Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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New Director of Buskirk-Chumley Arrived Just in Time for Shutdown
In January 2020, when Jonah Crismore was interviewing for the position of executive director of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater (BCT), the dimensions of the COVID-19…
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Artist Ellen Starr Lyon: Looking Inward
Ellen Starr Lyon’s portraits are largely of family members depicted smack in the middle of their daily lives. The result is both emotional and…
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April Strawn: Teen Book Illustrator
Late in the process of publishing The Chill, author Michael Koryta pitched the idea of including pictures in the novel to his editor. And…
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Review: ‘The Way of Imagination’
“How can we keep from crying out in wonder and praise?” asks Scott Russell Sanders in one of the alternately exultant and grieving essays…
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A New Music Livestream Platform Conceived in B-town Law Office
The coronavirus pandemic has created a huge demand for internet- streamed music.
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Innovation Drives B-town Theater Groups During Pandemic Shutdown
Locally, Bloomington theater companies are innovating ways to keep audiences engaged while working together in the spirit of collaboration.
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Live Local Theater Returns Outdoors at Hundredth Hill
Live theater returned to Bloomington at The Hundredth Hill, a 40-acre nonprofit artist retreat on North Fish Road, owned by singer-songwriter Krista Detor and…
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REVIEW: ‘Kitchen Think’
Like Nancy Hiller’s well-crafted cabinetry, her newest book, ‘Kitchen Think’ (Lost Art Press), is both useful and beautiful.
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Power Plant Collective Shows Art by Marginalized Artists
In a small basement on Bloomington’s Near West Side, a group of 20-somethings has created a gallery where aspiring artists can gather. It’s a…