Students in a modern dance class led by Susan Ourada practice on the green space south of Love Library on Sept. 17. Support from donors has helped remove the university’s dance program from a list of proposed budget reductions. Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication.

23 Oct 2020    

Donor commitments preserve dance program

Lincoln, Neb.--Unwavering support from multiple donors has helped protect the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s undergraduate dance program from a proposed budget reduction.

The program — the only one of its kind in Nebraska — will now be supported annually through a $180,000 realignment of endowments in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

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22 Oct 2020    

Chamber Singers to present eclectic mix, virtual audience participation

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Chamber Singers will present an eclectic mix including cathedral-inspired music and contemporary work by composers from underrepresented communities in choral music on November 5 at 7:30 p.m. from Kimball Recital Hall.

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Leilani Lynch

21 Oct 2020    

Bass Museum of Art Curator Lynch presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture

Lincoln, Neb.—Leilani Lynch, curator at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami, Florida, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. CDT via Zoom.

The lecture is free and open to the public and available via Zoom at https://unl.zoom.us/j/98522114370.

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Four faculty from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts were among 25 faculty selected to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows. Photo by Greg Nathan.

15 Oct 2020    

Four college faculty selected as new Research Development Fellows

Lincoln, Neb.--Four faculty from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts were among 25 faculty selected to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows.

The program provides full-time, pre-tenure faculty with information, resources and approaches necessary to prepare competitive grant proposals.

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Marg Helgenberger

15 Oct 2020    

Actress Marg Helgenberger to present Zoom Q&A for Carson Center’s IGNITE Oct. 16

Lincoln, Neb.--Award-winning actress Marg Helgenberger (All RiseCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationChina Beach) will present a question and answer session for the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts’ IGNITE series titled “Creativity in the Age of COVID-19,” where she will discuss what it is like to pioneer live-action television production in Hollywood during the global pandemic.

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University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor of Art History Stephanie Mulder and Bucknell University Assistant Professor of Spanish and Africana Studies Nick Jones will present during the Oct. 29 Zoom panel titled “Whose Renaissance: Re-Imagining the Early Modern World in the Age of White Supremacy.”

14 Oct 2020    

Zoom panel on race, blackness and the Renaissance will be held Oct. 29

Lincoln, Neb.--A Zoom panel titled “Whose Renaissance: Re-Imagining the Early Modern World in the Age of White Supremacy” will be held on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. CDT. Please visit https://go.unl.edu/whoserenaissanceunl to register and to receive the Zoom link.

The one-hour panel will touch on current global conversations about race and identity and examine them in terms of the history of art, design and material culture.

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13 Oct 2020    

Anderson recital scheduled for October 26 canceled

Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Music, Trombone, Scott Anderson, has canceled his October 26 recital, which was scheduled to take place in the Kimball Recital Hall and virtual via webcast.

For a full listing of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music events, visit music.unl.edu.

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Phil Lique Work by Phil Lique. Lique will present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Oct. 21.

13 Oct 2020    

Printmaker Lique presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture

Lincoln, Neb.--Printmaker Phil Lique will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. CDT via Zoom.

The lecture is free and open to the public and available via Zoom at https://unl.zoom.us/j/99557244380.

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Scott Anderson

12 Oct 2020    

GKSOM’S Anderson is ‘Getting Sentimental’ in upcoming performance

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Music, Trombone Scott Anderson and GKSOM Pianist Michael Cotton will perform a concert of music “Getting Sentimental” that is part of their personal history on October 26 at 7:30 p.m. from Kimball Recital Hall.

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Robert Twomey

12 Oct 2020    

Carson Center's Twomey organizes workshop for ISEA 2020

Lincoln, Neb.—Robert Twomey, assistant professor of emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, is one of three organizers for a workshop at ISEA 2020, one of the most significant electronics arts conferences in the world.

The 26thInternational Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) will be held virtually Oct. 13-18 with a theme of “Why Sentience.” ISEA is a long-running international non-profit with a yearly conference that includes arts, scientists and technology.

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