ASU Art Museum Herberger College press releases

ASU Art Museum commissions desert rover

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Internationally-recognized artist Miguel Palma, from Lisbon, Portugal, has been commissioned by the ASU Art Museum�s Desert Initiative to develop a mobile project that explores our connection to the desert environment. In collaboration with ASU�s School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and other community partners, Palma will convert a former military vehicle for use to photograph and film natural desert environments. The vehicle will return to urban settings at night ....

Greg Esser, Downtown Phoenix arts advocate, to head up the Desert Initiative at the ASU Art Museum

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum is pleased to announce that Greg Esser has been appointed associate director for the Desert Initiative, a project supporting independent and collaborative research into desert cultures and environments through the arts and sciences.

Housed at the ASU Art Museum, the Desert Initiative is composed of a network of arts institutions throughout the Southwestern United States and in other global desert regions with a vested and active ....

Prize-winning Italian artist comes to ASU

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 MST

TEMPE, Ariz. � The ASU Art Museum hosts the winner of the 2011 Furla Prize as an artist-in-residence from October through December 2011. The prestigious award is bestowed to mid-career Italian artists.

Five European curator teams have nominated the five prize finalists. An international jury led by renowned artist Christian Boltanski selects the prizewinner. The winner is announced at the opening of the Bologna Arte Fiera at the ....

ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center awarded major grant

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 MST

TEMPE, Ariz. � The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center (CRC) recently was awarded a $190,000 grant to be used for the organization of an artist retrospective exhibition. Peter Held, curator of ceramics at the CRC, plans to organize the exhibition and publish a book about world-renowned contemporary ceramist Wayne Higby. This grant, provided by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, is significant as it provides comprehensive support for ....

ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center launches major retrospective of artist Karen Karnes

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center in the Herberger Institute for Design and the ....

ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center receives The Studio Potter magazine archives

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center in the Herberger Institute for Design and the ....

ASU Art Museum extends exhibition tour at prestigious New York City museum

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum exhibition, Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection, is extending its tour to the Museum of Arts and Design through Sept. 12, ....

ASU Art Museum showcases Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum presents San Francisco-based artist Wanxin Zhang�s exhibition, Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey, Jan. 30 � May 1, ....

Artist Gordon Cheung premieres at ASU Art Museum

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 MST

British artist Gordon Cheung is featured at the ASU Art Museum in Altered States: Paintings by Gordon Cheung from the Stéphane Janssen Collection, his first solo exhibition in a U.S. ....

ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center adds 18 new artists to ninth annual ceramic studio tour

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center�s Artists Advisory Committee (AAC) announces its ninth annual ceramic studio tour, which now features 55 professional ceramic artists. AAC members are area ceramists who support the educational mission of the Ceramics Research ....