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Day of the Dead artwork pays tribute at NIU

By Chris Krapek | November 10, 2010

It is said the spirits of the dead return to loved ones who remember them on the Day of the Dead. To celebrate the Mexican holiday, the NIU Art Museum's "The Day of the Dead Artist Invitational" exhibit can currently be seen in Altgeld Hall. From Oct....

“Natural Selections” a sight to see at NIU Art Gallery

By Heather Skrip | September 27, 2010

Saturday will be the last opportunity to view "Natural Selections" by Judith Brotman at the NIU Art Museum's Hall Case Gallery. Leaves in various stages of life each fill one lit display circle in the halls of the Art Museum. However, the leaves are different...

Junior painting major, Janelle O'Malley, reads about art pieces made with black lacquer and gold leaf at "Legacy in Lacquer: A Living Art from Burma" in the NIU Art Museum Saturday Sept. 4.

Burmese art exhibit, curator talk worth a look

By Tony Martin | September 15, 2010

Today at 6 p.m., the NIU Art Museum will have a curator's talk with Catherine Raymond in Altgeld Hall for the Legacy in Lacquer: A Living Art From Burma show. The show, in the North Gallery, has an selection of Burmese art of all shapes, sizes and eras,...

NIU Alum Shirley Johnson, of Maple Park, Ill., views a piece from the exhibit "The Autumn Leaves - A Century of Fall Fashion 1900-1999" Wednesday afternoon in the NIU Art Museum at Altgeld Hall.

Fashion does not fall short

By Jerene-Elise Nall | September 1, 2010

Autumn always leaves, but style stays around. "Autumn Leaves," an exhibit on fall fashions, will be running through Dec. 4 in the NIU Art Museum. The exhibit, according to museum director Jo Burke, uses "fashion as a metaphor" that explores "the connections...

Susan Willrett, of DeKalb, points out aspects of Karen Brown's "My Midnight Snake" to Sally Castner, of Colorado, at the NIU Art Museum in Altgeld Hall Tuesday afternoon. The piece is part of a collection on display entitled StAGEs of Transition which will be running at the museum until Oct. 2.

Exhibit shows art of aging

By Chris Krapek | August 31, 2010

Age ain't nothing but a number. In an effort to examine the changes throughout our lives related to getting older, the NIU Art Museum is hosting "StAGES of Transition." The exhibit, located in the South Gallery in Altgeld Hall, features paintings, sculptures,...