April 28, 2023

IGNITE featuring Melanie Coombs


CEMA 101

At this IGNITE colloquium we will be hearing from Melanie Coombs, an award-winning producer of animation, documentary and dramatic film and television!

Her awards include the Academy Award for HARVIE KRUMPET, the Asia Pacific Screen Award for MARY AND MAX and the AFI Award for BREAK AND ENTER. And THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM was the Opening Night film of the Melbourne International Film Festival, July 2016.

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April 5, 2024

IGNITE Colloquium featuring Megan Bell & internNE


CEMA 101

Join us for this IGNITE Colloquium to hear from Megan Bell about her professional experience and how you could get an ‘elevated internship’ through internNE! Megan is the Operations Manager for internNE, Powered by Aksarben and Nebraska Tech Collaborative, Powered by Aksarben initiatives. She encompasses overseeing and optimizing daily operations while ensuring effective resource allocation, goal achievement, and strategic alignment.

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April 7, 2023

IGNITE featuring Gretchen Larsen


CEMA 101

Join us for IGNITE to hear from our very own Gretchen Larsen, a contemporary lighting designer who builds light installations and sculpture. Her work is an innovative exploration of electronics, woodworking, digital fabrication methods, projection design, and creative code. She designs and builds objects for public and private spaces in order to pursue her own questions about living. She says, “My creative practice allows me to gently build a life where I am in tune with its shape and its particular shade.”

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August 25, 2023

IGNITE Colloquium - Fall 2023 Welcome!


CEMA 101

Join the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts' faculty, staff, and students as we gather for introductions, mentorship + RSO discussions, and polaroid photos!

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December 01, 2023

IGNITE featuring Rick Goldsmith


CEMA 101

Hear from filmmaker Rick Goldsmith as he speaks on his documentary, STRIPPED FOR PARTS, AMERICAN JOURNALISM ON THE BRINK, which opens on December 1 and runs through December 7 at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theatre. This feature film exposes a Wall Street hedge fund, Alden Global Capital and their activity of buying up chains of newspapers nationwide and the effect of these actions on journalism.
 

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December 9, 2022

Open Studios @ Carson Center


Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts

Join us for an evening of exploration and experimentation as students from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts share their projects from the Fall 2022 semester at an Open Studios event from 5 pm - 7 pm on Friday, December 9th.

This event is free and open to the public.

Questions? Please contact us at carsoncenter@unl.edu

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February 02, 2024

IGNITE Colloquium - Entrepreneurship for Creatives


CEMA 101
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February 10, 2023

IGNITE featuring Jen Landis


CEMA 101
Hear from artist and entrepreneur Jen Landis – who is building an international brand centered in making young girls more confident, from right here in Lincoln, NE.
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February 23, 2024

IGNITE Colloquium - THE BAY founder Mike Smith


CEMA 101

Storyteller, community builder, guide, founder of The Bay and co-founder and co-executive director of Rabble Mill - come hear the legendary Mike Smith talk about Applied Design Thinking: A Human-Centered Approach to Designing Your Life.

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February 4, 2022

IGNITE featuring Seed&Spark’s Bri Castellini


Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, CEMA 101

The Distribution Down Low for Shorts and Web Series

So you’ve made a short film or web series, and now you want to share it with the world (or a more specific audience than that)! But what comes next?

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