Iron and Mixed Media Sculpture by Bert Gilbert Exhibit Dates: May 6th–26th, 2022 Opening Reception: May 6th from 5–8 pm   For the past decade, Gilbert has built his work on the cast iron elements he produces during his intensive, annual Artist Residency at the iron casting Sculpture Trails of Solsberry, Indiana. Using recycled iron for casting, scrap and reclaimed steel on welded pieces, and repurposed, salvaged building materials in his mixed media works, Gilbert strives to un...

April 1 - May 1, 2022 Opening Reception April 1, 2022  5pm - 8pm By Hand Gallery is proud to present more work from Local Clay Potters Guild members. Throughout the pandemic, the artisan members have continued to create new work, but due to public health restrictions have been unable to co-host the Local Clay Show at the Monroe County Convention Center This exhibit will be an opportunity for the public to see what has been happening in the clay studios of these local artisans and collec...

This March and April, By Hand Gallery will be hosting a gallery exhibition by members of Local Clay Potters’ Guild. Local Clay, ‘Still Here, Better than Ever!’ : Part I March 4 - March 27, 2022.  Opening Reception, March 4th 5-8pm   Local Clay, ‘Still Here, Better than Ever!’ : Part II April 1 - May 1, 2022.  Opening Reception, April 1st 5-8pm   For the past two years, due to concerns with COVID and large gatherings, the members of Local Clay Potters’ Guild have chosen ...

In a 1988 interview with Bill Moyers, Joseph Campbell quoted the Hindu Upanishad: “In the beginning there was only the great self, reflected in the form of a person. Reflecting, it found nothing but itself, and its first word was, ‘This am I.'”   All cultures have sought to express and impart stories that communicate the inexplicable “This am I” — verbally transmitted through myth, legend, and fairytale, and performatively through ritual, dance, and ceremony. Sharing these elusive qua...

By Hand Gallery Exhibit Dates: September 3-24, 2021 Opening Reception: September 3rd from 5–8 pm Artists have been responding to the chaotic threats to our health, the uncertainty of our livelihoods, and our collective political and social upheaval with introspection and creative action. By Hand Gallery has been showing its artists’ recent works that were made in this fragile environment in Still Crazy After All these Years I and II. The works Cartouche, (Chronicle of the Orange King), Which...

Opening Reception: Friday, June 4th, 5-8 PM On Display:  June 4th - July 31st   Limestone is the heart of Bloomington. The availability of the finely grained Oolitic Limestone of the Salem Formation has been our bedrock economic, aesthetic, and structural resource for centuries. June is Bloomington’s Limestone Month and in July the Indiana Limestone Symposium will host its 25th Anniversary workshops at its ByBee Stone site.   By Hand Gallery is pleased to partner with the ...