October brings four new exhibits to the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center. All exhibits are available for viewing during regular gallery hours (Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm).

Contemporary fabric artist Sandy Hill splashes the walls with jewel-toned swirls and flourishes. Her freestyle forms employ silky-sheen fabrics and light-catching metallic threads, making a joyous quilting tour-de-force that celebrates the colors of the rainbow.

Tom Rhea takes us on a painterly tour of Bloomington’s best-loved landmarks, both town and gown. An eye for detail, a heartfelt connection with his subject matter , and an uncanny ability to render light on limestone make Rhea’s watercolors a delight for locals and visitors.

Sculptor (and writer) James Alexander Thom hand-carves fallen trees to reveal their spirits as sinuous, self-referencing, and graceful.

Fascinated by pattern and the negative space between objects, Ellen Starr Lyon says her current work is about “lushness of the commonplace.” A conservator at the IU Art Museum, Lyon is especially drawn to elements of Asian art, which are often found in her still-lifes.

This installation, running from September 11 to December 31, will focus on three photographers Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, and Harry Callahan, who used their romantic partners as their subjects. Whether portraits or nude studies, these images reveal a sensitivity that comes from the artists and sitters’ close personal relationships.

This installation is presented in conjunction it the special exhibition “A Place Aside: Artists and their Partners,” on view at the Kinsey Institute Gallery, September 28–December 20.

Artists working in Paris and Lorraine during the Baroque period developed distinctive styles—which focused on the vibrancy of the line—that differed markedly from their Italian and Dutch contemporaries. The two print kiosks in the early part of the gallery feature French works by Jacques Bellange, Claude Lorrain, Jacques Callot, and Claude Mellan, whose engraving is a tour de force of printmaking that creates the face of Christ using a single line.

Pictura Gallery on the downtown Square presents two exhibits, “Watershed” by Jeff Rich and “Captive Landscapes” by Daniel Kukla, which will run through October 27. “Watershed” is a photographic study of industry and environments in rural America; “Captive Landscapes” showcases a number of artificial landscapes designed to emulate the natural world. Pictura Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm.

Bones for Life is an effective, results-oriented method for achieving better balance and flexibility for daily life activities. Based on the Feldenkrais Method, the program is designed to promote bone health and skeletal strength through optimal alignment, anti-gravity challenges, weight bearing activities, and the efficient transmission of forces through the arms, legs, trunk, and pelvis.

Class meets Thursdays from October 4 to November 29. Register in advance. Search for class on website or call number to register.

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce “Samenwerken,” an exhibition of interdisciplinary collaborative multi-media works. This exhibition will open to the public with a reception Friday, September 21, 6- 10 pm. The opening reception will include live DJ’s and experimental music from IU and Bloomington musicians. The exhibition will be on view through Thursday, October 11.

Taken from the Dutch word meaning “teamwork”, “Samenwerken” will feature ambitious interdisciplinary collaborative works focusing on the combination of new and traditional media that change the dynamic of the space and challenge the perception of the viewer. The collaborative groups are comprised of current Indiana University students, alumni and faculty from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts as well as collaborators from outside of Indiana University.

This exhibit, “A Place Aside: Artists and Their Partners,” is on display at the Kinsey Institute Gallery and will run from September 28 to December 20.

Since the invention of photography, the camera has been turned towards loved ones to document birthdays, vacations, graduations, and other significant events. For each of the couples included in this exhibition, however, photography is not a method of simply recording events but a means of exploring their partnership through the creation of art. While the photographs serve as documents of a couple’s life together, they also reveal the trust and respect that each partner has for the other.

The Kinsey Institute Gallery is open to the public Monday-Friday, 1:30 pm-5 pm.

Lecture format will be a moderated discussion with Kataoka Ichiro. Kataoka Ichiro is one of the top professional benshi in Japan. He was the star pupil of the undisputed master benshi, Sawato Midori. As a benshi, he tours globally and accompanies Japanese silent films by voicing the characters. His visit is sponsored by the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures and the University of Michigan Center for World Performance Studies.

Special thanks to Markus Nornes, University of Michigan

Community Leaders for Education (CLE) will host a forum featuring school board candidates for the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC). This forum is an opportunity for the business community as well as the general public to engage with potential school board members in discussion surrounding the future of our local school system. With more than 10,000 students attending MCCSC, it is imperative that voters have access to and knowledge about the candidates for this important role in our community. John Whikehart, Chancellor of Ivy Tech- Bloomington, will moderate this discussion.

Considered one of Ozu’s masterpieces, the film follows a father and his two sons who go on the road to look for work after being abandoned by his wife. They find comfort and companionship in another transient ensemble – a widow and her daughter. Ozu resisted the pressures of the studios to make ‘talkies’, feeling that there was something unnatural about the music and sound effects added to the medium. The film is considered ‘neorealist’ for its rendering of scenes of the Great Depression in Tokyo.
(35mm presentation)

The film is being accompanied by recorded music and a narrative performance by Benshi Kataoka Ichiro.