Carver Bank: A North Omaha Town Hall

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Funding Received: 2013
Omaha, NE
$175,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months

The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Theaster Gates and Rebuild Foundation has expanded the Carver Bank program as a hub for the creative and public life of its neighborhood. It currently provides space for a residency program, gallery exhibition space and public events. 

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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Shannon Marie, February 2014, Omaha, Nebraska; photo courtesy of Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Theaster Gates/Rebuild Foundation Updates The Bemis Center continues to assess... Read More
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Mitchell Squire – The Young Gladiators, February 2014, Omaha, Nebraska; photo courtesy of Bart Vargas. Updates As we evaluate the first year of Carver Bank... Read More
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Icon One Music’s Home for the Holidays production I, December 2013, Omaha, Nebraska; photo courtesy of Fati F.L. Photography & Art Updates Since opening in... Read More
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Scky Rei and INFNTLP perform in front of animated screen, December 2013, Omaha, Nebraska; photo courtesy of Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Theaster Gates/Rebuild... Read More
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Art Instructor Gabrielle Liwaru teaches middle school students, November 2013, Omaha, Nebraska; photo courtesy of Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Theaster Gates/Rebuild Foundation Updates... Read More
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Carver Artists-in-Residence, October 2013, Omaha, Nebraska; photo ourtesy of Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Theaster Gates/Rebuild Foundation Updates In the first six months of... Read More
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Big Mama’s Sandwich Shop, March 29, 2013, Omaha, Nebraska. Photo: Chris Machian. Courtesy of Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and Theaster Gates/Rebuild Foundation Big Mama's... Read More
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Update The Carver Bank facility includes 3,000-square-feet of exterior space. Since fall 2012, the project has been engaged in an exterior design/build process with architect... Read More
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Update Opened in March 2013, Carver Bank joins other place-based initiatives launched by Gates and Rebuild Foundation in Chicago and St. Louis. The 2,600-square-foot Carver... Read More