The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus will perform a free concert, Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in...
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Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter’s “Prowess” opens in School of Theatre and Dance, Feb. 28
Prowess, written by award winning Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter opens Friday, February 28 in the NIU School of...
Theatre and Dance presents a Ukrainian Reading Project event, Feb. 23
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance is once again participating in the Ukrainian Reading Project, with a reading...
NIU Wind Ensemble presents Music of Black Composers Showcase, Jan. 28
The NIU Wind Ensemble will present a special Music of Black Composers showcase concert, Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Tickets are available at go.niu.edu/arts-tickets. NIU students are admitted free of charge with a reserved ticket....
Upcoming lectures and presentations as part of ongoing CVPA Faculty Biennial Exhibition at NIU Art Museum
The current exhibition in the NIU Art Museum is the College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Biennial which runs through February 15. The exhibition features work and scholarship from faculty members in NIU's School of Art and Design, School of Music and School...
Art and Design students place in President’s Holiday Card Contest
Senior visual communications major Amanda Cruz and junior painting manager Keira Howard submitted designs that finished second and third in the 2024 President's Holiday Card Contest. Students were invited to submit an original artistic design to be used as the 2024...
Commencement profile: Abria Shaw, Music Education
Congratulations to all of our fall 2024 graduates. The weekend commencement ceremonies featured this spotlight on new School of Music graduate Abria Shaw, who completed her degree in music education....
Fall Dance Concert features Paquita and two world premieres
The fall semester production season in the School of Theatre and Dance concludes with the Fall Dance Concert featuring the ballet Paquita and a pair of world premiere dances choreographed by NIU School of Theatre and Dance faculty members. Paquita was originally...
Northern Illinois University Art Museum Presents Faculty Biennial Exhibition
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to announce the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts 2024-2025 Faculty Biennial exhibition on display in the museum’s Altgeld Hall galleries Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, through Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Shown...
High School Invitational closing reception features workshops for students
The annual High School Invitational is underway through November 16 in the Jack Olson Gallery. The closing reception on Saturday, November 16 will feature workshops for high school students. Workshop registration will start at noon until 1 p.m. in person before the...
Kerry Freedman and Richard Siegesmund publish book on the use of images in social science research
A popular presentation at a conference more than a decade ago led to a pair of NIU colleagues in the School of Art and Design to publish a book on the use of images in social science research. Visual Methods of Inquiry: Images in Research was written by Kerry...
Machinal next up at the NIU School of Theatre and Dance
Sophie Treadwell's 1928 true crime account of a murder and its prosecution is the next production in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance's season lineup. Machinal opens Friday, November 1 in the Black Box Theatre in NIU's Stevens Building. Treadwell, a playwright and...