This award recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional leadership through their involvement in campus activities, student organizations, and community service. These individuals have established themselves as role models on our campus and will continue to make a lasting impact both here and in the greater global community. Congratulations to the following award winners: **Alyse Baker, Fine… Read more »
Fine Arts Department
Dr. Brian Harper Receives Distinguished Rank of Full Professor
The milestone reflects years of dedication to excellence in teaching, impactful scholarship, and meaningful service to IU Southeast’s campus and community. More was learned about this outstanding professor through his Pinnacle Presentation. Dr. Harper’s personal reflection of receiving the rank as full professor, “Reflecting on my promotion to full professor, I thought a lot about… Read more »
Outstanding Achievement Award Honor
Congratulations to Professor Brian Harper who will be honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the upcoming NCECA conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Professor Harper is being recognized for “his vision and dedication in conceiving, creating, and expanding Artaxis,” a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of ceramics.
“Stories Unfold” – BFA Thesis Exhibition 2025
The first BFA Thesis exhibition, “Stories Unfold,” is on view now in the Barr Gallery with a public reception being held on March 13th. IU Southeast is hosting the thesis exhibition for students Jeric Nunez, Amber Ray, Jessalyn Robinson, and Cassidy Wright to showcase their artwork to their peers and others in the community. This… Read more »
Second Annual IU Southeast Open Studios Event
The second annual IU Southeast Open Studios event on January31 was held as part of the School of Arts and Letters initiative to continue to engage in strategic partnerships and encourage student success through the creative expression of ideas, emotions, and aesthetics. Over 200 people were in attendance at the event. Twenty-two graduating BFA and… Read more »
IU Southeast Graduate Showcases Mural at Indianapolis Airport
Rebeka Sweetland, IU Southeast graduate with a BFA in painting, is incredibly grateful to have been afforded the opportunity to showcase her newest mural installment in such a prominent location as The Indianapolis Airport! She expressed a tremendous thank you to @fox59 , @cbs4indy & WTHR-TV for covering local artists, @kateoberreich for being such an… Read more »
IU Southeast Hosts 2024 AEAI Convention
IU Southeast hosted the Art Education of Indiana 2024 Convention welcoming over 120 preschool, elementary, and secondary art teachers from across the state. Faculty and alumni of IU Southeast presented eight of the workshops held at the convention. The event closed with Ohio River Waterway’s Alliance Artist in Residence, Al Gorman. To read more about… Read more »
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Please join the fine arts program as the artwork and accomplishments of the fine arts students are celebrated. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 7, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Barr Gallery at Knobview Hall. The awards ceremony will start at 5:30 pm. Please feel free to take time… Read more »
Creative South Design Conference
With the generous support funding from future and past Executing Vice Chancellors’ of Academic Affairs, for the past three years, the Graphic Design department has been able to take their students on annual excursion to a graphic design conference. This year, Professor Leslie Doyle and Dr. Kok Cheow Yeoh returned to Creative South in Columbus,… Read more »
Recollection
A BFA Digital Art Senior Thesis Exhibition, Recollection is currently being held at the IU Southeast Barr Gallery. The exhibition features works by Adam Frey, Bethany Eldridge, and Libby Sobleski. The exhibition is open from March 8 through March 31. The closing reception will be held on March 21, from 4-6 pm. Be sure to… Read more »