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Welcome to Eskenazi Hall, home of the Herron
School of Art and Design.

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The school actually used to be farther away
from the main campus, but in 2005 they built

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this building to house Herron.

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It’s full of studio spaces designed to meet
the needs of all kinds of artists.

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Herron is actually the only professional art
and design school in the state of Indiana,

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and because of our location in downtown Indianapolis,
there are a ton of opportunities to get involved

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with the art community in and outside of IUPUI.

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All of the faculty are practicing artists
and designers, so if you need help getting

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involved, you don’t need to look far.

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Students here are constantly creating, whether
it’s in the woodshop, painting studios,

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metalwork studios, printmaking studio, or
think-it make-it lab.

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This building also houses an art library and
an auditorium where artist lectures and events

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are held for the art community in Indianapolis.

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Some famous alumni of the Herron school of
art and design include Norman Bridwell, who

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created Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Bill
Peet, an illustrator, story writer, and animator

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who worked on Disney films like Snow White
and the Seven Dwarves and Dumbo.

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We’re now standing in one of the painting
studios.

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This space is dedicated to seniors in the
painting program.

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They each have their own space in the studio,
which they can set up however they want.

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The great part about a lot of the programs
at Herron is the studio space you get to work

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in.

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Almost all of the studios are movable, so
you can work with the equipment and space

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that you need.

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The professors are really great about coming
around to each student during studio time

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to give critique, talk through any ideas,
or just give general feedback.

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Now that we’ve taken a look through Eskenazi
Hall, let’s check out Herron’s other building,

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the fine arts center.

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So this is the Eskenazi Fine Arts Center,
the second building that the Herron School

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of Art and Design is in.

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This building is dedicated to the sculpture
and ceramics programs.

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It’s always really fun to walk through the
building and see what the students are working

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on.

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Or to walk through the galleries which are
always featuring new exhibits.

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We’re actually standing in the entrance
to the building right now which also serves

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as gallery space.

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Herron also has three other galleries at Eskenazi
Hall.

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Every semester they are adding new exhibits
and artists to check out.

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They even have an undergraduate student exhibition
every year where students can submit their

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own artwork to make it into the gallery.

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The art featured at IUPUI doesn’t stop in
the galleries though.

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IUPUI’s campus has a ton of art and sculptures
all over the campus.

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Let’s take a quick look at some of the most
iconic pieces around campus.

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We’re back in Taylor Courtyard, and you
may have seen this sculpture when we were

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here earlier.

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This piece is an untitled work by David Von
Schlegell.

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It’s made up of three identical 55 foot
long L shaped pieces of stainless steel, representing

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a Pythagorean triangle.

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Since it’s untitled, it’s a bit of a mystery,
but it serves as a central piece of art on

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campus as students pass by it on their way
to class.

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This is Mega-Gem.

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This piece is by John Francis Torreano.

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It’s such a cool piece and it’s located
here in what many students call Magnolia Courtyard.

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In the spring, these Magnolia trees bloom
and it’s so beautiful, probably one of the

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best parts of spring at IUPUI.

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Now we’re just outside University Library.

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This messy-looking sculpture here is called
East Gate/West Gate, by Sasson Soffer.

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It’s actually on loan from the Indianapolis
Museum of Art, now called Newfields, and to

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bring it to campus they actually transported
it by helicopter to its new location here.

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We’ve got one more piece to take a look
at.

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Actually we’ve got a few pieces of art here
at Wood Memorial Plaza, but the main attraction

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is Wood Fountain.

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This is a really popular study and hang-out
spot on campus.

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On really nice days, you’ll even see people
hanging in their hammocks on the trees nearby.

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The plaza was named after Eli Lilly’s chief
executor, Robert D. Wood, and his wife Billie

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Lou Wood.

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There’s tons more art to see on IUPUI’s
campus, but let’s move on and take a deep

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dive into the Health Sciences at IUPUI.