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m use um s & g alle ri e s THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM hosts "Faith, Fashion, Fusion: Muslim Women's Style In Australia" through February 2013. Through the profiles of a group of Australian designer-retailers, the exhibition showcases a new generation of brands that are designing, retailing and marketing stylish clothing for Muslim women to meet their desire to dress creatively and fashionably while still expressing their faith. The exhibit features garments, fashion shoots and interviews with six Sydney-based fashion brands—baraka, Fay Tellaoui, Hijab House, Integrity Boutique, Ahiida® and Aida Zein. Shown are a gathering of designs in the exhibition and Audrey evening dress designed by Integrity Boutique, 2012. Photographs courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum. 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales 1238, Australia; 02.9217.0444; www.powerhousemuseum.com. lazuli and cobalt and manipulated them to re-imagine the world in glass, enamel, ceramic glaze, and striking adornment. Indigo is a fabled plant that since ancient times has dignified and enriched handmade fabric and paper. "TRUE BLUE" celebrates these four natural materials and their combination with human emotion, technical skill and the spark of creativity. This exhibition of objects from Mingei's permanent collection features a broad variety of media from many different cultures. 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101; 619.239.0003; www.mingei.org. 24 ORNAMENT 36.2.2012 TABOO STUDIO presents "Put A Ring On It," an exhibition of rings showing from February 8 through March 22, 2013. The participating artists are Brooke Battles, Steven Brixner, Jim Cotter, Christine Simpson Forni, Diana Hall, Barbara Heinrich, April Higashi, Deanna Jacobsen, Dahlia Kanner, Ananda Khalsa, Janis Kerman, Christy Klug, Kristin Lora, Sydney Lynch, Ayesha Mayadas, Victoria Moore, Rebecca Myers, Brigid O'Hanrahan, Christina Smith, Julia Turner, Myung Urso, Donna Veverka, and Jeff and Susan Wise. 1615-½ West Lewis St., San Diego, CA 92103; 619.692.0099. FLORIDA GALLERY FIVE presents jackets for the fall season with Marsha Wiener's casual clothing. In addition, Doshi shows shibori dyed shirts, while Gild the Lily offers a collection of wool coats, leather boleros and printed silk tops. Carol and JeanPierre Hsu bring brightly colored anodized aluminum earrings to the gallery, and Stephanie Saint-Thomas displays feather-light, acrylic painted pendants. 140 Bridge Rd., Tequesta, FL 33469; 561.747.5555. INDIANA THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART presents "Mola: Kuna Needle Arts From The San Blas Islands, Panama" through April 28, 2013. The molas represent the textile arts of the Kuna Indians, the indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. The Kuna are famous for their bright, colorful and meticulously appliquéd textiles, which adorn the front and back of Kuna women's blouses. The exhibit includes a selection of about fifty of the finest molas from the Museum's collection. 4000 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46208; 317.923.1331; www.imamuseum.org. 2013. In the 1980s, Japanese designers carried out a redefinition of dress with exciting runway presentations that expressed new philosophical and artistic points of view. In a nod to these groundbreaking explorations and to celebrate the twenty-fifth year of the School of Art Institute's Fashion Resource Center (FRC), the FRC and the Department of Asian Art at the Art Institute showcase garments that took the fashion world by storm and brought Japanese designers to the fore. 111 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603-6404; 312.443.3600; www.artic.edu. MASSACHUSETTS THE FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM displays "Adornments & Delights: Four Jewelers Courting Nature" from February 17 through June 16, 2013. Featured artists are Claire Sanford, Susan Hamlet, Linda Kindler Priest, and Mary Hughes and Caro-Gray Bosca. 455 Oak St., Brockton, MA 02301; 508.588.6000; fullercraft.org. NEW YORK ILLINOIS THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO presents "Material Translations: Japanese Fashion from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago" through April 7, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART hosts "Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf" through February 24, 2013. This exhibition of nineteenth- and twentiethcentury Turkmen jewelry and decorative