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Sinclair Bell
Sinclair Bell, an associate professor of art history in the NIU School of Art, has received a fellowship from the Board of Administration of the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation. Bell and eight other scholars representing the fields of the history of art and architecture, painting and sculpture, each receive $30,000 for the...
Beyond Machu Pichu
Experience the music and dance traditions of Peru during a free performance scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Conexión Comunidad, 637 N. 11th St. in DeKalb. The Peruvian Folk Dance Center of Chicago will perform traditional dances in concert with Peruvian music played by Guitarra, Cajon y Zampona. This free community event is...
I said it. I couldn’t say it.
“I said it. I couldn’t say it.” is an interactive installation about facing our own truths and learning the truths of others. NIU’s MFA student Maria Dimanshtein will present her artwork from Tuesday, March 26, through Friday, March 29, at Gallery 214. Visitors are invited to engage with the environment and contribute their own content,...
Ken’ichiro Taniguchi’s “Brunnenstr.10, Entrance, Berlin #1 (street view),” 2012
In conjunction with the current Mapping Exhibition Suite, the NIU Art Museum has announce additional programming for the month of April. Exhibitions from this suite are on display through Friday, May 24, with a public reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Supplementary programming will be offered throughout the course of the exhibitions....
A silent auction of painted violins will be one of the highlights of Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s benefit evening, “KSO Goes to the Movies!” The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. Music planned for the family concert includes works from movie favorites such...
Photo of an NIU bus parked outside Altgled Hall
NIU’s Art Museum has announced the spring 2013 Get-on-the-Bus trips. Want to meet other art lovers, keep up with what’s happening in the art world, see innovative historical exhibits and travel without the hassle of traffic, tolls and parking? Then Get-on-the-Bus and enjoy the ride! Museum staff members schedule the trips and make the itinerary...
Honorable Mentions
This year has brought many changes that improve and revamp the University Honors experience at NIU. With such changes comes the Feb. 1 re-launching of Honorable Mentions. Honorable Mentions, a student-run online publication, will spotlight the multifaceted pursuits of NIU Honors students both in and out of the classroom. Honorable Mention seeks to acknowledge: all...
MathGames!
NIU School of Music professor and guitarist extraordinaire Fareed Haque will celebrate 50 years of music and performance Friday, Jan. 25, at The House Café with performance and premiere. The jazz and classical guitar virtuoso was voted “Best World Guitarist 2009” by Guitar Player magazine, and is known for his long and distinguished career in music....
Bart Woodstrup and Her Excellency Suvra Mukherjee.
On a trip to India during the holiday break, NIU Time Arts professor Bart Woodstrup had the opportunity to present some of his work to Her Excellency Suvra Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (India’s presidential palace). Bart presented several digital prints and a video documentation of his multimedia composition, which is titled “Under Saraswati River.”...
Vice + Virtue poster
In conjunction with its “Vice + Virtue” exhibition, the Northern Illinois University Art Museum has announced additional programming. This exhibition is currently on display in all four galleries of the NIU Art Museum, and will run through Saturday, Feb. 23, with a public reception scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Supplementary programming...
Community School of the Arts: Art Express
The NIU Community School of the Arts will begin a packed spring semester next week with classes, ensembles and private lessons for all ages. Need scholarships are available to people with children younger than 18. Scholarship application forms are due Monday, Jan. 14, and are available online. Announcements of awards are made within one week...
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