Arts
Omaha is proud of its own unique style when it comes to art. Exceptional works of current and past Omaha residents are on display at The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. To find a bit of everything, The Hot Shops Art Center offers approximately 92,000 square feet of art studios, showrooms and various gallery spaces. For something on the more traditional side, try Nebraska’s only fine art museum, the Joslyn Art Museum and the Durham Western Heritage Museum.
For those in search of the performing arts, the Omaha Community Playhouse and the John Beasley Theater turn-out nationally-recognized productions. The new $291 million convention center, Qwest Center Omaha, draws top rate performers like U2, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones. Ballet, opera, symphony, choral and Broadway productions can often be found at the Orpheum Theater and the Holland Performing Arts Center, a new $90 million addition to the downtown construction.
A recent wave of art explosion in Omaha has been of the vocal persuasion. Indie-rock fans across the country are focusing eyes and ears on the city as it has become a new source for promising young bands. One band in particular, Bright Eyes, has already been featured twice in Rolling Stone magazine and rumor has it that record labels are calling.