![]() ![]() The winter art showcase also marks a fresh start for IU’s chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity, which was reinstated this year after being suspended in 2017 for hazing and alcohol violations. “I pretty much shut my life down to do this and put everything on hold to see if I can not only raise a ton of money for the food bank, but have a successful show for my family as well,” Long said. Long painted her in black and white, with the rest of the piece in color. His favorite piece in the gallery, “Goddess of Beauty and a Lady in the Water,” depicts his daughter standing at Showalter Fountain. He estimates he spent around 400 hours preparing for the gallery, having painted most of the 26 pieces over the past six weeks. Long was inspired to paint the upcoming gallery because he wanted a project to do from home that would give him the ability to stay with his daughter, who has a disability, he said. Long is passionate about advocacy, and has done work for various other organizations including the Boys and Girls Club and the Children’s Organ Transplant Association. He has painted 168 murals, he said, including a mural on the side of My Sports Locker on Rogers Street in support of those affected by cancer. Long has been painting for five years and is completely self-taught. “You get so busy doing everything else and walking from building to building for class that you kind of miss it.” ![]() “I think a lot of the beautiful old things going on in the city and old buildings, people - students especially - don’t realize the history,” Long said. He said he thinks the mix of the old and the new gets lost, especially among young people just getting to know the city. Long used impressionism, realism, abstract and other kinds of art styles in his pieces, which feature iconic locations from the past and present like IU’s Memorial Stadium, IU’s theatre and drama center and the historic Showers City Hall building. After a decade, he returned to Bloomington and now takes pride in highlighting the beauty of the city. ![]() Long, the artist behind the pieces, grew up in Bloomington but left to attend Franklin College. Inspired by historic landmarks and features of Bloomington, the gallery will consist of 26 art pieces in both black and white and color. The event will feature paintings by local artist Adam Long, and proceeds from sales will go to Hoosier Hills Food Bank in support of people facing food insecurity. ![]()
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