Glenn Korff School of Music DMA student Rebecca Nederhiser

18 Mar 2021    

GKSOM features Nederhiser Student Spotlight Webcast

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music has added a Student Spotlight to our webcast list of performances.

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Taylor Sijan, “Wine Set,” porcelain, stoneware, epoxy, 10” x 7” x 5.5” (ewer), 4.5” x 3” x 3” (cups), 1” x 15” x 12” (tray), 2020. Julia Leggent, “Home (August 2013-July 2018),” oil on panel, 12” x 10”, 2020.

15 Mar 2021    

MFA Thesis Exhibitions open March 22

Lincoln, Neb.—Eight graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall beginning March 22.

The simultaneous solo shows will be on display in four rounds, with a new pairing of artists each week between March 22-April 16.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music student Anh Le

12 Mar 2021    

GKSOM’S Le wins Honorable Award in International Competition

After carefully evaluating each element, the American Youth Musician Union recently announced its warm congratulations to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music student Anh Le of the Honorable Award of the 2021 American Music Talent Competition for an extraordinary and inspiring performance.

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Mark Clinton

08 Mar 2021    

Clinton presents ‘The Power of the Tritone’

Lincoln, Neb.--Professor of Piano Mark Clinton presents a piano recital titled “The Power of the Tritone.”

The recital is Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. No in-person audience will be allowed. The free recital will be available by live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu the day of the performance for the link.

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Prior performances from the Varsity Chorus (left) and All-Collegiate Choir (right).

05 Mar 2021    

Join us online for Afternoon of Choirs on March 14

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Afternoon of Choirs concert, featuring the All-Collegiate Choir and the Varsity Chorus, will take place on Sunday, March 14. Due to COVID procedures, the performance will be split into two concerts with the All-Collegiate Choir starting at 3 p.m. and the Varsity Chorus starting at 4 p.m. live from Kimball Recital Hall. No in-person audiences are allowed this semester at the Glenn Korff School of Music, but the performance will be available via live webcast.

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LaJuné McMillian

05 Mar 2021    

Creative technologist McMillian to speak at IGNITE March 12

Lincoln, Neb.--New media artist and creative technologist LaJuné McMillian will speak at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts’ IGNITE colloquium on Friday, March 12.

IGNITE begins at 12:30 p.m. CT via Zoom. It is a colloquium for all Carson Center students, which involves guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative and professional development. The event is free and open to the public and accessible at https://go.unl.edu/ignitespring.

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Clockwise from upper left:  Sampada Aranke, Julia Neal, Kieran Jack Wilson and Alexis Salas.

04 Mar 2021    

Panel: Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories is March 11

Lincoln, Neb.—An art history panel discussion titled “Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories” will take place virtually on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. The panel is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Lecture Series.

The panel discussion is free and open to the public. Access the panel at https://unl.zoom.us/j/91088525799.

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Casting director Sylvia Gregory, C.S.A., visits with students and faculty virtually in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film on Feb. 26 as part of the new Professional Development Series.

03 Mar 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Carson School launches Professional Development Series for performers

Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film has launched a Professional Development Series to bring guest artists in monthly who focus on professional development for performance students.

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Julia Leggent, “Cutting Ties,” oil on clayboard, 14” x 11”, 2019. Julia Leggent in the studio.

01 Mar 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Leggent awarded 2nd place in 2021 Young Painters Competition

Julia Leggent, a third-year Master of Fine Arts graduate student in the School of Art, Art History & Design, has been awarded 2nd place in the 2021 Young Painters Competition by the Miami University (Ohio) College of Creative Arts and the Department of Art.

“I was extremely excited to even be a part of this show,” Leggent said. “To actually get an award was surreal.”

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Rhonda Willers pinching the rim of a basin form made of earthenware. Photo by April Bodenburg. Rhonda Willers recently authored the book, “Terra Sigillata: Contemporary Techniques,” which was published by The American Ceramics Society in February 2019.

26 Feb 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Ceramics alumna Willers is president-elect of NCECA

Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design alumna Rhonda Willers (M.F.A. 2007) is the president-elect of the board of directors for NCECA (National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts).

NCECA is the largest ceramics organization in the world and one of the largest visual arts organizations in the U.S. with around 6,000 members attending the national conference each year.

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