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NIU Punk Rock Club welcomes Tim Rogner for performance, discussion, April 1
The NIU Punk Rock Club and the College of Visual and Performing Arts welcome musician and artist Tim Rogner for a...
Finding Beauty in a Fractured World, the 2026 B.A./B.S. Art Exhibition opens March 30
The annual spring group exhibition of work by students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs...
Art and Design’s B.A. and B.S. Art Exhibition, “Great Ideas of Humanity” runs through April 17
The capstone exhibition of students earning their bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degrees in the NIU School of Art and Design runs from April 7-17 in the Jack Olson Gallery on the main floor of Jack Arends Hall. Titled, Great Ideas of Humanity, the show's...
Meryl McMaster next up in Elizabeth Allen Scholars in Art History Lecture Series, Feb. 5
Meryl McMaster is a Canadian artist with nêhiyaw (Plains Cree), Métis, British and Dutch ancestry. Her lens-based practice incorporates the production of hand crafted materials and performance forming a synergy that transports the viewer out of the ordinary and into a...
Art and Design students place in President’s Holiday Card Contest
Senior visual communications major Amanda Cruz and junior painting manager Keira Howard submitted designs that finished second and third in the 2024 President's Holiday Card Contest. Students were invited to submit an original artistic design to be used as the 2024...
High School Invitational closing reception features workshops for students
The annual High School Invitational is underway through November 16 in the Jack Olson Gallery. The closing reception on Saturday, November 16 will feature workshops for high school students. Workshop registration will start at noon until 1 p.m. in person before the...
Kerry Freedman and Richard Siegesmund publish book on the use of images in social science research
A popular presentation at a conference more than a decade ago led to a pair of NIU colleagues in the School of Art and Design to publish a book on the use of images in social science research. Visual Methods of Inquiry: Images in Research was written by Kerry...
Annual High School Invitational art exhibition opens November 4
The annual High School Invitational art exhibition at the NIU School of Art and Design will open Monday, November 4 and run through Saturday, November 16 with a closing reception that day. This year's exhibition features a mix of 2D, 3D and digital work created by 74...
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 a number of sessions and workshops at this year's Illinois Art Education Association Conference in Bloomington-Normal. Friday, October 18 9:10 – 10:00...
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 guest lecture, "Social Justice in Art Education," Tuesday, October 29 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Building Room 102 at the NIU School of Art and Design....
Winners of the Huskies Vote contest revealed
Three winning designs have been chosen in the NIU School of Art and Design's Huskies Vote poster design contest. The project was an effort for students to create designs that would encourage others on campus to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election....