Roxanna Conner, director of the NIU Theatre and Dance, and Paul Kassel, former dean of the NIU College of Visual and...
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Jazz combo to perform at Olson Gallery’s “The Risk Worth Taking” exhibition reception, Oct. 15
A jazz combo from the NIU School of Music will perform at the exhibition reception for Kevin Cole's (NIU '84)...
Huskie Spotlight: Kijuana Duplessis, ’28, Music Education
Kijuana Duplessis is a music education major and member of the NIU Steelband from Antigua and Barbuda, who says, "I...
Art From Home – Indian Miniature
In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. See all of the Art From Home videos.
Art and Design Senior Spotlight – Sarah Navigato
The School of Art and Design is spotlighting recently graduated students and their work on Facebook, and we’ll be sharing them here on the blog, as well.Sarah NavigatoBFA in Illustration “My life-long passion for animals inspires me to create. Sparking interest in...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Beginning Illustration Class (Part Two)
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Beginning Illustration class (Part One)
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Grad profiles – Jorge Brito
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Jorge Brito Degree earned - Bachelor of Music, Emphasis in Music Education Minor in Spanish...
Grad Profiles – Ricardo Quiñonez
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Ricardo Quiñonez Degree earned - Double Major in Music Education and Music Performance...
Grad Profiles – Robyn Clarke
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Robyn Clarke Bachelor of Music, Music Education Hometown - Joliet, IL Transfer from: Joliet...
Grad Profiles – Chelsea Cwiklik
The spring class of 2020 hasn't had a traditional conclusion to their studies, but they do have a lot of great stories. Over the summer months we'll be profiling some of them. Chelsea Cwiklik MSEd with K-12 Licensure and endorsement in Art Hometown: Batavia, IL...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Music Education Alumni Connections
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Online Auditions for CSA Youth Sinfonia scheduled for May 30
High school musicians ages 14 - 20 are invited to audition online for CSA Sinfonia on Saturday May 30. Auditions begin at 11 a.m. and must be scheduled in advance. Brass and woodwind musicians, string instrument players and percussionists are encouraged to audition....
World Music Showcase goes virtual
NIU School of Music graduate students in the Analytical Techniques in World Music course were set to present pieces as part of NIU's annual World Music Festival. But with all concerts postponed due stay at home restrictions caused by the coronavirus, their...
NIU Huskies Never Stop Drumming – Percussion Studies Video Project
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
School of Music’s Mary Lynn Doherty wins Outstanding Mentor Award
Mary Lynn Doherty, associate professor of music and coordinator of music education in the NIU School of Music has been selected as an Outstanding Mentor by the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. The award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Thai Music Ensembles from NIU and UCLA perform together
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Huskie Spotlight – Kelly Langenberg, School of Music
Kelly Langenberg Applied Artist in the School of Music What year did you start working at NIU? 2016. Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in an idyllic rural community near New Philadelphia, Ohio. I currently live in Elgin. Where did you attend...
Huskie Spotlight – Jui-Ching Wang, School of Music
Jui-Ching Wang Associate Professor of World Music What year did you start working at NIU? I started working at NIU in 2004 when I was still an ABD (all but dissertation). Where is your hometown? Where do you live now? I grew up in a small town nearby Hsinchu City in...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Patrick Gallagher, Gallagher & Associates
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Community School of the Arts Offers Online Music Lessons This Summer
The NIU Community School of the Arts offers online private music lessons on a wide variety of instruments beginning in June. NIU music students and faculty teach private online lessons, as well as experienced community-based artists and music educators. Teachers...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Choreography students get back to nature
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Real Impact: Student Emergency Fund keeps NIU students in school
When the COVID-19 crisis first hit, NIU sophomore Robert Hodges says he felt like he might be living in an alternate universe. “Losing both my jobs in one week’s span, that’s something you see in the movies,” he says. But Robert’s predicament was very real–a fact that...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Danielle Koenig
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Art students take part in College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Virtual Senior Design Demonstration Day
Every year, engineering students at NIU take part in a senior design showcase to demonstrate innovative work they've done. This year will be no different. Well, it will be a little different. First off, because of Illinois' stay-at-home order the event will be held...
Art From Home: Ayomi Yoshida
In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. This installment is on work of Ayomi Yoshida.
Registration is open for NIU Online Theatre Summer Camps
NIU offers a new and exciting online summer camp experience for middle school and high school students who enjoy theatre arts! For more than 30 years Northern Illinois University has offered fine arts residential summer camps. This summer, Online Theatre Arts campers...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – ARTD 313 “This Is Our New Reality” photo project
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
World renowned printmaker Michael Barnes selected as Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor
Michael Barnes, Northern Illinois University Professor in the School of Art and Design, has been selected as a Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor. The award was created in 1982 to recognize faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship,...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Sculpture students in ARTS 361 create table top galleries
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Yuko Asada’s trip to Thailand
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
A brief reflection on art during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance
Written by: Martina Berger, senior dance performance major, NIU School of Theatre and Dance There has been a huge wave of articles that have been published in recent weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is simply one more that will crash onto your screen,...
School of Art and Design’s Daniel Ortiz wins Drinkling Moving Image Award
Daniel Ortiz, a senior illustration major from Aurora has won a $1,000 Drinkling Moving Image Award and been accepted into the 2020 Society of Illustrators Student Competition. Kimberly Masters, professor of illustration at NIU said that Ortiz is one of only 23 to win...
Art From Home: Gabor Peterdi
In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. In this edition he discusses Gabor Peterdi's "Wistaria."
All Dressed Up With No One To Show – An informal walking tour of the art in Jack Arends Hall
This spring the School of Art and Design prepared for its regular accreditation visit, but it was postponed due to travel restrictions and stay at home orders caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, that doesn't mean you can't see the student art that was displayed in...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Thai Music Ensemble
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Denise Bellezzo
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Liam Teague and special guests
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Bobbi Meier
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Bobby Broom “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Register Now for Summer and Fall
Registration is underway for both Summer and Fall terms at NIU. Refer to the registration page on the NIU main website for technical assistance, learn how to register, look for courses and schedules, see information on account holds and the Huskie Installment Plan.
Art and Design’s Bethany Nicoli artwork featured on cover of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Public Policy publication
Bethany Nicoli, a graduating senior soon to earn her bachelor of science in art, has artwork featured on the cover of the current edition of Harvard University's Kennedy School Journal of Hispanic Policy. The JHP is the oldest student-run academic journal at the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Anna-Marie Zurlinden
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – David Reninger
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Chris Scanlon, Rio Brass
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU launches Student Emergency Fund to help those facing challenges
In an effort to provide grants and resources to degree-seeking students in need, NIU has created a Student Emergency Fund. Developed in partnership with the NIU Foundation, the fund will launch Monday, April 6. Students will be encouraged to fill out a simple form...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Olivia Zubko
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Veronica Storc
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Troy Nussbaum
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
Huskie Spotlight – Mark Macaranas, School of Theatre and Dance
Marc Macaranas Assistant Professor of Dance Where is your hometown, and where do you reside now? I'm from a little farm town in California called the Delano, in central California just outside of Bakersfield. I did my undergrad in Southern California at UC Irvine. I...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Paolo Colombo
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Rick LoPresto
School of Music alumnus Rick LoPresto, who teaches instrumental music at Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake, Ill. and directs the Seventh Grade Band, Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Ensemble, is part of a group of music educators who have created a virtual jazz ensemble to...
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NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Beginning Sculpture classes build in-home forts
How do you continue to study sculpture when you can't leave your homes? School of Art and Design associate professor Michael Rea and Nate Gilchrist, MFA candidate and instructor, started the remote learning portion of the semester for ARTS 361 with the seemingly...
NIU Art Museum puts School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition online
The NIU Art Museum has put a virtual exhibition of artwork in the recent School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Exhibition online. The exhibition was scheduled to run from January 14 - March 18, but closed a few days early because of the coronavirus Covid-19 public...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Cass Bermijo, Time Arts
As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn't stopped, it's simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...
NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Reggie Thomas, head of jazz studies
Reginald "Reggie" Thomas is Coordinator of the internationally recognized Northern Illinois University School of Music's Jazz Studies program. Thomas came to NIU from the Michigan State University College of Music, where he served as Professor of Jazz Piano. Prior to...
Essential item pick up for CVPA students
Today, Gov. Pritzker announced a Stay-At-Home order beginning 5 p.m. Saturday through April 7. The order advises all Illinois residents to stay at home to the greatest extent possible except for essential activities; closes non-essential retail businesses; and reminds...
Message to students about discontinuation of face-to-face learning for the semester
Dear Students, By now you’ve been made aware by President Freeman that the university will discontinue face-to-face classes for the remainder of the semester. It’s a decision made in the midst of a rapidly evolving situation to best provide for the health and safety...
NIU arts events status updates
As part of the university’s response to the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) world-wide, cancelations, postponements and modifications to scheduled arts events at NIU are being made. We appreciate your interest and support and decisions are being made with the...
Musician Marquis Hill, ’09, Recognized for Alumni Achievement in the Arts
When it comes to music, Marquis Hill is the best of the proverbial best. An experienced trumpeter and music teacher, he has performed alongside today’s top artists in jazz festivals and competitions. He has been honored with many prestigious awards and scholarships,...
Todd Buck among NIU faculty to participate in Congressional poster session in Washington DC
As part of the ongoing celebration of NIU's 125th anniversary, a group of faculty will join NIU President Lisa Freeman as part of a delegation traveling to Washington, DC to celebrate the university's story and present on research and artistry programs.The event will...
Chris Scanlon to join NIU School of Music faculty
Chris Scanlon, a dynamic performer and educator with a diverse performing career in New York City, will join the NIU School of Music faculty as assistant professor of trumpet, beginning fall semester 2020. Scanlon has appeared with orchestras and chamber ensembles in...
Trombonist Timothy Riordan joins School of Music faculty
Timothy Riordan, an accomplished trombonist and educator will join the faculty at the NIU School of Music beginning fall semester 2020. In addition to his new role in the brass studio at NIU, Riordan has taught an acclaimed pre-college trombone studio at the Merit...
In the news: NIU’s Data, Devices and Interaction Laboratory featured in Technology Networks
The NIU Data, Devices and Interaction Laboratory (ddiLab) and co-directors Joe Insley, associate professor in the NIU School of Art and Design and Michael Papka, associate professor of computer science are the subjects of an article in Technology Networks. Technology...
Theatre and Dance presents “The Wolves” Feb 22-23, 27-29
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe in The Sally Stevens Players Theatre, in the NIU Stevens Building, February 22-23 and 27-29. In The Wolves, a stunning first play by DeLappe, an all-girls indoor soccer team warms up for their...
Eric Johnson to receive the Harold Decker Award from the American Choral Directors Association
Eric Johnson, director of choral activities at the NIU School of Music and founding artistic director of Cor Cantiamo, will be honored as the recipient the 2020 Harold Decker Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. The award is...
School of Art and Design’s Angie Redmond wins first place at Museum of Science and Industry’s Black Creativity exhibition
Angie Redmond, a second year MFA student in painting and museum studies at the NIU School of Art and Design from Maywood, Ill. won first place at the prestigious national juried art exhibition "Black Creativity" at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago....
School of Music’s Frederick McClure awarded Forward, Together Forward Scholarship
Frederick McClure, a music education music performance double major in the NIU School of Music is one of five recipients of the 2020 NIU Forward, Together Forward Scholarship. Honorees are chosen through a competitive process which seeks to find individuals whose...
School of Music’s Kelly Langenberg featured on WGN-TV with Chicago Horn Consort
Kelly Langenberg, applied artist in the School of Music teaching brass techniques and horn, was recently featured on the WGN-TV News. Chicago Horn Consort, a group Langenberg founded in 2010 is releasing its first album, Catch Fire, and will celebrate with a special...
Marquis Hill to be honored for Alumni Achievement in the Arts
Marquis Hill, a 2009 graduate of the NIU School of Music will be honored by the NIU Alumni Association as this year's recipient of the Alumni Achivement in the Arts Award. The NIU Alumni Association annually recognizes the achievements of outstanding alumni, with...
Joan Allen reflects on her Huskie worth ethic
In case you cannot tell by looking at her pages-long resume of Broadway stage productions, television programs and award-winning films, actress Joan Allen has a thing about work ethic. After four decades of stage and screen acting, she has not forgotten what she...
NIU Art History lecture series presents a talk on “Decolonizing Design History”
"Decolonizing Art History" is the topic for the next talk in NIU's Elizabeth Allen Visiting Lectures in Art History series. Megha Rajguru, senior lecturer, History of Art and Design, University of Brighton, United Kingdom, and Daniel Huppatz, associate professor,...
Theatre and Dance presents “A Bright New Boise” through February 15
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents, "A Bright New Boise" by American playwright Samuel D. Hunter. Get ready…in the parking lot of a mega arts and crafts store in Idaho, the Rapture is coming. Or is it? In this intimate comedic drama, five small-town...
Andrew Glendening Faculty Trombone Recital features world premiere
Andrew Glendening, director of the NIU School of Music will perform a world premiere as part of his Faculty Trombone Recital, Thursday, January 23 at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building Recital Hall. "Der Heroszupfer" composed by Joseph Klein was written in 2019 and will...
CVPA presents Fourth Annual Winter Arts Convocation
All students in the schools that make up the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts: the School of Art and Design, School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance, are invited to the Fourth Annual Winter Arts Convocation, Monday, January 27 at 5:30 p.m. at Boutell...
Winning 2019 holiday cards designed by Art and Design students
NIU President Lisa Freeman has selected student artwork to showcase the incredible talent that NIU students possess. Of the entries submitted for consideration, three were selected and the artists received scholarships for their winning designs. Their work will be...
NIU Art Museum opens School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition Jan. 14
The NIU Art Museum’s School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition opens Tuesday, January 14 with a public reception on Thursday, January 23 from 5-7 p.m. Shown every two years, this invitational exhibit features recent artwork and scholarship by current...
Ina Murphy’s long, interesting route from Moldova to the School of Art and Design
For Ina Murphy, a summer job in the Wisconsin Dells changed the course of her life in many unexpected and exciting ways. Ina grew up in Moldova, in eastern Europe, where her love of animation got an unlikely start. Part of the legacy of the years her native country...
Yuko Asada featured in Trinidad and Tobago news for Steelpan trip to Thailand
The School of Music's Yuko Asada was featured in the November 28 edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, for her upcoming trip to Thailand. Asada is musical instrument technician at NIU where she directs the NIU Community School of the Arts Steelband and...
Theatre and Dance alumna Mary Holland to voice a droid on Disney’s new Star Wars series
Mary Holland, a 2007 graduate of the BFA Acting program in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will star in a new Star Wars television show on Disney+ beginning in 2020. Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge is a game show set in a galaxy far, far away, will test young...
NIU School of Music faculty, staff, alumni and students nominated for Grammy Awards
The nominations are out for the the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and the list includes current NIU School of Music faculty, staff, alumni and students! The ceremony will be held Sunday, January 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Dan Nichols, Head of Recording Services...
Avalon String Quartet to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th with six concerts
The Avalon String Quartet will present the complete Beethoven Quartet cycle over six concerts, beginning December 6, 2019, at NIU and running through December 2020, in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th year. In many ways, the Beethoven cycle is the ultimate goal for...
School of Music’s Gregory Beyer to receive Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
Gregory Beyer and Sean Farrell have been selected as the recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. Established in 2015, the award recognizes outstanding graduate faculty members for their scholarly achievements and exceptional contributions to...
Art History presents lecture on emotion in late Imperial Chinese painting
Anne Burkus-Chasson, professor of art history and East Asian culture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents her talk, "Sentimental Histories: Chen Hongshu (1598-1652) and the representation of emotion in late Imperial Chinese Painting" as part of the...
Sculpture, found percussion, and composition meet in The Himmelfarb Project
Earlier this fall, a group of School of Music faculty and students traveled to Spring Green, Wisc. to experience an exciting collaboration between percussion performers, composers, and the celebrated American visual artist John Himmelfarb. The students and faculty...
Join us for School of Music holiday concerts
Celebrate the holidays with the NIU School of Music at a pair of annual holiday musical celebrations this December. First up is the NIU Jazz Orchestra's Swingin' in the Holidays, Sunday, December 1 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building...
Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Janet Ballweg, Nov. 12
The School of Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Janet Ballweg to campus for a public lecture, Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Hall, room 110. Ballweg is professor of art at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Her artwork explores the complexity...
Students invited to participate in annual contest to design the official NIU holiday card
NIU President Lisa C. Freeman invites all students to participate in the 2019 #HuskiePride Holiday Card Contest. Take advantage of the opportunity to be one of three artists who have their work featured on the official NIU president’s electronic holiday card....
Art history lecture on Kiva Murals at Pottery Mound, Nov. 13
Cassandra Smith, candidate in the Department of Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will present, "Kiva Murals at Pottery Mound: World as Metaphor, Art History as Storytelling" as part of the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Lectures in Art History Series at...
NIU dance students present “Your Excellency” in the NIU Art Museum galleries
In conjunction with the NIU Art Museum exhibition, Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts, NIU School of Theatre and Dance students perform Your Excellency, at the NIU Art Museum, Sunday, November 10 at 1 p.m., Tuesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m. and...
Music and life of Jim Morrison and The Doors the focus of the fall Dance Concert
This Fall, the NIU dancers are reprising “Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine,” the original dance created by professor Judy Chitwood based on the music and life of rock legend Jim Morrison and the Doors. The School of Theatre and Dance welcomes dance teacher Joel Hall,...
Renovated Holmes Student Center is open for business, leisure, meetings, studying, etc…
As part of Homecoming festivities Saturday, Oct. 26, Northern Illinois University welcomed alumni and current students back to the remodeled first floor of the Holmes Student Center. The renovated space will ultimately include two new restaurants, a coffee shop, a...
MFA first year graduate exhibition runs through November 7
"Prologue" an exhibition of first-year Master in Fine Arts students from the NIU School of Art and Design runs through Thursday, November 7 in Gallery 215 located at 215 North Fourth Street in DeKalb. There is an opening reception, Thursday, October 31 form 5 p.m. to...
For one night, the NIU Jazz Orchestra turns the Altgeld Hall auditorium into a swing jazz dance club
For one night only, the iconic Altgeld Hall Auditorium on the NIU Campus will be transformed into a jazz dance club as the NIU Jazz Orchestra presents a Swing Dance, Sunday, November 10 at 6 p.m. Everyone's invited to join the Jazz Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind...
Art and Design Education hosts lecturer Ami Kantawala on Reframing the Past: The Writing of History
The School of Art and Design's Art and Design Education program presents a lecture on historical inquiry in art education by author and scholar Ami Kantawala, Monday, November 4 at 5 p.m. in Jack Arends Hall room 110. The lecture is open to the public and free of...
Cor Cantiamo’s 10th anniversary season opens with a world premiere
Concert features world premiere of a piece composed by Libby Larsen, and accompanying art exhibition by Heriberto Ponce Cor Cantiamo, the choral Ensemble-in-Residence at Northern Illinois University opens its 10th anniversary concert season with a world premiere of...
Huskie Pledge: For eligible freshmen, new aid program would help fully cover 2020-21 tuition, fees
Illinois high school students who graduate this coming spring with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above might now be able to reap the benefits of a generous financial aid program at Northern Illinois University. The new Huskie Pledge aims to make NIU more affordable for...
Fall NIU Steelband concert is a tribute to Al O’Connor
The NIU Steelband presents its fall 2019 concert Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on Northern Illinois University's main campus in DeKalb. The program will also feature the NIU...
Buy your music and theater tickets through the NIU app
Purchasing tickets to events in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has never been hard, but now it's even easier. In addition to buying them online or at the box office, you can now purchase tickets to School of Music concerts and performances in the School of...
NIU School of Music recording arts students go on to very big things
When you think of the NIU School of Music, you no doubt think of the talented musicians and music educators the school has been showcasing for decades. There is another group of equally talented students studying in the school who are going on to do great things in...
Students, staff invited to attend a private tour of the historic Starline Factory Building in Harvard
On Friday, October 25, starting at 4:30 PM, NIU students and staff are invited to join NIU Alum Philip Sassano (BFA 1992) for a private tour of the historic Starline Factory Building in Harvard, Ill. that has been transformed into one of the Midwest’s premier art and...
Arcomusical’s album “Spinning in the Wheel” selected for Grammy consideration
Projeto Arcomusical, a percussion sextet playing Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, has been selected for Grammy consideration in the category Best World Music Album for their second album, "Spinning in the Wheel" released earlier this year. The group's artistic...
Community School offers Suzuki Workshop November 2
At the annual Community School of the Arts Suzuki Workshop on Saturday November 2, guest Suzuki teachers from Virginia, California and Arizona will visit the NIU Music Building to work with Suzuki Strings violin students and guest students representing Suzuki programs...
Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts at the NIU Art Museum open through November 13
Visitors can now enjoy an extended opportunity to view the NIU Art Museum’s exhibition Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts through November 13. Artworks on display were created by both military veteran and civilian artists during and after...
With roles on “The Middle” and “General Hospital,” Jen Ray, ’92, is a star
What started as a three-line part turned into a nine-year recurring role for NIU School of Theatre and Dance alumna Jen Ray ('92). When Jen was growing up in Darien, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, she would often go with her mother who was helping backstage at local high...
Theatre and Dance professor Gibson Cima on protest theater and his research in South Africa
Gibson Cima is assistant professor of theater history and head of theatre studies in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. For several years he has traveled to South Africa to study and research South African Theatre. Cima is presenting the lecture, Future Nostalgias"...
NIU alumni create theater company in Kane County
If you're ever wondering what happened to the 2019 MFA Acting class at Northern Illinois University, you can find many of them, and a host of other School of Theatre and Dance alumni in St. Charles, Ill. these days. A talented group of recent alums have established...
NIU to present a panel discussion on the impact of stereotypes and caricature in the black community on media and pop culture
Northern Illinois University presents: "Modern Day Minstel: The History of Stereotype and Caricature in the Black Community and the Effect on Current Media and Pop Culture," a moderated panel discussion, Wednesday, September 25 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the Stevens...
NIU School of Music welcomes the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America in concert Oct. 7
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Concert Band will hold a performance, Monday, October 7 at the NIU School of Music. The concert is free of charge and will be held in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building. The United States...
Apply by October 21 to audition for CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition 2019
The Community School of the Arts at Northern Illinois University invites musicians eighteen years old and younger to audition in the annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition. Audition applications must be received by October 21. Auditions are scheduled in the...
‘Our Lives in Letters’ brings letters from World War II, and their writers, to life
Northern Illinois University will be the home for a one-night performance of an original work created using actual letters between soldiers and loved ones during World War II. Our Lives in Letters: A World War II Perspective will be performed in the Carl Sandburg...
NIU alumnus dances his way to principal acting role and cast album
James Monroe Števko, Chicago native and graduate of NIU's School of Theatre and Dance, is a featured principal on the upcoming original cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. He originated the role of Mendl, under the direction of Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe...
‘Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts’ opens August 27 at NIU Art Museum
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s exhibition Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts tackles the complex relationship of art in the depiction of war. The exhibition opens Tuesday, August 27 and continues on view through October 18, 2019....
Register for music lessons, ensembles, classes, and new Ukulele for Kids at the NIU Community School of the Arts
NIU Community School of the Arts offers music lessons and classes for children and adults of all ages. The CSA offers year-round programming for more than 500 students who come to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb from cities, towns, and suburbs across northern...
In the news: Married School of Art and Design alums open new gallery space in Rockford
NIU alumni Iga Puchalska, and her husband Jason Judd recently opened New Genres Art Space in Rockford. They met in graduate school at NIU's School of Art and Design. Puchalska earned her MFA in Time Arts, and Judd in Fine/Studio Arts. The couple says the mission of...
Cor Cantiamo to receive $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Cor Cantiamo, Northern Illinois University Ensemble in Residence will receive a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. NEA Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major...
Kerry Freedman, professor of art education wins national Ziegfeld Award
Kerry Freedman, professor and past division head of art and design education in NIU's School of Art and Design is the 2019 recipient of the United States Society for Education Through Art’s (USSEA) Ziegfield Award. The award is named in honor of Edwin Ziegfeld, a...
Memorial and music celebration set for former Associate Dean Al O’Connor
Al O'Connor, a longtime professor of music, and the founder of the world-famous NIU Steelband, passed away June 9 in DeKalb at the age of 75. A memorial visitation will be held Friday, August 2, at First Lutheran Church in DeKalb from 4-6 p.m., and a musical...
For two decades Cheryl Porter has been teaching kids in Italy to sing in English
Cheryl Porter, a Chicago native who studied opera in the NIU School of Music from 1990-1995, went to Italy in 1996 to "further [her] studies in music and opera." She tells Public Radio International's Carol Hills that she had no idea there was "so much love for...
Art and Design’s Mike Rea’s work on exhibit in Philadelphia
Mike Rea, associate professor of sculpture in the School of Art and Design is part of an exhibition titled, "Reveries: Monsters & Melodies" at Globe Dye Works in Philadelphia. He is co-exhibiting with Roger Allan Cleaves, an artist based in Memphis, Tenn. View a...
Alumni spotlight: Korkut Akacik, illustrator, animator, and educator
Korkut Akacik earned his Master of Fine Arts in animation from the NIU School of Art and Design in 2018. He is currently the creative director at Econ Illinois, a non-profit organization through NIU that has been developing interesting and interactive...
Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom joins School of Music faculty
Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been appointed assistant professor of music in the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He will teach jazz guitar and improvisation in the school’s Jazz Studies Program. Born on New York City's Upper West Side, Broom...
NIU Percussion Camp Returns This Summer
Registration is open for NIU Percussion Camp, as part of our annual Summer in the Arts at Northern series. The College of Visual and Performing Arts invites middle and high school students to explore the amazing world of percussion this summer. Hands-on camp...
Unleash a Huskie – Tyrique McNeal, music performance major
Music performance major Tyrique McNeal describes the happiness he feels being able to study music at NIU.
Thank you for supporting the Day of Giving
Thank you for your support of NIU's first-ever Day of Giving. NIU raised more than $750,000 in 1895 minutes (to honor the founding of the university nearly 125 years ago), and the College of Visual and Performing Arts totaled the second most gifts of any college in...
Join in the fun of NIU’s Day of Giving and support students of the arts!
NIU's first-ever Day of Giving is underway. A university-wide online fundraising event, the Day of Giving provides a great opportunity to support students, scholarships and programs at NIU.In the College of Visual and Performing Arts, you have multiple...
Artistry unleashed: School of Music’s David Maki shares his appreciation for the NIU experience
For School of Music professor David Maki, it’s all about NIU students. David Maki “My favorite memories at NIU continue to be centered on watching students succeed on multiple levels,” shares Maki. “Everything from watching a struggling student finally master a...
Oona Holtane uses “illustration to tell stories and evoke emotion” and it’s led to a dream summer
Oona Holtane says her love of art and illustration goes back as long as she can remember, when as a three-year old she was watching Disney's The Aristocats while, "holding a pudding spoon in one hand and a crayon in the other." The junior illustration major from...
Andrew Glendening selected as new director of the School of Music
Andrew Glendening, currently the dean of the School of Music and professor of music at University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif., has been selected as the next director of the School of Music at Northern Illinois University. Glendening will begin his new post on...
CVPA students among NIU’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award honorees
Eight graduate students from the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts have been honored as part of the university's 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student awards. Sarah Sabo of the School of Art and Design was named both an Outstanding Graduate Student and one of...
NIU and DeKalb’s annual art celebration ARTigras returns May 4
ARTigras is an annual event developed by the NIU School of Art and Design in partnership with the City of DeKalb to create a fun and creative celebration of the arts – something new for the area to bring our community together. The first inaugural ARTigras took place...
NIU Community School of the Arts Announces Spring Recitals and Concerts
The NIU Community School of the Arts is pleased to announce the schedule for spring recitals and concerts. Solo and ensemble performances are featured on the stage of the Recital Hall and Concert Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois University starting on...
NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and related art exhibition and theater performance
The NIU School of Music presents, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in NIU’s Music Building. The signature concert of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,...
Alumni Speakers in Art History series presents talk on the impact of The Black Arts Movement on diversity in Art History
The final lecture of this year's Elizabeth Allen Visiting Alumni Speakers in Art History Lecture Series features Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis' talk: A Sankofa Moment in 2019: The Impact of The Black Arts Movement On Diversity in Art History and Museums in the...
Expressions of Defiance art exhibition at NIU in conjunction with Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin
In conjunction with Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, the Jewish Artists Collective-Chicago (JACC) will exhibit thematically related painting, printmaking, fiber art, sculpture and installation in the Reynolds Whitney Gallery, adjacent to Boutell Memorial...
Art History Professor Sinclair Bell lead presenter in Smithsonian Channel’s “Rome’s Chariot Superstar”
Sinclair Bell, associate professor of art history in the School of Art and Design is featured as the lead presenter in the upcoming Smithsonian Channel program, "Rome's Chariot Superstar" which premieres on the network Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Central Daylight Time....
Theatre and Dance to present BFA/MFA Actor Showcase April 10-14
The School of Theatre and Dance's BFA/MFA Showcase is the culmination of the training and hard work for our actors here at NIU. The showcase will present both video reels and live action scenes that have been hand-picked to highlight the best of each actor’s...
The saga of Jean Sibelius/Gregory Barrett’s “En Saga”
Gregory Barrett, Professor of Clarinet in the School of Music was chosen to judge at the National Music Competition of Slovenia in March. Barrett was also in Europe to attend two performances of his arrangement, "Jean Sibelius/Gregory Barrett En Saga Septet." The...
School of Music’s Mathias Tacke spent his spring break in Germany
Mathias Tacke, Professor of Violin and former second violinist in the world renowned Vermeer Quartet, made the most of NIU's recent spring break. He returned to his native Germany where he taught chamber music master classes for a week at the Convocational College...
Maestro Murry Sidlin, the man behind The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
On Sunday, April 28, the NIU School of Music will mount a production of The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, featuring the NIU Concert Choir, the NIU Philharmonic, Cor Cantiamo, Voices in Harmony, and the McHenry County College Chamber Choir. The performance will be...
“Bent” to be performed at NIU’s Black Box Theatre, May 2-4
Bent by Martin Sherman is a collaboration project between Northern Illinois University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, The Graduate School, Gender/Sexuality Resource Center, School of Theatre and Dance, School of Music, and School of Art and Design. The play...
Theatre and Dance presents Wonderfully Alice through April 7
The School of Theatre and Dance presents Wonderfully Alice in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre, April 3 - 7. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Buy your tickets online or at the Stevens Building...
What Art and Design alumna Laura Fenwick has learned by throwing herself into the deep end
Laura Fenwick is a 2012 graduate of NIU. She founded Fenwick Photo Arts in Nashville, Tenn. in 2013, "on the belief that art is the universal language of understanding, storytelling, mystery, and love. And, that each of those elements is paramount to a good day....
Vis Com major Chloe Topf earns Best of Show at Self Employment in the Arts Conference
Chloe Topf, a Visual Communication major in the School of Art and Design recently earned Best of Show for her work, "Sound Connection" at the 19th Annual 2019 Self Employment in the Arts (SEA) Conference in Chicago, February 23 and 24. The purpose of the SEA...
DATA Exhibition Suite opens at NIU Art Museum, March 28
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s spring DATA Exhibition Suite delves into the array of manner in which data surrounds us, impacts us and is interpreted. Four exhibitions open on March 28 with a public opening reception from 5 – 8 p.m. with informal artist...
NIU Opera Presents: The Pirates of Penzance, March 29 and 31
Northern Illinois University Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, Friday, March 29, at 8 p.m, and Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are available online or at the...
Theatre and Dance presents: Seven Ways To Say I Love you, March 20-24
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents the Bachelor of Arts Showcase Seven Ways To Say I Love You, March 20-24 in the Stevens Building's Corner Theatre on the main campus. Seven Ways To Say I Love You is a collection of funny, sweet, silly, poignant and...
So, you want to take pictures of the Super Moon
If you like your moons big, 2019 has started off with a bang for you. March 21 brings us the third month in a row when we've had a chance to see a "Super Moon." To put it simply, a Super Moon is when the moon is full and at the closest point to the Earth in its...
Arlene Turner-Crawford named NIU Alumni Association Award Winner
Arlene Turner-Crawford, School of Art and Design class of 1971 has been chosen to receive an award from the NIU Alumni Association for her achievements in the arts. In total, seven Huskies will be honored. "This is among the most impressive groups of award recipients...
School of Music to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, April 28
The Northern Illinois University School of Music will present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert, Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, in the Music Building on the main campus. Tickets are on sale online now at $10 for adults and $5...
Wide-ranging student talent highlights third Arts Convocation
The third annual NIU Arts Convocation showcased student talent in three schools and two locations all in one night. The event, designed as a way to expose students and community members to the great work and talent of students in the Schools of Art and...
Art and Design welcomes visiting artist Thomas Lucas, Feb. 28
Thomas Lucas, founder and master printer at Hummingbird Press Editions, will present a lecture, Thursday, February 28, at 6 p.m., in room 102 in Jack Arends Hal, the visual arts building on the NIU main campus. Hummingbird Press Editions publishes artists like Kerry...
Theatre and Dance presents Hamlet, Feb. 27 – March 3
The School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet, in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2 and 2 p.m. matinees Saturday,...
Projeto Arcomusical announces three concerts to back release of new album
Projeto Arcomusical, a percussion sextet playing Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bows, is celebrating the release of their second album "Spinning in the Wheel" with three concerts in March. Arcomusical will perform the new album in its entirety March 7 at the...
Two music education majors among five Forward, Together, Forward Scholars for 2019
School of Music students Emily Schaumberg of Streator, Ill. and Keelan Wright of Glenwood, Ill,, are among five recipients this year of NIU's prestigious Forward, Together, Forward Scholarships for 2019. The other recipients are Ainsley Galvez of Hoffman Estates,...
In the news: School of Music Professor Robert Sims performs with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Milwaukee Symphony
Robert Sims, Professor of Music at NIU recently performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Milwaukee Symphony. On January 20, Sims returned to perform with The Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square for its weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. Sims...
NIU Student Composer Association seeks student performers for silent movie concert
The Student Composer Association of NIU (SCA) is in search of performers for a very special - and entirely student run - concert experience at NIU’s School of Music Recital Hall. The concert involves a presentation of public-domain silent films with a live studio...
Video: NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts – Where Creativity Thrives
NIU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is comprised of three schools, each with award-winning educational programs, exciting performances and exhibits, and outstanding art studios, theatres, practice spaces and concert halls. Students have the opportunity...
Spring 2019 College of Visual and Performing Arts Schedule of Performances and Exhibitions
Check out the 2019 spring schedule of performances and exhibitions at the Northern Illinois University College of Visual and Performing Arts. Every year, the Schools of Art and Design, Music, and Theatre and Dance put on nearly 300 open to the...
Interpretive Dance in the NIU Art Museum, Feb. 7, 8 and 10
Advanced dance students from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform kinetic interpretations of select works of visual art in the galleries of the NIU Art Museum (first floor, Altgeld Hall). Students chose and choreographed their individual short responses to...
Third annual CVPA Convocation set for February 18
Once again this winter, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University is hosting an NIU Arts Convocation to celebrate the great work of students in the schools, Monday, February 18. The evening showcases performances by students in the...
Clarinet Cornucopia returns February 16
The NIU Clarinet Cornucopia is a festival for all clarinet players. Founded in 2002, the NIU Clarinet Cornucopia focuses on a different theme each year. This year's event will be held Saturday, February 16. The NIU Clarinet Cornucopia is free to attend, but please...
NIU hosts art exhibition, workshop and visiting artist on topic of mental health and wellness in college
A series of events around the theme: Challenging the Stigma - Mental Health and Wellness in College is coming to NIU thanks to Helping Huskies Thrive and Counseling and Consultation Services in collaboration with the School of Art and Design, Department of Counseling,...
Art and Design hosts Community College Art Faculty and Juried Student Exhibition
Northern Illinois University’s School of Art and Design is hosting the Community College Art Faculty and Juried Student Exhibition now through February 15. Student and faculty work form more than a dozen Illinois community colleges is on display. A closing reception...
Cliff Alexis, co-founder of NIU’s Steelband program passes at 82
Cliff Alexis, co-founder of NIU's world-renowned steelpan studies program has passed away at 82. He was an invaluable part of the School of Music for more than 30 years even after his retirement from NIU in 2017. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...
Art History alumnus to lecture on an architectural history of television
Sam Dodd, a 2007 graduate of NIU's Art History program will deliver the lecture, "All Eyes on Space: An architectural history of television," Monday, February 4, at 5 p.m. in room 100 of Jack Arends Hall, as part of the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Alumni Scholars in Art...
Art and Design alumnae Christine Woywod to lecture at NIU on transformative partnerships with community artists
Christine Woywod Veettill, chair of the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is returning to her alma mater, Tuesday, February 19 for the lecture, "Art That Makes Communities Strong: Transformative Partnerships with Community Artists...
School of Theatre and Dance presents The Revolutionists, Feb. 6-10
The School of Theatre and Dance at NIU presents, The Revolutionists, with performances nightly from Wednesday, February 6 through Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m. and with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10 in the O'Connell...
Upcoming events at the NIU Art Museum
Upcoming on campus lectures and presentations through the NIU Art Museum. January 25 “Visions from Another World: Forgotten Treasures in the Burma Art Collection at NIU” Noon-1 p.m., Altgeld Hall 125 CSEAS Friday Lecture with Dr. Catherine Raymond, Northern Illinois...
Season’s Greetings from the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Season's greetings from everyone in the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts, including the School of Art and Design, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community School of the Arts and the NIU Art Museum. https://youtu.be/a3-POyLS1PM You can make a...
Congratulations to the 2018 Student Holiday Card Contest winners
Three students from the School of Art and Design were the finalists in this year's Student Holiday Card Contest. The winners were selected by NIU President Lisa Freeman to "showcase the incredible talent that NIU students possess." The artists behind the winning...
Art and Design’s Sinclair Bell to lecture at Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
Sinclair Bell, Assistant Professor of Art History will present the lecture, "Spectacles of Death: Gladiatorial Combats and Naval Battles in the Roman Arena," at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, Tuesday, January 8 at 6 p.m. The lecture is open to the public...
School of Music’s Tom Bough to present at the world’s largest band and orchestra clinic
NIU School of Music faculty member Tom Bough has been chosen to present at the 72nd annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago. It is the largest band and orchestra clinic in the world. Bough is the director of athletic bands...
Value of versatile design skills a key message at 2018 Seek Conference
Advice, inspiration and humor were in large supply as a group of about 190, including 45 current NIU School of Art and Design students and a large number of young alumni attended the 2018 Seek Conference, November 12 at Morningstar in Chicago. Attendees were treated...
From NIU to Hollywood: Music alumnus and film composer Jermaine Stegall
How do you compose a theme for a Star Wars project and make it "sound like Star Wars" without using any of John Williams' iconic score? That's a challenge NIU School of Music alumnus Jermaine Stegall took head on when charged with creating music for Lucasfilm's...
School of Music hosts Orchestra Conducting Workshop, Dec. 3-5
Join NIU School of Music Director of Orchestra and Opera Danko Drusko and ten conductors from around the United States and other countries as they work with the members of the NIU Philharmonic in a two day Orchestra Conducting Workshop, December 3-5. There are two...
Wind Ensemble concert, Nov. 27 cancelled
The Wind Ensemble Concert, scheduled for Tuesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building has been cancelled.
NIU Visual Communication hosts SEEK Design Conference in Chicago, Nov. 12
The Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Visual Communication program is hosting SEEK Conference 2018, November 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Morningstar Auditorium in Chicago.The day-long conference features TED Talk style presentations by a...
NIU Center for Burma studies hosts symposium and exhibition on Asian reverse glass painting traditions
Northern Illinois University's Center for Burma Studies is hosting an international symposium, November 16 titled, "Looking Through the Glass: Asian Reverse Glass Painting Traditions." Experts from around the world will present on the history behind and importance of...
Kassel: In my city — A trip to After School Matters
Paul Kassel, Dean, NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts What do glass blowing, drum lines, poetry slams and jazz band have in common? They are all programs in After School Matters, a Chicago Public School initiative that has been around since 2000. Originally...
Richard Jenkins tells Theatre and Dance students to believe you are enough
"Be yourself. There's nobody else like you. If you try to act like somebody else you can't be yourself." If there was an over-arching theme in a 90 minute question and answer session between Oscar nominated actor Richard Jenkins and a crowd of more than 120 students...
School of Theatre and Dance to host Q and A with award-winning actor Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins, a DeKalb native and Emmy Award winning, and Oscar nominated actor, will be at NIU on Tuesday, October 30 at 2 p.m. for a Q and A with students in the Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre. Jenkins won the 2015 Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Limited...
NIU alum Paul Erschen to give visiting artist talk, Oct. 18
NIU School of Art and Design graduate, accomplished sculptor and painter, academic and former Huskie baseball player Paul Erschen will be on campus, Thursday, October 18 to give a visiting artist talk. The visiting artist talk will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Jack Arends...
Backspace Gallery presents: All Sheets to the Wind – Works on Paper featuring alumni, faculty, retirees and visiting artists
As part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of NIU's Jack Arends Hall, home to the School of Art and Design, the Backspace Gallery presents "All Sheets to the Wind - Works on Paper" an exhibition featuring work from NIU alumni, faculty, retirees and visiting...
Visiting Scholars in Art History series begins with Elaine King on how art market legitimatizes cultural products
Elaine King, professor emerita of the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University, and an alumnus of the NIU School of Art and Design, kicks off the 2018-2019 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Speakers in Art History Alumni Series, Monday, September 17, with "A Cultural...
Unpacked Mobile Gallery presents Maktub: An exhibition of SWANA identity in disaspora through bookmaking
Unpacked Mobile Gallery presents Maktub, a three-person exhibition by Lamia Abukhadra, Essma Imady, and Zeinab Saab, Friday, September 14. Maktub is an Arabic word that translates to "it is written" and the the exhibition deals with the history of three Arab women...
Art History Professor Mary Quinlan receives National Science Foundation grant
Mary Quinlan, Professor of Art History in NIU’s School of Art and Design, has received a major grant from the National Science Foundation to support her research into the roles of vision and visual psychology in 16th century iconoclasms. Quinlan is working on a book...
The secrets behind the biggest Huskie Marching Band in years
When you think of college football, inevitably you picture a crisp fall day full of changing leaves and bright sunshine, tailgating fans and players running onto the field with glistening helmets. But it's not just what you picture, it's what you hear. College...
Stevens Building ready for its close-up after $23.7 million renovation
The Stevens Building at Northern Illinois University, home to the School of Theatre and Dance and the Department of Anthropology have raised the curtain for Monday’s start of the fall semester after an extensive renovation project. The $23.7 million state...
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....
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...
Founders Memorial Library exhibit on cellist Raya Garbousova
A new exhibition on world renowned, Russian-born cellist Raya Garbousova has opened at NIU's Founders Memorial Library. Garbousova taught in the NIU School of Music from 1979 to 1991. Garbousova was one of the first women to play the cello, and she was an...
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...
April showers bring lots of concerts
During the academic year there are always lots of School of Music concerts, but April is always the busiest month, and this year is no exception. Check out all of the great music you can hear, in person or via webcast over the next few weeks. Boutell Memorial Concert...
NIU Jazz Orchestra Concert featuring Fareed Haque, April 12
Join the NIU Jazz Orchestra for its Spring Concert, Thursday, April 12 at 8 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building on NIU's main campus in DeKalb. The Jazz Orchestra is directed by Reggie Thomas, and they will be joined by modern guitar virtuoso,...
Former Vermeer Quartet violinist to perform, NIU students can attend for a discount
World-renowned violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi will perform with Camerata Chicago, April 6 and 7, and NIU Students can attend either performance at a 40% discount. Shumuel, Camerata Chicago's artistic advisor, is the former first chair of NIU's famous Vermeer Quartet. He...
Art and Design alum Luis Sahagun featured at MCA Chicago, April 10
Artist Luis Sahagun, an NIU School of Art and Design MFA graduate in 2015, is featured in the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago series "In Progress" at MCA Chicago, April 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free of charge. MCA Chicago's description reads: Luis Sahagun...
Check out the NIU MFA Thesis Exhibition “Nitty Gritty”
The Northern Illinois University Master's in Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition "Nitty-Gritty" is being held Wednesday, March 28 through Saturday, April 21 at ARC Gallery, 2156 North Damen Ave. in Chicago. The "Nitty Gritty" opening reception is Friday, March 30 from 6 to...
NIU dancers invited to perform at the Kennedy Center
The weekend of March 17-18 students from the NIU Dance Program attended the Central Conference of the American College Dance Association (ACDA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The students performed "ENUF," a work choreographed by NIU School of...