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.

This special Lotus exhibit at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center is a selection of traditional African fiber-art objects from the extensive collection of artist and IU Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts William Itter. These stunning woven textiles and baskets come from Sierra Leone, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and other areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsored by IU African Studies Program and IU Emeriti House.

Runs from September 7 through 30. A gallery talk by Prof. Itter will be held on September 13 at 5:30 pm, followed by a reception.

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.

Artists working in Paris and Lorraine during the Baroque period developed distinctive styles—which focused on the vibrancy of the line—that differed markedly from their Italian and Dutch contemporaries. The two print kiosks in the early part of the gallery feature French works by Jacques Bellange, Claude Lorrain, Jacques Callot, and Claude Mellan, whose engraving is a tour de force of printmaking that creates the face of Christ using a single line.

This installation, running from September 11 to December 31, will focus on three photographers Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, and Harry Callahan, who used their romantic partners as their subjects. Whether portraits or nude studies, these images reveal a sensitivity that comes from the artists and sitters’ close personal relationships.

This installation is presented in conjunction it the special exhibition “A Place Aside: Artists and their Partners,” on view at the Kinsey Institute Gallery, September 28–December 20.

A slice of downtown Bloomington will be temporarily transformed as a performance space and “PARK” take the place of on-street parking. It’s all part of PARK(ing) Day, an internationally-recognized event celebrated in more than 35 countries and 162 cities. 2012 will continue the social experiment for its second year in Bloomington.

From 12 pm to 5 pm, in front of Boxcar Books, PARK(ing) Day organizers will transform a standard parking space into vibrant public space decorated with plants, furniture and offering refreshments. The public is invited to attend, bring music or games, and enjoy the reclaimed “PARK” space.

Join us for this free lecture presented by Laura Scheiber, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University.

“Ephemeral Ink”, an exhibit at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, features a selection of tattoo art from the Kinsey collection. Two century’s worth of tattoo-inspired art will be on display, including flash art (i.e. stereotypic tattoo designs collected in binders or painted on parlor walls), paintings of tattoos, and photographs by anonymous and fine art photographers, notably Michael Grecco, Jess T. Dugan, Chas Ray Krider and George Platt Lynes.

Runs July 9 – September 21

The Kinsey gallery is open Monday through Friday, 1:30 pm – 5 pm.

Katherine Morton, associate dean for research at the College of Asia and the Pacific and Senior Fellow in the Department of International Relations, The Australian National University, will lecture about China’s emerging role in the global governance of food security.

The Lotus Arts Village, presented by the Lotus Festival, features a variety of exhibits, activities and performances. Some of the highlights include the Lotus Community Labyrinth, inspired by African textiles; the Lotus Brain exhibit by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor; pieces from the Trashion Refashion show by the Center for Sustainable Living; a giant interactive kaleidoscope created by youth from the Unitarian Universalist Sunday School; an opportunity for kids to create chalk art; a belly dancing performance, and more. Visit website for full program details.

Takes place from 6 to 10:30 pm, September 21-22.