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Head’s up! Upcoming Art Museum exhibition extends to campus

A stroll around campus can serve as a preview of a new exhibition coming soon to the galleries of the NIU Art Museum. The Olmec Heads Experience is a traveling exhibition of twenty-five monumental, artist-designed sculptures inspired by the colossal stone "heads"...

Music’s Bobby Broom’s new album “Notes of Thanks” featured in Downbeat Magazine

The latest album from Bobby Broom, associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies in the NIU School of Music, Notes of Thanks, a tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins, was featured in the July edition of Downbeat Magazine. Broom first performed with Rollins at...

“The Risk Worth Taking” exhibition open now in Jack Olson Gallery

DeKalb, Illinois -- “The Risk Worth Taking” a visual art exhibition by NIU School of Art and Design alumnus Kevin Cole will run in the Jack Olson Gallery in NIU’s Jack Arends Hall from August 24 through October 16. “The Risk Worth Taking” draws a personal narrative...

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School of Music Black Lives Matter statement

Jul 16, 2020 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Art History’s Catherine Raymond to present on the Future of the Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris

Jul 10, 2020 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Catherine Raymond, professor of art history and director of the NIU Center for Burma Studies is presenting a free, open to the pubic, online lecture through the DeKalb Public Library on "The Future of Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris After the Great Fire." Raymond is a...

Music’s Mary Lynn Doherty to present at ILCMP summer session

Jul 10, 2020 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Mary Lynn Doherty, associate professor of music and coordinator of music education in the NIU School of Music is one of the presenters at this summer's Illinois Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (ILCMP) professional development seminar. ILCMP is...

Art From Home – Edouard Travies

Jul 8, 2020 | Art From Home, NIU Art Museum, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

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.

NIU Center for Burma Studies presents online exhibition “Looking At Women in Contemporary Burma”

Jul 1, 2020 | Art and Design, Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University has launched an online exhibition, "Looking At Women in Contemporary Burma." It focuses on the evolving portrayal of Burmese women as depicted today by Myanmar artists reflects a politico-cultural milieu in...

NIU Music Library curates a look at protest music through history

Jun 30, 2020 | Music, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The Music Library at Northern Illinois University has curated an exhibit titled, "Just Give Me My Equality: A Look At Protest Music Through History." The exhibit is available online and select items will be featured in the display cases in the lobby of Boutell...

Still time to support Huskies United

Jun 25, 2020 | CVPA, xCVPA, xFeatured

There is still time to support Huskies United, a day of giving for everyone who loves NIU to show their Huskie pride and move NIU forward. The online giving event is running for a total of 1895 minutes in honor of NIU's opening in 1895 in this, the university's 125th...

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Penguin Project choreography

Jun 25, 2020 | NIU Artists. Never. Quit., Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The cancellation of the season's final performances in the College of Visual and Performing Arts had an impact on all students, but for senior dance performance majors Chloe McCoy and Katie Meyer it not only wiped out their final dance performance, but left them in...

Support NIU through Huskies United June 24-25

Jun 24, 2020 | CVPA, xCVPA, xFeatured

At 4:25 p.m. the NIU Foundation will launch Huskies United, a day of giving for everyone who loves NIU to show their Huskie pride and move NIU forward. The online giving event will run for 1895 minutes in honor of NIU's opening in 1895 in this, the university's 125th...