A projector illuminates the dome of Ball State’s old planetarium with an image.

The 50-year-old predecessor to Charles W. Brown aims to produce shows for planetariums nationwide, thanks to a partnership that blends science and the arts.

Honors College senior Sarah Fischer holds up a glass etching she made of a dead bird she found.

Honors College senior Sarah Fischer has blended her majors in biology and printmaking by studying campus bird-window impacts and creating bird etchings.

One of the hundreds of exotic butterflies at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne.

The multidisciplinary group submits to city officials a proposed redesign of the attraction that draws 20,000-plus visitors a year.

The photo shows one of the 25 young pianists from across the U.S. and Canada who came to Ball State in November to audition for the 2016 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition.

The university will host auditions for next year’s Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition after a successful run this year.

Photo shows an array of glass art.

Ball State students are perfecting their cold-working techniques with help from visiting Polish glass artist Marzena Krzeminska-Baluch.

Portrait of Liz Whiteacre.

Liz Whiteacre, a winner of Ball State’s 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award, uses multimedia and Skype to introduce students to poetry.

Photo is an image from a computer-generated rendering of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Artists and designers from the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts craft a computer-generated world that authentically simulates the outdoor exhibition.