Ball State University College of Fine Arts

Political, technological, academic, and economic shifts since the 1970’s have changed the gallery model that most artists, established and emerging, function within. These changes require diverse approaches to a career in the arts that may look different than the romantic picture painted by media. Successful artist studios are small businesses that manage inventory, marketing, and HR. Through the lens of his own praxes, Artist / Educator / Administrator / Curator Michael Endo, will discuss the multiple and diverse practices and skills that are often necessary to create a stable career in the arts.

About the Artist

Michael Endo was born in Portland, Oregon in 1979. He received an M.F.A. in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, in 2009 and a B.A. from Portland State University, Oregon in 2005. Endo’s studio work has been included in national and international exhibitions at venues such as The National Glass Centre (Sunderland, UK), Disjecta (Portland, Oregon), Yuan Yuan Art Center (Jinan, China), and Bullseye Projects (Portland, Oregon and Mamaroneck, New York). Endo is currently the curatorial consultant at Bullseye Projects, organizing exhibitions at The Byre and assisting with traveling exhibitions and art fairs. In 2019, Endo moved to Yucca Valley, California where he founded High Desert Observatory with his partner Emily Endo. Michael is currently the Artistic Director at Pilchuck Glass School. 

Take a midday break with Dr. George Wolfe, professor emeritus, to experience meditation at the David Owsley Museum of Art. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required.

The School of Art invites the public to attend as Master of Fine Arts degree candidates present their thesis exhibitions from March 25-April 11 in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery. Artwork being displayed is by Mary Vozenilek (ceramics), Anna Grabowski (glass), and Michelle Pokorny (glass). A reception will be held on April 3rd from 4-6pm in the gallery, AJ101. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of our seniors!

Show Titles:

Mary Vozenilek: “You Are Not Alone”
Michelle Pokorny: “Conversations About Conservation”
Anna Grabowski : “I Can’t See Through My Thoughts”

Celebrate 61 fabulous years with the Ball State University Singers, Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors! The University Singers have been recognized since 1964 as one of America’s top collegiate entertainment organizations. You won’t want to miss this gold-studded, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, and hand-clapping two-hour extravaganza!

The Children's show will be Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m.

About

For their spring performance, Ball State’s Opera Theatre program will present Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot.

Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.

Other Performances

There will be two performances. The first performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 and the second performance is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6.

Tickets

• General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
  Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door
  Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall. Purchase options:

• ONLINE
• Phone: 765-285-8749
• In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance at the performance venue

**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. This garage is free on weekends.

Celebrate 61 fabulous years with the Ball State University Singers, Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors! The University Singers have been recognized since 1964 as one of America’s top collegiate entertainment organizations. You won’t want to miss this gold-studded, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, and hand-clapping two-hour extravaganza!

The Children's show will be Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m.

About

For their spring performance, Ball State’s Opera Theatre program will present Cendrillion by Pauline Viardot.

Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.

Other Performances

There will be two performances. The first performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 and the second performance is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6.

Tickets

• General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
  Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door
  Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall. Purchase options:

• ONLINE
• Phone: 765-285-8749
• In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance at the performance venue

**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. This garage is free on weekends.

Sydney Gastman measuring a Western Hemlock, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 2023

Nancy Floyd has been a visual artist for over 40 years. Her interests include the aging female body, the passage of time, barren landscapes, and trees. She uses photography, video, and mixed-media to address the ways in which lens-based media can connect deeply with experience and memory. Floyd has received numerous grants and awards including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2019 International Center of Photography / GOST Books First Photo Book Award, a 2018 Aaron Siskind Photography Fellowship and a 2014 John Gutmann Photography Fellowship.

Floyd holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA from Columbia College Chicago, and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. She is Emerita Professor in the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta and lives in Bend, Oregon.

The School of Art invites the public to attend its series of rotating BA/BFA exhibitions April 11 through May 3. Students will display artworks created as part of their coursework, representing a dynamic range of media, concepts, and styles. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of the School of Art's seniors!

The public is invited. Please note: gallery hours will vary depending on location, please check the hours for each location when planning your visit.

Student Center Gallery

Senior Show BA 1: Ashlyn Chapell, Cynthia Galvez, Carlos Perez, Leah Strong

Show Dates: Friday, April 11 - Wednesday, April 16

Reception: April 11, 5-7 p.m.

Gallery Presentation: April 11, 6 p.m.

Senior Show BA 2: Lochlan Gillen, Maddison Johnson, Kamari Lloyd, Chloe Phipps, Isabella Stratton

Show Dates: Friday, April 18 - Wednesday, April 23
Reception: April 18, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Presentation: April 18, 6 p.m.

There will also be a Senior Graphic Design show in the Student Center - details to come!

Made in Muncie Pottery Gallery

Senior Show BA 3: Kaitlyn Tate

Opening reception: May 1, 5-8 p.m. during First Thursday

The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery

BFA group 1: Morris Gibbons, Emilee Dailey, Kylee Reff, Lauren Bond, John Palacios
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 15 to Friday, April 18
Reception: April 16, 4-6 p.m.

BFA 2: Andie Arana Gomez, Kelsey Gillenwater, Lincoln Saldivar, Muskwrat Evans, Michael Carson, Lily Hockwalt
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 22 to Friday, April 25
Reception: April 23rd, 4-6 p.m.

BFA 3: David Martinez, Emma Voth, Allison Jester, Riley Taylor, Aaliyah Sansone
Show Dates: Tuesday, April 29 to Saturday, May 3
Reception: May 2, 4-6 p.m.

The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film, in addition to a host of fun new songs, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.

• April 11th at 7:30 P.M.
• April 12th at 2:00 P.M. and & 7:00 P.M.

Support our Theatre Education students as they present As If, Cassandra by Jason Pizzarello at Muncie Civic Theatre!

• April 11th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
• April 12th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
• April 13th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

A modern twist on the ancient Cassandra story, we follow cheerleader and high school senior Cassie as she attempts to thwart a tragic fate. Prom is approaching, which Cassie is dreading because of a dark and deadly premonition. Is it possible to convince her friends she's not nuts and avoid the inevitable.

This production is done in partnership with Muncie Civic Theatre.

Blood Wedding

Choreographed by Veronica Santoyo and Susan Koper

Korsgaard Dance Studio

• April 11-12, 15-18 at 7:30 p.m.
• April 13, 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny.

Tickets

Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office in person, online, and via phone at 765-285-8749.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  
Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

About

Concluding their season in style, Chamber Choir members demonstrate their virtuosity and expressive talents with an ambitious program of music both old and new. Led by conductor Andrew Crow.

The Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir, typically comprised of 32 singers: mostly upper-level music majors and graduate students.

Program

Program to be announced. 

Tickets

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1. 

Prices

• General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
• Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door
  *One (1) free student ticket per ID is available in advance (before 5 p.m. on the night of the concert) at the College of Fine Arts Box Office

Purchase Options

• ONLINE
• Phone: 765-285-8749
• In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance

**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. Parking in this garage is free on weekends.

About

The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Thomas Caneva, director of bands. Thomas Caneva has held the position of Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Ball State University since 2006. At Ball State, Dr. Caneva’s responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble, coordinating the graduate wind conducting program, teaching undergraduate conducting and administering the entire band program. He served as the Coordinator of Ensembles and Conducting from 2007-2024. This concert will be a celebration of his career as he plans to retire at the end of the semester.

The Wind Ensemble will be accompanied by Mihoko Watanabe (flute), Elisha Willinger (clarinet), Anna Vayman (violin), Peter Opie (cello), and guest artists. 

Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.

Program

Program to include pieces by Paul Dooley, Steven Bryant, Gala Flagello, Percy Aldridge Grainger, and Gustav Holst. Several faculty members and colleagues will also make remarks during the concert.

Tickets

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1. 

Prices

• General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
• Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door
  *One (1) free student ticket per ID is available in advance (before 5 p.m. on the night of the concert) at the College of Fine Arts Box Office

Purchase Options

• ONLINE
• Phone: 765-285-8749
• In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance

**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance. 

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. Metered parking ($1/hr) is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.

Livestream

This concert will be offered as a livestream - visit the Concert Livestream Page to watch live. Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes prior to scheduled concert start time.

The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film, in addition to a host of fun new songs, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.

• April 11th at 7:30 P.M.
• April 12th at 2:00 P.M. and & 7:00 P.M.

Support our Theatre Education students as they present As If, Cassandra by Jason Pizzarello at Muncie Civic Theatre!

• April 11th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
• April 12th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
• April 13th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

A modern twist on the ancient Cassandra story, we follow cheerleader and high school senior Cassie as she attempts to thwart a tragic fate. Prom is approaching, which Cassie is dreading because of a dark and deadly premonition. Is it possible to convince her friends she's not nuts and avoid the inevitable.

This production is done in partnership with Muncie Civic Theatre.

Blood Wedding

Choreographed by Veronica Santoyo and Susan Koper

Korsgaard Dance Studio

• April 11-12, 15-18 at 7:30 p.m.
• April 13, 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny.

Tickets

Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office in person, online, and via phone at 765-285-8749.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  
Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door