About

Built in 2001, the Art and Journalism Building (AJ) provides more than 57,000 square feet of state-of-the-art classroom and studio space for the School of Art. With a variety of exhibition and event spaces, a food court, and the University’s bookstore, AJ is a major focal point of campus life at Ball State. Faculty offices are spread throughout the building near classroom and studio spaces to facilitate collaboration been students and faculty.

The building's first floor is home to the School of Art's Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery, a high-profile space for students, faculty, and visiting artists to display their work. Studios for 3D and 4D Foundations, ceramics, metals + jewelry, and sculpture are also located on the first floor. The wood shop, kiln courtyard, and the adjacent outdoor space are great for large-scale, collaborative projects.

The second floor houses studios for photography, video art and new media, and animation along with art education and art history classrooms. Students can check out cameras and other equipment from the Photography and Video Resource Center (aka the “photo crypt”) and there are several computer labs filled with Macs and PCs.

The third floor is home to graphic design studios and classrooms, as well as an advanced video art lab.

The fourth floor contains studios for drawing painting, printmaking, and 2D Foundations filled with natural northern light.