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NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and related art exhibition and theater performance
The NIU School of Music presents, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in NIU’s Music Building. The signature concert of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,...
Alumni Speakers in Art History series presents talk on the impact of The Black Arts Movement on diversity in Art History
The final lecture of this year's Elizabeth Allen Visiting Alumni Speakers in Art History Lecture Series features Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis' talk: A Sankofa Moment in 2019: The Impact of The Black Arts Movement On Diversity in Art History and Museums in the...
Expressions of Defiance art exhibition at NIU in conjunction with Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin
In conjunction with Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, the Jewish Artists Collective-Chicago (JACC) will exhibit thematically related painting, printmaking, fiber art, sculpture and installation in the Reynolds Whitney Gallery, adjacent to Boutell Memorial...
Art History Professor Sinclair Bell lead presenter in Smithsonian Channel’s “Rome’s Chariot Superstar”
Sinclair Bell, associate professor of art history in the School of Art and Design is featured as the lead presenter in the upcoming Smithsonian Channel program, "Rome's Chariot Superstar" which premieres on the network Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Central Daylight Time....
Maestro Murry Sidlin, the man behind The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
On Sunday, April 28, the NIU School of Music will mount a production of The Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, featuring the NIU Concert Choir, the NIU Philharmonic, Cor Cantiamo, Voices in Harmony, and the McHenry County College Chamber Choir. The performance will be...
What Art and Design alumna Laura Fenwick has learned by throwing herself into the deep end
Laura Fenwick is a 2012 graduate of NIU. She founded Fenwick Photo Arts in Nashville, Tenn. in 2013, "on the belief that art is the universal language of understanding, storytelling, mystery, and love. And, that each of those elements is paramount to a good day....
Organic Theater Company’s production “Melancholy Play” is Jeff Recommended
The Organic Theatre Company's current production Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce has earned Jeff Recommended status. The production features many NIU alumni and faculty, and continues its run at The Greenhouse Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, through...
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...
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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