Founded by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, the Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts (RSA) seminar is a program of Herron School of Art +Design that brings together artists, religious leaders, religious communities, humanities experts, and a broad range of publics from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary perspectives for sustained study, analysis, and discussion of religious texts in a classroom environment. These textual discussions will explore the varieties of religious experience and understanding and provide the inspiration for creating new artistic works (e.g. music, poetry, fiction, drama, visual art, dance).
Faculty and guest speakers for the RSA program are drawn from IU Indianapolis, local colleges and universities, and members of the arts and religious communities of Indianapolis. If you are interested in contributing as a guest speaker for the RSA, please contact Andrew Findley at [email protected].
The faculty list for the 2026-27 includes:
Prof. Karen Baldner, Print Maker, Book Artist, and Associate Faculty of Fine Arts, the Herron School of Art and Design at IU Indianapolis
Dr. Deirdre Carter, Visiting Lecturer of Art History at the Herron School of Art and Design, IU Indianapolis
Dr. Matthew Condon, Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies and Classical Studies at the School of Liberal Arts, IU Indianapolis and RSA Seminar Lead
Dr. Daniel Cueto, Composer, Performer, and Associate Instructor, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Prof. Natalie Solmer, Associate Professor of English at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis and founder and editor in chief of The Indianapolis Review
Dr. Andrew Findley, Lecturer of Classical Studies and Art History at the School of Liberal Arts and the Herron School of Art and Design, IU Indianapolis and Director of the RSA
