For the second straight year, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will host a live reading of works by Ukrainian...
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“Local Visions II” and “Americans in Burma: The Art of Collecting” to open at NIU Art Museum
Two exhibitions featuring the collections of objects from local residents and from the Burma Art Collection at NIU are...
Support the College of Visual and Performing Arts through Huskies United
The Huskies United day of giving is going on until midnight, March 23. Now is your opportunity to join other Huskies...
Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally honored by the Illinois Theatre Association
Tracy Nunnally, Technical Director/Head of Design and Technology for the NIU School of Theatre and Dance has been honored by the Illinois Theatre Association with the 2018 Award of Excellence for College and University Theatre. Nunnally is one of nine winners of ITA...
Alumni profile: First generation college graduate John Siblik
1988 School of Art and Design graduate John Siblik was a first-generation college student, and he went on to start a successful art practice, have a more than 20 year long career in arts higher education and is currently the director of the school he graduated from....
Special events offered for Illinois Institute of Art students looking to transfer to NIU
The NIU School of Art and Design's streamlined process for accepting transfer students is just one of the perks that separates us from other institutions. Transfers have the opportunity to join other dynamic artists at NIU and become a vital part of a world-class...
Artifacts – the alumni newsletter for the School of Art and Design returns
After an absence of more than a decade and a half, Artifacts, the School of Art and Design alumni newsletter has returned in electronic form. The newsletter, which features alumni profiles, upcoming events and opportunities for alums to share their news was e-mailed...
Garden in the Sky at the Illinois State Museum in Lockport Gallery
John Siblik, Director of the NIU School of Art and Design was commissioned by The Gaylord Building, a holding of the National Historic Trust. The Project received grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Garden in the Sky project is also supported...
School of Art and Design kicks off 50th Anniversary celebrations
Call for entries for two exhibitions The 2018 fall semester kicks off the 50th Anniversary of Jack Arends Hall, home of the NIU School of Art and Design. First up are a pair of exhibitions: "Golden" Jack Arends Hall 50th Anniversary Juried Alumni Show, an All-Alumni...
NIU dancers have arrived in Washington DC
Eleven students from NIU's dance program have arrived in Washington DC to perform in the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Arts this weekend. The dancers qualified for NCDF with their performance of "ENUF," an...
Sycamore Depot Light Show features work from NIU School of Art and Design students
The Sycamore Depot Light Show is back, featuring the artwork of NIU School of Art and Design students. Starting at dusk (approximately 8:45 p.m.) Saturday, May 19 the outer walls of the historic Sycamore Train Depot will be lit with artwork depicting the 25 year...
VPA’s Melanie Parks is headed west after 28 years at NIU
Melanie Parks, who has been a part of the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts for 28 years, is leaving the university at the end of June for sunny California. Parks started her NIU career as Costume Director in the School of Theatre and Dance, and taught all of...