Meyer & Wallis
233 McCrea Street
12th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46225-1067
Phone: (317) 955-9414
meyerwallis.com
Studio Blue
800 West Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60622
312 243 2241 phone
studioblue.us
Palantir.net
1601 Simpson Street, Suite 6
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847 328 7150 phone
palantir.net
Friday and Saturday nights, September 28 thru December Shows at 8:15 pm (doors open at 8:00 pm)
Both the Chinese and the Egyptians used astronomy to record the passage of time 3,000 years ago… more
Friday and Saturday nights, Sep 28-Nov 10 No show Oct 12 and 13
Venture to the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium on the Butler University campus for a multimedia planetarium show about the Roman contribution to our understanding of the heavens.… more
Sunday, Sep 23 1:00 – 4:30 pm
The opening day of Roman Art from the Louvre coincides with the fall equinox and festival of Apollo, Roman god of the harvest… more
The Art of Roman Life: Citizenship in the Roman Empire
Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 18 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11 and 185:30 – 7:30 pm
What did it mean to be a citizen in the Roman Empire? Were the roles different for women and men?… more
Face to Face: Portraits of Ancient Rome
Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 25 Thursdays, Oct 4, 11, 18 and 256:00 – 8:00 pm
The exhibition Roman Art from the Louvre features multiple stone and metal portraits that tell viewers stories… more
Public Display & Private Luxury: The Role of Art in Ancient Roman Society
*TOUR FULL* Saturday, Oct. 6 2:00 pm
Allow David Parrish of Purdue University to guide you through an exploration of the public and private lives of Romans… more
Pirates & Romans: A Talk by Professor Michael Hoff
Sunday, Oct 7 2:00 pm
The south-central coast of Turkey was once the operations base for pirates who preyed upon merchant ships… more
Propaganda, Staged Applause or Local Politics? Portraiture & Art under the Empire
Thursday, Oct 11 7:30 pm
Public images have served as civic communication for centuries and in many places throughout the ruins of the Roman Empire… more
Imitating the Ancients: A Walking Tour of Classical Architecture in Indianapolis
Saturday, Oct 13 Sunday, Oct 14 Saturday, Oct 13 / 9:30 – 11:00 am Sunday, Oct 14 *TOUR FULL*1:00 – 2:30 pm
Can you identify the three different types of columns? If you're interested in learning how the Greeks and Romans… more
The Art of Throwing a Roman Dinner Party
*TOUR FULL* Saturday, Oct 13 11:00 am
Curious to know how the Romans entertained at dinner parties? Some evidence suggests that elements… more
Lamentations: A Three-Part Performance
Saturday, Oct 20 1:00 pm
How is time measured? How does memory affect history? Absorb these concepts with a three-part theatrical response to the art work in Roman Art from the Louvre… more
Rome: The "Art" of Building an Empire
Thursday, Oct 25 7:00 pm
Centuries have passed yet Imperial Rome continues to speak to us and modern American culture remains fascinated… more
Sunday, Oct 28 2:00 pm
The Scott Chamber Players and friends perform and explain Italian chamber music from this period, including excerpts from works by Boccherini, Sgambati, Martucci, Busoni, and Respighi.… more
Printmaking Treasures: Piranesi's Views of Rome
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Visit the IMA galleries to see print works. A special visit will be made to the Conant Galleries to see works by artist Giovanni Batista Piranesi… more
Taking the Challenge: Drawing the Human Figure
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Drawing the human figure can be one of the most difficult processes an artist can undertake. This class will include a visit to Roman Art from the Louvre… more
The Art of Ancient Rome: Through the Eyes of a Teen (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Nov 2, 9 and 16 6:00-8:00 pm
Spend time visiting the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see the variety of ways ancient artists used materials to record images of the past
… more
Roman Idol: How to Rise to the Top of the Roman World
Saturday, Nov 3 2:00 pm
Join Christine Shea of Ball State University for a tour of art related to Roman citizens who started small… more
Printmaking Treasures: Piranesi's Views of Rome
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Visit the IMA galleries to see print works. A special visit will be made to the Conant Galleries to see works by artist Giovanni Batista Piranesi… more
Taking the Challenge: Drawing the Human Figure
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Drawing the human figure can be one of the most difficult processes an artist can undertake. This class will include a visit to Roman Art from the Louvre… more
Roman Women: Maidens and Murderesses
Thursday, Nov 8 6:30 pm
Take a tour of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating, famous, and sometimes notorious women… more
The Art of Ancient Rome: Through the Eyes of a Teen (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Nov 2, 9 and 16 6:00-8:00 pm
Spend time visiting the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see the variety of ways ancient artists used materials to record images of the past
… more
Family Saturday: All Roads Lead to Rome
Nov 10 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Look around! There are hints of Rome everywhere—from portraits and sculptures to mosaics and vessels… more
Venus or Mars? Gender Roles in the Roman Empire
Saturday, Nov 10 2:00 pm
What did it mean to be a male in ancient Rome? What was expected of women? Take a look at masculinity and femininity in the Roman Empire… more
Taking the Challenge: Drawing the Human Figure
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Drawing the human figure can be one of the most difficult processes an artist can undertake. This class will include a visit to Roman Art from the Louvre… more
Printmaking Treasures: Piranesi's Views of Rome
Thursdays, Nov 1, 8 and 15 6:00-8:00 pm
Visit the IMA galleries to see print works. A special visit will be made to the Conant Galleries to see works by artist Giovanni Batista Piranesi… more
Power & Ruthlessness: The Julio-Claudians
Thursday, Nov 15 6:30 pm
Confused about the Imperial family tree? Join Jamie Higgs of Marian College for a crash course… more
The Art of Ancient Rome: Through the Eyes of a Teen (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Nov 2, 9 and 16 6:00-8:00 pm
Spend time visiting the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see the variety of ways ancient artists used materials to record images of the past
… more
Film Screening: Satyricon (1970)
Friday, Nov 16 7:00 pm
In the hands of Italian director Federico Fellini, Rome is the setting for excess and deviance… more
Movin' On Up: Climbing the Roman Social Ladder
Saturdays, Dec 1 and 8 2:00 pm
We’ve all heard of Nero, but what about Plutius Epaphroditus and Herrod Atticus? Learn about the 99% of Romans who weren’t part of the imperial aristocracy… more
Facing Rome: Drawing and Sketching Portraits in the Galleries
Thursdays, Dec 6, 13 and 20 6:00-8:00 pm
This class will feature several visits to the exhibition Roman Art From the Louvre to take a closer look at the many faces of Ancient Roman society as depicted by sculptors… more
Poetry in the Gallery: When in Ancient Rome…You'll Hear a lot of Latin!
Thursday Dec 6 7:00-8:00 pm
Immerse yourself and your students in the daily life of ancient Rome by listening to readings as they would have been heard in ancient times- in Latin… more
Art in the Round: Making Sculpture from Plaster (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Dec 7, 14 and 21 6:00-8:00 pm
If you have a special interest in sculpture, explore the art of ancient Rome in the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see how skilled artists have shaped stone… more
Facing Rome: Drawing and Sketching Portraits in the Galleries
Thursdays, Dec 6, 13 and 20 6:00-8:00 pm
This class will feature several visits to the exhibition Roman Art From the Louvre to take a closer look at the many faces of Ancient Roman society as depicted by sculptors… more
IMA Salon: Plutarch's Makers of Rome: Nine Lives
Thursday, Dec 13 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Love art? Enjoy reading? Attend the IMA Salon, an open and informal group discussion of art and literature… more
Portrait of the Unknown: An Interpretive Performance
Thursday and Friday, Dec 13 and 14 7:00 pm
In direct response to a four-month study of the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition, students… more
Art in the Round: Making Sculpture from Plaster (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Dec 7, 14 and 21 6:00-8:00 pm
If you have a special interest in sculpture, explore the art of ancient Rome in the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see how skilled artists have shaped stone… more
Facing Rome: Drawing and Sketching Portraits in the Galleries
Thursdays, Dec 6, 13 and 20 6:00-8:00 pm
This class will feature several visits to the exhibition Roman Art From the Louvre to take a closer look at the many faces of Ancient Roman society as depicted by sculptors… more
Art in the Round: Making Sculpture from Plaster (Ages 13-17)
Fridays, Dec 7, 14 and 21 6:00-8:00 pm
If you have a special interest in sculpture, explore the art of ancient Rome in the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition to see how skilled artists have shaped stone… more
Roman Finale: An Afternoon of Opera at the IMA
Sunday, Jan 6 1:00 pm
Composers for the past 400 years have returned again and again to ancient Rome as a setting for operas… more
Squares-Folds-Life: Contemporary Origami by Robert J. Lang
Now through July 20, 2008
Star Studio now features works by Robert J. Lang, a former physicist and engineer turned artist, whose innovative approach to the traditional art of Origami… more
