BEAD to Exhibit the Work of Painter Patricia Coleman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2012

For additional information, please contact:

Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, City of Bloomington, 349.3534

Brian Robinson, Interim Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349.3406, robinsonb@bloomington.in.gov

BEAD to Exhibit the Work of Painter Patricia Coleman

BLOOMINGTON, IN - During the month of February, the City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) will showcase pieces created by local artist Patricia Coleman in the Atrium of City Hall.

The work will feature abstract acrylic paintings and botanical print and dye fiber art pieces. Coleman utilizes a variety of techniques and mediums and has exhibited her art since 1972. She also recently opened Patricia's Wellness Arts Café and Quilter's Comfort Teas at 725 W. Kirkwood Avenue in the Arts Row area of BEAD.

Coleman is a member of 5 Women Poets, the Bloomington Storytellers Guild, the Bloomington Writers Guild and the Arts Alliance of Bloomington. She is also the founder and President of the Green Dove Network and its many projects including Local Food Bloomington, a directory of locally owned food resources.

A reception for the exhibit will be held Friday, Feb. 10 from 5p.m.-7p.m. in the Atrium at City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. The exhibit will be on display February 1-28. Exhibition hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, as well as additional evening and weekend hours when City Hall is open for meetings. The City of Bloomington is committed to providing opportunities for area artists to exhibit artwork in the City Hall Atrium.

For more information about Coleman's work or the "Wellness Arts Café" email healingart@gmail.com or visit Hart Rock Gallery at http://www.hartrock.net/. For more information on the exhibition program contact Miah Michaelsen, the City's Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, at michaelm@bloomington.in.gov or (812) 349-3534.

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