Downtown
CORPORATE SQUARE, 2901 Ohio Blvd.
Through July 12 — exhibit by Sister Jody O’Neil, artist in residence for Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods; includes photos and watercolors of Rome and The Vatican during the time of the canonization of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in October 2006.
CABOODLE CUPCAKES, 3419 S. Seventh St.
Through March — Cupcake Art exhibition; works with cupcake theme by local and national artists.
Hours: (812) 232-5551.
GOPALAN CONTEMPORARY ART, 9 S. Seventh St., gopalancontemporaryart.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment. Email art@gopalangallery.com or call (812) 232-8080.
ART SPACES INC., 669 Ohio St., info@wabashvalleyartspaces.com
“Max Ehrmann at the Crossroads,” a bronze life-size work by Bill Wolfe with excerpts of “Desiderata” embedded in walkway and entire poem mounted nearby, at Crossroads of America, Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue.
“Composite House for Terre Haute,” sculpture by Lauren Ewing, in Gilbert Park, 14 1/2 Street and Wabash Avenue.
“Spirit of Space,” sculpture by Bob Emser, in front of Swope Art Gallery, 25 S. Seventh St.
“Gatekeeper,” sculpture by Sally Rogers, Vigo County Public Library grounds, Seventh and Poplar streets.
“Free Fly,” sculpture by Bob Evans, in front of 113 S. Seventh St.
“A Chorus of Trumpets,” sculpture by Howard Kalish, Rankin Plaza, Indiana State University.
Call (812) 235-2801.
TERRE HAUTE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, 727 Wabash Ave.
Feb. 20 — President’s Day hours for members, 10 a.m. to noon; open to general public, noon to 6 p.m.; crafts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Feb. 28 — Tot Time, “Heart Beats,” ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10:30 a.m.; free with admission; registration required.
Through Feb. 25 — “Go Figure” program, 1 to 2:30 p.m., $40 for members, $50 for non-members for all five sessions; registration required.
Currently — Bee hive exhibit, Lunar Arm, interactive treehouse, fossil dig, agricultural and science exhibits and more.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Call (812) 235-5548.
ARTS ILLIANA, 23 N. Sixth St., info@artsilliana.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 235-5007.
SHELDON SWOPE ART MUSEUM, 25 S. Seventh St., swope.org
Permanent Arts Spaces Inc. outdoor sculpture, “Spirit of Space” by Bob Emser, in front of building.
Through March 10 — Exhibit “Reflecting Terre Haute,” Haslem and Hodge galleries; opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 3; discussion by Fran Lattanzio and Austen Leake, 7 to 8.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and national holidays. Admission free. Call (812) 238-1676.
HALCYON CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, Swope Art Museum Education Center, 25 S. Seventh St.
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (812) 841-2884; www.artathalcyon.com.
VIGO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1 Library Square, Seventh and Poplar streets.
“Gatekeeper,” permanent Arts Spaces Inc. outdoor sculpture by Sally Rogers.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Open Sundays 1 to 5 p.m., Labor Day through Memorial Day. Call (812) 232-1113.
Vigo County
MOUNT PLEASANT CHURCH, 3050 E. Davis Drive.
Feb. 17-26 — Indiana Heart Gallery, free exhibit of 12 portraits of children in need of adoptive families, lobby.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to noon daily.
MARYLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH, 4700 S. Indiana 46.
Feb. 27-March 8 — Indiana Heart Gallery, free exhibit of 12 portraits of children in need of adoptive families, atrium.
Hours: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. March 4; no viewing on March 3.
EUGENE V. DEBS MUSEUM, 451 N. Eighth St.; debsfoundation.org
Hours: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, except for holidays and Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day; (812) 232-2163.
THE GOLDEN FRAME, 509 E. Voorhees St.
Currently — Work by River City Art Association members.
THE LANDING AT FORT HARRISON, 3350 N. Fourth St.
March 6 — River City at The Landing, work by members of River City Art Association.
SONGBIRD INSPIRATIONS ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY, Suite 7-A, Lower Level, The Meadows shopping center
Currently — Works by Ed and Kathy Cook; Photography of all types, pen and ink sketches, one-of-a-kind “light grafitti” photography.
Currently — Mixed media artwork by Ruthann Brady.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, by appointment only on Sunday. Call (812) 243-3176; edandkathycookphotography.smugmug.com
CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER, 1532 S. Third St., www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org
Permanent — Intertwined Lives: Dr. Mengele, Eugenics, and the Mozes Twins.
Through June — Fit to Breed: Eugenics in Indiana.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Docents available 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; (812) 234-7881.
VIGO COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 1411 S. Sixth St.
Currently — “Tuning In — History of Radio in Vigo County.”
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Visit vigohistory.org or call (812) 235-9717.
SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE, Heritage Museum, Providence Center, St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
Outdoor sculpture — Bronze statue of Saint Mother Theodore Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, near Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Currently — Honors on Display, awards received by the Sisters of Providence through the years for their dedicated service in various ministries.
Currently — Personal artifacts that belonged to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Heritage Museum.
Currently — Religious icons hand-painted by Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps, Marianne McGriffin and Mary Lou Ruck.
Currently — “Sisters of Providence Life and Mission” photo exhibit, poster-size photographs of various ministries, hallway east of Heritage Room.
Currently — Diorama exhibit of the congregation’s early history.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Call Providence Center, (812) 535-4531.
TITZER ART STUDIO, BACK GALLERY, 3124 Wallace Ave.
Currently — Sculpture, decorative metals, glass bead jewelry by Patrick and Karen Titzer as well as works by 20 local and regional artists.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment. Call (812) 478-1313; titzer.com
CLABBER GIRL HULMAN & CO. MUSEUM, former first floor lobby, Hulman & Co. building, 900 Wabash Ave.
Currently — Showcase of the company’s history as well as the family history of founder Herman Hulman.
Currently — Wheels in Motion, display geared toward children.
Hours: bakeshop, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; gift shop, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission free. Call (812) 232-9446.
DOBBS PARK NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM, 5170 Poplar St.
Permanent — Carvings by Ron Parker.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Call (812) 877-6007.
MARYLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH, 4700 S. Indiana 46.
Website: mccth.org/ArtOutreach.htm.
JAVA HAUTE, 3805 E. Wabash Ave.
Currently — Paintings by Peter Bruning.
COFFEE GROUNDS, 423 Wabash Ave.
Hours: 6:30 a.m. to midnight.
COMMUNITY THEATRE OF TERRE HAUTE, 1431 S. 25th St.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 232-7172.
FOWLER PARK, Oregon Church Road, east of U.S. 41 South.
Feb. 18, 19 — Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department 26th annual pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; adults, $5, age 6 and younger, $2.
Hours: Call (812) 462-3392.
Wabash Valley
Indiana
KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 502 N. Seventh St., Vincennes.
Feb. 16 — “The History of Jews in Vincennes” by Richard Day, site historian, Vincennes State Historic Sites, and author of numerous books on Vincennes, 6:30 p.m.
Through Feb. 24 — Traveling exhibit “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs,” main floor sunroom; free admission.
Hours: kcpl.lib.in.us or (812) 886-4380.
LEGRAND ART STUDIO & GALLERY, 2015 W. Indiana 54, Bloomfield.
Hours: wyattlegrand@gmail.com or (812) 384-6505.
GALLERY NORTH, 116 W. Sixth St., north side of courthouse square, Bloomington.
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday.
MANSFIELD CIVIC CENTER, Old Mansfield Village, Parke County.
Hours: mansfieldartisangallery.com or (812) 877-9831.
THE ARTISAN GALLERY, south edge of Mansfield Village, Parke County.
Hours: www.mansfieldguestinn.com or (812) 208-2137.
CASA DEL MUSE ART GALLERY AND STUDIO, 32 E. Main St., Bloomfield.
Hours: (812) 322-8986.
SULLIVAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 100 S. Crowder St., Sullivan.
Through March 5 — Faces of the Civil War, an Indiana Historical Society traveling exhibition.
Hours: Call (812) 268-4957.
D’ARLIER CULTURAL CENTER, 405 N. Mill St., Veedersburg.
Hours: (765) 294-4824.
COVERED BRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY, 124 W. Ohio St., north side of square, Rockville.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays except Tuesday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesdays. Call (765) 569-9422. No admission fee.
ROCKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 106 N. Market St., Rockville, IN.
Hours: (765) 569-5544.
TURKEY RUN STATE PARK NATURE CENTER, Marshall, Ind.
Currently — Nature Center includes crawl-through log, towering sandstone cliff, live reptiles, touchable fossils, giant map of Sugar Creek corridor.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Illinois
BICENTENNIAL ART CENTER & MUSEUM, 132 S. Central Ave., Paris, Ill.
Through Feb. 17 — “Works by Alice Baber,” exhibition of oil paintings on canvas.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission free. For information call (217) 466-8130. Website: parisartcenter.com
EDGAR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNEX, 408 N. Main St., Paris, Ill.
MARSHALL PUBLIC LIBRARY, 612 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill.; www.marshallillibrary.com.
Currently — Artwork by local artists.
Hours: (217) 826-2535.
GASLIGHT ART COLONY, 516 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill., www.gaslightartcolony.com
Feb. 18-March 10 — Second annual Children’s Art Show
Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Email gaslightcolony@gmail.com or call (217) 808-2115.
PARIS CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 207 S. Main St., Paris, Ill.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call (217) 463-3950.
PALESTINE ART CENTER, 110 S. Main St., Palestine, Ill.
Hours: (618) 586-5532 or (618) 586-2701.
DAVID FIFE OPERA HOUSE, 123 S. Main St., Palestine Ill.
Hours: Labor Day weekend; first weekend in December; and by appointment. Call (618) 586-9418 or 586-5177. Free Admission.
Colleges and universities
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
ISU Foundation/Barnes & Noble
Outdoor sculpture — “Renewal” by artist Tim Upham of Colorado, made of white steel and blue glass marbles.
University Art Gallery, Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts.
Feb. 20-March 23 — “Andrew Moore: Making History,” display of Moore’s Terre Haute, Detroit, Russia and Cuba series; includes historic buildings in Terre Haute.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Admission free. For information, call (812) 237-3720.
Student Recreation Center.
Indoor Sculpture, “The Fire Within,” acrylic and steel sculpture by Jack Fox, inside south entrance.
The Land of Misfit Toys, 1024 N. Seventh St.
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; or by appointment. Call (812) 232-6706.
John Hook Memorial Observatory, roof of Science Building.
Hours: 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
Sculpture Corridor
Outdoor sculpture, “A Chorus of Trumpets,” by Howard Kalish, Rankin Plaza.
Outdoor sculpture, “3 Elements,” steel and neon light sculptures by Dutch artists Frans and Marja de boer Lichtveld, in front of Stalker Hall.
Outdoor Arts Spaces Inc. sculpture, “Emanating Connections,” recycled tires, by Chakaia Booker, in front of New Theater.
Outdoor Arts Spaces Inc. sculpture, “Runner,” in stainless steel by Boston artist Doug Kornfeld, in front of Student Recreation Center.
Outdoor sculpture, “Arthur’s Odyssey,” stainless steel piece by Michael Dunbar of Springfield, Ill., northeast corner of University Hall, formerly Laboratory School.
Outdoor Arts Spaces Inc. sculpture, “TREE,” by Mark Wallis, in front of Memorial Stadium.
Gallery Lounge, Hulman Memorial Student Union.
Hours: 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sunday; closed through winter recess. For information, call (812) 237-3814.
Bare-Montgomery Memorial Gallery, Fairbanks Hall.
Through Feb. 24 — Exhibit “Visions,” works by master of fine arts students Soulaf Abas, Michelle Adler and Jason Krueger.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Call for hours and information: (812) 237-3720.
Turman Art Gallery, Center for Performing and Fine Arts.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Memorial Stadium, Brown and Wabash avenues.
Arts Spaces outdoor sculpture at the Indiana Mile, TREE by Mark Wallis of Spencer.
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Center for Information Technology, first and second floors, 8000 S. Education Drive.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 5500 E. Wabash Ave.
Currently — Paintings inspired by Japanese calligraphy and Geometry Art prints by Terre Haute artist Mary Jo Maraldo, first floor, Moench Hall.
Currently — Paintings, prints and drawings by 14 regional and national artists from Gopalan Art Gallery in Terre Haute, second floor, Moench Hall.
Outdoor Arts Spaces Inc. sculpture, “Flame of the Millennium,” by Leonardo Nierman, near entrance off U.S. 40.
Outdoor sculptures by Phil Dees of Terre Haute.
Outdoor sculpture “The Self-Made Man,” front steps of Sports & Recreation Center.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission free. Call Steve Letsinger, (812) 877-8452 for guided tour and information on permanent exhibits at the college.
ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE
SMWC Art Gallery, 132 Hulman Hall, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Call (812) 535-5265.
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Hayes Auditorium, 100 Hulman Hall.
LINCOLN TRAIL COLLEGE
Eagleton Learning Resource Center, 11220 Illinois 1, Robinson, Ill.
LTC Library
Through March 15 — Bi-Annual High School Art Show by area high school students.
Hours: Call (618) 544-8657, ext. 1123; 544-8657, ext. 1460.
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY
Richard E. Peeler Art Center, 10 W. Hanna St., Greencastle.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
OUT-OF-TOWN
FORT HARRISON STATE PARK, 59th and Post Road, Lawrence, Ind.; (317) 591-0122.
VINCENNES STATE HISTORIC SITES, Fort Knox II, three miles north of Vincennes on Lower Fort Knox Road, next to Ouabache Trails Park.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Email vincennesshs@indianamuseum.org or call (812) 882-7422.
WHITE RIVER CANAL, downtown Indianapolis.
Permanent — Project 9/11 Indianapolis dedication of two 22-foot steel beams recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center.
PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY AND RHYTHM! DISCOVERY CENTER, Indianapolis, www.pas.org
Currently — Pancadao: The Culture of Baile Funk, collection by local artist Arturcq Silva.
Hours: (317) 974-4488.
INDIANA STATEHOUSE, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
Currently — Portraits of Ernest T. “Ernie” Pyle, World War II journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist from Dana, Ind.; St. Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.; and Col. Richard Lieber, founder of Indiana’s state parks.
Through March — Fourth annual Celebration of Hoosier Women Artists competition winners, work by 11 artists, Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman’s office lobby and at www.lg.in.gov/womenartists.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY MUSEUM HOME, 528 Lockerbie St., Indianapolis.
Currently — “A Very Victorian Christmas.”
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday, holidays and first two weeks of January. Call (317) 631-5885.
THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
Permanent — National Geographic Treasures of the Earth.
Hours: Call (317) 334-3322. Closed Mondays.
PUTNAM COUNTY MUSEUM, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, museum2@co.putnam.in.us.
Currently — John J. Baughman book, “Our Past, Their Present: Historical Essays on Putnam County, Indiana,” on sale.
Currently — Museum’s second book released, “Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective,” by Marj Peeler, available in soft and hard cover.
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, by appointment. Call (765) 653-8419.
NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS, White River State Park, Indianapolis, ncaahallofchampions.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; (317) 916-HALL.
WONDERLAB, 308 W. Fourth St., Bloomington. Website: wonderlab.org
Hours: Call (812) 337-1337.
INDIANAPOLIS ZOO/WHITE RIVER GARDENS, HILBERT CONSERVATORY, 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE STUDY & MUSEUM, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Hours: Call (765) 362-5769.
CONNER PRAIRIE, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers. Website: www.connerprairie.org
Feb. 20 — Free admission on President’s Day to Interactive History Park, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; includes 1830s birthday bash for George Washington, Civil War era rifle firing and more.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Easter. Call (317) 776-6006 or 1-800-966-1836.
BROWN COUNTY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Main Street and Artist Drive, Nashville, Ind.
Currently — Collection of 30 paintings by early Indiana artists added to permanent collection, including “Daisy,” by T.C. Steele.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; (812) 988-4609.
T.C. STEELE STATE HISTORIC SITE, 4220 TC Steele Road, Nashville, IN.
INDIANA STATE MUSEUM, Wilbur E. and Florence Jeup Ford Gallery, White River State Park, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
Currently — Footprints: Balancing Nature’s Diversity.
Through Feb. 19 — The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition documents near-fatal expedition to Antarctica led by Sir Edmund Shackleton in 1914.
Through Jan. 20, 2013 — Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn.
Through Sept. 15, 2013 — Heartland Art: Selections from Your Indiana Collection, from the 1870’s to present.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays except Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NCAA Final Four men’s basketball championship day, Labor Day, and Mondays from Thanksgiving.
Call (317) 232-1637. Admission is $7 for adults (ages 13-59), $6.50 for seniors (ages 60 and older) and $4 for children (ages 3-12). Entry is free for museum members and children under 3.
INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER, 820 E. 67th St., Indianapolis; indplsartcenter.org
Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday; call (317) 255-2464.
EUGENE AND MARILYN GLICK INDIANA HISTORY CENTER, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis; indianahistory.org
Currently — The Indiana Experience, including You Are There three-dimensionally recreated historic photographs, Destination Indiana “time travel” using digital technology, The Fortune History Lab with hands-on demonstrations on conservation and preservation, and The Cole Porter Room with multimedia and original materials dedicated to the interpretation of Porter’s life and work.
Feb. 18 — Genealogy programs with Thomas McEntee; What’s in Your Genealogical Toolbox? 10 a.m. to noon; Blog Your Ancestors from 1 to 3 p.m.; each program, $10 general public, $8 members.
Through Sept. 29 — You Art There 1950: Making a Jewish Home.”
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 1-800-447-1830 or (317) 232-1882.
USS INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM, INDIANA WAR MEMORIAL, 431 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
Currently — Permanent exhibit of the USS Indianapolis, the most famous ship in U.S. history.
Currently — Sterling silver service from the USS Indiana, later used aboard the USS Indianapolis.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
INDIANA MILITARY MUSEUM, Vincennes.
Hours: www.indianamilitarymuseum.org or call 1-800-886-6443.
THE GALLERY, STUTZ II BUILDING, 217 W. 10th St., Suite 125, Indianapolis.
Call (317) 955-2450.
CELEBRATION PLAZA,
White River State Park, Indianapolis.
WALDRON GALLERY OF BROWN COUNTY, The Main Street Shoppes Complex, Old School Way, Nashville, Ind.; waldrongallery.com
Currently — New location directly behind former location.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (812) 988-1844.
WHITEWATER VALLEY RAILROAD, 455 Market St., Connersville, Ind.; whitewatervalleyrr.org
Hours: Call (765) 825-2054.
EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART, in White River State Park, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, www.eiteljorg.org
Currently — “R.B. Annis Western Family Experience,” erect a totem pole, build a sod house, climb aboard true to life stagecoach.
Currently — “Ansel Adams in Yosemite” and “Our People, Our Land, Our Images.”
Currently — “Facing West: 20 Years of the Eiteljorg Museum” and “A Gesture of Kinship: Photographs by Bruce Hucko.”
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (317) 636-9378; 1-800-633-2024. Admission: $7-$4.
INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, 1200 W. 38th St., Indianapolis, www.imamuseum.org
Currently — Nourish Café and Tobias Theater.
Hours: Call (317) 923-1331.
HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 1505 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 4 Sunday. Call (317) 396-3886.
MONROE COUNTY HISTORY CENTER, 202 E. Sixth St., Bloomington.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
JOHN WALDRON ARTS CENTER, Rosemary P. Miller Gallery and the Flashlight Gallery, 122 S. Walnut St., Bloomington.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 334-3100.
SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 2001 N. Ewing St., Seymour.
Hours: www.soinart.com
DOWNTOWN VINCENNES, Permanent sculpture — “Tecumseh,” by humanitarian artist Peter Wolf Toth, the 74th giant sculpture in Toth’s “Trail of the Whispering Giants.”
MINNETRISTA CULTURAL CENTER, 1200 N. Minnestrista Parkway, Muncie.
Hours: Call (765) 282-4848.
NWTAG (Northwest Territory Art Guild) GALLERY, 317 Main St., Vincennes.
March 2 — First Friday Gallery Event, work by watercolorists and sculptors, light refreshments, 6 to 9 p.m.
BLUE MOON GALLERY, 416 Main St., Vincennes.
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 401 S. Second St., Vincennes.
Feb. 18 — Annual Clark’s March; participants will trek the final 4.5 miles of the original route used by Clark’s army in February 1779 to reach Vincennes and capture Fort Sackville.; reenactors will help retell the story of the march that won the Old Northwest Territory.
Hours: (812) 882-1776. No entrance fee.
REITZ HOME PRESERVATION SOCIETY, 224 S.E. First St., Evansville; reitz@evansville.net.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays. Call (812) 426-1871.
J.E. SMITH GALLERY, 56 Adams Ave., Evansville.
Hours: (812) 455-8982.
NEW HARMONY GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 506 Main St., New Harmony; www.nhgallery.com
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 682-3156.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE AND GALLERY, 916 E. Granary St., New Harmony; (812) 682-3799.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, or by appointment.
WARRICK COUNTY MUSEUM, 217 S. First St., Boonville.
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; (812) 897-3100.
FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART,
Hours: www.fwmoa.org
EAGLE CREEK PARK, 7840 W. 56th St., Indianapolis.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Nature Center, (317) 327-7148.
ECKERT & ROSS FINE ART gallery, 5627 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or by appointment, (317) 255-4561.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM, Springfield, Ill., presidentlincoln.org
Permanent — Historic Union Station.
VERMILION COUNTY MUSEUM, 116 N. Gilbert St., Danville, Ill.; www.vermilioncountymuseum.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (217) 442-2922.
DANVILLE ART LEAGUE, 320 N. Franklin, Danville, Ill.; danvilleartleague.com
Hours: 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Saturday; 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Call (217) 442-9264.
Colleges and universities
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
IU Art Museum, 107 S. Indiana Ave., Bloomington.
Currently — 16 Thomas Benton mural panels, IU Auditorium lobby; two panels in Woodburn Hall, two panels in old University Theatre building.
Hours: Call (812) 855-8978.
Herman B. Wells Library lobby.
Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington.
Grunwald Gallery, Fine Arts 123, 1201 E. Seventh St., Bloomington; (812) 855-8490.
Currently — Experimental works by significant emerging and established artists, including faculty and students.
Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; closed Sunday, Monday.
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis campus.
Feb. 26 — Visions and Voices Gallery Tour, art of central and southern Indiana teens to be adjudicated on the national level in New York City; free admission.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
IUPUI
IUPUI University Library, Level One Lobby, 755 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Call (317) 274-8278.
National Art Museum of Sport, University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 850 W. Michigan St.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free admission. For weekend hours or group tours, call (317) 274-3627.
Herron School of Art and Design, 1701 N. Pennsylvania St.
Permanent exhibit — Job sculpture in bronze by Judith Shea, in Allen Whitehill Clowes Pavilion, main entrance, New York Street, Herron Gallery.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m Thursdays.
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY
Shircliff Gallery of Art, Shircliff Humanities Building, First and Harrison streets, campus.
Through March 1 — “All Dolled Up” exhibition of handmade dolls; reception with artist and curator Nichol Brinkman, 11 a.m. Feb. 21, in gallery, and open forum with Brinkman, 2 p.m., in auditorium.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 888-4316.
Red Skelton Museum and Education Center
Currently — Vast collection of Red Skelton’s career memorabilia: costumes, scripts, tapes, diaries, makeup, props, jokes, plans for songs and symphonies, original paintings and prints.
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Tarble Arts Center, Ninth Street at Cleveland Avenue., Charleston, Ill.
Through Feb. 26 — Exhibition “Détournement: Subversive Visual Communication.”
Through Feb. 26 — “Longviews,” paintings and drawings by Eastern alumna Naomi Sugino Lear; free lecture, 7 p.m. Feb. 27, Tarble Atrium.
Through March 4 — “Our People, Our Land, Our Images: International Indigenous Photography”; free admission.
Currently — Outdoor sculpture collection includes Landspan East and Landspan West by Jeffrey G. Boshart.
Currently — “Art in Architecture” exhibit of 100 years of Charleston’s architectural history.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Mondays; (217) 581-2787.
WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE
Brubeck Arts Center Gallery, 2200 College Drive, Mount Carmel, Ill.
Permanent sculpture — “Cinquenta,” Spanish for 50, by Robert Zasadny of Oakland City, Ind., in lobby.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (618) 262-8641.
Museums
MUSEUMS, EXHIBITS: Feb 16, 2012
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Back home again: Items from vaudeville stage and Terre Haute native sent to Historical Society
The staff at the Vigo County Historical Museum are excited about the arrival of priceless items used by Terre Haute-native Rose Fehrenbach and her husband, Edward Pierce, to promote their Vaudeville acts in the early 20th century.
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Terre Haute Children’s Museum celebrates dads June 16
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum is celebrating dads by giving them free admission to the museum on Father’s Day, which is Sunday, June 16.
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Fire and Police Museum now open Saturdays
The Historical Fire Station No. 9, Fire and Police Museum at 1728 S. Eighth St., has reopened for the summer.
- Museums listings: June 13, 2013
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Special Olympians: Win museum admission for yourself, friends
Bridges of Indiana and Child Adult Resource Services are teaming up with the Terre Haute Children’s Museum to sponsor a unique opportunity for the athletes of the 2013 Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: June 6, 2013
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: May 30, 2013
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Still time to register for Terre Haute Children's Museum Summer Camps
Does your child get excited about conducting wacky science experiments? Maybe he or she is interested in space exploration? Or, perhaps your child is adventurous and loves exploring or solving mysteries? If so, be sure to check out the schedule of summer camp programs at the Terre Haute Children's Museum.
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Vonnegut Library offering admission to military
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library is helping to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums for 2013, a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013.
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Indiana State Museum to host out-of-this-world exhibition
It’s the last weekend in May, and Indianapolis is playing host to the immensely popular, vividly imagined blockbuster exhibition highlighting life in “a galaxy far, far away.” Beginning Saturday, the Indiana State Museum will host Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination.
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Eastern Illinois University’s Tarble Arts Center offers summer children’s classes
Summer children’s art classes at the Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, begin June 10. All courses are open to both Tarble Arts Center members and non-members, with Tarble members receiving a 20 percent discount on course fees.
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Museum listings: May 23, 2013
ART SPACES INC., 669 Ohio St., info@wabashvalleyartspaces.com
May 23 — Art and River Chatter, “What Does Art Have to do With Rivers? Part II”, presenters Mark Minster and Tom Roznowski, 5:15 p.m., Logan’s Rib-Eye Restaurant, 100 S. Fruitridge Ave.
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Lincoln’s library honors Illinois fallen soldiers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an exhibit of drawings of fallen Illinois soldiers.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: May 16, 2013
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IHS announces lineup for Concerts on the Canal, reprise of 'Museum Nights on the Canal'
INDIANAPOLIS —There are plenty of ways to enjoy downtown Indianapolis in the summer, and the Indiana Historical Society is offering two — both time-honored favorite Concerts on the Canal and its Museum Nights on the Canal program.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: May 9, 2013
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Indiana Artisan works on display at Clabber Girl
Combining the strength of their individual artwork into exhibitions of exceptional depth, 29 Indiana Artisans have partnered on Indiana Artisan: Paintings and Drawings.
Ten Indiana Artisans have continued the statewide series as the Clabber Girl Gallery opened the exhibit on Tuesday. It will continue through May 30. - MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: May 2, 2013
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‘Sweet Sensations: Country Jam’ fundraiser hopes to round up support for Vigo County Historical Society
Community members are encouraged to pull on their western boots, don their cowboy hats and mosey on over to the Ohio Building on May 4 for “Sweet Sensations: Country Jam,” a fundraiser for the Vigo County Historical Society, and a program of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Indiana State University.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: April 25, 2013
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Scenes from Robin Hood adaptation, “The Untold Story of Little John” April 21 at Children’s Museum
We all know the story of Robin Hood, the man who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor and defeated the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, freeing his people from the tyrannical reign of Prince John. We also know how this could not have been accomplished without Little John, Robin Hood’s loyal side-kick who stayed by him through thick and thin. But do we know what happened next?
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Exhibit opens April 20 for River City Art Association
River City Art Association members are scheduled to exhibit their work Saturday through May 11 in Gaslight Art Colony’s gallery at 516 Archer Ave., in Marshall, Ill. An artists’ reception is set for 6 to 9 p.m. CDT Saturday.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: April 18, 2013
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Halcyon exhibition features USI art faculty’s work
Throughout April, Halcyon Art Gallery is presenting an invitational exhibition featuring the work of art faculty from the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.
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Terre Haute photographer’s ‘Filmstrips’ on exhibit at Palestine Art Center
The Palestine Art Center will feature the work of Terre Haute photographer Sean Hoisington in the exhibition “Filmstrips” throughout April in the main gallery.
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Fairy tales just might come true at Children’s Museum event on April 20
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum is hosting its second annual Fairy Tale Ball from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 20.
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Crawford County historical museum featuring replica of Lincoln’s coffin until April 22
A replica of Abraham Lincoln’s coffin is on display through April 22 at the Crawford County Historical Society museum on South Cross Street in Robinson, Ill.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: April 11, 2013
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Series of events feature photographer’s essays on Colombia’s indigenous peoples
Photo essays by Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo depicting the plight of the indigenous peoples of Colombia are scheduled to be on display until April 13 at the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts at Indiana State University.
- MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS: April 4, 2013
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