28 Aug 2013
UNL and Bemis Center announce major new prize for MFA graduates
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Department of Art and Art History and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha announced the inauguration of the Bemis Center Residency Prize for graduates from the UNL Master of Fine Arts program. The Residency Prize will be awarded annually to an outstanding MFA student graduating from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. All third-year MFA students are eligible to apply for the Residency Prize. UNL art and art history faculty will nominate students for consideration; the Bemis Center will determine the recipient.
27 Aug 2013
Faculty concert to feature work of Rebecca Clarke
Violist Clark Potter, violinist David C. Neely, mezzo-soprano Kate Butler and pianist Ann Chang present the luscious music of the English composer and violist Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Kimball Recital Hall. The Glenn Korff School of Music event is free and open to the public.
26 Aug 2013
Nebraska National Exhibition ends Sept. 27
The Department of Art and Art History will host the second annual Nebraska National Exhibition this Fall, featuring the categories of painting, drawing, and sculpture.
The exhibition opens on First Friday, Sept. 6 and continues through Sept. 27 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 12:30-4:30 p.m.
A First Friday opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 6 from 6-8 p.m. in the gallery.
23 Aug 2013
Surprise trip to Boulder Thanks Korff
22 Aug 2013
Glenn Korff School of Music announces Fall 2013 season
Highlighted by the UNL Opera production of Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring, two concerts in the Hixson-Lied Concert Series of the Chiara String Quartet, and the Cornhusker Marching Band Highlights Show at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Glenn Korff School of Music is excited to announce its Fall 2013 season.
20 Aug 2013
Glenn Korff School of Music celebrates $8 million gift from Glenn Korff
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09 Aug 2013
Shriner to present Carson Lecture Sept. 13
Comedian, Actor and Director Wil Shriner, who has worked more than 20 years both in front of and behind the cameras, will be the next Carson Lecturer on Friday, Sept. 13.
29 Jul 2013
Cornhusker Marching Band warms up for season
The Cornhusker Marching Band returns to Memorial Stadium prior to the kickoff of the 2013 season with The Cornhusker Marching Band Exhibition on Friday, August 23 beginning at 7 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.
Always a crowd-pleasing favorite, the exhibition will be a warm up for the season opening game against Wyoming. The band will perform its Pregame Spectacular along with a preview of the first halftime show and many other Husker favorites.
26 Jul 2013
College presented coproduction of "Candide"
Once every four years, the School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film collaborate on a large-scale musical production sponsored by the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. February 2013, we presented the regional premiere of Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of “Candide,” Leonard Bernstein’s 1956 operetta.
“It was a feast for the eyes, the ears and the heart,” said Alisa Belflower, who directed the production.
24 Jul 2013
Senior receives Television Academy internship
Cory Soukup, a film and new media senior in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is the recipient of a prestigious internship from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation.
Associate Professor of Film Sharon Teo-Gooding is thrilled that the Carson School has two students this summer who received these prestigious internships.
“To have two in one summer, when we only have 40 majors? That’s incredible,” she said. “I’m so excited.”