Once again, NIU will present a series of recitals featuring some of the most talented guitarists in the world. The...
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“Dialogue” and “The Remaining, Mourn…” to open at NIU Art Museum
Two new exhibitions will open soon at the NIU Art Museum. Having emerged from a global pandemic and re-exploring race...
Art and Design alumnus Dana Arnett appointed to two prominent boards
VSA Partners, a leading creative and strategy agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of its Chairman and...
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...