Lotus Education & Arts Foundation “Seeing Red” cochineal-dyed textiles; Lynn Flinders & Lynne Gilliatt, painting; Sharlyn Cheeseman, painting. M-F 9-7; Sat 9-5. Open later and on Sundays when performances are going on.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce The Miniature. This exhibition will open Friday, August 28 and continue through Saturday, October 3. Artist Joe Fig will give a lecture on Friday, August 28 at 5:00 pm, with a reception following from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Grunwald Gallery. William Robertson and Althea Crome will give demonstrations on Friday, September 11 at noon in the Grunwald Gallery.

For millennia, mankind has been fascinated with miniatures and examples can be found in art museums throughout the world. From the small representations of everyday life that were buried with the Egyptians to medieval pocket-sized illuminated devotionals, humans have been fascinated by the minute and diminutive. Small-scale objects intrigue people because they require more of our attention and imagination than we are used to giving. Why would someone make this, how does someone make this, and finally, how are we expected to interact with these objects?

The Miniature will feature the work of ten artists and artisans who create miniature work in a variety of media. Some of the artists make true miniatures: exact replicas of historical instruments or furniture, while others make models and miniature worlds of their own design. Many artists and craftspeople making works in miniature today display a compulsive motivation and an obsessive attention to detail. These artists must make unique tools to create their work, and the process of designing and constructing the tools to make these works is often as inventive as the finished pieces.

A series of demonstrations and lectures by the artists will be presented throughout the course of the show. These presentations will demonstrate some of the techniques the artists employ in conceiving and making their work.

This exhibit and corresponding programs were made possible by The College Arts and Humanities Institute and The Grunwald Gallery of Art, both at Indiana University.

A Short Introduction to the Artists

Matthew Albanese earned his BFA in Photography from the SUNY Purchase School of Art and Design in 2005. Albanese’s work centers around the construction of meticulously detailed miniatures made from found objects and household materials, such as spice and food.

John Almeda threw massive pieces on the potter’s wheel for years with a “the bigger the better” mentality until he came across the book “Creating Ceramic Miniatures.” Since then, he’s been working on a 1” scale, creating small vessels and bowls that without scale or context look exactly like their larger counterparts in detail and proportion.

Nell Corkin worked in the fashion industry and as a fine arts appraiser after receiving a BA in Art History from the University of Delaware. She then worked for ten years in the motion picture industry as a special effects model maker. She currently lives and works in Michigan, making 1/144-scale houses.

Althea Crome lives and works in Bloomington, IN, knitting on a 1/12 scale. She often creates her own needles out of stainless steel wires to produce 1/12 scale gloves and 1/144-scale cardigans. Her work has been featured in many exhibitions and publications and she produced a sweater and gloves for the film, Coraline.

Blane de St. Croix received his BFA in Sculpture from Massachusetts College of Art and MFA in Sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is currently Associate Professor and the Head of Sculpture at Indiana University. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Bloomington, IN. His work is represented by Fredericks & Freiser, New York.

Thomas Doyle lives and works in New York, creating intricate worlds sculpted in 1:100 to 1:43 scale. Often sealed under glass, Doyle’s sculptures depict human figures in a private, intense moment drawing the viewer in and giving them a feeling of omnipotence. Doyle is a recipient of the 2009 West Collection purchase prize and is a MacDowell Colony fellow.

Joe Fig makes paintings, sculptures, and drawings that retrace the working methods of fellow artists, giving viewers a rare look into the artist’s studio. He earned a BFA and MFA from the School of Visual Arts and has exhibited his work internationally. Fig is represented by Cristin Tierney Gallery in NY and lives and works in Connecticut’s Farmington River Valley.

Mark Murphy creates tiny replicas of furniture with materials that may not themselves be historically accurate, but look historically accurate. He studied furniture history and design at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Bill Robertson constructs individual objects and complete rooms at a 1/12 scale. These objects start with the study and research of the original components of the rooms. He studies the tools and methods used by the original craftsman to maintain proportion and detail when reducing an object to a smaller scale.

Lee-Ann Chellis Wessel earned a BFA in ceramics from Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. For over 30 years, Wessel has created fine-scale miniature works of art in pottery and porcelain. She has recently begun producing fine scale works in egg tempura in addition to her ceramic work.

Michael Yurkovic is an industrial designer and artisan with over 33 years of experience in building miniatures. Yurkovic crafts timeless icons, such as furniture and cars, of the Mid-Century Modern era at a 1/12 scale.

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.

Lotus Education & Arts Foundation “Seeing Red” cochineal-dyed textiles; Lynn Flinders & Lynne Gilliatt, painting; Sharlyn Cheeseman, painting. Meet the artists. Free refreshments by the Ivy Tech Baking & Pastry students. Celebrate “Global Play” all over downtown Bloomington as part of the First Friday celebrations!

For First Friday, beginning at 6:00p.m., The Venue Fine Art & Gifts will host a double-header, and opening exhibition of paintings by ANKO, a new and exciting Artist whose work has never before been shown in Bloomington, and what has become our traditional annual dinner for the Artists of the 4th Street Fair, as they set up their booths all around our Gallery for the Fair.
Dutch by origin, African by osmosis and American by assimilation, ANKO (aka Anneke Dekker-Olthof)’s full-time passion as an artist draws from her experiences as a fashion designer, her interest in nature and gardening, and her lifelong interest in art.
Travel all over the world has sharpened ANKO’s appreciation of color, texture and pattern, while 13 years of living in Africa brought her an awareness of that diverse landscape and the uniqueness of it’s people.
Her work is in collections in the United States, Europe, Australia and South Africa. She has had several solo-shows and regularly exhibits in Groups shows in her home town near Lake Michigan, and in Florida.
In her paintings Anko demonstrates her mastery of multiple styles and the use of unusual materials and techniques to create works that are colorful, dynamic and captivating. And they are priced to find good homes. This Show will run at The Venue until October 1st.
You can visit the following link for free parking options near The Venue: http://bloomington.in.gov/parksmart
Also on Friday eve, at the same time as this exhibition, the Artist’s for the 4th Street Fair will be arriving and setting up their booths, around The Venue. As is our tradition, we will extend Bloomington Hospitality to the Artists providing food and drink, to refresh them as they toil into the night. If you are in our hood and hungry we will feed you too, and give you the opportunity to meet some very talented and creative people.

This blues duo puts on a show for you as the Friday concert series comes to an end for the current season. Come out one last time and see some of Bloomington’s finest music while the weather remains appropriate.

The USA International Harp Competition presents the Chicago Harp Quartet in Concert! Please join us for an evening of beautiful harp music. Repertoire to be announced.

Chicago Harp Quartet: Emily Ann Granger, Catherine Yom Litaker, Kelsey Molinari, Marguerite Lynn Williams

About the Quartet:

The Chicago Harp Quartet, founded in 2012, has quickly established themselves as the leading harp ensemble in the United States. Widely regarded as a Chicago treasure, the Chicago Harp Quartet has dedicated itself to presenting innovative, charismatic and forward-thinking programs of existing classics transformed for the ensemble as well as new commissions.

2015 is a banner year for the Quartet with premiers at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, educational residencies with Play on Philly!, New York University and Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, return performances on both the LIVE from WFMT and Lyon & Healy Festival Concert series and an exciting multidisciplinary living art gallery project with Mozawa and Ho Etsu Taiko.

Chicago Harp Quartet
Emily Ann Granger
Catherine Yom Litaker
Kelsey Molinari
Marguerite Lynn Williams

Repertoire to be announced

About the Quartet

The Chicago Harp Quartet, founded in 2012, has quickly established themselves as the leading harp ensemble in the United States. Widely regarded as a Chicago treasure, the Chicago Harp Quartet has dedicated itself to presenting innovative, charismatic and forward-thinking programs of existing classics transformed for the ensemble as well as new commissions.

2015 is a banner year for the Quartet with premiers at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, educational residencies with Play on Philly!, New York University and Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, return performances on both the LIVE from WFMT and Lyon & Healy Festival Concert series and an exciting multidisciplinary living art gallery project with Mozawa and Ho Etsu Taiko. The Quartet looks forward to premiering new works by composers Alfredo Rolando Ortiz and Nicholas Davies.

The 2013/14 season saw the release of the Quartet’s highly successful debut CD, Soirées d’été, named after their first commission by Bernard Andrès. CHQ gave a spotlight performance as well as a featured lecture at the 41st National Conference of the American Harp Society in New Orleans and established their own bi-annual Composition Contest.

Chicago Harp Quartet
Emily Ann Granger
Catherine Yom Litaker
Kelsey Molinari
Marguerite Lynn Williams

Repertoire to be announced

About the Quartet

The Chicago Harp Quartet, founded in 2012, has quickly established themselves as the leading harp ensemble in the United States. Widely regarded as a Chicago treasure, the Chicago Harp Quartet has dedicated itself to presenting innovative, charismatic and forward-thinking programs of existing classics transformed for the ensemble as well as new commissions.

2015 is a banner year for the Quartet with premiers at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, educational residencies with Play on Philly!, New York University and Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, return performances on both the LIVE from WFMT and Lyon & Healy Festival Concert series and an exciting multidisciplinary living art gallery project with Mozawa and Ho Etsu Taiko. The Quartet looks forward to premiering new works by composers Alfredo Rolando Ortiz and Nicholas Davies.

The 2013/14 season saw the release of the Quartet’s highly successful debut CD, Soirées d’été, named after their first commission by Bernard Andrès. CHQ gave a spotlight performance as well as a featured lecture at the 41st National Conference of the American Harp Society in New Orleans and established their own bi-annual Composition Contest.

September marks the 85th & 80th birthdays of Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis (respectively). Come celebrate with an evening of piano rock & soul from across the decades. Local artists Jenn Cristy & Ross Martinie Eiler will headline, along with a few surprise guest artists. 21 & up, $10 at the door.

The Genius & The Killer: A Birthday Tribute to Ray Charles & Jerry Lee Lewis.

September 4, 2015 at Serendipity Martini Bar
8 p.m.-11 p.m.
$10 Cover at door

Featuring: Jenn Cristy & Ross E Martinie Eiler, piano & vocals
With: Ron Kadish – bass, Eric Brown – guitar, Joe Donnelly – saxophone, Jamie Reid, drums
And Special Guests: City Councilman Andy Ruff & One Pulse Entertainment Artists

September marks the 85th & 80th birthdays of Ray Charles and Jerry Lee Lewis (respectively). Come celebrate with an evening of piano rock & soul from across the decades.