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Snapshots: UNO Kicks Off Durham Museum’s Illustration Academy

Graphic design instructor Joe Pankowski hosted an artist workshop on the opening day of the exhibit that runs through August.

  • published: 2025/06/06
  • contact: Sam Peshek - Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
  • email: unonews@unomaha.edu

➡️ What’s new: University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media students and faculty are teaming up with the Durham Museum this summer to host hands-on workshops that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the art of animation.


📸 Snapshots: UNO Graphic design instructor Joe Pankowski (pictured) kicked off the artist workshop activation for Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels. UNO illustration and design students will lead the interactive sessions throughout the exhibit’s run, which continues through November.


⚡️ What’s next: Check the exhibit calendar to see these UNO artists in action on Wednesdays and Saturdays through August 31:

  • Noah Dotson, UNO, Studio/Media Art B.F.A.
  • Sydney Dickerson, UNO Illustration B.F.A.
  • Ellie Nelson, UNO Illustration B.F.A.
  • Juliana Cooper, UNO Graphic Design B.F.A.
  • Anna Renard, UNO Illustration B.F.A.
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