ARTISTS JULIE LEMONS & LOIS ROOD AND A NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE FEATURED AT LINCOLN ARTISTS’ GUILD GALLERY, AT OUT OF THE BOX, 48 & R, LINCOLN ON FRIDAY, MAY 22

LINCOLN – Everyone be sure to come to another great evening with the artists at the Lincoln Artists’ Guild Gallery at Out of the Box, 48 & R St., Lincoln, NE on Friday, May 22. The artists’ reception will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. with the featured musical performance from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Featured Artist, Julie Lemons
“Art goes beyond a blank piece of paper and graphite. Happiness starts when the idea and desire to create something new becomes an urge that pushes the creativity. Then the chalk pastels dance on the paper. The water flows color as the paper absorbs the pigments leaving gleaming areas of light.” –Julie Lemons

Julie Ann Hubbard Lemons was born in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in rural, Dearborn, Missouri. She married Jesse Lemons in 1979. They have two grown children and five grandchildren. Julie attended Doane College-Lincoln Campus achieving a B.A. in Graphic Design. Julie is a graphic designer for Lincoln Public Schools. She is past president of the Lincoln Artists’ Guild, the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs, and Nebraska Mothers Association (2010 Nebraska Mother of the Year). She has donated time and art to various charitable organizations such as artVenture, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Friendship Home, Great Plains Alzheimer’s Association, the Heartland Cancer Foundation, animal shelters, Children’s Mercy Hospital and American Business Women’s Association-Lincoln.

Julie’s pastel and watercolor artwork may be found at Noyes Art Gallery; Lincoln Artists’ Guild shows/gallery; WOW Gallery at White or Wheat Sandwich Shoppe, Association of Nebraska Art Clubs state art exhibitions, and various venues throughout Nebraska. She is currently exhibiting at the Nebraska Governor’s Residence April 15-June 12th, 2015.

Featured Artist, Lois Rood
Lois, a native Nebraskan, is a fairly new member of the Guild.  She grew up on a farm near Swanton, NE and attended the smallest rural school district in the state when Nebraska had 999 school districts. There were four children total. One was her sister. After a long career in college teaching, corporate training, and instructional design, Lois took up music seriously late in life when her children were already grown. She now plays several instruments and enjoys composing. She performs throughout eastern Nebraska and calls her varied monthly programs, The Songs for All Seasons. She also wrote a children’s ballet, Keep Me from Falling Too Far.  Lois enjoys photography and has her note cards and/or calendars at the Sheldon Museum of Art Gift Shop, Four Star Drug Stores, The Landing Gift Shop, Plum Creek Gifts, and Out of the Box. On May 22, Lois will be introducing some of her nature poetry to the public as well as some of her first watercolors that she created after meeting a wonderful artist and mentor, Joyce Martin, who got her started this March. She will also play some of her original compositions for keyboard from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Lois lives in Lincoln, has three children and five grandchildren.

Live Music Performance: Native American Traditional Performance
Alfred WhiteEyes is active with the Lincoln Indian Center and the newly established Cultural Centers Coalition of Lincoln, NE which includes the Indian Center, Asian Center, El Centro, and Malone Center. He is coordinating a Native American Traditional Performance demonstrating native instruments, music and dance.