MONA Goes West 2019 is a cooperative venture between the two art organizations, is a day-long celebration of western Nebraska art and artists at the Prairie Arts Center in North Platte, 416 N. Jeffers St.

The event, includes a silent art auction, Brigitte Timmerman’s “Sandhills Cowboy” movie featuring Marty and Donna Blocker, Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival Band, a beer garden, demonstrations by Jackson Dinsdale Art Center mobile glass blowing van from Hastings College, Lauren Olson, and Kyle Rosfeld’s Art of Boot Making as well as food trucks and more. Admission from noon to 4:00 p.m. is $5 per person.

From 4:00- to 6:00 p.m., there is a patron reception with a live art auction, cowboy poetry by RP Smith, an accordion player, cocktails and appetizers; cost is $100 per person.

The Prairie Arts Center is a creative space, a place to gather, explore, learn and share.  This working art center, once a historic 1913 Post Office Building, now stands as the cornerstone of downtown North Platte.  At PAC, you can view the beautiful structure, take a class, experience monthly gallery exhibits, shop the gift shop, rent a space, get to know the local artists and help create a cultural legacy in Western Nebraska.

Located in the heart of the state, the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is the home of the official state art collection, numbering over 5,000 works by artists of regional, and national, and international acclaim. MONA offers a friendly Museum experience, where the views are great and where the power of art captures the spirit of Nebraska.

To make reservations, or for more information, contact the Prairie Arts Center at (308) 534-5121 or the Museum of Nebraska Art at (308) 865-8559.