Overview
Community Learning Programs
Saturday School - Fall, Spring
Herron's Saturday School, established in 1922, provides quality art instruction to youths in grades 2 to 12 and adults seeking to learn artistic techniques, improve art and design skills, try new art forms, and build a portfolio of work. Classes take place in spring and fall semesters and are held at Herron's Eskenazi Hall and at Herron's Sculpture and Ceramics building. Class offerings include drawing, painting, illustration, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and elementary art. Instructors are capable junior and senior Herron students and alumni working under supervision of Community Learning/Art Education. The combination of quality instruction and an art and design school environment encourages exceptional development of creative skills. Partial scholarships are available through teacher recommendations. For more information, contact (317) 278-9400, sschool@iupui.edu, or visit:
Evenings At Herron - Fall, Spring
Evenings At Herron, started in 2008, provides non-credit art classes that meet one night a week at Herron's Eskenazi Hall. Classes target adult and high school students with offerings ranging from oil painting to drawing from life and handbuilding with clay. Class sizes are limited. For more information, contact (317) 278-9400, sschool@iupui.edu, or visit:
Honors Art and Design - Summer
Honors Art and Design is a rigorous, two-week pre-college summer program for high school juniors, seniors and recent graduates who want to build their art making skills and portfolio, plus receive guidance in planning an education in art and design. For more than thirty years, the program has attracted talented high school students who want to experience a "taste" of art and design school. Each summer, two sessions of Honors Art and Design are held at Herron's Eskenazi Hall. Workshops in drawing, painting, design, printmaking, and theory - equivalent to those given to first-year Herron students - are carefully developed to build basic studio and visual communication skills. In addition, field trips provide meaningful exposure to nearby Indianapolis cultural sites. Moderate class sizes lead to quality instruction provided by Herron faculty members and alumni. To qualify for Honors Art and Design, a student must have completed the sophomore year of high school and should write a short statement of interest. For more information, contact (317) 278-9400, sschool@iupui.edu, or visit:
Youth Art Camp - Summer
Launched in 2002, Herron's Youth Art Camp is a summer day camp for young people entering grades 2 to 10. One-week or two-week camp sessions offered full day, Monday through Friday, are held during the months of June and July at Herron's Eskenazi Hall. Teachers guide campers in a fun, productive series of studio art activities where imaginative thinking and creative visual processes and expression are stressed. Campers learn basic art making skills and concepts, work with Visiting Artists, and take field trips to nearby cultural sites. Each camp culminates with an art exhibition recognizing participants' successes. Art becomes a valid way to communicate, problem-solve, and learn. Tuition waivers are available on a first come, first served basis for those in need of financial assistance. For more information, contact (317) 278-9400, sschool@iupui.edu, or visit:
Last updated: February 2012