28 Mar 2019
Art historian Pardo presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture
Lincoln, Neb.—Art Historian Mary Pardo will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Thursday, April 11 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.
20 Mar 2019
Hoff receives grant from Merops Foundation for excavation work in Turkey
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design Professor of Art History Michael Hoff received a $52,800 grant from The Merops Foundation to support the Antiochia ad Cragum archaeological research excavation in Turkey this summer.
It was his third recent grant from the foundation, which also awarded him $30,000 in 2017 and $42,000 last year.
12 Mar 2019
2019 Nebraska Young Artist Award winners announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 22nd annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
Seventy-three students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
06 Mar 2019
2nd Annual Arts Advocacy Day is March 13
Lincoln, Neb.--The 2nd annual Arts Advocacy Day at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will take place on Wednesday, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lied Commons at 12th and R streets. The events is free and open to students, faculty, staff and community members.
The goal of the event is to celebrate student artwork, as well as expose the univeristy community to statewide arts advocacy efforts.
04 Mar 2019 By Mekita Rivas for the Nebraska Alumni Association
Blue returns for Alumni Masters Week
Lincoln, Neb.--Last May, Anthony Blue (B.F.A. 2011) nearly missed the opportunity of a lifetime.
“I was taking a nap, woke up to check my email, and got this message asking if I could do this shoot and be there in 40 minutes,” recalled Blue, a freelance photographer and multimedia artist based in New York City. “I felt bad because I was napping and not even prepared. I had to stop at a camera place and rent some more batteries because my camera wasn’t charged.”
01 Mar 2019
Nebraska Young Artist Awards Statewide High School Invitational opens March 1
Lincoln, Neb.--"The Statewide High School Invitational Exhibition” opens Friday, March 1 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.
The exhibition, which is part of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts’ Nebraska Young Artist Awards (NYAA) visual arts component and sponsored by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design, runs March 1-12. A reception will be held on Friday, March 8 from 6-8 p.m. in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.
28 Feb 2019
Art historian Mazow presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on “Edward Hopper’s ‘Hotel Consciousness’”
Lincoln, Neb.—Art Historian Leo G. Mazow will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sheldon Museum of Art’s auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Mazow will be discussing “Edward Hopper’s ‘Hotel Consciousness.’” He will consider Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Room in New York,” which is owned by the Sheldon, alongside his commercial work for hotel trade journals.
His book, “Hopper’s Hotels,” explores the hotel, motel and boarding house subjects of Hopper’s body of work.
22 Feb 2019
Vassar College's D'Ambra to present AIA Lecture on portrayal of women in Roman Imperial sculpture
Lincoln, Neb.--Dr. Eve D’Ambra, of Vassar College and one of the foremost scholars on Roman Imperial sculpture, will present a free public lecture titled “Between Elite Style and Mass Appeal: The Nondescript Imperial Women of the Roman High Empire” on Monday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15 on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
14 Feb 2019
Potter Ortiz presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture
Lincoln, Neb.--Potter Virgil Ortiz will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 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.
11 Feb 2019
Two Nebraska ceramics alumni selected as 2019 NCECA Emerging Artists
Lincoln, Neb.--Two ceramics alumni from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design were selected as 2019 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Emerging Artists.