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Herron students create activities at the Children's Museum
Hundreds of visitors
make art with Herron's art ed majors
"We do the readings about childhood development in class, but to see it in action with such a wide range of ages, I think it really clicked for the students," said assistant professor of art education Alexa Kulinski.
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Meet the Herron students on IU Indy's Top 100 list
Demonstrating academic excellence
and exceptional leadership
Herron students Sofia Castillo Samperio, Kelsey Conner, Leah Hanfland, and Valentine Nikolayev are on IU Indianapolis' Top 100 list. From the Top 100 list, ten seniors are chosen for the Top 10 list, which this year includes Herron art history major Min Durham.
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Celebrate the Class of 2025
Make memories at
these end-of-year events
Herron's year-end festivities are more than just a cap, gown, and diploma ceremony — they honor our graduating students' achievements and abilities to add value wherever they go.
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Long-lost synthesizer brought back to life
Late music pioneer's
work featured in documentary
Herron professor of music technology and Ph.D. student have revitalized Donald Tavel's synthesizer known as the "Resynator." The instrument is at the center of Alison Tavel's award-winning film by the same name.
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Summer art camps
Registration
open now
Taught by practicing artists, our art camps offer authentic artmaking experiences in a welcoming setting that fosters self-expression. Explore a variety of camps for students in grades 1 through 12, or enroll yourself in our new art camp for adults.
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Uranchimeg (Orna) Tsultem receives the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Award one of Mongolian
government's highest honors
Ankhbayar Ganbold, a counselor at the Embassy of Mongolia, said that the award “…is a testament to [Tsultem’s] exceptional contributions to the field of art and design, particularly her many years of commitment to promoting Mongolian studies on an international level.”
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Jackie Huddle is Herron's new Art + Design Librarian
Huddle excited to honor and contribute
to the library's celebrated legacy
“I am so fascinated by the history of Herron and I want to continue to invest in the work of artists who have been a part of the school.”
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Associate professor Gürkan Mihçi collaborates with School of Science
"Cultural Carrying Capacity Project"
uses biology and art to promote biodiversity
“Visual design is a universal communication form because it can convey messages across language barriers, cultures and literacy levels.”
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Mayowa Tomori and Michael Runge on working well together
Co-founders
of AMPL Labs
"[Collaboration is] a common theme in a lot of our projects—we have a concept that we know enough about to get started. But we have to build a different team each time depending on what needs to happen."
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Lance Pruitt appointed Director of the Basile Center for Art, Design, and Public Life
expanding opportunities for
public art and student engagement
“We have a unique ability at the Basile Center to foster a deeper understanding of the career possibilities available to Herron students at the same time as we expand what public art or art in general looks like in the city.”
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National Sculpture Society conference at Herron
Sculpture students
learn the art of pouring iron
Faculty members in Herron’s sculpture department jumped at the chance to collaborate with the National Sculpture Society and the Indianapolis Art Center to provide students with a unique experiential learning opportunity.
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'Cultivate positive relationships': Advice on life, work, and art
from music technology
professor Scott Deal
"There's an interconnectivity in humanity and nobody does anything alone, nobody. You can't survive alone and you certainly can't have a career alone."
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Julian Jamaal Jones on the value of art school
Inspiring advice
for new artists
"I would encourage any young artist intimidated by their medium to look at other successful artists working in that medium and imagine yourself doing it."
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'No one will make your work for you'
A closer look at
Jager Palad's work
"It's really about making a bunch of marks first and then trying to fix whatever problem happens...I'm just taking advantage of my mind’s natural ability to want to fix those problems."
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Herron students design eclipse posters
Collaboration with
Visit Indy
The commemorative solar eclipse posters for the LUNACY! festival at White River State Park feature interpretations of iconic Indianapolis landmarks.
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Software program created by Herron professors featured in an opera
Live performers to take
the stage with AI
“Lexia: An AI Opera” premieres January 11, 2025 at the Phoenix Theatre. Professor of music technology Scott Deal teamed up with assistant professor Jason Palamara in 2018 to create AVATAR, an AI machine-learning model that improvises music alongside a live musician.
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