Brownville Fine Arts Association:
Mission and Story

Brownville Fine Arts Association Mission

The Brownville Fine Arts Association strives to promote the visual and performing arts and pledges to weave them into Brownville’s historically and culturally rich setting. We also recognize the gratifying beauty in nature and the outdoors. We endeavor to maintain a place for those who wish to develop the creative process, expand aesthetic appreciation, and derive new meaning and understanding from the arts and nature.

Brownville Fine Arts Association Overview

Founded in 1972, the Brownville Fine Arts Association is a non-profit member organization and serves as a vital volunteer resource in southeast Nebraska. The organization offers support of cultural, educational, recreational events and activities in historic Brownville. In these endeavors it operates, maintains, sponsors and supports: School House Art Gallery and Nature Center, Gov. Robert W. Furnas House and Museum,Gov. Robert Furnas Arboretum and Whiskey Run Creek Nature Center, future Rohman Gardens and Quilting Brownville. The BFAA features visual artists of the region accompanied by lectures, workshops and artist receptions. The BFAA serves a vital role in Nebraska - supporting the arts and arts education.