20 Apr 2020    

COVID-19 (coronavirus) information

Lincoln, Neb.--With the information on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) developing daily in Nebraska, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is committed to staying in communication with our faculty, students and audience members, whose health and safety are always our top priority.

For continued information from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, visit covid19.unl.edu.

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Assistant Professors of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith and Jesse Fleming meet inside the virtual Carson Center in Mozilla Hubs. Abby and Ally Hall’s Mozilla Hubs room is a virtual store where visitors can buy digital wearables with currency.

20 Apr 2020    

Open Studios event on May 1 to take place inside virtual Carson Center

Lincoln, Neb.--Students from the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will share their work from the spring semester StoryLab and Visual Expression Studio classes in a virtual Open Studios event on Mozilla Hubs inside a 3D virtual model of the Carson Center on Friday, May 1 from 5-7 p.m. CST.

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"The Woman Who Loved Giraffes" is one of the movies available for streaming through The Ross.

07 Apr 2020    

Ross offers streaming movies during temporary closure

Lincoln, Neb.--Although The Ross is temporarily closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, they are still offering high quality movies—not on their screens but streaming from their website.  

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Left: David Tousley. Right: Some of the masks Tousley has sewn for New York City hospitals. Courtesy photos.

07 Apr 2020    By Kathe C. Andersen

Husker theatre alum helps sew masks for New York City hospitals

Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film alumnus and New York City resident David Tousley (M.F.A. 2015) is using his theatre and sewing skills to help sew masks for hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Fifty-nine students from more than 40 high schools across the state were selected for the 2020 Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

03 Apr 2020    

Hixson-Lied College announces 2020 Nebraska Young Artist Awards recipients

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 23rdannual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

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The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has selected 24 undergraduate students to be Hixson-Lied College Student Ambassadors for 2020-2021.

02 Apr 2020    

2020-2021 Student Ambassadors announced

Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has selected 24 undergraduate students to be Hixson-Lied College Student Ambassadors for 2020-2021.

The Student Ambassador program, under the direction of Director of Recruitment Alfonzo Cooper, Jr., consists of outstanding undergraduate students who promote pride and develop awareness of the Hixson-Lied College and its academic programs.

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16 Mar 2020    

JCSTF COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Learning Opportunites

Update (3/24/20)

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Dancer and actor Magdalena Kaczmarska stars in "Cleaner" by Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. Courtesy photo.

09 Mar 2020    

Canceled: Visiting artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy to present screenings at Carson Center, Fiendish Plots

Updated March 12, 2020: The guest artist residency of Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, listed below, has been postponed to Fall 2020. (Date to be announced.) All events, including the film screening at the Carson Center, the film screening and exhibition at Fiendish Plots, and the residency by dancer Magda Kaczmarska scheduled for March 16-20 are canceled.

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An image from Glover's animated film "Irritable Ball Syndrome," which tells the story of a scientist who tries to infuse life into a ball. Courtesy photo. Brady Glover

26 Feb 2020    By Kathe C. Andersen

Carson School senior’s short animated film on film festival circuit

Lincoln, Neb.--“Irritable Ball Syndrome,” a five-minute advanced animated film project by film and new media senior Brady Glover, has been winning recognition at several film festivals recently.

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UNL Dancers perform at last year's Arts Advocacy Day. This year's event is March 6 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. Photo by Justin Mohling. Skyler Dykes and Emmalee Allen at a previous Arts Advocacy Day. This year's event is March 6. Courtesy photo.

26 Feb 2020    

Arts Advocacy Day March 6

Lincoln, Neb.--The third annual Arts Advocacy Day at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will be held on Friday, March 6 from 5-8 p.m. at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at 13th and Q streets. The events are free and open to the public.

The goal of the event is to celebrate student artwork and expose the university community to statewide arts advocacy effort.

There will be an arts advocacy station, offering information on Nebraskans for the Arts and materials to help participants write letters in support of the arts to their state representatives.

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