Students in the photography area of the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design are attempting to break...
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Art and Design presents visiting artist presentation by Sharif Bey
Sharif Bey, associate professor of art at Syracuse University will present an online visiting artist lecture, Monday,...
Voices of Belonging exhibit to run from March 31-April 14 in Founders Memorial Library
An interactive audio exhibit that builds on the work of last year's "Faces of Belonging" collaboration, "Voices of...
NIU Sculpture visiting artist Claire Ashley to lecture March 28
Claire Ashley, a sculptor and instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will be at NIU, Wednesday, March 28 for a talk at 6 p.m. in the Jack Arends Visual Arts Building, room 111. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge. Ashley's work...
Art History professor Sinclair Bell to lecture at ISU
School of Art and Design Professor Sinclair Bell is lecturing this spring as part of Illinois State University's Speaker Series. Race and representation in the Roman Empire Sinclair Bell Classical archaeologist and art historian “Race and Representation in the Roman...
Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History concludes with John Osborne on monuments of ancient Rome
The NIU School of Art and Design's annual Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series concludes, Wednesday, March 21 at 5 p.m., with John Osborne, emeritus faculty of Carleton University's lecture "The Monuments of Ancient Rome in the Medieval...
School of Art and Design Guest Artist – Demonstration on Alternative Etching Techniques and Collage
Join School of Art and Design guest artist Nandini Bagla Chirimar for a demonstration on alternative etching techniques and collage/Chine-Collé techniques, Tuesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in Room AB 408 of the Jack Arends Hall on NIU's main campus. Everyone is welcome....
Art and Design Education presents Guest Speaker Charles Garoian, March 1
The NIU Art + Design Education Division welcomes Dr. Charles R. Garoian for a guest lecture, March 1 at 5 p.m. in the Jack Arends Visual Art Building room AB-111. Garoian is professor of art education at Penn State University, and has performed, lectured, and...
For Dana Arnett, failure turned out to be the best teacher
For the last 30-plus years, Dana Arnett, a 1983 BFA graduate of NIU's School of Art and Design, has been a driving force behind one of the most successful creative agencies in the nation, VSA Partners. He returned to campus to be honored at the Second Annual College...
NIU hosts community college art exhibition Feb 9 – 23
Northern Illinois University’s School of Art and Design is presenting an exhibition of artwork by Illinois community college students. This show will run from February 9-23 and features the professional artwork of community college art faculty and a juried...
Art and Design students design winning NIU holiday cards
Michelle Corkery, a senior visual communications major from Geneva, Ill., and Lynn Corr, a jewelry design/jewely fabrication major from Sycamore, Ill., designed two of the three holiday cards selected by NIU Acting President Dr. Lisa Freeman. The three winning...
Life drawing models needed for spring art classes
Life drawing is the study of the human figure through exercises in contour, modeling and gesture drawing in a variety of media. Northern Illinois University is seeking male and female models to pose nude for Spring 2018 life drawing classes. Classes are held Mondays...