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The Arizona State University School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is one of the top public art schools in the nation. Its faculty are internationally recognized and lauded for their innovative research, while its graduates are recognized for their talent through careers that range from professional artists and designers, to scholars, curators, educators and leaders in creative industries and institutions. Faculty depth and diversity across all
areas of practice and research and the program’s location within a public research university offer a vibrant context in which to learn and grow. And if that is not incentive enough, we are situated within the enticing Southwest Sonoran desert culture and climate; a vibrant, young urban area laced with mountain trails and parks and within an easy drive of an international border and the Los Angeles art scene.
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I am pleased to know of your interest in the ASU School of Art where we offer a top-tier Art School experience at a public university price. We believe creativity and critical inquiry are central values in human culture. Art is not only the organizing principle underlying our curriculum, but a way of seeing, thinking and being in the world. We foster innovation, critical inquiry and experimentation within our diverse student body by rewarding risk-taking, encouraging peer-to-peer exchange and supporting embodied knowledge. As a student in the Herberger Institute’s School of Art, you will benefit from our position within one of the largest public research universities in the country. Students have access to the talented faculty not just in the ASU School of Art but world-class scholars, scientists and professionals in countless areas of study including sustainability, social transformation, border studies, life sciences and space exploration. As a student in one of five schools within the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, you will find it easy to integrate an art focus with a breadth of cultural forms, histories and approaches including architecture, design, dance, music, theatre, film, as well as digital arts and media. Our new Grant St. Studios building in downtown Phoenix situates us among world-class cultural institutions, a burgeoning downtown community and the leading edge of urban development.
At the ASU School of Art, we teach students to see the future in their materials, to be present in the moment, and to know the history of their media. Students pour everything they know into their studio practice and exit with the skills to redefine art making in the 21st century. – Assistant Professor Binh Danh
The ASU School of Art boasts several top-ten nationally ranked programs, yet we remain affordable and accessible. This is extremely important to me since I understand, from my own experience putting myself through school, that a significant predictor of your ability to pursue your creative and professional path is your ability to graduate without an overwhelming burden of debt. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of the community of makers and learners that is the ASU School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. I am certain if you choose to pursue your education here, you will be challenged, guided and supported to go beyond your greatest vision of yourself.
Adriene Jenik Professor and Director, ASU School of Art Katherine K. Herberger Endowed Chair in Fine Arts artwork credit: pamela golden, mfa student, tintype photograph, 2015
Left: A student prepares his work for molding during the 3D tools class, which introduces the concepts of 3D data capture, computer visualization, modeling and rapid prototyping.
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Faculty and student interaction is the rule, not the exception, in the ASU School of Art. Above: Regents’ Professor Mark Klett shares some insight at a photography location shoot. Background: Associate Professor Susan Beiner is “hands on” with a freshman ceramics student.
faculty We learn, we teach, we grow together. The symbiotic relationship I have with the students inspires me to keep pushing my research forward into new directions and to explore new ideas with the wide-eyed excitement that I see in my students. – Associate Professor Mary Hood
Our world-class faculty provide inspired instruction motivated by their passion for learning and advancing new forms of knowledge. More than 45 full-time professors support degrees in fine arts, art education and art history. The depth and diversity of their knowledge enables the ASU School of Art to offer a number of specialties taught only at select institutions in the country. Our faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized artists and scholars in their fields, yet they take a personal interest in their students. At the ASU School of Art, students find more than great teachers … they find mentors. Recent faculty awards and accolades include: • 2016 Berlin Prize: C. Schleif • 2015 Carnegie Humanities Investment Fund: C. Schleif • 2015 Outstanding Educator of the Year: International Sculpture Center: M. Neubauer • 2015 Southwest Regional Honored Educator of the Year: Society for Photographic Education: M. Klett • 2015 Pollack Krasner Foundation Artist Grant: M. Klett • 2015 Environmental Education Model Grant: Environmental Protection Agency: D. Collins • 2015 United States Society for Education Through Art Kenneth Marantz Distinguished Fellow Award: M. Stokrocki • 2015 National Art Education Association Research Grant Fund: M. Erickson • 2015/2013 Art Matters Foundation Grant: A. Ellsworth, G. Sale • 2013/2011 National Endowment for the Arts Grant: M. Magenta • 2013 Creative Capital Grant in Emerging Fields, G. Sale • 2012 United States Artist Fellowship: K. Weiser • 2012 Fulbright Scholar: M. Stokrocki • 2012 National Art Education Lowenfeld Award, B. Young • 2011 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography: B. Schneider • 2011 Terra Foundation Grant: C. Mesch
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A unique aspect of our art history program is that our students conduct original research on works of art in museums and private collections. They develop techniques for visual analysis, attention to detail, assessment of historical context and critical thinking – all skills that can be essential in any profession. – Professor Claudia Brown
art education art history art studies ceramics drawing fibers intermedia metals museum studies painting photography printmaking sculpture
Left: The MFA program in photography is ranked 11th nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Above left: The art history faculty have created partnerships with local museums such as the Phoenix Art Museum. Above right: The art education program has an international reputation for leading research in arts learning and ethnic diversity and the creative use of technology in the classroom.
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We are a comprehensive art school with accredited degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level representing a broad range of studio arts practices, art history, museum studies and art education. We are proud to be recognized for excellence by our peers through high national rankings in our ceramics, photography, printmaking and art education programs. We take the professional preparation of our students very seriously and provide a strong internship program, a professional practices curriculum and a gallery exhibitions program that offer many opportunities to learn and grow. Each fall, the Children’s Art Workshop supports art education majors as they teach a broad range of community arts classes. Professional partnerships with many Phoenix metropolitan area businesses support special initiatives and we provide competitive funding opportunities for students presenting at conferences and student-initiated entrepreneurial activities.
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Right: Every spring, art students demonstrate creative processes during the ASU School of Art Festival on Neeb Plaza. Below: Students in the lithography studio perfect a technique called a rainbow roll.
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At the ASU School of Art students learn from faculty and each other in small classes that promote peer-to-peer exchange. The diversity of experience and backgrounds found within the student body ensures that you will be challenged in each class to see things from different perspectives, a key aspect of succeeding in our dynamic global culture. Our talented hard-working students achieve academic success, garner top awards and participate in research conferences and exhibitions on campus and beyond. More than a dozen student clubs provide opportunities to join with others to launch projects, organize club field-trips and intimately engage with guest artists. Recent student awards and accolades include: • 2015 Dedalus Foundation Award • 2015/2014 Contemporary Forum Emerging Artist Grant • 2015 Fulbright Fellowship • 2015 Jane Cadwalader Fulbright Scholarship at the Nottingham Trent University Summer Institute • 2015 Puffin Foundation Fellowship • 2014 Students Art League of New York Residency • 2014 Phoenix New Times, 100 Creatives • 2014 New American Paintings, competition winner • 2013/2014 Society for Photographic Education Crystal Apple Award • 2013/2014 Arizona Commission for the Arts Project Grant • 2013/2012/2011 Windgate Curatorial Fellowship • 2012 First Place in the National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts
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The ASU School of Art offers studio facilities that enable students to move easily between form, process and imagination. We boast well-maintained facilities in printmaking, ceramics, darkroom, digital and non-silver photography, neon, foundry-based and electronic sculpture, book arts, wood turning, blacksmithing, weaving, 3-D printing and rapid prototyping, HD video, interactive performance, computer animation and more. Grant Street Studios (GSS) (featured on the right) is the exciting new home for many of our MFA graduate programs (Painting, Drawing, Fibers, Intermedia, Sculpture and Photography). Occupying almost 40,000 sq. ft. of a newly renovated historic warehouse space in downtown Phoenix, GSS hosts 50 graduate studios, 2 School of Art galleries (Step Gallery and Northlight Gallery of Photography), production facilities, critique space and event space. Two more galleries that we support and maintain are the Harry Wood Gallery and Gallery 100. While these galleries exhibit work by students, faculty, alumni and community members year-round, the ASU School of Art also enjoys a close association with the campus-based ASU Art Museum with its cutting-edge socially engaged exhibitions, recently launched international artist residency program and exceptional collections. Students have open access to all university libraries, including a specialized Architecture and Environmental Design Library and significant media arts holdings.
Left: ASU Art Foundry students pour molten iron using a cupola furnace designed and built by ASU alumna Jennifer Stern as part of her Foundry Research Methods class. Above: Attendees of a Grant Street Studios open house admire the work of MFA student Lisa Hoffner.
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the size of ASU once seemed overwhelming. in a sea of students. The School of Art nd achieved the impossible by making a ents feel like home. Art Alumna
The ASU School of Art is a close partner of and energetic collaborator with the museum; we join forces on exhibitions, visiting scholar programs and of course the downtown artist residencies. But more than just working together, the students and faculty are part of the larger conversation the museum has with the university, the city and the world. – Gordon Knox, Director, ASU Art Museum
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Left: A scene from Live Art Platform, a performance series hosted by the Intermedia program where students work with experimental studio practices, performance and digital media to explore new avenues for selfexpression, collaborative practice and community action.
tnerships + portunities When I weave and sew, I become aware of my connection to people across cultures and to those who create textiles as an act of survival. – Kelsey Wiskirchen background: Wiskirchen weaving within her Handed On MFA exhibit
Many of our programs are integrally connected to the surrounding social, cultural and business communities. Our supervised internship program, led by faculty within the ASU School of Art for more than 20 years, has supported more than 600 internships in a wide variety of cultural institutions in the region, state, nation and world. In addition to pursuing their lives as emerging artists, scholars and educators, our graduates find meaningful work as gallery and curatorial assistants; exhibition preparators; art teachers; design, media, gaming and entertainment industry professionals; museum and cultural institution support staff; public art project managers; artists assistants; technical assistants in specialized facilities (computercontrolled studio practices, printshops, foundries, photographic labs, furniture and instrument workshops, jewelry studios); as well as antique restorers, appraisers and entrepreneurs. New student opportunities are initiated each year through the shared excitement and creativity that extends throughout the Herberger Institute. Beyond that, our partnerships with local businesses include ongoing programs with Intel Corporation (copper donation program), Blick Art Materials, Bollinger Atelier, Squire Patton Boggs and Curator Engine, a new start-up that matches student and alumni artists with local business requests for purchases and commissions.
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explore Find out more:
Visit art.asu.edu to begin your exploration. Plan a visit to campus where you can attend an exhibition opening, observe a class and talk to our faculty, students and staff.
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Prospective undergraduate and graduate students may contact the School of Art office at SOAAdmin@asu.edu or 480.965.8521 or art.asu.edu/visit. For information about admission, portfolio reviews, tuition, scholarships and grants visit art.asu.edu/admissions.
The ASU School of Art printmaking program is ranked 5th nationally. Background: While participating in the biennial Map(ing) project visiting artist Ahkima Honyumptewa puts the finishing touches on a lithograph. Below: BFA sculpture student demonstrates her welding skills.
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The Southwest and its ancient cultures have always attracted artists, intellectuals and visionaries who lead the nation in using art to understand our relation to nature and to realize sustainability. It is my privilege to connect with this legacy in my work as a teacher and scholar at the ASU School of Art. – Associate Professor Claudia Mesch
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If you want an environment to build a truly interdisciplinary art practice, ASU has the resources, research and arts community to push your imagination, skill set and art practice further than you ever thought was possible. – Kade L. Twist, MFA School of Art Alumnus
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