The University of Nebraska is a land-grant institution with campuses and programs on the past, present, and future homelands of the Pawnee, Ponca, Otoe-Missouria, Omaha, Dakota, Lakota, Kaw, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples, as well as those of the relocated Ho-Chunk, Sac and Fox, and Iowa Peoples.
LOWER-LEVEL GALLERY
Watershed: Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence Amanda Maciuba
April 4–September 20, 2025
Amanda Maciuba’s work is an exploration of the visible and invisible marks of human hands on the landscape. Her practice investigates human relationships with the environment over time, forefronting the impacts of human-driven climate change. She exposes and reconsiders the layered histories of specific locations: from the geologic forces that shaped the land, to impacts of Western colonialism, to the current practices of development, destruction, and restoration by the local communities she interacts with every day. Bodies of water often act as anchors for Maciuba’s creative investigation. Watershed is an exhibition of prints, artist’s books, and installations that consider how water shapes human life and how our actions impact river environments in return.
Maciuba is the Great Plains Art Museum’s 2025 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist in Residence. Visit the artist during her residency at the museum from April 8 to 19. Learn more about the residency and scheduled events here.
Artwork: Amanda Maciuba, Trace II (Nemaha, Nebraska), 2023, monotype and relief, 17 x 23 inches, photo by Aaron Paden.
Banner: Amanda Maciuba, Trace I (Peru, Nebraska), 2023, monotype, intaglio, and relief, 17 x 23 inches, photo by Aaron Paden.
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FIRST FLOOR, MAIN GALLERY
The Journey: Documented Items/Undocumented Souls
March 7–August 23, 2025
The Great Plains Art Museum is collaborating with the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Tactile Images, a subsidiary of 3DPhotoWorks LLC, to bring this transformative tactile exhibition to our community. This partnership marks a significant milestone in enhancing accessibility, empowerment, and inclusivity for individuals with diverse abilities in Nebraska.
The Journey presents a photographic essay chronicling the immigrant journey from Latin America to the United States through a deeply moving and impactful series of images by Getty Images Senior Special Correspondent John Moore. Moore captures the story through items that have been lost or discarded—and later documented—along the way. He also talks about his experiences and these photographs as part of the audio included in the tactile displays.
Tactile Images is dedicated to breaking down barriers for blind and disabled individuals in a predominantly sighted world. Through innovative tactile printing techniques, the company provides transformative experiences for the visually impaired, offering tactile exploration of visual and graphic materials accompanied by braille text, audio narratives, and scents. With a focus on accessibility, empowerment, and inclusivity, Tactile Images is committed to making knowledge and experiences accessible to all.
This exhibition was developed by TactileImages.com in association with the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Getty Images, the National Federation of the Blind, and the Alliance for Inclusive Design and Experiences (AIDE). Above photo by John Moore.
Mezzanine Gallery
Dear Great Plains
November 1, 2024–May 17, 2025
Dear Great Plains is a postcard-writing campaign created by Great Plains Student Storyteller in Residence Karla Hernandez Torrijos. The project hopes to tell a different story of the Great Plains: more complex, more diverse, and more nuanced. Karla asked letter writers to consider their bond with the Great Plains and spent time collecting them from various communities and online. Visit the Mezzanine gallery to read these postcards and add yours to the exhibition.
Above detail: One of several postcard designs
About the Student Storyteller