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

Focalpoint: Personal Objects: Art from Eastern and Southern Africa
January 14–May 11, 2014 Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, Focalpoint, third floor From jewelry and headdresses to household objects such as containers, headrests, and spoons, the art of eastern and southern Africa for the most part is intimately connected with the individual. Though these regions of Africa do not have the large numbers of masks and figural sculpture for which western and central Africa are known, the personal objects found there frequently reflect the deep cultural significances and attention to form and detail seen elsewhere on the continent. This installation has been organized to coincide with the A352/A552, Art of Eastern and Southern Africa, a course being taught during the spring 2014 semester in the Department of the History of Art.

New in the Galleries: ‘Max Beckmann’s Woodcuts’
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
February 4–June 22, 2014
Although the German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann was a prolific graphic artist (producing 374 prints during his lifetime), he created fewer than 20 woodcuts. Most were produced during the 1920s, when Germany was experiencing a revival of interest in the medium. Seven prints from this period will be featured in this installation.

Special Exhibition: Matisse’s Jazz and Other Works from Indiana University Collections
April 2–June 29, 2014
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
In addition to highlighting the IU Art Museum’s rare complete suite of twenty color stencil prints from Jazz—Matisse’s last and greatest book project—this exhibition will include more than thirty other works by this modern master from the holdings of the Art Museum and Lilly Library. Special attention will be paid to the artist’s works on paper and book illustrations from the 1920s through the end of his career.

Special Exhibition: Francesco Solimena: Picturing the World for an Eighteenth-Century Royal Wedding
April 2–June 29, 2014
Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery, first floor
Through a selection of pieces coming from the Getty Research Institute, the IU Fine Arts Library, the Lilly Library, and the IU Art Museum collection, this exhibition focuses on one of the IU Art Museum’s masterpieces, Francesco Solimena’s Allegory of the Four Parts of the World, highlighting the painting’s history, patronage, and iconography. This exhibition features a thirteen-minute documentary, The World around Solimena.

New in the Galleries: Doris Steinmetz Kellett: Memorial Installation
April 22‒May 4, 2014
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
This installation honors Doris Steinmetz Kellett (1922–2013), a collector, artist, and Indiana University Art Museum benefactor. Born in Evansville, Indiana, Kellett received her BA in Education from Indiana University and studied painting at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. During the 1960s, she lived in Madrid, Spain, and Santiago, Chile, where she exhibited and collected work by contemporary Spanish and Latin American artists. This installation includes an example of Kellett’s own painting, along with selected works from her collection.

Special Exhibitions: Giving Back to Africa: Beta Histoire
April 1–30, 2014
Thomas T. Solley Atrium, second floor
Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo tell stories to each other every night. These stories often have a moral lesson or try to explain something in the world. The storytelling always begins with a child raising his/her hand and saying, “Beta Histoire,” or “I want to tell a story.” Experience the stories told in this exhibition of photographs by students in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Special Exhibition: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions

April 2–May 11, 2014
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
At 6:30 p.m. during the opening receptions, each exhibitor will give a brief talk about his or her work in the Thomas T. Solley Atrium, first floor.

April 16–27
Sunetra Banerjee, Textiles
Aaron Hegert, Photography
Gavin Rouille, Printmaking
Opening Reception: Friday, April 18, 6:00‒8:00 p.m.

Now on display in the Upper Loft Gallery through April 30: A selection of spring paintings from the Marie Goth Estate Collection. Also on display: Brown County Art Guild’s Member Artists Spring Exhibit; two floors of all new artwork by 45 of the Midwest’s finest artists! Reception: Second Saturday, April, 12, 5-8 pm during the Village Art Walk. Hours: Tuesday– Sat: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 pm (Closed Mondays).

“Featherspholio”
A photographic exhibition by Bloomington artist and avid birdwatcher Scott Evans featuring birds of North America. Runs through May 31.

Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm

The Bloomington Battle Games Club, a chapter of the national foam-fighting organization Belegarth, meets every Sunday at Bryan Park (weather permitting) to fight. Medieval and fantasy – inspired combat is re-enacted using foam weapons of several varieties. Multiple styles of gameplay are practiced, including team-based and free-for-all. Visit the Facebook page for further information.

Ninth Annual Daisy Days Plant Sale and Museum Open Day

Bloomington Restorations, Inc. invites you to the Ninth Annual Daisy Days Plant Sale and Museum Open Day on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, April 27, 2014, from 1-4 p.m. Native perennials and other landscape flowers will be a primary emphasis of the plant sale, including those suitable for rain gardens and butterfly gardens. The sale will also include daylilies and hostas; spring-planted bulbs including historic or heirloom varieties; and a selection of trees and shrubs. Pure maple syrup from this season’s on-site production will also be available for purchase. The proceeds from all plant and syrup sales benefit ongoing gardening efforts at the site. Visitors can also wander the farmstead grounds and enjoy the spring flowers and blooms, as well as find refreshments inside the 1892 Victorian farmhouse. The Farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned and maintained by Bloomington Restorations, Inc. It is free and open to the public and is located at 2920 E. Tenth Street in Bloomington. For more information call BRI at (812) 336-0909 or go to www.bloomingtonrestorations.org.

Drop in on this science craft workshop to explore how mirrors are used to create beautiful geometric designs as you build a kaleidoscope from a kit and decorate it as a unique work of art to take home. Saturday and Sunday: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Matisse in Focus
Sunday, April 27, 2:00–2:30 p.m
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Nan Brewer, the Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will present a pre-screening gallery talk on Henri Matisse’s late graphic work in the exhibition Matisse’s Jazz and Other Works from Indiana University Collections.

A Model for Matisse (2003) and Henri Matisse (1946)
Sunday, April 27, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
IU Cinema
The gallery talk will be followed by a screening of A Model for Matisse, an award-winning documentary by Barbara Freed that tells the story behind Matisse’s last great project, Chapel of the Rosary, and the nun who made it happen. The classic French film Henri Matisse by François Campaux showing the artist at work in his studios will also be screened, featuring new subtitles by Brett Bowles, associate professor of French studies, offering English-speaking audiences a rare opportunity to experience this masterpiece on a large screen.

“Part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm!”
Stages Bloomington presents an enchanting musical for the whole family.
Arnold Lobel’s well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD KIDS.

Four performances, APRIL 25 – 27
Jackson Creek Middle School Auditorium, 3980 S. Sare Rd.,Bloomington, Indiana.

Friday, April 25, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, 2 p.m.

General Admission.
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ADVANCE PURCHASE RECOMMENDED! $10 Adult, $6 Child. 

Tickets available through BCT Box Office: www.bctboxoffice.com 


(Day of show: At the door, if available: Cash only. $12 Adult, $8 Child)

Will call tickets available for pick up 1 hour prior to the show.
Doors open 30 minutes before show.

COMPLETE SHOW INFORMATION: http://stagesbloomington.com/p/tickets.html

Matisse in Focus
Sunday, April 27, 2:00–2:30 p.m
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Nan Brewer, the Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will present a pre-screening gallery talk on Henri Matisse’s late graphic work in the exhibition Matisse’s Jazz and Other Works from Indiana University Collections.

A Model for Matisse (2003) and Henri Matisse (1946)
Sunday, April 27, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
IU Cinema
The gallery talk will be followed by a screening of A Model for Matisse, an award-winning documentary by Barbara Freed that tells the story behind Matisse’s last great project, Chapel of the Rosary, and the nun who made it happen. The classic French film Henri Matisse by François Campaux showing the artist at work in his studios will also be screened, featuring new subtitles by Brett Bowles, associate professor of French studies, offering English-speaking audiences a rare opportunity to experience this masterpiece on a large screen.

Barbara Freed tells the moving tale of Henri Matisse’s last great art project—the decorative cycle for the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, France. Told through the words of Sister Jacques-Marie, the nun who assisted Matisse with the project, the film offers an intimate look at the elderly artist’s working methods and a reflection on love and friendship. The film will be preceded by Henri Matisse (1946), directed by François Campaux, which records Matisse’s creative process while he is working on a portrait of his grandson. In French with live translation provided by Brett Bowles, associate professor of French Studies. (DigiBeta presentation)