Sculpture

Advanced workspaces

Sculpture students are introduced to a wide spectrum of techniques and processes, which include metal fabrication, casting, woodcarving, construction, resins, plastics, and stone carving, as well as work in nontraditional materials. As interest and opportunities arise, the equipment, materials, and methods available for you to explore will continue to expand.

Public art projects

Herron’s sculpture program has a long history of working with the Indianapolis community and students often have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of public works of art through the Basile Center. Guided by experienced faculty, you will conceptualize and develop artworks for businesses, nonprofits, healthcare facilities, communities, and government agencies.

I one-hundred-percent love and fed off of just how involved the professors were at Herron – both in their own practice and in what they gave to the students.

Stacey Holloway (B.F.A. Sculpture '06), associate professor of sculpture at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Student work

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Installation view of Colleen Gross: Deliverance, a multimedia work installed in 2022
Tight photograph of Jessy Fearnow wearing her untitled multimedia work
Photograph of a multimedia work by Anna Wherle
Photograph of a multimedia work by Samantha Severson
Installation view of Morgan Robinson-Gay and her multimedia work entitled Dead Ends
An multimedia work by Adeline Burton
Installation view of a multimedia work by Lydia Amos entitled Flesh Memories
Installation view of untitled multimedia work by Henry Burk
Installation view two of a multimedia work by Lily Tomandl featuring two viewers
Multimedia work by Ben Wolford entitled Self Portrait
Installation view of a multimedia work by Zaya Henn

Left to right, top to bottom: Colleen Gross, Deliverance (detail), 2022. Jessy Fearnow, Untitled, 2021. Anna Wherle, Untitled, 2022. Samantha Severson, Untitled, 2021. Morgan Robinson-Gay, Dead Ends, 2022. Adeline Burton, Untitled, 2022. Olivia Harmeye, Frame, , Wood, Yarn, and Foam. 30 x 30 inches. Lydia Amos, Flesh Memories, 2022. Henry Burk, Untitled, 2022. Lily Tomandl, Untitled, 2022. Ben Wolford, Self Portrait, 2022. Zaya Henn, Untitled, 2022.   Courtesy of the artists

A student cuts pieces of denim fabric.

Foundation studies

Your first year at Herron focuses on skills that are crucial to your success in art and design school. You will explore basic principles and techniques, as well as your own historical, cultural, and personal influences as an artist or designer.

Learn more about foundation studies

Facilities

As a sculpture student, you will spend most of your time in Eskenazi Fine Arts Center. Nearly anything that can be imagined can be created in our facilities by employing traditional, emerging, and experimental approaches. You can explore sculptural objects and installations as well as public and social art practices.

  • Bronze and aluminum foundry
  • Woodshop with SawStop table saw, arm saw, panel saw, band saws, miter saws, sanders, and hand working tools
  • Metal fabrication shop with 30-foot ceilings, 5-ton hoist/bridge crane, JAWS IV ironworker, drill press, cold saw, slip roller, sandblaster, welders, grinders, and pneumatic hand tools
  • Project room with CNC plasma cutter, stone and tile saw, and walk-in spray booth
  • Furnaces, casting, and mold-making with decompression chamber for rubber and silicone
  • Kilns and wet belt sander for glass
  • Sewing and serger machines
  • Dedicated areas for digital media
  • Access to the Think It Make It Lab as well as ceramics, photography, and printmaking facilities

Professional opportunities

Whether you go on to open your own studio or work in a related field, your education will prepare you to work with custom fabrication, fine art casting and welding, and large public art projects.

Pursue your calling as a professional:

  • Sculptor
  • Public artist
  • Installation artist
  • Studio owner
  • Metal fabricator
  • Shop supervisor
  • Museum or gallery preparator
  • Art handler
  • Educator or instructor
  • Set or exhibition designer
  • Model maker
  • Toy designer
  • Foundry specialist
  • Prosthetic artist

Faculty

Allison Baker

Allison Baker

Associate Professor

Garrick Hargrove

Garrick Hargrove

Assistant Professor

Greg Hull

Greg Hull

Dean, Valerie Eickmeier Professor in Sculpture, Professor

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Tre Reising

Associate Faculty

Jared Cru Smith

Jared Cru Smith

Safety Curriculum Manager, Sculpture Shop Manager

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