Meet Philip Campbell

(B.F.A. General Fine Arts '89)

2025 Herron Distinguished Alumnus

Campbell is a multidisciplinary artist, storyteller, and community advocate whose work centers on human connection.

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Actions for the Earth:

Art, Care & Ecology

Nov. 6, 2025 – Jan. 17, 2025

Discover bold, creative responses to our planet’s most urgent challenges—“Actions for the Earth” showcases art that moves us from awareness to action.

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Herron Free Grad Week

Apply for free

December 1 through 7

Herron is waiving grad application fees Dec. 1–7—apply free and take the next step in your creative journey.

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Art, music, and more

fall and winter

2025 – 2026

From artist talks to tech ensembles to exhibition openings to seasonal events and more—we’ve got it all.

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Herron student volunteer in glasses and a green sweatshirt holding down a piece of paper while a child with their back turned to the camera rubs a crayon across the paper

Herron students create activities at the Children's Museum

Hundreds of visitors

make art with Herron's art ed majors

"We do the readings about childhood development in class, but to see it in action with such a wide range of ages, I think it really clicked for the students," said assistant professor of art education Alexa Kulinski.

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Herron student Min Durham smiling in front of a banner that says IU Indianapolis Top 100

Meet the Herron students on IU Indy's Top 100 list

Demonstrating academic excellence

and exceptional leadership

Herron students Sofia Castillo Samperio, Kelsey Conner, Leah Hanfland, and Valentine Nikolayev are on IU Indianapolis' Top 100 list. From the Top 100 list, ten seniors are chosen for the Top 10 list, which this year includes Herron art history major Min Durham.

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Old photograph of Donald Tavel smiling while playing guitar in front of a Resynator poster

Long-lost synthesizer brought back to life

Late music pioneer's

work featured in documentary

Herron professor of music technology and Ph.D. student have revitalized Donald Tavel's synthesizer known as the "Resynator." The instrument is at the center of Alison Tavel's award-winning film by the same name.

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