16 Sep 2021 By Julie Kundhi, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
O’Connor returns to faculty after 10 years of success as dean
Lincoln, Neb.--Charles “Chuck” O’Connor has announced that he will step down Jan. 3, 2022 after serving for nearly a decade as dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. He plans to return to his full-time faculty role in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
09 Sep 2021
Elliott is one of 10 essayists for NEA Tech as Art report
Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Founding Director Megan Elliott was one of 10 essayists commissioned by the National Endowment of the Arts to accompany the publishing of the report “Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium.”
The report is the result of a two-year research initiative exploring the multifaceted creative practices of artists who engage with digital technologies.
09 Sep 2021
Henson’s project receives Rural Drug Addiction Research Center funding
Lincoln, Neb.--Anna Henson, an assistant professor of practice in emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, has received $25,000 for one year of support with the option for an additional $25,000 in second-year support from the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center for her pilot project.
07 Sep 2021
Nebraska Repertory Theatre announces its 2021-2022 season titled 'Journey'
Lincoln, Neb.--Nebraska Repertory Theatre announces its 2021-2022 Season. “Journey” is the season’s theme as each show is representative of either an exotic physical journey or a compelling emotional journey.
The season opens on Sept. 29 with Nebraska Rep Executive Director Christina Kirk making her Rep directorial debut with William Shakespeare’s popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
07 Sep 2021
Carson Center earns Core Research Facility designation
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts has received $625,000 in funding from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) to establish itself as a Core Research Facility at Nebraska.
NRI funding is designed to facilitate and grow faculty research programs that have an impact in Nebraska and worldwide. The Core Research Facility will be called the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts-Design and Innovation Core (DIC). The funding is over five years.
19 Aug 2021
42 students selected for new Carson Center cohort
Lincoln, Neb.--Forty-two students, including 26 high school students and 16 transfer students, have been selected to join the latest cohort of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
This is the third and largest cohort for the center, which opened in the fall of 2019.
28 Apr 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Carson Center course explores virtual and social worlds
Lincoln, Neb.--Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Media Arts Anna Henson taught a special topics course this semester titled “Creating Augmented Worlds,” to explore virtual and mixed reality and explore how people can be together, even if they’re far apart.
28 Apr 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Nebraska Rep’s ‘Dracula: Mina’s Quest’ will be webcast May 6-9
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre closes its season with Steven Dietz’s “Dracula: Mina’s Quest” May 6-9. The production will mark the Rep directorial debut of David Long, associate professor of theatre and head of the performance area in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
“Dracula: Mina’s Quest” will have no in-person audience, due to the global pandemic. The performance will be webcast at 7:30 p.m. on May 6-8 and 2 p.m. on May 9. Tickets are free, but must be reserved at http://nebraskarep.org.
21 Apr 2021
Creative Coder Ferriss presents next IGNITE
Lincoln, Neb.--Artist and creative coder Adam Ferriss will present virtually at the next IGNITE colloquium.
Ferriss’s presentation will be on Friday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. The presentation is free and open to the public. Access IGNITE at https://go.unl.edu/ignitespring. Ferriss will be giving attendees a tutorial on Spark AR, an augmented reality software used to make face filters for Instagram and Facebook.
26 Mar 2021
XR consultant Fink to speak at IGNITE April 2
Lincoln, Neb.--XR consultant, author and columnist Charlie Fink will speak at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts’ IGNITE colloquium on Friday, April 2.
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.