NIU School of Art and Design Instructor of Drawing Geoffrey Todd Smith's show, Assembly at Western Exhibitions was...
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Art and Design’s B.A. and B.S. Art Exhibition, “Great Ideas of Humanity” runs through April 17
The capstone exhibition of students earning their bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degrees in the NIU School of...
Overcon Duo wins annual School of Music Chamber Ensemble Competition
The Annual NIU School of Music Chamber Ensemble Competition was held, Saturday, April 5 in Boutell Memorial Concert...
Longtime costume designer, advisor, and associate dean Melanie Parks remembered for her talent, style, advocacy and wit
Beloved artist, designer, educator, student advocate and administrator Melanie Parks passed away July 28 after a long battle with cancer. Parks came to the NIU School of Theatre and Dance in 1990 as costume director and taught all of the technical costume classes. In...
Banda NIU receives grant from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation
Banda NIU, an ensemble in the NIU School of Music that honors the tradition of the great Bandas of the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, has received a program grant of nearly $5,000 from the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation to support music education outreach activities...
NIU’s 115th Homecoming is coming up October 3-9
NIU President Lisa Freeman is inviting everyone to attend the university's 115th Homecoming, with a host of events being held October 3-9. https://youtu.be/RTIcvzN0EgM Dozens of staff, faculty and alumni are hard at work on the week’s events, which will...
Get On The Bus trips return to the NIU Art Museum
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to announce its roster of bus excursions for fall 2022. The Get-On-The-Bus trips of the NIU Art Museum are great ways to meet other art lovers, keep up with what’s happening in the art world, see innovative...
NIU Art and Design and NIU baseball alumnus Tim Kuncis brings sports art to famed locales
When former NIU baseball player Tim Kuncis, ’96, was majoring in art in college, it was not clear how or if he would use his degree. In fact, for the first two decades of his career, he worked in the trading pits of the Chicago Board of Trade before realizing his...
Art and Design alumna, Nestlé’s Jasmin Nava, brings entrepreneurial mindset to NIUAA Board
As an undergraduate student at NIU, Jasmin Nava changed her major several times, as she began to understand her passions and strengths. “I realized I could be an independent and entrepreneurial artist while also thriving as a businesswoman in a corporate environment,”...
Google Doodle on steelpan has NIU tie-in
It's probably not a surprise that when you see an example of steelpan in popular culture that there's a tie-in to the NIU School of Music's Steelpan Studies program. Not only does NIU boast the oldest university steelband in the nation, but there has been an...
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...