1 - Cultural (Arts & Humanities) - Community Organizations

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Center for the Study of History and Memory

Websitehttp://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/search?repository=cshm&sort=title
Description

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The center's mission encompassed archival, pedagogical, and research goals in the field of oral history, with particular emphasis on the history of Indiana and the Midwest, and to address the growing interdisciplinary field of memory studies, of which oral history is one important facet. The Center for the Study of History and Memory continues to build upon its work in the field of oral history while broadening the range of its research projects to address the many ways that people remember, represent, and use the past in public and private life.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
400 North Sunrise Drive   
Weatherly Hall North, Room 122   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
Barbara   
Truesdell   
Dr.   
812-855-2856   
   
January 19, 2023

Community Chamber Music Association of Bloomington

Websitehttp://communitychambermusicassociation.blogspot.com//
Description

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Open to community musicians. Email for details.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
3333 S. Spring Branch Rd.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Ruth   
Boshkoff   
President   
Ruth.Boshkoff [at] gmail.com   
   
January 19, 2023

Constellation Stage & Screen

Websitehttps://seeconstellation.org
Description

Constellation Stage & Screen produces world-class theater and film that impacts the national performing arts industry through new work development. Constellation's productions, community events, and education programs serve as a leading contributor to the cultural and economic vibrancy of Bloomington, Indiana.

Established in 2022 as a result of a three way merger between the Bloomington Playwright’s Project, Cardinal Stage, and Pigasus Institute, Constellation produces a professional theatrical season featuring an exciting mix of original plays and musicals, established works, family and holiday classics, and theater for young audiences shows. Throughout the year, Constellation seeks to develop and produce multiple film projects and over time will create a new work development pipeline where projects can progress from page, to stage, to screen!

Constellation aims to have a deep and lasting impact on our community and region through its IU Credit Union Education and Outreach Initiative. Constellation's educational offerings seek to nurture a love of the performing arts in students of all ages in South Central Indiana by offering classes and experiential learning for everyone, from the youngest beginner to the adult professional.
Year Established2022
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
   
February 27, 2023

Creature Comforts

Description

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Creature Comforts is a group of volunteers who make and sell small quilts for pets (or for babies or to use as wall hangings). Money raised by the sale of the quilts goes to the Monroe County Humane Association and to the Cincinnati Zoo Angel fund which buys habitat for cheetahs. Quilts are displayed and sold at Bloomington Veterinary Hospital on Smith Road.
Community Organizations Subjects
Contact
Nola   
Hartman   
812339-8589   
   
January 19, 2023

Daughters of the American Revolution

Websitehttps://www.dar.org
Description

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's service organization, dedicated to honoring and preserving the legacy of Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
211 S. Spriggs Court   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
Patricia   
Mitchell   
812-876-1160   
   
January 17, 2023

Day2 Film Society

Description

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Purpose: To organize free screenings of independent film and musical performances made within the Day2 Alliance Collective.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
1423 W. Monon Dr.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
Michael   
Anderson   
Director   
812.219.4114   
figurehead [at] bluesanct.com   
   
January 19, 2023

Diversity Theatre

Websitehttp://bloomington.in.gov/sections/viewSection.php?section_id=505
Description

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Diversity Theatre is a company that addresses, through the medium of theater, various social issues (e.g., disability, aging, gender, homelessness, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation). They perform for adults and children, generating productions through improvisation. They also sponsor the MOSAIC Film Festival, this year showing short films for adults and children on aging, religion, race/ethnicity, and disability
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
1120 S. Nancy Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Additional Address
PO Box 100   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
Audrey   
Heller   
Artistic Director   
812-336-3198   
hellera [at] indiana.edu   
Craig   
Brenner   
City of Bloomington Special Projects Coordinator   
812-349-3471   
   
January 19, 2023

Early Music In Motion

Websitehttp://earlymusicinmotion.org/
Description

Early Music in Motion is a not-for profit with a mission to provide music related to the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods to young audiences and underserved communities of the state of Indiana through concerts, didactical performances and workshops.
Year Established2005
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 7921   
Bloomington   
IN   
47407   
Contact
Matthew   
Slatkin   
President   
812-558-0885   
earlymusicinmotion [at] gmail.com   
Juan   
Carlo   
Vice-President   
   
January 19, 2023

Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection

Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~sagecoll/
Description

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This collection contains over 15,000 objects relating to clothing and personal adornment, dating from the late 18th century to the present. Collection is in storage but is open for research.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
2805 E. 10th Street   
Suite 140   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
Kelly   
Richardson   
812-855-4627   
ksrichar [at] indiana.edu   
   
January 19, 2023

Farmer House Museum

Websitehttp://thefarmerhousemuseum.wix.com/homepage
Description

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The Farmer House Museum, located in an historic 1869 residence, seeks to preserve and interpret family life in Monroe County, Indiana.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
529 N. College   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
Emily   
Purcell   
812-336-5597   
   
January 19, 2023

Friday Musicale

Description

The Friday Musicale meets 6 times a year on the 2nd Friday of the month at 1:15 p.m. October-April (except January). They are affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs and Indiana Arts Festival. They sponsor a Junior Festival for pre-college students on the 2nd Saturday in May at the Jacobs School.

 

Organized in 1905, Friday Musicale is federated with the National and Indiana Federation of Music Clubs.

The National Federation of Music Clubs, founded in 1898, is now the world’s largest philanthropic music organization supporting American music and musicians. It is one fo three organizations to be chartered by the United States Congress and the only music organization member of the United Nations. There are six thousand NFMC-related organizations and music clubs nationally. Members are professional and amateur musicians, composers, dancers, performing artists, arts and music educators, students, generous benefactors, and music lovers who are interested in creating a dynamic musical and cultural environment in their communities.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
thefridaymusicale@gmail.com   
February 27, 2023

Friends of Art

Websitehttps://eskenazi.indiana.edu/about/facilities/foa-bookshop/index.html
Description

Dedicated to promoting the visual arts at Indiana University, the Friends of Art at Indiana University has supported art history and studio art students at Indiana University since 1965.

Generously supporting studio art and art history undergraduate and graduate students is FoA's most important goal. Friends of Art Awards help to fund creative activities, research travels, and scholarships while forging connections between Indiana University and Institutions and sites around the world.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Fine Arts Building, FA 120   
1201 E. Seventh St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
812-855-5300   
foart [at] indiana.edu   
   
January 18, 2023

Friends of Wylie House

Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/
Description

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Organized in December 1989. Provides financial support for Wylie House historic house museum.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
307 E. 2nd St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
812-855-6224   
libwylie [at] indiana.edu   
   
January 19, 2023

Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archeology

Websitehttps://gbl.indiana.edu/
Description

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Through the efforts of Eli Lilly and Indiana University, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology was dedicated as an independent research facility with the Indiana University community in 1971. In addition to curating Eli Lilly's archaeological collection and the records and collections from Glenn Black's excavations at the Angel Mounds site, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory also curates over 10,000 collections, made up of millions of individual artifacts, representing over four decades of archaeological research in every county in Indiana and at significant sites throughout the Midwest.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
423 N. Fess St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47408   
Contact
April   
Sievert   
Director   
812-855-9544   
gbl [at] indiana.edu   
   
January 19, 2023

Global Gifts

Websitehttps://www.globalgiftsft.com/
Description

Global Gifts, is a non-profit fair trade store open in Bloomington! Global Gifts works to provide artisans from developing countries with a fair wage, while promoting gender equity, environmental sustainability, and global education.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
122 N. Walnut St.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
812-336-7402   
bloomington [at] globalgiftsindy.com   
   
January 18, 2023

Grace Notes

Description

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A Junior Music Club sponsored by Friday Musicale, Bloomington Chapter, for grades K through 3.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
9380 E. Conard   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Josie   
Lukey   
Sponsor   
339-5971   
   
January 19, 2023

Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association

Websitehttps://harrodsburgheritagefestival.org
Description

The Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association plans the Heritage Days Festival, which is held each year the last weekend in May. The group also generates funds for a community building and playground equipment for Harrodsburg, a community founded in 1837.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
1002 W. Popcorn Road   
Harrodsburg   
IN   
47434   
Additional Address
P.O. Box 1837   
Bloomington    
IN   
Contact
Paul   
Strain   
President   
812-824-9390   
marnisey [at] yahoo.com   
   
January 17, 2023

Hoosier Community Chorus

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Hoosiercommunitychorus
Description

The Hoosier Community Chorus is a newly forming mixed vocal ensemble based in Bloomington, Indiana. We welcome both experienced and inexperienced vocal music lovers of all voice parts. Rehearsals are held each Monday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. and last yearly from September through early June. The rehearsals are held at the easily accessible location of Genesis Church at 801 East State Road 45 46 bypass in Bloomington, Indiana 47408.  For more information please call 812-955-0639 or email hoosiercommunitysymphchorus [at] gmail.com
Year Established2019
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
812-955-0639   
hoosiercommunitysymphchorus [at] gmail.com   
October 28, 2019

Indiana State Association of Middle Eastern Teachers and Dancers (ISAMETD)

Websitehttps://www.isametd.com/
Description

Our belly dance community at INBC dedicates and volunteers our time to our organization and members year round. We strive in creating a pathway for our members to pay homage to the arts, hone your craft, perform your dance & music in front of an attentive, diverse audience, partake in classes, workshops & seminars with some of the best performers in the world, and in turn educate the public of INBC’s mission. 

We encourage first time visitors, professional dancers, musicians, and those with an interest in belly dancing and Middle Eastern style music to visit an INBC event such as one of our bi-annual events, the Spring Bazaar or Fall Carnival. We invite you to engross yourself into the cultures and styles of dance and music; witness the camaraderie and professionalism of our performing members; and interact with the belly dancers and musicians. 

After you have been exposed to our belly dance community in Indiana and beyond, we invite you to sign up to become a member in order to take full advantage of the benefits and resources associated with an INBC membership and begin your journey into immersing yourself into two of the oldest art forms in the world, dance and music.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
IN   
April 6, 2023

Indiana Youth Musicians

Description

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Indiana Youth Musicians provides area young musicians with an opportunity to play music in a supportive, yet challenging environment. At IYM youth are given a chance to try out new and different possibilities in music. Musicians may be encouraged to try their hand at something a little different, whether it is joining a small chamber ensemble for the first time or trying out music in which they are unfamiliar.
 
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
3746 Oak Leaf Drive   
Bloomington   
IN   
47403   
Contact
812-369-4387   
iym [at] iymusicians.org   
   
January 19, 2023

Jazz from Bloomington

Websitehttp://www.btownjazz.org/
Description

Jazz from Bloomington (JfB) was formed in 1999 by Bloomington and area jazz musicians and aficionados as an outgrowth of a concert to raise funds for rejuvenation of the Indiana (Buskirk-Chumley) Theatre.
Year Established1999
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Fred   
Parker   
President   
812-272-1505   
jfb.parker [at] comcast.net   
October 31, 2017

Krampus Night

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/BloomingtonKrampus
Description

Krampus Night is a Christmas holiday festival produced by Krampus Legend and Arts Workshop (KLAW), a diverse collective of friends, artists and organizers with documented experience creating successful artwork and events.

This project is primarily supported by individual contributions and in part by the City of Bloomington Arts Commission.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
Bloomington   
IN   
Contact
info [at] krampus-night.com   
January 20, 2020

Lakota Language Consortium

Websitehttps://lakhota.org
Description

The Lakota Language Consortium (LLC, The Consortium) is one of the foremost Native American language organizations in the country. A nonprofit organization made up of Native community leaders, linguists and volunteers, its primary mission is the complete revitalization of the Lakota language, one of only a small handful of Native American languages left that has a significant chance of survival.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
2620 N. Walnut Street, Suite 825   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
888-525-6828   
help [at] lakhota.org   
   
January 17, 2023

Living Earth Television, NFP

Websitehttps://letv.org
Description

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Living Earth Television (LETV) is a nonprofit organization based in the USA that locates, licenses and adapts existing documentaries for international broadcast and education.  Our focus is on finding documentaries made by filmmakers who are from the communities and cultures they document, offering an insider’s perspective to viewers around the world.  We work with the original filmmakers to adapt their films for new audiences internationally, through culturally-sensitive translations that make the films accessible for the audiences.
Year Established2002
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
702 East Pepperridge Drive   
Bloomington   
IN   
47401   
Contact
Martha    
Foster   
847-217-7988   
marthaLETV [at] gmail.com   
   
January 19, 2023

Local Clay Potters Guild

Websitehttp://www.localclay.net
Description

Local Clay Potter's Guild promotes individual artistic growth. Promotes the artistic standing of local clay as a whole and contributes to the growth of interest of ceramic arts in Indiana. The guild supports the annual "soup bowl" benefit and sponsors an annual education workshop.
Community Organizations Subjects
Contact
Karen   
Green Stone   
President   
812-333-8085   
info [at] localclay.net   
Barb   
Lund   
Vice President   
812-339-8476   
barbrlund [at] gmail.com   
December 4, 2019

Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, Inc

Websitehttps://www.lotusfest.org
Description

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Mission is to create opportunities to experience and celebrate the diversity of the world's cultures through music and arts.
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 1667   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
Sunni   
Fass   
Executive Director   
812-336-6599   
sunni [at] lotusfest.org   
Lee   
Williams   
Artistic Director   
   
January 19, 2023

Mathers Museum of World Cultures

Websitehttps://mmwcweb.sitehost.iu.edu
Description

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The Mathers Museum of World Cultures offers research and training opportunities for IU students, educational support and services for IU faculty and elementary/ secondary school teachers, and family-friendly exhibits and programs. Admission to the museum and its programs is free. During normal hours of operation the Mathers Museum exhibition hall and Museum store are open Tuesday through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Free visitor parking is avaliable by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School Parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends, free parking is avaliable on the surrounding streets.
Year Established1963
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
416 North Indiana Ave.   
Bloomington   
IN   
47405   
Contact
812-855-6873   
mathers [at] indiana.edu   
   
January 19, 2023

Monroe County Civic Theater

Websitehttp://www.mcct.org
Description
Theatre available to the Community members for all to be able to perform, or be a part of Theatre in Monroe County, Indiana.
Year Established1988
Incorporation StatusUnincorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
PO Box 2032   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Additional Address
400 East 7th Street   
Bloomington   
IN   
47402   
Contact
Maryann   
Iaria   
812-855-2218   
miaria [at] indiana.edu   
   
   
January 19, 2023

Monroe County Civil War Round Table

Websitehttp://www.mccwrt-in.org/
Description

The Monroe County Civil War Round Table is a group for the discussion of American Civil War history. Produces a monthly newsletter called The Sentinel.
Community Organizations Subjects
Contact
David   
Wiley   
President   
812 337-0649   
davidwwiley [at] sbcglobal.net   
Steve   
Rolfe   
Secretary   
812 336-0757   
srolfe [at] indiana.edu   
October 31, 2017

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