Published: April 24, 2008 06:29 pm            

Museums: April 25, 2008

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.

Art Spaces Inc., (812) 244-4216.

Currently — Outdoor sculpture, “Composite House for Terre Haute,” Gilbert Park, 14 1/2 Street and Wabash Avenue.

Currently — Outdoor sculpture, “Spirit of Space,” in front of Swope Art Gallery, 25 S. Seventh St.

CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 1532 S. Third St.

Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, (812) 234-7881.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

May 2-31 — Exhibit by Petra Nyendick and Aleksandra Krasutskaya. Jeremy Kuykendall of band Precore will entertain at reception, 7 to 9 p.m. May 2.

Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (812) 238-1676; www.artathalcyon.com.

Dobbs Park Native American Museum, 5170 Poplar St.

Currently — Carvings by Ron Parker.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 877-6007.

Vigo County Public Library, main branch, 1 Library Square, Seventh and Poplar streets.

Recent addition — “Gatekeeper,” outdoor art sculpture.

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.

Maryland Community Church, 4700 S. State Road 46.

Web site: www.mccth.org/ArtOutreach.htm.

Coffee Break, 663 Wabash Ave.

Hours: (812) 478-3975.

Coffee Grounds, 423 Wabash Ave.

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to midnight.

Historical Fire Station No. 9, Fire and Police Museum, 1728 S. Ninth St.; (812) 235-9865.

Currently — Group tours by appointment.

Wabash Valley

Fort Harrison State Park Natural History Center, 5753 Glenn Road, Indianapolis.

Hours: During winter months, noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; (317) 591-0122.

Covered Bridge Art Association Gallery, 124 W. Ohio St., north side of square, Rockville.

May 1-31 — 34th annual Spring Art Show.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (765) 569-9422. No admission fee.

Rockville Public Library, 106 N. Market St., Rockville, IN.

Hours: (765) 569-5544.

Clay County Museum, 100 E. National Ave., Brazil.

Hours: (812) 446-4036.

Salmon Lusk Home, Turkey Run State Park, Rockville.

Weekend tours through Labor Day. Admission: $5 park entry fee. Hours: (765) 597-2654.

Ernie Pyle State Historic Site, 120 W. Briarwood Ave., Dana; (765) 665-3633.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

WonderLab, 308 W. Fourth St., Bloomington. Web site: wonderlab.orgThrough May 18 — Nature’s Numbers, interactive exhibit of shapes, structures and patterns found in living things and natural objects.

Hours: Call (812) 337-1337.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

Currently — Dinosphere exhibit.

Hours: Call (317) 334-3322. Closed Mondays.

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 Dec. 31 — “You Are There: 1945 Hoosier Home Front,” INvestigation Stations and History Lab. You are There features the Kroger/Clabber Girl recreation of the Citizens Market in Terre Haute.

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.

Indianapolis Art Center, 820 E. 67th St., Indianapolis.

Hours: www.indplsartcenter.org or (317) 255-2464.

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.

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.

Waldron Gallery of Brown County, 41 S. Van Buren St., Nashville, Ind.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (812) 988-1844.

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 reenactment, 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.

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, in White River State Park, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, www.eiteljorg.org

Currently — “Ansel Adams in Yosemite” and “Our People, Our Land, Our Images.”

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.

Currently — Renovation completed and reopened, includes three news wings, bigger gallery, outdoor garden court, new cafe and new Puck’s Restaurant, operated by famed Chef Wolfgang Puck.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Call (317) 923-1331.

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.

Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W. 56th St., Indianapolis.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Nature Center, (317) 327-7148.

Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, 2001 N. Ewing St. (Indiana 11), Seymour.

Monroe County History Center, 202 E. Sixth St., Bloomington.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Bicentennial Art Center & Museum, 132 S. Central Ave., Paris, Ill.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission free. For information call (217) 466-8130. Web site: parisartcenter.com

Edgar County Historical Society Annex, 408 N. Main St., Paris, Ill.

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.

Fife Opera House, 123 S. Main St., Palestine Ill.

Hours: noon to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Free Admission.

Vermilion County Museum, 116 N. Gilbert St., Danville, Ill.; www.vermilioncountymuseum.org

Through May 1 — Traveling exhibit, “Spice of Life,” by Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters,

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (217) 442-2922.

Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill.; www.marshallillilibrary.com.

Currently — Artwork by local artists.

May 6-14 — work by youth of Hua Nian Art Studio.

May 8 — Patchwork, an American Art Form, free program, 6:30 p.m.

Hours: (217) 826-2535.

Teutopolis Monastery Museum, 110 S. Garrott St., Teutopolis, Ill.

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 Art Gallery, Center for Performing and Fine Arts.

Through May 3 — Spring Senior Exhibitions.

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.

Sculpture Corridor, between Hulman Memorial Student Union and the Science Building; in front of Stalker Hall.

Recent addition — “3 Elements,” steel and neon light sculptures by Dutch artists Frans and Marja de boer Lichtveld.

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.

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: 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Memorial Stadium, Brown and Wabash avenues, Arts Spaces outdoor sculpture at the Indiana Mile by Mark Wallis of Spencer.

Ivy Tech Community College

Center for Information Technology, first and second floors, 8000 S. Education Drive.

May 3 — Ninth annual Visual Communications Student Art Show, 1 to 5 p.m.

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.

Currently — Outdoor sculptures by Phil Dees of Terre Haute.

Currently — Photography exhibits, Hatfield Hall.

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.

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.

Vincennes University

Shircliff Gallery of Art, Shircliff Humanities Building, First and Harrison streets, campus.

Today, Saturday — Juried works of VU Transfer Art Department students.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Call (812) 888-4316.

Indiana University-Purdue

University Indianapolis

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 Gallery, Herron School of Art and Design, 1701 N. Pennsylvania St.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays.

Eastern Illinois University

Tarble Arts Center, Ninth Street at Cleveland Avenue., Charleston, Ill.

Currently — Outdoor sculpture collection includes Landspan East and Landspan West by Jeffrey G. Boshart.

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.

Lincoln Trail College

Eagleton Learning Resource Center, 11220 State Highway 1, Robinson, Ill.

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.

William Weston Clarke Emison Museum of Art, 204 E. Seminary St., Greencastle.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Indiana University

IU Art Museum, 107 S. Indiana Ave., Bloomington.

Hours: Call (812) 855-8978.

SoFA Gallery, Fine Arts 123, 1201 E. Seventh St., Bloomington.

Hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; closed Sunday, Monday.

Butler University

Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis campus.

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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