This week on Artworks-
We’re off to explore one of the gems of the IU Bloomington campus, the Lilly Library, where rare books are anything but hands-off.
Also on the program,
We’ll speak with a local quilter whose work is part of a current exhibition at the Monroe County History Center.
Then we’ll get a brief sneak-peak at the Voltaire’s satirical novel “Candide” which take the opera stage this weekend.
And a conversation with Ming Holden, an MFA student in creative writing who was recently honored with Indiana University’s Wells Graduate Fellowship in recognition of her work with refugees in Kenya.
Stories On This Episode
Ming Holden And The Survival Girls
By Rachel Lyon - Apr 3, 2012
"We do not know what the century holds, because it’s never been younger and more urban. What we need to encourage in young people is innovation."
The Lilly Library: Anything But Hands Off
By Megan Meyer - Sep 15, 2009
Visitors to the Indiana University Lilly Library find a wealth of knowledge and history at their finger tips.
A Cameo For Voltaire
By George Walker - Apr 4, 2012
IU Opera Theater present's Leonard Bernstein's "Candide."
Quilters Get Personal At The Monroe County History Center
By Mia Partlow - Apr 3, 2012
The new quilt exhibit at the Monroe County History Center, “The Quilters Story,” focuses on the relationship of the quilters to their craft.
