11 Nov 2015
Photographer Carol Golemboski to present lecture Nov. 19
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Series welcomes photographer Carol Golemboski to UNL November 18-20. She will give a free public lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 in Richards Hall Rm. 15.03 Nov 2015
UNL's Murray to present AIA Lecture Nov. 4
Lincoln, Neb.—University of Nebraska–Lincoln Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies Sarah Murray will present the first lecture on archaeology for the 2015-2016 season for the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA).Murray’s lecture, titled “From Lithographs to Holograms: The History of Images in Archaeological Research,” will be presented on Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
02 Nov 2015
Two exhibitions on display at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in November
Lincoln, Neb.—Two exhibitions will be on display in November at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.On display in the west and center galleries will be “Nebraska’s Best: High School Artists from Southeast Nebraska.” The exhibition runs Nov. 6-24. A First Friday reception will be held on Nov. 6 from 6-8 p.m. Three awards of merit will be announced at 7 p.m.
Thirty-four students from high schools throughout southeast Nebraska will have their work on display.
30 Oct 2015
Johnson returns to UNL for Alumni Masters Week
Lincoln, Neb.--Garth Johnson returns to campus in November as part of the Alumni Masters Week, Nov. 4-6, sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Scarlet Guard and the UNL Chancellor’s Office.Johnson will present a free public lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Woods Art Building Rm. 11.
Johnson is curator of ceramics at the Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe. He previously served as the Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, and spent seven years as a professor at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California.
30 Oct 2015
UNL Ceramics alum LaBar wins 1st place grant from Groot Foundation
Lincoln, Neb.--UNL Ceramics alum Ryan LaBar (MFA 2010) has received a 1st place grant from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation for his work.“Ryan was a talented and energetic student who approached his work with a great deal of passion,” said Department of Art and Art History Chair Pete Pinnell. “He has developed his career with the same sense of passion. I’m delighted, but not surprised, to see him receiving this kind of recognition so early in his career.”
29 Oct 2015
Graduate students in studio art to host Open Studios Nov. 13
Lincoln, Neb.--Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will host an Open Studios event on Friday, Nov. 13 from 5-8 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
21 Oct 2015
UNL teams uncover secrets of ancient city
Lincoln, Neb.--Antiochia ad Cragum, an ancient Roman city on Turkey’s southern coast, has yielded more of its secrets to an archaeology team led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
16 Oct 2015
Visiting Artist Tara Sabharwal to visit UNL Nov. 2-6
Lincoln, Neb.--The Under Pressure Print Club, with the assistance of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Series, welcomes Tara Sabharwal to UNL Nov. 2-6.Sabharwal will present a free public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 14. There will be a reception and demonstration in the Woods Art Building Rm. 303 following the public lecture.
16 Oct 2015
Visiting Artist series welcomes writer Danny Fingeroth
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists & Scholars series welcomes writer and editor Danny Fingeroth.Fingeroth will present a free public lecture titled "Why Superheroes? Why Now? Or What Are the Avengers Avenging, Anyway?" on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
16 Oct 2015
Visiting Artist Stella Ebner to lecture Oct. 22
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Series welcomes printmaker Stella Ebner to UNL on Oct. 21-23.Ebner will present a free public lecture on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
Ebner received her BFA from the University of Minnesota and her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Exhibitions of her work include: the Bronx Museum of Arts, the International Print Center New York (New York City) and the Print Center (Philadelphia), Kala Art Institute (Berkeley), and SFMOMA Artists Gallery (San Francisco).