Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

09/04/2026

Come work with us!

We currently have two open staff positions. Please share this with your networks if you know anyone who might be interested in either position.

1) Executive Assistant to the Dean: The person in this position provides high-level administrative and strategic support to the Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. For more information or to apply, visit https://go.unl.edu/3omc.

2) IT Support Associate: The person in this position provides responsive, costumer-focused technology support for faculty, staff and students across the Hixson-Lied College. For more information or to apply, visit https://go.unl.edu/ub46.

The application review date for both positions is Sept. 8. Apply today!

09/03/2026

The UNL Dance Program will have a First Friday event titled "JOY!" on Friday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. The event is free and open to the public.

The event features:
• Where the Water Runs (screendance)
• A live performance of "Yes, and?"
• "Shared Rhythm," an interactive merengue installation

We hope you will join us!

09/02/2026

Attention, Hixson-Lied College students: Don't forget to redeem your Lehr vouchers for four free tickets to any Lied Center for Performing Arts events this semester. Check your e-mail for full details or visit https://go.unl.edu/dhku.

This program is supported by the Doris Lehr Endowment Fund.

We hope to see you at the Lied Center this season!

09/01/2026

Our Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 3 with muralist Hannah Webb, who is also known as "The Obanoth" on social media. Her lecture will be at 5:30 p.m. in Sheldon Museum of Art.

Webb is a Los Angeles-based artist with a focus on dynamic abstracted realism. Although her signature art style is graphic, the work is rooted in a fine arts background, and she begins all pieces with a brush regardless of the size of the project.

Image: Hannah Webb’s “Bear Mural” in Long Beach, California.

For more information on the series, visit https://go.unl.edu/3nsv.

08/31/2026

We look forward to welcoming Glenn Korff School of Music alumnus Nicholas May, who will present a guest recital on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Music Building Performance Hall in Rm. 130. The recital is free and open to the public.

The recital, titled “You, Me, Us: A Celebration of Q***r Music for Saxophone and Piano” will feature May and pianist Alex Siu Lun Li.

May is a saxophonist who has premiered works and collaborated with today’s most eminent and emerging composers, while advocating for contemporary music in solo, chamber and orchestral performances. May’s recent CD, “You, Me, Us,” was released under Neuma Records.

For more information, visit https://go.unl.edu/f6h5.

08/28/2026

It’s Single Reed Day this Sunday, Aug. 30.

You can still register here: https://arts.unl.edu/music/2026-single-reed-day/. You are also welcome to show up on Sunday without registering prior.

We look forward to seeing all clarinetists, saxophonists, and music educators.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is proud to host its 2nd annual Single Reed Day at the Westbrook Music Building in the Glenn Korff School of Music. This exciting and free event is open to clarinet, bass clarinet, and saxophone players from middle school through college, as well as music ed.....

08/28/2026

What does it take to create a mural that tells the story of an entire community?

For senior art major Katie Dia, it took a bold idea, months of research and planning—and a village.

This summer, Dia designed and led the creation of “A Commemoration to America 250th: Nebraska City,” a vibrant public mural celebrating the history of the community she calls home. From Lewis and Clark and Arbor Day to Arbor Lodge, windmills and Nebraska’s state symbols, the mural creates a colorful, abstract journey through Nebraska City’s past.

But Katie didn’t create it alone. She brought together fellow UNL students, high school students and community volunteers to help transform her vision into a work of public art.

“Making a project like this happen really took a village,” Dia said.

The project gave Katie the opportunity to put her UNL education into practice while giving something meaningful back to the community that helped shape her as an artist.

See how one big idea became a lasting piece of Nebraska City’s story at https://go.unl.edu/5bkq.