Omaha, Nebr., November 19, 2024 – Sixteen Omaha and Council Bluffs area artists have been selected to have their creations on permanent display at Omaha Public Library’s new Central Library, currently under construction at 72nd and Dodge streets and scheduled to open in 2026. The artists were chosen from 242 local applicants in a call for public art, coordinated by Omaha Public Library (OPL) and Omaha nonprofit Amplify Arts.

The selected artists’ planned works for Central Library include sculpture, photography, mixed media, video, and textile work. All 16 artists live in the Omaha metro area:

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• Littleton Alston

• Celeste Butler

• Richard Chung

• Mari Dailey

• Dana Damewood

• Kim Hager

• Shelby Neeley

• Peyton Pearson

• Christopher Prinz

• Linda Rivera García

• Sarah Rowe

• Lee Emma Running

• Shelby Seier

• Angie Seykora

• Ashley Vak

• Cindy Weil
  
  
  MEET the ARTISTS: https://www.omahacentrallibrary.org/updates/#art