Events on September 15, 2026
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Beginnings 2026: The First-Year Foundations Student Show
10am @
The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery, Ball State University
Art and Journalism Building, First Floor
Beginnings 2026: The First-Year Foundations Student Show
September 4 – October 9, 2026 | Reception and awards ceremony: September 11, 4-6 p.m.
The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery
Normal Hours
- M – F: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Closed weekends and all Ball State breaks and holidays.
The Beginnings 2026 exhibition showcases student artwork completed in the past academic year in School of Art First-Year Foundations courses. We are pleased to offer awards in four categories (2D, 3D, 4D, and Drawing) and a Best in Show Award that is generously sponsored by Art Mart in the Village. Join us for the reception and awards ceremony during BSU Family Weekend, Friday, September 11 from 4 to 6pm.
Foundations provides all first-year students in the studio art, animation, graphic design, and art education programs with the fundamental concepts of art and design through an intensive year-long studio-based experience in AFA 101 Drawing Studio, ADS 101 2D Foundations, ADS 102 3D Foundations, ADS 103 4D Foundations. This interdisciplinary program emphasizes critical thinking and making skills, conceptual development, process, collaboration, and experimentation. Students are introduced to the School of Art’s learning approaches and gain a deeper understanding of historical and contemporary practices in art and design.
Selected Ho Chi Minh
5pm to 7pm @
Muncie Liberation Studio
Next to Chavas and China Express
1809 W University Avenue
Join Third World Study Group tomorrow for a reading and discussion of Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary writings. Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and Marxist–Leninist politician who served as the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969. Aside from being a revolutionary, Ho Chi Minh was also a writer, a poet and a journalist highly critical of colonialism and imperialism. Come out to learn more about one of the most important revolutionary figures of the 20th century!
- Open mic night 7pm to 10pm @ Elm Street Brewing Company Elm st 519 N Elm Street, Muncie Indiana
Open mic night every Tuesday at Elm St. Brewery, everyone is welcome! Student Discount with an ID
