Consider a gift this month! All artist exhibitions are subsidized by funding provided by our non-profit WallSpace for Artists & Audiences, a 501(c)(3). You can help ensure that artists can continue to have exhibitions.  We are applying for a new year-long Nebraska Arts Council Grant. Proposals are due mid March. So, artists, get in touch to discuss the possibilities for you and your work!  Grand Opening, Larry Jorgensen  A Pastel Show & Tell March 7 – 30 First Friday reception from 5 – 8pm  Featuring five area pastel artists: Ann O’Hara, Lamont Richards, Charles “Tim” Timken, and Valery Wachter of Lincoln and Larry Jorgensen of Omaha  Plaza Towers, Charles “Tim” Timken Five area pastel artists are featured in “A Pastel Show and Tell” opening Friday, March 7  at WallSpace-LNK Fine Art Gallery, 1624 S. 17th Street, Lincoln. A reception from 5-8 p.m. will showcase the artists.   Parking out front or in the gravel lot north of Conner’s Antiques. Footprints on the Beach,  Ann O’Hara The Light from Within, Valery Wachter  Pastels are prized for their brilliant colors. Finely ground pigments, formed into sticks, create a variety of dramatic effects on textured paper. These contemporary artists are following a tradition dating back to the 16th century. Their works include landscapes, portraits, and still life, complex images made from marks drawn on paper or painted with pigment powder.    Marbles in a Crystal Bowl, Valery Wachter    Uncle Hugo’s Disston, Lamont Richards Ann O’Hara creates seascapes during summers in Maine and reflections of prairie life. Lamont Richards is inspired by well-used tools and Sandhills storms and sunsets and frames his work in oak and cherry. Tim Timken earned Master Pastelist recognition from the Pastel Society of America and maintains a studio in Lincoln’s Burkholder Project. Valery Wachter considers the colors and patterns of flowers and marbles perfect subjects. Larry Jorgensen serves on the board of the Iowa Pastel Society, and enjoys making figures and faces of all kinds.  The Re-enactor, Larry Jorgensen  Sandhills, Cloud and Cottonwoods — North of Highway 26 in Garden County Nebraska,  Lamont Richards The artists’ “show and tell” offers the opportunity to learn more about an often-misunderstood medium. Ann O’Hara will demonstrate the pastel process later in March. Works are available for viewing and purchase Fridays-Sundays, 12–5 p.m. March 7-30 or by appointment.    Mason Jar, Charles “Tim” Timken  Lighter than Air, Ann O’Hara

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