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Events

Oct 3rd

Schoolhouse Art Gallery & Nature Center 427 Main St, Brownville, NE 68321

A Seat at Grandma’s Table and the Vanishing Schoolhouse

Through painting, photography, and installation, the exhibition extends Callahan’s project Where Have all the Pheasants Gone?, drawing on family traditions of hunting, farming, and gathering at the kitchen table. Norman Rockwell plates, cross-country drives, and homemade cinnamon rolls evoke both the ordinary and a lens to question shifting land use, fragile ecologies, and the erosion of rural space.

Learn more / Press Release

Reserve Your Seat At the Table

Some of our most powerful memories are of simple traditions. Please take a moment to write the 'recipe' for one you cherish, and give your memory a seat at our table.

“Your recipe can be literal or metaphorical.”

The Heirloom Recipe

First Name

Last Name

A recipe for:

(Simple task or tradition you remember fondly)

The Necessary Ingredients Were:

(List the sights, sounds, smells, people, & feelings required)

The Ingredient(s) Now Missing or Rare:

(What has changed or disappeared from that recipe since then?)

During its four-month run at Englewood Arts in Independence, Missouri, over 1,500 visitors engaged with the exhibition, further amplified through radio and KC Studio Magazine. Accompanied by wildlife conservation expertise, Where Have All the Pheasants Gone? boldly displayed nostalgic memories of growing up hunting on family farmland and the personal loss of connection to place and rural America due to environmental shifts and changes in farming practices. Collaborations with local farms, environmental groups, and public art institutions during the showʼs run further highlighted Americaʼs rural heritage and its connection to ecology and community.

This immersive experience included 13 mixed media visual works, poetry, video, an installation with real corn, and an interactive coloring station with provided coloring sheets that incorporated educational facts and showcased family photos. Originating during Callahanʼs 2024 residency at Creative at Klondike in Augusta, MO, the work delves into the climate shift, and the impact farming practices have on culture in the Midwest and our connection to rural America.