NSU School of Fine Arts

09/24/2026

See you tonight!

𝐆𝐲𝐩𝐬𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🐺

The celebration is officially underway! 🎉 Check out everything happening around campus on Thursday, Sept. 24, and make plans to join in the Gypsy Days fun.

09/19/2026

𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲!

The School of Fine Arts is excited to welcome a new year of inspiring performances, exhibitions and opportunities for our students.

By joining the 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, you help ensure our students can more fully realize their potential for future careers in the arts by enhancing the quality of arts education offered at NSU. Your support also helps bring a broad array of fine arts performances and events to our community and region.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐒𝐔! Check out the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟕 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐭 to look back at the past year in photos, preview the exciting season ahead and consider contributing to the School of Fine Arts’ growing base of support.

Your membership also comes with exclusive 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬, including complimentary tickets to a host of season events, invitations to select receptions for concerts and special events, recognition in printed programs and more!

📖 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟕 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐭/𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
https://apps.northern.edu/flippingbook/School_of_Fine_Arts_2026-27/

💛 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭:
https://tinyurl.com/nsufriendsofthearts

08/14/2026

Amazing work from some of our Art Department Professors during summer “break”.

06/23/2026

Come work with us! 🐺
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The NSU Art Department is seeking applications for an instructor/lecturer in undergraduate Art and Design.

* Qualifications:
* MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting, Printmaking, or Drawing, or closely related field.
* Preferred evidence of creative achievement in contemporary practices.
* Preferred two years teaching experience as higher education instructor of record in Art.

* Responsibilities:
* Teach undergraduate level art classes in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital Illustration, and Art Appreciation as needed.
* Engage with contemporary art practices and pedagogy.
* Serve on University Committees as assigned.
* Participate in department activities including recruitment, student advising and mentoring, department planning, field trips, and student advocacy.

05/22/2026

What a great accomplishment! Congratulations Maggie!

NSU sophomore Maggie Kruger has made history as the first student in Northern's Filmmaking, Broadcasting and Interactive Media Production program to earn international film festival recognition! 🎬🐺 Her short documentary "The Story Behind the 3 Crosses" was selected for the 3rd ½ Bernardsville Film Festival. We are so proud of you, Maggie!

Learn more: https://nrthn.com/BgeRvf

05/13/2026

🌟 Cheers to a successful year in the Fine Arts! See you in September!
https://conta.cc/435I0tW

Email from Northern State University - School of Fine Arts Exciting News from the Dean! Check out Our Latest Achievements. Summer 2026   Dr. Kenneth Boulton Dean, School of Fine Arts Give now to suppo

04/30/2026

04/28/2026

04/17/2026

Reminder that tonight (Friday, April 17) marks the reception for the first 2026 spring senior exhibitions! This features work by Aly Lang, Daria Poor, and Ksenia Unser, on view in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery and Gallery X from 6–8pm.

In her solo exhibition, Simple Living, Daria Poor examines ideas of family, rural landscape, and an outlook of gratitude and appreciation. Through painted portraits inspired by old family photos she captures the life graciously given to her and her family. These works study and honor the memory and presence of family, joy, and the landscape of the midwest that surrounds them.

In This Space has Potential, Aly Lang explores the visual and cultural significance of everyday materials with focus on preserving and recontextualizing visual culture that is often discarded or overlooked old advertisements, packaging, postcards, receipts, and other everyday printed materials. Seeing these items not as disposable objects, but as media artifacts that document shifts in branding, typography, consumer behavior, and cultural values.

Within Ksenia Unser’s exhibition, Marginalia, she explores concepts of nostalgia, specifically pre-nostalgia, and anxiety. Her work includes photography taken on an old point-and-shot camera and digital collages that are pulled from her own archives of writing. Cinematic and documentary techniques are used to showcase the bittersweet feeling that is pre-nostalgia.

04/08/2026

Practical side information to apply when visiting our campus. 😄🐿️💕

Most? Yeah, most. Wanna fight about it? In general, it’s best not to be in contact with any part of a wild animal.
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Let’s be honest, squirrels can be cute and fluffy (if not friend, why friend shaped?) therefore, people don’t usually mind them getting too close. But cuteness fades when a squirrel bites your hand, steals your car keys, and floors it out of the park with all your food in tow. Um, was Grandma in the car?
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We kid about the keys and driving, (that’d be nutty), but animal bites do happen at parks. Best to keep hands and fingers away from heads, tails, paws, teeth, etc. Also, feeding human food to wildlife in national parks is bad for them and can make them fearless around humans and potentially aggressive. Not just the passive kind with a hint of side eye.
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In conclusion, squirrels may not know better, but YOU do. Although it may feel flattering, (well, aren’t you the animal whisperer) if any kind of wildlife approaches you, back away and maintain a safe distance. Help us keep wildlife wild.⁣ Now has anyone seen the car keys?

Learn more tips at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/watchingwildlife/watchingwildlife101.htm

Image: A screenshot of a National Park Service tweet that reads, “Most squirrel bites originate at the front, or “bitey end,” of the squirrel.”