Employing the Mexican folk-art technique of papel picado, where intricate designs are cut into colorful sheets of tissue paper, Herron alumna Beatriz Vasquez pushes the boundaries of this widely used art form to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Vasquez will moderate a panel discussion, “Migration: A Force of Nature—A Basic Human Need,” […]
Uranchimeg “Orna” Tsultem has achieved international acclaim in the field of Mongolian art and Asian art history. In 2014, she established a nonprofit organization that aims to support Mongolian U.S. college students. Tsultem has been called the “leading curator and art historian of Mongolia” and has won numerous awards for her work. She now fittingly serves as […]
Who says you need a passport to experience some global culture? The IUPUI International Festival returns to the Campus Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. The Office of International Affairs signaled the festival’s imminent return with the installation of the flags this week at the Campus Center. In its 16th year, […]
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a staunch warrior for her islands and her people, continues to advocate for Native Hawaiian issues spanning the politics, culture, language and history of her home. Hinaleimoana remains dedicated to educating and empowering her community for the last three decades. Her life is her career and she currently devotes her time to teaching Native Hawaiian […]
Nyle DiMarco, winner of Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model, empowers audiences to believe they can do and be anything they want in life, no matter the obstacle. He won the mirror ball trophy on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (season 22), was the last model standing on The CW’s America’s Next Top Model (cycle 22), and appeared on […]
Indiana University has hundreds of research centers, institutes, and museums spread across its campuses, each of them drawing people together to pursue new understandings and discoveries These special environments for exploring allow researchers from across disciplines, departments, schools, and campuses to collaborate on pursuing important questions and ideas, from the study of religion, ethics, and […]
The Religion, Spirituality & the Arts Seminar (RSA), a project of the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute, invited 11 Indiana artists to explore and expound upon the story of Jonah and the Whale during the ninth annual Religion, Spirituality and the Arts Seminar and the accompanying art exhibition. Artists include Megan Jefferson, Courtland Blade, Claudia […]
In 1911, 15-year-old Maggie works 12-hour days in a Belfast linen mill, making tablecloths for the Titanic, which is being built nearby. Amid dust fibers filling the air and standing water drenching her feet, Maggie aspires to go to America and marry a man like her sister’s husband. When she finally gets there 10 years […]
Join Syrian director Naila Al Atrash for a special talk – Syria: Confronting Violence with Creativity Naila Al Atrash is one of the most highly celebrated directors in Arab theater today and has also earned renown and awards as an innovative actress and scholar of theater arts. Naila has headed the Acting Department of the Syrian […]
As the saying goes, the best sports officials are the ones you don’t notice — they run a clean game, don’t miss any calls and have no bearing on the final outcome. But what if you don’t notice the officials because they aren’t there at all? That day may not be far off, as state […]
