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18 Apr 2012

Recipes - 7th Biennial Runway Show Pre-Dinner

Prepared by student in the Hospitality, Restaurant & Toursim Management program in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences.

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Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Salmon Mousse in Cucumber Cup

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11 Apr 2012

7th TCD Biennial Student Runway Show, April 20: The Power of Fashion

NEW this year! Limited premium runway-side sponsor tickets include a pre-runway show cocktail reception and dinner hosted by CEHS alumnus “celebrity chef” and chocolatier Christopher Elbow of Kansas City and “celebrity fashion designer” Laura McGrew of TOMBOY, Inc., Kansas City.

The reception and dinner starts at 5:50 p.m. in the Regency Suite of the Nebraska Union. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. in the Centennial Ballroom. Students from the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program will put their skills to work for both the reception and dinner.

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04 Apr 2012

Hillestad Textiles Gallery exhibition April 9 through April 27

Wendy Weiss, director of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery and exhibition curator, announces the First Friday opening of an exhibition titled Imperfect Pattern/Relative Embellishment, which features work by three Nebraska women artists. Pattern resonates across each artist's work with quilted fabric, embroidery, beads, structure and native materials. Artists Rebecca Williams, Phyllis Moore, and Susan Bertino explore family history and personal environment using textile materials in unconventional ways. The show runs until April 27, 2012.

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05 Mar 2012

TCD Biennial Student Runway Show Tickets On Sale Now!

TCD faculty and students have their pedals to the metal as they prepare for our 7^th biennial student runway show, THE POWER OF FASHION, to take place on Friday evening, April 20, 2012 in the Centennial Ballroom of Nebraska Union.

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05 Mar 2012

Omaha Illustrator Mary Mitchell Establishes TCD Scholarship and Awards Funds

Omaha-based fashion illustrator Mary Mitchell and her husband John have recently created two funds benefiting the department through the NU Foundation. The Mary Mitchell Fashion Illustration Scholarship Fund is intended to be used to provide scholarships to regularly enrolled Junior or Senior undergraduates in TCD with a specialization in apparel design.

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23 Feb 2012

I-Make/U-Buy: Textiles in the Electronic Retail Age

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is pleased to announce its next exhibition, "I-Make/U-Buy: Textiles in the Electronic Retail Age." The exhibition runs February 27 to March 30 and will feature the work of Anne Burton, Audio Helkuik, Mary Pattvina, Eulanda Sanders, and Rachel Suntop.

Additionally, the Gallery Committee and the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design is hosting an electronic retail seminar program, March 1, 2012. Seminars will be in conjunction with the regularly scheduled classes. The public is invited to attend at no charge.

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07 Feb 2012

Michael James lecture February 15: "Mutual Admiration: Collectors and Artists"

Michael James, internationally renowned studio quilter and chair of UNL's Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design will speak about collectors and their relationships and value to the artists whose works they collect. In the quilt world, a real collector is rare, but those collectors are nonetheless important despite their limited impact on artists.

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18 Jan 2012

The 2011-2012 Biennial Student Juried Exhibition continues through February 17

The Biennial Student Juried Exhibition, sponsored by Textiles, Clothing, and Design, is a competitive show that offers students valuable experience in designing fashion for show. The acceptance rate for the exhibition was 46%.

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17 Jan 2012

Biennial Student Juried Exhibition Opens

Congratulations to the students whose work has been accepted to the 2011-12 Biennial Student Juried Exhibition. Guest juror Dr. Elizabeth "Missy" Bye, Professor and Department Head of Design, Housing and Apparel in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota, one of UNL's Big 10 associate institutions, closely examined each entry, completed a review form, and often provided written comments along with a numerical score for each submission. Work was presented anonymously and the juror did not know any details about the makers. This was a competitive show with 46% of the work entered accepted and 56% of the individuals entering work securing a spot in the show.

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17 Jan 2012

Wendy Weiss exhibits at Museum of Nebraska Art

gallery Against the Sky at MONA -- Professor Wendy Weiss and her husband and collaborator Jay Kreimer are presenting their most recent installation Against the Sky at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney. The show features 5 new weavings by Weiss made with cotton, wool, monofilament, all dyed with locally sourced natural dye.

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