Art in Bloom returns to the David Owsley Museum of Art with INCREDIBLE floral interpretations of displayed paintings and sculptures.
This exhibit, which will be on view at the museum May 16 and 17 with no admission fee, is one you have to see in person to fully appreciate!
Featured Florists:
Marnie Tupling: Wasson Nursery, Muncie
Ralana Abraham: Foister’s Flowers & Gifts, Muncie
Roberta Staggs: Hiawatha Floral Co., Indianapolis
Rebecca Geary: R. Geary Floral, LaOtto
Julie Vance: Buck Creek in Bloom, Yorktown
Vickie Wallen: Artful Arrangements, Bethel, Ohio
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Our supremely talented School of Art students are getting real-world experience in the Glick Center for Glass as they complete a commission for The Cantio Hotel.
The piece will include 14-foot tall sections of aqueous, multicolored glass sculptures installed in the hotel’s lobby. We can’t wait to see the finished project this summer!
The Cantio Hotel, which will be located adjacent to our new Performing Arts Center, is part of the University’s Revitalizing The Village endeavor.
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Multi-Exposure images delicately balance light and contrast to expose a single frame with two or more photographs.
Nature is an inseparable component of what makes our campus so beautiful. Can you guess what Ball State locations were used to make these multi-exposure spring photos?
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What cool skill did you learn at Ball State that was outside the “bubble” of your major?
How about putting a puzzle together 13 feet underwater? A few of our grad students worked on their scuba certification during their AQUA 220 Open Water Scuba class at Lewellen Pool this afternoon. In addition to being an awesome experience, our scuba course is a great tool for students in archeology, biology, criminal justice or rescue work.
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🎶 BELL TOWER CHALLENGE 🎶 : We hope you are enjoying the well-deserved break! Here’s something fun to test your friends with - the latest Bell Tower Tunes challenge!
In part three, Shafer Tower plays the most popular, classic video game songs. Use the melodies or visual clues to guess the video game!
What would you love to hear Shafer Tower play while you walk to class?
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Video Description: As different video game melodies are played via a bell tower carillon, we are given a visual tour of campus that includes Beneficence, Bracken Library, the Quad, the David Owsley Museum of Art, Christy Woods, the Scramble Light, and Frog Baby.
Throughout the video, shots of Shafer Tower fade in and out.
Some scenes at these campus locations have been altered to give clues as to what video game song is being played. First, writing on the Beneficence statue’s base has been replaced with a question mark framed within a square. Second, books are arranged in an incomplete, rectangular puzzle at Bracken Library. Third, the lighted walking sign at the scramble light has been animated to look as though the illuminated walking figure is running at high speed. Four, a circular light near a row of bike racks has a triangular pie shape removed from it and, nearby, bike racks have been colored red, pink, orange and teal. Five, a green pointy hat has been placed on a statue of a child in Christy Woods. Six, A painting in DOMA has been modified so that the figures in the painting have cartoonish faces and one of them holds a Wii remote. Seven, a jagged lightning strike tail has been added to the Frog Baby statue. Eight, an aerial view of campus has been modified to make it appear as though Ball State is a giant, ring-shaped space station.
In case you missed it this weekend, our men's volleyball team secured a thrilling victory on Saturday evening and advanced to the semifinal round of the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship on May 9. Our Cardinals are one of four teams left playing in the country! #ChirpChirp #WeFly
For more on the win: /news/2026/5/2/MVB_PepperdineRecap
The cap decorating gets better every year. Which one of these Class of 2026 caps do you think came out on top?
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Students give their final thoughts on graduation. What does graduation mean to you?
Video Description: Students give their thoughts on graduating after the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony. As the students speak, highlight clips from Commencement play and a choir sings “We Fly” on the steps of the David Owsley Museum of Art.
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What a day! Check out these highlights from our beautiful commencement ceremony.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: President Geoffrey Mearns addresses the class of 2026 from behind a podium on a terrace outside of the David Owsley Museum of Art.
Wide views of the ceremony are interjected by close shots of graduating students and attending faculty while President Mearns speaks.
Hugh Jackman speaks to students from the same terrace during his keynote speech. While Jackman is speaking, students are shown smiling, applauding and listening intently.
President Mearns returns to the podium after Hugh Jackman’s speech. The video concludes with shots of graduating students and family taking pictures near Beneficence. The final shot is a closeup of Ball State’s Beneficence statue.
#ballstate #wefly #graduation #hughjackman #college
What a privilege it was to be inspired by acting legend Hugh Jackman during his keynote speech (here’s a short excerpt)!
We are grateful for his willingness to share his time and wisdom with our students!
ALT TEXT: Keynote speaker Hugh Jackman addresses the Class of 2026 outside of the David Owsley Museum of Art during Commencement Saturday morning.
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You did it! We are so proud of the Class of 2026 and look forward to the tremendous impact you will have on your communities!
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