The Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington Newsletter
November 23, 2021
This bi-weekly newsletter shares any arts-related updates, artist features, and upcoming classes and events happening in the Greater Bloomington area. Submit content via this Google Form to be included in the bi-weekly newsletter.
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The Arts Alliance Center is seeking submissions for their monthly Featured Youth Artist.
The Arts Alliance Center highlights a Featured Youth Artist each month on a rotating basis. Youth Artists must live in the Greater Bloomington area and must be in high school to apply. Featured Youth Artists' work will be revealed on the second Saturday of the month and kept on display for one month.
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We want you!
The Arts Alliance is seeking members for the following positions:
1. Literary Arts Representative- Applicant must have connections to the writer's community and have writing experience.
2. Board Treasurer- Applicant must have a working knowledge of finances, bookkeeping or nfp treasury experience.
If you are interested in increasing your involvement with the Arts Alliance or would like more information about these roles please email president@bloomingtonarts.org
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Bloomington Chamber Singers present seasonal concert of works by Benjamin Britten
On Sunday, December 5th, 2021, the Bloomington Chamber Singers will present a program of seasonal works by English composer, Benjamin Britten. Culminating with Britten’s dramatic oratorio, Saint Nicolas, Op. 42, the program will also feature one of Britten’s best-known and most-performed works, A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28. Conducted by musical director, Gerald Sousa, the concert will take place at 3 pm at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Bloomington, (100 State Road 46, Bloomington, IN).
Saint Nicolas, a dramatic jewel of a cantata, depicts traditions surrounding the 4th-century St. Nicolas of Myra, whose yearly feast day falls on December 6th. Britten’s oratorio focuses on the history, life, faith, and miracles associated with this early Christian bishop, whose reputation for aid to children and the poor has been regarded as one of the inspirations for the figure of Santa Claus. The chorus sings in the introduction, “Strip off your glory, Nicolas!” asking him to reveal the man behind the legends. Britten’s Saint Nicolas premiered in 1948 with Peter Pears featured as tenor soloist; in the current production, the role of Nicholas will be sung by BCS tenor, Patrick Conklin. Crozier’s libretto invites the audience to join in singing two beautiful hymns at key moments: ‘All people that on earth do dwell’ and ‘God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform.’
Also on the program is Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, a charming work written for treble voices with harp accompaniment. The text, taken from 14th-century Middle English lyrics and carols, as well as from seasonal poetry written in the 16th century, draws upon familiar seasonal themes: the baby, Jesu; Mary, the rose of virtue who bore him; the “happy fault” of Adam’s sin that led to Christmas joy. Sung with sensitive attention to earlier forms of English poetry, Ceremony of Carols evokes enchanting musical atmospheres: from the freezing cold of an English winter, to the chirping birds of early spring, or April dew falling on the flower. Britten composed A Ceremony of Carols for his own difficult times, while traveling from the United States to England on a cargo vessel in dangerous waters at the height of World War II. Both of these works offer musical reflection on transformed hope and healing in a world marked by suffering and pain.
Focusing on authentic performance practice, the Chamber Singers’ passionate connections to the music shine through every performance. An auditioned group of about 45 singers now in its 51st season, the choir is committed to attaining the highest standards of choral music, and to safe public performances. Monroe County COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
Tickets: $15 General Admission, available at the door or online.** Please take note of the Buskirk-Chumley's current COVID-19 safety measures: wearing a mask is required in the building. Vaccine verification or negative covid test results within 48 hours required to enter the venue.**
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Cardinal presents "A Year with Frog and Toad"
Literature’s favorite amphibians jump from the page to the stage in a return engagement of Cardinal’s most beloved production ever! Cardinal Stage presents "A Year with Frog and Toad" December 21 - January 2 at the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington!
Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, "A Year with Frog and Toad" is a whimsical show that follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four, fun-filled seasons. Celebrate the holidays with this heartwarming and adorable show, perfect for the whole family.
Pay What You Will on most tickets!
Learn more about the show and our audience health and safety policies
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Cardinal Stage is now hiring!
Cardinal Stage is now hiring stage managers, covid compliance officers, run crew, wardrobe crew, and tech & creative team members for the 21/22 season.
Open positions are listed below:
A Year with Frog & Toad: Props master, run crew, wardrobe crew
The Mountaintop: Scenic, Projections, Lighting, Sound, Costumes, Props, Stage Management
Ada and the Engine: Sound, Stage Management
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Music Director, Scenic, Projections, Lighting, Sound, Costumes, Props, Stage Management
Cardinal is also hiring two full time positions - Audience Services Manager and Technical Director!
Cardinal Stage’s mission is to produce high-quality professional theater that engages audiences and strengthens the cultural, educational and economic vibrancy of South Central Indiana. We believe that greater diversity of viewpoints and lived experiences will result in a better, more relevant organization, and we encourage people across lines of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religious tradition, and more to apply.
Click here to learn more about all of these positions and how to apply
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Writers Guild Spoken Word Series
WEDNESDAY, DEC 1
6pm EST
SMALL-PRESS FEATURES
Poets Jonie McIntire, Jason Ryberg, John Dorsey
Music by Seth Andrew Davis
Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, Bloomington Arts Commission, and the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association
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FAR Center for Contemporary Arts presents Holiday Watercolor Workshop for Adults
Join artist Emily Wilson Gillespie for a festive workshop in beginner watercolor painting and stamping - wine included!
About this event:
Over two hours, attendees will learn watercolor painting basics and techniques. Local shop Griffy’s Art Supply will provide watercolor cards and their own handmade paints for each attendee to take home! Attendees will also have the chance to learn about motif and pattern while stamping sustainable brown paper gift wrap. All attendees will leave with original hand-painted cards, a sheet of their pattern-stamped gift wrap, and the basics to continue painting. Each ticket includes light snacks and two glasses of red or white wine.
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Exciting news! The IU Theatre + Dance departmental blog is back in action! Our recent post is about Kristin Chenoweth visiting and working with our senior B.F.A. students. Be sure to check us out!
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Earthward: Winter dance concert directed by Elizabeth Shea
December 10 - 11 @ Ruth N. Halls Theatre
Join us for Earthward, where multiple relationships between bodies and earth are explored in an evening of provocative choreography and performance. Faculty, students, and guest artists Cameron McKinney and Prathiba Batley present a re-grounding of our collective thoughts and actions through the complexity of human movement expression.
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SIDNEY AND LOIS ESKENAZI MUSEUM OF ART presents Self-Care Saturday: Minimalism and the Self
Free event Saturday December 4th
Spend the afternoon engaging with Donald Judd’s Untitled in the museum’s contemporary gallery and making your own art in the studio!
Join us to explore the connection between the Minimalist art movement and the self - those things that make us who we are. This workshop, a 90-minute exploration of the Minimalist art movement, personality, and art-making, is facilitated by the museum’s Arts-based Wellness Experiences intern, Gabriela Bevacqua-Collins.
Participants will begin by reflecting on Donald Judd’s Untitled, exploring things like self, viewership, and personality, and ending their time together in the art-making studio where they will create their very own Minimalist sculpture using a variety of 3D materials.
Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your space. No previous art experience necessary.
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Ivy Tech Offers Youth Camps and Classes
The Center for Lifelong Learning is excited to welcome you to our Youth Programs! Our staff has worked thoughtfully with your child and family in mind to provide enriching and fulfilling camps and classes. It is our hope that they will bring joy - joy in creation, in connection, and in imagination.
Visit our registration website
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Upcoming class:
You Can Fly!
Discover The Enchantment Of Aerial Dance - Magical, Memorable & Meaningful Moments!
Progressively learn the skills to perform breathtaking aerial dance moves while building upper body and core strength, achieving greater flexibility and range of motion, and increasing stamina.
Asabela Studio – Aerial Dance & Fitness makes the amazing art and fitness of aerial silks accessible to everyone in an exciting and safe way.
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