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Lincoln, Neb.--The definitive “clink” of ceramics fills a Richards Hall art studio as a group of students carefully sort handfuls of mosaic tiles, focused on keeping them from falling and shattering on the floor.
28 Apr 2023
University of Nebraska–Lincoln student art sales are May 12-13
Lincoln, Neb.— The University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design is hosting spring art sales in ceramics, photography and printmaking on May 12-13 in Richards Hall.
Hours for both sales are Friday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the sales is free and open to the public. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted at both sales.
21 Apr 2023
Art History Capstone Symposium is May 6
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Omaha will have an Undergraduate Art History Symposium on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sheldon Museum of Art.
The symposium is free and open to the public. The student presentations are the capstone for students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Art History. Visitors may come and go as their schedule allows.
The full presentation schedule is as follows:
10 a.m.-Noon
14 Apr 2023
Halvorson, Anderson are Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists April 27
Lincoln, Neb.—The final two Hixson-Lied Visiting Artists this spring, painter Josephine Halvorson and graphic designer Ryan Anderson, will present on Thursday, April 27.
Halvorson will present a Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. Anderson will present a graphic design workshop at 7 p.m. in Woods Art Building Rm. 105. Both events are free and open to the public.
07 Apr 2023
Final MFA Thesis Exhibitions on display April 10-21
Lincoln, Neb.—Five graduating Master of Fine Arts students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design are presenting their MFA Thesis Exhibitions April 10-21.
Four simultaneous solo shows continue April 10-14 and April 17-21 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.
05 Apr 2023
Two UNL photography students win SPE Student Awards
Lincoln, Neb.—Two graduate students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design have received the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Student Awards for Innovations in Imaging.
Laura Cobb and Jamie Ho were only two of five recipients nationally for the awards. Awards are offered based on merits of submitted portfolios and include a travel stipend to attend the annual conference held March 16-19 in Denver, an annual conference fee waiver and a one-year membership to SPE.
29 Mar 2023
Street artist Witz is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecturer on April 12
Lincoln, Neb.—Brooklyn, New York-based street artist and realist painter Dan Witz will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, April 12.
The lecture is 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.
22 Mar 2023
Fordham’s Hernández is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecturer on April 5
Lincoln, Neb.—Fordham University Associate Professor of English Robb Hernández will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, April 5.
The lecture is 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.
16 Mar 2023
Graphic design students take home 8 ADDYS
Lincoln, Neb.--School of Art, Art History & Design graphic design students won eight awards for outstanding creative work at the 2023 Creative Nebraska Awards Show.
They were among 13 total awards won by University of Nebraska–Lincoln students. The awards included students from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, with majors in advertising and public relations, emerging media arts, graphic design and journalism.
15 Mar 2023
MFA Thesis Exhibitions open March 20
Lincoln, Neb.—Nine 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 20.
The simultaneous solo shows will be on display in four rounds, with a new pairing of artists each week between March 20-April 21.