This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines the nature of culture through the exploration of cultural traditions surrounding life stages and universal needs. It is free and open to the public during regular museum hours, and will run until August 27.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

The Bellevue Group is a cooperative of local artists working in a variety of mediums that actively display their creative talents within the community. Their exhibit will be on display at the Gallery Group, Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm. Exhibit runs through September 26.

“Paper Art Quilts—2012” The August exhibit features new works combining quilting and paper by Mary Hambly, MFA graduate of the Indiana University Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts. Exotic papers from around the world are carefully crafted by the artist into one of a kind “Paper Quilts,” each work uniquely rich in color, pattern and texture. Exhibit is available for viewing during regular gallery hours (Mon-Sat, 10 am-5:30 pm), and runs through August 29.

Blueline Gallery is proud to announce their exhibition for August and September. “Works from Life” is a collection of figurative drawings and Bloomington landscapes by award winning painter Mark Ratzlaff. Available for viewing during regular gallery hours, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Friday. Exhibit runs through September 28.

Bloomington area artists are among the 93 whose works were selected for the “Hoosier Salon 88th Annual Exhibition.” The annual juried competition promotes Hoosier artists and their art by identifying the best works by Indiana artists, showcasing them in the annual exhibition and making them available for sale. The local artists in this year’s exhibition are Ronald Elkins of Bloomington for the oil painting, Morning Sun, and Wyatt LeGrand of Bloomfield for the oil painting, George Heaton, Takes a Big Dog.

The “Hoosier Salon 88th Annual Exhibition” runs through September 8 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis. The show is open to the public during regular museum hours, 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, and $5 for youth ages 5 to 17. Indiana Historical Society members and Hoosier Salon members receive complimentary admission.

The Gospel Gurlz (four-voice harmony with accompaniment)

Ladi Terry, founder of Successwork! and the Creative Indiana Initiative will show how creativity is the way to survive and thrive in the 21st century. Around the world there are movements underway to bring creative thinking and problem solving to the table where decisions are made. For those wanting to be a player at that table, this is a ‘must attend’ event. Participants will learn about the cutting edge initiatives in creative thinking and problem solving happening right here in Bloomington. Registration is required: 330-6044. For more info: http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/corporate-college/new.html

Check out Ivy Tech’s Lunch and Learn Series that addresses critical issues that affect employers today. Ladi Terry’s August 28 presentation will be an appetizer of creative thinking tools that can be immediately used to find new opportunities or solve current challenges.

Participants will also learn about cutting edge initiatives happening in Bloomington and around the world to “Unleash the Power of Creativity.” Registration for the 11:30 am-1 pm event is $10, including a box lunch.

Look for us at the Ivy Tech Liberty Crossing campus, Room M114. RSVP: 330-6044 or http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/corporate-college/index.html

Stroll Downtown for a toe-tapping lunch break at Peoples Park! Grab some lunch from a local restaurant or brown bag from home, but spend your Tuesday lunch break at Peoples Park!

May 1st- Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen
May 8th- Starkraven
May 15th- dwBrykalski
May 22nd- Sharlee Davis and Will Devitt
May 29th- Craig and Lori Brenner
June 5th- Kevin Reynolds June 12th- 64 Colors
June 19th- Gordon Bonham
June 26th- The Mundies
July 3rd- Kid Kazooey and the Ballroom Roustabouts
July 10th- Scott Frye
July 17th- Pan USA
July 24th- Sad Sam Blues Band
July 31- Monika Herzig and Peter Kienele
August 7th- The Mizfits
August 14th- Don’t Call me Betty
August 21st- Fiddle “n” Feet
August 28th- The Gospel Gurlz

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce “Axe of Vengeance: Ghanaian Film Posters and Film Viewing Culture.” This exhibition will open to the public with a gallery talk and reception Friday, August 24, 5-8 pm and be on view during regular gallery hours through Saturday, September 15. Two cinematic features will be on view at the IU Cinema, Black is Black: Mama Mia, Sunday, September 9, at 6:30 pm and Oganigwe, Saturday, September 15, 9:30 pm.

“Axe of Vengeance: Ghanaian Film Posters and Film Viewing Culture” is an exhibition of large-scale posters hand painted on flour sacks to advertise Hollywood, Bollywood, Kung Fu, Nollywood and Ghanaian films circulating in Ghana during the 1980s and 1990s. The posters and the venues where they were shown have become obsolete, as viewing has shifted from makeshift theaters to in home film viewing. The exhibit will feature a recreation of the traditional cinematic space, reproducing key aspects of the original viewing experience where visitors can view the films Isakaba Boys, Secret Adventure, The Snake Girl, and Oganigwe.