January 15, 2025
Ball State University’s College of Fine Arts is presenting two exceptional cultural opportunities: a free Arts Alive! lecture featuring acclaimed artist Daniel Alexander Jones, and the extension of The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis at the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) through Feb. 28, 2025.
December 14, 2024
Ball State University conferred approximately 1,200 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees in its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremony on Saturday at Worthen Arena.
December 2, 2024
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present 1 TO 4 (+, -) at Korsgaard Dance Studio, located inside Ball Gymnasium in Room 213, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5-7, with an additional performance at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 7.
November 6, 2024
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present The Three Musketeers at University Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15-16 and 20-23 at 7:30 p.m., with matinee performances at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 and 24.
November 6, 2024
Ball State University’s College of Fine Arts will welcome back alumnus Jim Davis, ’67 LittD ’91, creator of the iconic comic strip Garfield, for a special screening of Garfield: The Movie.
October 31, 2024
Ball State University will celebrate a milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Performing Arts Center and The Cantio Hotel at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
October 23, 2024
The College of Fine Arts and School of Music at Ball State University will host a special jazz concert featuring renowned trumpeter Byron Stripling and acclaimed vocalist Carmen Bradford at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Sursa Performance Hall.
October 7, 2024
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University will host a public lecture by Melanie Anne Herzog on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Dr. Herzog is a noted scholar on Elizabeth Catlett, the artist and activist featured in DOMA’s current special exhibition.
September 18, 2024
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University will showcase The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis from Sept. 19–Dec. 20, 2024.
August 13, 2024
Ball State University is welcoming two renowned experts to campus on Sept. 19 to discuss the science behind the benefits of art. The upcoming Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy features Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, authors of The New York Times bestseller Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.
June 21, 2024
In a record-setting year, six recent Ball State University graduates—Julia Canty, Jayana Fennell, Cady Garcia, Denver Hammons, Katelyn Redman, and Haley Stevens—have been selected for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards.
May 13, 2024
A Spring tradition continues at the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) with Art in Bloom, a free public floral exhibition Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, with extended museum hours from 1-5 p.m. on both days.
May 3, 2024
The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday reappointed Mark Ervin to the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees. Also at Friday’s meeting, the Board approved the budget, scope, and naming of the University’s new Eric Foss Championship Performance Center, and the naming of the Rhonda Newport Kaspar Stage and Timothy M. Andrews Monumental Stair within the new Performing Arts Center.
April 19, 2024
Jillian Cieslik, a senior at Ball State University, and two recent graduates—Isabelle Behrman and Kelsey Woodruff—have been selected for the coveted National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
April 18, 2024
Taylor Bias, a junior at Ball State University, has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of America’s most prestigious scholarships for undergraduates who intend to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research.
April 6, 2024
Malina Simone Bacon, co-founder of the Indianapolis-based cultural development firm and creative agency “GANGGANG,” will be a featured speaker at Ball State University from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Pruis Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
March 12, 2024
“Music at the House of the Medici” March 28 at the University’s Sursa Performance Hall will feature the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra (IBO) and celebrate the sounds of Florence, Italy, in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
March 6, 2024
Ball State University's College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the upcoming performance of the renowned Thalea String Quartet as part of the 2023-2024 Arts Alive series April 9, 2024, at Sursa Hall. The performance, which is free and open to the public, is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.
February 15, 2024
Ball State University is hosting an event celebrating the legacy of social reformer Frederick Douglass with a special performance, “The Frederick Douglass Jazz Works,” created and composed by Ruth Naomi Floyd.
January 30, 2024
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University presents a selection of paintings and sculptures from the Haukohl family collection—the largest collection of Florentine Baroque art of the late 16th to the early 18th centuries outside of Italy—from Feb. 22 through May 19, 2024.
January 30, 2024
Ball State University President Geoffrey S. Mearns invites campus and local community members to two presentations about the University’s plan to revitalize The Village, the business district located immediately adjacent to campus.
January 26, 2024
The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved five important contracts to advance the implementation of the University’s Village Revitalization Plan.
January 10, 2024
Award-winning costume designer Dede Ayite will be a featured speaker Jan. 18 as part of Ball State University’s annual Arts Alive series, presented by the University’s College of Fine Arts (CFA). The event, which will be free and open to the public, starts at 7 p.m. in Recital Hall (AR 217) in the Fine Arts Building.
December 15, 2023
Ball State University has received a grant of $35 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, College and Community Collaboration (CCC). The grant will support the University’s ambitious, long-term plan to revitalize The Village, the commercial district adjacent to Ball State’s campus.
October 26, 2023
Ball State PBS will broadcast “Clear Reception,” an original documentary about the art of glass, at 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. “Clear Reception” will also be available for streaming on Vimeo starting Nov. 3.