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Courting Unpredictability: Malcolm Mobutu Smith
"I continue to try to make arresting, provocative imagery," Associate Professor of Ceramics Malcolm Mobutu Smith says. "I court unpredictability in everything I make." The Milford Journal featured Smith's work on the cover of its early fall 2023 issue, with an illustrated profile of the artist inside.
Grunwald celebrates Indiana ceramics in two new shows
The Grunwald Gallery celebrates ceramics in Indiana with two new shows complementing the third biennial Indiana Clay Conference, to be held Oct. 7-8 at IU and in Bloomington. Opening Friday, August 25, "State of Clay III" will showcase work by ceramicists across the state participating in the conference and "Derivations" highlights work by 11 Eskenazi alumni.
Donate broken, old jewelry today: IU metalsmiths to rework, recycle pieces
Eskenazi metalsmithing students will transform jewelry being donated by community members this summer as part of Radical Jewelry Makeover, a campaign to promote more ethical material sourcing. Transformed pieces will be exhibited at the Grunwald Gallery in January.
Joseph Ovalle (M.F.A. '23) wins International Sculpture Center's top student award
Joseph Jesse Ovalle (M.F.A. '23, Studio Art) has won the International Sculpture Center's top award for students. Ovalle was recognized for "Drain the Swamp," a high-relief sculpture that uses multiple innovative techniques to send up the familiar political bromide about Washington D.C.
Eskenazi Museum of Art announces exhibition of Jeffrey A. Wolin's photography
A retrospective exhibition of the work of celebrated photographer and longtime head of the Eskenazi School's photography area Jeffrey A. Wolin opens this fall at IU's Eskenazi Museum of Art. In his work, the 35-year faculty member has shared the stories of subjects ranging from stonecutters to Holocaust survivors, war veterans, and people experiencing homelessness.
Community to partner with Eskenazi metalsmiths for Radical Jewelry Makeover Bloomington
Radical Jewelry Makeover Bloomington will invite the community to join forces with Eskenazi metalsmiths for an alternative jewelry mining drive. Donations will be transformed by student jewelers and exhibited at the Grunwald Gallery in January as part of a world-wide sustainability campaign.
ServeDesign Center is partner on childcare provider support grant
The Eskenazi School's ServeDesign Center will partner with the Community Education Coalition to pilot a coaching and accelerator program for child care providers in the Columbus, Ind. area. Funded through a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation, the pilot will connect Eskenazi students and faculty with opportunities to design optimal learning spaces.
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.
