05 May 2023
Hixson-Lied Faculty, Staff awards announced
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts announced the 2023 recipients of the Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff awards.
This ongoing awards program for faculty and staff recognizes outstanding performance and accomplishments in the areas of teaching; research and creative activity; faculty servce, outreach and engagement; outstanding lecturer; and staff service.
The following faculty and staff awards were presented at the college’s Honors Day celebration on May 5.
• College Distinguished Teaching Award:
02 May 2023
Evans receives national Charlene Gordon Arts Impact Award
Lincoln, Neb.--Brannon Evans, a senior theatre performance major in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is one of two recipients nationally of the Charlene Gordon Arts Impact Award.
The recipients of this award are selected from the ASPIRE Arts Leadership program with the sponsorship of the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival National Committee and the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
01 May 2023
Capstone Exhibition opens May 15
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Art, Art History & Design will present the work of graduating undergraduate students in the upcoming Spring 2023 Capstone Exhibition.
This biannual experience is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters and presents the work of each semester’s graduating Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) seniors in studio art and graphic design as a culmination of their coursework and exploration.
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Lincoln, Neb.--The definitive “clink” of ceramics fills a Richards Hall art studio as a group of students carefully sort handfuls of mosaic tiles, focused on keeping them from falling and shattering on the floor.
28 Apr 2023
University of Nebraska–Lincoln student art sales are May 12-13
Lincoln, Neb.— The University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design is hosting spring art sales in ceramics, photography and printmaking on May 12-13 in Richards Hall.
Hours for both sales are Friday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the sales is free and open to the public. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted at both sales.
27 Apr 2023
Enrollment open for Lied Center Piano Academy
Lincoln, Neb.--The Lied Center for Performing Arts will host the fifth annual Lied Center Piano Academy July 17-21, led by Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano Paul Barnes, who serves as artistic director.
The academy is designed for students entering grades 9 through their first year of college and is tailored to serious intermediate and advanced students interested in gaining professional-level instruction and guidance to raise their performance level and understanding of piano music.
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
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.
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.
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.