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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 11th 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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

The Brown County Art Guild is reviving the Brown County Art Colony Weekend in collaboration with the Brown County History Center, the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, the Brown County Art Alliance, and the Brown County Playhouse. The events will take place beginning with the Opening Reception at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 11 and end with the Closing Reception at 2:00 p.m. at the Brown County Art Guild:

Friday, September 11, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Brown County History Center– Opening Reception with refreshments including birthday cake for T.C. Steele and entertainment by the
Bloomington Classical Guitar Society Ensemble.

Saturday, September 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site– The 27th Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest and local tasting

Saturday, September 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Brown County Art Guild, Village Art Walk
featuring paintings by Larry Rudolech, Patricia Bartels, a retrospective of Fred Rigley, entertainment by the Sanderson family, and unframed paintings from the Great Outdoor Art
Contest.

Sunday, September 13, from 7:30 to 8:30 Breakfast with the Nashville Cityscape Plein Air painters at the Art Colony Inn.

Sunday, September 13, 8:30 to 2:00—the Nashville Cityscape Plein Air PaintOut. Entry fee $10 for Brown County Art Guild members and $15 for nonmembers. Prizes include $1,000 for First Place, $500 for Second Place, $250 for Third Place, and $125 for an Honorable Mention.

Sunday, September 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Brown County Playhouse—Panel discussion with people who knew early Brown County artists and authors who have written about them.

Sunday, September 13, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Brown County Art Guild—Closing Reception with
refreshments and unframed paintings from the Great Outdoor Art Contest and the Nashville
Villagescape Paint Out as well as the framed award-winning paintings from the GOAC for exhibit and sale when available.

Annie Sprinkle has made sexually oriented media and art for four decades. She worked as a prostitute and porn star for 20 years, was active in the 1980s sex-positive feminist movement, and morphed into an internationally acclaimed performance artist. Today Sprinkle is exploring ecosex art, theory, practice, and activism. She has a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts and a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Sponsored by the IU Themester, Kinsey Institute, Michael Rosen Photography Lecture Series, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, and Department of Sociology.

Featuring Ty Franke on guitar and Justin Rudisille on piano, The Greyprints embody Americana. Harmonizing on covers and originals, they improvise a fresh version every time they play a song.

For Love or Money is the Kinsey Institute’s contribution to Themester 2015 at Indiana University. This year the theme is @Work: The Nature of Labor on a Changing Planet.

For Love or Money will explore various forms of sex work, as well as professions associated with sex and gender expression, including prostitution, exotic dancing, nude and erotic modeling, peep shows, burlesque and drag performance, and adult film production.

More than 80 artworks, photographs, artifacts, film posters, books, magazines, and documents from the Institute’s research collections will be exhibited, including works by contemporary artists Herbert Ascherman, Dennis Chamberlin, Michael Grecco, Jason Kiley, M.C. Madrigal, Barbara Nitke, Michael Rosen, Dona Schwartz, Annie Sprinkle, Daniel D. Teoli Jr., Martin Weinberg, and Hope Wurmfeld.

These varied materials offer a broader view of these forms of work, beyond the stereotypes of sex-related work as demeaning or victimizing. These professions may be out of the mainstream, but they play a significant role in the American economy and culture.

This exhibit is available through February 12th, 2016.

Refreshments will be provided. Reception and lecture are free and open to the public.

On Friday, September 11, at 6 p.m., The Venue will host an Opening and Reception for ANKO, aka Anneke Dekker-Olthor.
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 experience as a fashion designer, interest in nature, and 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 its people. Her Americanization allows her to comfortably translate her experiences into art.
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 quickly find good homes.
ANKO’S art 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 hometown near Lake Michigan, and in Florida.
Meet ANKO at the Reception, where light refreshments will be served. You can visit the following link for free parking options near The Venue: bloomington.in.gov/parksmart.
Join us for this very special event. This Show will run at The Venue until October 1st.

Enjoy the acoustic soul and jazz inspired music of Charlie Jesseph at Topo’s!

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Latin Jazz featuring Mike Spiro, Mike Mixtacki, Joe Galvin, Pat Harbison, Nate Johnson, Jamaal Baptiste, Joel Tucker, Jeremy Allen.