Bloomington Art Club
Bring a project you're working on or use our supplies to start something new. Art club is for everyone, no experience or talent needed. Just bring yourself, and let's spend some time making art together.
Free, age-inclusive, and open to all.
Upcoming Events
Art Club: Collage Collective
Thursday, July 30, 4:45-6:45 p.m. • MCPL Southwest, Meeting Room A/B Combo
📍890 W Gordon Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403
Whether you're new to the art of collage or have years of experience with paper-based art, this your time to connect, create, and cut it up with other artists! Bring your own scraps and magazines if you’d like, or help yourself to our collection.
EXTENDED: Summer 2026 CART Submission Deadline
Friday, July 31, 11:59 p.m.
Submit your creative work and be featured in our quarterly zine.
Submission Form
DIY Prize Ribbons
Thursday, August 6 • 4:45-6:30 p.m • MCPL Southwest Branch, Meeting Room A
📍890 W Gordon Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403
Celebrate what makes you special by creating a custom prize ribbon! Using felt, ribbon, and other fun embellishments, you'll learn basic sewing skills while crafting a one-of-a-kind award. Whether it's for "World's #1 Silliest Goose," "Best Yapper," or a completely unique achievement, everyone has something worth celebrating. Materials provided.
Open Studio with Still Life Sketching
Thursday, August 13 • 4:45-6:30 p.m • MCPL Southwest Branch, Meeting Room A
📍890 W Gordon Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403
Bring an object to contribute to the still life and practice your drawing skills, or just hang out and work on a personal project. The still life theme is Toys & Games. Materials provided.
Art Club: Zine Making
Thursday, August 20, 4:45-6:30 p.m. • MCPL Southwest, Meeting Room A
📍890 W Gordon Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403
Learn how to make zines and create your own mini-publication, or work on a creative project to contribute to Art Club's quarterly zine, CART.
Art Club: Collage Collective
Thursday, August 27, 4:45-6:45 p.m. • MCPL Southwest, Meeting Room A/B Combo
📍890 W Gordon Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403
Whether you're new to the art of collage or have years of experience with paper-based art, this your time to connect, create, and cut it up with other artists! Bring your own scraps and magazines if you’d like, or help yourself to our collection.
PWYC Tip Jar
Art is for everyone, and we believe it shouldn't come with barriers. Bloomington Art Club is a free club, without membership dues. To keep it that way, we've introduced a tip jar. Proceeds will be used to buy art supplies, pay artists to teach us things, and book meeting spaces. Probably snacks, too.
Contribute to CART
CART is a collection of art from a community of artists in a quarterly zine.
Join the Group Chat
Join our signal chat to get club announcements and reminders + share ideas, works in progress, opportunities and more.
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 run by Maureen Langley, in collaboration with Jennifer Davis. Email Maureen at [email protected]
Maureen Langley • Host, Art Club
Maureen Langley 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 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.