At Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts, our mission is to support

local, regional and international artists and musicians and

to help create a thriving downtown Bloomington Arts Community.

We are committed to preserving and nurturing the unique

spirit of Bloomington by strengthening locally owned small businesses,

celebrating our diversity and respecting the natural beauty of

our surrounding environment. We are committed to opening

the doors of art accessibility and appreciation to all who

wander into Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts.

Welcome to Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts, located in the Heart of  Bloomington's downtown arts district. We are located one block north of the Courthouse Square, at 224 N. College Ave (between 6th & 7th Streets). For a map of Bloomington, click on this link. We are directly across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn and the Regester Parking Garage (7th & College) and there is additional metered parking in the "Scotty's" Parking Garage at 7th & Walnut (one block northeast of Wandering Turtle).

Gallery Hours:

Monday-Thursday, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Friday and Saturday, 9:30 am - 8:00 pm

Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Our exhibitors include artists and craftspeople from around the world, although we concentrate on a variety of multi-media work by over 100 local and regional artists. We feature paintings, ceramics, photography, sculpture, jewelry, hand made paper and note cards, and artist's prints. Wandering Turtle also carries discriminately chosen gift items for the art lover in your life, including world & local music, jewelry, home & body accessories (including locally produced Earth Drops Soaps and Flora Home products), candles & incense, museum reproductions, glass boxes, magnets, buttons, Tibetan & Dia de los Muertos merchandise, boxed note cards, downtown's best selection of greeting cards, special occasion cards and much, much more!  Please come visit us soon, or contact us with your inquiries.

Wandering Turtle believes in supporting our local community and our extended global community! We proudly support the following organizations through sales of products or through merchandise and/or financial donations:

Area 10 Agency on Aging, Art Across Americas, Axis of Evil Fashion Show, BHSN United Students, BHSS Black Culture Club, Bloomingfoods 5K Run, Box Car Books, Bread for the Journey, Center for Coastal Studies, Center for Sustainable Living (Bioneers Conference), Chocolate Fest, Community Justice &  Mediation Center, Doctors Without Borders, Environmental Law Society, Feline Rescue Center, Free Speech  TV (FSTV),The Glue Stick Gala, The Heart Project (Women's Heart Foundation), Heartwood, Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Indiana Forest Alliance, Latino Outreach Center, Lotus Arts & Education Foundation, Middleway House, Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Monroe County Parks & Recreation's Performing Art Series (Summer Concerts in the Park), Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, Musical Arts Youth Orchestra, Options for Better Living, PALS (People & Animal Learning Services), Pawsible Dreams (Humane Association), Red Cross -Hurricane Katrina relief, Sassafras Audubon, Sister Cities International, Soup Bowl Benefit, SPEA, St. Charles School Band Program, Sycamore Land Trust, Tipitinas Foundation, WFHB - Community Radio, WildCare Inc. & their Turtle Rehabilitation Program, WIUX - IU Student Radio, Wonderlab, World Food Program