Francisco Souto

28 Mar 2013    

Souto invited for residency at Wichita State

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Associate Professor of Art Francisco Souto has been invited to serve as the inaugural Seward Memorial Guest Artist at Wichita State University (WSU). He will be in residence from April 1-7.

The Seward Memorial Guest Artist program invites a nationally and internationally recognized artist to spend a week as an artist-in-residence, working with students and faculty in the creation of a limited edition fine art print.

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Second MFA Thesis Exhibition opens April 8

27 Mar 2013    

Second MFA Thesis Exhibition opens April 8

Graduate students Matthew Blache, Megan McLeay and Emma Nishimura in the UNL Department of Art and Art History will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions April 8-12 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

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Luke Thallas

26 Mar 2013    

Thallas wins Nebraska Jazz Orchestra competition

Lincoln, Neb. - Luke Thallas, a sophomore tenor trombonist from Council Bluffs, Iowa, majoring in music education, has won the 2013 Nebraska Jazz Orchestra Young Jazz Artist Competition. He will perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 S 13th St. in Lincoln.

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Audrey Stommes - "Strawberry Swing"

26 Mar 2013    

First of three MFA Thesis Exhibition opens April 1

Lincoln, Neb. - Three graduate students in the UNL Department of Art and Art History will present their MFA Thesis Exhibitions April 1-5 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall.

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Photo of the playwrights and directors enacting scenes

26 Mar 2013    

New Artists Festival closes out Theatrix season

Lincoln, Neb. – Completing the season for Theatrix, the student-operated theatre organization at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is the annual New Artists Festival 2013. This year NAF is comprised of three 20-minute scripts and one full-length play.

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Lindsay Graef

13 Mar 2013    

BFA Alumna receives Fulbright to go to Indonesia

Lincoln, Neb. - Recent UNL graduate Lindsay Graef has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to go to Indonesia, where she will be an English teaching assistant. Graef, who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art at UNL, will be leaving her hometown of Lincoln for nine months this fall.

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Anna Koenig, "Brother," acrylic on canvas, 2013.

13 Mar 2013    

Annual Undergrad Studio Art Competition opens

Lincoln, Neb. - The Department of Art and Art History's 26th Annual Undergraduate Studio Art Competition opens March 15 and continues through March 29 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall on the UNL city campus.

Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. A closing reception and announcement of awards will take place on Friday, March 29 from 5-7 p.m. in the Gallery, which is located on the first floor of Richards Hall at Stadium Drive and T streets.

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Aja Jackson

12 Mar 2013    

Lighting student interviews for Hemsley internship

Aja Jackson, a senior from Bellevue, Neb., loves to dance and has a passion for lighting design. With a combination of these two, Jackson decided a few years ago to double major in dance and theatre with a lighting emphasis. Jackson’s goal after graduation is to be a lighting designer for dance and/or opera.

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Photo of dancers in the Duncan Dance Co.

11 Mar 2013    

IAS features Lori Belilove and Duncan Dance Co.

The Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts celebrates its fourth season this spring with an exploration of "The Ancient World Seen Through Modern Eyes."

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Photo of the full mosaic uncovered thus far

08 Mar 2013    

Hoff's mosaic dig featured in Sunday with a Scientist

Few people have the opportunity to be the first to lay eyes on an object that has been buried in the earth for thousands of years. That is just one of the perks of the job for an archeologist — the focus of the next Sunday with a Scientist program at the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall.

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