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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
26 Feb 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
Student Advisory Boards coordinate wellness initiatives
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts undergraduate and graduate student advisory boards are coordinating a wellness initiative for students in the college.
26 Feb 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
We Are Nebraska interns promote inclusivity
Lincoln, Neb.--A new internship program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln titled “We Are Nebraska” uses applied improv and applied theatre techniques to explore the personal stories with social impact of its 14 interns from across the campus and present them in a theatre experience to inspire, educate and entertain both the university community and local community.
26 Feb 2020 By Kathe C. Andersen
5 Emerging Media Arts students intern with branching narrative film project
Lincoln, Neb.--Five students studying Emerging Media Arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts have worked as interns on a new branching narrative film project that will debut later this spring on major platform.
Non-disclosure agreements prevent details about the project from being released yet, but the project has received backing from Hollywood insiders.
20 Feb 2020
Paramount Pictures Futurist Schilowitz returns for IGNITE Feb. 28
Lincoln, Neb.--Ted Schilowitz, the first-ever Futurist-in-Residence for Paramount Pictures, will present the IGNITE colloquium on Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Rm. 101. The event is free and open to the public.
IGNITE is a weekly colloquium for all Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts students, which involve guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative and professional development. The Center is located at 1300 Q St.