Metropolitan Community College Creative Arts and Design

05/18/2026

Come and congratulate the most recent graduates of the MCC photography program as they present their final portfolios. Skills acquired over two years in the program will be on display as they show a single body of work created during their final quarter at Metropolitan Community College.

05/18/2026

05/16/2026

Congratulations to the 80 Creative Arts and Design graduates getting their degrees today! We are so proud of all you have accomplished! ❤️Your CAaD Faculty

04/23/2026

Tonight's the night! The 26th Annual MCC Student Art Exhibition will open with a reception and award ceremony on Thursday, April 23 in the Gallery of Art and Design at the Elkhorn Valley Campus. This juried exhibition features 38 students from the Creative Arts and Design Academic Focus Area. The artwork includes drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture, printmaking, video and digital arts. All are welcome to celebrate these talented artists with a reception from 6:-7:30 p.m., including food prepared by MCC Culinary Arts students. Scholarships and purchase awards will be announced at 6:30 p.m. The 26th Annual MCC Student Art Exhibition will be on display in the Gallery of Art and Design through May 14.

Image Credit: JD Villafuerte, winner of the 25th Annual Student Art Exhibition

04/21/2026

Join us at the Elkhorn Valley Campus on April 30th as MCC Creative Arts + Design will be hosting a lecture by photographer Richard Sharum beginning at 6:00pm.

Richard Sharum is an editorial and documentary photographer based in upstate New York. Mainly focusing on socio-economic or social justice dilemmas concerning the human condition, his work has been regarded as in-depth, up-close and personal.

His work has been published by LFI (Leica International), British Journal of Photography, LensCulture, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, Publico (Portugal), El Pais (Spain), Observer (UK), The Wall Street Journal, B+W Photo Magazine, Huck Magazine, Glasstire, PATRON, Creative Review, among others.

He will be speaking about his project Spina Americana,
Long-term project exploring and documenting a 100 mile-wide corridor of land and people that runs through the Central United States, between the borders of Mexico and Canada.

We hope to see you there.

04/20/2026

We hope you can join us for MCC’s first ever Fashion Show! Saturday, May 2, South Omaha Campus

Featuring work by Metropolitan Community College and University of Nebraska Lincoln student designers

Doors open at 6:30, event starts at 7:00pm

See link in comments for free tickets

04/07/2026

Last week Art Club students attended the 2026 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference in Detroit Michigan.

These photos don quite sum up the three days of non stop lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions, and more! But we had a blast 💥

02/19/2026

The Slideroom portal for MCC's 26th Annual Student Art Exhibition is open! The annual student art exhibition is open to any student who has taken an art class since summer quarter 2025. This includes DIMA, VACA, INTD, ARTS, PHOT, and FASH courses. Apply for FREE through the Slideroom link in the comments. Submissions are due March 17.

Students whose work is accepted into the show have the opportunity to display their work in the gallery, as well as win scholarship and purchase awards. Apply today!

02/06/2026

Come see what students from the MCC photography program have been making!