Art and Design Archives

Artist, educator and philanthropist Dorothea Bilder passes at 81

Dorothea Bilder, an accomplished artist and educator and longtime philanthropic supporter of the visual arts passed away last week at the age of 81. Bilder was a professor of art in the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design for more than 35 years, and...

Art and Design Education’s Kryssi Staikidis named 2022 NIU Presidential Engagement and Partnership Professor

For nearly 20 years, Kryssi Staikidis has, through her work as a researcher and an art educator, been asking fundamental questions about how artistic engagement and intercultural exchanges within communities on a global level form bridges of mutual understanding and...

Caroline Kent, Northwestern University art theory and practice professor to give visiting scholar presentation at NIU, April 12

Caroline Kent, assistant professor of art theory and practice at Northwestern University, will deliver a visiting scholar presentation, Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. in Room 100 of Jack Arends Hall, the Visual Arts Building on the NIU Main Campus. The presentation will...

NIU photography students best world record holder for largest paper snowflake

NIU School of Art and Design students in ARTD 464 Advanced Photography: Post Production created a paper snowflake that measured 44 feet, six inches, besting the current Guinness of Book of World Record of 20 feet and one half inch. The students, led by Jessica...
So, you want to take pictures of the Super Moon

So, you want to take pictures of the Super Moon

If you like your moons big, 2019 has started off with a bang for you.  March 21 brings us the third month in a row when we've had a chance to see a "Super Moon."  To put it simply, a Super Moon is when the moon is full and at the closest point to the Earth in its...

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Pair of solo exhibitions open at Jack Olson Gallery, March 7

Pair of solo exhibitions open at Jack Olson Gallery, March 7

The Jack Olson Gallery at Northern Illinois University presents two solo exhibitions; UNTILED (Simple Acts) by Carlos Melian and Material Alchemy: Cobbling with Clay and Found Materials by Gina Lee Robbins, Thursday, March 7 through April 18 (the gallery is closed...

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Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Thomas Lucas, Feb. 28

Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Thomas Lucas, Feb. 28

Thomas Lucas, founder and master printer at Hummingbird Press Editions, will present a lecture, Thursday, February 28, at 6 p.m., in room 102 in Jack Arends Hal, the visual arts building on the NIU main campus. Hummingbird Press Editions publishes artists like Kerry...

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NIU Sculpture Visiting Artist Talk: Chris Bradley, Feb. 12

NIU Sculpture Visiting Artist Talk: Chris Bradley, Feb. 12

The sculpture area of the NIU School of Art and Design is hosting a visiting artist talk with sculptor Chris Bradley, Tuesday, February 12 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Hall, the visual arts building. Chris Bradley, born 1982, USA, is an artist based in Chicago working...

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