Deadline for Bloomington arts grants soon
The deadline for Arts Commission grants is 5 p.m. April 2.
The deadline for Arts Commission grants is 5 p.m. April 2.
The Union Board Films Committee has partnered with Universal Pictures to bring a prescreening of “American Reunion” to the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union today.
Two Bloomington rock bands packed up their equipment and headed to Austin, Texas, last week to perform multiple shows at the city’s annual South by Southwest festival, widely known as one of the world’s key events for generating exposure for aspiring creative minds.
But what I’ve discovered after three years of those intense art history classes (ranging from Italian Baroque to installation art; Polykleitos to Piet Mondrian) is that I’ve actually become a better writer. Or, at least, a better fashion writer.
The Flaming Lips will debut a musical this year. The world premiere of “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” will be in November 2012, with the show continuing through December.
Students in the IU Theatre and Drama Department will bring frightening, twisted and darkly humorous “The Pillowman” to life at 7:30 p.m. Friday when the Wells-Metz Theatre opens its doors to thrill seekers.
The Pacifica Quartet string ensemble was appointed quartet-in-residence at the IU Jacobs School of Music on March 7. The quartet-in-residence is a highly competitive position responsible for campus and community outreach concerts.
In the movies, the disability is visible: It defines the characters and shoves them into the background. But as part of Disability Awareness Month, the Office of Disability Services for Students at IU is bringing disabilities to the forefront with a series of films that positively portray disabilities as a part of everyday life.
In honor of Youth Art Month, the IU Art Museum is displaying artwork from students in the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
Japanese photographers and curators featured in Pictura Gallery’s “Contemplation” exhibit met last week to discuss the inspiration behind the collection of photographs that documents life in rural Japan.
The Office for Women’s Affairs will celebrate its 40th anniversary by sponsoring a creative works contest that allows students and staff to submit work exemplifying a chosen theme.
A passion to promote the arts caused Andy Beargie and Kevin Winkler to start a local web series, “Midwest Underground.” The series, currently published sporadically, was created to reach college students in the Midwest, especially in Bloomington, where the show originated.
While many students were on their way out of town for spring break, Martine Locke and Band, originally from Australia, traveled to Bloomington for a show at Rachael’s Café.
Nine Stone Belt clients, in cooperation with the Bloomington Playwrights Project, showed Bloomington that people with disabilities deserve to be treated like everyone else with their annual production of “I AM YOU” on March 10 and 11.
John Mayer announced today he has canceled his tour, and performing live indefinitely, due to the return of a granuloma in his throat. Mayer was treated for the same condition in 2011. Refunds for all tickets will be processed Friday, March 9, and should post in five days.
SXSW is one of the largest music festival showcases of the year. From March 13 to 18, thousands of people will gather to hear music from almost every genre you could imagine in Austin, Texas.
But the fashion gods are no longer the only source for personal style. In fact, sometimes they’re put on the back burner. Instead, “street style” — the everyday style of men and women about town — is taking the cake for fashion inspiration.
After years of searching for the right guys for the band, Gist and Rainwater finally created the current Indiana Boys.
Hotfox was recently announced as the winner of the Sonicbids-Jansport Battle of the Bands contest. After submitting the song “Mountain Tiger,” receiving support through rounds of voting online and waiting for judging by a panel, the band was chosen for an all-expense-paid trip to Austin and the opportunity to play in the Jansport Showcase.
Funding creativity might sound elusive, but an online company named Kickstarter uses crowd funding to raise money for creative projects.