Don’t miss Flora-Sense: Art by Kim Hahn, Christine Jang and Amber Zaragoza, up now through June 26!

 

 

Secondly, we’re making a few changes at the Paper Crane space. Most notably, the non-profit print shop operation is now known as the Collective Press. We share a space and will continue to work together, but for information about what’s going on with the print shop, hours, workshops, and recent projects, please visit their website at www.collectivepress.org. If you have any questions that are gallery, craft workshop or Handmade Store-related, you can still direct those to Paper Crane, but all printing-related correspondence should go to collectivepressindiana AT gmail.com.

Here at Paper Crane, sometimes we need a break, so we decided to take a few days off and asked artist Cory Clements to watch over our space … we know he’d pack it full of crazy creatures, mustached animals, and beasts of every mood and variety, but what we didn’t know is that they were going to jump out of the paper and onto the walls!

Come to the opening reception on Friday, June 3 from 7-10 pm to see Cory’s prints and murals, or check out the show during open hours until Sunday, June 12.

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Introducing…

Paper Crane’s first in a series of Art Challenges!

Your mission:

To make something amazing out of popsicle sticks!

All entries will be shown one night only, at Paper Crane on July 15.  Attendees will vote on their favorite entry, and the winner will receive a very special prize!

Guidelines for submission:
*You may use paint, pens, markers, or other coloring devices.
*You may use glue, nails, staples, or other hardware to attach the popsicle sticks together.
*You may not add any other materials besides those to color the popsicle sticks or affix them together.
*There is a $5 entry fee, for us to cover the cost of posters, reception refreshments, and prizes. You may pay your $5 entry fee via PayPal to papercranegalleryAtgmail.com or by dropping it off to the gallery during open hours.
*Submissions are due by July 15 at 6pm. You may drop them off during open hours or mail them directly to the gallery. The show and voting will be that same night from 7pm-9pm.

Have questions? Email papercranegalleryATgmail.com.

Paper Crane Hours:
Fridays: 2pm-8pm
Saturdays: 10am-4pm
Sundays: 12pm-5pm

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Friday, June 10, 7pm-10pm

Etsy is throwing a global Craft Party, and Paper Crane is bringing it to Bloomington!

Join us for a night of making stuff!

We’ll have linocut blocks and tools for you to carve your own stamp, screens ready to print (bring a blank t-shirt, or anything else you want to print on!), a felt finger puppet station (complete with a finger puppet theater) and pop-up card making!

Beverages (both alcoholic and non) and cookies will be there to help you should you need some boozy or sugary inspiration.

The 50 cities with the most people attending through Meetup.com get a free package from Etsy full of goodies for the party, so head on over and click that you’re attending! http://www.meetup.com/etsy/Bloomington/116021/

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We will be CLOSED this coming weekend, May 27-29, for the Memorial Day holiday and to allow Cory to install his fantastic show which will be opening June 3!

If you need to pick up any art or stop in for any reason, just drop us an email and we’ll try to arrange something.

Thanks!

GROW: A springtime showcase of local artwork about growth and change.

A wide array of media will be shown, as well as an interactive mural that anyone can add to!

Opening Reception: Friday, May 6, 7pm-10pm
Exhibition Dates: May 6-May 29

Poster image by Katie Vernon www.katievernon.com

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We’ve got two great events to get the last weekend of April started right!

Rhino’s Youth Art Show Closing Reception

Thursday, April 28, 6-9 pm

If you didn’t make it to the opening, don’t miss the closing reception. You won’t  believe the talent shown by these up and coming artists! A portion of all show sales goes to Rhino’s Youth Art Program.

 

Dissolve
8:00 pm
April 29th, 2011

screen shot from "Dissolve"

This performance features the screening of a half-an-hour experimental video projected by a string quartet. The video, animations, and music explore the concept of modifiable memory, specifically by taking an initial memory of a family party from the 1980′s, analyzing, deconstructing, and obsessing over the details of the event until the validity of the original memory is challenged.

Music by Jonathan Sokol
Video by Julie Rooney

Featuring:

Michelle Lie, Maggie Hite, violins
Brendan Gillis, viola
Max Frank, violoncello

Admission is free, though donations to Paper Crane Gallery are appreciated.

A mixed media collection of work by Bloomington’s young artists.
-Screen printing
-Painting
-Collage
-Jewelry
-Film
-Photography
and more!

To learn more about Rhino’s, visit www.rhinosyouthcenter.org.

Exhibition dates: March 30-May 1

Opening Reception: Friday, April 1, 6pm-9pm

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Paper Crane is looking for artwork on the theme of GROWTH. We’re looking for creative, inspired interpretations of the theme from animals to plants to people and anything you can think of in between. We ask for a $5 suggested donation as a jury fee to help us cover the costs of promoting the show and purchasing snacks for the reception. Please send high-resolution images of work and donations via paypal to papercranegallery@gmail.com by no later than Wednesday, April 20. We will let you know about acceptance into the show by April 24th. Show dates are May 4-29,  and the opening reception will be held May 6 from 7pm-10pm.

Floral pattern in the image courtesy of Katie Vernon Illustration.

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The story of America is not comprised of a single unified vision, but a collection of discordant voices, arguments and facts. Attitudes, myths, personae and historical evidence all paint competing pictures of this elusive “American spirit,” none of which seem to fully answer the question “what does it mean to be American?”

Brooks Cashbaugh’s work explores this question by examining the struggles and passions of young people in contemporary America. His paintings explore how the confusion, heat and energy of modern youth mirror the arcs of American history.

By depicting young people trying on the costumes of American myths — dressed as cowboys, spacemen, greasers, blues-singers, farmers, flappers and waitresses — Cashbaugh’s paintings depict the search for the answer to the question of what it means to be American. He has placed these conflicted caricatures in Midwestern settings to emphasize his belief that a cultural reinvention of the nature of “Americanness” is happening in America’s neglected heartland. His vibrant paintings capture a spirit of exploration and the painful, seemingly-desperate search for meaning and personal identity within the larger cultural context of what it means to be “American.”

To view more of Brooks’ work, visit www.brookscashbaugh.com

Opening reception: Friday, March 18, 7pm-10pm
Exhibition dates: March 16- March 27

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