The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program is celebrating 40 years with a traveling photo gallery exhibition, "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture.”
The exhibition is currently on view in the Loft Gallery of the Nebraska East Union through Oct. 31. The exhibition is also on view at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center, 402 W. State Farm Road, in North Platte.
The gallery aims to highlight the vital role of women in Nebraska’s agricultural landscape with a collection of portraits captured at the 2024 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference by renowned photographer John Noltner. Through portraits and personal stories, Noltner works to bridge divides and encourage dialogue around important issues. He has produced projects for national magazines, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profit organizations.
"We are thrilled to present this unique exhibition honoring the resilience, innovation and enduring impact of women in agriculture," said Jessica Groskopf, Director of the Nebraska Women in Agriculture program. "Through these powerful portraits, we hope to encourage discussion about the role of women in our state’s largest industry."
The traveling exhibit has been featured at this year’s Nebraska State Fair and Husker Harvest Days, and will be included in the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference, Feb. 20-21, 2025 in Kearney.
For more information about the "Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture" photo gallery, please visit https://wia.unl.edu or contact the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Program at wia@unl.edu.
“Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Nebraska.
Humanities Nebraska is a private nonprofit with a mission to help people explore what connects us and makes us human. HN is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, an appropriation from the Nebraska Legislature, private donations, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a public-private partnership with state dollars matching private dollars to benefit the arts and humanities in Nebraska.
