ASU Herberger Institute Press Releases

Dance, New Media awarded NEA grants

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 MST

The ASU School of Dance and two faculty members in the ASU School of Arts, Media + Engineering in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts received National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants totaling $110,000 in the ....

ASU opens residence in downtown Phoenix, welcomes international artists

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 MST

The first artists moved into their new living spaces last month at Combine Studios in downtown Phoenix, marking an important milestone for the ASU Art Museum International Artist Residency Program.

Clare Patey (England), Matteo Rubbi (Italy) and Miguel Palma (Portugal) ....

Barton tapped as new director for The Design School

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

After successfully completing an extensive international search, Kwang-Wu Kim, dean and director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, announced the appointment of Craig Barton as director of The Design School and professor.

Barton, a designer and urban ....

Juilliard String Quartet returns to ASU

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

The ASU School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomes back the Juilliard String Quartet to its Visiting Quartet Residency Program, as ASU celebrates the eighth season of its innovative program.

Initiated in ....

School of Music alum completes globe trotting tour with Barrage

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

If the music store had had a cello to rent, Taylor Morris might not have spent the last four years touring the globe playing the violin with Barrage, a high-octane fiddling group the Denver Post calls �too wow for ....

National accreditation attained for new Landscape Architecture master's program

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts received accreditation from the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board for its graduate program in landscape architecture, giving the young program and its graduates national credibility and endorsement.

The ....

1000 cranes launched to raise money for Japanese recovery effort

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

Last spring, Airi Katsuta watched from her parents� Ahwatukee home the news broadcasts of the devastating March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that demolished whole cities in Japan, a country she had left 14 years earlier when her family ....

X-Square winners opt for trees, turf and X-scape space

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

Three designers, a fiber artist and a musician collaborated to create the winning design for this year�s X-Square competition, the ultimate Herberger Institute interdisciplinary challenge.

Four Valley professionals chose X-Scape from among the five proposals submitted by teams composed of ....

ASU School of Dance duo wins second in Argentine Tango Salon Championship

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

Daniela Borgialli and her dance partner, Rommel Oramas, won second place in the salon category in the recent USA Argentine Tango Championship in San Francisco.

Borgialli, an ASU alumnae, teaches Argentine Tango as a faculty associate in the ASU School ....

School of Music annual piano sale raises funds for new pianos

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MST

The ASU School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts in conjunction with AZ ....