Bloomington Art Club
🏳️⚧️ Open to all-ages, all people, all skill levels 🏳️🌈
Tuesdays • 6-8 p.m.
@ Inner Resources Training Institute
Bring a project you're already working on or join in on the planned activity and use our supplies to start something new. See the calendar below.Art club is free, for everyone, no experience or talent needed. Just bring yourself, and let's spend some time making art together.
📍304 W Howe St., Suite B, Bloomington, IN 47403
Enter through the main door and head to the room on the left.
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, October 6
Art Club: Open Studio with Cardboard
Come check out our new space and get creative with cardboard! Drop in, experiment, and see what you can make.Tuesday, October 13
Art Club: Printmaking
Join artist Amanda Hutchins for our monthly printmaking session. Explore a new technique, get hands-on, and create something unique to take home.Tuesday, October 20
Art Club: Collage Collective
Whether you're new to collage or a seasoned artist, come connect, create, and cut it up with fellow creatives! Bring your own scraps and magazines, or dig into our collection. (Note: We have a few cutting mats, but please bring a craft knife if needed.)Tuesday, October 27
🎃 Art Club Halloween Party 👻
Get spooky with us and come make a Halloween-themed zine, collage, or craft. Feel free to bring a nut-free treat to share. Costumes are encouraged! 🦇Saturday, November 14 • 1-4 p.m.
Affordable Art Market by Inner Freak Collective
1-4 p.m. • Banneker Community Center, 930 W 7th St
Maureen will do live badly drawn portraits and have prints of her own work available. Want a badly drawn portrait of someone who can’t make it? Bring a photo! People and pets are welcome. Portraits PWYC, suggested $5-10. All works at this market are priced at $30 or less. Bring cash! More Art Club folks may be sharing the table, so come find out!Sunday, November 1, 11:59 p.m.
Next CART Submission Deadline
Don’t miss the next deadline to submit to CART!
Support Art Club
Art is for everyone, and we believe it shouldn't come with barriers. Donations help us hold weekly free, all-ages arts programming.🎉 We're a 2026 Arts Projects Support Grant Recipient 🎉
Art Club recieved $1k from the Bloomington Arts Commission. Help us stretch this funding and donate your old art supplies — just drop them in the donation bin at Bloomington Fine Art Supply, 207 S. Rogers St.
Contribute to CART
CART is a collection of art from a community of artists in a quarterly zine.
Sharing is Caring
Bloomington Art Club is all about sharing the love of art and art-making. In this Google Drive folder you'll find free zines and other resources. Please add to it!
Little Free Zine Library
Do you make zines or artist trading cards? Bloomington Fine Art Supply hosts our little free zine library + artist trading card outpost.
About & Contact
Bloomington Art Club is lead by Maureen Langley, in collaboration with Jennifer Davis and Amanda Hutchins. Email Maureen at [email protected]
Maureen Langley • Host, Art Club
Maureen Langley (she/her) is a Bloomington, Indiana-based artist, graphic designer, and community arts organizer whose creative practice includes painted paper collage, poetry, and zine-making. A Ball State University graduate (B.S. ’18, Journalism Graphics), she works full-time as a graphic designer at Indiana University and is passionate about making art accessible, playful, and community-centered. In 2025, she created Bloomington Zine Club, and in 2026 assumed leadership of Art Club, bringing together multiple free arts programs to continue offering inclusive, all-ages creative opportunities in Bloomington.
Jennifer Davis • Host, Collage Collective
Jennifer Davis (she/her) is a Mexican-American collage artist from New Castle, Indiana, who lives and creates in Bloomington. Since 2020, she has produced hundreds of hand-crafted collages exploring themes of resilience, healing, and connection. An Indiana University graduate (B.A. '24, Communication Studies), Jennifer works full-time at the university while pursuing her master's degree. Her work has been featured at Kolaj Fest New Orleans, the Black y Brown Arts Festival, and Indiana University's Healing Arts Show. Jennifer has hosted Collage Collective since Fall 2024.
Amanda Hutchins • Host, Art Club
Amanda Hutchins (they/them) is an artist, WFHB reggae DJ, and printmaking instructor at Ivy Tech Center for Lifelong Learning. They are a graduate from IU Northwest and IU Bloomington (BFA ‘16 and MAAA ‘19). They love teaching, nail art, curating, advocating for the arts, and organizing events.
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