Art and Design Archives

NIU presenters at Illinois Art Education Association conference

A large number of NIU School of Art and Design faculty and students will be presenting at the 2023 Illinois Art Education Association annual conference in St. Charles, Illinois, October 19-21. The conference is being held at the Q Center, 1405 North Fifth Avenue in...

Photography exhibition “CREATE & DISCOVER Belonging in STEAM” open in Johns Gallery

The NIU School of Art and Design presents a photographic exhibition that is an extension of the "Faces of Belonging Project," a collaborative art project that promotes belonging amongst individuals who live work and study in DeKalb, Ill. "CREATE & DISCOVER...

Art and Design alumnus Dana Arnett appointed to two prominent boards

VSA Partners, a leading creative and strategy agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of its Chairman and Founder, Dana Arnett, to two prestigious boards: the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Board and the Chicago Public Media Business Leadership Council. Arnett...

New Art and Design graduate Quinn Sedig illustrates the unique opportunities for students at NIU

When Quinn Sedig transferred to the NIU School of Art and Design from Sauk Valley College, she knew she wanted to major in illustration, and her focus was on creative or storybook illustration, until she took her first class at NIU. "I had Todd Buck (professor of Art...
NIU Printmaking exhibition at ARC Gallery Chicago

NIU Printmaking exhibition at ARC Gallery Chicago

Students in the Printmaking Area of the NIU School of Art and Design are exhibiting their work at the ARC Gallery in Chicago, 1463 W. Chicago Ave. Plucked & Gleaned opened on March 6 and runs through March 27. It is a group exhibition of fine art prints. The work...

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Cartoonist Leigh Rubin visiting artist presentation, March 4

Cartoonist Leigh Rubin visiting artist presentation, March 4

Cartoonist Leigh Rubin, whose cartoon "Rubes" is syndicated in more than 400 media outlets worldwide and distributed by Creators Syndicate will take part in an online visiting artist presentation with the NIU School of Art and Design, Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m....

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LVL3’s Vincent Uribe to chat with ARTS715 class

LVL3’s Vincent Uribe to chat with ARTS715 class

Vincent Uribe, director of LVL3, an artist-run exhibition space and online publication launched in 2010 will chat with students in ART715: Professional Studio Practices, in an open to the public Zoom, Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m. Uribe is an artist and creative...

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MFA grad Geoffrey Todd Smith featured at Western Exhibitions

MFA grad Geoffrey Todd Smith featured at Western Exhibitions

Chicago based artist Geoffrey Todd Smith, a 1997 MFA graduate of the NIU School of Art has a solo exhibition currently running at Western Exhibitions, 1709 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago. Sordid Orchestra is Smith's sixth solo show at Western Exhibitions. The gallery...

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