The nation’s only sustained partnership between an academic art museum and an athletics program foregrounds student-athletes’ perspectives. Northwestern opened the new Ryan Field on October 2, putting its athletics program in the national spotlight. What spectators see from stadium seats or living room couches reflects years of effort and an important part of student-athletes’ identities. […]
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Reframe, an ongoing collaboration between Northwestern Department of Athletics and Recreation and The Block Museum of Art, returned this month for its third annual event, bringing student-athletes, coaches, staff, and campus partners together to engage with works from The Block’s collection through conversation and community-building. The initiative connects athletics and the arts through facilitated dialogue, […]
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What happens when you bring together student-athletes, artists, museum professionals, and community leaders to imagine a different kind of campus culture? You get Reframe, an ongoing partnership between The Block Museum of Art and Northwestern Athletics that is changing the game. Developed out of a multi-year commitment and launched in 2024 with a celebratory kick-off […]
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On February 21, over 100 Northwestern University student-athletes, coaches, staff, and community partners gathered in Walter Athletics Center for an evening of lively conversation. The evening’s subject–not upcoming games or strategy–but art. The Block Museum of Art and Northwestern Athletics were proud to host the special event, which was called “Reframe” in acknowledgment of the […]
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