville, Neb. 402-234-2867 or www.louisvilleartgallery.com.

LUX Center for the Arts, 2601 N. 48th St., Lincoln. Architectural Elevations, new exhibit through February 28; "Rock, Paper, Scissors" through February 25. 402-466-8692 or www.luxcenter.org.

Main Street Gallery, 521 Main St., Plattsmouth, Neb. 402-296-2229.

Michael Forsberg Gallery, 100 N. Eighth St., Suite 150, Lincoln. 402-477-5030 or www.michaelforsberg.com.

Milestone Gallery, 1005 O St., Lincoln. 402-438-6474.

Modern Arts Midtown, 3615 Dodge St., moderartsmidtown.com or 402-502-8737.

Modern Arts Midwest, 800 P St., Suite 300, Lincoln. 402-477-2828 or www.modernartsmidwest.com.

Nebraska Showcase Gallery, 1004 Farnam St. 402-595-2122.

Nomad Lounge, 1013 Jones St. 402-884-1231 or www.nomadlounge.com.

Noyes Gallery, 119 S. Ninth St., Lincoln. 402-475-1061 or www.noyesartgallery.com.

Old Market Artists Gallery, 1034 Howard St. 402-346-6569 or www.oldmarketartists.com.

Omaha Artist, Inc. @ The Designers, 12123 Emmet St. www.omahaartistsinc.com.

Omaha Clay Works, 1114 Jones St. 402-346-0560 or www.omahaclayworks.com.

Omaha Healing Arts Center Gallery, 1216 Howard St. 402-345-5078 or www.omahahealingarts.com.

The Parrish Studios, 1410-1416 O St., second floor, Room 8, Lincoln. "Collaboration in Junk and Other Artfully Repurposed Stuff" by Melanie Falk, www.parrish-studios.com

The Passageway Gallery, 417 S. 11th St. 402-341-1910 or passagewaygallery.com.

Peerless Gallery, 3157 Farnam St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.wearepeerless.com.

Phillip Schrager Collection of Contemporary Art, 4405 S. 96th St. 402-505-6553 or www.schragercollection.org.

Polyester, 1618 Harney St. 402-345-0231 or www.polyestergallery.com.

Prairie Winds Art Center, 112 W. Third St., Grand Island. 308-381-4001 or www.prairiewindsart.com.

P.S. Collective, 6056 Maple St. 402-884-8680 or pscollective.com.

Pulp Gallery, 1026 Howard St. 402-319-7857.

Rick Anderson Gallery, 15418 West Center Road. 402-778-9829 or www.rickandersongallery.com.

Robert Henri Museum, 218 East 8th Street, Cozad, Neb. 308-784-4154 or roberthenrimuseum.org.

RNG Gallery, 1915 Leavenworth St., 402-214-3061.

Schoolhouse Art Gallery, Main and Fifth Streets, Brownville, Neb. 402-274-4146.

Skylight Gallery, 1312 S. Sixth St. skylightgallery@gmail.com.

So-Oh Fine Art Gallery, 7121 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln. 402-499-0215 or www.so-oh-art.com.

Springfield ArtWorks, 183 Main St., Springfield, Neb. 402-301-9162 or www.springfieldartworks.com.

Stonehouse Publishing Co., 1508 Leavenworth St.

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, Neb., 308-385-5316, www.stuhrmuseum.org.

Thomas Kinkade Gallery, 13059 West Center Road. 402-330-3100 or www.thomaskinkade.com.

Tugboat Gallery, 116 N. 14th St., Lincoln. 402-477-6200 or www.tugboatgallery.com.

Upstream People Gallery, 5607 Howard St., shows@upstreampeoplegallery.com or 402 991 4741.

Weiss Studios and Gardens, 13603 Pflug Road, Springfield. 402-680-0642 or www.carlweissart.com.

White Crane Gallery, 1302 Howard St. 402-345-1066.

Workspace Gallery, 440 N. Eighth St., Lincoln. Gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Bellevue University Art Gallery, 1000 Galvin Road South, Bellevue, Works by Amy Cerra, Laurie Mason and Dalhia Cavazos through January. www.bellevue.edu.

Chadron State Main Gallery, Memorial Hall, 1000 Main St., Chadron, Neb., 308-432-6372.

College of St. Mary Hillmer Art Gallery, 7000 Mercy Road. 402-399-2621 or www.csm.edu.

Concordia University Marxhausen Gallery of Art, 800 N. Columbia Ave., Seward, Neb. 402-643-3651.

Creighton University Lied Center for the Arts, 2500 California Plaza. "Le Point Vierge: Mary and the Catholic Imagination" through Feb. 17. 402-280-2509.

Hastings College Art Gallery, 710 N. Turner Ave., Hastings, Neb., 2012 All-Student Juried Exhibition, through Feb. 17. 402-461-7784 or www.hastings.edu.

Metropolitan Community College Gallery of Art and Design, Elkhorn Valley Campus, 204th Street and West Dodge Road. 402-457-2369.

Musuem of Nebraska Art, 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney. The Oregon Trail: Images of the Journey West through March 11.; NEBRASKA NOW: Wendy Weiss and Jay Kreimer: Against the Sky, through April 8. 308-865-8559 mona.unk.edu.

Nebraska Wesleyan University Elder Gallery, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue, Lincoln. 402-465-2273.

Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Wayne State College, Peterson Fine Arts Building, 1111 Main St., Wayne, Neb. 800-228-9972.

Peru State College Art Gallery, A.V. Larson Building, Peru, Neb. Randy L. Waln "The Degeneration of the Family Farm," Feb. 9. 402-872-2271.

University of Nebraska at Omaha's H. Don and Connie J. Osborne Family Gallery, 6001 Dodge St. Main floor of Criss Library. "Art by Cassiday" by Bud Cassiday, through Feb. 4. 402-554-2640 or library.unomaha.edu.

University of Nebraska State Museum, 14th and Vine Streets, Lincoln. 402-472-2642.

UNK'S Frank House Museum, 2010 University Drive, Kearney, Neb. Hours: Monday-Friday 2-5 p.m., Saturday noon-5 p.m. www.unk.edu/offices/frankhouse/Frank_House.

UNK's Walker Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building, 905 W. 25th St., Kearney. 308-865-8353.

UNL's Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Stadium Drive and T Street, Lincoln. Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition, through Feb. 23. 402-472-5522.

UNL's Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St., Lincoln. "Marking the Prairie Sublime: Painting & Prints" by Jonathan Gooding, through April 1; "Transported with Wonder" through April 1. Call for artists for a juried exhibition focusing on Native American culture in the Great Plains region. For more information call 402-472-0599 or visit www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/juriedexhibition.shtml. 402-472-0599.

UNL's Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts, 102 Woods Art Building, Lincoln, For more info visit http://go.unol/nyaa or 402-472-9355.

UNL's International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St., Lincoln. "What's in a Name? Inscribed Quilts"; "Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages" through February 26; 402-472-6459 or www.quiltstudy.org.

UNL's Lentz Center for Asian Culture, 1155 Q St., Lincoln. 402-472-6220 or www.unl.edu/lentz.

UNL's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, 35th and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln. 402-472-2911 or textilegallery.unl.edu.

UNL's Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R Streets, Lincoln. 402-472-2461 or www.sheldonartgallery.org.

University of Nebraska State Museum, 14th and Vine Streets, Lincoln. Admission: adults, $5; children 5 to 18, $3; children 4 and younger and anyone affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, free; family (up to two adults and children), $10. 402-472-2642 or www-museum.unl.edu.

UNO's Weber Fine Arts Building Art Gallery, 6001 Dodge St., Julie Green: The Last Supper, hrough February 8. 402-554-2796.