April 11, 2024
“We Always Had Chickens” is the current exhibition by Wisconsin artist Lorraine Ortner-Blake. Even as their dairy farming practices changed over the years, her mother would often say, “Well, we always had chickens.” It was just one among many, many memories of Lorraine’s youth. She has captured more in this collection. The Bone Creek staff […]
February 01, 2024
Bone Creek Museum is the Nation’s only art museum dedicated solely to the art of the land. Located only 30 minutes north of Seward, I-80 exit 379, Bone Creek is passionate about connecting viewers to the land through art year-round.
January 13, 2024
#1 – It’s relatable. It’s the ONLY Agrarian Art Museum in the U.S. “Agrarian” is pertaining to lands and its tenure.The museum’s mission is to Connect People to the Land through Art. One thing people might say as a reason to not visit an art museum is because they might not understand what they are […]
January 11, 2024
Jan. 11, 2024 The Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City, Nebr., received a major gift of art late in 2023. The Overland Gallery of Minneapolis gifted 24 paintings by American artist Gary Ernest Smith (1942- ). A handful of paintings from this new collection are on display now in an exhibition called, “Gary […]
October 10, 2023
Bone Creek Museum was the sole award winner in the Mountain-Plains Museums Association “Excellence in Publications” award for 2023 in the small museums category with all the publication categories combined into a single award.