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Douglas Boughton to receive NAEA’s Viktor Lowenfeld Award
Douglas Boughton, professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has won just about every...
Nora (Balayti) Reuter, ’06, combines her interests in a new children’s book on someone’s first trip to Wrigley Field
When Nora (Balayti) Reuter was working shifts as a bartender at Murphy’s Bleachers, the popular sports bar located...
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...
Meet the new director for the Center for Burma Studies, Feb. 7
An open house is being held, Wednesday, February 7 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to welcome Aurore Candier, Ph.D. as the new director of NIU's Center for Burma Studies. Drop in at the center (located in Pottenger House, 520 College View Ct. across the street from Anderson...
Art and Design Education’s Kerry Freedman earns Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
Kerry Freedman, Ph.D., professor and head of art education, has earned the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award from Northern Illinois University. In more than 20 years on the faculty of the NIU School of Art and Design, Professor Freedman has continued her work as a...
Sinclair Bell earns Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from Archaeological Institute of America
Sinclair Bell, professor of art history in the NIU School of Art and Design is the 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Archaeological Institute of America. The award is given annually to those who have demonstrated excellence in...
Art and Design students take top prizes in annual Holiday Card contest
NIU School of Art and Design students took home the top two prizes in the annual NIU Holiday Card Contest. Designers of the top three cards receive scholarship awards, and the first prize entry is sent out as the official holiday card from the Office of NIU President...
Commencement profile: Christian Ulloa, School of Art and Design
Christian Ulloa, who graduated in December with a Bachelor of Fine Art in sculpture from the NIU School of Art and Design was profiled during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57-6oNpuKzw Congratulations to Christian, and to...
Art and Design’s Fall BFA Show opens Dec. 4
The 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts student exhibition in the NIU School of Art and Design opens Monday, December 4 in the Jack Olson Gallery in Jack Arends Hall. The 2023 B.F.A. Fall Exhibition showcases the capstone work of the students earning their BFA from the NIU...
“Space + Light” pop-up art installation in Founders Memorial Library, Oct. 26
A new projection mapped installation, "Space + Light" presented by students in ARTD 467 Advanced Topics: Video Art will be on display with an open public reception, Thursday, October 26 in room 337 of Founders Memorial Library from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.