What Does Our Art Look Like?
- Colorful Little Fingers creating Fine Art: Kids Fine Arts Day
- Family Leisure Time with Local Music in the Park: Summer Concerts in the Park
- Professional Artists inspiring and instructing K through 5: Artist in Schools
Read More About Our Cornerstone Annual Events Below!
A Day of Art Just for Kids!
Free, and Open to the Public
The Kearney Area Arts Council presents Kids Fine Arts Day, Saturday, October 22nd, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., at the Activity Center at Harmon Park in Kearney.
Kids Fine Arts Day features continuous hands-on arts activities for children kindergarten age through sixth grade.
On going activities this year include bubble prints, sponge print greeting cards, collage and drawing, magic boxes, model magic (a synthetic modeling material) sculpture, wire sculpture, mural painting, water color portraits, additional activities presented by the Kearney Area Children's Museum and the Museum of Nebraska Art).
Special scheduled group activities this year include a drawing relay race and magic box/theatrical movement presented by Janice Fronczak.
Free popcorn will be available throughout the day.
The Harmon Park Activity Center is located on Fifth Ave., between 29th and 32nd Streets in Kearney.
All children are welcome, but must be accompanied with an adult.
For more information, please contact John Fronczak at 308-865-8084
participate:
- Bring your child and the child-in-you to Kids Fine Arts Day 2011! Admission is free! Visit for a short time or stay all day!!! Parents, to aid us in assuring the safety of your children, we ask that you please accompany your child at all times.
- Volunteer to be a chaperone! Enjoy the activities and help us make sure the day is fun and safe for everyone!
- Present an art, dance, music, theatre or other fine art activity! You can create your own activity or we will create one for you! You provide the time and creativity; the Arts Council will provide all needed supplies!
- Donate money specifically to Kids Fine Arts Day! Your donation will provide art supplies for the activities and lunch for the volunteers! Visit our “Support Local Arts” page to find out more. Or, contact us at kearneyarts@gmail.com
The Perfect Way to Spend a Summer Evening…
Relaxing on a warm Sunday evening, maybe having a family picnic and playing Frisbee with your kids while enjoying free local music! What could be better? Get to know our local talent as they entertain us with a variety of music including big band, country, folk, blues, Celtic, pop, classics, bluegrass, jazz, rockabilly, and acoustic groove! All concerts for the Summer Concerts in the Park series feature professional musicians and begin at 7:00pm in Harmon Park in Kearney; admission is always free! Enjoy ice cold concessions sold courtesy of boy-scout troop 158.
Concerts in Harmon Park, 2011 Season:
- June 5th
- Wes & Verle - 1940s-era swing
- June 12th
- Kicks - swing and jazz
- June 19th
- OK Sisters - RAINED OUT
- July 10th
- Yikes - pop and jazz
- July 17th
- Nedrecks - rockabilly
- July 24th
- TREO - pop and jazz
- July 31st
- Miles from Dublin - traditional Irish music
- August 7th
- Formerly Three - jazz
- August 14th
- OK Sisters & Treo - BEGINS AT 6:00 PM
participate:
- Bring your family, some lawn chairs, a blanket, a football and a package of hotdogs. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
- Organize a company picnic with your coworkers!
- Suggest a local or Nebraska professional band for next summer’s series.
- Volunteer to help a band set up or tear down, or to sell concessions.
- Donate money specifically to the summer Concerts in the Park series. Sponsor a specific band. Your donation will help pay the artist fee or for advertisement. Visit our “Support Local Arts” page to find out more. Or, contact us at kearneyarts@gmail.com.
Visiting Artists Enhance Education in Our Schools
Every school year, a professional Nebraska artist visits two to four local elementary schools to share his or her art with K- 5th grade students. For an entire week, the artist visits all children in each school, and works closely with 5th graders to inspire and instruct the students in his or her specific artistic medium. The week culminates in a final project to demonstrate what the students have learned.
The Artist in Schools for 2011 was Nancy Fairbanks. Nancy is a visual artist specializing in pottery and sculpture from Grand Island and has been an artist in residence for 22 years.
Nancy will be returning this fall and spring 2012 to share her creative gifts with your children. Nancy will be visiting following schools this year:
- Bryant Elementary - Dec. 12th – Dec. 16th, 2011
- Central Elementary - Dec. 19th – Dec. 23rd, 2011
- Emerson Elementary - Mar. 26th – Mar. 30th, 2012
Read more about Nancy's 2011 residency on kearneyhub.com.
participate:
- If your child attends one of this year’s participating schools, talk to your principal about when Nancy Fairbanks will visit your child’s school.
- Attend your child’s school performance on the Friday of the residency.
- Arrange a time with your principal to stop by your child’s school and watch Nancy instruct the students. Meet Nancy and talk with her about her experiences, her goals and her art philosophy.
- If your child attends a Kearney Area school that is currently not in the residency rotation, volunteer your time to help organize a residency in your school. To get involved, email us at kearneyarts@gmail.com.
- If your child attends a local middle or high school and you would like to help organize a residency for your child’s school, you can volunteer your time and help by emailing us at kearneyarts@gmail.com.
- Donate money specifically to the Artist in the Schools Residency. Your donation will help pay the artist’s fees. Visit our “Support Local Arts” page to find out more. Or, contact us at kearneyarts@gmail.com.