28 Feb 2024
Willette earns Vulnerability in the Concert Space Composition Fellowship
Lincoln, Neb.--Joey Willette, who is pursuing a doctorate of musical arts in composition in the Glenn Korff School of Music, has received a Come As You Are (CAYA): Vulnerability in the Concert Space Composition Fellowship.
28 Feb 2024
Alumni Board awards announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Alumni Board has selected the recipients of its annual alumni awards. The awards will be presented on Friday, April 26 at the college’s annual Honors Day celebration. The dinner is by invitation only.
This year’s awardees include:
• Alumni Achievement Award in Art:
Adrian Armstrong, B.F.A. 2014
28 Feb 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Nebraska builds partnerships in India, Nepal for Global Arts Academy
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts began developing partnerships and recruiting for the new Global Arts Academy with a visit to Nepal and India in February.
28 Feb 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Souto invited to participate in Venice Biennale
Lincoln, Neb.--Francisco Souto, Cather Professor of Art and Director of the School of Art, Art History & Design, has been invited to participate in an exhibition at the 2024 Venice Biennale.
The Venice Biennale is an international cultural exhibition hosted in Venice, Italy, by the Biennale Foundation and includes art and architecture exhibitions, as well as music, dance and film festivals.
21 Feb 2024
Ceramist Candice Methe is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist
Lincoln, Neb.—Candice Methe, a full-time studio artist and educator living and working in western North Carolina, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
19 Feb 2024
EMA students place in 48-hour entrepreneurship challenge
Lincoln, Neb.--Emerging Media Arts students Hannah Gish, Alexah Fort and Micah Fullinfaw participated in the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship’s 48-Hour Challenge Feb. 15-17 and earned second and third place in the competition with their respective teams.
16 Feb 2024
Wind Ensemble presents ‘Sea Songs’ March 2
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Wind Ensemble invites audiences for a journey above and below the waves in a program titled “Sea Songs” on Saturday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130.
Seating is limited. Overflow will be in Rm. 119 with a simulcast on the big screen.
The program begins with “Sea Songs” by Thomas Knox.
02 Feb 2024 By Kathe C. Andersen
Alumnus Belk has first solo exhibition in New York City
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design alumnus Matt Belk (B.F.A. 2011) has his first solo exhibition in New York City. “Sunsets” is on display through Feb. 24 at The Hole in Tribeca.
Belk’s landscape paintings portray the natural world and are influenced by the sport of hunting. Using airbrush, tape and an X-acto knife, he layers plants, animals and other unexpected guests in his paintings.
01 Feb 2024
Potter, Ruiz, Wychulis featured in faculty recital Feb. 12
Lincoln, Neb.—Glenn Korff School of Music faculty members Clark Potter, viola; Sergio Ruiz, piano; and Katie Wychulis, harp, will present a faculty recital on Monday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.
31 Jan 2024
37th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition opens Feb. 2
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery will host the 37th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. The exhibition opens with a First Friday reception on Friday, Feb. 2 from 5-7 p.m. and continues through March 1.
A closing reception will be held Friday, March 1 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery with awards presented at 6 p.m. More than 10 awards will be announced, including the Freshman Award, Sophomore Award and the Faulkner Memorial Awards.