Gallery Walk  Exhibit    April 5 - June 1st, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, April 5th  5-8pm     For more information or images please contact: David Sloma, Gallery Coordinator at By Hand Gallery, managerbyhand@gmail.com or byhandbloomington@gmail.com     ‘Celestial Shadows’: A celebration of Lunar and Solar Eclipses by Scott Johnson      The upcoming April 8th total eclipse is the perfect time to consider astrophotography.          S...

Abstract Paintings by Joel Washington. Joel Washington has been doing art his whole life and has specialized in acrylic paintings, mainly portraits. The paintings in this show deviate from his normal in that they are all abstract, something that he has been thinking about for a while and is now wanting to share. When Joel was child, he watched the Beatles' film The Yellow Submarine, which inspired him to become an artist, and as an adult, he takes artistic cues from the movie to this day. ...

By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: February 2nd 2024- February 24 th 2024 Gallery Walk Opening Reception: February 2 nd from 5–8 pm ‘Meet the members of By Hand Gallery, 45 years in the making’. A legacy of local artists making exceptional artwork February 2nd through February 24th, 2024 This show will be the work of the twelve By Hand members. Forty-five years ago, we were young and silly and started By Hand. Two of us are still here while others are quite new to the group. We are three jew...

This December’s show will be the work of local artists and artisans. Forty-five years ago, By Hand had its first holiday exhibition of local artist’s work. By Hand was created as a place where local artists could come together to make their art available to the public and this is what we still do. Two of the original artists are still selling at By Hand, while for other artists, this will be their very first year.   We have jewelers, painters, print makers, potters, woodworkers, weavers, dyers, ...

Exhibit Dates: October 6th- November 18th 2023 Gallery Walk Opening Reception: October 6th from 5–8 pm For more information or images please contact: David Sloma, Gallery Coordinator at By Hand Gallery, managerbyhand@gmail.com ‘No Bugs Were Harmed! Paper Sculpture by Jennifer Ivory’. is presented at By Hand Gallery and features the work of Jennifer Ivory with an opening reception on Friday, October 6th, from 5–8 pm for Gallery Walk, Bloomington. Jennifer Ivory’s artwork is made with ...

By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: September 1st -30th 2023 Opening Reception: September 1st from 5–8 pm   ‘Over, Under and Around: A Journey with The Bloomington Spinners and Weavers Guild’ This month’s exhibit celebrates fifty years of the Bloomington Spinners and Weavers Guild. Fifty Years is a long time and during that time they have promoted ideas among those interested in the fiber arts and stimulated the public appreciation of the fiber arts Artists represented in this ...

Artists, and other Animals: new work of Joe Lee By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: June 2 – July 1, 2023   Gallery Walk Opening Reception: June 2nd from 5–8 pm   For more information please contact: David Sloma, Gallery Coordinator at By Hand Gallery, managerbyhand@gmail.com   Artists, and other Animals: new work of Joe Lee is presented at By Hand Gallery and features the new work of Joe Lee with an opening reception on Friday, June 2nd, from 5–8 pm for Gallery Walk, Bl...

Rites of Spring By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: April 7 – May 27, 2023   Gallery Walk and Artists’ Talks Reception: Friday, May 5th, 5 – 8 pm Artists’ Talks: It's just your imagination and Yes, and ...Improvisation in the image kitchen, Sunday, May 7th, 2 – 3 pm   Spring messes with us. After the dingy, cold, oppressive days of winter, spring rages forth with fresh abandon, making promises. Growth, color, babies of virtually every kind of being emerge whose fecundity herald...

March 3 - April 1, 2023 Children, arguably the most important people in the world and works of art themselves, represent what is possible — they arrive in this world filled with potential and beauty. By Hand Gallery is excited to celebrate the child by presenting Toys Made By Hand. Exhibiting artists have drawn from their memories and experiences of playing with toys and making them for those that they love — all made by hand and from the heart.   Sarah Nichols, an artist new to By...