LINCOLN, NE.- The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery presents Sheldon Connections, on view September 14, 2007 thru October 14, 2007. Sheldon Connections takes advantage of exterior repairs to the museum, which have made traditional exhibitions impractical, to present work of regional contemporary artists and performers in three galleries. The Nebraska Art Association, Sheldon’s dedicated nonprofit support group, has organized this initiative to bring new artists and audiences to the museum. The Nebraska Arts Council is a generous sponsor of Sheldon Connections.

Artworks in Connections 3, the final session in the series this summer and fall, will be on view through October 14. The exhibitions are: The Alphabet Series, InsideOut, Nolan Tredway's io, and Rend. In addition to these exhibitions, Grant Brownyard and Diane Nelson’s experimental videos will be on view coffee shop area, and visitors are invited to interact with them.

"Time's Wingéd Footstep," a play in one scene by Gene Fendt, will be presented in the Gallery C at 5:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Fendt describes the play as “a metaphoric meditation on a number of things: the old saying ‘ars longa, vita brevis est,’ how a work of art can reach across time and culture to grab us, and perhaps change our lives; how people who might not even look at each other in ordinary circumstances can connect with each other through a work of art.”

Fendt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Janice Fronczak, Associate Professor of Theater at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, directs the play. The actors include Fendt and UNK theater students Ashley Kobza and Joseph Knispel.