Arts & Culture
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Inside Story: Designer Annysa LaMantia creates home interiors for the stars
Annysa LaMantia, BS’09, the creative director of the Atlanta-based Annysa LaMantia design studio, has designed luxury home interiors for award-winning entertainers Bobby V., Khalid, T.I., 2 Chainz, and Lil Baby, among others.
Glass Act: Big or Small, Nancy Keating’s mosaic art catches the eye
Working with vibrantly colored glass for the past 30 years, Nancy (Havens) Keating, BA’72, has embellished everything from 40-foot-high walls to vintage toasters and teapots.
Photographic Memory: Justin Carney Explores How Grief Affects Families
The images created by artist Justin A. Carney, MFA’24, have a distressed, ghostlike quality. “All of my work surrounds and deals with grief,” he says.
Deanna Fry’s Rise in Broadcast Journalism is Defined By a Sense of Humanity and Justice
Deanna Fry, BAJ’06, is the senior broadcast producer of the BET and CBS News newsmagazine show "America in Black."
Taylor 101: Dispatches from the World’s First Taylor Swift Conference
IU hosted the first-ever academic conference focused on superstar Taylor Swift’s music and influence—and it was a glittering success.
Michael Koryta’s Lost Man’s Lane is a ‘Love Letter’ to Bloomington
“Lost Man’s Lane,“ a supernatural thriller by Michael Koryta, BA’06, and set in Bloomington, was published in March 2024.
Excerpt: Lost Man’s Lane
For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades.
Working Big: Muralists Rafael Caro and Erica Parker Beautify Cities with Spray Paint
Husband and wife Rafael Caro, BFA’20, and Erica Parker, BFA’16, have been creating graffiti-style murals across Indianapolis since 2016.
IU Alumni Artwork Displayed in Museums Around the World
The seven alumni artists profiled in this story have exhibited work across mediums in museums around the world. Take a look.
Sound Judgment: Laura Sisk a Swift Staple
A skim of the credits of Taylor Swift’s last eight albums will reveal a common phrase: “Vocals recorded by Laura Sisk.”
TUMI and Roam Co-Founder Charlie Clifford Changed the Luggage Game (Twice)
Premium luggage mogul Charlie Clifford, BA’65, MBA’67, founded TUMI in 1975 and his customizable luggage brand, Roam, in 2017.
Revisit IU Bloomington in the 1970s with Films by Al Edyvean
From freshman orientation and sorority recruitment to the 1975–76 men’s basketball team, Al Edyvean, BA’72, MS’75, captured it all on camera.