Clockwise from upper left:  John Bailey, Diane Barger, William McMullen and Nathan Koch.

07 Apr 2023    

Moran Quartet presents ‘Colorful Conversations’ April 13

Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Moran Woodwind Quartet will perform a concert titled “Colorful Conversations” on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. 

The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

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A still from Penny Molesso’s “SPIT BRIMMING WITH FUTURES.” Laura Cobb, “my mother’s hand,” archival pigment print, 2022.

07 Apr 2023    

Final MFA Thesis Exhibitions on display April 10-21

Lincoln, Neb.—Five graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design are presenting their MFA Thesis Exhibitions April 10-21.

Four simultaneous solo shows continue April 10-14 and April 17-21 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

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Felix Olschofka. Photo courtesy of the University of North Texas.

07 Apr 2023    

UNT’s Olschofka named Korff School Director

Lincoln, Neb.--Felix Olschofka, associate dean for operations and professor of violin at the University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music, has been named the director of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music. He begins his appointment July 3.

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Laura Cobb (left) and Jamie Ho at the SPE annual conference. Courtesy photos.

05 Apr 2023    

Two UNL photography students win SPE Student Awards

Lincoln, Neb.—Two graduate students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design have received the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Student Awards for Innovations in Imaging. 

Laura Cobb and Jamie Ho were only two of five recipients nationally for the awards. Awards are offered based on merits of submitted portfolios and include a travel stipend to attend the annual conference held March 16-19 in Denver, an annual conference fee waiver and a one-year membership to SPE. 

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Danny Lee Ladely stands outside the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Photo by Troy Fedderson, University Communication and Marketing.

03 Apr 2023    

Ladely to retire after 50 years leading the Ross

Lincoln, Neb.—His name is synonymous with film at Nebraska, and after a 50-year career, Danny Lee Ladely is retiring as Director of the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, effective July 3.

A national search will begin soon for a new leader of The Ross, and normal operations of The Ross will continue.

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A one-day, intensive AI filmmaking hackathon will be held on April 15 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. A one-day, intensive AI filmmaking hackathon will be held on April 15 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

31 Mar 2023    

AI+Creative Filmmaking Design Hackathon is April 15

Lincoln, Neb.--A one-day, intensive AI filmmaking hackathon will be held on Saturday, April 15, where creatives will offer up speculative visions of the future and emergent system designs to offer us clues and strategies of ways that we can shape an interspecies future.

The event is co-hosted by The Nebraska Technology and Governance Center, Cinema 16 and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

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Dan Witz, “Lovejoy” garage mural. Dan Witz by Fabrice Trombert.

29 Mar 2023    

Street artist Witz is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecturer on April 12

Lincoln, Neb.—Brooklyn, New York-based street artist and realist painter Dan Witz will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, April 12.

The lecture is 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.

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24 Mar 2023    

Flyover new music concert is March 29

Lincoln, Neb.—The fourth Flyover new music concert will be held on Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. 

The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

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The UNL Wind Ensemble presents “Sensurround” on April 6 at the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater.

23 Mar 2023    

UNL Wind Ensemble to present immersive experience at April 6 concert

Lincoln, Neb.—You might not be old enough to have experienced Sensurround in movie theatres, but the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Wind Ensemble’s April 6 concert, titled “Sensurround,” will be inspired by it.

Sensurround was the brand name for a process developed by Cerwin-Vega in conjunction with Universal Studios to enhance the audio experience during film screenings. Sounds were felt more than heard. 

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Untitled photograph courtesy of The Manuel Carrillo Papers, C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Robb Hernández

22 Mar 2023    

Fordham’s Hernández is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecturer on April 5

Lincoln, Neb.—Fordham University Associate Professor of English Robb Hernández will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, April 5.

The lecture is 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.

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