2024-2025 Events: Archive: Special Events: Events: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design: Indiana University Bloomington

Miller Architecture Program Community Celebration

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 6 p.m.—Thursday, August 29, 2024, 8 p.m.

The community is invited to join the Eskenazi School for a celebration of the new school year and the Miller program's national accreditation, and a chance to meet program leadership, faculty, and students and browse student work.

Guest lecture: Kozo Miyoshi

Wednesday, September 04, 2024, 6:30 p.m.—Wednesday, September 04, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

The Eskenazi School hosts a talk by artist Kozo Miyoshi, whose photographs have received international acclaim for their unique and sincere approach to his fleeting subjects.

Indiana University Fine Arts Career Fair

Wednesday, October 02, 2024, 11 a.m.—Wednesday, October 02, 2024, 3 p.m.

Art and design students at IU are invited to explore the diverse professional pathways for which their education is preparing them. The Eskenazi School has partnered with IU-Indy's Herron School of Art + Design to present the inaugural Indiana University Fine Arts Career Fair, October 2 from 11-3 on Herron's Indianapolis campus.

Intimate Alchemy: David Levinthal's XXX Polaroids—Artist Talk and Reception

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 5 p.m.—Thursday, October 17, 2024, 8 p.m.

Photographer David Levinthal "wants viewers to balance their assumption of credibility with the knowledge that [the photograph] is not real." The Grunwald Gallery hosts a talk by the artist Thursday, October 17 at 5 pm with a reception to follow, from 6–8pm.

Arthur Liou, Whispers from the Divide

Saturday, October 19, 2024, 12 p.m.—Friday, May 09, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

Eskenazi School Herman B Wells Professor Arthur Liou's video installation, “Whispers from the Divide," seeks to encapsulate the tangible and intangible barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Divine Adornment: Community Stories of Belonging

Saturday, October 19, 2024, 12 p.m.—Friday, May 09, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

Curated by fashion scholar Dr. Heather Akou, Associate Professor at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, the exhibition “Divine Adornment: Community Stories of Belonging,” uses pieces from the museum’s collection to explore fashion from an Islamic perspective.

Retail Studies Organization: Retail + Design Forum

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 2 p.m.—Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 5 p.m.

The RSO Fall Retail + Design Forum showcases industry leaders who present about their personal career paths and interact with students in intimate break-out sessions.

Blurring the Lines: Gallery Talk and Roundtable

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 10:30 a.m.—Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 3 p.m.

Artists whose work is featured in the exhibition "Blurring the Lines: Art at the Intersection of Human and Artificial Creativity" speak about their work from 10:30 to noon, with a moderated roundtable discussion to follow in the gallery from 1:30 to 3 pm.

Cas Holman talk: The Power of Play

Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 12:40 p.m.—Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

In this virtual presentation, Cas Holman will share her insights on the product development and prototyping side of her product, Rigamajig, as well as upcoming projects from her independent toy company, Heroes Will Rise, based in New York City.

Miller Architecture Program Open House

Friday, November 08, 2024, 4:30 p.m.—Friday, November 08, 2024, 8 p.m.

Join the Miller Architecture program in Columbus for an evening of exploration. Meet faculty, staff, and current students, tour the program’s headquarters in The Republic Building—a modernist landmark designed by Myron Goldsmith—and downtown Columbus, learn about the program’s curriculum, culture, and career preparation, and enjoy a complimentary dinner.

New Art New Music

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

7 p.m.

Jacobs School of Music student composers perform original musical compositions inspired by the current exhibition in the Grunwald Gallery, "Blurring the Lines: Art at the Intersection of Human and Artificial Creativity."

Fourth Floor Open Door

Friday, November 15, 2024, 4 p.m.—Friday, November 15, 2024, 6 p.m.

An informal opportunity for Eskenazi students, faculty, staff, and friends to gather and share work being created in Fine Arts' fourth floor studios.

Paul Catanese: Artist Talk

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

3 p.m.

The Creativity in the Age of AI series continues with a talk by Paul Catanese: "Spectral Imprints: Sentient Pluralities and Unhuman Art." Catanese is a hybrid media artist who works in installation, performance, sound, video, and print media and a professor at the School of Visual Arts at Columbia College Chicago.

Eskenazi School Friendsgiving

Thursday, November 21, 2024

6 p.m.

Join us for the Eskenazi School Friendsgiving—a special event dedicated to celebrating friendship and community! This festive gathering is a fantastic opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together, socialize, and enjoy a fun-filled evening.

Figurative Painting Today: A Guild Fundraiser

Friday, December 06, 2024, 5 p.m.—Saturday, December 07, 2024, 5 p.m.

Presented by the Painting Guild at the Eskenazi School, this exhibition and silent auction showcases representational and abstract figurative painting in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday December 6 at 5 pm and remains on view through Saturday, December 7. Sales will fund entry fees for the Painting Guild's planned exhibition at the 2025 Chicago Expo.

Master of Fine Arts Organization (MFAO) Auction

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 10 a.m.—Saturday, December 14, 2024, 6 p.m.

An auction of original artwork by current M.F.A. students at the Eskenazi School will fund the publication of a catalogue documenting the graduating students' thesis exhibitions.

Inspired by Inquiry

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11 a.m.—Saturday, April 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m.

An exhibition of artworks by students in the Studio Art M.F.A. program created in response to the university's numerous collections. The show invites viewers to witness lineages, ruminate on forgotten histories, and reconnect with the past.

Interactive Frequencies

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 7 p.m.—Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

See what emerges when students from digital art faculty Megan Young's Interactive Art course collaborate with Jiji Kim's composition students from the IU Jacobs School of Music to create a new series of time-based works.

Finals Fuel

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11 p.m.—Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 1 p.m.

Need an extra boost for finals? The Eskenazi School Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) has your back! Join us for Finals Fuel: Energize Your Body and Mind, where we’ll provide drinks, snacks, and swag to help you ace those exams with confidence! Let’s empower each other to succeed together!

Scholarships and Awards Ceremony

Friday, December 13, 2024, 5 p.m.—Friday, December 13, 2024, 6 p.m.

The Scholarships and Awards Ceremony is the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design's annual end-of-semester celebration of the December graduates and students who have been awarded prizes in their areas of study.

Creative Voices of the Dream

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Thursday, January 16, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a meaningful celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day through art! Thursday, January 16, drop by for “Creative Voices of the Dream” to honor Dr. King’s legacy by creating art inspired by his life, vision, and message.

Taekyeom Lee: Accessible by Design: Fostering Empathy and Inclusion in Creativity | Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Lecture

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Presented by Eskenazi School Associate Professor Taekyeom Lee, this session focuses on the importance of inclusive and accessible design for users with vision impairments.

Jung Ha-Brookshire: Building Curriculum and Research Agendas from a Global Supply Chain Management Framework

Monday, January 27, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

In this talk, Jung Ha-Brookshire will share how she drew upon her experience to develop a theoretical framework for global fashion supply chain management, which forms the basis for her academic department’s research and curriculum agenda.

Inspired by Inquiry: Opening Reception

Thursday, January 30, 2025, 4 p.m.—Thursday, January 30, 2025, 6 p.m.

An opening reception for an exhibition of artworks by students in the Studio Art M.F.A. program created in response to the university's numerous collections. The show invites viewers to witness lineages, ruminate on forgotten histories, and reconnect with the past.

Edward Bernstein: Beyond The Tipping Point

Friday, February 07, 2025, 5 p.m.—Sunday, March 02, 2025, 5 p.m.

An exhibition of prints and mixed media drawings by Edward Bernstein, Eskenazi School professor emeritus of printmaking, exploring the impacts of climate change, xenophobia, racism, and war. An opening reception takes place Friday, February 7, 5-8 pm and an artist talk takes place Sunday, February 9 at 4 pm.

Negentropy II: Artwork from the 2024 Japan Study Abroad Program

Friday, February 07, 2025, 5 p.m.—Thursday, February 27, 2025, 5 p.m.

The "Negentropy II: Artwork from the 2024 Japan Study Abroad Program" exhibition of Eskenazi School photography student work can be viewed at I Fell Bloomington from February 7–27. The opening reception is Friday, February 7 from 5–8pm.

For the Love of Black Art

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4 p.m.—Thursday, February 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

To celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, the Eskenazi School has partnered with the Eskenazi Museum of Art and the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center for a culture crawl highlighting Black creativity in various forms from the visual to the performing arts. The event begins at the Eskenazi Museum at 4, proceeds to the Grunwald Gallery at 5, and to the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at 6.

Repair Days: Metalsmithing + Jewelry Guild

Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m.—Thursday, February 20, 2025, 4 p.m.

Support the Metalsmithing + Jewelry Guild and have your broken jewelry or metal objects repaired and restored.

Inspired: An Evening of Experimentation

Friday, February 21, 2025, 6:30 p.m.—Friday, February 21, 2025, 8 p.m.

Local improvisational artists respond to the rare archival films currently on view at the Grunwald exploring themes of artistic innovation and social justice. The program will feature poetry, spoken word performance, and experimental jazz and filmmaking.

Canvas of Care

Tuesday, March 04, 2025, 5:30 p.m.—Tuesday, March 04, 2025, 7 p.m.

The Eskenazi School invites the whole campus community to embrace wellness artfully. Canvas of Care will convene students, faculty, and staff to explore improved mental and physical health through the arts.

Action + Agency: Storytelling + Filmmaking

Thursday, March 06, 2025, 6:30 p.m.—Thursday, March 06, 2025, 8 p.m.

Live interviews and experimental camera-less filmmaking complement the rare archival films currently on view at the Grunwald exploring themes of artistic innovation and social justice in the exhibition, "YOU (probably) HAVEN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE.

Open Studios 2025

Friday, March 07, 2025, 5 p.m.—Friday, March 07, 2025, 9 p.m.

Get inspired at this celebration of our school’s renowned programs in art, design, architecture, and merchandising. Tour our state-of-the-art facilities in three studio buildings, view student work on display, watch demos, and try making something of your own, all at your own pace.

Helen Armstrong, Beyond Automation: Designing Human-Machine Teams

Monday, March 10, 2025, 5 p.m.—Monday, March 10, 2025, 6 p.m.

The Eskenazi Technology Innovation Lab presents "Beyond Automation: Designing Human-Machine Teams," a talk by Helen Armstrong, Professor of Graphic & Experience Design and the Director of the MGXD Program at NC State. This event is supported by IU Research and the IU Arts and Humanities Digital Futures program.

AMT 2025: Architectural Material Technologies Commons Conference

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9 a.m.—Saturday, March 29, 2025, 5 p.m.

Offering panel discussions, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, and networking, AMT 2025 will explore innovative approaches to material responsibility that contribute to a regenerative, equitable, and resilient built environment. The free conference convenes experts from academia, industry, and local communities.

Perception, remnants of ...

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Digital art and photography MFA students present a panel discussion of the affinities within their work.

Osamu James Nakagawa | American Truths: Picturing Embedded History

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

7 p.m.

A conversation with photography professor Osamu James Nakagawa about his artistic exploration of the legacy of Japanese American incarceration during World War 2. Nakagawa's photographic trilogy “American Truths” was born of his 25,000-mile pilgrimage to the site of every incarceration camp in the U.S.

IU Fashion Design B.A. Fashion Show 2025

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7 p.m.—Thursday, April 10, 2025, 9 p.m.

Join us for our annual Fashion Design B.A. runway fashion show. This showcase of innovative, well-crafted, and concept-driven couture by graduating fashion design students regularly draws a standing-room-only audience in Alumni Hall.

Emerge: Asian American Art in Focus

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12 p.m.—Friday, May 16, 2025, 4 p.m.

Opening Tuesday, April 15 from 5-7 pm with an artists' panel and reception and on view through May 16, the exhibition highlights the vibrant and multifaceted expressions of Asian American artists, whose work continues to shape, challenge, and enrich the American cultural narrative.

CANCELLED: Patterns in Process

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Digital art and photography MFA students present a panel discussion of the affinities within their work.

Ljósíd: An audio-visual recital with artists JIJI and Megan Young

Thursday, April 24, 2025

6 p.m.

An immersive audiovisual recital featuring guitarist JIJI, interdisciplinary artist and Eskenazi School lecturer Megan Young, and composer Gulli Björnsson, Ljósíd uses shifting light and sound to explore how perception changes—how the same object can hold different meanings depending on illumination.

The Artful Exit: Studio Art BA Capstone Show

Monday, April 28, 2025, 12 p.m.—Saturday, May 03, 2025, 4 p.m.

Works across media represent the culmination of the Eskenazi School's Studio Art B.A. class of 2025.

Interior Design Capstone Show

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 11:30 a.m.—Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 2:30 p.m.

The interior design program in the Eskenazi School invites members of the university community and the public to its spring capstone show, featuring projects of graduating interior design majors, to discover how interior design unites humanity.

Finals Fuel

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 12 p.m.—Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 2 p.m.

Need an extra boost for finals? The Eskenazi School Office of Community and Student Success has your back! Join us for Finals Fuel: Energize Your Body and Mind, where we’ll provide drinks, snacks, and swag to help you ace those exams with confidence! Let’s empower each other to succeed together!

Finals Fuel

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 12 p.m.—Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 2 p.m.

Need an extra boost for finals? The Eskenazi School Office of Office of Community and Student Success has your back! Join us for Finals Fuel: Energize Your Body and Mind, where we’ll provide drinks, snacks, and swag to help you ace those exams with confidence! Let’s empower each other to succeed together!

Finals Fuel

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 11 p.m.—Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12 p.m.

Need an extra boost for finals? The Eskenazi School Office of Office of Community and Student Success has your back! Join us for Finals Fuel: Energize Your Body and Mind, where we’ll provide drinks, snacks, and swag to help you ace those exams with confidence! Let’s empower each other to succeed together!

IU Metals + Jewelry Guild Trunk Show

Friday, May 09, 2025, 12 p.m.—Friday, May 09, 2025, 4 p.m.

The Metalsmithing + Jewelry Design Guild of Indiana University offers their unique jewelry and art objects for sale to support professional development opportunities for students and to purchase materials for their creative projects.

Eskenazi School Recognition Ceremony

Saturday, May 10, 2025, 12 p.m.—Saturday, May 10, 2025, 1 p.m.

Join us for a ceremony acknowledging each student receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree from the he Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design in May or August 2025. Tickets are not required for attendance. This event complements the university-wide commencement exercises also taking place over the weekend.

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