The Department of Art at Butler University

03/23/2025

Monday at 7:30 pm in Duckie, we're excited to have photographer Bree Lamb present her lecture, Double Vision - we hope to see you there!

02/26/2025

Our students created this video for Day of Giving - we hope you’ll share and support our Art and Design students - https://dayofgiving.butler.edu/giving-day/94437/department/94449

02/25/2025

Tomorrow is Day of Giving - check out this incredible video our students made, and please consider supporting the Department of Art!

Support Butler students on Butler Day of Giving!

10/04/2024

Last week we hosted the fascinating scholar of contemporary Chinese Video art, Ellen Larson, as part of JCA’s Signature Series. Next week Wednesday we will host the artist duo, Project B! Please join us to learn about their vernacular photography and curatorial projects on Wednesday, October 9 @7:30 at the Edison-Duckwall Re**al Hall!

09/29/2024

Butler arts students in Dr. Eschenburg’s ‘Modernism in the Arts’ class visited the ‘Dali Alive’ at the Indiana Museum of the Arts as part of a class on Surrealism. It was wonderful!

03/08/2023

Happy International Women’s Day! Tai, our very own senior Art + Design major is being featured in the recent Butler University post. 🎨🐶

02/22/2023

ICYMI, here’s the coverage about the opening reception of our Faculty Show. The exhibit is on view through March 17, Friday.

Instructors from the Art Department exhibit their talents at the Jordan College Annex Faculty Art Show.

02/08/2023

Three Art + Design majors featured in the Butler Collegian’s “Tiny Love Stories.” 🥰❤️😘

“Inspired by the ‘Tiny Love Stories’ column of The New York Times, readers and staff members of The Butler Collegian told their own stories of love — all 100 words or less — for Valenti…

10/12/2022

Congratulations to one of our students, Frances Anderson, junior in Arts Administration-Art with minors in Strategic Communications and Art History for being featured in “Dawgs with Styles.” 🥰🤩🥳

Junior arts administration and art and design major Frances Anderson’s style is youthful, retro and always paired with the perfect accessories.

10/12/2022

Had 118 in attendance for the JCA Signature Series public lecture on “Street Art and the Art of Protest” last Thursday. Thanks to those who were able to attend. (The capacity of the venue is 138) ICYMI, here’s the recap.

Jordan College of the Arts welcomes distinguished art historian Heather Shirey. Her lecture’s focus was to educate Butler students on the use of graffiti and street art post the death of George Flo…

03/03/2022

ICYMI, the Department of Art hosted Julie Tourtillotte, the JCA Signature Series visiting artist, earlier this week. We want to thank Prof. Tourtillotte and all who participated in these events. 🧶
📷 by Jacqueline Mullins, Biology & Art + Design, ‘23.