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IN THE BEGINNING: THE ARTIST SAMUEL BAK

rough June 4 at the Samuel Bak Museum: e Learning Center, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2289 S 67 St. Th is selection of Bak’s paintings and drawings from 1946 through 2022 showcases the arc of his career over eight decades and features watercolors and drawings done in the Vilna ghetto during the Nazi occupation of the city, abstract works from the sixties, and his renowned metaphysical paintings. 10am to 4pm Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 10am to 6pm Thursday; noon to 4 pm Sunday. Admission: free. 402.554.6100. —unomaha.edu

ANCIENT DIVA: CHRISTINE STORMBERG rough July 1 at the Union for Contemporary Art, 2423 North 24th St. Features new paintings and sculptures by the Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist and performer, who explores portals to forgotten cosmos through fantasy, myth, body, and the study of flowers. Tuesday—Thursday, 1-8pm; Friday & Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission: free. 402.933.3161. —u-ca.org