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Welcome! The ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the nation, located within a dynamic 21st-century research university. The Herberger Institute comprises the ASU Art Museum and five academic units: the School of Art, The Design School, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering. We offer more than 40+ undergraduate degree programs for students who are interested in studying and pursuing career paths in performing, visual arts, digital media and design related fields.
Contact Information
Herberger Administrative Office: +1 (480) 965-6536
Herberger Admissions and Recruitment Office: +1 (480) 727-4757, HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu
Herberger Advising Services: +1 (480) 965-4495
Address
Dixie Gammage Hall, Room 132
1001 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287-2102
Credits
Narration: Jonice B, BMUS Performance (Music Theatre) | 360 images by Rebekah C. | Images by Tim T. and others.
Prototype Shop/Modeling Shop
CDN 53
The shop supports the manufacturing of the following:
• Different types of materials and processes from plastics and foams to metals.
• Full woodworking capabilities from traditional hardwoods to sheet goods.
• Complete welding and metal working capabilities including sheet metal forming.
• Plastic molding and vacuum forming using a wide range of plastics.
• Traditional manual metal milling and turning.
• 3-axis CNC Mill, 3-axis CNC router table with a vacuum bed, and CNC water jet.
• Mill-metals and hard plastics in both 2-D and 3-D.
• Router- wood, foam, plastics in both 2-D and 3-D.
• and 2-D water Jet- metals, stone, plastics and glass.
Herberger Institute Office of Student Success
CDS 101
The Herberger Institute Office of Student Success is situated in the College of Design South building. The Herberger Institute undergraduate advising team and the Student Engagement and Creative Career Services team are housed here. The Herberger Office of Student Success supports undergraduate students by providing various services ranging from: student advising, class enrollment, class overrides, medical withdrawals, internship and career resources and many other services.
Undergraduate students can make an appointment via phone, MyASU or in-person. The Herberger Institute has mandatory advising for all new students entering the University prior to enrollment in their first semester at ASU; this includes both first-year and transfer students. Students are assigned an advisor according to their major.
Administrative Office
CDN 162
Located in Design North, the administrative office for the Design School is where our full-time staff offices are located. This includes graduate student advising, business office, front desk, and more. Our offices are open Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, and close for the lunch hour from noon – 1pm.
Herberger Admissions and Recruitment Office
GHALL 127
Thank you for taking the time to tour the Herberger Institute facilities—we hope you enjoyed this virtual visit. Please feel free to contact us via email at HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu or call 480-727-4757, if you have questions about the admission process or have questions about the Herberger Institute.
InnovationSpace
NOVUS 260
The InnovationSpace program provides students with a unique opportunity to complete a real-world project that prepares them for life. Teams of students from all majors spend one to two semesters researching, developing, and refining concepts by using the Integrated Innovation model of learning. This transdisciplinary program, with faculty from a variety of colleges, allows for students to learn new collaborative and creative skills from disciplines including design, business, and engineering.
Students learn how to approach problems that are not structured and do not have one obvious solution. The space in Novus gives students the ability to collaborate and protype their ideas. Projects range from creating a universal design for a hotel room, designing a trauma-informed school for the communities of South Mountain, and exploring the Circular Economy for Small Format Packaging. To explore all projects offered by InnovationSpace and to learn more please visit innovationspace.asu.edu.
MSIVD Studio
NOVUS 240
This multipurpose space is used for students to attend classes, lectures, and other events. Here students can display their work and deliver their own presentations to faculty, mentors, and more.
Prototype Shop/Modeling Shop
CDN 53
Adjacent to Red Square is the Model and Prototype Shop, one of the most popular features of The Design School and an incredible amenity exclusively for Design School students. The shop is designed to accommodate group, studio, and individual projects.
Design Lobby
Hello and thank you for your interest in The Design School at Arizona State University! This tour showcases some of the many amenities and features that all Design School students have access to on the Tempe campus.
Red Square
Basement
On the basement level of Design North is an indoor atrium known as “red square” because of the color of its stained concrete floor! This space is a popular location for exhibitions and reviews throughout the semester, including Super Pins, which feature the work of all first year students; the annual graphic design poster show; and the senior graphic design clock project, where students pick a social cause and build and design a clock that embodies that movement.
Design and Arts Library
CDN 153
The Design and Arts Library is situated right off the entrance in the Design North building. The library is staffed by professional librarians and student workers around the clock to assist visitors in navigating its resources. The Design and Arts Library holds over 50,000 items, including books, periodicals, CD-ROMs, video recordings and microforms related to design, architecture and landscape architecture, interior design, industrial design, and housing and planning. Known as one of the quieter and more secluded libraries on campus, it is a perfect location to escape and work on classwork and other projects.
The Bridge
Joining Design North and Design South is a lecture space we call “The Bridge.” This space is used for classes, formal lectures from visiting designers, events, and especially as a review space for student work. Along the walls, as in Red Square and Tall Hall, there are fabric corkboards where projects are displayed and students “pitch” their designs to firms and other design professionals. Also, the Bridge functions as a much cooler alternative to get between buildings during the hotter months in Arizona!
Lower Division Studios
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CDS 226
Tall Hall
Adjacent to the first and second year studios in Design South is Tall Hall, named for its high ceilings. This is an extended workspace for students with desks, comfortable chairs, and power for charging laptops and other devices. Additionally, Tall Hall serves as a presentation space for reviews, featuring a large digital monitor and pin-up walls. On the third-level of Tall Hall are graduate and advanced studios and a number of faculty offices. Lastly, the room features a model of Broadacre City, a concept of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Upper Division Studios
CDS 320
The graduate and advanced level studios are on the second floor of Design North and the third floor of Design South. These studios are often open, unwalled spaces that promote a sense of collaboration between major concentrations and different studio sections. Students usually have 24/7 access to these spaces with their SunCard, and have personal work stations and plotters available for student use.
Prototype Shop/Modeling Shop
CDN 53
All students who wish to work in the shop take an orientation that includes:
• Personal and Equipment Safety
• Rules and Regulations, Do’s and Dont’s
• Equipment Tour
• and One-on-One Training
Upper Division Studios
CDN 264/265
The graduate and advanced level studios are on the second floor of Design North and the third floor of Design South. These studios are often open, unwalled spaces that promote a sense of collaboration between major concentrations and different studio sections. Students usually have 24/7 access to these spaces with their SunCard, and have personal work stations and plotters available for student use.
Lower Division Studios
CDS 235
The second floor of Design South is home to the first and second year undergraduate studios. Known as “hot desks” these spaces are first-come first-serve and free to use for any intro-level students at the Design School. Unlike the “cold desks” which have locked drawers and are assigned to individual students in the advanced level studios, intro-level students are able to choose and share a locker for their supplies and materials. Students usually pair 2 to a locker, and there are a number of options in Design South on the second floor and basement levels.
Herberger Institute Design and Arts: NOVUS Gallery
Novus 101
Housed in the second floor of the NOVUS building, our research based Master of Science in Design and PhD in Design, Environment and Arts programs have dedicated office space for our students. Each student has their own desk and storage space to accommodate any need they have for the academic year. This office space also has breakout meeting rooms that can be used for meetings, interviews or group projects.
Mirabella Studio
Mirabella 101
The Mirabella 101 studio is located on the bottom floor of ASU's Mirabella building. This studio is open to promote a sense of collaboration between major concentrations and different studio sections. Students have 24/7 access to these spaces with their SunCard, and have personal work stations and plotters available for student use.
Gallery of Design
Known as both the Gallery of Design and the Design South Gallery, this formal gallery space is located on the first floor of Design South and acts as a breezeway between the greater ASU campus and the Design School classrooms and studios. Adjacent to the Gallery is the Herberger Institute Office of Student Success and the Biomimicry Center.
The Gallery of Design features exhibitions on architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, and visual communication design. Changing exhibitions showcase top student work for each semester, faculty research and design projects.
Biomimicry Center
CDS 126
The Biomimicry Center on the first floor of Design South offers two graduate-level programs online, as well as an on-campus certificate. One of many innovative ASU centers on campus, the Biomimicry Center is a joint effort between Arizona State University and Biomimicry 3.8 consulting firm. Biomimicry is an emerging discipline that seeks to emulate nature’s strategies and principles to create sustainable solutions to human challenges.
By asking the question: “How would nature do this?”, biomimics around the world are creating products, processes, companies and policies that are well adapted to life on earth over the long haul. Examples include turbine blades designed like whale fins to reduce drag and stronger fiber optics produced like sea sponges. MSD and PhD Office Space
Novus 210
Master of Science in Design and PhD students are provided desk space in NOVUS 210 for their research and studies.
Print/Computer Lab
CDN 255/263
On the second floor of Design North are the Print and Computer labs. The Print Lab is accessible by Design students 24/7, and also has student staff available to assist with printing during set daytime hours throughout the week.
The Print Lab is able to provide large format printing of 24” and 36” wide sheets, perfect for poster design and exhibitions. They also have standard laser printers, 11x17” scanners, and Wacom tablets to check out for free. The computer lab is equipped with 55 Apple iMac computers that are kept up to date with the latest technology and software necessary for all Design studio classes.
For a full list of specs and updated hours, please refer to the Design School website, design.asu.edu.
Biomimicry Center
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CDS 126
The Biomimicry Center transcends traditional academic and institutional boundaries, engaging faculty, staff and students from numerous disciplines. Interdisciplinary partnerships include (but are not limited to) the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Sustainability, W. P. Carey School of Business, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and School of Life Sciences.
Digital Lab
Basement
Located in the basement of Design South, the Digital Lab features 3D Printing, laser cutting machines, and large-format scanning. Unlike the Print Lab, the Digital Lab has set regular hours and students can only access the facilities by setting up an appointment. Students are able to work with staff onsite to learn how to operate the equipment and ensure their project is completed in a reasonable timeframe, as well as to the student’s specifications. For more detailed information, please visit the Design School website, design.asu.edu.
MSIVD Studio
Novus 230
The MSIVD studio space is a place for Innovation and Venture Development students to meet both in and out of class to work on their ventures. The space includes moveable tables, chairs, and dividers, which allow students to create their own work spaces in which they’ll meet with their founding teams. In addition to the open space, there are several breakout rooms for students to hold meetings.
Terrace Gallery
2nd Floor
Across from the Print Lab, there is a beautiful outdoor space that we call the Terrace Gallery. You may also hear it referred to by senior faculty as “Old Charlie’s,” because this used to be the location of Charlie’s Café, which is now on the first floor of Design North! The Terrace is a common space for student organization meetings and events, but it’s also a respite work and recreational space full of natural light and pleasant weather during the cooler months.
Prospective or current graduate students can contact the graduate advising coordinator by email or phone: SOAGrad@asu.edu, 480-965-8521.
The School of Art has a dedicated Wood area within the Sculpture program at ASU. The wood studio is equipped with state of the art tools and machinery specific to contemporary woodworking technology. The machine room is equipped with production quality table saws, band saws, planers, joiners, drill presses and lathes. The bench room is supplied with all of the necessary hand and power tools students will need to create exceptional artwork. Digital technology in the application of production work has become an essential part of the professional working environment, and that is especially relevant in current woodworking practices.
Computer aided design technology is available exclusively to students in the wood area through hands-on experiences with laser engravers, computer controlled routers and 3D printers. The wood area is a close-knit group of students and researchers working together to create a safe, comfortable and respectful environment.
Although you are working mainly with wood, you are able to integrate a wide range of materials into your projects. Faculty are passionate about teaching sustainability classes that offer students new insights into manufacturing and processes that can better impact the future of our planet. Many undergraduates go on to graduate school and to work in a wide variety of fields, including professional studio art, architecture, and high-end furniture design.
The sculpture program is a spirited community of artists working in a dynamic range of media and approaches. Beginning Sculpture students learn mold making, fabrication, casting and carving, and are introduced to new and contemporary mediums and approaches.
Sculpture contains a foundry program where the long-held traditions of the foundry arts are taught. Foundry Students have the opportunity to cast in iron, bronze and aluminum.
The facilities are well-equipped with a wide range of kilns including 5 electric kilns and 3 gas reduction kilns, one of which is a computerized Blaauw kiln.
Ranked #6 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the photography program in the School of Art is an environment that fosters new knowledge, exploration and a thorough understanding of this rapidly expanding field. Distinguished faculty use diverse creative interests to encourage students by cultivating ideas and technical expertise in a way that parallels the critical, cultural and historical analysis of the medium. Students have access to the widest range of photographic possibilities, including silver gelatin, digital imaging, video, alternative and historic processes and mixed media. Opportunities are available for students to explore interdisciplinary options in their art through other disciplines, including 2D, printmaking, intermedia and sculpture. As a result, students develop fluency in interpreting and discussing their work as well as the work of other artists and image-makers. The program maintains traditional black-and-white darkrooms and integrates the newest technology in digital photography with access to the latest imaging software.
Graduate students in photography enjoy individual studio space at Grant Street Studios in downtown Phoenix. Northlight Gallery is also located at Grant St. Studios and houses a multi-million dollar collection of more than 4,000 photographic prints that date back to 1840. The Gallery exhibits and hosts talks by national and international artists. Students enrolled in the Photo Exhibitions course assist in every aspect of the gallery, including exhibition curating, installing and cataloging.
You are touring the Intermedia Video Studio where students innovate and produce Experimental and Documentary Video Art. This three-part studio consists of a classroom/conference room where undergraduates and graduate students propose their ideas and develop plans for their upcoming works; a computer lab where students edit their video footage; and a soundstage where videos are recorded with proper lighting on a sizable green screen.
Located at 970 E. University Dr., just northeast of the Art Building, the ASU Performing and Media Arts Building houses several classrooms for the School of Art's Intermedia Program as well as the Prism Theatre, the APMA 131 Film Studio and the APMA 132 dance studio.
The textiles program at ASU is committed to the exploration and advancement of innovative textile practices. Working from fundamental techniques such as weaving, dyeing, textile printing and fiber sculpture, students gain mastery of skill along with an immersion in related critical theory. Allowing for investigation into the material, political and social history of a textile can inform contemporary art practice.
The professional activity of the faculty provides students with a network of outside opportunities such as assistantships, internships, scholarships, residencies and exhibitions. The textiles facilities on the Tempe campus are designed to accommodate the technical aspects of fiber work as well as provide space for students to develop larger bodies of work.
The textiles studio consists of three rooms: the dye kitchen, the loom room, and the flex space. These spaces work together to support weaving, dye, print, sewn construction and fiber sculpture. Textile students have full access to equipment including: numerous 12, eight and four-harness floor looms, two 24-harness AVL compu-dobby looms, Brother and Silver Reed knitting machines, Schacht spinning wheels, numerous sewing machines and sergers, and screen printing equipment. The facilities and equipment support courses such as Textile Design, Weaving and Dyeing, and Digital Textiles, as well as open studio hours that foster a sense of community among textile students.
Students go on to become independent production artists, display designers, and textile designers. They are hired by major companies, like Target for product development; Anthropologie and major department stores for display installation; professional theatre companies as Master Dyers for costumes; and Art instructors for K-12 education in public and private schools and art centers.
The Metals program is headed by Wanesia Misquadace, an enrolled member of the Minnesota Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe and one of the first Annishinabae women to teach Metals in the Southwest. The Metals program is focused on innovation through tradition, challenging the students to move beyond their limitations through the process of making. Students perform material investigations, develop a broad range of skills and techniques and understand the history and cultural significance of metalsmithing and jewelry design.
The metals studio is fully equipped to accommodate most hands on metalsmithing and jewelry making practices—from fine work in precious metals, to large scale and indigenous metal techniques. The main room consists of a large work space, 25 jewelry benches, which include forming and smithing tools, drill presses, a lapidary station, large annealing booth, 2 rolling mills, 9 soldering stations, a hydraulic press, polishing stations forging equipment, a mini lathe, a pickling station, a draw bench to sharpen or elongate metal, a bead blaster, oxygen and acetylene torches.
Adjoining this space are 3 specific task rooms designed for Casting, wax centrifugal and vacuum casting, moldmaking, and Indigenous Tufa casting. The second task space is used for stamping, advanced soldering, planishing and raising forms. The third task space is used for our 2 enameling kilns, patina, and acid etching booth. Outside there is a demonstration area for forging and blacksmithing in front of the main metals studio. Our students go on to become commercial jewelry designers, art instructors for K-12, Gallery owners, Curators of Jewelry, and Indigenous Fashion Designers.
Thank you for taking the time to tour the Herberger Institute facilities—we hope you enjoyed this virtual visit.
Please feel free to contact us via email at HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu or call 480-727-4757, if you have questions about the admission process or have questions about the Herberger Institute.
One of four galleries in the School of Art, the Harry Wood Gallery is located on the Tempe campus, as is Gallery 100. Located off the Tempe campus, in downtown Phoenix, is our facility Grant St. Studios, which houses the Step Gallery and the Northlight Gallery. The School of Art hosts over 100 exhibitions each year, offering students many opportunities to engage with artists and their artwork, exhibit their own work and curate exhibitions.
This main gallery, housed on the first floor of the Art building, is named after Emeritus Professor Harry Wood, the former chair of the art department, and was established in 1971.
The purpose of the gallery is to provide students, faculty and academic professionals of the School of Art with an exhibition space that supports the research, teaching and public service functions of the school.
The gallery also serves as a venue for Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibitions, which represent one of the requirements for the fulfillment of the MFA degree under School of Art and Graduate Education procedures. Each exhibition first undergoes an oral thesis defense before a committee of select School of Art faculty. Once the student has passed and been approved, the exhibition is opened to the public and on view for one to two weeks.
Printmaking is an exciting program with 6 well-equipped studio spaces. This room is where Lithography is offered with a large quantity of litho stones up to 3 ft in size. Other courses offered include intaglio, relief, screen-printing, monotype, book arts, papermaking and other graphic applications. Printmaking students develop skills in technical processes, logic, planning, organization and conceptual development. The faculty encourage experimentation and interdisciplinary approaches to making art. Students often work in other areas within the School of Art, particularly photography, intermedia, social arts practice and sculpture.Contemporary issues in the field such as installation, nontraditional print materials, social practice and distribution are also part of the curriculum. Collaboration, one of the historical underpinnings of printmaking, is encouraged, as well as cross-disciplinary extensions of graphic thought and sensibility into film, video, performance and other time-based media.
In our exciting new animation program, students receive an education that simultaneously sustains traditional skills and fosters innovation by embracing new animation, visualization, and simulation methodologies and tools. The program is intended to be flexible and covers a broad base of skills allowing space for student exploration with the potential to advance discoveries and insights across disciplines.
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to demonstrate the technical and artistic abilities to create animation, visualization, or simulations for arts venues (galleries, museums, festivals, performances, etc.) and entertainment media-arts industries (cinema, TV, web, video games, virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, and emerging forms), as well as pursue advanced research-practice in graduate programs in animation, special effects, or game design.
Painting and Drawing has a robust faculty, which reflects the diversity of the medium. Our faculty are well versed in a wide array of painting and drawing materials and encourage experimentation. They teach to the individual and work to cultivate your own artistic vision. One of the benefits of a large and diverse Painting and Drawing faculty is that through the Individualized Study program you have the opportunity to choose a faculty member and work one-on-one for a 3 credit course of your design. Each area of the program has a dedicated studio: painting, drawing, water media (watercolor), life drawing and figure painting, as well as the Martin Wong Studio, which provides a communal meeting place for critiques, seminars, visiting artist presentations and exhibitions of work from our BFA program. We also have Honors Studios, which are individual studio spaces awarded to students on a competitive basis, allowing them 24/7 access.
This room is dedicated to drawing from the figure. It is equipped with adjustable studio easels, drawing boards, and drawing horses. The room has 2 large platforms with removable rails offering a variety of possible poses for the live models. It is also equipped with a track lighting system to control different levels of brightness to capture value and form across the figure. Life Drawing is just one component of the drawing program, which encourages a spectrum of innovative approaches to contemporary drawing. Working from a variety of sources and subjects, students develop technical proficiency experimenting with a wide range of materials and processes. In addition, students develop the ability to critically assess imagery through written and verbal analysis.
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the nation, located within a dynamic 21st-century research university. The Herberger Institute comprises the ASU Art Museum and five academic units: the School of Art, The Design School, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering. We offer more than 40+ undergraduate degree programs for students who are interested in studying and pursuing career paths in performing, visual arts, digital media and design related fields.
Contact Information
Herberger Admissions and Recruitment Office (Undergraduate students): HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu, +1 (480) 727-4757
Graduate Students: SOAGrad@asu.edu, +1 (480) 965-6297
School Address:
900 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
P: +1 (480) 965-8521
Credits: Narration: Jonice B, BMUS Performance (Music Theatre) | 360 images by Rebekah C. | Images by Tim T. and others.
The Ceramics area has 3 world-renowned full-time faculty and its graduate program is ranked #4 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Diverse faculty offer a variety of classes that cover the full spectrum of technical processes while guest artists from many countries, including Australia, China, Thailand and Turkey, further enhance the learning experience.
Within ceramics there is a specialized focus on topics such as ceramic sculpture, tableware, slip casting, China painting and much more. The facilities are well-equipped with a wide range of kilns including 5 electric kilns and 3 gas reduction kilns, one of which is a computerized Blaauw kiln.
The student-run ASU Clay club also supports annual visiting artists by raising funds through the sale of student work. Ceramic students have had the opportunity to exhibit artwork at local and national venues. The Ceramics program has access to the ASU Ceramic Research Center in downtown Tempe, which has a vast collection of over 3,000 ceramic objects and supports a vibrant lecture series.
In addition, students receive scholarships to attend national workshops as well as opportunities to work at Reitz Ranch, in Cottonwood Arizona, to better increase their professional development and technical skills.
Art Education is for students interested in teaching and receiving certification to teach K-12, in museum education and in community education programs. The BFA in Art Education mirrors the traditional studio BFA, but also includes additional certification courses that can extend university education by an extra semester or two. This degree cultivates your studio practice, which gains you a competitive advantage for high school teaching jobs.
The program has 2 full-time faculty members and an international reputation as a leading research center. Art Education student teachers intern in schools around the Phoenix metro area, and have the opportunity to create their own studio course and teach it in the Eleanor A. Robb Children’s Art Workshop program, a vibrant community program that was started in 1985. Art Education graduates have gone on to find success teaching in the Phoenix area and in positions throughout the United States.
Located on the first floor of the Art Building, the art office is occupied by the School of Art Leadership team and support staff. You will also find graduate and undergraduate information and resources for academic matters and tours.
The ASU Art History Program is one of the largest units in the School of Art whose specialties range from prehistory to contemporary arts. They offer a wide range of courses that focus on the arts of Western Europe, Asia, and Native America. For example, a typical semester offers courses in Greek Art, the Art of Japan, Native Art of North America, Art of the 20th Century, or Art and Television.
A number of our Art History courses are offered “in person” in a traditional classroom setting like this one, or online in an accelerated 7 ½ week format. The Museum Studies program focuses on providing knowledge of both curatorial and management practices within the museum world. These courses serve students who are pursuing careers in this industry, and also provide a wealth of knowledge for students interested in this area of the arts.
Students of Art History and Museum Studies go on to become scholars and teachers as well as Museum and gallery curators, registrars, preparators, art technicians, conservators, writers and art administrators.
Located on ASU’s Tempe Campus, the art building has been a hub for the School of Art since 1970. The building houses classroom spaces, studios, lecture halls, administrative and faculty offices and student gallery and exhibition spaces.
The art building’s five stories are home to classrooms for many studio courses as well as courses in art education and art history. The Painting/Drawing area has large open studios with northern light as well as The Martin Wong room, a gathering and critique space. Printmaking utilizes the fourth floor for classrooms that teach intaglio, lithography, book arts and photogravure. A darkroom for the film photography courses as well as a computer lab for digital photography are also located in the building; digital media courses for the artCORE and intermedia programs utilize separate lab spaces. Sculpture utilizes indoor and outdoor spaces of the building to serve studio courses like neon and foundry, while also providing ample space for students to create large scale works . A ceramics studio and kiln yard is dedicated to undergraduate ceramics students and is a vibrant hub of activity throughout the year.
All spaces are outfitted with technology that allow for various modes of learning, including in person, online, hybrid and sync courses. This technology allows for the classroom space to extend beyond the walls of the art building and provide an opportunity to have meaningful conversations with artists and professionals around the globe.
Address: 900 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone Number: +1 (480) 965-8521
School of Art’s Gallery 100 is located inside Mirabella at ASU. Established in 2003, the gallery serves as the primary venue for undergraduate student group exhibitions in all media. The gallery is operated by student gallery attendants and maintained by the galleries director, gallery technician and the undergraduate students during their group exhibition period. Weekly exhibitions and receptions help support the research, teaching, and public service functions of the school.
The Herberger Institute Office of Student Success is situated in the College of Design South building. The Herberger Institute undergraduate advising team and the Student Engagement and Creative Career Services team are housed here. The Herberger Office of Student Success supports undergraduate students by providing various services ranging from: student advising, class enrollment, class overrides, medical withdrawals, internship and career resources and many other services. Undergraduate students can make an appointment via phone, MyASU or in-person. The Herberger Institute has mandatory advising for all new students entering the University prior to enrollment in their first semester at ASU; this includes both first-year and transfer students. Students are assigned an advisor according to their major.
The Art Warehouse is home to several spaces utilized by the School of Art, including the fibers classroom, screen printing classroom, wood shop, metals lab, and animation studios. There is a shelter called “The Common Shop” for outdoor grinding, as well as an area that includes two forges, several "pounding" machines, a table saw, and sanders. The Common Shop not only provides a work space for students, it is also staffed by a 3-D instructor who can assist and provide guidance on your work.
The Intermedia program is conceptually driven by a transdisciplinary approach to art-making. Its broad-based curriculum builds on theories of socially engaged art practice and tactical media that carry the aims of social change and democratic engagement in a variety of contexts. Students are empowered to explore new avenues for self-expression, collaboration and community action.