Prepare for what’s next
The experiences you have at Nebraska will build a foundation for your future.
![Emerging Media Arts students filming on set along a shoreline and dock in Seabreeze.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/mindsets_hero/public/images/mindset/hero/hero-mindset-career_1.jpg?itok=WUmj9LPK)
Gain Real-World Experience
In the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, you will have the opportunity to learn by doing. You can participate in masterclasses, organize exhibitions, work as a research assistant, study abroad or get an internship. At our college, you’ll perfect your craft both inside and outside of the classroom.
Dion engages with art students in visit
Students in the School of Art, Art History & Design had the opportunity to interact with conceptual artist Mark Dion during his week-long visit, which included three graduate students creating an edition of prints with the artist.
Read the Full Story on Hixson-Lied College News![Graduate students work with Mark Dion to create an edition of prints.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/primary_support_photo/public/images/mindset/sections/featured/dion-engages-with-art-students-in-visit.jpg?itok=6Ldsz-T_)
Develop Relevant Career Skills
Nebraska will support you every step of the way on your path to your dream job. Under the guidance of outstanding and caring professors, you will grow and develop your artistic talent and network to find the right internships to lead you to the career you’ll love.
Masterclasses offer students access to world-class performers
Students in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts enjoy guest artist experiences and masterclasses thanks to our partnership with the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Read the Full Story on Hixson-Lied College News![Alvin Ailey Dance Company members conducting a masterclass with School of Music dance students.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/primary_support_photo/public/images/mindset/sections/featured/masterclasses-offer-students-access-to-world-class-performers.jpg?itok=59LuPfgR)
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![Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart at the front of a practice room giving a masterclass to School of Music students.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/music-students-work-with-boston-pops-conductor.jpg?itok=PJMITMxD)
@carsoncenterunl on Instagram
![Two Carson School students and an instructor posing in front of the Area15 entryway signage.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/carson-students-atteded-epic-immersive-homecoming-summit_0.jpg?itok=jV0EPy0w)
Get Started on Day One
At Nebraska, you can work alongside faculty and peers on research and creative projects. From the moment you get to campus, you’ll meet friendly people who will challenge you to challenge everything.
Art students work with artists on murals
School of Art, Art History & Design students, faculty and alumni worked with artists to create murals in the University Place neighborhood as part of the LUX Center for the Arts’ Emerge LNK: Mural + Street Festival.
Read the Full Story on Hixson-Lied College News![School of Art students outdoors painting a mural in the University Place neighborhood.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/primary_support_photo/public/images/mindset/sections/featured/art-students-work-with-artists-on-murals.jpg?itok=omfW5wvN)
Hixson-Lied College@UNL Newsletter
![Theatre student giving a presentation on a lit stage with Nebraska banners on either side of him and a projected slideshow behind him.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/theatre-stuedent-designs-mobile-app-lighting-console.jpg?itok=un3rqoi1)
Get Hands-On Experience with Internships
Internships are important experiences to have in college to get a taste of your potential career journey.
5 Emerging Media Arts students intern with narrative film project
Five students studying emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts worked as interns on a new branching narrative film project in Lincoln and Boston.
Read the Full Story on Carson Center News![Three Carson Center students interning on a narrative film project pose for a photo with an Emerging Media Arts professor.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/primary_support_photo/public/images/mindset/sections/featured/emerging-media-arts-students-intern-with-narrative-film-project.jpg?itok=QNYHZwLg)
Hixson-Lied College News
![Three We Are Nebraska interns performing on a stage with a large, projected image behind them.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/we-are-nebraska-internship_0.jpg?itok=UHh1i7_i)
Career Services Support
Our faculty will help you make connections for internships and careers and help you build a portfolio/resume.
Professional Development Series aids theatre performers
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film launched a Professional Development Series to bring guest artists in monthly who focus on professional development for performance students.
Read the full story on Carson School News![Screen capture of a video conference with a guest speaker as the primary streamed video and members of the Carson School displayed in smaller icons across the top.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/primary_support_photo/public/images/mindset/sections/featured/professional-development-series-aids-theatre-performers.jpg?itok=857XtDtu)
@carsoncenterunl on Instagram
![Members of the public observing NFT projects on exhibit for auction created by Emerging Media Arts students.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/emerging-media-students-hold-nft-exhibit-and-sale.jpg?itok=HvlfEB0T)
@eisentragerhoward on Instagram
![Framed created by School of Art student hanging on a wall for a jurried exhibition.](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/secondary_support_card/public/images/mindset/sections/secondary/undergraduate-jurried-exhibition_0.jpg?itok=I-yOdMtg)
Connect Clubs to Your Career
With more than 500 Registered Student Organizations, including several in each school in the Hixson-Lied College, you are bound to find your fit somewhere. Student organizations can connect you to like-minded students, as well as help you gain valuable experience in your own unique career path.
Contact Us
![Portrait of Chris Watson](https://arts.unl.edu/styles/contact_card/public/images/mindset/contact/watson-chris-800x800.jpg?itok=S3ozDB8W)
Chris Watson
Director of Recruitment
402-472-0897
chris.watson@unl.edu