Photos: Telegraph District art studio unveils expansion
Constellation Studios hosted members of the community for a grand opening for its expansion Tuesday. The additional 3,390 square feet of space includes several artist studios and more.
Kathy Cartier (left) and Margaret Berry (right) applaud during remarks as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Karen Kunc speaks at the grand opening for Constellation Studios' Kosmos Art expansion Tuesday.
Studio founder & director Karen Kunc (center) celebrates with Dan Worth (right) after cutting the ribbon as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Guests admire work in the studio space for Jeremy McDonnell as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Artist Jeremy McDonnell stands in his studio space as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Jan Garvin stands in her studio space at Constellation Studios on Tuesday. The O Street studio's new Kosmos Art expansion features four studios that artists can rent.
Artist Luci Packard talks with a guest in her studio space as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Amber Nore, curator and founder of Magnolia Art Project, works on a lino-cut print activity as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Hand-rollers hang on the wall as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Midwestern African Museum of Art member Seth Riek, left, leads an African drum demonstration at Constellation Studios on 2055 O St., which unveiled a new expansion Tuesday. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street. Riek said the demo served as a teaser for some of the classes and programming the on-site branch of the museum would host in the space.
The expansion stands next to the original structure as Constellation Studios hosts members of the community for a grand opening for Kosmos Art on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on 2055 O Street in Lincoln. In addition to remarks, the program for the evening featured an open house meet-and-greets with resident artists, interactive demos and a live African drumming performance. The additional 3,390 square feet of expansion space includes several artist studios, a teaching studio, an outdoor gathering space and a new gallery shop facing the street.
Karen Kunc, who founded Constellation Studios in 2014, dreamed of expanding the gallery and creative space into a community-centered arts hub at the corner of 21st and O streets.
