Special Events: Events: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design: Indiana University Bloomington

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12 p.m.—Friday, April 24, 2026, 5 p.m.

An exhibition of artworks created by first-year M.F.A. students from the Eskenazi School in response to objects or materials in IU’s institutional collections. In its second iteration, the exhibition showcases work produced in the first-year M.F.A. seminar.

Artificial Futures: Critical Visions of AI & Algorithmic Society

Thursday, April 09, 2026, 4 p.m.—Friday, April 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

This two-day symposium jointly presented by the IU Institute for Advanced Study, Eskenazi Technology Innovation Lab, Luddy Artificial Intelligence Center, and the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Futures Initiative offers keynote presentations by international visiting scholars and panels featuring IU faculty across disciplines offering "Critical Visions of AI and Algorithmic Society."

IU Fashion Design B.A. Fashion Show 2026

Thursday, April 09, 2026, 7 p.m.—Thursday, April 09, 2026, 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.

Inherited / Becoming: AAPI Creative Lineage Mixer

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12 p.m.—Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

Join us for a creative gathering of collage-making and conversation in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Open to all. Light refreshments will be provided.

Arts, Humanities, AI, and Happiness: How can our lives be continuously good?

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 2:30 p.m.—Thursday, April 16, 2026, 4 p.m.

The last of four conversations in this semester's series "Human Questions on Arts, Humanities, and AI" when the topic will be "Arts, Humanities, AI, and Happiness: How can our lives be continuously good?"

Futurhythm Machines

Friday, April 17, 2026, 2 p.m.—Friday, April 17, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

A hands-on synthesizer session led by the Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines and open studio where visitors observe, listen, and engage at their own pace. Suitable for novices and experts alike, the session will show participants how sound can be shaped through direct physical interaction.

Jewelry Workshop: Open Your Own Oyster

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1 p.m.—Saturday, April 18, 2026, 4 p.m.

Create jewelry using pearls from oyster to finished piece with step-by-step, in-person guidance. One day only—limit 20 participants.

The Changing Rooms

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 4 p.m.—Sunday, April 26, 2026, 6 p.m.

An immersive art installation created by Comprehensive Design students in Max Fertik's 8-week studio, "Healing Commons." "The Changing Rooms" is a series of "healing portals" that have been transformed from dressing rooms in an abandoned Victoria's Secret store in the Bloomington College Mall (now occupied by Pillar Arts Alliance).

Eskenazi School Recognition Ceremony

Friday, May 08, 2026

9 a.m.

The Eskenazi School hosts an invitation-only ceremony recognizing students completing an undergraduate or graduate degree in May or August 2026. Instructions and a link for reserving up to eight tickets each will be emailed to graduating students during the week of April 6. This event complements university-wide commencement exercises.

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