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Huskie Spotlight: Alma Perrote, Music Education and Steelpan Performance

Alma Perotte, who is majoring in music education and steelpan performance in the School of Music is the subject of a Huskie Spotlight. Alma says she knew as a child growing up in Belize City, Belize that she wanted music to be an essential part of her life. When I was...

Music Education alumna Hayley Gotzsche wins Golden Apple Award

Hayley Gotzsche decided at a very young age that being a music teacher would be a great job. "I've always loved music," she said. "Music has always been a source of joy and an expression of confidence. It was just natural to go into it. I love to get to bring those...

Kelly Gross named Illinois Higher Education Art Educator of the Year

Kelly Gross, Ph.D., assistant professor of art and design education in the NIU School of Art and Design has been named the 2025-2026 Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA). Gross was honored at their annual...

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LVL3’s Vincent Uribe to chat with ARTS715 class

Feb 23, 2021 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Vincent Uribe, director of LVL3, an artist-run exhibition space and online publication launched in 2010 will chat with students in ART715: Professional Studio Practices, in an open to the public Zoom, Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m. Uribe is an artist and creative...

In Art Gallery director to discuss resources for artists to exhibit their work

Feb 23, 2021 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Haley Clancy Inyart, co-director of The In Art Gallery, an online gallery and resource for artists in all ranges of careers to have a platform to exhibit artwork and reach a global audience, will be the subject of a Zoom meeting, Thursday, February 25 at 11 a.m. The...

Alexis Lamb earns scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Feb 23, 2021 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Alexis C. Lamb, an alumna of the NIU School of Music with bachelor of music degrees in both percussion performance and music education, has been selected as one of six winners of the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lamb studied...

TV’s influence on the work of Jean-Michael Basquiat is the subject of the next Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series

Feb 23, 2021 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The influence of television on the works of acclaimed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1980s paintings, drawings and music is the subject of the next installment in the NIU School of Art and Design's Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History series. "Jean-Michael...

MFA grad Geoffrey Todd Smith featured at Western Exhibitions

Feb 23, 2021 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Chicago based artist Geoffrey Todd Smith, a 1997 MFA graduate of the NIU School of Art has a solo exhibition currently running at Western Exhibitions, 1709 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago. Sordid Orchestra is Smith's sixth solo show at Western Exhibitions. The gallery...

Theatre alumna Nicole Upton promoted to managing director of Ingenuity

Feb 20, 2021 | Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Nicole Upton, an NIU graduate who earned her bachelor of arts in comprehensive theatre studies from the School of Theatre and Dance has been promoted to managing director of Ingenuity. Ingenuity is an organization founded in 2011 to increase arts education access,...

NIU Art Museum Gallery Talk on the works of Ellen Roth Deutsch

Feb 19, 2021 | NIU Art Museum, xArtMuseumNews, xCVPA, xFeatured

The work of artist Ellen Roth Deutsch was the subject of an online gallery talk given by Jo Burke, director of the NIU Art Museum. In the presentation, "From the Mind of Ellen Roth Deutsch" Burke discussed the current exhibition in the NIU Art Museum and showed some...

Art and Design Professor Todd Buck’s work featured in Doctors Without Borders publication

Feb 19, 2021 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Todd Buck, professor and illustration area coordinator of the NIU School of Art and Design created all of the illustrations in a new report published by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders titled "Overcoming Neglect" which calls for an improved global...

NIU Art Museum Artist Lecture – Landis Blair

Feb 19, 2021 | NIU Art Museum, xArtMuseumNews, xCVPA, xFeatured

Artist Landis Blair gave an online artist lecture for the Northern Illinois University Art Museum titled: "Mirth and Mayhem: Landis Blair Selection of Drawings and Books." To view more of Blair's work visit his website at landisblair.com. Bio of Landis Blair: Author...