Art at 91ÇÑ×Ó, the open space to create

With the Art program at 91ÇÑ×Ó State College, you will find your open space to create. Surrounded by scenic western beauty and rural friendliness, students thrive with small classes, close interaction, and caring faculty who know you by name. More importantly, Art at 91ÇÑ×Ó provides solid career directions, preparing students for life after graduation. Our alumni work as art educators, commercial artists, graphic designers, art entrepreneurs, and studio artists or go on to graduate school—proof that, yes, an art major can be employable.


Art News

Oil painting of woman and cat
Jul
10

2026

Sheldon Statewide exhibition opens at 91ÇÑ×Ó

CHADRON – 91ÇÑ×Ó State College will open its presentation of the exhibition Sheldon Statewide: Hyphen American on Aug. 28. Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment by calling 308-432-6317. The show will close Sept. 28.
Multimedia art on display in gallery
May
13

2026

West African-inspired art on exhibit in Memorial Hall

CHADRON – Takarada, an art show by Gretchen Beck of Laguna Woods, California, is in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery now until August 14. The Main Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or view by appointment by calling 308-432-6317. Beck’s work was accepted based on her response to a call for exhibits, according to Art Department chair Trudy Denham.
Group of people posing
Apr
30

2026

Donahue recalls two decades of Art-related trips in Graves Lecture

CHADRON – For more than two decades, 91ÇÑ×Ó State College Art Professor Mary Donahue has taken students out of the classroom and into museums, artist studios, advertising agencies, and cultural landmarks across the country.
Student in an art gallery
Apr
30

2026

Art Guild returns from Las Vegas trip

CHADRON – Members of the 91ÇÑ×Ó State College Art Guild recently returned from a trip to Las Vegas where students explored art installations, museums, architecture, and environmental landscapes that inspired reflection on creativity and history. Led by 91ÇÑ×Ó Art Professor Mary Donahue, the trip combined visits to major art destinations with opportunities to study ecology and public art.