08 Jul 2024
Lied Center Piano Academy concerts begin July 16
Lincoln, Neb.--The Lied Center for Performing Arts and the Glenn Korff School of Music will host the annual Lied Center Piano Academy July 15-19, led by Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano Paul Barnes, who serves as artistic director.
The week includes four concerts that are free and open to the public. All of the concerts will take place in Westbrook Recital Hall Rm. 119.
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28 Jun 2024
Antes presents ‘particulates’ at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center
Lincoln, Neb.—An exhibition of new work by School of Art, Art History & Design Assistant Professor of Practice and 3D Foundations Coordinator Carlie Antes titled “particulates” will be on display July 1-Aug. 16 at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (KHN) in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
A gallery talk will be presented on Thursday, July 18 at 5 p.m. in conjunction with KHN’s monthly Third Thursday Artist Talks. The talk is free and open to the public.
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27 Jun 2024
Novy part of Ocean Discovery League’s $1.2M NOAA grant for development of its next-generation deep ocean sensor system
Lincoln, Neb.--Dan Novy, assistant professor of emerging media arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will serve as a technical advisor for Ocean Discovery League’s (ODL) next-generation deep ocean sensor system, as part of a recently announced $1.2M NOAA grant project.
Novy is a transmedia experience designer and Imagineer who supervised the development of previous ODL systems. On this project, he will also assist in the integration of innovative technologies and experiences, both technical and creative, to enhance the system’s usability and impact.
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19 Jun 2024
Reimer wins Gold Prize in Virtuoso Awards
Lincoln, Neb.--Jamie Reimer, the Richard H. Larson Distinguished Professor of Music (Voice) in the Glenn Korff School of Music, won the Gold Prize in the 2024 Virtuoso Awards for Professional Classical Voice.
Reimer was one of six who received Gold Prizes in the category in the Virtuoso International Music Awards, which support musical creativity and motivate talented artists. The online music competition offers the opportunity to show musicians’ talent and interpretive skills worldwide.
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11 Jun 2024 By Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing
Nebraska students design, paint mural at Beatrice business
Lincoln, Neb.--Students enrolled in a Fine and Performing Arts course have added a new roadside view along U.S. Highway 77 in Beatrice.
The group — part of a Street Art II: Mural Masters class led by Sandra Williams, associate professor of art — spent more than a week painting a mural at Premier Chevrolet Buick GMC in Beatrice. Williams said project offers students valuable experience while connecting them to Nebraska communities. It also offers students a creative experience that cannot be replicated in a classroom.
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03 Jun 2024
Bushard named associate dean of Hixson-Lied College
Lincoln, Neb.--Tony Bushard, professor of music history and former associate director for faculty affairs in the Glenn Korff School of Music, has been named associate dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, effective July 1, 2024. Bushard previously served as the interim associate dean this past spring.
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29 May 2024
2 Korff School vocalists are national semi-finalists in NATS auditions
Lincoln, Neb.—Two Glenn Korff School of Music vocalists are national semifinalists in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions after competing with hundreds of singers across the country in live and virtual auditions.
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22 May 2024
Emerging Media Arts students’ ‘MicroMeals’ wins first Biodesign Challenge
Lincoln, Neb.--Twenty emerging media arts students in five groups participated in the Biodesign Challenge (BDC) on May 8 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts for a chance to compete at the international competition in New York City.
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15 May 2024 By Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Alumna Cobb earns 2024-2025 Fulbright
Lincoln, Neb.--Laura Cobb, who earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in May 2023, has received a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to work on a photography project in Germany.
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07 May 2024
5 graphic design students earn ADDYs
Lincoln, Neb.--Five graphic design students in the School of Art, Art History & Design took home ADDY Awards in the Nebraska American Advertising Awards.
“The Nebraska American Advertising Awards are a fantastic opportunity for our UNL graphic design students to get noticed not just locally, but across the region and country,” said Assistant Professor of Practice in Graphic Design Jen Landis. “Winning a gold or silver ADDY puts our students a step above in the design world – it's a significant achievement.”
The five winners included (name, project, award):
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