19 Mar 2021
2021-2022 Student Ambassadors announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has selected 18 undergraduate students to be Hixson-Lied College Student Ambassadors for 2021-2022.
The Student Ambassador program, under the direction of Director of Recruitment Alfonzo Cooper, Jr., consists of outstanding undergraduate students who promote pride and develop awareness of the Hixson-Lied College and its academic programs.
19 Mar 2021
Carson Center dedication events win CASE award
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts multi-day dedication events in November 2019 received a CASE District VI Gold Award.
CASE is the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Each year their awards recognize the best practices in advancement.
The Carson Center Dedication won in the Special Events-Multi-Day category. The event was organized by the University of Nebraska Foundation, Chancellor’s Office, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
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.
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.
26 Feb 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Carson Center’s Twomey receives NSF grant for Augmented Reality research
Lincoln, Neb.—Robert Twomey, assistant professor of emerging media arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant as co-principal investigator on a $750,000 project titled “An Embodied, Augmented Reality Coding Platform for Pair Programming.”
22 Feb 2021
Black History Month Celebration Trivia Night Feb. 26
Lincoln, Neb.--Celebrate Black History Month with fun trivia questions and poetry performances at Trivia Night on Friday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. via Zoom.
Winners and lucky participants may win various prizes, and the top winner will receive a $40 gift card. (Please note: While the event is open to all UNL students, faculty, staff and alumni, only students are eligible for the prizes.)
Two Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film theatre performance students will be participating in the poetry performances, Brannon Evans and Hannah Mason.
22 Feb 2021
Nebraska Repertory Theatre announces changes to Spring 2021 season
Lincoln, Neb.--Nebraska Repertory Theatre has announced its Spring 2021 Season. Like many other performing arts organizations, Nebraska Rep has made adjustments to their performance season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 Feb 2021
Carson Center, Carson School partner with Seed&Spark Crowdfunding
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film have a new partnership with Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding platform that delivers education, tools and resources that create access for all storytellers to get their work made and seen.
12 Jan 2021
Nebraska’s Carson School names Ganser as Managing Marketing Director
Lincoln, Neb.-- The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film has named Timothy Ganser as Managing Marketing Director. Ganser began his duties part time on Jan. 5 and will begin full time in March.
08 Jan 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Emerging Media Arts student organizing online concert event
Lincoln, Neb.--Sydney Peters, a sophomore emerging media arts student in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, is organizing an online music event on Jan. 26, 2021.
The Citrusfest is a live, online experience event that will showcase undiscovered musical talent from across the country, in front of an online audience of fans, record labels, producers and leaders in the entertainment industry, to help kickstart an artist’s career. The event will take place between 7-9 p.m. CT.