Special Events: Events: Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design: Indiana University Bloomington

Mimicry and Mirage: Digital Art Student and Alumni Exhibition

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5 p.m.—Friday, March 06, 2026, 4 p.m.

Curated by Eskenazi School Lecturer in Digital Art Megan Young, this exhibition of work by Digital Art students and alumni explores the interplay between visibility and concealment, adaptation and deception, through the lens of extended reality (XR), inviting viewers to uncover layered narratives of adaptation, transformation, and the art of blending in.

The Most “Interesting” Structure Exhibition

Thursday, December 04, 2025, 12 p.m.—Friday, January 16, 2026, 6 p.m.

M.Arch students in the Eskenazi School's J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program present an exhibition featuring a series of autonomous units in which line is not only a visual tool, but a learning journey.

Andreea Alunei: Saints of Unknowing

Friday, January 09, 2026, 5 p.m.—Friday, January 23, 2026, 8 p.m.

An exhibition by Andreea Alunei, visiting assistant professor (creative core) in the Eskenazi School, opens Friday, January 9.

Morus: an exhibition by Khwanchira Nual Chindamanee and Maxwell Fertik

Friday, January 09, 2026, 5 p.m.—Friday, January 23, 2026, 8 p.m.

mOrus explores art and ecology through a collaborative exhibition between multidisciplinary artists Khwanchira Nual Chindamanee and Eskenazi School lecturer Maxwell Fertik addressing the invasive mulberry tree in Bloomington, Indiana.

Human and AI knowledge: What defines our ways of knowing?

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2:30 p.m.—Thursday, January 22, 2026, 4 p.m.

IU arts and humanities faculty are invited to participate in the first of four conversations in this semester's series "Human Questions on Arts, Humanities, and AI" during which the topic will be Human and AI knowledge: What defines our ways of knowing?

Ethics and AI information: How do methods alter our values and what we do?

Thursday, February 05, 2026, 2:30 p.m.—Thursday, February 05, 2026, 4 p.m.

IU arts and humanities faculty are invited to participate in the second of four conversations in this semester's series "Human Questions on Arts, Humanities, and AI" when the topic will be "Ethics and AI information: How do methods alter our values and what we do?"

New AI work: What is different about current and future work?

Thursday, March 05, 2026, 2:30 p.m.—Thursday, March 05, 2026, 4 p.m.

IU arts and humanities faculty are invited to participate in the third of four conversations in this semester's series "Human Questions on Arts, Humanities, and AI" during which the topic will be "New AI work: What is different about current and future work?"

Arts, Humanities, AI, and Happiness: How can our lives be continuously good?

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 2:30 p.m.—Thursday, April 16, 2026, 4 p.m.

IU arts and humanities faculty are invited to participate in the last of four conversations in this semester's series "Human Questions on Arts, Humanities, and AI" when the topic will be "Arts, Humanities, AI, and Happiness: How can our lives be continuously good?"

Eskenazi School Recognition Ceremony

Friday, May 08, 2026

9 a.m.

Join us for a ceremony acknowledging each student receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree from the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design in May or August 2026. Tickets are not required for attendance. This event complements the university-wide commencement exercises also taking place over the weekend.

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