Read news stories from local and national publications featuring the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design and its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Silvia Acosta named McRobbie Professor in Architecture
Silvia Acosta has been named the inaugural McRobbie Bicentennial Professor in Modern Architecture at the Eskenazi School, endowed by a gift of $500,000 from IU Chancellor and past President Michael McRobbie and First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie. Acosta’s approach to architectural practice is deeply collaborative and community based.
Where jewelry meets needle craft: Angela Caldwell at Baltimore Jewelry Center
On view at the Baltimore Jewelry Center through July 7, "Women, I Know" features the work of Eskenazi metals and jewelry faculty member Angela Caldwell. The artist deconstructs and reinterprets the quilt as wearable armor to embody the spirit of women and provide support and comfort in the face of adversity.
Comp design students bring children's dream machines to life
Eskenazi comprehensive design students led by senior lecturer Jon Racek collaborated in the second annual MyMachine USA competition to realize working prototypes of children's dream inventions. “We had better ideas working together as a group than if we would have done this all by ourselves," said Jackson, a second grader in Greene County.
B.F.A. Danielle Shum explores intersecting identities in metal
Danielle Shum "never anticipated that [her] story about a curved spine could resonate with so many people." Her brooch "Scoliosis" has won awards for the metalsmithing B.F.A. from the National Society of Arts and Letters and the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and is included in the show "We Are Here" opening June 4 at the Metal Museum in Memphis.
Makerspace makeover: Propeller improvements take shape at airport
Assistant Professor of Architecture Daniel Martinez is leading exterior improvements at Columbus Propeller, including a street mural, wayfinding elements, a viewing platform for watching planes, greenery, signage, seating, and more. In addition to enhancing the venue's curb appeal, the mural will also offer something to look for when taking off or landing at the adjacent airport.
Eskenazi artists explore Indiana's waterways in Ebb and Flow
Painter/photographer Betsy Stirratt and printmaker Tracy Templeton spent years tracing the history of places in Indiana where water is central to the landscape and culture. "Ebb and Flow: Indiana’s Lost and Hidden Waters” is currently on view at University Collections at McCalla and accessible as an online exhibition at the link.
