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.

Open House—Elder Care Connections to Celebrate New Office

Elder Care Connections would like to invite all community members to celebrate with us, on Friday Aug. 31, any time between 9 am-1 pm or 4-6 pm.

A special ribbon cutting ceremony by the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and special guests will commence at noon. Meet the staff and see our new office located at 722 N. Walnut St., Suite A, at 11th and Walnut streets in the High Point office complex. Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Registered Nurse Liz Kalina founded Elder Care Connections 15 years ago as a way to help older adults adjust to the changes brought on by aging. Whether they were experiencing reduced mobility, a move to an assisted living community, or even dementia, she believed that with appropriate assistance they could maintain optimal independence and dignity.

Caregiver Services—Our experienced, licensed caregivers assist with everything from bathing, cooking, cleaning, and transportation to providing companionship and organizing recreational activities.

Care provider services include:
• Personal care: assistance with bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming
• Correspondence: help with email, letter writing and reading, telephone
• Housekeeping: cleaning, dishes, laundry, decluttering
• Companionship: conversation, activity partner, friendly encouragement
• Respite for family members: provide relief for primary caregivers
• Transportation: to and from appointments, social outings
• Shopping: groceries, medication pick-up, gifts
• Meal planning and preparation
• Schedule management
• Medication reminders

For additional information contact Kelli Shannon at [email protected] or 812-361-1854.

Thousands of gently used books sold at low prices to fund our literacy programs for children and adults. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept 1, 9 am-7 pm

“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.

The Farmer House Museum will be featuring the work of Jane Briley, a contemporary painter on porcelain. Ms. Briley began painting on china in 1972. On moving to Bloomington, Ms. Briley became active in teaching and promoting china painting, particularly through the activities of the Blooms of Bloomington china painting club. Ms. Briley’s work is traditional in style, timeless in its grace and charm. Her work is also currently on display at The Venue, Fine Art and Gifts. Exhibit runs until September 2.

The Farmer House is located at 529 N. College Ave. in downtown Bloomington, right across College Ave. from the Waffle House. The museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 10 am-1 pm, with additional hours until 4 pm on Saturday. Admission is free. The telephone number is 812-336-5597.

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 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.

“Media Life”, presented by IU’s Grunwald Gallery of Art, is an exhibit of drawings by Dutch artist Meik van Dongen. The exhibit will be open to the public from August 24 until September 15 during regular gallery hours (Tu-Sat, 12 pm-4 pm), and a lecture by the artist will be held on September 12.

“Ephemeral Ink”, an exhibit at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, features a selection of tattoo art from the Kinsey collection. Two century’s worth of tattoo-inspired art will be on display, including flash art (i.e. stereotypic tattoo designs collected in binders or painted on parlor walls), paintings of tattoos, and photographs by anonymous and fine art photographers, notably Michael Grecco, Jess T. Dugan, Chas Ray Krider and George Platt Lynes.

Runs July 9 – September 21

The Kinsey gallery is open Monday through Friday, 1:30 pm – 5 pm.