Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design: Indiana University Bloomington

This is where art, architecture, design, and merchandising merge to shape the future of creativity from imagination to implementation.

Inspiring + Instructing

Our faculty of artists, designers, practitioners, and scholars are here to instruct and inspire you, as we shape the future of creativity together.

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Limitless + Interdisciplinary

We are a transdisciplinary community of creatives who bring together art, architecture, design, and merchandising.

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Featured news + events

New + Next: Faculty Show

Exhibition: Jan. 17–Mar. 5, 2020

The Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design is celebrating its origins and 125 years of art + design at IU Bloomington. In 1895, the Department of Freehand and Technical Drawing was created on the Indiana University Bloomington campus – one of the oldest art departments in the nation.

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MFA + BFA Thesis Shows

Exhibition: Mar. 24–May 9, 2020

The MFA and BFA Thesis Shows feature work created by graduating Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University. To gain professional experience, exhibiting students participate in the planning of their shows and installation of their pieces.

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McKinney Visiting Artist Series

Speaker series

The McKinney Visiting Artist Series brings prominent working artists from a range of studio practices and fields to the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Artists lead workshops and critiques for students within the school, as well as lectures and gallery talks open to the campus community.

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Eskenazi School to construct building inspired by original 1952 Mies van der Rohe design

News

IU's Board of Trustees announced the approval of a collaborative hub to build the culture and community of the Eskenazi School. This building, originally designed by legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is part of a gift to the school from Sidney and Lois Eskenazi.

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