Nell Devitt’s modular ceramic wall tiles continue to be used by designers and in architectural settings throughout the country.
In this exhibition Nell has integrated early and current clay work — attempting to show her changing aesthetics, and technical abilities, different clay bodies and firing techniques from 1978 until today.

Nell will be present at the opening reception on Friday evening, November 3rd from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

The exhibition will be up from October 28 through November 18. 2017

www.nelldevitt.com

IU’s Chinese Calligraphy Club will present activities and crafts for exploring the Silk Road–an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally connecting the East and West. Try your hand at calligraphy, printmaking, or cross-stitching, or attend a Pipa or Chinese Traditional Dance performance. There’s more to learn and more fun to have! The event will be free and open to the public.

Over 75 artists from Bloomington’s favorite guilds—Local Clay Potters’ Guild, Bloomington Spinners & Weavers Guild, and Indiana Glass Guild—unite for their fourth year together. This show combines functional, decorative, and sculptural works of art along with demonstrations and exhibits for adults and children. Find locally made works of art, meet the artists, watch demonstrations, and discover great gifts for the holidays and special occasions.

23 studio artists living and working in South Central Indiana will exhibit current work in a show combined with the Bloomington Spinners & Weavers Guild and the Indiana Glass Guild.

For Gallery Walk of November, The Venue is pleased to host an exhibition of new encaustic work from Charlie Dupree! Notebooks is a collection of work blending antique family papers with the media of pigment, wax, and resin. Dupree’s process creates abstract narratives with both personal meaning and visual appeal. The Venue will provide gourmet refreshments Friday, November 3rd from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the usual manner, and you can visit the following link for free parking options in the area: https://bloomington.in.gov/transportation/parking/downtown-parking. We look forward to hosting you Friday!

The I Fell gallery invites you to Cirque Populus, a collection of images by Jeremy Hogan, including Hogan’s own street photography and vintage photographs. Hogan’s own work includes images taken at fairs, parades, and community performances as well as shots taken of Bloomington’s vibrant Cirque scene. The vintage photographs feature a family of aerial circus performers known as the Five Fearless Flyers, who toured with the Russell Brothers’ Circus in the 20s and 30s.

The Pop-up Gallery will feature Landscapes and Harvests, paintings by Veda Stanfield.

In celebration of the I Fell’s 5th anniversary, we will also be hosting a dance party from 8-10pm.

Join us Friday, November 3 for First Friday @ the Fell from 6-10pm.

An evening to benefit and celebrate Native American languages. Gala guests will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, hear from special guests, and participate in a silent auction to benefit The Language Conservancy’s endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County. All proceeds benefit The Language Conservancy’s language revitalization efforts with Native communities across the United States.

Featuring a number of community members and local actors telling true stories, live, without notes, the Ivy Tech Story Series: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers is the first installment of a curated storytelling series focusing on issues of national and local importance by showcasing the stories of people who live with these issues events everyday. This first installment will focus on Immigration, through the stories of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, as well as those who work closely with various immigrant communities.

Co-Produced and Directed by: Aubrey Seader, and Paul Daily
Assistant Director: Jonathon Golembecki

Abandoned by his creator, Frankenstein’s Creature seeks affection…and revenge. Mary Shelley’s still-shocking gothic thriller is produced in partnership with IU’s 2017 Themester: Diversity, Difference, and Otherness.

Visit cardinalstage.org for more information.

He’s back at the Playhouse and sure to play to a full house again! Bob & Tom Radio Show’s favorite comedian returns to the Playhouse stage with his hysterical, odd sense of humor. He will perform many of his nationally celebrated recordings (“Toast”, “Big Butter Jesus” and “They Had to Taser Her Again”, just to name a few).