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Community-engaged research reenvisions historic mill's future
Working together in teams, IU faculty, students, and members of the Washington County, Ind., community are co-producing a new vision for the future of historic Beck's Mill, a gristmill establishd near Salem, Ind., in 1808.
Learn more about the project
Traditional arts to benefit Indianapolis-area elders
Traditional Arts Indiana aims to better the lives of Indiana elders through the Everyday Arts and Aging project, which recently began work on a new guide highlighting diverse ways of aging in urban areas.
Learn more about TAI's new guide
Open access publishing support expands reach of IU scholarship
Publishing a book is a milestone in most academic careers. IU Bloomington’s Carl Weinberg is reaching such a milestone with the help of IU Bloomington’s TOME program, which supports publication of open-access digital monographs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.
Read more about TOME and its impact-
Grammy nominee Michelle Zauner, journalist Juju Chang among Korea Remixed Festival headliners
Presented each spring by the IU Arts and Humanities Council, the Remixed festivals celebrate art and ideas from cultures around the world.
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IU Cinema spring season includes cult classics, US film premiere
A wide variety of films and events offer something for every viewer, and several beloved series make their return.
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Photo gallery: Actress Glenn Close visits costume exhibition at Eskenazi Museum
Close saw the exhibition for the first time during a visit to the IU Bloomington campus Oct. 21.
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Bloomington billboards display student artists' works about resilience
"Shaping Resilience," a public art display by the Grunwald Gallery of Art, ties in with the College of Arts and Sciences' 2021 Themester.
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Engaged Artist-in-Residence program launches at IU's Cook Center
Zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o'neal has been chosen as the inaugural Engaged Artist-in-Residence for fall 2021.
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Professor pursues patent for origami-inspired face mask design
Design professor Jiangmei Wu's DIY origami face mask, now called "Oricool," is on exhibit in Bloomington and will soon be in New York.
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Nighttime films at Memorial Stadium among IU Cinema fall events
The lineup includes movies at Memorial Stadium, films tying to actress Glenn Close's costume collection and a Gene Tierney classics series.
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Art therapy program at Herron School of Art and Design is nationally accredited
The program at IUPUI is the first accredited art therapy program at a public university in Indiana.
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IUPUI names new Emerging Artist Series in honor of IU president and first lady
The Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Emerging Artist Series will support national and international artists from diverse backgrounds.
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IU dedicates rediscovered Mies van der Rohe design, now under construction
The building for the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design realizes a rediscovered 1952 design created by Mies.