Dance Theatre of Harlem brings ‘Power on Pointe’ to IU Auditorium
The groundbreaking dance company Dance Theatre of Harlem will bring its take on classical ballet to Bloomington at 8 p.m. Jan. 28. Dance Theatre of Harlem encompasses a performing ensemble, an arts education center and Dancing Through Barriers, a national and international education and community outreach program. Each component of Dance Theatre of Harlem carries […]
Monsters, masquerades, Muniz and more: Campus events mark Halloween week
Post by IU Newsroom intern Amanda N. Marino: Whether you’re looking for tricks or treats this Halloween, there’s plenty to do at Indiana University Bloomington. Here is just a sampling of the events and exhibitions out there. The full list is so long that it’s scary! IU Auditorium Dennis James Hosts Halloween, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 […]
Indiana University’s Viking-in-residence is all in a Twitter about the arts in Bloomington
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Tori Lawhorn: At Indiana University, the most frequent visitor to campus events isn’t a student; it’s a Viking. Lars Karlsson, a small wooden Viking, is dedicated to learning about all the different programs IU Bloomington has to offer, according to his owner, Kristin Leaman. “He discovers and shares what he […]
IU Art Museum honors Director Emerita Adelheid Gealt with renaming of gallery wing
The Indiana University Art Museum has dedicated a wing of the museum’s first floor Gallery of the Art of the Western World in honor of Adelheid “Heidi” Gealt, who retired in July 2015. Director Emerita Gealt began working at the museum as a graduate student in 1973 and held various other posts until becoming curator, […]
Grunwald Gallery’s ‘Wunderkammer’ exhibition pulls out some of IU’s most curious collectibles
Indiana University has quite a collection of collections. Within its museums and more arcane repositories, IU Bloomington houses nearly 200 years worth of papers, books, artwork, artifacts and other miscellany. A fascinating fragment of these objects and oddities has been assembled in “The Wunderkammer: Curiosities in Indiana University Collections,” which opens Oct. 23 and remains […]
Serendipity, scholars and students combine to bring ‘Gods and Goddesses’ to IU Art Museum
The Indiana University Art Museum will celebrate the opening of three new special exhibitions with a public reception tonight. Behind one of those exhibitions, “Gods and Goddesses: Annibale Carracci and the Renaissance Reborn,” is the story of prints, a palace, a great escape and a good measure of serendipity. The show is the result of […]
Display of handmade books by Herron students has been extended at the Fine Arts Library
When you go to a library, you expect to see books. And when you go to the Fine Arts Library at Indiana University Bloomington, you expect to see books about art. But if you visit soon, some of the books are works of art. Handmade books by Karen Baldner’s students at the Herron School of […]
William Siegmann’s cultural legacy shown in exhibitions at IU Art Museum, Mathers Museum
Guest post courtesy of IU Newsroom intern Emily Davis: Indiana University alumnus William Siegmann (1943-2011) was a leading expert on the art and culture of the African countries Liberia and Sierra Leone. A photographer, collector, and overall connoisseur of art, his work transcended traditional aesthetic values and reflected his vast knowledge of the cultures in which […]
Ansel Adams film screening and discussion to honor 25th anniversary of Sycamore Land Trust
Guest post courtesy of IU Newsroom intern Emily Davis: “I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.” — Ansel Adams In recognition of the 25th anniversary of Sycamore Land Trust, the Indiana University Art Museum will […]
Get to know painter Pierre Daura and his family in ‘Picturing Attachments’ at the IU Art Museum
Perhaps you haven’t heard of Pierre Daura. After all, the Catalan-American artist isn’t exactly a household name. And that is precisely why you should see “Pierre Daura (1896-1976): Picturing Attachments” before the exhibition ends its run at the Indiana University Art Museum on Dec. 21. Daura is an extraordinary modernist painter who studied with Pablo […]
