Art

Passion over pay: challenging the starving artist stereotype

As some equate STEM careers with success in the digital age, ASU's artists work to prove that money isn't synonymous with personal fulfillment. The starving artist stereotype is pervasive — but a shift to incorporate the arts in STEM could change that.

By Madeline Nguyen | November 7, 2022

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Expanding the canon: how ASU is working with museums to promote diversity

The Heard Museum in Phoenix joined the Master’s Fellowship in Art History, a collaborative program between ASU and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The fellowship is designed to make art museums more diverse.

By Keetra Bippus | November 3, 2022

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ASU kicks off Campus Sustainability Month with a chalk art event

The Pathway to Sustainability, a chalk art display event, kicks off ASU's sustainability month.

By Claire Le Gallo | October 6, 2022

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Queer Zine Party: ASU students explore queer history through art

Herberger is hosting an event celebrating the ASU queer community where participants can learn about the history of the lost art form of zines while creating their own.

By Marissa Armstrong | October 5, 2022

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The Voices of ASU on Diaspora

The State Press' newest series, featuring poems from the ASU community on diaspora. 

By State Press Staff | April 24, 2022

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ASU art students discuss student-run exhibition, 'Configuration,' at Mirabella

After years of making various different art pieces across several mediums, art students at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts are coming together to develop their own exhibition. 

By Amir Imam | April 13, 2022

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Students share their stories through zines, language and art in new exhibit

The new exhibit, hosted by ASU's A Buncha Book Artists club, gives students an opportunity to share their work and artistic endeavors. 

By Tristan Richards | March 24, 2022

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Inside ASU’s illustrious ceramic collection

ASU's Ceramics Research Center works to foster a ceramics community by showcasing ceramists, from clay rookies to clay masters.

By Devon Mendrzycki | March 1, 2022

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Students and staff host Minecraft server to encourage connection and creativity

ASU Minecraft server, created last year, is now open to Herberger students to continue to help ease stress and tension felt by many due to the pandemic.

By Lauren Kobley | October 27, 2021

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'Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration' opens after years in the works

"Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration" has been in progress for years and is showing in the ASU Art Museum until Feb. 12, 2022.

By Shradha Krishnamurthy | September 19, 2021

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Student creators, artists use newfound time to improve passions

Student artists are continuing their hobbies and passions while balancing school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Rithwik Kalale | April 10, 2021

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Opinion: Art students deserve better

ASU art majors are feeling neglected by the University with subpar on-campus dorms and residence halls.

By Haley Tenore | February 22, 2021

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Nuevos cursos usan lecciones de la pandemia para abordar problemas que enfrenta la comunidad

Tres cursos actuales y próximos del Laboratorio de Humanidades busca responder preguntas que fueron propuestas por COVID-19.

By Anna Campbell | February 16, 2021

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Lanzamiento del Centro de Imaginación en Borderlands

El Centro de Imaginación en Borderlands junta a artistas de antecedentes diversos para discutir las vidas, historia y el futuro de las personas indígenas. 

By Lauren Kobley | February 15, 2021

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New courses use lessons from pandemic to address problems facing community

Three current and upcoming Humanities Labs seek to answer questions raised by COVID-19. 

By Anna Campbell | February 13, 2021

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Center for Imagination in the Borderlands launches

The Center for Imagination in the Borderlands brings together artists from a diverse range of backgrounds to discuss the lives, history and future of Indigenous people.

By Lauren Kobley | February 8, 2021

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Palabra: Phoenix's nerve center for artists, creatives

Palabra's founder and creative Jorge Ignacio Torres shares how the Phoenix artistic hub came to be and what it offers. 

By Nick Devor | January 29, 2021

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"Body/Magic: Liz Cohen" exhibition opens at ASU Art Museum

The ASU Art Museum is featuring a new exhibition from Liz Cohen called “Body/Magic,” which shines light on issues of femininity, immigration and nonconformity. 

By Lauren Kobley | January 18, 2021

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Alumni startup Requiren connects artists to custom-made art seekers

Requiren is an online platform where customers can request custom paintings from artists around the country. 

By Lauren Kobley | November 19, 2020

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Continued event postponements, cancellations have creatives scraping by

Arts and culture events in Tempe and Phoenix saw a wave of cancellations in the spring and many are seeing another as cases rise again.

By Kacey Wilson | November 4, 2020

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