PLATTE RIVER PAINT OUT MEMORIAL EVENT
\n\nA plein air painting and photography fundraising event honoring Jana Van Ho usen and Ernie Ochsner.
\n\nLet’s celebrate and immerse ourselves i n the nature and landscapes that inspired the art and photos of Jana Van H ousen and Ernie Ochsner.\n\nThis is a fundraising event to support Bader P ark and Prairie Plains Resource Institute. The registration profits will b e donated to Bader Park to honor Jana Van Housen and to Prairie Plains Res ource Institute to honor Ernie Ochsner. \n\nThere is no additional fee or commission to sell art at the Sunday Artist Showcase & Sale. Artist will be responsible for accepting payments\, collecting and paying state sales tax. There is no city tax. \n____________________________________________ __________________________\nEVENT DESCRIPTION
\n\nArtis ts' Participation
\nArtists from various backgrounds and skill leve ls are invited to participate. Bring your art supplies\, set up your easel s\, and immerse yourself in creating artwork inspired by the surroundings. Artist Memorial Donation is $40. \n\nCommunity Involvement
\nSpectators and community members are invited to watch the artists at wor k\, share their own stories or memories and participate in a nature hike. No fee\, donations will be accepted. \n\nThe community is invited to the P latte River Paint Out Art Showcase and Sale on Sunday\, October 13th. The event will feature a nature hike at 10 am\, art for sale from 1 pm -4pm f rom participating Nebraska artists\, TLC Food Truck from 11 - 2 pm and liv e music with Myles Jasnowski from 2 - 4 pm.\n\nSunday Artist Showcas e and Sale
\nAfter the artistic creations are complete\, there will be an exhibition where the artwork will be displayed for the public to vi ew and purchase on Sunday\, October 13 from 1pm am to 4 pm at the Prairie Plains - Charles Whitney Education Center.\n\n____________________________ __________________________________________\nEVENT FEE
\nArtis ts and photographers are invited to sign up to participate in this event. \n\nThe event fee is a $40 flat fee. Includes a Bader Park Pass and partic ipation in the Artist Showcase and Sale. Bader Park Guest Day Passes are $ 7.00 per vehicle. Gerloff Prairie is open to the public and has no fee. \n ______________________________________________________________________\nLOCATIONS
\n Thursday\, October 10 & 11 at Bader Park (898 Bader Park Rd\, Chapman NE 69927)\n Friday\, October 12 & 13 at Prai rie Plains Resource Institute's Gjerloff Prairie (2206 N M Rd\, Marquette\ , NE 68854)\n_____________________________________________________________ _________\nSCHEDULE
\n\n\nThursday\, October 10 - Bader Park
\n9:00 am check in \n10:00 am \nGuided hike of Bade r Park by Bill Whitney\, along with sharing background about the making of the book 'Microcosm of the Platte' (Natural Area Guide). This hike will h elp artists select locations to paint or photograph. \n\nExplore over 270 acres at Bader Park. There are river front trails along the Platte River\, native prairies\, and several fishing ponds. Bader Park open to sunset. \n\n11:30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available for pick up at the park offi ce. $12.50 - register for meals with your event ticket.\n\nFriday\, October 11 - Bader Park
\nBader Park open from sunrise to sunset.\n 11:30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available for pick up at the park office. $12.50 - register for meals with your event ticket.\n\n\nSaturday\, October 12 - Prairie Plains Resource Institute - Gjerloff Prairie
\n10:00 am - Guided Nature Hike\n11:30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available for pick up at the park office.\n\nSunday\, October 13 - Prairie Pl ains Resource Institute - Gjerloff Prairie
\n\nPublic will be invit ed. \n\nNATURE HIKE - 10 am\nFOOD TRUCK - TLC Food Truck 11 am - 2 pm \nAR T SHOW - 1 pm - 4 pm. Participating artists may show and sell their work at the Prairie Plains - Charles Whitney Education Center. No additional fe e or commission. Table is provided. \nLIVE MUSIC - Myles Jasnowski 2 pm - 4 pm\n____________________________________________________________________ __\nLODGING
\nLodging is available at The Leadership Center i n Aurora. Bader Park and Gjerloff Prairie are about a 15 to 20 minute driv e from Aurora. \n\n_______________________________________________________ _______________\nIN MEMORY OF JANA VAN HOUSEN
\nJana Van Hous en loved the golden hour at Bader Park. Jana had the uncanny ability to di scern the color\, detail and texture in the beauty around her. \n\nJana di scovered the beauty at Bader Park and was inspired to paint several painti ngs. The newest fishing pier at Bader Park has been named Sunset Pier in h er honor. Jana was a member of Impact Nebraska Artists.\n\n_______________ _______________________________________________________\nIN MEMORY O F ERNIE OCHNSER
\nErnie Ochsner’s favorite hiking and photography l ocation was Gjerloff Prairie at Prairie Plains Resource Institute. \n\n “Capturing with words\, the nature and significance of what I do as an art ist\, is an unsettling exercise since words fix thoughts in time and can r eturn to haunt you later in life. My work has evolved as have my perceptio ns of reality and the role of the artist in society. The abstract and expr essionistic experiments of the 1960s and ’70s have slowly\, at times painf ully\, given way to my present interest in landscape painting. Everything I do is grounded in past experiments but not restricted by them. The natu re of my work has always been reflective of my search for meaning and purp ose\, a spiritual quest. The significance then of my art is connected to i ts ability to be successful both as a catalyst and signpost in this search .\n\nThere is an endless variety of possibilities\, metaphors\, and wisdom inherent in the natural and agricultural landscapes around us. The abstra ct and the concrete mingle in a constant interplay of light\, color\, line \, and form\, generating an endless source of images\, ideas\, and meaning s. Here I’m able to seek endlessly\, without weariness or repetition\, and ask for no more.” — Ernest Ochsner\n\n___________________________ ___________________________________________\n\nLOCATION MAPS
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________________________ __________________\n X-WR-RELCALID:44292e50ce4ffcb4ff8620162fc77584 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1c96966-91b1-47d9-b727-7181952d1a8d DTSTAMP:20260415T030853Z DESCRIPTION:PLATTE RIVER PAINT OUT MEMORIAL EVENT
\n\nA plein air painting and photography fundraising event honoring Jana Van Hou sen and Ernie Ochsner.
\n\nLet’s celebrate and immerse ourselves in the nature and landscapes that inspired the art and photos of Jana Van Ho usen and Ernie Ochsner.\n\nThis is a fundraising event to support Bader Pa rk and Prairie Plains Resource Institute. The registration profits will be donated to Bader Park to honor Jana Van Housen and to Prairie Plains Reso urce Institute to honor Ernie Ochsner. \n\nThere is no additional fee or commission to sell art at the Sunday Artist Showcase & Sale. Artist will b e responsible for accepting payments\, collecting and paying state sales t ax. There is no city tax. \n_____________________________________________ _________________________\nEVENT DESCRIPTION
\n\nArtist s' Participation
\nArtists from various backgrounds and skill level s are invited to participate. Bring your art supplies\, set up your easels \, and immerse yourself in creating artwork inspired by the surroundings. Artist Memorial Donation is $40. \n\nCommunity Involvement
\n Spectators and community members are invited to watch the artists at work\ , share their own stories or memories and participate in a nature hike. No fee\, donations will be accepted. \n\nThe community is invited to the Pla tte River Paint Out Art Showcase and Sale on Sunday\, October 13th. The e vent will feature a nature hike at 10 am\, art for sale from 1 pm -4pm fro m participating Nebraska artists\, TLC Food Truck from 11 - 2 pm and live music with Myles Jasnowski from 2 - 4 pm.\n\nSunday Artist Showcase and Sale
\nAfter the artistic creations are complete\, there will b e an exhibition where the artwork will be displayed for the public to view and purchase on Sunday\, October 13 from 1pm am to 4 pm at the Prairie Pl ains - Charles Whitney Education Center.\n\n______________________________ ________________________________________\nEVENT FEE
\nArtists and photographers are invited to sign up to participate in this event. \n \nThe event fee is a $40 flat fee. Includes a Bader Park Pass and particip ation in the Artist Showcase and Sale. Bader Park Guest Day Passes are $7. 00 per vehicle. Gerloff Prairie is open to the public and has no fee. \n__ ____________________________________________________________________\n< b>LOCATIONS
\n Thursday\, October 10 & 11 at Bader Park (898 B ader Park Rd\, Chapman NE 69927)\n Friday\, October 12 & 13 at Prairi e Plains Resource Institute's Gjerloff Prairie (2206 N M Rd\, Marquette\, NE 68854)\n_______________________________________________________________ _______\nSCHEDULE
\n\n\nThursday\, October 10 - Bader P ark
\n9:00 am check in \n10:00 am \nGuided hike of Bader Park by Bill Whitney\, along with sharing background about the making of t he book 'Microcosm of the Platte' (Natural Area Guide). This hike will hel p artists select locations to paint or photograph. \n\nExplore over 270 ac res at Bader Park. There are river front trails along the Platte River\, n ative prairies\, and several fishing ponds. Bader Park open to sunset. \n \n11:30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available for pick up at the park office . $12.50 - register for meals with your event ticket.\n\nFriday\, Oc tober 11 - Bader Park
\nBader Park open from sunrise to sunset.\n11 :30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available for pick up at the park office. $1 2.50 - register for meals with your event ticket.\n\n\nSaturday\, Oc tober 12 - Prairie Plains Resource Institute - Gjerloff Prairie
\n1 0:00 am - Guided Nature Hike\n11:30 am - Pre-paid box lunches available fo r pick up at the park office.\n\nSunday\, October 13 - Prairie Plain s Resource Institute - Gjerloff Prairie
\n\nPublic will be invited. \n\nNATURE HIKE - 10 am\nFOOD TRUCK - TLC Food Truck 11 am - 2 pm \nART S HOW - 1 pm - 4 pm. Participating artists may show and sell their work at the Prairie Plains - Charles Whitney Education Center. No additional fee o r commission. Table is provided. \nLIVE MUSIC - Myles Jasnowski 2 pm - 4 p m\n______________________________________________________________________ \nLODGING
\nLodging is available at The Leadership Center in Aurora. Bader Park and Gjerloff Prairie are about a 15 to 20 minute drive from Aurora. \n\n_________________________________________________________ _____________\nIN MEMORY OF JANA VAN HOUSEN
\nJana Van Housen loved the golden hour at Bader Park. Jana had the uncanny ability to disc ern the color\, detail and texture in the beauty around her. \n\nJana disc overed the beauty at Bader Park and was inspired to paint several painting s. The newest fishing pier at Bader Park has been named Sunset Pier in her honor. Jana was a member of Impact Nebraska Artists.\n\n_________________ _____________________________________________________\nIN MEMORY OF ERNIE OCHNSER
\nErnie Ochsner’s favorite hiking and photography loc ation was Gjerloff Prairie at Prairie Plains Resource Institute. \n\n“C apturing with words\, the nature and significance of what I do as an artis t\, is an unsettling exercise since words fix thoughts in time and can ret urn to haunt you later in life. My work has evolved as have my perceptions of reality and the role of the artist in society. The abstract and expres sionistic experiments of the 1960s and ’70s have slowly\, at times painful ly\, given way to my present interest in landscape painting. Everything I do is grounded in past experiments but not restricted by them. The nature of my work has always been reflective of my search for meaning and purpos e\, a spiritual quest. The significance then of my art is connected to its ability to be successful both as a catalyst and signpost in this search. \n\nThere is an endless variety of possibilities\, metaphors\, and wisdom inherent in the natural and agricultural landscapes around us. The abstrac t and the concrete mingle in a constant interplay of light\, color\, line\ , and form\, generating an endless source of images\, ideas\, and meanings . Here I’m able to seek endlessly\, without weariness or repetition\, and ask for no more.” — Ernest Ochsner\n\n____________________________ __________________________________________\n\nLOCATION MAPS
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________________________ __________________\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241013T050001 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Platte River Paint Out Memorial Event • Honoring Jana Van Housen & Ernie Ochsner END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR