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IN THE GALLERY AT ARTS ILLIANA:
"Crow Show 2026" OPEN!
Viewing days: February 6th, 2026 - April 11th, 2026.
Arts Illiana Gallery, 23 N. 6th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807
Crow Show 2026 Closing Reception 🐦⬛
📅 April 10, 2026
⏰ 6–8 PM
Help us give the crows a proper send-off! Join us for the Closing Reception of the Crow Show 2026, featuring a short artist talk by Rod Bradfield about two hand-crafted books inspired by our favorite clever bird.
Rod will share how original images were transformed and reimagined on the iPad, how new crow imagery took flight, and even tease plans for a future book for the next Crow Show.
Come celebrate the final night of the exhibition, meet fellow art lovers, and enjoy one more evening surrounded by all things crow. 🐦⬛ Awards will be announce this evening as well.
Arts Illiana’s Tablescapes 2026! Thanks to all who helped make our event a success!
Presented by: The Hometown Savings Bank
Celebration of Design: Vigo County Public Library
Another Tablescapes is in the books! One final THANK YOU to all of our sponsors, designers, board members, volunteers, and attendees who made this event possible. How fortunate we are to have the support of so many members of the Wabash Valley who understand the arts not as a luxury, but as a necessity.
We've already heard from eager designers who are scheming their Scapes for next year--it's never too early to start designing!
If you won a silent auction item and have yet to pick up, or if you're not sure whether you won, please call the Arts Illiana office at 812-235-5007.
Our 2026 winners are as follows:
Best New Designer:
Farmersburg Theaterr, "Haunted Scape"
Best Centerpiece:
Jeni B Designs, "Underwater Daydream"
Best Visual Story:
Alliance of the Swope Art Museum, "What a Fruitcake!"
Best Theme:
Vigo County Public Library, "Bite by Bite Nourishments and Jamborees"
Judges' Choice Runner Up:
Jennifer Myers, "Last Call Before Prohibition"
Judges' Choice:
Gorgeous Ladies of Tablescapes (G.L.O.T.S.), "Won't You Be Our Neighbor?"
Junior Scape:
EVENING OF VIRTUAL POETRY READINGS CELEBRATING NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Arts Illiana presents poet George Kalamaris for an evening of virtual poetry readings
Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Arts Illiana will be hosting the event in the Deming Lobby (enter through Arts Illiana, 23 North Sixth Street, in downtown Terre Haute.)
This program is funded through Indiana Humanities. For nearly 15 years, Indiana Authors Awards’ Speaker Program has sent former and current Indiana Authors Award winners and finalists to organizations across Indiana for readings and discussions with local audiences.The program is made possible by Glick Philanthropies.
Seating will be limited to the first 50 who register. Email sherri@artsilliana.org for the registration link.
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th' poetry asylum presents
This wonderful group of local poetry and prose writers meets monthly at Arts Illiana. We are fortunate to have them convene in our venue and celebrate the literary arts! Come to read or listen!
Poetry (&Prose) Night: April 16, 2026
Program will include the virtual readings presentation from George Kalamaris, former Indiana Poet Laureate. 6-8pm
COME TO READ OR COME TO LISTEN
Open Reading 6:30- 8:30 p.m.
Gallery and Exhibition listings are NOT listed in Calendar order and are updated each week, if applicable.
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Contemporary Art in a Historic Bank
101 W. National Ave.
Brazil, Indiana
Open Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm to 6 pm until March 27th, 2026; after that new hours will be announced.
New Exhibit Bloom/Hum/Glow opens on April 11, 2026.
Follow us on Facebook for updates and announcements!
JAVA 'HAUTE' Gallery
Email chloe@javahaute.com for a information
Current Exhibition
"The Unexpected" Exhibition
“Unexpected” Exhibition closes Friday, March 27th. The reception will be held from 5-6pm. Prizes will be awarded around 5:20pm
Call for Art!
"Queerness/Weirdness" Exhibition
Guest Curator, Nick Gambill
Accepted artwork drop off April 6 - 10
Show duration April 13 - July 3
Reception July 3rd from 5 - 6pm
Download Entry Form
Questions? Email: Chloe@javahaute.com
LINK ART GALLERY
Annual Edgar Co. Student Art Show”
Reception: Friday, March 27, 2026, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
MUSE ART click here to see the latest news from Muse!
UPCOMING CLASSES: (Click here for more classes and information)
ROSE-HULMAN ART EXHIBITION
Rose-Hulman's Spring Show
January 20th-May 29th, 2026
Click here for details of exhibition
Moench Hall, 1st floor -
Blue House Creatives Nashville,
"red rouge roja" exhibit
Moench Hall, 2nd floor -
Lesley Nelson,
paintings and mixed media works
Moench Hall south stairwell -
Nadine Shillingford,
mixed media works
Myers Technology Building, 2nd floor -
Rod Bradfield,
Mixed media works and sculptures
ARTIST RECEPTION--TODAY!!!
Thursday, March 26th
4:30 - 6:30pm
Moench Hall, 1st and 2nd floors
Light refreshments will be served. Most artworks are available for purchase.
Receptions are free and open to the public! Please follow signage for visitor parking when you come to visit.
For more information on visiting, or purchase of works, please contact Art Curator, Christy Brinkman-Robertson, brinkman@rose-hulman.edu, 812.877.8452
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
5500 Wabash Avenue | Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999
SWOPE ART MUSEUM
Click on links below to learn more about what the Swope offers to the community.
The museum is currently closed to the public during renovations.
Beginning Saturday, April 11, the museum will reopen to the public and resume its regular hours: Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 5 pm.
The reopening will coincide with the 59th Annual Student Art Exhibition, presented by Old National Bank.
Art Start
at the Vigo County Public (Main) Library
Downstairs in the Kids Department
Every Tuesday
1pm to 2 pm
Young artists are invited to experience this free art program that uses books and corresponding art projects to encourage creativity. For children ages 3 to 5 accompanied by an adult. Art Start is currently being held at the Vigo County Public (Main) Library.
SYCAMORE MICROGALLERY
Terre Haute's newest gallery is the tiniest in town—only 16"x14"x18"! Located at 221 N. 6th Street, the Sycamore Microgallery is a Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG) in which anyone can display art or take art. Similar to the Little Free Library movement, FLAGs are for creating and sharing art. All mediums welcome, the size limitation is under 5"x5"x5". Art that is submitted will not be returned, instead it will find new life when someone takes it. Submissions are always open.
COVERED BRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION AND GALLERY
Shop Small and Shop Local!
Paint Your County!
Enter our April Open Show!
Send in your entry form and fee by March 20.
Keep your creative juices flowing and enter our Open Show!
This year we hope you will paint your county and show us what
you love about where you live!
Watercolor painting Classes
March 21 -Introductory
March 26 - Intermediate
April 18 - Intermediate
10 am - Noon
Call 765-569-9422 for more information or to register.
Photography by Mike Lunsford of Rosedale will be featured Jan. 13 to mid-July in River City Art Association’s Community Outreach Gallery in Corporate Square at 2901 Ohio Blvd., Terre Haute.
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TERRE HAUTE PLEIN AIR PAINTING GROUP
For information, contact: pleinairth.draw456@passinbox.com
LOCAL ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE STATE
Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo
"The Last Tree"
February 4 - April 4, 2026
Herron School of Art & Design
Basile Gallery
Talk and Reception: February 26, 5:30--8:00 pm
