Visit a dozen studios, featuring the work of more than 20 artists. Meet artists, watch them work, explore the spaces that inspire them. Get a glimpse into the working lives of artists. Pottery to painting, woodworking to weaving, metal, jewelry, fiber arts, broom making, bookbinding and more.

FREE. All you need is a brochure and map, available at the Nashville Visitor Center, local businesses, or at www.BrownCountyStudioTour.com. Studios open every day in October.

Wednesday, October 7 through Sunday, November 1; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. on weekends; Special closing reception on Sunday, November 1, 3 to 5 p.m.
Come celebrate and honor the memories of deceased loved ones at Bloomington’s 10th Annual Día de los Muertos Community Altar, curated by local artists Rachel DiGregorio and Michael Redman. You’re invited to add gifts to the altar in honor of deceased loved ones, as it’s customary to leave small offerings of items they would have enjoyed. The altar nurtures the memory of their lives, and each year it’s built upon the foundation of the previous years’ offerings. The event is free and open to the public.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce an exhibition of projected images by award-winning photographer Edward Burtynsky. This exhibition will open Tuesday, October 6 and continue through Saturday, October 17. Edward Burtynsky will present a public lecture on Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm in Fine Arts 015. In addition, the IU Cinema will screen Burtynsky’s film, Manufactured Landscape, on October 10 at 7pm. Burtynsky will also meet with students and faculty for a conversation about his work on October 14 (the day of his public lecture) at 4pm (location to be announced).

Edward Burtynsky’s work is an extended meditation on labor, land, beauty, and violence. The extraction of natural resources and the exploitation of human labor have transformed (and often enough, insulted) our shared planetary home. Burtynsky travels the globe photographing such sites of intensive industry—from quarries and nickel tailings in North America, to scenes shipbreaking off the coast of Bangladesh, to his more recent work in China, the epicenter of global industrial expansion. Burtynsky is a master photo-colorist, and his large-format images mix beauty and terror in a unique and powerful way. Art is testimony, and Burtynsky is testifying, eloquently, to the world we live in. He makes us see.

These events are sponsored in part by Themester 2015: “@Work: The Nature of Labor on a Changing Planet,” an initiative of the College of Arts & Sciences. Further assistance comes from the Center for Integrative Photographic Studies, with additional support from the Integrated Program in the Environment, the Grunwald Gallery and the IU Cinema. The lecture by Edward Burtynsky is a Ruth N. Halls Distinguished Speaker Event.

For further information, please contact the Grunwald Gallery at (812) 855-8490 or [email protected]. We invite you to visit our website at http://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.

On Tuesday, October 13th, beginning at 5:30 p.m., The Venue is pleased to host an informative conversation with Steve Volan, as he highlights his recent travels through his ancestral homeland of Greece. Steve’s travels coincided with the economic drama that we’ve all heard so much about, and his conversation at The Venue Fine Art & Gifts will be the perfect opportunity to gain a first hand, on the ground perspective, as seen through the eyes of someone with just a little political experience…(current member of the Bloomington City Counsel) We can also look forward to some insightful cultural comparing and contrasting, since Steve is also a graduate student in cultural geography!
Refreshments will be served at The Venue. You can visit the following link for free parking options near The Venue: http://bloomington.in.gov/parksmart
Join us.

Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colors, this whimsical show is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Israel’s favorite son.

Join Panache and IU students for our practice party to make new friends and show off your best moves. Social dancing is a great opportunity for improvement and fun on the dance floor and beyond! We will be playing a wide variety of partner dance music including country two-step, west coast swing, salsa, tango, and more! Our talented Panache instructors will be on hand to assist or field any questions.

Snacks provided. $5 admission