Bloomington has a rich culture of visual art, from painting, sculpture, traditional folk art, as well as many decades of varying architectural styles throughout town.The Indiana University Department of Fine Arts gives students and faculty a venue to express their arts. The venues listed in this guide are free and open to the public.
Local Recreation The Arts Visual Art And Architecture
Web Resources
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Printable brochures for various city neighborhoods highlighting historically significant buildings and architecture.
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Located on the northside of downtown Bloomington, the Gallery is artist member owned and operated. Exhibited are all orginal works, including, watercolor, acrylic, oil and mixed media, photography, sculptures and fiber arts.
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Designed by I. M. Pei, the Art Museum is located on the campus of Indiana University. Established in 1941, the museum is home to many internationally acclaimed collections ranging from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Picasso.
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Located in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts building on the campus of Indiana University, the gallery presents contemporary works by both professional and student artists. Displayed art may be from a variety of contemporary genres and approaches and can be experimental or traditional.
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Located in downtown Bloomington, the Pictura Gallery specializes in contemporary fine art photography with emphasis on color imagery. Serving as an educational resource for Indiana University students and the community, the Gallery also offers artist and curatorial talks.
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Located in a Victorian style house in downtown Bloomington, the Venue provides a space for artists and art patrons to show and view the finest in artistic and functional handcrafted art. Types of media include oils and watercolors, ceramics, jewelry, wood and leather craft.
Books
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Ind Gen 977.2 In M53 History Bau
Photographs and brief descriptions of outstanding limestone buildings and other structures in Bloomington are showcased in this book by local authors Nick Bauer and Darin Petesch.
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IND 708.172255 Mas
This book represents just a small sampling of the pieces held by the Indiana University Art Museum. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other pieces from around the world are included in the book with color photos.
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IND 759.13 Pozzatti Poz
Offering a brief review of local artist Rudy Pozzatti as artist and printmaker, the book was published as a companion to the art showing of his prints at Indiana University in 2002. Includes illustrations of many of his prints.
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IND 759.13 Let
Lavishly illustrated with color reproductions of sixteen Brown County artists' work, the book includes biographical sketches of the artists including, T. C. Steele, Gustave Baumann and Ada Walter Shulz.
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IND 759.13 Benton Fos
A history of the Thomas Hart Benton murals now housed in the Indiana University Auditorium and Woodburn Hall. The murals were commissioned by the State of Indiana to be displayed at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Controversial from the beginning, they were saved and moved to Indiana University in 1938 through the intervention of Herman Wells, where they continue to be a point of discussion.