April 25 - May 1
Check out this weekly digest of great online arts & humanities programming from students, faculty, and friends of IU Bloomington.
What a Week!
Montage Film Festival
IU Cinema
The Cinema Academy’s spring 2020 student showcase, “Montage: A Celebration of Moving Pictures,” celebrates top cinematic work produced by student filmmakers on the IU Bloomington campus during the 2019-20 academic year. This curated event highlights documentary, narrative and experimental films.
Screen the Films
Jacobs Connect
Jacobs School of Music
IU's prestigious Jacobs School of Music offers tons of online engagement opportunities through Jacobs Connect. This week's highlights include performances of An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss and Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaentano Donizetti.
Connect with Jacobs
As You Like It: A Zoom Reading
IU Theater, Drama, & Contemporary Dance and IU Arts & Humanities Council
Missing your regular dose of Shakespeare? Join IU Theatre faculty and students for a live online reading of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy As You Like It on Sunday, May 3rd at 5pm, hosted live on the Arts & Humanities Council's Facebook page. This is a rare treat you won’t want to miss!
Zoom with Shakespeare
Virtual BFA/MFA Shows
Grunwald Gallery and Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
The Grunwald Gallery is pleased to present this year’s MFA and BFA Virtual Thesis Exhibitions. These exhibitions feature work created by graduating Studio Art Master of Fine Arts and Bachelors of Fine Arts students in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University, and represent the culmination of each graduate student’s research in the arts, and each undergraduate student's experience of developing a body of work.
Learn More About the Exhibits
Student Perspectives
IU Arts & Humanities Council
Blog posts written by the Arts & Humanities Council interns who have unique perspectives on Bloomington's cultural scene and the wide world of arts & humanities. This week the Council interns respond to the prompt, ‘A Year In Review’ and share some of their favorite virtual arts activities.
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Quarantine Mood Playlists
Arts & Humanities Council
The Arts & Humanities Council staff has curated a series of Spotify playlists that reflect some of their ‘quarantine moods’. Check out ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (6ft Apart)’ featuring songs by Whitney Houston, Kacey Musgraves and Robyn.
Listen Now
Amen! Music of the Black Church Documentary
African American Arts Institute & WTIU
Explore the rich traditions, historical significance, and meaning of Black church music in a new concert film, Amen! Music of the Black Church. Recorded live at the Second Baptist Church in Bloomington, Dr. Raymond Wise leads the African American Choral Ensemble in a performance of sacred music spanning traditions from African to contemporary American praise and worship music.
Experience Amen!
Impressionism at the Eskenazi
Eskenazi Museum of Art
Enjoy a Collections Online essay by assistant curator Galina Olmsted highlighting Impressionist artists housed in the Eskenazi Museum of Art. The collection includes a number of works on paper by Impressionist artists, including Degas, Pissarro, and Renoir, Monet and Caillebotte.
See it from Curator's Perspective
Quarantine(d) Conversations
IU Arts & Humanities Council
In this week's episode, faculty members Justin Garcia, Kurt Zemlicka, and Jason Kelley were joined by PhD candidates Shonda Nicole Gladdon and Emily Leiserson for a discussion on Social Life and Its Negation.
Watch the episode
Thursdays@Home
IU Arts & Humanities Council
Featuring performances and demonstrations from choreographer and performer DJ Gray, harpist Caroline Robinson, designer and artist Jiangmei Wu, and jazz pianist Monika Herzig with Peter Kienle.
Watch the video
75+ Local WTIU Programs to Stream
WFIU/WTIU
WTIU has unlocked access to stream more than 75 of their locally-produced documentaries and specials about Indiana’s people, places, history, and much more. Learn, explore, and be entertained...all from the comfort of your home.
Tune In
Messages from A&H Leaders
Arts and Humanities Council
Campus leaders reflect on the importance of the arts and humanities in building, sustaining, and strengthening community, especially in times of great challenge and uncertainty.
Listen to the Leaders