17 Oct 2024
White wins 2 silver medals in Global Music Awards
Lincoln, Neb.--Tyler Goodrich White, professor of composition and conducting and director of orchestras in the Glenn Korff School of Music, has won two silver medals at this year’s Global Music Awards, for composer and original score for “The Four Elements.”
16 Oct 2024
Guest artist Lowenstern presents guest artist recital Oct. 31
Lincoln, Neb.--Michael Lowenstern, widely recognized as one of the most innovative bass clarinetists in the world, will be in residence in the Glenn Korff School of Music Oct. 30-31.
Lowenstern will present a guest recital on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall 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.
14 Oct 2024
Smith crowned homecoming royalty
Lincoln, Neb.--Jamie Smith, a senior music education major from West Des Moines, Iowa, was crowned homecoming royalty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during halftime of the Oct. 5 Nebraska-Rutgers football game.
Smith, along with Emmerson Putnam, a biological sciences major in the College of Arts and Sciences, were elected as homecoming royalty in an online vote of the student body on Oct. 2-3.
11 Oct 2024
MFA Open Studios is Nov. 1
Lincoln, Neb.--Graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studio art program in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will host their annual Open Studios and Raffle on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-8 p.m. in Richards Hall and Woods Art Building.
The event is free and open to the public.
09 Oct 2024
Photographer, filmmaker Louie Palu to speak at UNL Oct. 17
Lincoln, Neb.—Photographer and filmmaker Louie Palu will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Palu is a special visiting artist supported by the UNL Research Council and will be hosted by Hixson-Lied Professor of Art (photography) Dana Fritz in the School of Art, Art History & Design.
02 Oct 2024
Alumnus Belk returns for Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Oct. 16
Lincoln, Neb.—Contemporary wildlife painter and School of Art, Art History & Design alumnus Matt Belk will present the next Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Richards Hall Rm. 15. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series brings notable artists, scholars and designers to Nebraska each semester to enhance the education of students.
01 Oct 2024
‘A Memorable Toast’ exhibit features Nebraska MFA student work
Lincoln, Neb.—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design presents “A Memorable Toast,” a group exhibition featuring work from the 20 graduate students in its Master of Fine Arts program.
The exhibition will be on display in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery from Oct. 14-Nov. 1. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. A closing reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
Participating artists include:
25 Sep 2024
Alumni Award nominations accepted through Dec. 13
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is accepting nominations from alumni and friends for our Alumni Board awards to be given to outstanding alumni, students and supporters of the college.
All awards will be presented at the College Honors Day program on Friday, May 2, 2025.
The nomination form and additional information is available at http://go.unl.edu/fpaalumawards. Nominations are due by Friday, Dec. 13. A list of previous recipients is also available at the website.
25 Sep 2024
Ross Fright Fest begins Oct. 4
Lincoln, Neb.--The Ross Fright Fest at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center returns with a month of classic, campy, thrilling, surreal, and unsettling horror films. New this year are family-friendly options, a 3D double-feature on Halloween and two live performances by the Anvil Orchestra.
Fright Fest films will show on Fridays and Sundays in October. For tickets and more information on each film, visit https://theross.org/events/fright-fest-24/.
This year’s lineup includes:
25 Sep 2024
Rep's ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ opens Oct. 3
Lincoln, Neb.--“Welcome to a world of bustles and corsets and smoking jackets, of people marrying for name and station, and making sure you live on the fashionable side of the street,” said Associate Professor of Theatre Ian Borden, who is directing the Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.”
Oscar Wilde’s classic “The Importance of Being Earnest” runs Oct. 3-13 in the Howell Theatre. For showtimes and tickets, visit https://nebraskarep.org.