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Mimmo Bonanni helps an editor during the Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Hayden Library on ASU's Tempe campus on Friday, March 31, 2017.

ASU holds its second annual Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

ASU held its second Art + Feminism edit-a-thon last week to promote awareness to female artists as well as female Wikipedia editors.

By Jordan Tower | April 6, 2017

Students gather at an activity table outside the Phoenix Art Museum on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 and create art as part of the museums first-ever College Night.

Phoenix Art Museum to host events aimed at college students

The Phoenix Art Museum has begun a series of events aimed at the college students in the downtown Phoenix area.

By Alexis Juarez | April 6, 2017

We Are: Alive First Friday Event at Herberger Theatre on Friday, October 7, 2016.

A land of imagination: ASU alum to perform at First Friday Live

The Herberger Theatre will host an event on April 7, 2017 that will feature many artists to create the concept of imagination.

By Kalle Benallie | April 4, 2017

ASU psychology student Makita White poses with her piece titled "Can You Hear Me" in her workspace in Tempe, Arizona.

Fundraiser goes toward new studio space for Neon Club in downtown Phoenix

Two ASU clubs came together to help connect local and student artists while raising money for new studio space.

By Maddie Johnson | April 2, 2017

The SILC Café is a place to learn new languages and meet new people

The School of International Letters and Cultures offers the SILC Café every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., giving students a change to practice their foreign languages.

By Kalle Benallie | March 29, 2017

ASU Professor Richard Lerman by the 1987 display "Session: 20x24 Photographs"on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

What you hear is what you get: An ASU professor displays 40 years of sound art at the West campus

Richard Lerman is a veteran sound artist and professor at the ASU West campus who displays work collected from all over the world.

By Kalle Benallie | March 26, 2017

Urian Garcia, Creative Writing student at ASU, reads his short fiction piece at the Spillers 7th annual event at the Valley Bar on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

Valley Bar showcases fiction writing talent among ASU students, Arizona residents

ASU students showcased their writing talent at a local authors' event designed to bring fiction to Downtown Phoenix.

By Jasmine Spearing-Bowen | March 20, 2017

Theatre student Evan Carson performs "Games We Play" at Binary Theatre on March 16, 2017.

Laughing at our pain: the importance of putting mental health at center stage

Art can prompt important discussions on mental illness. Binary Theatre Company demonstrates the importance of representing characters suffering through trauma.

By Maria Idalis Harris | March 19, 2017

Artist Gina Osterloh performs her piece "Prick!" at ASU Art Museum's fall 2016 opening reception.

ASU fights underrepresentation of women in the arts

By giving female students a platform and also by making the issue of inequality a main dialogue, University faculty is working to address underrepresentation of women in professional art fields.

By Carly Golding | March 2, 2017

Step Gallery in downtown Phoenix featuring artwork by Travis Rice pictured on Friday, Feb. 24th, 2017.

Student artists at ASU exhibit their work with the help of a professor in a Downtown Phoenix gallery

Master's of Fine Arts students at ASU can display their collections at Step Gallery with the help of ASU staff.

By Kalle Benallie | March 1, 2017

Fly Blimps! a series of autonomous helium filled blimps whose movements are controlled by house flies was exhibited at Emerge, Festival of Futures: Frankenstein during the Night of Open Door at ASU's Tempe, Arizona campus on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

Biology and art come together at ASU Night of the Open Door event EMERGE: a festival of futures

EMERGE: A Festival of Futures hosted its event themed "Frankenstein" last Friday to highlight the highs and lows of the innovative process through bio-art.

By Taylor Rivera | February 27, 2017

Cheech Marin performs live at ASU on Feb. 17, 2017.

Comedians talk about the road to comedy and racial issues in "Loud Mouth Success Stories"

Comedians recently visited Gammage to discuss the industry and racism in entertainment.

By Kalle Benallie | February 23, 2017

One of the many pieces of wall and sculpture art highlighted in the Violence of Truth exhibition at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe, Arizona on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.

ASU professor creates an exhibit featuring Latin American works

Jose Bernardi puts together an art exhibit featuring Latin American pieces in the hopes to start a conversation about human differences and human truths.

By Jacquelyn Anderson | February 20, 2017

Artists and visitors gather in the Fletcher Library for "How Traditions Inspire Today's Artists" at the ASU West campus on Feb. 10, 2017. The exhibit displays the work of local students and artists.

ASU West Campus exhibits art celebrating cultural diversity

ASU's West Campus hosted high school students and local artists in a exhibition to promote cultural awareness.

By Kalle Benallie | February 15, 2017

Heather Lineberry, Senior Curator and Associate Director at the ASU Art Museum, sits infront of Ana Mendieta’s Siluetas series at the ASU Art Mueseum in Tempe. This art series is Mendietas most famous work and it focuses on what she calls earth-body sculutres.

ASU Art Museum weaves a 60-year legacy on campus

The museum has been a destination for both campus inhabitants and the public as well.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | February 15, 2017

ASU dance students practice their performance for the Mainstage: Transitions Projects 1 event in Tempe, Ariz. on Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017.

Dance seniors perform Transition Projects to finish four years of work

Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates prepare their most ambitious and passionate culmination of their ASU experiences on stage for the last time.

By Michael Felix | February 9, 2017

ASU students should explore their surroundings and expand their knowledge

The learning that occurs outside the classroom is just as crucial as hours spent in a college class. Students should immerse themselves in the surrounding areas of all four of ASU's campuses.

By Ashley Sutherland | February 8, 2017

Jonathan Wright (left) works with visiting artist Brenda Mallory to create a unique work of art inspired by Mallory's Native American heritage.

Map(ing): ASU students breath life to artists' visions

ASU students work with Native American artists to create unique screen printed artworks over the course of several weeks to be displayed at the ASU Art Museum.

By Michael Felix | February 7, 2017

Louis Mendoza, Director of ASU's School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, stands in his office on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.

Eliminating funding for the arts and humanities rips at our cultural fabric

For fifty years, the government has helped has helped fund America's arts and humanities. The Trump Administration might end that.

By David Marino | February 6, 2017

Local artist and ASU alumna Amanda Adkins pictured at her Grand Avenue studio on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

The business of art: ASU grads bring practical skills to a creative field

As art students prepare to enter the workforce, their business and marketing skills can be just important as their talent.

By Jasmine Spearing-Bowen | January 30, 2017

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