The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts includes the Glenn Korff School of Music, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, the School of Art, Art History & Design, and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Affiliated units include the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, and the Sheldon Museum of Art.
Glenn Korff School of Music
The Glenn Korff School of Music is a professional, comprehensive arts institution devoted to the advancement of music and dance, the preparation of the next generation of arts professionals, and service to the arts professions/institutions in the region, state, nation, and world. Our programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Dance.
music.unl.eduJohnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Borne out of a groundbreaking $57 million partnership between the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, the Johnny Carson Foundation, and numerous private industry partners, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts is a global destination for students and faculty who reside in the future. Our unique program creates “X-shaped graduates” who understand design, story, entrepreneurship and code. These core competencies give them ownership over their future and allow them to thrive in a changing, diverse, global environment.
carsoncenter.unl.eduJohnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film is committed to the philosophy that prospective practitioners of theatre, film and emerging media arts must be provided with thorough education, training and practical skills for employment in industry and educational settings. Earn points for membership in Actors’ Equity Association (AEA helps negotiate wages, improve working conditions and provides benefits). Study abroad during the summer at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England. Collaborate with Emerging Media Arts majors and Dance majors inside the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. Our program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
carsonschool.unl.eduSchool of Art, Art History & Design
The School of Art, Art History & Design is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) with highly regarded undergraduate and graduate fine arts programs. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks our Ceramics program in the top 10. Being part of a leading land-grant research university offers our students endless learning opportunities across the humanities and sciences.
art.unl.eduMary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center features two screens, state-of-the-art technology, a research library and film storage archive, offices, and a concessions stand. In it, we are able to show everything from silent movies to the most recent technologies, the new electronic (digital) cinema, and everything in between. Student tickets are just $5.
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