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Upcoming events feature 1619: The Musical and a Rebuilding Democracy Lecture with the author of The 1619 Project
The campus and community are invited to participate in a pair of free, upcoming events focused on the history and...
NIU presents Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's iconic romantic comedy comes to the stage of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance Northern Illinois...
“Fading Expressions” a Electroacoustical and Video Faculty Recital, Feb. 6
The School of Music at NIU presents "Fading Expressions" an electroacoustic and video recital, Monday, February 6. The concert features pieces composed by NIU Composition Faculty Phillip Sink, D.M., and Brian Penkrot, PhD, and the concluding piece is an...
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...
NIU’s Avalon String Quartet in concert Jan. 30
NIU’s world-class Avalon String Quartet will perform works of Shih-Hui Chen, Shostakovich and Beethoven, Tuesday, January 30 at 8 p.m. Admission is free of charge. The concert is the first of four this year for NIU’s quartet-in-residence, and will be held at the...
NIU 2018 Spring Arts Events
A look at the concerts, productions, lectures and exhibitions in the arts at NIU for spring 2018. A complete calendar of events is available. Most concerts in the School of Music are available via live webcast. Choral & Opera Series March 4 – Concert...
CVPA presents second annual Convocation, Monday, Jan. 22
Experience firsthand the talents of students in the Northern Illinois University College of Visual and Performing Arts at the second annual Convocation, January 22 at 4:30 p.m. The free event brings together student artists and performers from the NIU schools of art...
New Music Festival organizers receive kudos from Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas, Founder and Director of Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at The University of Chicago was a guest of the Seventh Annual New Music Festival at NIU. Thomas is one of the most revered and honored composers of of this era. She gave a...
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...
Business of Dance teaches students to make a living doing what they love
“It’s not about your art, or how you’re going to make your art,” said NIU Professor of Dance Paula Frasz. “It’s about making a living making your art and being an artist.” Twenty-five years ago, when Frasz first joined the faculty at NIU, she conceived of...
Jazz Ensemble packs a lifetime of experiences into 10 days in Mexico
Ten days, 10 students, seven performances in seven different venues, three master classes, leading a jam session at an international music festival and a lifetime of experiences. That's what the NIU Jazz Ensemble encountered on a whirlwind tour of Mexico...