Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
| Established | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Type | Art museum Artist cooperative |
| Location | |
| Website | bemiscenter |
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art is located in the Old Market Historic District of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, at the corner of 12th Street and Leavenworth Street. In addition to three art gallery spaces that feature ongoing exhibitions, the Bemis offers an Artist-in-Residence program and runs a Community Arts program.[1]
History
The Bemis was founded by artists Jun Kaneko, Tony Hepburn, Lorne Falke and Ree Schonlau in 1981.[2] In 1984, Ree Schonlau established a consortium consisting of the City of Omaha, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, private and corporate foundations and the Mercer family, who owned the vacant 170,000-square-foot (16,000 m2) Bemis Bag Building.
The Bemis Center presents over 20 exhibitions annually in the Center's three main galleries.
The Bemis also holds an annual art auction.[3]
Locations
The Bemis was formerly located at the Omaha Bemis Bag Company building, 614 South 11th Street, which was severely damaged in a fire in 1999.[4]
Today, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts is located in the old McCord, Brady, & Co. building on 12th and Leavenworth. The band Tilly and the Wall were the first band in residence in 2005.
The Bemis also operated a space called Bemis Underground, an experimental art space.[5]
See also
References
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External links
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- Arts centers in Nebraska
