Overview
Facilities
Eskenazi Hall
Eskenazi Hall is a 169,000 square-foot facility which tripled Herron’s previous square footage. The building provides the students with more than 70 art and design studios, graduate studios, four galleries, sculpture gardens, a comprehensive art library, a grand hall, a student lounge, conference rooms, up-to-date technologies, and other amenities to enhance all of the school’s academic and community outreach programs.
Sculpture and Ceramics Building
The Sculpture and Ceramics Building is on the north edge of the IUPUI campus and provides state of the art technology, studios, facilities, and exhibition spaces for the Sculpture and Cermics programs. Expansion plans to enlarge this facility are currently underway.
Herron Galleries
The Herron Galleries consist of the Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries, the Marsh Gallery, and the Basile Gallery. The Galleries provide the community, local high school students, and IUPUI students, faculty, and staff with firsthand exposure to contemporary works of art created by local, regional, national, and international artists.
The Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries are committed to a program of several exhibits each year that explore all areas of visual artistic expression. Each exhibit is accompanied by an announcement and a public opening. The yearly schedule is coordinated with the school's lecture series to provide a broader understanding of the works presented in the Galleries. In addition, workshops are conducted by visiting artists, designers, curators, art historians and scholars to give students and community members the opportunity to work directly with recognized professionals.
The Marsh Gallery is generally reserved for student-led projects while the Basile Gallery usually displays artwork by Herron faculty and alumni. All three Galleries are intended to be educational resources for students as well as the community. A mailing list exists for anyone interested in receiving information about talks, workshops, and other events associated with the Galleries.
The Galleries are open throughout the year. Gallery hours may vary. All shows are free and open to the public. Interested persons may go to the Galleries website at www.Herron.IUPUI.edu/Galleries or call (317) 278-9423 for current gallery hours and an exhibition schedule.
Museums, Art Galleries, and Culture
Situated in the heart of Indianapolis’ White River State Park Cultural District , Herron’s new location on the campus of IUPUI enables greater student and community access to cultural programming, gallery exhibitions, lectures, and special events.
This ideal location also fosters more partnerships with surrounding nonprofit organizations, including the renowned Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, the Indiana State Museum, the Indiana Historical Society, and the Indianapolis Zoo. The Children’s Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art are just a few miles away. Downtown galleries are numerous and many are within walking distance of Herron.
Career Counseling and Placement
Careers in art are almost as varied as the artists themselves. Graduates of the Herron School of Art and Design can be found in professional positions throughout the United States and in various parts of the world. Many fine art graduates go on to graduate schools to continue their art preparation. Many also go directly into art professions, some working full time producing their art, others working as artists and illustrators for private and public agencies, in museums, in galleries, and in many other settings.
Graduates of the Visual Communication Program have many career options open to them, including design positions in business, industry, and academic settings, as well as advertising agencies and design studios. Art education graduates from Herron have certification to teach in the public schools in Indiana. Many also teach in private settings or work with museums or public agencies concerned with art and recreational media. Some graduates in art education go on to earn master's degrees and become permanently certified.
Information about employment in specific careers is available from placement offices, admissions offices, and department coordinators.
IUPUI, in cooperation with the Herron School of Art and Design, works on the local and national levels to assist students and alumni in career placement. Counseling coordinators provide recommendations and maintain a schedule of on-campus recruiting dates by corporate and governmental representatives.
Herron School of Art and Design has a Web site for all students and graduates who are seeking jobs. It is updated weekly and lists part-time, full-time, and freelance jobs for all fine arts majors. The job line page is located in the student services section of the Herron Web site at http://www.herrontalent.com.