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Art and Design Education’s Kerry Freedman earns Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
Kerry Freedman, Ph.D., professor and head of art education, has earned the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award from...
Watch party for “Art and Wellness: Creating Intentional Spaces,” Jan. 17
Calling all art and wellness enthusiasts! Join us for a special watch party of "Art and Wellness: Creating Intentional...
NIU’s “Thousands Strong” Virtual Events Celebrate Huskie Pride
In celebration of our positive impact throughout the world, Northern Illinois Huskies and friends of the university are invited to participate in the NIU Foundation “Thousands Strong” virtual events, which will take place Nov. 18-20. From 7-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,...
David Spoehr, ’02, gets creative with Chicago-based design company Monroestar
It is the year 1998, and NIU visual communication student David Spoehr is passionately cheering on the Huskies football team (who were on a significant losing streak) while decked out in full face and chest paint at Huskie Stadium. He is there with his best...
Mike Rea and friends present, “I Yell Because I Care, He Needs Me” on instruments real, and imagined
One of the most talked about pieces in the NIU Art Museum's current installation, the NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Continuum is a sculpture of a piano, "Tight Notes and Black Holes, CTINH (Conceptualize there is no Heaven" created by Mike Rea, associate...
Art and Design’s Mike Rea presents “I Yell Because I Care, He Needs Me” music video, November 14
Artist and Associate Professor of Sculpture Mike Rea puts together "a band" to produce a music video featuring his sculpture Tight Notes and Black Holes, CTINH (Conceptualize there is no Heaven), 2019. I Yell Because I Care, He Needs Me, is a site-specific...
Comic book cover illustrator Jenny Frison to present visiting artist talk, Nov. 18
Jenny Frison, who has created covers for Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Batman, Black Panther, The X-Men and many more will present a virtual visiting artist talk on Zoom, Wednesday, November 18 at 5 p.m. The lecture can be accessed on Zoom with meeting ID 845 2949 1367,...
Visiting artist Kayla Schlipf on when illustration is “more than just a job”
Kayla Schlipf, a BFA graduate from the NIU School of Art and Design will give a virtual visiting artist talk for the Illustration Area titled, "Redefining success: When illustration is more than just a job." The lecture will be presented Thursday, November 12 at 5...
Illustration area presents visiting artist talk from Brian Povich, industrial designer
Brian Povich, an industrial designer and 2007 BFA graduate in Illustration from the NIU School of Art and Design is presenting a visiting artist talk, Wednesday, November 11 at 5 p.m. The virtual presentation can be viewed on Zoom, (Meeting ID 833 4676 7133, with the...
NIU Illustration visiting artist talk, Gawki, Oct. 28
The Illustration area of the School of Art and Design presents a visiting artist talk with independent artist Ki, Wednesday, October 28 on Zoom. The visiting artist talk will be held at zoom.us/join at 5 p.m. The Meeting ID is 880 3625 2467 and the password is 155171....
Artist/experimental psychologist Ellen Winner to lecture at NIU, Nov. 10
The School of Art and Design at Northern Illinois University will host a guest lecture by artist and experimental psychologist Dr. Ellen Winner, titled "How Art Works: Five Puzzles." Winner is professor of psychology at Boston College and senior research associate at...