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February 15 - April 11
Artist's Reception, 7-9 p.m. April 11 at the Stuhr Main Gallery

GRAND ISLAND, STUHR MUSEUM - One of the areas largest and most prestigious art shows hits a mile stone this year, as Stuhr Museum presents the 20th Annual Wings Over the Platte Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, February 15 - April 11.

This year's show features 60 pieces of art by 32 artists, as well as a special exhibit including art from each of the Featured Artists from the past 19 "Wings Over the Platte" shows. That show, as well as the art of this year's Featured Artist Hal Holoun, will be on display in Cronin Hall.

Wings Over the Platte, which features art depicting life on the Platte River and its tributaries, will open with a special preview event February 14th from 7-9 p.m. and a public reception featuring artists in the show on April 11. Best of Show and Merit awards will be given in two-dimensional, three-dimensional and photography categories.

The variety of art on display is bolstered, this year, by the landscape work of Hal Holoun, the 2008 Featured Artist. Holoun's work depicts the expansive beauty of the Platte River in a colorful and expressive way befitting of special recognition this year. Learn more about Holoun and the Featured Artists Retrospective here.

Stuhr Museum is proud not to just offer this fantastic show to the public, but also to celebrate the amazing natural wonder of the sandhill crane migration, and the beauty of Nebraska in general.

For more information, contact Kari Stofer, Stuhr Museum's Curator of Exhibits at (308) 385-5316 ext. 215.

"Sky Watcher" by Bill Harm (Acrylic on Turkey Feather, $150)

"River Round," by Sally Bus (Metal, $110)

"Platte River Heron" by Dorothy Lambert (Oil, $280)

"Crimson," by Rick Rasmussen (Color Photography, $350)

"Spring Dance," by Dee Spencer Rodgers (Watercolor, $525)

"Eagle Eye," by Don Brockmeier (Color Photograph, $200)

"Platte River Autumn" by Marjorie Schimonitz (Acrylic, $100)

"Crane Dance" by Don Brockmeier (Color Photograph, $200)

"The Good Life," by Dee Spencer Rodgers (Pastel, $295)

"Snow Geese Blizzard," by Don Brockmeier (Color Photograph, $200)

"Night Flight" by Rick Rasmussen (Color Photograph, $350)

"Halsey," by Dee Spencer Rodgers (Pastel, $295)