The John Waldron Arts Center is one of the many locations in Bloomington that showcases art pieces from local and national ?artists.
There will be five new exhibits this month. The first is titled “ Archaic Magic” by Dorothy Graden and will be in the main gallery.
This exhibit will showcase Native American petroglyphs that run from Canada through the United States and South America.
“She has these wonderful, whimsical drawings of all kinds of different media on paper,” Gallery Director Julie Roberts said.
Graden will also give a gallery talk on her exhibit Monday, which is free and open to the public.
The second exhibit being showcased is titled “ newNormal.” Artists of this exhibit are Aric Verrastro and Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, who are students at IU.
They offer a look into a new style of jewelry and shine light on the type of art that goes into fashion.
The third new exhibit is a collection of acrylic paintings by IU graduate Kelly Jordan, titled “ Even Returns/Minimum Distance .”
Jordan used to be an instructor for Ivy Tech.
Roberts describes Jordan’s painting as being very abstract.
The last two exhibits are “ Recent Works” by Mark L. Kidd and “ Internal Manifestations” by Marla Roddy.
“(Kidd)’s things are sort of landscaped-based, but they’re very witty. There are a lot of puns in the titles and there’s also a lot of Indiana landscape.” Roberts said.
She also comments that this particular set of exhibits is exciting because of the different styles shown and the variety of materials used.
There will be a reception Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. for the new galleries. The public is encouraged to attend and view the exhibits as they debut at the John Waldron Arts Center.
The regular hours for the art center are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
