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

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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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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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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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Remembering and Forgetting

EXHIBITION: Oct 11–Nov 20, 2019

Memory is a rich theme in the history of art and many contemporary artists employ it in their studio practice. Presented in collaboration with “Themester 2019: Remembering and Forgetting”, this exhibition includes artists in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design and the Bloomington community.

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Jerald Jacquard: Art is Life

EXHIBITON: Oct. 11– Nov. 20, 2019

Jerald Jacquard is a Bloomington, Indiana artist and Indiana University emeritus professor with a distinguished career of close to sixty years. This exhibition contains works from the many stages of his career. Jacquard’s work is included in numerous museum and private collections.

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Fall 2019 B.F.A. Thesis Show

Exhibition: Dec. 3–Dec.14, 2019

The Grunwald Gallery presents the Fall 2019 B.F.A. Thesis Show. The thesis shows are the culmination of each B.F.A. student's studies during the program. In order to gain professional experience, they participate in the planning of their show and the installation of their work.

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Ongoing Matter

Exhibition: Dec. 3–14, 2019

This exhibit seeks to encourage engagement with the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, or, as it is more colloquially known, the Mueller Report. These contemporary poster designs seek to make the Report accessible, and thus make the possibility of genuine, thoughtful, and passionate engagement with its findings possible.

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