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Chinese Music Ensemble featured in NPR story about Lunar New Year
Jui-Ching Wang, professor of music and NIU coordinator of Asian studies was interviewed as part of a story by the...
NIU Art Museum upcoming bus excursions
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...
Annual High School Invitational art exhibition opens November 4
The annual High School Invitational art exhibition at the NIU School of Art and Design will open Monday, November 4 and run through Saturday, November 16 with a closing reception that day. This year's exhibition features a mix of 2D, 3D and digital work created by 74...
Art From Home – David F. Driesbach Engravings
The engravings of David F. Driesbach are the subject of this edition of Art From Home: A Personal Collection, a series of videos where Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum shares information about works and artists in his personal collection. To see...
Help support the M.F.A. acting program’s residency in Canada
The Master's in Fine Arts in acting program in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance is crowdfunding donations to help support a week-long residency with renowned writer, actor and solo performer Kevin McCoy in Quebec City, Canada. Northern Illinois University's School...
Art and Design Education students and faculty presenting at IAEA Conference
Faculty and students from the art and design education program in the NIU School of Art and Design will be presenting a number of sessions and workshops at this year's Illinois Art Education Association Conference in Bloomington-Normal. Friday, October 18 9:10 – 10:00...
Guest lecturer Lisa Hochtritt to discuss social justice in art, Oct. 29
Lisa Hochtritt, visiting professor of art and art education at Teachers College, Columbia University, will present a guest lecture, "Social Justice in Art Education," Tuesday, October 29 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Building Room 102 at the NIU School of Art and Design....
School of Theatre and Dance presents Macbeth, opening Oct. 18
The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance presents William Shakespare's Macbeth, opening Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Theatre, located in NIU's Stevens Building. The production is directed by Peter G. Anderson, a graduate of...
Winners of the Huskies Vote contest revealed
Three winning designs have been chosen in the NIU School of Art and Design's Huskies Vote poster design contest. The project was an effort for students to create designs that would encourage others on campus to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election....
Art From Home – Sidney Chafetz
It's back! In 2020, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum did a series of videos where he discussed pieces in his personal art collection. The popular series has returned with this look at the work of Sidney Chafetz. https://youtu.be/48l2-Vg0p0Y To see...
Celebration commemorates 50 years since a key point in Huskie Marching Band history
For Dave Johnson and a large number of former NIU marching band members, 2024 marks a significant milestone. Formed in 1899, the Huskie Marching Band is one of the oldest university bands in the nation. Fans are familiar with the high quality of the music and...