Art on location

Show and tell
IU Art Museum archives
 
The museum has more than 30,000 pieces, and only 5 percent are on display. Want to see photos by Ansel Adams? Native Haitian paintings? The curators will pull up to 20 works of art from any collection, artist, or country and set up a private showing for as many as 15 people. To make an appointment, call Nan Brewer at 855-1040.
1133 E. Seventh St.

See it, do it
John Waldron Arts Center

The Waldron offers classes in areas from belly dancing to “Blings and Rings!” to “Cartoons and Caricatures,” aimed at enlightening future artists through participation.
122 S. Walnut St.

New to the scene
The Venue

IU alumnus Gabriel Colman opened The Venue, a law-firm-turned-art-gallery, in October. The gallery includes IU art students’ work. “Involving them creates a channel to campus,” Colman says. “We especially make a point to have our work at the level of fine arts, but to the price range students can afford if they want to decorate their homes.”
114 S. Grant St.

Your exhibit
Art Hospital

Students don’t have to meet Andy Warhol status to land their own gallery shows. The hospital is a community-run, nonprofit organization where artists can rent studio space and create their own exhibits. Anyone can book a show or event in the gallery space for a minimum of $25.
102 E. Allen St.

Enabled Artists
Stone Belt

An inspiring contributor to the “outsider art” movement, Stone Belt showcases work from artists with developmental disabilities. “It is the transformative power,” says Larry Pejeau, director of Art & Craft, a division of Stone Belt that sells the artists’ work. “People who didn’t know how to do art ... now you ask them what they do, they say, ‘I am an artist.’” Stone Belt, which features mosaics, oil paintings, and watercolors, displays work at Lennie’s Brewery, 1805 E. 10th St., which runs through March and at WonderLab, 308 W. Fourth St., from March 2 through May 29. Tours are available every day at the Stone Belt facility.
2815 E. 10th St.

Art unwrapped
Laughing Planet

Along with its vegan-friendly menu and colorful atmosphere, Laughing Planet offers dangerously delicious burritos and walls decorated with paintings by local artist Joel Washington (for more about him, see page 10).
322 E. Kirkwood Ave.

Bravo, Bloomington
Tutto Bene Wine Café & More

Take your date to break out the bubbly and feast on art from local artists. The restaurant serves as an exhibition space, but Tutto Bene also has two galleries – the Green Room, which rotates artists’ work on a monthly basis, and the Back Gallery, which showcases several artists, bigger pieces, and styles ranging from watercolor and woodworking to abstract and modern art.
213 S. Rogers St.

Speak up
Multiple venues

Slam poetry, or the “competitive art of performance poetry,” finds a home in local competitions. Max’s Place is host to poetry slams, concerts by local artists, open LP nights, and pizza pies. Rachael’s Cafe holds periodic MATRIX poetry slams and concerts. The Runcible Spoon Poetry Series and Open-Mic takes place the fourth
Friday of each month.
Max’s Place: 109 W. Seventh St.,
Rachael’s Cafe: 300 E. Third St.,
Runcible Spoon: 412 E. Sixth St.