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National Portfolio Day at Herron
Saturday, September 28
12 to 4 p.m.
Get one-on-one advice with counselors, admissions team members, and faculty on preparing an admissions-ready portfolio. Students will also have the chance to tour the building during Herron Preview from 9 to 11 a.m.
Learn more![Color photograph of Herron alum Julian Jamaal Jones seated on a stool in front of one of his colorful quilts on display at his show at the Tube Factory ArtSpace.](images/home/home-feature-jones.jpeg)
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."
Read the Q&A![Photograph of Ella Teipen, Herron School of Art and Design's student health and wellness ambassador standing in front of a table covered with stickers and information about the wellness initiative](images/news-events/stories/2024-09-03-wellness-initiative.png)
Student health and wellness initiative
Meet Ella Teipen,
student wellness ambassador
"Sometimes it's helpful to have someone to talk to who is not in your friend group... I'm just here to listen and provide resources."
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Saturday School 2024-2025
Registration
now open
Saturday School offers high-quality art instruction to children and adults who want to learn or improve their technical skills, explore new art forms, and build a portfolio. This fall, we're excited to introduce a new fiber arts class for adults.
Learn more and register![Herron School of Art and Design printmaking shop technician Jager Palad rolling black to prepare for a print](images/news-events/stories/2024-05-15-jager-palad-thumbnail.png)
'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."
Read the Q&A![Color photograph with AMPL Labs cofounders Michael Runge on the left and Mayowa Tomori on the right smiling and posing in a purple-lit glassed in room](images/news-events/stories/2024-ampl-labs-thumbnail.png)
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."
Read the Q&A![Color photograph of Jordan Ryan, the 2024 Herron Distinguished Alumni Award winner](images/news-events/stories/2024-05-02-jordan-ryan-thumb.png)
'Try Anything': Advice for recent grads
Our 2024 Distinguished
Alumni Award Winner
Jordan Ryan (B.A. ’10), an administrator of public records for the city of Indianapolis, represents the future of historic preservation in Indianapolis.
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Herron alumnus returns to teach
Faculty Spotlight:
Kenneth E. Tyler Chair
There is no place like the Herron School of Art and Design for Aaron Coleman (B.F.A. '09).
Meet Aaron Coleman![Three commemorative solar eclipse posters designed by Herron School of Art and Design students](images/home/2024-home-feature-eclipse.jpeg)
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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Brenna McCarty Installation at IND
In commemoration of
The International Center
McCarty's is the first permanent sculpture installation since the new IND terminal opened in 2008.
Meet McCartyJoin Indiana’s premier school of art and design
Degree programs
- Art Education (B.A.E.)
- Art History (B.A.)
- Art Therapy (M.A.)
- Ceramics (B.F.A.)
- Communication Design (M.Des.)
- Drawing & Illustration (B.F.A.)
- Furniture Design (B.F.A.)
- Integrative Studio Practice (B.F.A.)
- Music Technology (B.S.)
- Music Technology (M.S.)
- Music Technology (Ph.D.)
- Music Therapy (B.S.)
- Music Therapy (M.S.)
- Music Therapy (Ph.D.)
- Painting (B.F.A.)
- Photography (B.F.A.)
- Printmaking (B.F.A.)
- Sculpture (B.F.A.)
- Visual Art (M.F.A.)
- Visual Communication Design (B.F.A.)