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World of possibilities“Design is a way of seeing the world as possibilities. It is asking, ‘What if?’ I am excited to be part of an institution that values design.” — Paola SanguinettiPaola...
What higher ed can learn from the music industry and more–Herberger Institute highlights from July 2021Higher education in a world of singlesWhat can higher ed learn from the music industry? Plenty,...
Leading the way in virtual reality, architecture and more–Herberger Institute highlights from June 2021‘The Godmother of virtual reality’Nonny de la Peña, dubbed “The Godmother of Virtual Reality” by...
New design and arts graduates are making their mark in the world–Herberger Institute highlights from May 2021Branding the National GalleryJohanna Taylor, assistant professor and director of the...
Announcing the new director of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School and other highlights from April 2021Beyond opening nightDianah Wynter. Photo by D’Andre Michael.Announcing Dianah Wynter,...
Everything is possible“He didn’t accept ‘no.’ He didn’t accept when people said, ‘you can’t do that.’ And we want our students to feel that same sense of everything is possible.”Earlier this month,...
Sam Fresquez and Merryn Alaka. Photo by Josh Loeser.ASU alums Merryn Alaka and Sam Fresquez both graduated from the Herberger Institute’s School of Art in May of 2019, Alaka with a bachelor’s degree...
By Matthew Villar MirandaThe Herberger Institute’s ASU Art Museum shares playlists from artists, curators and museum staff on Spotify. These playlists feature music that inspires their work or pairs...
DisruptAs we begin a new year, we invite you to take a look back at the 2019–20 academic year and get a preview of what will be coming in the next year, as showcased in the pages of Disrupt,...
Announcing The Sidney Poitier New American Film School–Herberger Institute highlights from January 2021The Sidney Poitier New American Film Schoolhttps://medium.com/media/...
How COVID-19 accelerated change in design and arts education–Herberger Institute highlights from October 2020Creativity required“If you focus on what you don’t have, you never make anything. If you...
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO joins ASU and more — Herberger Institute highlights from September 2020National Field Leader in ResidenceDeborah Cullinan, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO,...
Music therapy at home, outdoor art exhibitions and more–Herberger Institute highlights from July 2020Music therapy at homeASU music therapy students and faculty in the School of Music make sure the...
Kiersten Lutrrell, Dora Rodriguez and Sara Frost work in the community garden.The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Watts College for Community Solutions share multiple priorities,...
Announcing Mellon Projecting All Voices Fellows and more–Herberger Institute highlights from August 2020Art for justice“What gets passed down to us? Whose stories do we see and whose don’t we see?”...
Changing the dance worldDance alum J. Bouey and their Dance Union podcast co-host Melanie Greene were featured in The New York Times. They talked about racism in the dance world and organizing for ...
‘A science experiment cos-playing as a game’: What Port of Mars can teach us about successful communitiesBy Lance Gharavi, associate professor in the School of Film, Dance and Theatre and affiliated...
Cultural Innovation ToolsASU’s National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation, a partnership between the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and ASU Gammage, launched Cultural Innovation Tools...
Elijah RamirezWhen COVID-19 forced physical distancing across the world, including at Arizona State University, Elijah Ramirez’s duet partner Yuki Kuno left Tempe to move back to Japan to be with...
Humanizing our experiences through digital culture and more — Herberger Institute highlights from March 2020Love in the time of Covid-19“It’s our digital technology that’s allowing us to stay...
A limited series podcast on creativity and place — Herberger Institute highlights from February 2020Stories of placeWhat happens when artists are invited to contribute to community improvement...
As the largest comprehensive design and arts college in the U.S., the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University plays a critical role in testing and advancing how we...
Breaking ground on a hi-tech gateway–Herberger Institute highlights from January 2020Building a hi-tech gateway“It’s a really exciting program with a lot more horsepower than anything out there. None...
Art, science and technology with Diana Ayton-Shenker, new popular music program and more–Herberger Institute highlights from DecemberArt, science and technology“How can we become more human and more...
By Maggie Waller, undergraduate dance student, School of Film, Dance and TheatreMaggie WallerWhat place do the arts have in the business sector, particularly in a commercial furniture business? How...
Herberger Institute Day was born from Dean Steven Tepper’s desire to bring together the students, faculty and staff of the institute’s five schools and art museum for a day of workshops and...
By Adriene Jenik, ASU School of Art professorPhoto by Jillian Sandell.In November 2017 I began performing in public with my ECOtarot deck. The performance is a one on one, intimate exchange in which...
A new grant with Vh1 Save the Music and more — Herberger Institute highlights from September 2019The future of learninghttps://medium.com/media/bffde2eedcc05d356150baa57e9f2474/hrefSchool of Music...
Disrupting design and the arts — Herberger Institute highlights from August 2019Announcing the 2018–19 issue of Disrupthttps://medium.com/media/da64113e04f40683e1c041f55d506921/hrefAs we launch into...
Inspiring alumni, a new podcast and more — Herberger Institute highlights from June 2019In our June highlights, read about the incredible work our alumni and students are doing and about the...
Composer, violinist and artist/entrepreneur Daniel Bernard Roumain joined ASU as an Institute Professor in 2016. This year, Roumain launched DBR Lab, “as a conversation with, and challenge to,...
This month the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University announced its 2019–20 Practices for Change fellows and graduated more than 800 designers and artists.Practices...
Choreographer, performer, writer, educator and speaker Liz Lerman. Photo by Lise Metzger.Shortly after Liz Lerman arrived at ASU as the first Institute Professor in the Herberger Institute for Design...
Rebuilding Notre Dame, Black Performance Theory and more — Herberger Institute highlights from April 2019See how students and faculty in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona...
Photo of students in The Design School’s Indigenous Stories and Sky Science lab during a three-day trip, which included a visit at Roden Crater. Photo by Shenise Bryant.Earlier this year, Arizona...
Faculty featured in Smithsonian and The New York Times — Herberger Institute highlights from March 2019In our March highlights, we showcase some of the incredible work our faculty, alumni and...
By Jason Schupbach, director of The Design School in ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the ArtsA student in The Design School works on a class project.What does it mean to design a more just...
Announcing our Practices for Change Fellowship — Herberger Institute highlights from February 2019From a new fellowship to a new hub for digital innovation and a campaign pushing for gender equity in...
“Dear Women” is a short film by the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre that encourages women to tell their stories as filmmakers.When the 91st Academy Awards air this Sunday, a woman will not win...
“I think we’ve got a lot of challenges these days, in pretty much every private and public sector in this country, and I think artists are a massive untapped resource that could help in surprising...
Partnering with artist James Turrell on Roden Crater–Herberger Institute highlights from January 2019Only one month into 2019 and so much is already happening at the Herberger Institute for Design...
by Anna Dong, founder of Generation CreativeI have always loved being creative. To this day, I can remember being in pre-school and feeling as though the possibilities were endless when I was doing...
Art and immigration, art and science, art and justice — Herberger Institute highlights from December 2018As 2018 draws to a close, here’s a taste of what’s been happening at the Herberger Institute...
by Sam Shugert, MA in Creative Enterprise and Cultural LeadershipI graduated this week with my Master of Arts in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership, an interdisciplinary program within...
We believe designers and artists are unique and often under-activated assets in communities. As the largest comprehensive design and arts college in the U.S., we also believe we have a critical role...
Placemaking, placekeeping and the complexity of human emotion — Herberger Institute highlights from November 2018It’s been a busy month for our faculty, students, donors, partners and initiative...
Last week, The Arizona Republic published Who’s Next: 24 creatives building the Valley’s arts scene.The Who’s Next series highlights emerging leaders who are shaping the Valley of the Sun and the...
by Steven J. Tepper, dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the ArtsSparky and friends at ASU’s first ever Innovation DayAt Arizona State University, we talk about innovation a lot, and last...
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomes its inaugural cohort of students in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art–ASU Master’s Fellowship in Art History this semester.The...