The Chicago School: Pop’s Wild and Crazy Cousin
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Today — September 2
IU Art Museum
Display of pieces from the mid-1960s School of the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring cartoon-like pieces that both played off and differed from the pop art movements on the coasts
CultureFest After-Party
7 to 9 p.m. Today
IU Art Museum
One final Welcome Week event with free food, drink and the opportunity to explore the extensive collection of art at the museum, includes the opportunity to enter a raffle for prizes
Everything Including the Kitchen Sink
6 p.m. Friday
The Venue Fine Art & Gifts
A collection of Monique Cagle’s paintings in acrylic paint on canvas, celebrating everything from the landscape of Brown County to her kitchen sink
The Tibetan Monks are Back
5:30 p.m. August 25
The Venue Fine Art & Gifts
A visit by seven Monks from Labrang Tashikyil Monastery in Dehra Dun, India, in collaboration with Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center of Bloomington
Lewis Hine and Child Labor
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 25 – September 10
IU Art Museum
Celebration of photographer Lewis Hine who, in the early 1900s, took photographs of children working menial jobs in the hopes of eradicating child labor
Mini Masterpieces
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 25 – September 11
IU Art Museum
A collection of works from German engravers, known as the Little Masters, who created prints no larger than a postage stamp
The Utopian Factory: Precisionism and Modern Industry
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 25 – September 10
IU Art Museum
A glimpse at the artistry of modern machinery around 1913, during the rise of the assembly line in the days of Henry Ford
Halston: Line and Legacy
Noon to 4 p.m. August 28 – October 3
Grunwald Gallery
An exhibition in collaboration with the department of apparel merchandising and interior design to celebrate the life of designer Roy Halston Frowick, IU graduate and big name in the 20th-century fashion industry
The Miniature
Noon to 4 p.m. August 28 – October 3
Opening Reception 6 to 8 p.m. August 28
Grunwald Gallery
A celebration of miniatures, the small-scale pieces that continue to intrigue art lovers to this day and the importance of these pieces throughout art history
Talk with Chris Loker, curator at the Grolier Club in New York
5:30 p.m. September 10
Lilly Library
In conjunction with the ongoing exhibition titled “One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature,” Lilly Library welcomes Chris Loker of the Grolier Club, whose summer exhibit was the inspiration for Lilly’s event.
The Miniature Artist Demonstrations
Noon September 11
Grunwald Gallery
William Robertson and Althea Crome, two artists, will present their own miniature work. Robertson creates furniture and rooms at one-twelfth scale, while local Crome knits on a one-twelfth scale.
Halston: Line and Legacy — Gallery Talk by Kelly Richardson
Noon September 11
Grunwald Gallery
Talk by Kelly Richardson,
assistant curator of the Sage Collection in the department of apparel merchandising and interior design
Speaking of Work — The Last Basketmaker: Indiana’s Oak-Rod Baskets and Their Makers
4 to 5 p.m. September 11
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
An exploration of the practice of oak-rod baskets, now a lost art form, that originated with a few families in Brown County and lasted until the 1980s
Halston: Line and Legacy — Reception and Book Signing by Lesley Frowick
5 to 6 p.m. September 11
Grunwald Gallery
A lecture and book-signing by designer Roy Halston Frowick’s niece, Lesley Frowick, author of the book “Halston: Inventing American Fashion”
The Art of Limestone Work
12 to 3 p.m. September 17
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
An afternoon of demonstrations, presentations and discussions celebrating Indiana’s limestone work throughout the years
Halston: Line and Legacy — “Halston: Student Design Challenge” Gallery Talk by Deb Christiansen
Noon September 30
Grunwald Gallery
Deb Christiansen, a lecturer in the department of apparel merchandising and interior design, will speak in conjunction with the Halston: Student Design Challenge, in which fashion students display their Halston-inspired work.
