“Açaí From Local to Global”
“Açaí From Local to Global” examines the transition of the açaí berry from a local Brazilian commodity to a global superfood. The exhibition is curated by Eduardo Brondizio and Andrea Siqueria, and sponsored by Themester 2014’s “Eat, Drink, Think: Food from Art to Science,” an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences. Runs through May 17.

“After A Miracle: Coptic Ex Votos from the Birnbaum Collection”
“After A Miracle: Coptic Ex Votos from the Birnbaum Collection,” features a selection of votive offerings from Egypt. Runs through May 22.

“Food is Work: Tools and Traditions”
“Food is Work: Tools and Traditions” explores the tools and traditions used in the production of food. The exhibition is also sponsored by Themester 2014’s “Eat, Drink, Think: Food from Art to Science,” an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences. Runs through May 22.

“Graces Received: Painted and Metal Ex-Votos From Italy”
“Graces Received: Painted and Metal Ex-Votos From Italy” explores votive objects offered to a saint or divinity, in gratitude for a favor, blessing, or healing. Runs through May 22.

“Instruments of Culture”
“Instruments of Culture” provides an overview of how musical instruments around the globe are classified and studied, and why. Runs through May 22.

“State of an Art: Women’s Wall Painting in Ghana”
“State of an Art: Women’s Wall Painting in Ghana” shows tradition and innovation in wall paintings by women in Ghana’s Upper East Region, as documented by photographer and curator Brittany Sheldon. Runs through May 10.

“Still/Moving: Puppets and Indonesia”
“Still/Moving: Puppets and Indonesia” presents puppets, one of the oldest types of Indonesian performing arts which still persists today in many forms, as a way to better understand the dynamic peoples and places of Indonesia–focusing on Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese cultures. Runs through May 22.

“Thoughts, Things, and Theories…What Is Culture?”
“Thoughts, Things, and Theories…What Is Culture?” explores the nature of culture. Runs through May 22.

The Mathers Museum exhibition hall and Museum Store are open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets.

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 5:00 p.m.

New in the Galleries:

Onya LaTour: Pioneering Modern Art in Indiana
Continuing through May 10, 2015
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
In 1941 Onya LaTour opened the Indiana Museum of Modern Art near Nashville, Indiana, creating a stir in local art circles. Two works from her personal collection are featured in this installation presented in conjunction with Onya LaTour on view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this fall, to which the IU Art Museum loaned four pieces.

WWI War Bond Posters
Continuing through May 24, 2015
During World War I, mass-produced color posters encouraged enlistment, helped raise capital for the war effort, and solidified public opinion against the enemy. Two vintage posters for war bonds, one American and one French, are featured: although both depict a German soldier, they have very different styles and impacts.

Nature’s Small Wonders: Photographs by Ansel Adams
Continuing through May 24, 2015
America’s most famous nature photographer, Adams was also an ardent conservationist who served on the board of directors for the Sierra Club for thirty-seven years and was active in the Wilderness Society. He used his dramatic black-and-white photographs to encourage the preservation of America’s natural wonders, particularly those found in the U.S. National Parks.

This installation is on view from January 13 through May 24, 2015, in the Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art. It is presented in conjunction with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Sycamore Land Trust, whose mission is to protect the beautiful natural and agricultural landscape of southern Indiana.

Finding Atget
Continueing though May 24, 2015
French photographer Eugène Atget’s imagery mixed a nineteenth-century aesthetic with a modern sensibility, garnering him admiration and respect from the young Berenice Abbott, who became his champion. This installation features a vintage print by Atget and several later prints from his original negatives.

Women behind the Camera
Continuing through May 24, 2015
The world of professional photography in the early- to mid-twentieth century was largely a men’s club, but a small group of talented women paved the way for future generations of female “lensmen.” Portraits by three of these pioneers—Imogen Cunningham, Berenice Abbott, and Toni Frissell—are featured.

Pop Textiles
Continuing through May 24, 2015
Textiles designed by Pop artists Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, and Claes Oldenburg are featured. These bold and inventive compositions on fabric blur the boundaries between fine art, craft, and industrial production.

Robert Salmon: Romantic Painter
Continuing through May 24, 2015
Two paintings by Robert Salmon help elucidate the artist’s foundation in English Romanticism, which continued to inform his painting after his move to Boston in 1828.

Focalpoint: Fantastic African Hats: Power, Passage, and Protection
Continuing through May 24, 2015
These twelve richly embellished African hats celebrate the prestige of their owners, evoke complex histories of trade and commerce, and provide protection from harm. Organized by Brittany Sheldon, graduate assistant for the arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas.

Concurrent with the opening of the museum for the 2015 season, as well as the annual heirloom seed sale, the Wylie House will be hosting the Bloomington Water Color Society’s exhibit featuring paintings inspired by a visit to the museum last summer. Hours are extended on Saturday, March 7 until 4pm. The paintings will be displayed in the Education Center and will remain on exhibit through April. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the artwork during our regular open hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10m-2pm.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce this year’s BFA Thesis Exhibitions. These exhibitions feature work created by graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. Each exhibition features student work from a variety of the studio areas: ceramics, digital art, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and textiles. To gain professional experience, exhibiting students participate in the planning of their shows and installation of their pieces.

BFA 2 will open on Wednesday, April 1 and continue through Saturday, April 4. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 3 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Grunwald Gallery. This exhibition features the work of Coley Gillespie (Textiles), Alex Lawless (Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design), and Cheryl Wellum (Graphic Design).

For further information, please contact the Grunwald Gallery at (812) 855-8490 or [email protected]. We invite you to visit our website at http://www.indiana.edu/~grunwald/. The Grunwald Gallery is accessible to people with disabilities. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 4:00 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. All events are free and open to the public. For more information on the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University, please visit www.fa.indiana.edu.

The Kinsey Institute art and library collections contain thousands of examples of erotic imagery produced over centuries by artists around the world. Secret Impressions presents a selection of lithographs, engravings, etchings and woodblock prints from the mid-19th century and earlier. These artworks from France, England, Italy, Germany, Holland, and Japan illustrate the means by which pornographic and erotic images were mass produced before the invention of the camera. Wealthy collectors could commission paintings, but others could purchase prints at a lower cost. Once photography was invented in the 1830s, it quickly became a popular medium for depictions of the nude figure, as well as erotic imagery. The first photographic process to become widespread was the daguerreotype, which produced a unique image. With the invention of a process that used a negative to make multiple photographs, the mass production of erotic images became possible. Hold That Pose features daguerreotypes, tintypes, albumen and gelatin silver prints, stereocards, and other examples of photographic processes that were used in the 19th century by professional photographers to produce and distribute erotic material.

The Kinsey Institute is open to visitors from 1:30 to 5:00 pm weekdays or at other times during office hours by appointment only. Admission is free. Due to adult content, visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. To schedule a group guided tour of The Kinsey Institute, please call 812-855-7686.

Our Winter Exploration Hike Series features off-trail hiking through lesser-known areas of Monroe Lake. These are exploratory in nature so there is no “set” path; we’ll have a general route in mind, but plenty of freedom to veer off as things of interest catch our eyes. Hikers should be prepared for the possibility of rugged terrain, lack of formal toilet facilities, and lots of fun!

All of the Winter Exploration Hikes are FREE, but online PREREGISTRATION is required for each hike by the specified date. Registrants are sent an email with driving directions to the meeting location and additional details at least 1 day prior to each hike.

Southfork Marshes
Each Southfork hike will take you into a different portion of the Southfork Marshes. Located in Brown and Jackson Counties, the Southfork Marshes have no developed trails and few easy access points. Designed as a refuge for migrating waterfowl, public access to this area during the winter months is highly restricted. The areas we explore are likely to be “marshy,” so a good pair of waterproof hiking boots is recommended.
Because of the remote location, expect longer than normal travel times to reach the meeting locations for these hikes. Registration for each hike is limited to 10 people due to parking availability. Hikes are 2 hours.

Wednesday, April 1: Southfork Marshes #3 at 2:30p
Register by March 29 at http://bit.ly/2015winterhikeapr1

Wednesday, April 15: Southfork Marshes #4 at 2:30p
Register by April 12 at http://bit.ly/2015winterhikeapr15

SONGWRITERS SELECT, the brand NEW weekly showcase for aspiring songwriters! Got a song to sing? Come out and share, support, and celebrate the original American/International song! Hosted by Actor/Musician/Songwriter dwBrykalski (dwBrykalski.com).

At the moment the theatre finally dies, three performers emerge from the nothingness and lead us through a tale of human civilization. The Art of Bowing is a fantastical and metatheatrical journey through freedom, subjugation and divinity spanning multiple eras, places and dimensions.

IU’s M.F.A. playwriting program gives you a first-hand look at the development process with staged readings of early drafts leading up to performances in the Wells-Metz Theatre. The next generation of playwrights is here, and you’ll be able to say you saw them first!

Play #1: The Art of Bowing
by Nathan Davis
Directed by Rob Heller
March 28, April 1, 3 & 5, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m.

Play #2: Lacy and Ashley Live in a Trailer Now
by Kelly Lusk
Directed by Dale McFadden
March 29, April 2, 4 @ 7:30 p.m. and
April 5 @ 2:00 p.m.

Play #3: Trigger Warning
by Iris Dauterman
Directed by Nancy Lipschultz
April 2, 3, and 4 @ 8:00 p.m.
April 5 @ 5:00 p.m.

Tickets prices are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students.

IU’s M.F.A. playwriting program gives you a first-hand look at the development process with staged readings of early drafts leading up to performances in the Wells-Metz Theatre. The next generation of playwrights is here, and you’ll be able to say you saw them first! Plays by Iris Dauterman and Mauricio Miranda.

Play #1: TBD
by Iris Dauterman
Directed by Rob Heller
March 27, 31, April 2 & 4, 2015 @ 7:30 p.m.

Play #2: TBD
by Mauricio Miranda
Directed by Guest Director
March 28, April 1, 3 @ 7:30 p.m. and
April 4 @ 2:00 p.m.
In rotating repertory in the Wells-Metz Theatre