Today's Events
Friday, September 17, 2021
“Present / Tense” is both a meditation on the extended family and an exploration of the contemporary challenges of human connection in this cultural moment of political division and environmental concerns. Closing Reception: Thursday, September 23, following the artist’s lecture at 6:00 p.m. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm and by appointment. Please note, the Gallery will be closed September 6 for Labor Day. https://gallery.uni.edu/
Other dates include October 15 – November 6 and December 2 – 15. “The Earth is a House of Stories: Works from the Permanent Art Collection by Native Artists” was co-curated by Angela Waseskuk and Gallery Director Darrell Taylor. This exhibition highlights objects from the Collection and the UNI Museum by historical and contemporary Native artists. Showcasing these works is part of a university-wide effort to adopt a university Land Stewardship Statement while continuing to build and honor respectful and nourishing partnerships with the Meskwaki Nation and Native people in Iowa.
Gardening, cooking nutrition, sustainability and fun all rolled into one class. Join us for this three session course which will teach participants about growing their own garden, discuss our current food supply system, alternative food systems, shopping local options and how to stretch local food through Iowa winters.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in growing produce with hands on activities in the garden each day. We will discuss nutrition ideas for healthy living by exploring lesser known produce items and garden favorites and by cooking various dishes for lunch.
Classes are: Tuesday, September 14, 21 and 28th from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
The Student Health Clinic will also be offering covid-19 vaccines throughout the fall 2021 semester on Thursday afternoons from 1 – 3 p.m. and Friday mornings from 9 – 11 a.m. Please call the Covid-19 phone line at (319) 273-2100 to set up an appointment.
Week Two - Ava DuVemay's Selma - 2014
UNI's women's soccer team hosts the University of Evansville. The new soccer field is located west of the UNI-Dome.
Visiting artist and featured guest of the 2021 Midwest Violin Caucus Yu-Fang Chen will present a violin master class. A native of Taiwan, Dr. Chen is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Violin at Ball State University. She received her Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees on both violin and viola performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2013, under the tutelage of Benny Kim and Scott Lee. As a sought-after performer and pedagogy, Chen has been invited to teach and perform at various music institutions and festivals, including the Sunflower Music Festival and the Heartland Chamber Music Academy in U.S.A, the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy, and Thailand International Composition Festival in Salaya, Thailand, and more. This event is free and open to the public.
Hailed as the birth of film-noir, this classic story follows a private detective who takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette.