oh lord, not another piece of word art: if you’re buying this you have either taste or money Material: Embroidered Cotton 15 x 12″, 2015. Jennifer’s Story: In a warm, darkened room, during a slide presentation for a basic freshman drawing course, Professor Richard Wiegmann projected a line drawing by Matisse, and paused…. And I thought […]
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A timely blog written by Humanities Nebraska Foundation Board Member and Nebraska Cultural Endowment supporter Ellen Lierk of Alliance, NE on why being a part of HN is important to her .
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Contemplations from former Executive Director, Pamela Hilton Snow and NCE Board Member Emeritus, Terry Ferguson on Omaha philanthropist, Richard Holland.
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Photo Credit to Jeffery Z. Carney / The Omaha World Herald The writer, of Lincoln, is a founding director and a past president of the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Recent days marked the passing of LaVon Crosby, a retired Nebraska state senator from Lincoln and widow of former Gov. Robert Crosby. LaVon Crosby exhibited the personal […]
Read ArticleIt was with sadness that we noted the passing of LaVon Crosby (“Crosby, beloved state senator, dies,” July 28). LaVon was a treasured legislator but she was much more than that. She will be remembered as an effective voice in the legislature but more so as a beloved lady and friend. She was the godmother […]
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State Sen. LaVon Crosby of Lincoln, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD STAFF PHOTO BY JEFFREY Z. CARNEY. FOR USE WITH LESLIE REED FEATURE. One of the synonyms for the word legacy is, gift; something given freely, no recompense. Another is endowment. As I pause in my hurried schedule to remember our Honorary Board Chair, LaVon Crosby, it is […]
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The Other Sewing Circle by Marie Amthor (One Last Time, Just Us #4-photo by Roxanne Wach) Beth’s Story During my junior year of college I had the opportunity to intern for Dr. Amy Lane at the Omaha Community Playhouse for a new program she was developing called 21 & Over. The purpose of this program […]
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Daniel Martinez in concert Photo by Stephen McAlister Daniel’s Story Music has been an important part of my family’s life since I was a child. For my 14th birthday, my mother gave me an old guitar and I started playing. When I was singing, it felt like I was following someone else’s rules. But when […]
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Omaha Gives! is an annual 24-hour charitable challenge to benefit metro-area nonprofits. This community give-together begins at midnight on May 25 with a minimum gift of only $10.
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Emily’s Story Last year, I made a decision to leave a career in healthcare and become an Executive Director of an arts non-profit. Not exactly the career path I expected to follow when I started practicing physical therapy 15 years ago. But after much careful thought and consideration about what felt deeply important to me, […]
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