22 Dec 2022 By Troy Fedderson, University Communication and Marketing
Souto artwork captures the student experience at Nebraska U
Lincoln, Neb.--The pulse of campus life — beats that resonate with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s commitment to being a place where every person and every interaction matters — has been captured in a new artwork by Francisco Souto.
12 Dec 2022 By Kathe C. Andersen
Fritz’s new book explores Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands
Lincoln, Neb.--Hixson-Lied Professor of Art Dana Fritz’s latest book, “Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape,” will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in January 2023.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at a book signing on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. at Francie & Finch Bookshop, located at 130 S. 13th St. in Lincoln.
05 Dec 2022
Capstone Exhibition opens Dec. 12
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present the work of graduating undergraduate students in the Fall 2022 Capstone Exhibition.
This biannual experience is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters and presents the work of each semester’s graduating Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) seniors in studio art and graphic design as a culmination of their coursework and exploration.
01 Dec 2022
2 art alumni to have collaborative exhibit at Project Project
Lincoln, Neb.--Two School of Art, Art History & Design alumni will present “Just because you carry it well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy,” at Project Project in Omaha from Dec. 9, 2022, to Jan. 6, 2023.
The exhibit is a collaboration between Patricia Davis (M.F.A. 2016) and Amanda Durig (M.F.A. 2020).
An opening reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 9 from 6-10 p.m., featuring food and drink, as well as works for sale.
29 Nov 2022
Winter art sales are Dec. 9-10
Lincoln, Neb.--Get your holiday shopping done early at the winter art sales organized by students in the University of Nebraska’s School of Art, Art History & Design to sell their work. This year’s winter sales are Friday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Clay Club’s winter sale will take place in Richards Hall Rm. 118. The sale will feature work made by School of Art, Art History and Design graduate and undergraduate ceramics students.
14 Nov 2022
Sculptor Spangler is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist lecturer
Lincoln, Neb.—Aaron Spangler, a sculptor and printmaker best known for monumental carved wooden sculptures and for contemporizing the traditional art of bas relief, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
28 Oct 2022
Landis wins Mayor’s Arts Award
Lincoln, Neb.--Jen Landis, assistant professor of practice in graphic design in the School of Art, Art History & Design, is among the winners of this year’s Mayor’s Arts Awards.
Landis will receive the Gladys Lux Art Education Award for her work to create three educational art communities for girls and young women at the event on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. The awards are presented by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln Arts Council.
28 Oct 2022
UNL graduate studio art students host Open Studios Nov. 11
Lincoln, Neb.—Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studio art program in the School of Art, Art History & Design will host their annual Open Studios and Raffle on Friday, Nov. 11 from 6-8 p.m.
The event, hosted by the student-run Visual Artists in Practice, is free and open to the public. Studios will be open in Richards Hall (basement and 2nd floor) and Woods Art Building (basement and 3rd floor) on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln city campus.
26 Oct 2022
Photographer Alshaibi is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist lecturer
Lincoln, Neb.—Sama Alshaibi, who works between photography, video, performance and installation, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
06 Oct 2022
Canceled: Pictorial curator Hult-Lewis is next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecturer
** Oct. 20, 2022, Please note: This event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule this spring.**
Lincoln, Neb.—Christine Hult-Lewis, the interim pictorial curator at the Bancroft Library, the special collections library at the University of California Berkeley, will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15.
The lecture is free and open to the public.