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Title:	From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change
Date:	6/13/2025 - 9/14/2025
Address:	Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th Street, Omaha, NE 68102,
Location:	Omaha, NE
Hours:	Wednesdays & Sundays: 11 AM – 5 PM, Thursdays – Saturdays: 11 AM – 9 PM
Cost/Cover:	free
Web Page:	https://www.bemiscenter.org/exhibitions/great-lakes-great-pl ...
Contact Info:	402.341.7130

Details:

Examining the interrelationship between past, present, and future landscapes of the Great Lakes and Great Plains regions, this exhibition highlights how water remains at the core of all climate change conversations. These two distinct yet interconnected regions—one defined by vast freshwater systems and the other by expansive prairies and riverways—serve as critical sites for understanding the environmental, cultural, and political dimensions of water. Through a diverse range of artistic practices, the exhibition brings together artists who are originally from, currently living in, or who have lived in these areas, emphasizing the urgency of climate-related challenges on both a local and global scale. Often dismissed as "flyover country," the Great Lakes and Great Plains are, in reality, vital landscapes that reveal the complexities of water’s role in sustaining life, shaping communities, and fueling both industry and ecological degradation. The participating artists engage with these tensions, exploring how water is revered, exploited, protected, and, in many cases, stolen. Their works respond to historical and ongoing environmental injustices, Indigenous knowledge systems, industrial and agricultural interventions, and speculative futures shaped by climate resilience.