The annual High School Invitational art exhibition at the NIU School of Art and Design will open Monday, November 4...
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Art and Design Education students and faculty presenting at IAEA Conference
Faculty and students from the art and design education program in the NIU School of Art and Design will be presenting...
Guest lecturer Lisa Hochtritt to discuss social justice in art, Oct. 29
Lisa Hochtritt, visiting professor of art and art education at Teachers College, Columbia University, will present a...
Art and Design’s Kelly Gross to present on artistic process and scientific principles at STEM Cafe
We often think of art and science as very different processes. But for Kelly Gross and Jolien Genus, art and science share the same processes of investigation, research and relationship building. At the next STEM Café, hear from these two artists and educators about...
Thousands Strong kickoff featured several CVPA students
NIU's annual Thousands Strong day of giving got off to a great start on Wednesday night thanks to the hard work and talents of several students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The kickoff show was hosted by Kate Drury, a BFA acting candidate and dance...
Second annual Thousands Strong event begins Nov. 10 at 5:30 pm
Thousands Strong is an opportunity for alumni and friends to engage with NIU in an exciting, virtual initiative that will increase and expand alumni pride and engagement, and celebrate the impact of philanthropy at Northern Illinois University. This year, this day of...
Art and Design presents visiting artist/scholar presentation on Learning in the Making
The NIU School of Art and Design presents "Learning in the Making" a visiting artist/scholar presentation by Dr. Kimberly Sheridan, co-director of the Mason Arts Research Center at George Mason University. The presentation will be held Monday, Oct. 18 in Room 110 of...
Science photographer Michael Peres to speak at School of Art and Design
Michael Peres, an award-winning photo educator, author and science photographer in the School of Photographic Art and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology will be presenting at the NIU School of Art and Design, Thursday, October 7 on "Images Within Images."...
Art and Design returns to face-to-face exhibitions with “re-Emerge”
After nearly a year and a half without face to face exhibits the School of Art and Design is excited to host re-Emerge, an exhibition of work by recent alumni in the School of Art and Design at the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb, during Corn Fest, August...
Register for lessons, classes and ensembles at NIU Community School of the Arts
The NIU Community School of the Arts has provided high-quality arts education opportunities for community members of all ages for more than 30 years. CSA programs and activities currently offered for personal enrichment include music and art classes, music ensembles,...
Memorial service for retired art faculty member John Rooney
A memorial service will be held at St. Mary Church, Sycamore, at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 24 to celebrate the life of John Rooney, celebrated painter and former faculty member at Northern Illinois University School of Art. John was a member of the painting faculty at...
Artist and Educator Agnes Ma grateful for NIU faculty mentorship
Just as Agnes Ma, M.F.A. ’15, was finishing up her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, she was also discovering a totally different career path as an artist. “Up until my senior year of college, I had...