2011 Visual Arts
Free hands-on arts activities, performances, installations, & displays
Support by BEAD (the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District) and the Bloomington Arts Commission
Woven Treasures Exhibition / Sept. 2-30 / Free
Sponsored by the IU Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center and IU Emeriti House
Detail from nomad carpet
Near- and Middle Eastern village and nomad carpets and textiles, from the collection of George Malacinski and Kirstine Lindemann. As an added extra, George Malacinski will present Collecting Woven Treasures – an exhibition guided tour.
- Where: Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center /
- When: 9 am-7 pm daily
- Opening: Friday, Sept. 2, 5-8 pm
Collecting Woven Treasures – Guided exhibition tours
- Where: Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
- When: September 6 & 15, 6 pm – 7 pm
Lotus Arts Village (Sept. 23-24) / Free
Where: 6th St. (betw Walnut & Washington) / When: 6-10 pm
Magic Carpet Community Labyrinth
Navigate the serpentine corridors of the Magic Carpet Community Labyrinth, fashioned from decorated panels created by Lotus summer outreach participants from Girls, Inc., StoneBelt ARC, Boys & Girls Club (Bloomington & Ellettsville), Bell Trace Health & Living Center, Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County, Jackson Creek Middle School, and Meadowood Retirement Community.
Working on a "Magic Carpet" banner at Girls, Inc.
Hear Here Performance Stage
Friday night performances during Festival Showcase breaks, by some of Bloomington’s best local artists.
Tiny Houses
Fantasy dwellings decorated with dreams
Arts Village Chalk Art
Help carpet the Lotus Arts Village with colorful designs; featuring work by Kansas City chalk artist Mark Glover
