Senior visual communications major Amanda Cruz and junior painting manager Keira Howard submitted designs that...
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Commencement profile: Abria Shaw, Music Education
Congratulations to all of our fall 2024 graduates. The weekend commencement ceremonies featured this spotlight on new...
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...
Music alum Matt Novack composes music for new Netflix series
Matt Novack, a 2002 graduate of the NIU School of Music with a degree in music composition, served as the music composer for the new Netflix series Murderville. Murderville is a comedy starring Will Arnett with improvised elements, including a new guest star homicide...
School of Theatre and Dance presents “The Conference of the Birds” April 1-3, 7-9
The Conference of the Birds, a play based on a twelfth century Suffi poem that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for enlightenment, is presented by the NIU School of Theatre and Dance April 1-3 and 7-9 in the Black Box Theatre of the Stevens Building. This...
School of Music’s Gregory Beyer releases third album with non-profit organization, Arcomusical
NIU School of Music Professor Gregory Beyer, Director of Percussion Studies in the School of Music, is the artistic director of Arcomusical, a DeKalb-based non-profit with a mission to spread the joy of the berimbau Afro-Brazilian musical bow. Since 2016, the...
NIU Art Museum hosts silent auction to diversify its collection
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum will be hosting a silent benefit auction of small art pieces. The goal is to raise funds to make targeted purchases to diversify the collection. With the intention of reflecting the changing demographics of the university...
NIU photography students best world record holder for largest paper snowflake
NIU School of Art and Design students in ARTD 464 Advanced Photography: Post Production created a paper snowflake that measured 44 feet, six inches, besting the current Guinness of Book of World Record of 20 feet and one half inch. The students, led by Jessica...
NIU’s Opera Theatre presents “The Happy Prince” and a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, April 1 and 3
Northern Illinois University will present both the one-act opera The Happy Prince and a tribute to American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with performances Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building....
Follow along live with the world record attempt for the world’s largest paper snowflake
Students in the photography area of the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design are attempting to break the world record for the world's largest paper snowflake today, starting at 1 p.m. in the NIU Convocation Center. You can follow along live by...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance to present an evening of short plays by Ukrainian playwrights
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present an evening of short plays by Ukrainian playwrights, Sunday, April 3, to raise funds to benefit Ukrainian artists. The event is part of The Ukrainian Component of the World-Wide Reading Project, readings of brand-new...
Art and Design presents visiting artist presentation by Sharif Bey
Sharif Bey, associate professor of art at Syracuse University will present an online visiting artist lecture, Monday, April 4 at 5 p.m. titled "Life, Art and Social Responsibility." Bey is a teaching artist in ceramics, sculpture, art community programming and art...