Understanding Housing Inequity in Indianapolis
Wednesday, June 22
During a panel discussion at Herron School of Art and Design, community development leaders discussed the factors that contribute to displacement and proposed ideas to increase housing access in Indianapolis neighborhoods.
Jeff Bennett, Deputy Mayor of Community Development for the City of Indianapolis, Lourenzo Giple, Deputy Director of Planning, Preservation, and Design in the Department of Metropolitan Development for the City of Indianapolis, Amy Nelson, Executive Director of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, and Wildstyle Paschall, an artist and Central Indiana Community Foundation Community Ambassador, were among the panelists.
The moderator was Laura Holzman, Ph.D., an associate professor of art history and museum studies at IUPUI and a Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art. Jordan Ryan, a Herron alumnx, archivist, and interdisciplinary architectural historian, and Angie Calvert, an IUPUI School of Liberal Arts alumna, scholar, and lifelong resident of the Near Southeast, also provided brief primers.
Anne Harris
Wednesday, March 30
Nationally renowned artist Anne Harris discussed her ongoing collaborative drawing project, The Mind's I, which explores the complexities of perception and self-perception. This talk was held in conjunction with the exhibition Anne Harris: The Mind's I and was supported by a grant from the IUPUI Welcoming Campus Innovation (Re)Building Community through Engagement Fund.
Tarik Carroll
Wednesday, March 23
Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Emerging Artist Series
Tarik Carroll, a body positivity activist and New York-based artist-photographer, spoke at Herron in conjunction with Herron's inaugural presentation of the Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Emerging Artist Series exhibition Tarik Carroll–EveryBODY IS A GOOD BODY: The RE-formation of Beauty Standards. The discussion was moderated by Herron Galleries Director and Curator Joseph Mella.
Karen E Laine
Wednesday, February 23
Jordan H. and Joan R. Leibman Forum on the Legal and Business Environment of Art
Karen E Laine, a businesswoman, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law graduate, and co-founder of the home restoration company Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc., was discovered by HGTV in 2014 and transitioned from a successful legal career to a home renovation business after several seasons on the air with two shows.
Eleanor Heartney
Wednesday, January 26
Kerry Dinneen & Samuel Sutphin Visiting Artist Lecture
Eleanor Heartney, a noted art critic, discussed the work on display in John Buck: Prints and Sculpture from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, and how it helps us understand that America’s greatest strengths are its ability to question, examine the past honestly, and strive to do better.