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Art and Design Education’s Kryssi Staikidis honored by National Arts Education Associaton

Kryssi Staikidis, Ed.D., Professor and Head of Art and Design Education in the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the National Arts Education Association's June King McFee Award. The June King McFee Award...

Photography students selected for publications and exhibitions

A number of photography students in the NIU School of Art and Design have had work selected for publications and exhibitions recently. Mikayla Shuster's "Cat Nap" was chosen for Analog Forever Magazine's December "Love in all forms" exhibition:Amy Fleming earned...

Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series returns with Linda Safran on the relevance of medieval art

The Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series returns for the spring with an online lecture titled, "When, Where and What is Medieval Art--And Why Does It Matter?" presented by Linda Safran, PhD, Associate Fellow at the Pontifical Institute of Medieval...

Photography project among next steps to enhance ‘belonging’ in DeKalb

Efforts by Northern Illinois University and local partners to increase racial healing recently got a boost from the State of Illinois in the form of a grant to foster efforts to create a Belonging leadership council and fund public art and engagement activities in...
Check out the NIU Graphic Design Show at NIU Chicago Center

Check out the NIU Graphic Design Show at NIU Chicago Center

Works from four NIU School of Art and Design students are on display at the NIU Graphic Design Show, April 23-May 11 at the NIU Chicago Center. Check out artwork from Leslie Latimer, Ping, Ben Lawson and Simon Saxsma at the Chicago Center Gallery, 105 W. Madison...

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Elizabeth Russo designs winning Artigras poster

Elizabeth Russo designs winning Artigras poster

Elizabeth Russo, a junior illustration major in the NIU School of Art and Design, designed the winning poster promoting the annual Artigras weekend. Artigras is a two-day event celebration of the arts in downtown DeKalb, featuring an art walk, art tasting, variety...

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Attend the Historia Artis Student Symposium

Attend the Historia Artis Student Symposium

Check out the Historia Artis Student Symposium, April 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 114 of Jack Arends Hall (Art Building). Schedule 1:00 p.m.: Opening Remarks, Historia Artis President, Markie Striegel 1:10 p.m.: Parting Words for Graduating Students, Art History...

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Check out the NIU MFA Thesis Exhibition “Nitty Gritty”

Check out the NIU MFA Thesis Exhibition “Nitty Gritty”

The Northern Illinois University Master's in Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition "Nitty-Gritty" is being held Wednesday, March 28 through Saturday, April 21 at ARC Gallery, 2156 North Damen Ave. in Chicago.   The "Nitty Gritty" opening reception is Friday, March 30 from 6 to...

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