Queer Art & Culture
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Fun and inventive music workshops - want to smash a piano? How quietly can you play a tambourine?
Drop-in drum circle every 3rd Friday from 7PM to 9PM @ Whole Rejuvenation House (4312 Camden Ave). Bring a drum or borrow one of theirs!
Bring your laptop, analog synth, or modular rig to Shakedown Street @ 8-10pm on the last Monday of the month. Wallflowers welcome!
Jo's free creative gathering at Legend Comics & Coffee (Benson) on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sundays, 11am - 2pm. Bring whatever project you're working on and create alongside other artists and writers.
Runs Omaha Zine Fest! (OZF) - publishes queer / trans local Comix, Poetry chapbooks, and Linocuts
Unique artistic space in a de-consecrated church. Drawing classes, acro-yoga, ecstatic dance, singing bowls. Clay wheel and kiln in the basement.
Punk/queer DIY space with experimental music and local art.
All that extra paint has to go somewhere - Open Thurs 5PM-8PM, Sat/Sun 11AM-3PM + 2nd Fridays on Vinton
Local artists, music and market at rotating venues eg Church Art House.
South Omaha
Huge art gallery plus studio space. "Mens" is single-stall.
Black-owned community space for shows and art events.
Exhibits, studios, classes, and talks.
Monthly art walk through the Benson Creative District with galleries, studios and pop-ups open late. Petshop, BFF Gallery, Ming Toy and more.
Benson
Punk/queer space for provocative art and experimental music.
Large gallery showing larger local artists.
Cool punk gallery. My art was in it!
Cozy gallery next to Edge of the Universe.
Minimalist space with a cool upstairs.
Mobile gallery often parked near Petshop showing local artists.
Open artist studios, music and free workshops ran by BFF.
Arts collective and neighborhood gallery
Traditional and contemporary Mexican folkloric dance, creative expression, and community gathering. Has Dia de Los Muertos and Cinco de la Mayo events.
Arts market and outdoor music in the summer. Get the Momos at Inner Rail. Check out Oto Listening Lounge. Single-stall BRs at Inner Rail, Godega, Marigold's and Roast.
Holocaust survivor's art museum with workshops and education programs.
Open Studios for Expressive Art in the MasterCraft Building
Cutting-edge museum with resident artists, the Low End music series and major installations.
Glassblowing studio with classes and events.
Artist-owned gallery showcasing a wide variety of local art.
Looks like the theater kids are the popular ones now!