Cool Stuff from Our Friends Across Campus
Check out this weekly digest of great online arts & humanities programming from students, faculty, and friends of IU Bloomington.
What a Week!
Tiny Dorm Concerts ft. Patchwork Moonlight
Tiny Dorm Concerts
Rooted in blues, hip hop, soul, folk, pop and reggae, lead singer Brentney Campbell writes dreamy lyrics as Mira Cordell and Anna Thomason add on two and three-part harmonies. They're joined by Cory Glisson on guitar, John Donlon on drums, Jon Ford on bass, and Aaron Nell balancing trumpet, accordion, and fiddle.
Groove to the Music
Shift
Jacobs School of Music
A collaboration between the Jacobs School of Music and The Media School, Shift, written by Robert Mack (BSOF ‘21) and directed by Kasey Poracky (MS ’19), won the award for Best Film at the FEEDBACK Film Festival in L.A. this February.
View Shift
Early Music Festival
Bloomington Early Music
To keep us all in the mood for live performances, Bloomington Early Music is thrilled to present an online festival with daily presentations via Facebook and YouTube Live from May 17-24, each evening at 7pm (4pm on Saturday). Celebrating a set of performances from a wide variety of artists and ensembles, most of whom have their artistic roots in Bloomington.
Join the Festivities, Feel the Music
Etching by Heinrich Zille
Kinsey Institute
Zille documented the poor and working class in late 19thand early 20th-century Berlin in drawings and etchings. This piece is an etching portraying a textile worker who is working as a sex worker to make ends meet during the Garment Workers strike just before the Berlin Trade Exhibition in 1896.
Learn About Zille's World
Q&A with Les Misérables Musical Director Brian Eads
IU Auditorium
Enjoy video of IU Auditorium's Facebook Q&A with Brian Eads, Musical Director for the touring production of Les Misérables and Doctoral Candidate at the Jacobs School of Music. The interview includes performances and music clips from Brian’s new album with David T. Clydesdale titled Les Misérables Symphonic Highlights.
Learn from the Man Behind Les Mis
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, and they represent the culmination of each graduate student’s research in the arts, and each undergraduate student's experience of developing a body of work.
Experience 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 our senior interns share a bittersweet goodbye to Indiana University.
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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 ‘(Back) In da Club’ featuring songs by David Bowie, Joey Purp and Big Wild.
Listen Now
Kinsey Institute Library Tour
Kinsey Institute
Take a virtual tour of the Kinsey Institute library with Libary and Special Collections Director Liana Zhou, as she highlights materials from 17th Century Chinese erotica to 20th Century American cartoons.
Explore the Library
Quarantine(d) Conversations
IU Arts & Humanities Council
In this week's episode, faculty members Patty Ingham, Linda Charnes, and Jennifer McComas discussed "Representing Illness, Contagion, and Death."
Watch the episode
Thursdays@Home
IU Arts & Humanities Council
Featuring performances and demonstrations from poet Adrian Matejka, architect and artist T. Kelly Wilson, and pianists Paloa Del Negro Plano and Roberto Plano.
Watch the video
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