Come see Posoltega, Nicaragua! The Bloomington-Posoltega Committee of Sister Cities International has been supporting projects to feed the neediest children of the village a hot lunch each weekday for close to 26 years. The sister city committee also provides scholarships to Posoltegan college students so they can attend universities in nearby towns. The exhibit, featuring twenty-three photographs by photographer Debbi Conkle, focuses not only on scenes of typical village life in and around Posoltega, but also on the children and youth who benefit from the sister city programs. Come view the photographs while enjoying a delicious meal at Lennie’s Restaurant and Brewpub. The exhibit is up through the end of October. After 4:00pm on each Tuesday in October, present a “Helping Hand Certificate” while dining, and Lennie’s will donate 20% of your tab to the Bloomington Posoltega Sister City Committee. All proceeds from the sale of the photographs will also go to the committee. Learn more about our sister city and print a certificate at our website above.

Snow’s work displays “labyrinths of neatly ordered color interrupted by intriguing forms of contrasting pigment.” And portrays ” . . . a love that soothes, yet, in a way, breaks those fortunate enough to witness it.” Come to the Fell to see this show and find yourself “intrigued by the elements” Snow has beautifully ordered on paper.

Dorothy Graden, mixed media drawings; Aric Verrastro & Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, contemporary jewelry; Kelly Jordan, paintings; Mark Kidd, photography; Marla Roddy, sculpture. Browse multiple galleries in a beautiful, historic downtown setting. M-F 9-7; Sat 9-5.

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 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and closed all major holidays.

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.

“Açaí From Local to Global”
“Açaí From Local to Global” examines the transition of the açaí berry from a local Brazilian commodity to a global superfood. The exhibition is curated by Eduardo Brondizio and Andrea Siqueria, and sponsored by Themester 2014’s “Eat, Drink, Think: Food from Art to Science,” an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“Food is Work: Tools and Traditions”
“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.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“Instruments of Culture”
“Instruments of Culture” provides an overview of how musical instruments around the globe are classified and studied, and why.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“In Their Own Words: Native Americans in World War I”
“In Their Own Words: Native Americans in World War I” illustrates WWI experiences using photographs and veterans’ stories.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“The People of the Coffee Highlands of Nicaragua”
“The People of the Coffee Highlands of Nicaragua” traces coffee’s journey from the fields to our cups in a photo essay by Claudia Gordillo, funded by IU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Office of Global Educational Programs, and the US Department of State.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“Thoughts, Things, and Theories…What Is Culture?”
“Thoughts, Things, and Theories…What Is Culture?” explores the nature of culture.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

“State of an Art: Women’s Wall Painting in Ghana”
“State of an Art: Women’s Wall Painting in Ghana” will show tradition and innovation in wall paintings by women in Ghana’s Upper East Region, as documented by photographer and curator Brittany Sheldon.
This exhibit runs until December 21.

Local woodworker, Lon Haywood, and textile artist, Tova Lesko, come together in an effort to discover the hidden wonders of the forest. In this particular effort the two have focused on the walnut and osage orange tree. Lon turns wood from the two trees, while Tova extracts dye from the same trees to dye her textiles with.

“Celebrating Lotus Exhibit”
From his quaint hometown in Orange County, Indiana to cities all over America, Southern Indiana musician Lotus Dickey made his mark on the musical world. A prolific singer-songwriter who played guitar and fiddle, Dickey had a love for music unmatched by any other. In honor of the legend, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival was established in Bloomington in 1994 as a celebration of music, song, dance, and art. As the 21st Lotus Festival approaches, the Monroe County History Center Community Voices Gallery presents: Celebrating Lotus. This exhibit runs until November 29.

“Auto Indiana”
From Elwood Haynes’s early machine to today’s numerous parts manufacturers, this exhibition examines the role of the automobile in the Hoosier State. Indiana was one of the leaders in automobile production until the 1930’s when Detroit emerged as the nation’s technological and industrial giant. Come see the Howe car, Monroe County’s first automobile, graciously on loan from the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Runs through December 31.

“Moco’s Prehistoric Past”
Come see and examine fossils of plants, organisms, and animals found in the Hoosier state and learn how they contributed to Southern Indiana’s natural landscape. The history center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00am-4:00pm.

The History Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-4pm.

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 5:00 p.m.

New in the Galleries:

Pierre Daura: Picturing Attachments
Continuing through December 21, 2014
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Tracing the arc of Pierre Daura’s life, the works in this exhibition rank among his most beautiful, original, and moving, and they place Daura firmly in the universe of other artists, from Rembrandt to Larssen, who responded to their family attachments with the highest visual creativity.

Colors of Classical Art
Continuing through December 21, 2014
Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery, first floor, and the Gallery of the Arts of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor. This three-part exhibition in the Stewart Hexagon Gallery, the Gallery of Ancient Western Art, and on the web explores the importance of color in the Greek and Roman world by examining the materials and techniques used to manufacture and apply color, as well as the social contexts for its use.

Brush Ink Paper: Selections from the Collection of Dr. Thomas Kuebler
Continuing through December 21, 2014
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
The dynamic brushwork that is the hallmark of superior Asian painting and calligraphy is explored in this exhibition of twenty-six works from China and Japan ranging in date from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Partying in Ancient Greece and Rome
Continuing through December 28, 2014
Gallery of the Arts of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor

Pop Food
Continuing through December 28, 2014
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
Food provided a perfect subject for Pop artists. This installation includes a sweet treat by Wayne Thiebaud, an out-of-this-world still-life by Andy Warhol, and an artwork created with food as its medium by Edward Ruscha.

The Politics of Food
Continuing through December 28, 2014
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor
This installation focuses on several contemporary artists who use food as a reflection on consumerism and cultural identity (Chuck Ramirez), a social commentary on excess and gluttony (Tom Huck), and a platform for political activism on animal rights (Sue Coe).

Onya LaTour: Pioneering Modern Art in Indiana
Continuing through May 10, 2015
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
In 1941 Onya LaTour opened the Indiana Museum of Modern Art near Nashville, Indiana, creating a stir in local art circles. Two works from her personal collection are featured in this installation presented in conjunction with Onya LaTour on view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this fall, to which the IU Art Museum loaned four pieces.

On display in the Upper Loft Gallery October 1- 31: Intaglio, Woodcut, Lithograph and Linocut Prints
by Brown County Art Guild Printmakers/Member Artists, Mark Burkett, Carol Fisher & Arlyne Springer

Artists’ Reception*: Second Saturday, October 1, 5:00 – 9:00 pm (during the Village Art Walk)
*The artists will be present to discuss the techniques and traditions of hand pulled original prints. Carol Fisher
will demonstrate her print making skills from noon to 3 pm, and Mark Burkett will demonstrate from 3 to 9 pm.

“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” – Maya Angelou. This first Group Show at Gather will reach deep within the soul to ponder the meaning of what a home is to the various artists involved. From a bed made from books to nesting bowls of hemp weave, to resting under leaves to a sofa reading a novel. The various modes of home confound and arouse us. Hours – wed/thurs/fri 12-5 sat 10-5 sun 12-4

This workshop will discuss ways to find the money you need by looking in your pocket. You can use the information presented to improve your knowledge of finances and get control over your financial future.