March 27, 2008 08:11 pm
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Vigo County
Gopalan Contemporary Art, 9 S. Seventh St., gopalancontemporary@yahoo.com
Currently — Exhibit of local, national and international artists.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment. Call (812) 232-8080.
Terre Haute Children’s Museum, 523 Wabash Ave.
Currently — Run with the Animals.
Currently — Water Table.
Currently — Midwest Wild Weather.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 235-5548.
Vigo County Historical Museum, Sixth Street and Washington Avenue.
Through Mid-June — “While Strolling Through the Park,” artifacts, photographs and memorabilia from Vigo County city and county parks.
Hours: www.vigohistory.org or (812) 235-9717.
Sisters of Providence, Providence Center, St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
Currently — Exhibit of the 100th anniversary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Currently — Personal artifacts that belonged to St. Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, Heritage Museum.
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: bake shop, 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.
Raven Art Gallery, 817 Ohio St.
Currently — Several Wabash Valley artists: watercolors, Marty Martinez; naturalist photography, Spencer Young; oils, Wayne Shaw; woodworks, Mark Donham; oils, Peter Bruning; works by Laura Mason; metal artwork, Robert Watton; watercolors, Jane Dusanic; photography, Jim McMullen and Julie Hickman; Robert Follett painting of Terre Haute House prints.
Hours: Call Marty and Debi Martinez at (812) 234-9884.
Sheldon Swope Art Museum, 25 S. Seventh St.
Currently — Horsing Around in Terre Haute exhibit of painted colts.
Currently — Sculpture “Spirit of Space,” in front of building.
Today, Saturday — “Rock, Paper, Scissors: Three Contemporary Women Sculptors.”
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.
Dobbs Park Native American Museum, 5170 Poplar St.
Currently — Carvings by Ron Parker.
April 5 — Maximizing Your Habitat workshop for homeowners by Indiana Wildlife Federation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; cost, $35; 1-800-347-3445 or (317) 875-9453.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 877-6007.
Wabash Valley
Rockville Public Library, 106 N. Market St., Rockville, IN.
March 25 — “The History of the Brown County Art Colony,” by Mitch Brown of Wabash College, 7 to 8 p.m.
Hours: (765) 569-5544.
WonderLab, 308 W. Fourth St., Bloomington. Web site: wonderlab.org
Saturday, Sunday — Out of the Wild: A Live Bobcat Presentation; $3 plus admission; ages 3-7, 11 a.m., and ages 8 and older, 1 p.m. Saturday; general audience, 2 p.m. Sunday.
March 22, 23 — Red Before Black: A Live Snack Presentation, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 22; 2 p.m. March 23. Cost, $3, plus admission.Through May 18 — Nature’s Numbers, interactive exhibit of shapes, structures and patterns found in living things and natural objects.
Hours: Call (812) 337-1337.
Indiana State Museum, Wilbur E. and Florence Jeup Ford Gallery, White River State Park, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
Through June 15 — “Quilting Blocks & Binding Threads,” display of 36 quilts.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For information 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.
Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis.
Through March 31 — Exhibition, “Sharing the Dream: Indiana Acts for Civil Rights.”
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 1-800-447-1830 or (317) 232-1882.
Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, museum2@co.putnam.in.us.
Through May — Student Art Show by Putnam County students.
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, by appointment. Call (765) 653-8419.
Conner Prairie, Johnson Weaver Gallery — Museum Center, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers. Web site: www.connerprairie.org
May 17, 18 — Civil War re-enactment, meet Abraham Lincoln, visit military camps.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through April; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday May through September. Closed Easter. Call (317) 776-6000 or 1-800-966-1836. Admission: adults, $11; youth age 5 to 12, $7.
Lincoln School Museum, northeast of Interstate 70, Exit 136, Martinsville, Ill.
Hours: Open April through October; also 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, June through August; or by appointment. Call (217) 382-6666 or (217) 232-1943.
Indiana State
University
University Art Gallery, Center for Performing and Fine Arts.
Through April 4 — The Exquisite Corpse in Glass: Figurative Flameworkers Play a Surrealist Game.”
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday; 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Admission free. For information, call (812) 237-3720.
Ivy Tech
Center for Information Technology, first and second floors, 8000 S. Education Drive.
Through April 1 — “Home Grown” showcase of work by Ivy Tech employees and their families.
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
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 5500 E. Wabash Ave.
Through May — Spring Art Exhibit by five Wabash Valley artists, Moench Hall, main campus, and on main floor of Rose-Hulman Ventures, south campus on Indiana 46.
Hours: 8 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.
Lincoln Trail College
Eagleton Learning Resource Center, 11220 State Highway 1, Robinson, Ill.
March 31-April 4 — Annual Children’s and Young People’s Art Show, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. through April 3; 7:30 a.m. to noon April 4.
Hours: Call (618) 544-8657, ext. 1123; 544-8657, ext. 1460.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Submit items to Museums and Exhibitions, Tribune-Star, P.O. Box 149, Terre Haute, IN 47808; fax to (812) 231-4321 or e-mail to community@tribstar.com. All items must be received in writing by noon Friday for use the following Friday. Listings will not be accepted over the phone. Only events open to the public will be listed.
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