The Bellevue Group is a cooperative of local artists working in a variety of mediums that actively display their creative talents within the community. Their exhibit will be on display at the Gallery Group, Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm. Exhibit runs through September 26.

Blueline Gallery is proud to announce their exhibition for August and September. “Works from Life” is a collection of figurative drawings and Bloomington landscapes by award winning painter Mark Ratzlaff. Available for viewing during regular gallery hours, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Friday. Exhibit runs through September 28.

Bloomington area artists are among the 93 whose works were selected for the “Hoosier Salon 88th Annual Exhibition.” The annual juried competition promotes Hoosier artists and their art by identifying the best works by Indiana artists, showcasing them in the annual exhibition and making them available for sale. The local artists in this year’s exhibition are Ronald Elkins of Bloomington for the oil painting, Morning Sun, and Wyatt LeGrand of Bloomfield for the oil painting, George Heaton, Takes a Big Dog.

The “Hoosier Salon 88th Annual Exhibition” runs through September 8 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis. The show is open to the public during regular museum hours, 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, and $5 for youth ages 5 to 17. Indiana Historical Society members and Hoosier Salon members receive complimentary admission.

“Media Life”, presented by IU’s Grunwald Gallery of Art, is an exhibit of drawings by Dutch artist Meik van Dongen. The exhibit will be open to the public from August 24 until September 15 during regular gallery hours (Tu-Sat, 12 pm-4 pm), and a lecture by the artist will be held on September 12.

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce “Axe of Vengeance: Ghanaian Film Posters and Film Viewing Culture.” This exhibition will open to the public with a gallery talk and reception Friday, August 24, 5-8 pm and be on view during regular gallery hours through Saturday, September 15. Two cinematic features will be on view at the IU Cinema, Black is Black: Mama Mia, Sunday, September 9, at 6:30 pm and Oganigwe, Saturday, September 15, 9:30 pm.

“Axe of Vengeance: Ghanaian Film Posters and Film Viewing Culture” is an exhibition of large-scale posters hand painted on flour sacks to advertise Hollywood, Bollywood, Kung Fu, Nollywood and Ghanaian films circulating in Ghana during the 1980s and 1990s. The posters and the venues where they were shown have become obsolete, as viewing has shifted from makeshift theaters to in home film viewing. The exhibit will feature a recreation of the traditional cinematic space, reproducing key aspects of the original viewing experience where visitors can view the films Isakaba Boys, Secret Adventure, The Snake Girl, and Oganigwe.

September 6, 1-4 pm Ivy Tech Liberty Crossing, 2088 Liberty Drive, Room M114
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Practice drawing from life at The Art Sanctuary in Martinsville. From 2 – 6 pm is still life drawing, including floral arrangements; from 6 – 8 pm is drawing from a live (clothed) model. Meets in Studio 001 A and B on the first Thursday of the month, excluding June, July and August. Charge of $5 goes towards cost of flowers and model.

Alison Klayman (Director/Producer/Cinematographer) is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker. While living in China from 2006-2010, she produced radio and television feature stories for PBS Frontline, National Public Radio, AP Television and others. She also began shooting her debut documentary feature, AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY, following the artist/activist for two years and gaining unprecedented access to his life and work. The film was awarded a Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Defiance at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

When Chinese authorities detained Ai for three months in Spring 2011, Klayman made many media appearances to speak about Ai and her work, including CNN International and The Colbert Report. She has since been named a Sundance Documentary Producing Fellow, and included in Filmmaker Magazine’s annual list of “25 New Faces of Independent Film.”

SUPPORT
Alison Klayman’s visit is sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center and IU Cinema, with support from Themester, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication and Culture and the Center for the Study of Global Change. Special thanks to Professor Stephanie DeBoer.

The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women explores women’s issues and concerns, celebrates women’s accomplishments, and promotes solutions to the problems and challenges faced by women. Learn more about the commission, including values and members.

The Commission on the Status of Women usually meets the first Thursday of each month at Showers City Hall. The Public is welcome to attend these meetings. For more information, contact Sue Owens, 812-349-3468 or [email protected]

Ai Weiwei is China’s most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures. (2K DCP presentation)

The screening is part of the Themester film series, as well as the East Asian Film Series and the International Arthouse Series. It is sponsored by East Asian Studies Center and IU Cinema, with support from Themester, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication and Culture, the Center for the Study of Global Change, and IU Cinema. Special thanks to Professor Stephanie DeBoer.