IU Southeast Fine Arts News and Features
IU Southeast drawing and painting students kick off Logan Under Lights
October 26, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast upper-level drawing and painting students helped kick off the October “Logan Under Lights” art walk in Louisville, Kentucky. The students are exhibiting their work at the Logan Street Market Gallery, and the reception was the spotlight event for the walk. Logan Under Lights is a monthly celebration of ...
On view: Paintings by Debra Clem
October 14, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–“Surface and Illusion” is the title of a solo exhibition by Debra Clem, head of painting in the School of Arts and Letters at IU Southeast. The show opens on Thursday, October 28, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. at the historic Carnegie Center for Art and History in New ...
Barr Gallery re-opens with works by 2020 and 2021 Studio Arts BFA alumni
August 18, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–The Ronald Barr Gallery reopens next week with an exhibition over two years in the making, give or take. Aptly titled “Emergence,” the show presents selected works by fifteen 2020 and 2021 Studio Arts BFA alumni who were prevented from exhibiting their thesis art due to pandemic-related health and safety ...
Amie Villiger Harris ’13 conjures Appalachian magic in Whitesburg mural
October 20, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The Cumberland dragon has been spotted in the Eastern Kentucky town of Whitesburg! Over fifty feet long, with purple scales and syrupy yellow eyes, it has been seen moving among the wild mushrooms and mountain laurel, while in the woods beyond, a flying saucer has been seen abducting a pickup ...
IU Southeast to host virtual lecture with Nigerian ceramics artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema
September 25, 2020
The IU Southeast School of Arts & Letters, Fine Arts Department and IU Southeast Ceramics will host Nigerian artist Ngozi-Omeje Ezema for a virtual visiting artist lecture via Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m. Ngozi-Omeje Ezema graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 2005 and later received her Master of Fine Arts ...
Susanna Crum leads printmaking collaboration to support artists and raise awareness during pandemic
June 30, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Kentuckiana, Susanna Crum, assistant professor of fine arts for printmaking, and her partner, artist and educator Rudy Salgado, were forced to close their Louisville printmaking studio, Calliope Arts. “We found ourselves alone with a fully-equipped studio for the first time,” Crum said. It didn’t ...
Susanna Crum uses art and history to boost morale in Louisville
April 27, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Susanna Crum, assistant professor of fine arts and her partner, Rudy Salgado, are blending art, reminiscence and a sense of place to boost morale in Louisville, Kentucky. Crum and Salgado are reproducing and distributing a found artifact: pledge badges from the Great Flood of 1937. Printed on camvas and pinned ...
Teaching through the pandemic: Barbara Kutis
April 6, 2020
During this time of widespread disruption, with lives turned upside-down and inside-out, IU Southeast educators are making adjustments to deliver high-quality learning experiences for students. Assisted by the Institute for Learning and Teaching Excellence (ILTE), they are shifting their courses online, overcoming challenges and making some discoveries along the way. These are their stories. Dr. ...
