DeKalb, Illinois -- “The Risk Worth Taking” a visual art exhibition by NIU School of Art and Design alumnus Kevin...
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Art and Design’s Sinclair Bell selected to write essay for Etruscan exhibition in Legion of Honor Museum
Sinclair Bell, PhD, professor of art history in the NIU School of Art and Design, was one of 18 international...
Paintings by former NIU Art faculty Carl Hayano on view at Industrial Treasures
Forty years after landmark oral history interview about his family's internment during World War II, three rarely seen...
Jayla Trenyce’s exhibition “The Power of Place” running now at Ellwood House Museum
"The Power of Place" a new photography exhibition by Jayla Trenyce is open now through December 20 at DeKalb's Ellwood House Museum. Trenyce earned her MFA in Fine and Studio Arts from the NIU School of Art and Design in 2025. "The Power of Place" xplores how physical...
NIU to host alumnus Kevin Cole’s exhibit “The Risk Worth Taking” celebrating America’s 250th at Jack Olson Gallery
"The Risk Worth Taking" a visual art exhibition by NIU School of Art and Design alumnus Kevin Cole will run in the Jack Olson Gallery in NIU's Jack Arends Hall from August 24 through October 16. "The Risk Worth Taking" draws a personal narrative arc beginning with Jim...
Commencement Profile: Skye McCord, BS Anthropology and Art History
Skye McCord, who earned their BS in anthropology and art history was profiled in a video that ran during commencement ceremonies last weekend. Skye will be attending Cornell University in the fall to study archaeology. Meet Skye. https://youtu.be/7JAV8YKB2uk
From NIU to the Ivy League, Skye McCord to study archaeology at Cornell University
Skye McCord remembers becoming fascinated by archaeology by watching as many documentaries and PBS Nova episodes on the subject as possible as a kid growing up in Crystal Lake, Illinois. They joke that it felt natural because they have "nerdy" parents who encouraged...
Art and Design students research how high school art teachers are using AI
When Kelly Gross, assistant professor of visual arts education at NIU received a grant from the NIU Student Engagement Fund for a study into the use of artificial intelligence, she knew which students of hers would be perfect for it. She approached Lane Staffeldt and...
NIU Sculpture presents outdoor group exhibition at Gurler House
Continuing the Gurler House’s tradition as a long-standing space of community gathering, the Northern Illinois University Sculpture and property owner, Shane Harris, extend a welcome to the neighbors, friends, and passersby to engage with the work of Illinois and...
Sinclair Bell named 2026 Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor
Whether it’s expertise on Roman chariot racing and spectacle of the circus in ancient Rome, serving as research director on an archaeological dig in Italy, conducting research into race, representation and social practice on Romans in antiquity, or bringing his...
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 in the NIU School of Art and Design will open March 30 in the Jack Olson Gallery. Finding Beauty in a Fractured World runs from March 30 through...
Kelly Gross named Illinois Higher Education Art Educator of the Year
Kelly Gross, Ph.D., assistant professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has been named the 2025-2026 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA). Gross was honored at their annual...