22 Apr 2015
Marks named Associate Dean
Lincoln, Neb.--Associate Professor of Organ Christopher Marks has been named Associate Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, effective July 1, 2015.He will take over from Professor of Art History Christin Mamiya, who is returning to the faculty in the Department of Art and Art History. She has served as associate dean since 2009, including one year as interim dean.
20 Apr 2015
Capstone Exhibition opens May 1
Lincoln, Neb.--The Capstone Exhibition will be on display May 1-8. This exhibition features the work of graduating undergraduate candidates for studio art degrees in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Art and Art History.Two exhibitions will run concurrently for the Capstone Exhibition. The Studio Art exhibition will be in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery. Graphic Design students will exhibit in the MEDICI Gallery. Both galleries are located on the first floor of Richards Hall on the UNL city campus.
08 Apr 2015
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 18th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
07 Apr 2015
International Slow Art Day is April 11
Lincoln, Neb.--International Slow Art Day is Saturday, April 11, 2015. The global all-volunteer event has a simple mission, to help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.
03 Apr 2015
New York Times Art Critic Roberta Smith to lecture at UNL on April 7
Lincoln, Neb.--The Department of Art and Art History will present a lecture by Roberta Smith, co-chief art critic of The New York Times on Tuesday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Sheldon Museum of Art’s auditorium.Her lecture, titled “Criticism in the Expanded Field,” is free and open to the public. Her visit to UNL is sponsored by the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Program.
Smith is an art critic for The New York Times, where she has written since 1986, and a lecturer on contemporary art.
03 Apr 2015
Entries due June 1 for Nebraska National Exhibition
Lincoln, Neb.--Entries are open through June 1 for the Department of Art and Art History's fourth annual Nebraska National Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition.The exhibition, which will run Sept. 4-25 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, features the work of the best undergraduate students artists from across the country.
Each year different media disciplines are featured, and in 2015 the exhibition will feature sculpture, painting and drawing.
31 Mar 2015
Next AIA Lecture features UNL's Sapirstein
Lincoln, Neb.—University of Nebraska–Lincoln Assistant Professor of Art History Philip Sapirstein will present the final Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture of the 2014-2015 season on Monday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Love Library Rm. 102 on the UNL city campus.The lecture is free and open to the public.
27 Mar 2015
MFA Thesis Exhibitions open April 6
Lincoln, Neb.—Seven graduating Master of Fine Arts students will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions in three exhibitions between April 6-24 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.
The first MFA Thesis Exhibition runs April 6-10 and features the work of Avi Arenfeld, Allen Morris and Adrienne Smart. A reception will be held April 10 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
The second MFA Thesis Exhibition runs April 13-17 and features the work of Hiromi Iyoda and Gabrielle Valdez. A reception will be held April 17 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
19 Mar 2015
UNL Ceramics Alum Bogus named NCECA Emerging Artist
Lincoln, Neb.—David Bogus, who graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a Master of Fine Arts in 2004, is one of six artists named as 2015 Emerging Artists by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA).
09 Mar 2015
Dezsö to present visiting artist lecture March 10
Lincoln, Neb.—Andrea Dezsö, associate professor of art at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and maintains studios in New York City and Western Massachusetts, will present a free public lecture on Tuesday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
Dezsö is a visual artist who works across a broad range of media including drawing, painting, artist's books, embroidery, cut paper, animation, sculpture, site-specific installation and public art.