NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

School of Music hosts Winter Horn Fest, Feb. 2

The Northern Illinois School of Music presents the 2018 Winter Horn Fest Friday, February 2, in the Music Building on the main campus.  This day-long event offers programming focused on high school horn players and will address challenges, issues, and concerns that...

Life drawing models needed for spring art classes

Life drawing is the study of the human figure through exercises in contour, modeling and gesture drawing in a variety of media.  Northern Illinois University is seeking male and female models to pose nude for Spring 2018 life drawing classes.  Classes are held Mondays...

NIU Museum Studies Program announces exhibition opening event

Members of the Curatorial Practice class at the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design invote the public to the opening of their visual and thought-provoking exhibition: Rise: Symbols of Protest.  The exhibition opens Monday, November 27, in The Annette...

Nov 19 Steelband performance highlighted by book signing

For more than 40 years, Northern Illinois University has been home to the world-famous NIU Steelband, and they will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 19 in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Northern Illinois University Press has released a...

NIU adopts domestic tuition rate

Recent action taken by the NIU Board of Trustees will help NIU recruit more U.S. students from outside the borders of the Land of Lincoln. The NIU Board of Trustees approved a new domestic rate structure for tuition that will set out-of-state tuition for domestic...

School of Art and Design announces scholarship awards

The Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design awards scholarships to a select number of talented majors. The following students were awarded scholarships this year: Jack and Margaret Arends Scholarship Available to graduate and undergraduate students in...