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

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

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

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Virtual BFA Thesis Show

Online exhibition launch: week of April 27, 2020

Due to the rapidly evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and with the health and safety of our community in mind, the Eskenazi School’s in person BFA Thesis Show exhibition and reception events have been canceled. The Grunwald Gallery of Art will host a virtual exhibition for all students.

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Virtual MFA Thesis Shows

Online exhibition launch: week of April 27, 2020

Due to the rapidly evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and with the health and safety of our community in mind, the Eskenazi School’s in person MFA Thesis Show exhibition and reception events have been canceled. The Grunwald Gallery of Art will host a virtual exhibition for all students as well as online MFA talks.

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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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State of Nature: Picturing Indiana Biodiversity

Exhibition: Aug. 28–Nov. 18, 2020

State of Nature: Picturing Indiana Biodiversity, is an exhibition that featuring artifacts from Indiana’s prehistory alongside visual art that documents biodiversity in Indiana. This exhibit will feature historically significant natural artifacts and visual art by over fifteen artists that have a connection with the state.

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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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