Published: October 22, 2009 09:00 pm         

Museums and Exhibitions: Oct. 23, 2009

Vigo County

Hane Gallery and Studios, 120 S. Seventh St.Wednesdays — Showing Fannie Blumberg, Omer “Salty” Seamon and Gilbert Wilson, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; or by appointment.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, or by appointment; (812) 606-6916.

Gopalan Contemporary Art, 9 S. Seventh St., gopalancontemporaryart.com

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment. E-mail art@gopalangallery.com or call (812) 232-8080.

Art Spaces Inc., (812) 244-4216.

Currently — Outdoor sculpture, “Composite House for Terre Haute,” by Lauren Ewing, in Gilbert Park, 14 1/2 Street and Wabash Avenue.

Currently — Outdoor sculpture, “Spirit of Space,” in front of Swope Art Gallery, 25 S. Seventh St.

CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, 1532 S. Third St.

Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, (812) 234-7881.

Terre Haute Children’s Museum, 523 Wabash Ave.

Currently — Run with the Animals.

Currently — Water Table.

Currently — Midwest Wild Weather.

Currently — 20th anniversary brick sale; pay to have child’s name on a commemorative brick on the new museum.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 235-5548.

Vigo County Historical Museum, Sixth Street and Washington Avenue.

Currently — “Coming Clean — Monday Was Wash Day.”

Hours: www.vigohistory.org or (812) 235-9717.

Sisters of Providence, Providence Center, St. Mary-of-the-Woods.

Outdoor sculpture — Bronze statue of Saint Mother Theodore Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, near Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Currently — Personal artifacts that belonged to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Heritage Museum.

Currently — Religious icons hand-painted by Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps, Marianne McGriffin and Mary Lou Ruck.

Currently — Exhibit on congregation’s ministry in Asia, Heritage Museum.

Currently — “Sisters of Providence Life and Mission” photo exhibit, poster-size photographs of various ministries, hallway east of Heritage Room.

Currently — Diorama exhibit of the congregation’s early history.

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Call Providence Center, (812) 535-4531.

Arts Illiana, 23 N. Sixth St., info@artsilliana.org

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 235-5007.

Titzer Art Studio, Back Gallery, 3124 Wallace Ave.

Currently — Sculpture, decorative metals, glass bead jewelry by Patrick and Karen Titzer as well as works by 20 local and regional artists.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; or by appointment. Call (812) 478-1313; titzer.com

Clabber Girl Hulman & Co. Museum, former first floor lobby, Hulman & Co. building, 900 Wabash Ave.

Currently — 1962 Dan Gurney racecar on loan from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

Currently — Showcase of the company’s history as well as the family history of founder Herman Hulman.

Currently — Wheels in Motion, display geared toward children.

Hours: bakeshop, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; gift shop, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission free. Call (812) 232-9446.

Raven Art Gallery, 817 Ohio St.

Currently — Several Wabash Valley artists: watercolors, Marty Martinez; naturalist photography, Spencer Young; oils, Wayne Shaw; woodworks, Mark Donham; oils, Peter Bruning; works by Laura Mason; metal artwork, Robert Watton; watercolors, Jane Dusanic; photography, Jim McMullen and Julie Hickman; Robert Follett painting of Terre Haute House prints.

Through Oct. 31 — Fall art exhibition.

Hours: Call Marty and Debi Martinez at (812) 234-9884.

Sheldon Swope Art Museum, 25 S. Seventh St., swope.org

Currently — “Farmhouse” by Hugh Breckenridge returns after conservation.

Outdoor Sculpture — “Spirit of Space,” by Bob Emser, in front of building.

Nov. 6 — First Friday: Ghosts of Terre Haute, 6 to 9 p.m., characters of Terre Haute’s past come to life in the galleries to converse with the living.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and national holidays. Admission free. Call (812) 238-1676.

Halcyon Contemporary Art Gallery, Swope Art Museum Education Center, 25 S. Seventh St.

Through Oct. 30 — A Warehouse of Forms, sculpture and drawings by Philip Dees.

Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (812) 841-2884; www.artathalcyon.com.

Dobbs Park Native American Museum, 5170 Poplar St.

Currently — Carvings by Ron Parker.

Today — Native American Spooky Stories, 10 a.m.; free admission, ages 4 and older.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (812) 877-6007.

Vigo County Public Library, main branch, 1 Library Square, Seventh and Poplar streets.

Outdoor Sculpture, “Gatekeeper,” by Sally Rogers.

Currently — Turnings in Antiquity by Dave Gahimer.

Through October — Work by Bill Wolfe, Martha Dowell, Debbie Anderson and Todd Stokes.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Open Sundays 1 to 5 p.m., Labor Day through Memorial Day. Call (812) 232-1113.

Maryland Community Church, 4700 S. State Road 46.

Web site: www.mccth.org/ArtOutreach.htm.

Java Haute, 3805 E. Wabash Ave.

Currently — Paintings by Peter Bruning.

Coffee Grounds, 423 Wabash Ave.

Hours: 6:30 a.m. to midnight.

Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum, 1316 Plum St.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October.

Fowler Park, Oregon Church Road, east of U.S. 41 South.Hours: Call ahead for operating hours, (812) 462-3392.

Wabash Valley

Mansfield Civic Center, Old Mansfield Village.

Hours: mansfieldartisan

gallery.com or (812) 877-9831.

Downtown Vincennes.

Permanent sculpture — “Tecumseh,” by humanitarian artist Peter Wolf Toth, the 74th giant sculpture in Toth’s “Trail of the Whispering Giants.”Minnetrista Cultural Center, 1200 N. Minnestrista Parkway, Muncie.Hours: Call (765) 282-4848.

J.E. Smith Gallery, 56 Adams Ave., Evansville.

Hours: (812) 455-8982.

D’Arlier Cultural Center, 405 N. Mill St., Veedersburg.

Hours: (765) 294-4824.

Fort Harrison State Park Nature History Center, 5753 Glenn Road, Indianapolis.

Hours: During winter months, noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; (317) 591-0122.

Covered Bridge Art Association Gallery, 124 W. Ohio St., north side of square, Rockville.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (765) 569-9422. No admission fee.

Rockville Public Library, 106 N. Market St., Rockville.

Hours: (765) 569-5544.

Clay County Museum, 100 E. National Ave., Brazil.

Hours: (812) 446-4036.

Salmon Lusk Home, Turkey Run State Park, Rockville.

Weekend tours through Labor Day. Admission: $5 park entry fee. Hours: (765) 597-2654.

Ernie Pyle State Historic Site, 120 W. Briarwood Ave., Dana; (765) 665-3633.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

WonderLab, 308 W. Fourth St., Bloomington. Web site: wonderlab.org

Currently — Water: Wet, Weird & Wonderful.

Hours: Call (812) 337-1337.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

Through October — Tutankhamun: The Golde King and The Great Pharaohs.

Through Jan. 31 — Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Hours: Call (317) 334-3322. Closed Mondays.

The Gallery, Stutz II building, 217 W. 10th St., Suite 125, Indianapolis.

Call (317) 955-2450.

Indianapolis Zoo/White River Gardens, Hilbert Conservatory, 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.

Indiana State Museum, Wilbur E. and Florence Jeup Ford Gallery, White River State Park, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.Currently — Footprints: Balancing Nature’s Diversity.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For information call (317) 232-1637. Admission is $7 for adults (ages 13-59), $6.50 for seniors (ages 60 and older) and $4 for children (ages 3-12). Entry is free for museum members and children under 3.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 1-800-447-1830 or (317) 232-1882.

USS Indianapolis Museum, Indiana War Memorial, 431 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

Currently — Permanent exhibit of the USS Indianapolis, the most famous ship in U.S. history.

Currently — Sterling silver service from the USS Indiana, later used aboard the USS Indianapolis.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Indiana Military Museum, Vincennes.

Hours: www.indianamilitarymuseum.org or call 1-800-886-6443.

Indianapolis Art Center, 820 E. 67th St., Indianapolis.

John Waldron Arts Center, Rosemary P. Miller Gallery and the Flashlight Gallery, 122 S. Walnut St., Bloomington.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call (812) 334-3100.

Brown County Art Gallery & Museum, Main Street and Artist Drive, Nashville, Ind.

Currently — Collection of 30 paintings by early Indiana artists added to permanent collection, including “Daisy,” by T.C. Steele.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; (812) 988-4609.

Bloomington City Hall Atrium, Bloomington, Ind.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Celebration Plaza, White River State Park, Indianapolis.

Currently — 500 Festival 50th Anniversary Legacy Art Project, “The Tent,” wind activated sculpture built from tubular stainless steel.

Waldron Gallery of Brown County, 41 S. Van Buren St., Nashville, Ind.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call (812) 988-1844.

Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, museum2@co.putnam.in.us.

Currently — John J. Baughman book, “Our Past, Their Present: Historical Essays on Putnam County, Indiana,” on sale.

Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, by appointment. Call (765) 653-8419.

Whitewater Valley Railroad, Connersville; whitewatervalleyrr.org

Through Nov. 1 — Historical train offers recreational excursions to Metamora.

Call for available times and dates, (765) 825-2054.

Conner Prairie, Johnson Weaver Gallery — Museum Center, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers. Web site: www.connerprairie.org

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through April; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday May through September. Closed Easter. Call (317) 776-6000 or 1-800-966-1836. Admission: adults, $11; youth age 5 to 12, $7.

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, in White River State Park, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, www.eiteljorg.org

Currently — “Ansel Adams in Yosemite” and “Our People, Our Land, Our Images.”

Currently — “Facing West: 20 Years of the Eiteljorg Museum” and “A Gesture of Kinship: Photographs by Bruce Hucko.”

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (317) 636-9378; 1-800-633-2024. Admission: $7-$4.

Bicentennial Art Center & Museum, 132 S. Central Ave., Paris, Ill.

Currently — Photography by Paris resident T. Alan Russell.

Saturday — Annual Taste of the Arts & Music of the Night fundraiser, 6 p.m.; (217) 466-8130.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission free. For information call (217) 466-8130. Web site: parisartcenter.com

Paris Carnegie Public Library, 207 S. Main St., Paris, Ill.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call (217) 463-3950.

Palestine Art Center, 110 S. Main St., Palestine, Ill.

Hours: (618) 586-5532 or (618) 586-2701.

Fife Opera House, 123 S. Main St., Palestine Ill.

Hours: noon to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Free Admission.

Vermilion County Museum, 116 N. Gilbert St., Danville, Ill.; www.vermilioncountymuseum.org

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (217) 442-2922.

Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill.; www.marshallillilibrary.com.

Currently — Artwork by local artists.

Hours: (217) 826-2535.