01 Apr 2016
UNL Graduate Student Breitbach to present lecture on her work April 18
Lincoln, Neb.—Amanda Breitbach, an MFA candidate in the Department of Art and Art History in May and a graduate fellow with the Center for Great Plains Studies, will present a lecture titled “Land/People” on her thesis work and research in the Center for Great Plains Studies on Monday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum. The lecture is free and open to the public.Her thesis exhibition will be on display in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall from April 18-22. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.
01 Apr 2016
2016 Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 19th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
30 Mar 2016
Stanford's Morris to present two free lectures in Lincoln, Omaha
Lincoln, Neb.—Stanford University’s Dr. Ian Morris will present two free public lectures on intellectual history and archaeology in Omaha and Lincoln.His first lecture is Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. at Joslyn Museum of Art in Omaha and is titled “What did the Greeks and Romans ever do for us? Putting classical civilization in perspective.”
28 Mar 2016
Photographer Takashi Arai presents Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture April 5
Lincoln, Neb.--Photographer Takashi Arai will present the next lecture of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists & Scholars Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15 on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln city campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.Arai first encountered photography while he was a university student studying biology. In an effort to trace photography to its origins, he encountered daguerreotype, and after much trial and error, he mastered the complex technique.
24 Mar 2016
MFA Thesis Exhibitions open April 4 in Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Lincoln, Neb.—Nine graduating Master of Fine Arts students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Art and Art History will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions in three exhibitions on display between April 4-22 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.The first MFA Thesis Exhibition runs April 4-8 and features the work of Joyce Bingeman, Patricia Davis and Meryl Engler. A reception will be held April 8 from 5-7 p.m.
17 Mar 2016
Habe to receive University of Nebraska Board of Regents Kudos Award
Lincoln, Neb.—Michaela Habe, Financial Specialist in the Department of Art and Art History, will receive a Kudos award during the March 18, 2016, meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
A UNL graduate, Habe has spent her professional career at UNL. She began as a student worker and held positions in University Housing before her current role as financial specialist in the Department of Art and Art History.
15 Mar 2016
Sculptor Carlton Newton will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture March 31
Lincoln, Neb.--Sculptor Carlton Newton will present the next lecture of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists & Scholars Lecture Series on Thursday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15 on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln city campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
02 Mar 2016
UNL Social Practice Coalition presents March exhibition for UNL Women's Week
Lincoln, Neb.—The UNL Social Practice Coalition is curating an art exhibition for UNL’s Women’s Week in March.
“Owning It: Engendering Consciousness” will be shown in the Love Library Commons and also screened on The Cube, a digital canvas in downtown Lincoln’s Haymarket. Both shows will be on display March 5-31.
A reception for the library exhibition will be held on Monday, March 14 from 5-7 p.m.; a reception will also be held at The Cube on Saturday, March 5 from 8-9:30 p.m.
29 Feb 2016
ArtStream mobile ceramics gallery at UNL March 7-8
Lincoln, Neb.--ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, the mobile pottery gallery, will be at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Art and Art History March 7-8. Three guest artists will be coming, including Ayumi Horie, Lorna Meaden and Lisa Orr.Each artist will give an artist talk and demonstration during the visit.
Monday, March 7: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. artist talk by Lisa Orr in Richards Hall Rm. 118; 2-5 p.m. Demos by all three artists in Richards Hall Rm. 118.
26 Feb 2016
"The Residents" opens March 11 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Lincoln, Neb.--“The Residents: Selections from the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Art” will be on display at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall from March 11-25.An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 11 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.