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As the possibilities of virtual reality (VR) sensory experiences continue to expand, one area that could use some attention is fluid dynamics. Now, Arizona State University PhD student Frank Liu has...
While working in Washington, D.C., April Hobby was surrounded by impressive museum art galleries like the Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art. She wanted to see what else was out there —...
In the wake of recent mass shootings, many may feel helpless about creating change. But Arizona State University graduate student Marissa Barnathan believes that doesn’t have to be the case....
Cecily Culver, an MFA in sculpture student in the School of Art, was recently awarded the 2015 Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture. The award carries a $20,000...
Curtis Moeller, a Master of Music in Musical Theatre Performance student in the School of Music, recently attended the week-long Musical Direction Intensive program at Goodspeed Musicals in...
Xiangyuan Huang, a Bachelor of Arts in Violin Performance student in the School of Music, placed second in the strings division of the national 2014–2015 Music Teachers National Association (...
Lexie Kruse, a Master of Fine Arts in Trumpet Performance student in the School of Music, recently won second place and $500 at the Grand Junction Symphony Solo Competition in Colorado. She...
School of Music alumnus Jaxon Williams has been awarded a Fulbright Arts Study Grant for 2015–2016. He will move to Seville, Spain, to study Spanish guitar repertoire with a renowned concert...
Bachelor in Vocal Performance student Nicole Blumenstein of the School of Music was recently awarded the Joan Frazer Memorial Award for Judaism and the Arts at ASU. Blumenstein received the...
Two trumpet ensembles from the School of Music will compete in the live auditions for the National Trumpet Competition, March 19–21, at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The first ensemble is...

Students Jordyn Barsuglia (School of Arts, Media + Engineering), Issac Bickmore (School of Music) and Danielle VanTuinen (School of Music) traveled to Nashville with School of...
Twenty-two current and former students from the School of Music performed at ClarinetFest 2014 in Baton Rouge, La., this summer. Sponsored by the International Clarinet Association, the annual...
Lisa Lizanec, an alumni of the School of Music, is currently on tour in Japan with the Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway musical “Blast!” as a trombonist in the pit orchestra. The tour will...
"Ground Cover," a project by Ann Morton (School of Art, BFA and MFA in Fibers) was featured on the PBS show Horizon
Two ASU music students were named finalists at the Southwest regional division of the 2014 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition. They will go on to compete for a chance...
From tango to software development -- exploration across disciplines earns ASU graduate student Fulbright award

Courtney Brown, a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music student in the ASU School of...

Jack Schwimmer has been playing the saxophone since fourth grade and it can safely be said that he is now a virtuoso.

Schwimmer, a student at ASU and Barrett, The Honors College, will graduate in...

Joseph Finkel, a graduate student in music history in the ASU School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, recently presented his research paper, “Searching...
“Err Prenne,” a video piece by Brian Hernandez, a doctoral student in interdisciplinary digital media and performance in the ASU schools of arts, media + engineering and music in the...

Emily Stergar, an MFA in sculpture graduate, and Christopher Torres, an MFA in ceramics graduate of the ASU School of Art, have been awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Center's...

Willow Senjamin, a senior arts administration in the ASU School of Art in the Herberger Institute, was selected as a Smithsonian summer intern. She will work at the National Museum...
ASU School of Theatre and Film students continue to win acclaim at national student film festivals with three films taking awards at the Campus MovieFest in Hollywood June 21-23....
Benjamin Rogers, a master's in fine arts in painting alumnus from the ASU School of Art was chosen to represent ASU in the MFA annual issue of New American Paintings, one of...

Cameron Luft, a master's of fine arts in painting candidate in the ASU School of Art was chosen to represent ASU in the MFA annual issue of New American Paintings, one of...

K Brandt Knapp from the School of Art and The Design School in the Herberger Institute of Art has been selected with her colleague, Jerome W. Haferd, as the winners for Folly...
Majid Dadgar was recently accepted as a Ph.D. student in Healthcare and Healing Environments in The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.


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Eric Heying, a BFA in Ceramics candidate in the ASU School of Art was named a 2012 Windgate Fellow. Heying was one of 10 selected among a field of 114 applicants...


Evan Pomerantz, a bachelor of fine arts in ceramics candidate in the ASU School of Art, was awarded the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts' first-place award...

Thomas Greyeyes, a BFA in Intermedia candidate in the ASU School of Art, is the winner in the visual arts category for the 2012 Big Brain Award at Phoenix New Times.

The award was...

Airi Katsuta is a senior in the ASU School of Art. She volunteered in Ishinomaki, Japan, for two weeks last summer as part of the earthquake and tsunami relief effort following the March 11,...
ASU School of Art MFA in Intermedia candidate and filmmaker Peter Christenson's short narrative, "F*&^k Lance Armstrong," was an official selection of the Cinequest 22 International...
L. Michael Lu, a graduate student in architecture and urban design at The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, placed first in the Legacies are Built Kingspan...
Ashlee Grubbs and William Gunn are recent graduates of the The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Grubbs earned dual masters degrees in architecture and...
Qian Yan is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Design program in The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Qian acted as the product designer for...
Seven undergraduate architecture students from The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute presented their final semester projects to the residents of the San Tan Valley Estates...
Julie Link earned her bachelor of music in bassoon performance from the ASU School of Music in May 2009. She has received a Fulbright grant for music study in Zurich, Switzerland beginning in...
Robert McCarthy is a bachelor of music (music education) student and oboist in the ASU School of Music. In February 2011, McCarthy was awarded the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Band Directors...
Gabriel Sears earned his bachelor of music degree in music education from the ASU School of Music in December 2010. Sears, a tuba student of Sam Pilafian and Pat Sheridan, and has been named a...
Christen Forrester is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Design program in The Design School in the ASU Herberger Institute. She was recently recognized by the ASU Graduate College...

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