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

“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.

“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.

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

“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.

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

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:

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.

Michael Brown, the president of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores globalization and localization, and their implications for understanding the relation and movement of states, people, and cultures across space. Brown is the author of many scholarly essays as well as six books, including Who Owns Native Culture? (Harvard University Press, 2003) and Upriver: The Turbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People (Harvard University Press, 2014). This free public lecture is being presented as part of Museums at the Crossroads: Local Encounters, Global Knowledge, a new international museum institute, funded by IU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Global and International Studies, bringing together leading scholars of social and cultural theory and museum practice with museum professionals and Indiana University Bloomington scholars, graduate students, and staff.

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. An access ramp is located at the Fess Avenue entrance, on the corner of Ninth Street and Fess Avenue. Reserved parking spaces are available on Ninth Street, between Fess Avenue and Indiana Avenue. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call 812-855-6873.

Falling is currently the number one cause of serious injury in older adults, therefore, good balance is an extremely important aspect of maintaining an active lifestyle as we age. Fortunately, balance can be improved through a variety of strength, flexibility and stability exercises. This class will teach and reinforce basic skills to help maintain and improve balance in order to prevent the occurrence of falls. Therabands, along with many body weight exercises, will be used to help strengthen muscles associated with balance and coordination and increase stabilization. Payment options are available upon request.

A six week class, with classes every Friday morning. Classes begin on May 1st.

An Aging Re-Imagined Symposium workshop (Creative Aging Festival)
Chuck was in his early 60s and Rod was in his late 20s when they met in 2000. In this session, they talk about the underlying connection that fuels their powerful friendship and led to them getting deeply involved in each other’s professional and creative lives. Over the last 15 years, they’ve taught together, played together, recorded together, written together, and produced an album together. They’ll discuss how they benefit from the differences in their generational perspectives and varied approaches to education, music, and the arts. Chuck had a stroke in 2011, which left him initially paralyzed on his left side, and through that trial, their mutual friendship grew even deeper as Chuck worked to overcome his paralysis and return to playing bass. Chuck is now back to teaching, recording, and performing internationally. Through this discussion, they share the benefits of cross-generational friendships and partnerships. Sponsored by Comfort Keepers, the Creative Aging Festival and the City of Bloomington Commission on Aging.

Biographies:

Chuck Rainey: At one time tagged “the hardest working bass player in America,” Chuck Rainey’s bass playing on television, motion pictures and recordings illustrate his well-known and legendary style, feel, and concept for the instrument. Considered by many to be the most recorded bass player in the history of recorded music, Chuck has played on 17 platinum or gold records and with five artist who are in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. From 1963 to 1971, Chuck toured and/or recorded with King Curtis, Sam Cooke, Etta James, Harry Bellefonte, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones. Chuck continues to play and tour the world as his recording and teaching schedule allows.

Rod Taylor: Rod Taylor has long been involved in music, both as a performer and an academic. He’s played and/or recorded with Victor Wooten, Chuck Rainey, Steve Bailey, Artemis Robison, Krista Detor, and a variety of other great musicians. A bass player for over twenty-five years, Rod also writes for a variety of music magazines, including Bass Player Magazine and Bass Guitar Magazine. Rod recently moved to Nashville, TN, where he serves as an Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing at TN State University. He is the founder and president of Performance Learning Concepts, an education and training company focused on the arts and multimedia presentation.

Unwind and add some sparkle to your weekend!

In this 2 hour jewelry making session you will make a custom gemstone necklace with any stone you choose from our crystal shop!

This class includes:

One Healing Crystal
Magical Thinking: 101 mini-book
Complimentary wine or tea
All the supplies needed to create your one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry

This class is taught by jewelry designer and healing crystal expert, Jessica Ann Miller. Because she’s a crystal healer, you will be able to ask any questions you’ve ever had about crystals!

How the piece is made:

Electroforming is a type of modern alchemy where particles of copper form a coating through electrodeposition. Pure copper is known to amplify crystal energy, boosts flow of chi and brings vitality and luck. Once you design your piece, you leave it with us to complete the electroforming process. It takes 12-36 hours to get a nice copper deposition. You can take a peak in our studio to see what’s ‘cooking’. Your jewelry piece will be available for pick up approximately one week after class date.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2015. This exhibition will open Friday, May 15 and continue through Saturday, July 11. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 15 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Grunwald Gallery. The Kinsey Institute will host an Open House on Saturday, May 16 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in Morrison Hall Room 313.

The tenth annual Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show features original works in various media including: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, glass, digital art, and mixed media. This year the jurors looked for artworks that explore ideas or address topics related to the Institute’s mission. Since 1947, The Kinsey Institute has promoted interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction. Artworks in this exhibition explore sex, gender, sexuality, eroticism, reproduction, romantic relationships, the politics of sex and gender, and the human figure. The jurors for The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2015 were Betsy Stirratt, Director of the Grunwald Gallery; Catherine Johnson-Roehr, Curator of Art, Artifacts, and Photographs at The Kinsey Institute; and Garry Milius, Associate Curator of Art, Artifacts, and Photographs at The Kinsey Institute, with Technical Advisor, Jeremy Sweet, Associate Director of the Grunwald Gallery.

Three awards will be given to artists in the exhibit. A cash prize of $300 will be awarded to the artist whose work is selected as “Best in Show” by the jurors. A $200 prize will be awarded to the artist whose work is voted “Gallery Visitors’ Choice” by visitors during the opening reception. A $200 “Curators’ Choice” prize will be awarded by the Kinsey Institute curatorial staff.

The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2015 is part of the Summer Festival of the Arts, a summer long festival in Bloomington that features visual arts, music, theatre, and cinema events on the Indiana University campus. To learn more about this year’s exhibition and previous juried art shows, please visit the Kinsey Institute website at www.kinseyinstitute.org.

For further information, please contact the Grunwald Gallery at (812)-855-8490 or [email protected]. We invite you to visit our website at 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 Monroe County Humane Association’s 10th Annual Benefit Auction & Dinner.

An evening of excitement – live and silent auctions, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, gourmet dinner, and the music of Latin America – benefiting MCHA’s work to protect, advocate and educate for animal welfare in our community.

By Jay Stull
Directed by Timothy O’Neal
Comedic Drama Series

Anna Capable is a hoarder. The stacks of McDonald’s happy meal toys, beanie babies, and useless junk pile straight up to the ceiling, forcing her daughter, Jessy, to call a TV network in hopes of clearing the mess and curing her mother. But the TV network’s producer, David, is looking for more than just another cluttered home to get the ratings he needs. With his career on the line, he’s hungry to expose the Capables’ dirty laundry—whether it’s in their house, or their personal lives—at all costs.

Confused about the 57 gender options available on Facebook? Not sure how to use the alternate pronouns your students have requested? Join Voces Novae for a light-hearted look at the span of human gender possibilities, with music ranging from Victorian parlor songs to music theatre, pop/rock, and classical choral favorites.

On Friday May 15, Voces Novae will present “Gender 101: A Choral Cabaret”, a light-hearted look at the span of human gender possibilities, with music ranging from Victorian parlor songs to music theater tunes, pop/rock favorites and Eric Whitacre.

Second show at 9:30 PM.