Gallery Hours
Tues-Sat 10:00-5:00 p.m.
Sun 12:00-5:00 p.m.
(Closed Mondays and major holidays)

Before the arrival of the Spanish in 1532, Peru had seen the rise and fall of numerous cultures and artistic styles, not just those of the Inca Empire, for which it is so well known. Because these civilizations lacked written records, we gain our understanding of their histories and societies through their art and archaeology. Focusing primarily on ceramics from cultures before the time of the Inca, this installation encourages visitors to explore less familiar arts and traditions.

Modern Sculptors in Indiana
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Steinmetz Kellett Gallery, first floor
Continuing through March 12, 2017

Several modern sculptors of national and international prominence were born in Indiana, worked in the state, or came here to study. This installation features the work of artists Robert Laurent, David Smith, George Rickey, David Hayes, Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, and (from October onwards) William Wiley, all of whom have Indiana connections. This installation is presented in conjunction with the Indiana State Bicentennial and has been endorsed as an official Bicentennial Legacy Project.

Gallery Hours
Tues-Sat 10:00-5:00 p.m.
Sun 12:00-5:00 p.m.
(Closed Mondays. Additionally, the Eskenazi Museum of Art will be closed for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Thursday, November 24 – Friday, November 25, and Saturday, December 24 – Monday, January 2)

Special Exhibitions

Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: Master Drawings from the Anthony J. Moravec Collection
October 1, 2016 to February 5, 2017
Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery, first floor

This exhibition highlights the most important gift of Old Master drawings in the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s seventy-five year history. In 2010, Anthony J. Moravec, a Columbus, Indiana, businessman, donated twenty-four drawings by the eighteenth-century Italian master Giambattista Tiepolo, his son Domenico, and several of their contemporaries. The centerpiece is a group of a dozen drawings from Domenico Tiepolo’s New Testament cycle. These large pen, brush, and ink drawings are not studies for other works, as was more typical of the period but rather unique designs that showcase the artist’s deep understanding of the religious subject matter and his careful observation of the world around him. The exhibition’s guest curator and catalogue author Adelheid M. Gealt–the Eskenazi Museum of Art’s Director Emeritus and an expert on Domenico’s drawings–believes that the series (numbering 320 known sheets) represents a feat unparalleled in the history of art.

Vik Muniz
October 1, 2016 to February 5, 2017
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor

The Eskenazi Museum of Art serves as the only Midwest venue for this major traveling exhibition, which covers more than twenty-five years of the internationally acclaimed artist’s career. Known for his photographic images of famous people, places, and artworks created using unconventional materials, Vik Muniz has become a staple of the contemporary art scene. His smart, postmodern pictures delight viewers, while challenging their perceptions.

New in the Galleries

Lorenzo: The Other Tiepolo
November 1, 2016 – February 5, 2017

Masters of the French Etching Revival: Degas, Bracquemond, and Buhot
November 8, 2016 – May 7, 2017

Modern Pioneers: Professors of Photography
November 8, 2016 – May 7, 2017

Modigliani and Lipchitz: Friends in Bohemian Paris
November 8, 2016 – May 7, 2017

Focalpoint: Hats as Materials of Culture
October 3, 2016 – May 7, 2017

For more information, visit artmuseum.indiana.edu/on-view/

Beginning in 2012 and continuing each year thereafter, Miah Mickelson, then Assistant Director of the Arts for the City of Bloomington, delivered an address at The Venue, bringing us up to date as to events and accomplishment in the Arts from the previous year, and projecting into the future. As you may be aware, Miah has moved up to a State level position and has been succeeded by Sean Starowitz as Assistant Director of the Arts for the City of Bloomington (A/K/A The Art Czar.) Continuing a valued Venue tradition, Sean has agreed to deliver this years report on February 28th, beginning at 5:30 pm.
Sean is a 2010 graduate of the Interdisciplinary Arts program at the Kansas City Art Institute and a 2012 Rocket Grant recipient with support from the Charlotte St. Foundation, Spencer Museum of Art and the Andy Warhol Foundation. In 2014, he was named Charlotte St. Foundation Visual Art Award Fellow. Notable projects include Lots of Love, BREAD! KC and Byproduct: The Laundromat.
If you haven’t already, this will be a great opportunity for you to met Sean, and get a valuable update on all thing Art in Bloomington.
Join us.

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Henry Woronicz.

Prospero and his daughter Miranda are stranded on an island by his jealous brother Antonio, but their new home is inhabited by spirits. The Tempest offers the best of both drama and comedy in Shakespeare’s enchanting tale of shipwrecks and romance, masters and servants, betrayal and forgiveness. And wondrous magic.

Production dates:
February 24, 25, 28 – March 3, 2017 @ 7:30 p.m.
March 4 @ 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.