NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Art and Design Archives

Michael Leeson ’24, shoots and scores for NIU Soccer and School of Art and Design

At any university the performing arts students and intercollegiate athletes are some of the most visible students on campus. Not only is that true at NIU, but Paul Kassel, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Sean Frazier, vice president/director of...

Kevin Cole, M.F.A. ’85: From childhood art therapy to the Smithsonian

Artist Kevin Cole, M.F.A. ‘85, has created more than 47 public art works, including a 15-story Coca-Cola Centennial Olympic mural he was commissioned to create for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. A challenge he completed without even touching the wall....

Art History presents the lecture “The Largest Mystery: A Buddhist Shrine in the Art Institute of Chicago”

The Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Lecture Series, the NIU School of Art and Design and the NIU Visual Studies division present, "The Largest Mystery: A Buddhist Shrine in the Art Institute of Chicago," as a free lecture, open to the public,...

School of Art and Design hosts Artifical Intellingence in Visual Arts Symposium, April 12

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. How do artists and art history scholars understand and anticipate the impact this technology has on creativity and artistic creation? The NIU School of Art and Design is hosting a symposium, which can be attended free of...
Visiting Artist – Stevie Imuakalani Cisneros Hanley, April 6

Visiting Artist – Stevie Imuakalani Cisneros Hanley, April 6

The NIU School of Art and Design is hosting a visiting artist lecture by Stevie Imuakalani Cisneros Hanley, titled "Hoopononpono." The lecture will be held Thursday, April 6 in Jack Arends Hall, room 102 at 2 p.m. Hanley received an M.F.A. from the School of The Art...

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Art and Design hosts visiting artists week of March 20-24

Art and Design hosts visiting artists week of March 20-24

Two prominent educators and printmakers will be visiting guest artists in the NIU School of Art and Design during the week of March 20. Jeff Sippel, professor at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, and former education director at the world famous Tamarind...

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