Ball State University College of Fine Arts

06/03/2026

Plan your next visit to the museum and come learn about a piece of art you've never seen before! Bring a friend to explore or come by yourself and go at your own pace.

Hours: Tuesdays - Fridays 9AM-4:30PM and Saturdays 1:30PM-4:30PM

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Congratulations to everyone who reached a milestone in their years of service this year! Students in Studio 165+ designed stickers for this year's event to help celebrate our wonderful faculty and staff.

Learn from experienced faculty and participate in projects that give back when you study the fine arts at Ball State.

10 years
Rachel Buckmaster, Associate Director, David Owsley Museum of Art
Jessica Calderwood, Professor, School of Art
Chin Ting Chan, Associate Professor of Music Composition, School of Music
Lisa Kozenko, Professor of Music Performance (Oboe), School of Music
Matthew Spieker, Associate Professor of Music Education Instrumental and Strings, School of Music
Shantanu Suman, Associate Professor, School of Art

15 years
Robert Dirden, Associate Teaching Professor, Theatre and Dance
Ann Hicks, Teaching Professor of Music Education, School of Music
Amelia Kaplan, Professor of Music Composition, School of Music
Lara Kuykendall, Director and Associate Professor, School of Art
John Ludwick, Professor, School of Art
Matthew Lyon, Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, School of Music
Yoko Shimazaki-Kilburn, Teaching Professor of Music Performance (Voice), School of Music

20 years
Ryan Hourigan, Professor of Music Education, School of Music
Ted Neal, Professor, School of Art
Kristi Pence, Project Coordinator for College Travel, Ensembles, and Contracts, College of Fine Arts Dean’s Office
Anna Vayman, Associate Professor of Music Performance, School of Music
Renmei Xu, Professor, School of Art

25 years
Raymond Kilburn, Associate Professor, School of Music
John Sadler, Scene Shop Supervisor, Theatre and Dance

30 years
Jana Millspaugh, Administrative Assistant to the Deans, College of Fine Arts Dean’s Office
Eleanor Trawick, Associate Professor, School of Music

05/30/2026

Studying the arts, making lifelong friendships, learning from practicing artists, and being equipped for a future career? 10 out of 10. ✨

Video description:
0:00-0:10
The School of Music’s Ball State Symphony Orchestra rehearsing onstage in Sursa Hall.
0:10-0:20
Visiting artist John C. Gonzalez speaking to students in the School of Art’s Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery during his exhibition opening in January.
0:20-0:30
Scenes from the Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as follows:
0:20-0:21 - Spelling Bee participants singing together onstage.
0:21-0:23 - A Bee participant speaking into the microphone. They are wearing a green and blue school uniform with a red rose crest on it and a sign with the number 2 around their neck.
0:23-0:26 - 5 Bee participants holding hands and skipping in a circle. One of them is wearing a blanket cape.
0:26-0:28 - Bee participants dancing and singing onstage.
0:28-0:30 - 2 Bee participants giving each other a fist bump and blowing it up (wiggling their fingers as their hands separate)

05/29/2026

At the College of Fine Arts, we value collaboration and appreciation between different forms of art. This incredible work of light painting called "Light Symphony" can be found in the lobby of the Music Instruction Building. Artist Stephen Knapp created the piece in 2006 for the MIB lobby, and now patrons can see it lit up in its full glory as they walk into evening concerts.

What are some ways that you like to see the arts come together? Bring your ideas to life when you study the arts at Ball State. Learn more and apply at the link in our profile.

Video description:
Slides showing "Light Symphony", an art piece made of glass and light creating a rainbow of colors and angled shapes on the wall outside of Sursa Hall:
0:00-0:03 A patron silhouetted against the piece as they walk into Sursa Hall for a concert
0:03-0:10 3 closeups of different sections of the piece
0:10-0:14 A patron silhouetted against the piece as they walk into Sursa Hall for a concert
0:14-0:15 The outside of Sursa Hall at night with "Light Symphony" visible through the first floor windows
0:14-0:20 An image of the full piece in the Music Instruction Building lobby

05/27/2026

Charlie likes taking to the trails for some hiking. What are you up to this summer? Share your summer plans for arts projects, jobs, internships, and more at the link in our profile!