Arts & Design

Aug 12, 2021

UNI professor wins international music contest

Winning accolades is nothing new for UNI assistant professor and professional flutist Hannah Porter-Occeña. The accomplished flutist recently won Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation’s 2021 international music competition, which means she will take her mission of musical education around the world.

Jun 30, 2021

Gallagher Bluedorn receives $2 million gift for renovation and expansion

A recent donation from the Pauline R. Barrett Charitable Foundation to help fund a planned $14.9 million renovation and expansion to modernize the space of the iconic performing arts center.

Students participate in a theatre workshop at UNI.

Jun 24, 2021

Teaching through theater

A new partnership between UNI’s Department of Theatre and its Classic Upward Bound program is helping prepare low-income and first-generation Waterloo high school students for college, by using the skills gained through acting and improvising.

UNI professor Samantha Goss and student Ryan Jones

Jun 09, 2021

UNI professor and student create mural that brightens West Des Moines bike paths

Art professor Samantha Goss and art education senior Ryan Jones completed a mural along the West Des Moines bike paths that both celebrated Iowa’s native plants and provided a valuable experience for Jones to carry into his teaching career.

Jun 03, 2021

Art professor creates a more inclusive reality

Growing up in a small town in Alabama, UNI professor and art department head Jeffery Byrd dreamed of a world that would be more accepting of his LGBTQ identity. At UNI, he made that dream a reality, co-founding UNI’s first LGBTQ studies course and acting as a role model for LGBTQ students — while building community and finding love in the process.

An art exhibit at the Cedar Valley Illuminate Arts and Light Festival

May 20, 2021

A night at a projection art festival

Dazzling light shows, interactive video projections and audio feedback loops dotted the College Hill area last weekend with the debut of the first-ever Cedar Valley Illuminate Art and Light Festival. The projection art showcase featured 15 installations from local artists, students and community organizations conceived around a theme of promoting social justice and societal change.

May 12, 2021

Arts & Design

UNI professor wins international music contest

Gallagher Bluedorn receives $2 million gift for renovation and expansion

Teaching through theater

UNI professor and student create mural that brightens West Des Moines bike paths

Art professor creates a more inclusive reality

A night at a projection art festival

New festival to illuminate local artists

Public art sparks personal transformation for UNI grad

A portrait of life in the pandemic

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