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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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NIU Community School of the Arts Offers Online Music Lessons This Summer

May 1, 2020 | Community School of the Arts, Music News, xCVPA, xFeatured

The NIU Community School of the Arts offers online private music lessons on a wide variety of instruments beginning in June. NIU music students and faculty teach private online lessons, as well as experienced community-based artists and music educators. Teachers...

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Choreography students get back to nature

Apr 29, 2020 | NIU Artists. Never. Quit., Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – Danielle Koenig

Apr 28, 2020 | NIU Artists. Never. Quit., xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...

Art students take part in College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Virtual Senior Design Demonstration Day

Apr 28, 2020 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Every year, engineering students at NIU take part in a senior design showcase to demonstrate innovative work they've done. This year will be no different. Well, it will be a little different. First off, because of Illinois' stay-at-home order the event will be held...

Art From Home: Ayomi Yoshida

Apr 27, 2020 | Art From Home, NIU Art Museum, xCVPA, xFeatured

In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. This installment is on work of Ayomi Yoshida.

Registration is open for NIU Online Theatre Summer Camps

Apr 27, 2020 | Community School of the Arts, Theatre and Dance News, xCVPA, xFeatured

NIU offers a new and exciting online summer camp experience for middle school and high school students who enjoy theatre arts! For more than 30 years Northern Illinois University has offered fine arts residential summer camps. This summer, Online Theatre Arts campers...

ART 655 Virtual Spring Exhibition – “Where You Live. What You Eat: The Foundations of Wellness in DeKalb,” NIU Art Museum

Apr 24, 2020 | Art and Design, xFeatured

NIU Artists. Never. Quit. – ARTD 313 “This Is Our New Reality” photo project

Apr 24, 2020 | NIU Artists. Never. Quit., xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

As NIU and the world around us deals with a global pandemic, artists continue to find ways to express themselves. In the College of Visual and Performing arts the learning and teaching hasn’t stopped, it’s simply evolved to meet the needs and limitations of the...

World renowned printmaker Michael Barnes selected as Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor

Apr 23, 2020 | Art and Design, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured

Michael Barnes, Northern Illinois University Professor in the School of Art and Design, has been selected as a Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor. The award was created in 1982 to recognize faculty excellence in teaching, research, scholarship,...