The Art History Capstone Symposium on May 6 includes 12 undergraduate art history majors presenting on a variety of topics.

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

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UNL Symphony Orchestra Markella Hatziano

20 Apr 2023    

Acclaimed mezzo Markella Hatziano to appear with UNL Symphony April 28

Lincoln, Neb.--The internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Markella Hatziano will join the UNL Symphony Orchestra in concert at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m., in a program titled “Heroes, Heroines and the Commonfolk:  Music of Berlioz and Copland.”  

The concert is free and open to the public. 

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The Nebraska Coast Connection presents The Hollywood Salon Comes Home on Monday, May 8 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

19 Apr 2023    

Nebraska Coast Connection presents The Hollywood Salon Comes Home May 8

Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Coast Connection presents The Hollywood Salon Comes Home on Monday, May 8 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. The event is free and open to the public.

It will also be live streamed for viewers in California and worldwide. Visit https://nebraskacoast.com for streaming details. The event is part of the celebration of 30 years of Nebraska Coast Connection and The Hollywood Salon.

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University Singers

17 Apr 2023    

University Singers to perform ‘Messiah’

Lincoln, Neb.--The University Singers will present George Friderik Handel’s seminal choral work, “Messiah,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27 at the Newman Center.

The concert is free and open to the public. The Newman Center is located at 320 N. 16th St. in Lincoln.

Handel himself conducted “Messiah” more than 30 times during his lifetime, nearly always at the Easter season and never in December.

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Image by Sam Bendix.

14 Apr 2023    

2 Carson Center professors have work at WOW Festival 2023

Lincoln, Neb.--Assistant Professors of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith and Robert Twomey will have their work, “CLEANING THE STABLES” included in the La Jolla Playhouse Without Walls (WOW) Festival on April 27 in San Diego.

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Advertising and design samples created by Ryan Anderson. Josephine Halvorson, “Offering Rock.”

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.

 

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Black Public Media and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts are accepting applications for a residency for Black filmmakers, creative technologists and artists.

14 Apr 2023    

Submissions open for Black Public Media residency at Carson Center

Lincoln, Neb.--Black Public Media (BPM) and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts are continuing a collaboration for the second year on a new residency for Black filmmakers, creative technologists and artists who need access to emerging technology, studio time or work space.

The in-person residency was launched at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the summer of 2022.

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The UNL Dance Program presents its annual Evenings of Dance concerts April 20-23 at the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater. Lighting designed by Leo Monardo. Photo by Jordan Patt.

11 Apr 2023    By Kathe C. Andersen

UNL Evenings of Dance is April 20-23

Lincoln, Neb.—The Glenn Korff School of Music’s dance program presents their annual Evenings of Dance Concert April 20-23 in the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater.

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Clockwise from upper left:  John Bailey, Diane Barger, William McMullen and Nathan Koch.

07 Apr 2023    

Moran Quartet presents ‘Colorful Conversations’ April 13

Lincoln, Neb.--The Glenn Korff School of Music’s Moran Woodwind Quartet will perform a concert titled “Colorful Conversations” on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. 

The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit https://music.unl.edu/webcasts the day of the performance for the link.

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A still from Penny Molesso’s “SPIT BRIMMING WITH FUTURES.” Laura Cobb, “my mother’s hand,” archival pigment print, 2022.

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.

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