NIU School of Art and Design students in ARTD 464 Advanced Photography: Post Production created a paper snowflake that...
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Follow along live with the world record attempt for the world’s largest paper snowflake
Students in the photography area of the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design are attempting to break...
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,...
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...
School of Art and Design alumna Barbara Lee Smith: “It started with a dream”
After 35 years away, renowned mixed media artist Barbara Lee Smith returned to the NIU campus last month to spend a day meeting students, talking with faculty and reflecting on her time completing her Master's in Fine Arts in 1979. She spoke of how grateful she was...
School of Art and Design’s Michael Barnes selected for Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
Michael Barnes and Victor Ryzhov have been selected as the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. The award honors exceptional members of the graduate faculty for their scholarly achievements and outstanding contributions to graduate education at...
2017-18 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lineup
The lineup for the 2017-2018 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series in the NIU College of Art and Design has been set. Join us in room 100 of the Art Building (Jack Ahrends Hall) on the main campus of NIU. All of these talks are free of charge and...
School of Art and Design hosts Frankie Flood, Oct 11-12
SOAD will be hosting artist Frankie Flood on Wednesday, October 11, and Thursday October 12 for a number of lectures and demonstrations. All are open to any interested students. Frankie Flood is an Associate Professor of Art at Appalachian State University, and the...
Assistant Professor Michael Rea’s work featured at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
NIU Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Michael Rea's platform sculptures are a featured part of a current installation at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA). Choreographer Maria Gillespie presents "Tangible Space," a performance and movement installation,...