01 Mar 2019
Nebraska Young Artist Awards Statewide High School Invitational opens March 1
Lincoln, Neb.--"The Statewide High School Invitational Exhibition” opens Friday, March 1 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.
The exhibition, which is part of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts’ Nebraska Young Artist Awards (NYAA) visual arts component and sponsored by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design, runs March 1-12. A reception will be held on Friday, March 8 from 6-8 p.m. in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.
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28 Feb 2019
Art historian Mazow presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on “Edward Hopper’s ‘Hotel Consciousness’”
Lincoln, Neb.—Art Historian Leo G. Mazow will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sheldon Museum of Art’s auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Mazow will be discussing “Edward Hopper’s ‘Hotel Consciousness.’” He will consider Edward Hopper’s iconic painting “Room in New York,” which is owned by the Sheldon, alongside his commercial work for hotel trade journals.
His book, “Hopper’s Hotels,” explores the hotel, motel and boarding house subjects of Hopper’s body of work.
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22 Feb 2019
Vassar College's D'Ambra to present AIA Lecture on portrayal of women in Roman Imperial sculpture
Lincoln, Neb.--Dr. Eve D’Ambra, of Vassar College and one of the foremost scholars on Roman Imperial sculpture, will present a free public lecture titled “Between Elite Style and Mass Appeal: The Nondescript Imperial Women of the Roman High Empire” on Monday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15 on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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14 Feb 2019
Potter Ortiz presents next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture
Lincoln, Neb.--Potter Virgil Ortiz will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
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11 Feb 2019
Two Nebraska ceramics alumni selected as 2019 NCECA Emerging Artists
Lincoln, Neb.--Two ceramics alumni from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design were selected as 2019 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Emerging Artists.
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11 Feb 2019
Souto, Holz among the recipients of Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowships
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Arts Council announced the recipients of their Individual Artist Fellowships (IAF). Six artists with ties to the School of Art, Art History & Design were among the nine artists who received IAFs.
The IAF program recognizes exemplary work by Nebraska artists. It supports originating artists in their respective fields by providing public recognition and monetary awards.
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08 Feb 2019
Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series continues with papermaker Shannon Brock
Lincoln, Neb.--Papermaker and artist Shannon Brock will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
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08 Feb 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
History of Prints class creates curatorial project on display at Sheldon
Lincoln, Neb.--Students in Hixson-Lied Professor of Art History Alison Stewart’s fall History of Prints class created a curatorial project, comparing Rozeal’s contemporary “El Oso Me Pregunto” print with a series of 17th century prints by Wenceslaus Hollar.
The project is on display through March 17 at Sheldon Museum of Art in an exhibition titled “From Lace to Chains: The Making of a Print.”
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04 Feb 2019
32nd Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition opens at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall will host the “32nd Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition.” This year’s show is comprised of 76 works of art and design and features 47 undergraduate art students from the School of Art, Art History & Design.
It opens Monday, Feb. 4 and closes with a reception on Friday, Feb. 15 from 5-7 p.m. in the Gallery. Awards will be announced at 6 p.m.
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30 Jan 2019
Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist series begins with photographer Modica on Feb. 6
Lincoln, Neb.--Six artists will be presenting Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar lectures this spring in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
Each lecture takes place at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lectures are free and open to the public.
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