Discover Omaha

The Bemis Center's Art 4 Omaha Project 5:

Concept
This project aims to create images that celebrate Omaha and its diverse communities. It will showcase the people and places that make Omaha a great city to live in, work in, and enjoy. We are asking local community groups to photograph the people, geography, and customs that exist in their lives as well as architecture, places, and ideas that are undeniably “Omaha”. Participants will be asked to capture their personality and beliefs by taking photos of an ordinary week as well as special outings, gatherings, and celebrations that define them as part of a family, a group of friends, and a community. These photos are a way for visitors, residents, and participants to “Discover Omaha” and will include, but are not limited to, images of natural and cultural landmarks, people, and architecture. This two-part project includes an 80-foot photomontage made up of all 4,320 images. One participant from each group will then be chosen for their unique and striking ability to portray Omaha. They will work with professional equipment and with the guidance of a professional photographer will recapture their image in a format that can be printed large-scale. This phase will result in 16 – 6x8 feet photographs. “Discover Omaha” is being displayed at Qwest Center Omaha in the highly visible stairwells and in the hall outside the convention center.

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 south 12th street
Omaha NE 68102
12th and Leavenworth