Shei-Chau Wang, associate professor of art education and student teacher coordinator in the NIU School of Art and...
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Visiting Artist – Stevie Imuakalani Cisneros Hanley, April 6
The NIU School of Art and Design is hosting a visiting artist lecture by Stevie Imuakalani Cisneros Hanley, titled...
“Local Visions II” and “Americans in Burma: The Art of Collecting” to open at NIU Art Museum
Two exhibitions featuring the collections of objects from local residents and from the Burma Art Collection at NIU are...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Danielle Koenig
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Art students take part in College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Virtual Senior Design Demonstration Day
Every year, engineering students at NIU take part in a senior design showcase to demonstrate innovative work they've done. This year will be no different. Well, it will be a little different. First off, because of Illinois' stay-at-home order the event will be held...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – ARTD 313 “This Is Our New Reality” photo project
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
World renowned printmaker Michael Barnes selected as Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor
Michael Barnes, Northern Illinois University Professor in the School of Art and Design, has been selected as a Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor. The award was created in 1982 to recognize faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship,...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Sculpture students in ARTS 361 create table top galleries
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
School of Art and Design’s Daniel Ortiz wins Drinkling Moving Image Award
Daniel Ortiz, a senior illustration major from Aurora has won a $1,000 Drinkling Moving Image Award and been accepted into the 2020 Society of Illustrators Student Competition. Kimberly Masters, professor of illustration at NIU said that Ortiz is one of only 23 to win...
All Dressed Up With No One To Show – An informal walking tour of the art in Jack Arends Hall
This spring the School of Art and Design prepared for its regular accreditation visit, but it was postponed due to travel restrictions and stay at home orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, that doesn't mean you can't see the student art that was displayed in...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Denise Bellezzo
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Bobbi Meier
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...