the reality tunnel

ART OPENING. FRIDAY JUNE 27th! 7-10 PM: WORKS BY SWAMPDONKEY (SAN DIEGO/SANTA CRUZ) at sweet hickory! (317 east 3rd in bloomington) drawings and mixed media work by california based graffiti artist “swampdonkey” for more information call 812 369 5284

March 22nd @ Sweet Hickory Crab Jackson’s “Creature Preacher” opening reception a new series of paintings and drawings 8-11pm. Link to past work by Crab Jackson.

 From the SOFA Gallery website: Fusion Culture: Transportable Living and the Landscape will explore ideas about environmental change related to global warming and inventions created by visual artists in response to these changes. With increased access to the Internet and media though a variety of outlets, people often lack a sense of ownership or belonging [...]

One of the yard sign designs that Chiara and I submitted for the Your Campaign Here project, titled Keep Out All That I Fear was selected for production and distribution. Link Update: The IDS did a very, very short story on the Your Campaign Here project and Chiara was interviewed: The first winning sign was [...]

Friday, December 14th 2007 at sweet hickory (317 east 3rd st in bloomington) an opening of paintings by Herbert J. Rieth III 8-11pm show will run until January 24th 2-8pm daily (normal gallery hours) Artist Statement and Bio As an artist Herb Rieth has explored many different media and conceptual territories. His works range from [...]

Edible Secrets is a guided museum installation by Bloomington resident Michael Hoerger of previously classified US government documents interconnected through the theme of food. The exibit runs through October 14, 2007. For more information about the show, contact michaelismichael@gmail.com.

Full size image This map has been on my mind all week. It’s from a NYTimes article titled Census Reports Arizona County Still Has Biggest Growth (though the article isn’t just about AZ). It’s a map of relative population increases/decreases around the country. Looking at the map, I want to think in terms of cities [...]

From the events MySpace page: we are a collective of female artists who organize a yearly benefit for the rise and middle way house in bloomington, indiana. the first event was in 2004 and was organized largely by margaret belton who has since moved on to san francisco. this year the event will be held [...]

  Jeremy Hogan is a local photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker whose documentary work often appears in the Herald Times but has appeared in other publications nationwide.   For years he has existed at the periphery of youth culture and counter culture and many of his photos document these movements, scenes, and communities. The show at [...]