A dramatic exhibit of stars woven by our local community, in support of the “One Million Stars to End Violence” initiative.

MONSTERS! are extraordinary or unnatural beings that challenge the predictable fabric of everyday life. This exhibition looks at monsters from around the world, discovering who they are and what purposes they serve in various cultures, as different images of monstrousness emerge from the dark recesses of human imagination. Exhibit is open through December 18th, 2016.

Gallery is open 9am-4:30pm Tues-Fri and 1pm-4:30pm Sat/Sun. Sponsored by Fall 2015 Themester @Work: The Nature of Labor on a Changing Planet.
Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and ST permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets. An access ramp is located at the Fess Avenue entrance, on the corner of Ninth Street and Fess Avenue. Reserved parking spaces are available on Ninth Street, between Fess Avenue and Indiana Avenue. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call 812-855-6873.

Start your Thursday evening at the art museum. Mix and mingle. Enjoy live music, interactive art experiences, food and drink, gallery games and more.

December’s First Thursday event will kick off the holiday season. Enjoy a performance by the St. Charles Children’s Choir, holiday-themed art-making activites, and relaxation right before finals, and more. Food and drink will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public, fans of all ages are welcome. Don’t miss First Thursdays at Indiana University! See you at the museum!

https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/calendar/161201-ft.html

Thursday, December 1st at 5:00 pm the College Arts and Humanities Institute will be hosting Pravina Shukla. Shukla, Associate Professor of Folklore at IUB, will discuss her recent book, Costume: Performing Identities through Dress (IU Press, 2015). Daily dress reflects personal identity; costume is often described as the clothing of who we are not, of the people we are pretending to be. But costume signals a different self, urging the daily further along an artistic trajectory that leads to heightened communication and often culminates in a spectacle for public consumption. Like ritual, costumed events are distinct from daily existence, and therefore they allow for extreme forms of dress to aid in the formation of an alternative identity.
Attendance is free and open to the public.

Led by Elisa Pokral, the class is for all to practice together an ancient art of health maintenance and healing with whatever flexibility level you have. The class welcomes those who exercise regularly, those who don’t, those with limited mobility, and some who may only be able to do the exercises sitting down.

Learn to weave an 8-pointed star and join a worldwide movement. Instructors will teach the Samoan star-weaving technique and share this Australian-led initiative inspired by a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Lotus is one of only three US group partnering with the Australia-based initiative “One Million Stars to End Violence,” and has committed to weaving and contributing at least 10,000 stars to this project. Registration is not required, but if you are planning to bring a large group, please let us know (contact [email protected]). Light refreshments will be provided. The event will be free and open to the public.

Learn to weave an 8-pointed star and join a worldwide movement! Lotus is one of only three US partners with the Australia-based initiative “One Million Stars to End Violence” and has committed to weaving and contributing at least 10,000 stars to this project.