Each year the Festival Committee selects an image (photograph or fine art) that is featured on tee-shirts, publicity pieces, brochures, website etc. The artist of that image is designated as the Festival Artist and the original artwork is prominently displayed at the Art Show.
Festival Artist Overview
2026 Festival Artist - Michael Forsberg
Michael Forsberg is a conservation photographer, author, and educator whose 30-year career has focused on wildlife, grasslands, and watersheds in North America’s Great Plains. Mike co-founded and directs the Platte Basin Timelapse project–a conservation storytelling project that informs scientific research, builds educational content, and tells stories of a Great Plains watershed in motion.
Mike is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, a member of The Photo Society, and on faculty with IANR at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2017, he received the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and the Environmental Impact Award from the North American Nature Photographers Association.
Mike lives with his family and a collection of unruly animals in Lincoln, Nebraska.
To learn more, please visit: www.MichaelForsberg.com and www.PlatteBasinTimelapse.com
