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Art and Design alumna, Nestlé’s Jasmin Nava, brings entrepreneurial mindset to NIUAA Board

As an undergraduate student at NIU, Jasmin Nava changed her major several times, as she began to understand her passions and strengths. “I realized I could be an independent and entrepreneurial artist while also thriving as a businesswoman in a corporate environment,”...

Google Doodle on steelpan has NIU tie-in

It's probably not a surprise that when you see an example of steelpan in popular culture that there's a tie-in to the NIU School of Music's Steelpan Studies program. Not only does NIU boast the oldest university steelband in the nation, but there has been an...

Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibition suite to open at NIU Art Museum

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to present two exhibitions of framed artwork and books – some no longer in print – organized and traveled by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas from Tuesday, Aug. 23...

Northern Illinois University Art Museum Annual “Art to Lend” selection period now open

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s annual “Art to Lend” 2022 selection period will open for faculty and staff on campus. This annual service allows individuals and departments to enhance their private offices and the administrative areas of the university...
Theatre and Dance presents Wonderfully Alice through April 7

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...

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DATA Exhibition Suite opens at NIU Art Museum, March 28

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...

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NIU Opera Presents: The Pirates of Penzance, March 29 and 31

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...

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So, you want to take pictures of the Super Moon

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...

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