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
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UNO Graphic Design Instructor Joe Pankowski hosts the first in a summerlong series of artist workshops for Durham Museum’s Animation Academy exhibition. Photo: Connie Schaffer, Ed.D., UNO Center for Faculty Excellence
UNO Graphic Design Instructor Joe Pankowski hosts the first in a summerlong series of artist workshops for Durham Museum’s Animation Academy exhibition. Photo: Connie Schaffer, Ed.D., UNO Center for Faculty Excellence.
UNO Graphic Design Instructor Joe Pankowski hosts the first in a summerlong series of artist workshops for Durham Museum’s Animation Academy exhibition. Photo: Connie Schaffer, Ed.D., UNO Center for Faculty Excellence.
➡️ 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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