DATA Exhibition Suite opens at NIU Museum, March 28
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s spring DATA Exhibition Suite delves into the array of manner in which data surrounds us, impacts us and is interpreted. Four exhibitions open on March 28 with a public opening reception from 5 – 8 p.m. with informal artist...
NIU Opera Presents: The Pirates of Penzance, March 29 and 31
Northern Illinois University Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, Friday, March 29, at 8 p.m, and Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are available online or at the...
Theatre and Dance presents: Seven Ways To Say I Love you, March 20-24
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents the Bachelor of Arts Showcase Seven Ways To Say I Love You, March 20-24 in the Stevens Building's Corner Theatre on the main campus. Seven Ways To Say I Love You is a collection of funny, sweet, silly, poignant and...
So, you want to take pictures of the Super Moon
If you like your moons big, 2019 has started off with a bang for you. March 21 brings us the third month in a row when we've had a chance to see a "Super Moon." To put it simply, a Super Moon is when the moon is full and at the closest point to the Earth in its...
Arlene Turner-Crawford named NIU Alumni Association Award Winner
Arlene Turner-Crawford, School of Art and Design class of 1971 has been chosen to receive an award from the NIU Alumni Association for her achievements in the arts. In total, seven Huskies will be honored. "This is among the most impressive groups of award recipients...
School of Music to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, April 28
The Northern Illinois University School of Music will present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert, Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are on sale online now at $10 for adults and $5...
Wide-ranging student talent highlights third Arts Convocation
The third annual NIU Arts Convocation showcased student talent in three schools and two locations all in one night. The event, designed as a way to expose students and community members to the great work and talent of students in the Schools of Art and...
Pair of solo exhibitions open at Jack Olson Gallery, March 7
The Jack Olson Gallery at Northern Illinois University presents two solo exhibitions; UNTILED (Simple Acts) by Carlos Melian and Material Alchemy: Cobbling with Clay and Found Materials by Gina Lee Robbins, Thursday, March 7 through April 18 (the gallery is closed...
NIU Jazz students and faculty present Chick Corea’s Three Quartets
Chick Corea's Three Quartets will be performed as a NIU Jazz Faculty/Student Engagement, Tuesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Recital Hall on the main campus. Performers include students Franchesca Romero on piano and Eli Wynn on tenor saxophone, with...
Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Thomas Lucas, Feb. 28
Thomas Lucas, founder and master printer at Hummingbird Press Editions, will present a lecture, Thursday, February 28, at 6 p.m., in room 102 in Jack Arends Hal, the visual arts building on the NIU main campus. Hummingbird Press Editions publishes artists like Kerry...
Theatre and Dance presents Hamlet, Feb. 27 – March 3
The School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet, in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2 and 2 p.m. matinees Saturday,...
Projeto Arcomusical announces three concerts to back release of new album
Projeto Arcomusical, a percussion sextet playing Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, is celebrating the release of their second album "Spinning in the Wheel" with three concerts in March. Arcomusical will perform the new album in its entirety March 7 at the...
Two music education majors among five Forward, Together, Forward Scholars for 2019
School of Music students Emily Schaumberg of Streator, Ill. and Keelan Wright of Glenwood, Ill,, are among five recipients this year of NIU's prestigious Forward, Together, Forward Scholarships for 2019. The other recipients are Ainsley Galvez of Hoffman Estates,...
Theatre and Dance presents “Boy” February 13-17
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents, Boy by Anna Ziegler, February 13-17 in the Corner Theatre in the Stevens Building on the NIU Main Campus. Inspired by a true story, Boy explores the hot button issue of gender identity. It is the 1960s, and, after a...
NIU Philharmonic features Concerto Competition winners in concert
The NIU Philharmonic will feature winners of the most recent Concerto Competition in concert, Wednesday, February 20 at 8 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on NIU's main campus. The following concerto winners will be playing with the...
In the news: School of Music Professor Robert Sims performs with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Milwaukee Symphony
Robert Sims, Professor of Music at NIU recently performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Milwaukee Symphony. On January 20, Sims returned to perform with The Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square for its weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. Sims...
NIU Sculpture Visiting Artist Talk: Chris Bradley, Feb. 12
The sculpture area of the NIU School of Art and Design is hosting a visiting artist talk with sculptor Chris Bradley, Tuesday, February 12 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Hall, the visual arts building. Chris Bradley, born 1982, USA, is an artist based in Chicago working...
NIU Student Composer Association seeks student performers for silent movie concert
The Student Composer Association of NIU (SCA) is in search of performers for a very special - and entirely student run - concert experience at NIU’s School of Music Recital Hall. The concert involves a presentation of public-domain silent films with a live studio...
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