January 13 – February 26
Christina Vagenius: The Gift
NIPSCO Art Education Studio

The Gift is a three-dimensional children's book that consists of 24 shadow boxes created by self-taught artist Christina Vagenius. The shadow boxes were made using vintage and discarded books and journals on the subjects of spirituality and love, stories that embodied the ideas of journey and longing, hope and trust. The pages from these books are hand painted and cut, bringing together the many words and voices spoken inside the forgotten pages. Vagenius lives in MIchiana Shores with her husband and three children.

January 14 – March 11
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service: Earth from Space
Hyndman Gallery
Opening Reception: January 14, 6–8 p.m.

Satellite imagery of earth reveals the swirling arms of a massive hurricane, triangular shadows cast by the Great Pyramids, and the grid-like pattern of Kansas farmland in this exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution. Dramatic large-scale images are complimented by a digital video globe display and an OnCell audio tour. Earth from Space was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The exhibition has been made possible by Global Imagination. Additional support has been provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Smithsonian Women's Committee. Sponsored by Great Lakes Catering, IBEW Local 531, NECA Northern Indiana Chapter, NIPSCO and Unity Foundation of LaPorte County .

To access the Earth from Space audio tour via your cell phone, dial 219.221.4071 or visit http://myoncell.mobi/12192214071 on your Internet-enabled smartphone.

To download an MP3 version of the Earth from Space companion tour, click here.

January 14–March 11, 2012
Andy Plioplys & Peter Gray: Informatika
Brincka/Cross & Robert Saxton Galleries
Opening Reception: January 14, 6–8 pm

Science is art in this exhibition of work emerging from the cutting edge of medical imaging. Artists Andy Plioplys and Peter Gray look to neurology, genetics, microbiology and physics for inspiration, presenting unusual perspectives on scientific knowledge.