Category: Visual
The NIU Art Museum will host a fall film series in conjunction with its exhibition, “On Watching and Being Seen.” “On Watching and Being Seen” is on display through Saturday, Oct. 19, in all four galleries of the Art Museum. A public reception is planned from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. It explores...
NIU’s Jack Olson Gallery has announced its schedule of exhibitions for the fall semester. Located in Room 200 of the Visual Arts Building, the Olson Gallery is the cornerstone of exhibition programming promoted by the NIU School of Art. Its unique mission brings thought-provoking exhibitions to the northern Illinois region and provides an exhibition venue...
The earthquake in Haiti was one of the top five deadliest disasters in contemporary history, claiming more than 315,000 lives. The disaster was also one of the most widely covered events in modern history; international media attention helped raise $5.6 billion in funds in the two years following the earthquake. What happened? Where did the...
NIU’s baker’s dozen of programs in studio art places the university in the top “50 U.S. Colleges Where Art Programs Abound,” a list touted this week by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Released earlier this summer by OnlineCollegesDatabase.org, the list spotlights “non-specialized colleges and universities across the United States (that) also offer...
The NIU Art Museum will present “On Watching and Being Seen,” an exhibition featuring 28 artists from the Chicago area to around the globe. This show will be held in all four galleries of the NIU Art Museum from Tuesday, Aug. 27, through Saturday, Oct. 19, with a public reception planned from 4:30 to 6...
NIU and the DeKalb Area Women’s Center connect again through an August 2013 fine arts exhibition at the DAWC galleries showcasing figurative paintings by NIU School of Art Professor Emerita Carmen Armstrong. Her oil-on-canvas paintings of human figures and objects in their meaningful environments are available for viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. each Friday...
Registration is open for the fall semester at the NIU Community School of the Arts, sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The community school offers year-round programming, with 80 teachers and 400 students who come from 50 towns and cities for classes, lessons and ensembles. Programs for children and adults begin in...
Mosaics are intricate works of art comprised of glass, ceramic tile and other textiles. Fitting each seemingly dissimilar piece of tile to form a stunning composition often takes careful planning and creative ingenuity. This art form is symbolic of the Women’s Studies mosaic project that artist and MFA candidate Danielle Dobies is leading this summer....
This past spring, Northern Illinois University sophomore Ben Stone had a lot on his mind the day before his stats final. So much so that he blocked off the entire day to practice calculating standard deviation. Yet, even the pressure of the pending exam didn’t keep the environmental studies major from taking a break to...
Summer is just around the corner. If you’re looking for a fun, educational way for your kids to spend those school-less months, consider an NIU summer camp. From June to August, NIU offers more than 30 day and residential camps for students entering first- through 12th-grade. From athletics to activism, there is something for every...
Hundreds of faculty, staff, students and community members gathered near Northern Illinois University’s East Lagoon Monday afternoon to celebrate the presidency of John G. Peters.
Chris McCord vividly remembers the earnest questions that faculty had about research and their frank disclosures about program needs. “It mattered so desperately to them that I understand what their research questions were and that I give them an idea of how NIU could help them move forward,” he says. “I have never visited a...
