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Paper cut designs have a long and venerable history concomitant with the development of paper in China, with the earliest extant examples dating to the seventh century. Auspicious and decorative, they often are associated with festivals and celebrations and are given as gifts or purchased to be affixed to doors, walls, lamps, or any surface that would be improved by decoration. This installation features the paper cut work of Qiao Xiaoguang, a professor and deputy dean of the Cultural Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, and director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Center.

Exhibit runs until May 27

Two recently acquired color photographs by contemporary performance artists/photographers Lilly McElroy and the artistic team of Dutes Miller and Stan Shellabarger explore the complications of modern human relationships: one, by playing with gender role-reversal, casual bar-scene encounters, and the use of social media in “hook ups”; and the other, by revealing the unbreakable bond—both in life and in death—of a committed gay couple.

Exhibit runs until June 3

This retrospective presents the work of Perle Fine (1905-1988), one of the few women artists in the inner circle of the Abstract Expressionists. Fine’s exploration of abstraction is traced through a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, and wood assemblages dating from the 1930s to the 1970s. A selection of photographs by Fine’s husband, the photographer Maurice Berezov, depict Fine and her artist friends, and will be on view in the Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery.

Runs through May 27

Photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva hails from the small town of Tiksi, located in Siberia on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. The collection of works, running from April 6 through May 26, provides a surreal journey through her childhood memories of this remote landscape.

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11am -7pm, and by appointment.

A yoga class in the IU Art Museum’s atrium which also offers an opportunity to look at art. Beginners are invited to attend the free classes on the first and third Saturdays of each month. Classes for more experienced participants will be offered on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

Runs until October 27; every Saturday from 11 to noon

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce upcoming IU Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Shows. Artworks created by graduating BFA students from all Studio areas will be featured. Student shows give advanced Fine Arts student’s opportunities to participate in exhibition planning and installing their artwork. All events are free and open to the public. BFA 1, which features student work from a variety of areas and who are graduating this spring, will be on display from March 27- April 7, with an opening reception on Friday March 30, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Exhibiting BFA students include Sarah Blevins (Graphic Design), Chelsea Eales (Graphic Design), Nick Kovalenko (Ceramics), Molly Quanty (Photography), and G. David Wright (Sculpture).

Recurring Tuesday – Saturday until April 7

IU Health Bloomington offers free classes, support groups, and nicotine replacement therapy. No registration is necessary unless otherwise noted.

Class meets Saturdays from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

Participants in this workshop will learn and apply traditional Itajime and Shibori techniques to dye and manipulate cotton fabrics of different weights and thread counts in Indigo. The Itajime technique compresses and clamps fabric to ‘resist’ the dye and to make geometric patterns. Shibori is the Japanese word for textile technique in which fabric is stitched or folded, bound, and dyed. Please bring dishwashing-type rubber gloves and semi-old clothes. Visit website to register.

The Mag 7K run/walk will be held on April 7th as part of the 2012 Season Kick-off. An expo will start at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot of Smith’s Shoe Center with reps from Asics, Brooks, Saucony, and much more on hand to show off the newest shoes and apparel. The run will start at 2:00 p.m. and be a 7-kilometer race. The entry fee will be $14 for the race only, shirts will be sold separately. This is a fundraiser for the series so the $2 discount voucher will not apply to the entry fee. Entry to the expo is FREE with food and drinks provided by Smith’s. All proceeds from the event will be donated by Smith’s to the Mag 7 Series.

A thematic tour which will explore several different types of visual arts. Presented by IU Art Museum docent Monica Kindraka Jensen.