18 Mar 2021
Ceramic Artist Deborah Schwartzkopf to present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture March 24
Lincoln, Neb.—Ceramic artist Deborah Schwartzkopf will present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Her lecture is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Access the lecture at https://unl.zoom.us/j/99934128248.
15 Mar 2021
MFA Thesis Exhibitions open March 22
Lincoln, Neb.—Eight graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall beginning March 22.
The simultaneous solo shows will be on display in four rounds, with a new pairing of artists each week between March 22-April 16.
04 Mar 2021
Panel: Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories is March 11
Lincoln, Neb.—An art history panel discussion titled “Serious Play: Radical Publications and Their Histories” will take place virtually on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. The panel is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Lecture Series.
The panel discussion is free and open to the public. Access the panel at https://unl.zoom.us/j/91088525799.
01 Mar 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Leggent awarded 2nd place in 2021 Young Painters Competition
Julia Leggent, a third-year Master of Fine Arts graduate student in the School of Art, Art History & Design, has been awarded 2nd place in the 2021 Young Painters Competition by the Miami University (Ohio) College of Creative Arts and the Department of Art.
“I was extremely excited to even be a part of this show,” Leggent said. “To actually get an award was surreal.”
26 Feb 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Ceramics alumna Willers is president-elect of NCECA
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design alumna Rhonda Willers (M.F.A. 2007) is the president-elect of the board of directors for NCECA (National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts).
NCECA is the largest ceramics organization in the world and one of the largest visual arts organizations in the U.S. with around 6,000 members attending the national conference each year.
26 Feb 2021 By Kathe C. Andersen
Husker alumna Meier honored as Jerome Hill Artist Fellow
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design alumna Catherine Meier (B.F.A. 2005) has been honored as a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. The Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship awards 60 artist fellowships to early career artists in Minnesota and New York City annually.
Meier is one of 10 who received the fellowships in visual arts. Fellows receive $50,000 over two consecutive years to support self-determined activities for creation of new work, artistic development and/or professional artistic career development.
26 Feb 2021
Photographer Tarrah Krajnak to present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture March 3
Lincoln, Neb.—Photographer Tarrah Krajnak will present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Her lecture is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Access the lecture at https://unl.zoom.us/j/92360930703.
22 Feb 2021
34th Annual Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition on display through March 5
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall will host the 34th Annual Juried Undergraduate Art Exhibition. The exhibition opened Feb. 12 and will continue through March 5.
This year’s show, titled “Caution to the Wind,” is comprised of 34 works of art and design recently created by 28 undergraduate art students from the School of Art, Art History & Design.
18 Feb 2021 By Tiffany Lee, Research and Economic Development
Anania is part of Husker team leading $6M project to study waterways' changing ecology
Lincoln, Neb.--Scientists have long known that all living things require specific amounts of elements such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous to survive and thrive — it’s why we fertilize our yards and crops, for example. But the increasing frequency of phenomena such as harmful algal blooms, nitrate-contaminated water and “dead zones” in oceans and lakes have underscored that there can be too high or low of a concentration of these essential elements in the environment.
11 Feb 2021
Street artist, craftivist Jessie Hemmons to present Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Feb. 24
Lincoln, Neb.—Street artist and craftivist Jessie Hemmons (ishknits) will present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Her lecture is presented by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Access the lecture at https://unl.zoom.us/j/96482899661.