Published: October 08, 2009 09:19 pm         

Museums and exhibitions: Oct. 9, 2009

Vigo County

Hane Gallery and Studios, 120 S. Seventh St.Wednesdays — Showing Fannie Blumberg, Omer “Salty” Seamon and Gilbert Wilson, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; or by appointment.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, or by appointment; (812) 606-6916.

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. E-mail art@gopalangallery.com or call (812) 232-8080.

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

Currently — Outdoor sculpture, “Composite House for Terre Haute,” by Lauren Ewing, in 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.

Thursday — Exhibit “Intertwined Lives: Dr. Mengele, Eugenics, and the Mozes Twins”; fall reception and raffle, 6 to 9 p.m.

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.

Currently — 20th anniversary brick sale; pay to have child’s name on a commemorative brick on the new museum.

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.

Currently — “Coming Clean — Monday Was Wash Day.”

Hours: www.vigohistory.org or (812) 235-9717.

Sisters of Providence, 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 — 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 — Exhibit on congregation’s ministry in Asia, 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 — 1962 Dan Gurney racecar on loan from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

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.

Through October — Fall art exhibition.

Hours: Call Marty and Debi Martinez at (812) 234-9884.

Sheldon Swope Art Museum, 25 S. Seventh St., swope.org

Currently — “Farmhouse” by Hugh Breckenridge returns after conservation.

Outdoor Sculpture — “Spirit of Space,” by Bob Emser, 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.

Through Oct. 30 — A Warehouse of Forms, sculpture and drawings by Philip Dees..

Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (812) 841-2884; www.artathalcyon.com.

Dobbs Park Native American Museum, 5170 Poplar St.

Currently — Carvings by Ron Parker.

Oct. 24 — Native American Spooky Stories, 10 a.m.; free admission, ages 4 and older.

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.

Outdoor Sculpture, “Gatekeeper,” by Sally Rogers.

Currently — Turnings in Antiquity by Dave Gahimer.

Through October — Work by Bill Wolfe, Martha Dowell, Debbie Anderson and Todd Stokes.

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.

Java Haute, 3805 E. Wabash Ave.

Currently — Paintings by Peter Bruning.

Coffee Grounds, 423 Wabash Ave.

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to midnight.Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum, 1316 Plum St.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October.

Fowler Park, Oregon Church Road, east of U.S. 41 South.Hours: Call ahead for operating hours, (812) 462-3392.

Wabash Valley

Mansfield Civic Center, Old Mansfield Village.

Hours: mansfieldartisangallery.com or (812) 877-9831.Minnetrista Cultural Center, 1200 N. Minnestrista Parkway, Muncie.Hours: Call (765) 282-4848.

J.E. Smith Gallery, 56 Adams Ave., Evansville.

Hours: (812) 455-8982.

D’Arlier Cultural Center, 405 N. Mill St., Veedersburg.

Hours: (765) 294-4824.

Fort Harrison State Park Nature 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.

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.org

Currently — Water: Wet, Weird & Wonderful.

Hours: Call (812) 337-1337.

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

Through October — Tutankhamun: The Golde King and The Great Pharaohs.

Through Jan. 31 — Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

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

The Gallery, Stutz II building, 217 W. 10th St., Suite 125, Indianapolis.

Call (317) 955-2450.

Indianapolis Zoo/White River Gardens, Hilbert Conservatory, 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.

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 Oct. 18 — Making It in the Midwest: Artists Who Chose to Stay.

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.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis.

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.

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

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.

Sunday — Collector’s Showcase: Will Vawter, Self-Made American Artist.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; (812) 988-4609.

Bloomington City Hall Atrium, Bloomington, Ind.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Celebration Plaza, White River State Park, Indianapolis.

Currently — 500 Festival 50th Anniversary Legacy Art Project, “The Tent,” wind activated sculpture built from tubular stainless steel.

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.

Currently — John J. Baughman book, “Our Past, Their Present: Historical Essays on Putnam County, Indiana,” on sale.

Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, by appointment. Call (765) 653-8419.

Whitewater Valley Railroad, Connersville, Ind.; whitewatervalleyrr.org

Through Nov. 1 — Historical train offers recreational excursions to Metamora.

Call for available times and dates, (765) 825-2054.

Conner Prairie, Johnson Weaver Gallery — Museum Center, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers. Web site: www.connerprairie.org

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.”

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.

Currently — Three news wings, bigger gallery, outdoor garden court, new cafe and new Puck’s Restaurant, operated by famed Chef Wolfgang Puck.

Through Sunday— Work by Tajima Hiroyuki, sosaku hanga (creative print) movement artist.Sunday through Jan. 3 — Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World.Through Jan. 17— Judith G. Levy: Memory Cloud, “cloud” of translucent plastic photo viewers that hang on strands of microfilament.

Through Jan. 31 — Fashion in Bloom, Paul Fashion Arts Gallery.

Through Feb. 21 — Eighteenth-Century Furniture Design, Conant Gallery.

Through March 21 — Paired Photographs, pairing of 20 sets of European and American photographs from permanent collection, Golden Gallery.

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.

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.

Warrick County Museum, 217 S. First St., Boonville.

Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; (812) 897-3100.

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.

Illinois

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

Currently — Photography by Paris resident T. Alan Russell.

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

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.

Hours: (217) 826-2535.

Historic Lincoln School Museum, northeast of Interstate 70, Exit 136, Martinsville, Ill.

Hours: Open weekdays through October; or by appointment. Call (217) 382-6666 or (217) 232-1943.

Colleges and universities

Indiana State University

University Art Gallery, Center for Performing and Fine Arts.

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.

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, “3 Elements,” steel and neon light sculptures by Dutch artists Frans and Marja de boer Lichtveld, in front of Stalker Hall.

Outdoor sculpture, “Emanating Connections,” recycled tires, by Chakaia Booker, in front of New Theater.

Outdoor 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 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.

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.

Today — “Rhythmographs, a 2001-2009 Painting Retrospective” by Martha Kaplan.

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.

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 — Collage/paintings by Natalia Kirillova of Russia, second floor, Moench Hall.

Currently — Paintings by Jennifer Klemp of St. Louis, second floor, Moench Hall.

Through January — “From Earth to the Universe,” 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, ground floor hallways, Moench Hall.

Outdoor 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.

Vincennes University

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

Through Nov. 9 — Works by Charles Wright, “Conscious Constructs of Steel, Stone, and Wood.”

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

Red Skelton Museum and Education Center, currently under development on campus.

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.

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 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.

Through Dec. 31 — Dillinger! Forging a Hoosier Legend.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 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.

Tuesday — Visiting sculptor Austin Collins, lecture, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17-Nov. 29 — Graphic design alumni exhibition opens; symposium, reception, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Through Oct. 18 — Art Faculty Exhibition.

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.

Through Oct. 16— Meredith Brickell’s hand-built ceramic forms.Through Dec. 11 — How Soon is Now: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection.

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: Closed during the 2009-10 academic year.

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.

IU Lilly Library.

Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington.

Currently — In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City.

SoFA Gallery, Fine Arts 123, 1201 E. Seventh St., Bloomington; (812) 855-8490.

Today — The Canary Project: Works on Climate Change 2006-2009.

Oct. 16-Nov. 20 — William Itter: A Retrospective Paintings and Drawings 1969-2009.

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.