Locally Grown

Before our series celebrating Kearney’s Sesquicentennial, Kearney Creates had already given some attention to Jon Bokenkamp, Claire and Shelley Fort, Javi Fox, Jerry Fox, Jenny Homan, Tom Miles, Jim a …

Categories: Art, Culinary, Education, History, Literature, Music, Photography, Theater

Elisha Hardekopf

Amplified ~ The journal and newsletter of the Office of Equity and Diversity September 2022 Words from Elisha Hardekopf, Director of Building a Community of Equity The Route to Authenticity When my gr …

Categories: Education, Literature, Poetry, Stories, Writers

Elmer Holzrichter

Photo: Then the Kearney State College, now University of Nebraska at Kearney Art Department. Pictured are Left to Right as you face the photo: Larry Peterson, Jack Karraker, Elmer Holzrichter, Keith L …

Categories: Art

Carol Lomicky

Hearing Loop Advocacy Journey By Carol S. Lomicky I received my bachelor and master’s degrees from KSC and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I retired from the University of Nebraska at …

Categories: Literature, Technology

Memorial Carillon Tower at KSC/UNK

Okay. You graduate from the small town of Giltner, Nebraska, major in architecture at UNL, and send out just four resumes. One of them to Jack Wilkins, with the architectural firm of Jack D. Wilkins a …

Categories: History

Larry Peterson

Drawing his inspiration from the prairie landscapes and seasons, Larry Peterson revealed to audiences the magic of the Plains in both his artwork and art instruction.

Categories: Art, Education

Kate Benzel

Probably “Prayers for the People: Carl Sandburg’s Poetry and Songs” is my most loved achievement  because these productions allowed me to bring all that I loved to one stage: music, poetry, stories, A …

Categories: Education, Literature, Music