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Arts interviews, reviews, and features from WFIU Public Media from Indiana University.

Culture – Arts and Music


    • Jun 20, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Crawling To The Aid Of A Fading Monument

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 7:52


    The Bloomington community gets creative as it tries to save the Alexander Memorial in Courthouse Square.

    A Beautiful Place To Paint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 11:25


    For the past 40 years, Indiana Heritage Arts (IHA) has promoted the tradition of this painting style as it was practiced by T.C. Steele and others in Brown County.

    Twilight Turnout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 4:53


    "A free performance featuring a wide variety of dance styles and a Q&A on stage, immediately afterward. It's a perfect opportunity to explore one of the country's finest arts..."

    New Collaborations Take Bloomington Early Music Festival To Next Level

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 8:02


    The 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival reaches new heights through collaborations with both local and national organizations.

    Early Music Festival Adds A “New” Kind Of Old Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 5:12


    Local musicians Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen bring "new" Old-time music to the 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival.

    Greeting The Granfalloon with a Raucous Reqiuem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 4:35


    Local chamber choir Voces Novae premieres a movement from The Vonnegut Reqiuem as part of the Granfalloon.

    Sparks Of Inspiration Fly At Jacobs School’s String Instrument Laboratory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 8:10


    Jacobs School of Music students learn how to build and repair stringed instruments from Professor Tom Sparks, who is retiring at the end of this semester.

    Stories of Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 7:27


    Documenting MLK’s “Beloved Community” in Bloomington

    Jumpstart’s 2018 Innovation Competition Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 5:30


    "El Capitane is an opera project that explores identity politics and focuses on creating a diverse and sustainable audience for the art form. " Alejandra Martinez

    John Cleese Discusses The Serious Business of Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 13:35


    ‘Tis The Season For Dining At The County Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 5:35


    Monroe County Fair is not a place for those with a timid appetite

    George Pinney: A Look Back At 30 Years At IU

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 14:46


    This spring, George Pinney retired from his position as head of the Musical Theater Department at IU's Theater School. He reflects on 30 years of teaching.

    Trashion Refashion Show Celebrates Diversity, Sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 15:25


    "Anything goes" in fasion show dedicated to the reused and recycled. The only prohibition: Nothing new!

    One Million Stars To End Violence Wraps Up in Bloomington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 19:53


    Reflections on how One Million Stars to End Violence Project made its mark on Bloomington this year through the Lotus Blossoms Education and Outreach Program.

    Quilts of China: From Practical Craft to Valued Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 8:34


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    Finding A Missing Piece In The Local Arts Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 11:42


    "My first puzzles, the back side of the puzzle could actually be a hand-painted set piece that you might’ve seen onstage at a Cardinal performance."

    Play on Words: A Seventh Grader Puzzles the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2017 8:31


    Daniel Larsen, the youngest person to have a crossword published in the New York Times, explains how perseverance and Elmer Fudd helped him achieve his goal.

    Voces Novae And The Author Of Ben Hur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2017 4:57


    The Surgeon Who Planted Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017 10:21


    Above Ground: Taking Shots Against Gender Discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017 10:03


    Coming Soon, To A Theater (Or An Architecture Tour) Near You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 9:03


    Donna Sasse's dream is for all residents of Columbus, not just visitors, to take the architecture tour.

    From Outlaw To Upright: Getting Inked In Indiana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 23:10


    An exhibit at the Grunwald Gallery of Art explores the power of tattoos to delight, rebel and heal.

    Pussyhats Galore: Taking Washington By Knit And Purl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 13:46


    Knitting hats to wear to the Women's March on Washington, Bloomington women join thousands nationwide who are taking up needles to stand up for their rights.

    Open Your Mind With Comedian Stewart Huff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 12:26


    Comedian Stewart Huff addresses the history of close-mindedness in his new comedy special.

    While Stan Has Another Go At Evil, Gould Hits The Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 10:15


    The comic, writer and actor on growing up an outcast and why the role of the comedian just got more important.

    Circus 2.0: Seizing The Power Of The Greatest Show On Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2016 18:45


    Local circus performers return home from years on the road, open their own studios, and find more to love in the circus arts than the thrill of a great show.

    Running Away With The Circus, And Bringing It All Back Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016 22:25


    Bloomington's Gentry Bros Circus retired in 1916. In 1983 Bernadette Pace, with her backyard trapeze and passion for flight, brought the circus back to town.

    We Gather Together: An Annual Tradition In Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 17:30


    Old friends have been gathering in Brown County every September for the past 40 years. Now, the next generation is trying to find its place in this tradition.

    Backstage Pass: Four Decades On The Bloomington Music Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2016 12:21


    Longtime WFHB Music Director Jim Manion finds continuity between Hoagy Carmichael's musical impulses and the DIY spirit of today's punk shows.

    Rosamond Purcell Strives To Find Beauty In Unlikely Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016 6:12


    Just Like Pagliacci Did: Creepy Clown Comeback Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 13:59


    Clowns have been sending out mixed signals for hundreds of years. But why is this narrative of the evil clown suddenly so compelling again?

    Curators’ Proactive Approach To Preserving Indiana’s History

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 11:25


    The Indiana State Museum is actively collecting items associated with the conversations about LGBT rights in Indiana. In the past with social movements like women's suffrage, museums relied more on donations.

    You Can’t Go Home Again: Reflections At The Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016 25:21


    The last time I visited Indiana Beach I was only a child. Even then, though, I knew my connection to the amusement park wasn’t typical.

    The Balalaika and Domra Association of America in Concert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2016 6:25


    Lotus Festival 2016 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2016 6:26


    The lineup of artists performing at the 2016 Lotus Festival of World Music and Arts has been announced

    Limestone Wants To Move The Needle On Diversity In Stand-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 4:00


    As an organizer of the annual Limestone Comedy Festival, Mat Alano-Martin feels a responsibility to book comedians from a diversity of backgrounds.

    Mo Mitchell: Checking In With 21-Year-Old Comedy Vet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 5:58


    Mo Mitchell is one of Bloomington's youngest comedians, but she's making a name for herself at Limestone Comedy Fest.

    Something Old, Something New: Reinventing The Wedding Gown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 7:58


    Digging Up Bones: One Man’s Hobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 4:49


    There are plenty of dinosaur bones out west, but fossils on federal land are reserved for museums and universities. This makes thing complicated for hobbyists.

    Size Matters: A Tiny Tribute To Hoosier History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2016 4:35


    The Museum of Miniature Houses offers a tiny, but telling way to teach Hoosier history.

    Think Outside The Practice Room At ‘Arts Start Up Seminar’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2016 4:42


    The seminar is part-event planning and part-career training. Attendees will learn what it takes to turn a big idea into a successful event.

    Issue-Driven Comedy With A Southern Accent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 3:59


    Stewart Huff and Tom Simmons want to challenges what audiences expect from southern comedy.

    Lucky Horseshoes And Trick Donkeys Offer Cultural Clues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2015 4:39


    Lilly Library curator Andrew Rhoda discusses how puzzles can teach us about history and ourselves.

    The Wunderkammer: All The World In A Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 5:01


    Personal effects mingle alongside safari souvenirs in an exhibition at the Grunwald Gallery representing the more curious contents of IU's collections.

    Historic Cinema Celebrates Re-Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015 3:12


    The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana screens a horror classic and celebrates its own re-animation.

    A Revivalist Musical Tradition Thrives, “With A Vengeance”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2015 7:01


    Anna & Elizabeth perform using Crankies, shadow puppets, folk instruments and unique harmonies to bring stories old as time to life again.

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