Meryl McMaster is a Canadian artist with nêhiyaw (Plains Cree), Métis, British and Dutch ancestry. Her lens-based...
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Joe Miñoso, MFA ’04, featured in Hello! magazine
Actor Joe Miñoso, star of NBC's Chicago Fire for the last 13 seasons was featured in a recent edition of Hello!...
National parks as a unique expression of national identity and iconic Indian artist Bharti Kher are subjects of presentations at the NIU Art Museum
Lectures by faculty from the Art History division of the NIU School of Art and Design highlight the programming...
Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibition suite to open at NIU Art Museum
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to present two exhibitions of framed artwork and books – some no longer in print – organized and traveled by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas from Tuesday, Aug. 23...
Northern Illinois University Art Museum Annual “Art to Lend” selection period now open
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s annual “Art to Lend” 2022 selection period will open for faculty and staff on campus. This annual service allows individuals and departments to enhance their private offices and the administrative areas of the university...
Five NIU music students selected for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy
Five students from the NIU School of Music have been selected as one of just four combo/small ensemble groups from around the nation to participate in this year's Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy in Aspen, Colorado. The NIU combo is named Northern Collective and is made up...
Kane Repertory Theatre presents outdoor production of Twelfth Night
Kane Repertory Theatre, founded in 2019 by a group of alumni from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, in partnership with the St. Charles Park District, presents a live outdoor production of the Shakespeare classic "Twelfth Night" at the Historic Pavilion on the Fox...
Support NIU during Huskies United June 22-23
Show your support for Northern Illinois University by making a donation during this year's Huskies United, June 22-23. Want to learn more? Check out this video hosted by Kate Drury, a BFA Acting candidate in our very own School of Theatre and Dance....
Michael Barnes work featured in major exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum
Michael Barnes, NIU Presidential Professor, Head of Printmaking and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in the NIU School of Art and Design has eight of his works featured in a new, major exhibition at the St. Louis Art Museum. "Catching the Moment: Contemporary Art from...
School of Music Professor Geof Bradfield named a City of Chicago Esteemed Artist for 2022
Geof Bradfield, professor jazz studies in the NIU School of Music, has been named one of the City of Chicago's Esteemed Artists for 2022. Bradfield was one of only four musicians to receive this recognition this year. The award includes $15,000 to use to support any...
Arman Sangalang recipient of fellowship from Jazz Institute of Chicago
Arman Sangalang, who just earned his MFA in Jazz Studies from the NIU School of Music is serving a two-year fellowship with the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Sangalang, a saxophonist and composer, received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University earned the Jazz...
Save the date for NIU’s 115th Homecoming
It's never too early to make your plans to attend NIU's 115th Homecoming festivities. This year's events will be held from October 3-9. We have the oldest homecoming in the state of Illinois and one of the oldest in the entire nation. There will be even more...