Fine Arts

Congratulations from Dean Hesselman to all who put their considerable time and efforts to creating program additions.

• The following academic program additions ‘New Minors’ have been approved and are ready for implementation:
  • Minor in Fine Arts: Digital Photography and Video Art (non-Fine Arts majors)
  • Minor in Studio Art: Digital Photography (for Fine Arts majors)

• The Empty Bowls fundraiser to raise money for the Grenadier Grab n’ Go raised $1,554. The bowls sold out within the first hour! Over $4,000 has been raised for the Grenadier Grab n’ Go from the last three fundraisers. On behalf of Professor Brian Harper, the Dirt Bags, and the Ceramics area, a huge ‘thank you’ goes out to all those involved in this worthy cause, especially Resident Artist in Ceramics, Lalana Fedorschak who was instrumental in making this event a success, from firing kilns to helping with the sale itself. She was involved in every step of the process.
• IU Southeast has collaborated with Perry Central High School to be a resource for their Art Pathway program. Perry Central had to submit an application to the Department of Education to start this program. One of the requirements was to have a business and college mentor for students on how to best advise them seeking to find a future career in the Art. Dr Kok Cheow Yeoh will be the contact at IU Southeast for Perry Central. (Photos below)

• “The Space Between Us” BFA Senior Exhibition was held at the Ronald L Barr Gallery from March 24, 2022 to April 10, 2022. The exhibition was dedicated to: The interactions with Self and Other.
• Several IU Southeast Students held exhibitions at the Space Lab during the spring semester. Below are some of the exhibitions:
  • Adam Frey, an IU Southeast senior pursuing a BFA in Digital Art held an exhibition “Unrelenting” in the Space Lab April 5th through the 7th. His exhibition, focusing on sound, revolved around the passage of time and documenting it and its effect on him and his surroundings using different mediums in the realm of Digital Art. The piece walked the listener through a day in his life that never seemed to end. The day that he has lived every day since the beginning of Covid-19. As each day sped forward, it started growing more chaotic and overwhelming showing the effects the repetition and isolation has on the mind.
  • Jazz Strope, held an exhibition “Missing Piece – Solving the Puzzle” in the Space Lab April 11th through the 14th. The exhibit was created so the viewers could experience awareness and understanding of individuals with ADHD. A scavenger hunt was created representing the symptoms in order to place the viewer in the shoes of a person with ADHD. His work also served as a creative outlet for his frustrations surrounding his adult diagnosis a little over a year ago. The hunt reflects the search for answers that adults with undiagnosed ADHD often have about the issues they face in their person and professional lives.

    

  • “External” was the title of an exhibition Olivia Arnold presented in the Space Lab.

    

• In April 2022, Lecturer of Graphic Design, Leslie Doyle, and Associate Professor in Graphic Design, Dr. Kok Cheow Yeoh took a select group of students to a unique design conference held annually in Columbus, Georgia, called Creative South. Thankfully, Leslie and Kok Cheow were able to get the trip fully supported through excursion funding provided by the EVCAA, Dr. Kelly A. Ryan, a generous donation from Dean Jim Hesselman of the School of Arts & Letters, and a portion of their Graphic Design department budget.
  Creative South is a conference centered around creative thinking, collaboration, and exploration in the field of art and design. During the three day conference, the attendees heard daily talks from leaders in the design field that are there to help educate, inspire, and reimagine the way designers work and how they can develop team culture, morale, and united ways of thinking. Unlike any other design conference, Creative South prides itself in nurturing personal conversations with the creative community at all levels. It’s far more than just a networking event. This conference exposes creative and marketing professionals (both freelance and corporate), students, and novice design enthusiasts to key speakers on the subject of branding, marketing, and design. The theme of this year’s conference was “Family Reunion” because the conference has been on hold since March of 2020. Thankfully, this year, the founder of Creative South, Mike Jones, was able to bring everyone together as a family there to support one another.
  So what was the favorite event for all of the attendees? Hands down, the Bridge Party held the first night of the conference. This party is conveniently on the walking bridge from their hotel to Columbus. While the party offered an opportunity for great food and the opportunity to mingle and network with other speakers and attendees, the best part of the night was centered around Ink Wars. Ten applicants were selected to draw for an hour on 4ftx8ft white panels for the entire crowd to witness and cheer them on through their process. With the timer set and a theme this year of “Family Tree,” the artists have to work quickly drawing up their interpretation. While it might seem like an hour is quite a long time to watch this event, it’s amazing how much the energy of the event kept the crowd engaged as they started to watch live sketches develop into thicker black definitive outlines. Everyone was cheering, dancing to the music, and guessing amongst each other who they thought had the best design.

  

  Below are just a few of the comments from the IU Southeast student attendees of the conference:
  Darren Ison, on going to Creative South in the future — “It was super beneficial to me and I am grateful for the experience, the work that was put into making it all happen and IUS for making it possible. I wish there were more opportunities like this because it definitely made an impact on me and will hold a significant place in my memory and heart for years to come.”
  Jaidyn Horrom, on attending Creative South — “I thoroughly enjoyed the Creative South trip and all of the inspirations and memories that came along with it. I feel like attending the conference and being surrounded by so many creative people revitalized my drive and motivation to do great things with my career and design work.”
  Max Brock, on his main takeaways from the conference — “One of the take-aways from Creative South for me was that despite age, experience, challenges, and differences there is a huge community of creatives that are very supportive and will gladly help when asked. This is so reassuring for someone about to enter one of the most competitive fields. My perception of the industry was always that you had to be the best or you’d be eaten alive along the way, but this conference really challenged my thinking on the field and those in it. Another take-away from this trip is something a little more personal. I have a pretty hard time opening up to people and building that foundation of friendship, but I truly feel a lot closer to everyone who went with me to Georgia.”
  Olivia Arnold, on going to Creative South in the future — “I would definitely encourage taking students to this conference again. It was such an inspiring and insightful event that taught me a lot about myself and the design world. It was very rejuvenating and left me excited to create and gave me lots of ideas on how to do so. Overall, this trip was such an enriching experience that I am honored to have been a part of.”

  

• Dallas Wooten, BFA Ceramics class of 2017, was selected as one of Ceramic Monthly’s Emerging Artists for 2022. Wooten was one of 24 recipients of the award that received 599 applications. It’s a highly competitive nationally recognized award and comes with a feature in the magazine, which is the largest and most widely circulated ceramics publication in the world. Read more ⬈
• Samantha Purze, Post Bacc class of 2021, was accepted as an Artaxis member by a panel of international jurors from the ceramic field. View Samanta’s Artaxis page ⬈ Purze was also a featured artist at Northern Clay Center ⬈ in Minneapolis in March.
• Sam Chumley, BFA class of 2017, lectured and held a visiting artist workshop at Valdosta State University in March. Chumley also taught a class at Arrowmont School for the Arts and crafts in February.
• L Gnadinger, Post Bacc class of 2018, just graduated with an MFA from Tyler School of Art.
• Lillian Powel, Post Bacc class of 2019, recently received the Studio Technician position at Belger Crane Yard Studios as well as just lectured and held a workshop at the University of Iowa. Powell also recently had a solo exhibition in Kansas City.
• Oliver Read, Post Bacc class of 219, just graduated with an MFA from Illinois State University.
• Brooklin Grants, BFA Class of 2020, was recently names the Gallery Manager at Houseguest Gallery in Louisville.
• Kristy Cambron, 2010 Art History, has published over a dozen books and works as Communications Consultant. Cambron placed first in the 2013 NWTRWA Great Expectations and 2012 FCRW Beacon contests. Kristy writes WWII and Regency fiction and her most recent novel; “The Italian Ballerina” will be published in July 2022. In one of her “Lost Castle” novels, she acknowledges former Chancellor Ray Wallace’s help in “making Ireland come to life”.
• Wende Cudmore, BFA class of 2013, has been participating in KMAC’s Art Walks and Runway and was recently featured in a segment on WDRB.