Bloomington Center for the Arts

The Bloomington Center for the Arts facility is located at the north end of the Bloomington Civic Plaza. The center is a focal point for the performing and visual arts for thousands of people in Bloomington and surrounding communities.

The Center for the Arts includes two theaters, two galleries, dance studio and rehearsal spaces, art classrooms and offices for the facility's nine resident arts organizations. It is used by the City and the community for arts activities, City functions and private rentals. For rental information, click here.

Bloomington Center for the Arts occupies the north end of the Bloomington Civic Plaza. The facility is utilized by nine resident art organizations, the City and the community for arts activities, City functions and private rentals.

• Bloomington box office
• 2017-2018 Performance Series listings

The City of Bloomington is offering cultural arts funding grants to support general operating expenses for Bloomington-based non-profit organizations or educations institutions in 2016. See below for more information and application materials.  Application deadline: May 13, 2016

• Cultural Arts Grant Press Release.pdf
• Cultural Arts Grant Information and Application .pdf

Resident arts organizations

Use the following links to visit the Web sites of resident organizations of Bloomington Center for the Arts. Because the links leave the City of Bloomington's Web site, each opens in a new browser window.

Galleries

Artistry presents exhibitions in the Inez Greenburg Gallery and the Atrium Gallery at the north end of Bloomington Civic Plaza.

The Inez Greenberg Gallery typically features group shows, and site-specific art installations. The Atrium Gallery hosts smaller exhibits, often by a solo artist.

• More about the galleries at the Artistry website 
• Schedule of upcoming exhibits 

Accessibility: Bloomington Center for the Arts is accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Pets: No animals are allowed (excepting service animals for people with disabilities).

Smoking: Bloomington Center for the Arts is a nonsmoking facility. Smoking on the grounds is permitted only in designated areas.

Art Center mural: During the summer of 2007, mural artist Erik Pearson painted a 2,500-square-foot mural that wraps around the northeast corner of the Center for the Arts building's exterior.