Locust Projects Annual Smash and Grab Fundraiser 10/27/12

Locust Projects Annual Smash & Grab Fundraiser
Saturday, October 27, 6:30-9:30pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Avenue
Miami’s Design District

Artwork Raffle Ticket $450 / $425 LP Members
General admission $50
For further information please contact: info@locustprojects.org or 305.576.8570

The event revolves around a raffle, for which over one hundred local, national and international artists have donated artwork — enough so that each raffle ticket is guaranteed to win an artwork.

Tickets are drawn at random during the party, with the winner getting their choice of artwork (i.e, first called gets first pick, and so on). The result is a fun way to place artwork into collections, connect with Miami’s art community, and support Locust Projects.

Miami Performance International Festival 7/26-29/12

Miami Performance International Festival
From July 26 through 29, 2012
Miami Design District
150 NE 40th St.
Miami, Fl 33137

Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach, FL 33139

www.miamiperformancefestival.org

From July 26 – 29th, 2012 Edge Zones Projects a Miami based non-profit arts organization will host the first Miami Performance International Festival (M/P’12 ).

The festival draws upon the rich local and international cultural landscapes to present masters of performance and installation art who will work alongside both established and emerging artists selected from around the world. This intensive contemporary arts event will take place at three different sites throughout Miami-Dade County: Downtown Miami, the Miami Design District and the Botanical Gardens of the City of Miami Beach.

This innovative program will explore the breaking down of boundaries between visual art, music, dance and poetry. In collaboration with a consortium of three arts institutions and curators, M/P ’12 will provide a platform and support artists to realize reflexive and culturally poignant projects. Miami will be the stage for this dynamic laboratory.

A dynamic dialogue between time based art practice and its documentation will occur through a comprehensive exhibition of site-reactive installations. Live performances will be presented to the public in a participatory discourse during the four-day program. The festival, which is free to the general public, will include workshops, lectures and artist talks.

Participating Artists:
Argentina : Gabriel Montero | Canada | Christine Brault | Irene Loughlin | Colombia: Eduardo Oramas | Dominican Republic: Eliu Almonte | Nicolas Dumit Estevez | Pery Jimenez | Johan Mijail Castillo| Jochi Muñoz | Ismael Ogando | Grimaldy Polanco | Alexeis Tellerine | El Salvador : Alexia Miranda | | Mexico: Fausto Garcia | Pancho Lopez | Spain: Palmer Fisher – Jessica Hirst | Usa : | Nathalie Alfonso | Cristy Almaida | Eduardo Balerdi | Bistoury Physical Theatre | Pip Brant | Belaxis Buil | Daniel Fiorda | Becky Flowers ( A Touch-Paper Collaboration With Ika Santa Maria, William Rey, Christine Fitzgerald, Claudio Marcotulli & Diego Salazar Cely) | Orestes De La Paz | Bill Gilbert | Fsik Huvnx | Mark Holt | Leder Kremer | Walter Lara | Liquidvistas | Claudio Marcotulli | Mikey Muench | Stephan Nesvacil | Charo Oquet | Erika Osborne | David Prusko | Phaedra Robinson | Jennifer Suarez | Nicole Soden |

Sponsors
The MIAMI PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 12 is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.” It is also sponsor by The Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami Beach Mayor ad Board of County Commissioners, The Miami Beach Botanical Gardens , the CCE Miami – Centro Cultural Español de Cooperación Iberoamericana. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Photographs of Style Week Resort Fashion Show at The Temple House on 7/13/12

Style Week Resort Fashion Show at The Temple House on Friday, July 13, 2012.  We went to the 7pm  and saw the beautiful fashion from designer Janeane Marie.

Bio: “Janeane Marie is a women’s wear designer currently living in West Palm Beach, Florida. She got her start in fashion studying at the Art Institute of Portland and beginning an eponymous line in 2009. With a minimalist aesthetic, her work is inspired by nature, music, and the belief that less is always more.

Fashion was not always a dream for Janeane, in fact came a bit later for her. Before pursuing fashion, she studied language and literature in Italy for two years. Always intrigued by craft, her love of textiles led her to fashion studies when she moved back to Portland in 2005. After graduating with Honors in 2009, Janeane was selected to be a competing designer on Season 7 of Project Runway. Her collections have been shown at several fashion shows in Portland, including at Portland Fashion Week.”

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Words and Wine Featuring Nosy Mangabe 7/18/12

Words & Wine Featuring Nosy Mangabe
7/18/12, 8p-3a
The Jam House
315 NE 27TH ST
Miami FL 33137
www.wordsandwine.org

Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
For those of you that didn’t know Words & Wine is back Home, the JAM HOUSE

This week we have a very special treat. The awesome, fantastic, brilliant & fun band Nosy Mangabe playing ♥

Hope you are in the mood for painting! Thanks to ID ART they have supplied us with art goodies so we can be creative and paint throughout the night

Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.

It will be 5 Dollars at the door to cover any supplies we may need to get such as paper towels, cups, etc etc

IT IS BYOB Policy

We got plenty of space for Musicians, Poets, and yes DRUMMERS!
All we ask is that you respect our home

All ages Welcome.

It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.

Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.

Any questions please call Nikki 786 529 5218 or 786 728 4748

Art Blog Art Blog presents Astral Weeks curated by Van Hanos Opening 7/19/12

Art Blog Art Blog presents Astral Weeks curated by Van Hanos Opening
Thursday, July 19, 6-9 pm
Gallery Diet
174 Nw 23 Street
Miami Fl 33127
www.gallerydiet.com

Liz Deschenes, Brock Enright, Keltie Ferris, Jackie Gendel, Brion Gysin, Heist/Breyer P-Orridge, Corinne Jones, Jon Kessler, Nicholas Lobo, Rory Parks, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Chad Scoville, Patrick Walsh

July 19 – September 1, 2012

Gallery Diet is pleased to present a group show curated by artist Van Hanos. This show is the second in a two-part series of exhibitions presented by ART BLOG ART BLOG at Gallery Diet in summer 2012.

This exhibition stems from the ideas and questions motivated by a single artwork by Brion Gysin. The Dream Machine is an anomaly within the history of art, the only known artwork that is fully activated as the viewer closes their eyes. Taken as such, it suggests an evaluation of how artwork is viewed; its function, its value, and the language we use to engage with it.

Bringing together a wide range of practices, each artist investigates both the limits of set material conditions and ways of seeing by exploring physical mechanics, preconceptions of form and abstraction, and the relationship between the object and how it is perceived.

To view the Dream Machine:

With eyes closed
Unique to each viewer, the experience cannot be visually documented or reproduced. It expands the gap between seeing and deciphering what is seen. The Machine produces a flickering light frequency akin to alpha waves stimulating the brain’s occipital lobe, causing a waking dream, psychedelic experience with the mind’s eye view. The participant is called to a reinvigorated conversation of what, and how, one sees.

With eyes open
The viewer is not engaged in the occipital lobe state which allows for a shared experience and for critical observation of the work. Here, the flicker effect producing the mind’s eye view no longer holds sway. At distance, the sculpture becomes a rotating projector transforming the room with perpetual movement of shapes of light; the object itself is a center-piece, evocative of a silent bonfire. Like witnessing a performance, silent film, or sculpture, a familiarity is maintained between the viewer and work.

This introduction of a new way of viewing, as simple as it may be, presents a dramatic shift in what may be the task set ahead of the artist. This is not to proclaim that new ways of viewing are now criteria for successful work but rather Gysin’s exemplar reminds us, thankfully, that no part of the art making process is fixed—calling to question the status quo of function, inspiration, and execution—and creating a productive artistic dilemma inviting a more engagedand rigorous exploration of ideas.

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Welcomes World-Renowned Sommelier Charlie Arturaola 8/23/12

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Welcomes World-Renowned Sommelier Charlie Arturaola
August 23, 2012 , 6:30 P.M.
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.moafl.org

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University monthly Art of Wine and Food Series will welcome wine expert Charlie Arturaola on Aug. 23. The evening will begin at 6:30 with the South Florida premiere of “El Camino del Vino” (2010), a fictionalized documentary starring Arturaola. Wine tasting and Q&A with Arturaola will follow the screening.

Tickets are $50 per person. To RSVP, contact Gail Vilone at 954-262-0249 or gvilone@moafl.org.

Wynwood Art Walk Afterparty at Cafeina with Joe Maz and Supersede 7/14/12

Wynwood Art Walk Afterparty at Cafeina with Joe Maz and Supersede
Saturday, July 14, 9pm-2am
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Str
Miami, FL 33127

Join us for the Wynwood 2nd Saturdays Art Walk Afterparty!
Featuring Joe Maz and a Birthday Bash for Supersede.

Plus:
The Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art 2012 Summer Show and Celebration
Showcasing a dozen of south Florida’s rising stars and new masters in visual art.
Artists represented: Anthony Burks Sr.; Antonio Gonzalez-Nunez; Daniela Viotti; David Gary; David Siqueiros; Emilio Hector Rodriguez; Jeff ‘Dekal’ Becker; Julie Orsini Shakher; ricolopez; Robin Faraday; Simona Petrauskaite; Tracey Hagen

Simian Spectacle at Harold Golen Gallery 7/14/12

Simian Spectacle at Harold Golen Gallery
Saturday July 14th, 6pm -11pm
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 North West 2nd Ave.
Miami, Fl 33127
305-989-3359
haroldgolengallery.com
Wynwood Art District

Show run through to August 4th

Original artwork by:
Robert Jimenez
Anthony Carpenter
Eddy Crosby
Sam Gambino
El Gato Gomez
Doug Horne
Luru
John Mulder
Nik Satterfield
Stephanie Jaffe Werner

Featuring an appearance by Mikie the Monkey!
Show curated by: Robert Jimenez

Oxenberg Fine Art Sneak Preview of Opening Exhibition on 7/14/12

Oxenberg Fine Art- Sneak Preview of Opening Exhibition
July 14, 2012, 2:00-9:00PM
Oxenberg Fine Art
50 NE 29 Street *
Miami, FL 33137

Shared with the Kelley Roy Gallery

*between North Miami Avenue & Northeast 2nd Avenue, Midtown Miami
Please join us for a special preview of our
Grand Opening Exhibition on

Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 2:00-9:00PM.

Showcasing works by:
Humberto Castro
Luc Dratwa
Roberto Edwards
Volker Kühn
Bea Oxenberg
Marcelo Wong
Massimo Vitali

[Name] Publications – Viking Funeral Book Release Party At Lester’s 7/13/12

[Name] Publications – Viking Funeral Book Release Party At Lester’s
Friday July 13 2012, From 7 Pm – Midnight
Lester’s
2519 Northwest 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127

Viking Funeral Book Release Party

Compilation out on [Name] Publications
First 100 Copies Sold Will Be Accompanied By A Limited Edition,
Home-Made Record Fabricated On Used Compact Discs.
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Releases From:
Dorys Bello
Mike Diana
Rick Diaz
General Practice
Laz Rodriguez
And More!
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Performances By:
Viking Funeral
90s Teen
Dim Past
Nick Klein
And More!

About Compilation:
Scissoring and mixing found imagery, borrowed texts, personal photographs, junior high doodling, cigarette-burned papers, and a copious amount of bratwurst imagery into strange graphic spreads, Compilation is a visual document of different projects that Viking Funeral was involved in. These projects took place throughout 2011 in different cities, including Berlin, Venice, Florence, New York and Miami. Viking Funeral is a sound collaborative made up of Carlos Ascurra and Juan Gonzalez.

Text-art Exhibition Summer Reading at Black Square Gallery Opening 7/14/12

Text-art Exhibition “Summer Reading” at Black Square Gallery
July 14th, 6-9pm
Black Square Gallery
2248 NW 1st Place, Miami, FL 33127
Wynwood Art District

The show will be on view from July 14th through September 5th, 2012.
Six artists from USA, Italy, Argentina and Korea will present their works, objects and installations: Claire Satin, Kyu Hak Lee, Pablo Lehmann, Patrizia Giambi, Ryan McCann, Tony Vazquez.

Brickell Art Walk Tuesday 7/31/12

Brickell Art Walk Tuesday
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 5:30pm until 10:30pm
Brickell Art Walk (BAW)
701 Brickell Ave
Miami, Florida 33130

Do you need a good reason to go out on a Tuesday?
What about an a mix of Fine Arts, Jazz, and live entertainment @ the Mary Brickell Village Area, Venues Include Perricone’s, Balans, Lolita’s, Oceanaire, Red Bar & Gallery, B & B’s, Baru, and the common areas of Mary Brickell Village among others.

Invited Artists
Havi Schanz @ Red Bar Gallery
Richard Kurtz @ Lolita’s
Antonio Fortuna @ Perricone’s
Robert Mcknight @ B & B’s
Yosvany Tejeiro @ Oceanaire
Tom Weinkle @ Balans
Eliane Harvey @ Mary Brickell Village Courtyard
Andy Risquez @ Baru
Juan Erman Gonzalez @ Mary Brickell Courtyard

for artists……BY ARTISTS presents photographer Christine Alfaro and couture designer Gabriella Arango 7/15/12

for artists……BY ARTISTS presents photographer Christine Alfaro and couture designer Gabriella Arango
07/15/2012, 7:00pm
Haven Lounge
1237 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
www.havenlounge.com

RSVP: 305.987.8885

Internationally known evening and bridal wear designer Gabriella Arango will be paired with photographer Christine Alfaro for our 26th installation of ‘for artists…..BY ARTISTS.’ Gabriella Arango will showcase her latest evening wear collection and will be complimented with Christine Alfaro’s “Capturing The Essence of Life” photography series. Dont miss this Digital Fashion & Art Exhibition.

The objective of ‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ is to create a social colony for artists from all disciplines of the arts with the focal point being on painters, photographers, designers and sculptors. Utilization of the technology at Haven and maximizing its potential is what sets this weekly exhibition apart from others.

elit by Stoli is a proud supporter of ‘for artists…..BY ARTISTS’

About the designer…
Gabriella Arango
Italian-born Gabriella Arango has been designing evening wear and bridal wear for the past 20 years.
She is located in the heart of the bridal district on Miracle Mile and is internationally known for her custom fit and exquisite one-of-a-kind designs. She has dressed Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Dayanara, Marc Anthony’s ex wife and ex miss universe Miranda Iglesias, Debbie Mazar, Belkys Nerey, Laurie Jennings, Ingrid Casares among others, and is considered one of the leading couture fashion designers today.
Most recently, she was named WSVN’s “Best Bridal Store” in South Florida.separates.
www.gabriellaarango.com

About the photographer
Christine Alfaro
Christine has been trained in photography and fine art for many years. She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and attended Sam Houston State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Photography. She has photographed many events such as fashion shows, weddings, and concerts. Christine’s Photographs have been published in magazines, and News Papers such as the San Antonio Express News, and Rumbo -a Spanish news paper. Her art work has been displayed in The Regional Artist Consortium located in San Antonio, Texas, The San Antonio Air Port Gallery, Miami Art District, and The Can-Do Art Gallery located in South Beach Miami. When Christine picks up a camera she has the ability in capturing the essence of life and freezing that special moment in time. She received an award for Best Photographer from the Art Directors Club of Houston (A.D.C.H) located in Houston, Texas. Christine currently lives in Miami, Florida and has been working along side Howard A
ustin Feld for the past 3 years. And is now the woman behind The Boudoir Diaries which is located in Miami, Florida.
www.christinealfaro.com

Dinner Reservations are highly recommended for this event.
Culinary Cuisine prepared by Chef Todd Erickson
elit by STOLI…Cocktail Creations by Mixologist Isaac Grillo
Enjoy Industry Bottle Specials

Music Provided By: Ben Del Sol & George Vidal
Supporters: Creative Healthcare Marketing/ Leon Morley & Assoc.
Projection Design BY: Ricardo Agudelo
Curated By: Rod Pratt

MAM Staff Art Exhibition Opening Reception 7/14/12

MAM Staff Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, July 14, 2-9pm
University of Miami Gallery
2750 NW 3rd Ave., Suite 4
Wynwood Miami, FL

The Department of Art and Art History, in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami (UM) is pleased to present the Miami Art Museum Staff Exhibition at the UM Gallery in the Wynwood art district. This summer, MAM will present the third MAM Staff Art Exhibition, showcasing the talents of its artistically-inclined staff. The exhibition is on view Saturday, July 14 through Friday, August 24, 2012.

The exhibition will consist of 30 recent works including painting, sculpture, photography, installation and performance by 21 artists. The artists are Raymond Adrian, Michael Balbone, Kyle Barnette, David Brieske, Juan Carballo, Marcos Cherlo, Clifton Childree, José Herazo-Osorio, Kerry Keeler, Dave Kudzma, Sinisa Kukec, Rosa Naday Garmendia, Jay Oré, Bennie Osborne, Jahaira Rios-Galves, Phaedra Robinson, Asser Saint-Val, Colin Sherrell, Isabel Sobrevilla, Misael Soto and Janese Weingarten.

The exhibition is curated by Jay Oré and is supported by University of Miami Gallery. There will be two opening receptions: Saturday, July 14, and Saturday, August 11, 2pm to 9pm.

Art Exhibit Jorge Fernandez 7/13/12

Art Exhibit Jorge Fernandez
Friday July 13th from 6 to 9 pm
Wirtz Gallery
First National Bank
5750 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
www.nareyart.com

The Opening Night for Jorge Fernandez art exhibition will be this Friday July 13th from 6 to 9 pm. Please feel free to bring as many guests as you wish and also please forward this invitation to all your friends and e-mail contacts.

The exhibition will be up until July 31 in the Wirtz Gallery located in the lobby of the First National Bank of South Miami right across The Shops at Sunset Place.

Culture Clash Art + Fashion + Performance 7/21/12

Culture Clash Art + Fashion + Performance
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 21th, 7-11 pm
1310 Gallery, Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts
1310 SW 2nd Ct. (Middle St.)
Ft. Lauderdale, 33312
Facebook Event

Culture Clash: Artists transform cultural expectations with unexpected art
Admission: Free & Open to the Public

Ask anyone who knows Niki Lopez and the first word they use to describe her is “community”. A founding member of the 1310 Gallery in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, her studio is a meeting place for church pastors, youth workers, LGBT activists, artists, entrepreneurs, singers, poets, and folks just looking to have a good time. Saturday, July 21, she brings all those interests together in “Culture Clash”, the 4th show she has curated at 1310 Gallery.

“Culture Clash gives us a platform to bring diverse groups together and cultivate positive energy,” says Lopez. “I have a different way of approaching art shows and pick art that reflects the vibrancy and energetic aesthetics not always seen in galleries.”

Lopez (Artist & Designer) is also known for exploring the concept of “alien” in her work. To her, alien isn’t just about the cosmos. “We’re all aliens in some way, not just feeling out of place in this new economy, but being transplanted in new surroundings and having new frames of mind. At our root, our ancient knowledge is alien to us, and it’s my job to help people rediscover it.”

Her co-curator, Asanyah Davidson, creative director of the apparel company Circa24 LLC, found a synergy with Lopez’s mission. Her fashion line is described as fierce sophistication, and she’ll reveal her new Grace Jones-inspired evening line.

Davidson also teaches fashion design, and encourages her students to be leaders in the field. “Fashion is a vehicle to communicate culture and change a person’s perspective about themselves,” says Davidson. “Sometimes expressing culture leaves people feeling alien from the collective, but being apart also means standing out.”

Culture Clash explores how modern influences affect our perspective of unexplored truths and ancient tradition. Art, fashion and aliens. What else do you need?

Visual Artists include: Niki Lopez, Andrew Ackermen, Greg Dubois, Greg Gibs, Micheal Anthony Clark, Yudelka Tavera, Kareem Piper, and Detourbutterfly.

Opening night performances include: Fashion show by Adjanie and Circa 24; music by DJ Onestar and DJ Lerue; and live performance by Atlanta’s Profound Breadth (who has opened for artists including Flo Rida, B.o.B., Ludacris, New Boyz, Gorilla Zoe, and Bubba Sparxxx.) and Dana DellaCamera of Nakedown

Edible delights sponsored by Raw Fusion Catering, Divine Cupcakery and Meatless Lasagna

Niki Lopez is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, graphic designer, and art teacher. Her often ‘other-worldly’ art has been featured in local and national publications, as well as exhibited across South Florida. She is an Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Alumni, member of the Broward Arts Guild, and Artspace’s Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts.

Asanyah Davidson is a Fashion Designer born in Clarendon, Jamaica, is owner of Circa24 LLC. as well as Adjunct professor at Ai Miami (Fashion Dept) and Broward College (Continuing Education Dept). Circa24 promises the convergence of simplicity, lush-sophistication and feminine lines that deliver distinction and command attention.

Sat, July 28th, 2012 2PM- 5pm – Community outreach workshop
Sun, July 29th, 2012 3PM- 6pm – Tea & Fashion Panel and Clothing Swap
August 4th, 2012 7pm-11pm – Dr. Sketchy South Florida
Closing – August 11th, 2012 7pm-11pm

1310 Gallery is an artist-run collective that offers over 2400 square feet of exhibition space split into 3 levels, and housed within ArtSpace’s live/work facility, Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts. 1310 Gallery rotates art exhibitions monthly and also hosts performances and workshops. The gallery is open by appointment in addition to the Opening & Closing receptions. For further information please call 305-975-6262.

Artistic Vibes Artist Club Night 7/12/12

Artistic Vibes Artist Club Night
July 12, 2012, 8pm
Artistic Vibes Studio
12986 SW 89th Ave
Miami, FL 33176
www.Artistic-Vibes.com

Calling all Artists! Do you need a space to create, have a writers meeting, work on your stand-up bit, or even just to sit and network with other artists and performers? Join us as we open our doors for the AV Artist Club Night on July, 12th at 8 pm. There’s no sign up fee or cost to come out and do your thing! Be part of an artist collective who are coming together to chat, be inspired, and create. For more information visit our website at www.Artistic-Vibes.com.

Art Fest at Doral 2012 10/19-21/12

Art Fest at Doral 2012
October 19, 20 & 21, 2012, 10 Am To 11 Pm Saturday
Carlos Albizu University
2173 NW 99th Avenue
Doral, Fl 33172
www.artfestatdoral.com

A South Florida tradition continues as Annual Art Fest @ Doral will transform the Carlos Albizu University into an artists’ gallery. This year’s annual event will showcase the works of over 100 artists from several states and foreign countries, from October 19, 20& 21st, 2012

Hot Nights Cool Jazz Fernando Ulibarri Quartet 7/13/12

Hot Nights Cool Jazz Fernando Ulibarri Quartet
Friday, July 13, 7-9pm
The Bass Museum of Art
2100 collins avenue
miami beach, florida 33139

The Bass Museum of Art resumes its Hot Nights Cool Jazz series, a celebrated locals destination for culture, conversation and music. Beginning in June, the concert series will feature some of the best contemporary Jazz artists in South Florida.

Performers: Fernando Ulibarri Quartet

Guitarist/composer Fernando Ulibarri will perform with a quartet consisting of piano, bass, drums and guitar. Original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards will be showcased that evening.

members and basspass members: free
non-members: $10

complimentary beverages provided by Rex Goliath

for more info:
305.673.7530 x1001

Beach Towel Tour Kickoff 7/28/12

Beach Towel Tour Kickoff
July 28, 2012, 10am – 8pm
Miami Beach
Miami Beach
misaelsoto.com/Beach-Towel

Misael Soto takes his giant Beach Towel on a tour of the East Coast, kicking-off on Miami Beach, Saturday, July 28th. Anyone and everyone is welcome to occupy and enjoy the towel which will be there for most of the day. Bring food and drinks, your favorite beach games, kites, instruments, or anything else you like.

Misael hopes to subvert the way beach-goers claim their temporary real estate on the beach. Having it on Memorial Day, the event intends to indict and subvert American excess. Misael places the towel in one of the busiest beaches at one of the busiest times, in an attempt to not only comment on how we chose to share the wealth (or not), but to also provide a space where he creates the opportunity for communal transcendence above the conditioning of capitalism.

The Armory Studios presents Decadance Unit 7/14/12

The Armory Studios presents Decadance Unit
07/14/2012, 8:00pm – 1:00am
The Armory Studios
572 NW 23rd Street
Miami 33127
www.thearmorymiami.com

The Armory Studios presents Decadance Unit an 80’s Cover Band for July’s Unofficial 2nd Saturday Art Walk Party.

Free Drinks, Live Music. Playing hits from Bowie to B-52’s and Duran Duran to Depeche Mode. Starts at 8pm goes to 1am. $10 dollars and plenty of free parking. Next to the Boombox in Wynwood.

Urban Icons Studio Wynwood VIP Studio Showcase 7/14/12

Wynwood VIP Studio Showcase
July 14th, 6:00PM
Urban Icons Studio
2509 NW 2nd Avenue.
Upstairs Loft
Miami, Florida 33127
305-202-0246

Wynwood Art Walk
Urban Icons Studio cordially invites you to our July exhibition featuring an international artist showcasing for this month’s July Art Walk. Please join us on July 14, 2012 at 6pm at 2509 NW 2nd Avenue, as we welcome Helbert Ortiz to Wynwood. Drinks & hors d’ oeuvres will be served as well a discussion on the artistic style of the work and the future of the artist.

For artist information and Private Studio tours please contact:
Giuliana D’ Salvador C. at 954-670-4735

Things Beyond Our Control Curated by Andrew Reed Opening Reception 7/14/12

Things Beyond Our Control- Curated by Andrew Reed Opening Reception
Saturday July 14, 2012, 7-9pm
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
2247 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33127

Fredric Snitzer Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Things Beyond Our Control, a group exhibition curated by Andrew Reed running from July 14 – August 13, 2012. This exhibition will open with a reception at the gallery on Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 7-9pm.

Things Beyond Our Control is a group exhibition featuring the work of 18 artists that seeks to address questions of agency, structure and the ability of art, specifically pictorial art, to come into contact with the conditions of its own production. The “beyond” has been, at different moments, a Platonic Ideal, a hallucinatory dreamworld, a utopian vision. But in this specific historical moment, the works in the show raise a slightly darker prospect – that what is beyond our control is specifically our ability to imagine, in a compelling way, any sort of “beyond” at all.

The artworks on display, are things – a term chosen to site the works in the realm of social relations rather than idealist speculation – whose purposiveness has run wild. The loss of a “beyond” forecloses on the spatial and temporal possibility of anything other than “now” and aligns processes of meaning production with an austere perspective – one whose reproducibility is its own raison d’être and main criteria for judgment.

The exhibition will feature the following artists: Dan Attoe, Hernan Bas, Naomi Fisher, Keith Haring, Rashid Johnson, Anton Kannemeyer, Marilyn Minter, Jonathan Meese, Richard Mosse, Man Ray, Lucas Samaras, Malick Sidibe, David Shrigley, Hank Willis Thomas, Michael Vasquez, Carlos Vega, Kara Walker, and Chen Wei.

Andrew Reed (born 1995) is a curator and collector who lives and works in Miami, FL.
Fredric Snitzer Gallery is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. For more information and images regarding this exhibition, please contact 305.448.8976 or info@snitzer.com. Additionally, please visit us at www.snitzer.com.

Image: Bert Rodriguez, 5 stages, 2005, C-print, 20″ x 150″

Dialect: Analog A Night of Art and Music 7/12/12

Dialect: Analog A Night of Art and Music
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 7:30 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University
One East Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.moafl.org

Join All Together Now and Twilight Notes for a night of art and music on the Museum’s Peck Sculpture Terrace. Art and installations by Steve Baum, Nicki Wood and Amber Quimby, aswell as a pop-up record shop by Radio-Active Records. This event is free and open to the public. Cash bar. All ages welcome.

Photographs of MOMM Organization Presents Conscious Acts of Kindness and Provider in On The Radar Reception on 7/6/12

MOMM Organization Presents Conscious Acts of Kindness and Provider in On The Radar Reception at Sky Bar at The Shore Club Hotel on Friday, July 6, 2012.   MOMM Organization started “On the Radar” event to spotlight Miami individuals, business, organization’s, musicians, designers, artists and entrepreneurs that are making an positive impact on the community.

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Photographs from Beats After Sunset at The Bass Museum on 7/6/12

Beats After Sunset at The Bass Museum on Friday, July 6, 2012.  One of most favorite events, this month we enjoyed complimentary cocktails by Herradura Tequila and great music by Joseph Anthony. The museum is always open during Beats after Sunset so we checked out the current exhibition’s “MENS SUITS” by Charles LeDray and “Erasey Page” by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer in collaboration Eric Shoenborn.  The after party was at Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge were we got to play complimentary ping pong, I love ping pong.

Sponsors: Herradura Tequila, Societe Perrier, The Sagamore Hotel and Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge

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Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art 2012 Summer Show and Celebration 7/11-24/12


Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art Present: The 2012 Summer Show and Celebration
A very special show featuring South Florida Artists Rising Stars and New Masters
On View July 11-24, 2012
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge Exhibition Center
297 NW 23rd St.
Miami, FL 33127

July 12, 5:00pm-9:00pm
Wynwood Studio Walk

July 14, 2012, 7:00pm-3:00am
Wynwood Art Walk 7-10p
After-Party with Joe Maz 10p-3a
Birthday Bash for Supersede
$5 cover after 10pm

July 21, 2012, 9:00pm-1:00am
Reception Party
Sponsored by:
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Societe Perrier
Buffettes Show Shine
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
No Cover
RSVP Requested: miamishow.eventbrite.com

A Significant Portion of Art Sales Supports the South Florida Art Community

Artists represented:
Anthony Burks Sr.
Antonio Gonzalez-Nunez
Daniela Viotti
David Gary
David Siqueiros
Emilio Hector Rodriguez
Jeff ‘Dekal’ Becker
Julie Orsini Shakher
ricolopez
Robin Faraday
Simona Petrauskaite
Tracey Hagen

This is a show for real art collectors and lovers; those interested in learning more and purchasing work from artists based in south Florida. While there are many amazing fine contemporary artists practicing in south Florida, many collectors do not realize it. Not because of any lack on their part, but because of a lack of opportunities. The Life Is Art Summer Show and Celebration connects south Florida art lovers with south Florida artists.

For inquiries, please contact Reed Horth at info@robinrile.com or 813-340-9629.

Brought to you by:
Robin Rile Fine Art
Life Is Art

D’larosa-Lurie Gallery Opening Reception Hot Fun in the Summertime 7/12/12

D’larosa-Lurie Gallery Opening Reception: “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
Thursday July 12th, 5 to 8 pm.
D’Larosa-Lurie Gallery
302 South Federal Highway (Royal Palm Place)
Boca Raton, Fl 33432
561 843 9291

The D’Larosa~Lurie Gallery requests the pleasure of your company for Ribbon Cutting and Opening Reception “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Thursday, July 12th from 5-8pm. Featured Artists: Mark Cherry, P.Cherry, Rosanna Saccoccio, Anne Deon, Michel Hernandez, Sinuhe Vega AND Andy Warhol “The Model Boy” photographs by David Siqueiros.

Included in the festivities will be a Ribbon Cutting at 5:30 with the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

Gallery Night Live at the Coral Gables Museum 7/6/12

Gallery Night Live at the Coral Gables Museum
Friday, July 6, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Gallery Night Live!
FREE ADMISSION!

First Friday Gallery Night at the Museum features the Nick Tannura Latin Jazz Duo, Art on the Plaza with artists Orestes Bouzon-Dania Sierra-Samuel Navedo , a Museum-sponsored wine bar, Benchmark Competition Awards and the premiere of Capture Coral Gables photography exhibit and competition.

First Friday at Cernuda Arte 7/6/12

First Friday at Cernuda Arte
Friday, July 6, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-461-1050 Fax: 305-461-1063
cernudaarte@msn.com www.cernudaarte.com

Visit our Group Show of Artworks by Cuban & Latin American Artists
First Friday, Gallery Night
A Reception Open to the Public

Tomás Sánchez, At the South of the Calvary, 1994, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Exhibited in Tomás Sánchez, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, May to September 2008. It is listed as number 11 and illustrated in color in the corresponding exhibition catalogue.
Illustrated in color in Tomás Sánchez by Edward J. Sullivan and Gabriel García Márquez, Skira Editore, Italy, 2003, page 170, no. 140.
Also, illustrated in color in Paintings of Tomás Sánchez, Palette Publications, 1996, Coral Gables, Florida.

Featuring artworks by
Esteban Chartrand, Eduardo Morales, Armando Menocal, Domingo Ramos, Juan Gil García, Enrique Crucet, Wifredo Lam, Amelia Peláez, René Portocarrero, Mario Carreño, Roberto Matta, Carlos Enríquez, Víctor Manuel, Carmelo González, Eduardo Abela, José Mijares, Mariano Rodríguez, Claudio Bravo, Tomás Sánchez, Fernando Botero, Gina Pellón, Joaquín Ferrer, Alfredo Sosabravo, Flora Fong, Miguel Florido, Vicente Hernández, Li Domínguez Fong, Giosvany Echevarría, Irina Elén, Ramón Vázquez, David Rodríguez, Joel Besmar, Dayron González and more.

Opening Reception of Capture Coral Gables Exhibit 7/6/12

Opening Reception of Capture Coral Gables Exhibit
Friday, July 6th, 6pm-9pm
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
CoralGablesMuseum.org

Opening Reception of Capture Coral Gables exhibit
The general public is invited to vote for their favorite photographs. This event is free and presented in conjunction with Coral Gables Gallery Night. Live music and cash bar available on the Museum Loggia.

Congratulations to all contest entrants selected to participate in the
Coral Gables Museum’s 2012 Capture Coral Gables Photography Exhibit, on view July 6 – August 24.

Come and vote for your favorite Coral Gables photograph anytime during this exhibit!

Saturday, August 25, 11am-12pm
Awards Ceremony and Closing Reception
Our 13 category winners will be announced! Prizes will be presented.

List of Exhibiting Photographers
Azalia Alizadeh; Christopher Almeida; Jean Amaya; Stephanie Anders; Claudia Bardasano; Camile Betances; Sean Black; Jonathan Brooks; Karelia Martinez Carbonell; Katherine Ceballos; Richard Conti; Liliana M. Cuello; Katarina De Varona; Mark Diamond; Carlos D. Diaz; Michelle Dubon; Sylvia Ebenbach; Carlos Echenique; Marianne Eisenhart; Alfred Feingold; Aureliano Fernandez; Ileana Ferro; Cielo Florez; Maigualida Garcia Rodulfo; Alice Goldhagen; Nikki K. Gonzalez; William Gonzalez; Amanda Grabloski; William Houston; Estefania Lastre; Jonathan Leal; Camila Mallo; Sophia Mallo; Arnold R. Mannis; James Paul; Paulina Picciano; Ernesto Plagata; Rinita Rasheed; Guglielmo Raymo; Andres Redondo; Eloise E. Rodriguez; John Sacco; Pedro Sanchez; Kathy Swank; Silvia M. Unzueta; Cristina Villamil; Lizhou Wang;

The Coral Gables Museum wishes to thank our program sponsors:Think Tank, Associated Photo and Imaging and the City of Coral Gables.

July Contemporary VIP Opening Preview 7/6/12

July Contemporary VIP Opening Preview
Nina Torres Fine Art
1800 N Bayshore Dr, CP1
Miami, FL 33132
RSVP Required: info@ninatorresfineart.com

July Contemporary is the 2nd exhibition of the Contemporary Series that will feature painting, sculpture, installation, photography, collage and lightboxes from artists working in Austria, Colombia, Cuba, Greece, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, UK, United States and Venezuela.

Select artists that had shown artwork for the June Contemporary exhibition will show new artwork and the entire gallery will be recurated.

In addition, there will be an encore video presentation by emerging visual artist, Melissa Pita.

2012 Artist Series 7/13/12

2012 Artist Series
July 13, 2012, 6:00 PM
Intercontinental Hotel at Doral
2505 N.W. 87th Avenue
Doral, Florida 33172
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Welcome to the world of renowned Venezuelan artist, television writer, producer, and director Ibrahim Guerra with special guest Brazilian singer and composer Elisa Rego at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doral, Florida, in partnership with Fundacion Artistas Unidos, Doral Business Council (DBC) Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee (ACE), Doral Design District Merchant Association, and the City of Doral’s Cultural Affairs Advisory Board. SAVE THE DATE…. Friday, July 13 at 6pm. Complimentary to the public.

for artists……BY ARTISTS presents Luciana Scarabello 7/8/12

‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ presents Luciana Scarabello
07/08/2012, 7:00pm
Haven Lounge
1237 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, 33139
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….this Sunday we begin our journey on presenting some of the up & coming fashion, swimwear, and costume designers in the Miami metro area. ‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ will launch this series with the NBC Season 1 Fashion Star designer Luciana Scarabello as she presents a digital couture exhibition of her select collections @ Haven South Beach. We will also be joined by our new resident music co-selector Ben Del Sol Caldas as he teams up with George Vidal to give you the smoothest selections of eclectic tunes on Sunday evenings. Come enjoy a vibe that immerses you in the fusion of culinary delights, music, specialty cocktails & the arts

The objective of ‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ is to create a social colony for artists from all disciplines of the arts with the focal point being on painters, photographers, and sculptors. Utilization of the technology at Haven and maximizing its potential is what sets this weekly exhibition apart from others.

Mixology at The Stage Miami 7/12/12

Mixology
July 12, 2012, 8:00pm – 12:00am
The Stage Miami
170 NW 38 Street
Miami, FL
www.rawartists.org/miami/mixology

RAW MIA Artists host their third edition of their season full of events, SOLSTICE! A crash collision of art at The Stage from 8pm-12am!

RAW Artists is a national organization in 50+ cities that creates a platform for hand-selected talent from all genres of art to showcase their work. Come out and support the underground trendsetters in areas such as fashion, music, performance, visual, film, hair, makeup and more!

RAW:natural born artists is an independent arts organization that hand-selects and spotlights independent creatives. RAW events are multi-faceted artistic showcases. Each event features film screenings, musical performances, fashion shows, art gallery, accessories, photography, performance art, DJ, hair and makeup artistry, etc.

Please visit the following links for more information:
RAW website: www.RAWartists.org

Average Joe Art Sale the Somewhat Above Average Edition 7/22/12

Average Joe Art Sale, the “Somewhat Above Average” Edition
Sunday, July 22nd, 3pm-9pm
Yo Space
294 NE 62nd St
Miami, FL 33138
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After all the positive feedback from last month’s Average Joe Sale, from visitors and artists alike, you know there’s no way it wasn’t making a comeback.

Let’s face it, most of us can’t hang with the De La Cruz’s and Rubells of the world. We’re resigned to putting up our kids’ work on the fridge or buying some not-horrible mass produced Target art to decorate our homes.

NO MORE!

Come out to Yo Space and aside from having a good time playing ping pong on our custom table, smoking hookah, and/or hobnobbing, check out some great works by local artists.

We’ll have a fresh batch of artists in the house along with our Resident Artists, selling everything from original works, to limited edition prints, and merchandise (Apparel, accessories, and more). The best part? We’re capping the selling price at $250 per item. You can walk away with an original piece of art to brighten up your place or to offer as an amazing unique gift for less than the price of an iPod.
(Disclaimer: Resident Artists may have more expensive work in their studios)

So stop on by, get to know some talented people, and take a crack at becoming the King of Pong.

Wynwood Brewing Company is going to be providing some effervescent refreshments!

Joining us this time will be the South Florida Music Obsessed team bringing some bands along with them to keep the musical ambiance groovin’

Los Chamos Food Truck will be on site with Arepas, Empanadas and more Venezuelan goodness; if you were here last time you know it hits the spot on a Sunday.
Also this time around theHipPOPs handcrafted gelato bars truck will also be outside serving up delicious gelato and sorbets on a stick to cool you down!!

Check out the great coverage from last month by Anthony Jackson and Mikey Dee (along with a couple other sites) on Facebook.

Artists on deck so far include:
Kazilla
Lorie Setton
Vince “Bad Panda” Herrera
GG

www.yo-miami.com
www.musicobsessed.com
www.facebook.com/WynwoodBrewing
www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Chamos-Food-Truck/105756006182280
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Words and Wine 4th of July Edition 7/4/12

Words & Wine 4th of July Edition
7/4/2012, 6p-3a
The Jam House
315 NE 27th St
Miami FL 33137
www.wordsandwine.org

Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
For those of you that didn’t know Words & Wine is back Home, the Jam House. This week the event starts a bit earlier so we can BBQ and watch the Fireworks at night fall. This Week We Are Partying 4Th Of July Style…Bring Fireworks.

Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy. It will be 5 Dollars at the door to cover any supplies we may need to get such as paper towels, cups, etc etc. It Is BYOB Policy

We got plenty of space for Musicians, Poets, and yes Drummers!
All we ask is that you respect our home

All ages Welcome.

It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.

Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.

Any questions please call Nikki 786 529 5218 or 786 728 4748

Photographs from Florida Supercon on 7/1/12

Florida Supercon at the The Miami Airport Convention Center on Sunday, July 1, 2012.  Wow this show just keeps growing and growing and getting better each year.  There were so many people in great costume, it just adds to the over all experience.  We went to the Supergirls of Supercon Costume Contest and all were amazing costumes, they had Storm, Mystique, White Witch, Poison Ivy and several more but the one that stole the show as a little Harlequin and she won first place.  We then went to see a  Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog: Live Shadow Cast with the cast of Pineapple Shaped Lamps.Then on to watch the Florida Super Championship Wrestling, so much fun seeing different characters in the wrestling ring from Cobra Commander to the Joker to the Geico Caveman, so fun.  Last but not least, the Cupcake Burlesque show these girls always do a fabulous show and this one was comic themed, so awesome.

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July Coconut Grove Gallery Walk 7/7/12

July Coconut Grove Gallery Walk
Saturday, July 7th,
Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery
3390 Mayfair Street, Suites 128 & 124
Coconut Grove, FL

Join for our monthly Grove Gallery Walk. New work by an array of emerging artists exhibited at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery, suite #128 and an opportunity for you to view and purchase the amazing work of Linda Chapman at the Jim Hunter Gallery, suite #124. Both exhibits will be up for the remainder of July. Our galleries are open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm or by appointment on the weekend. Hope to see you there. Have a wonderful 4th of July.

OhSoulFresh: SO Fresh 8/11/12

OhSoulFresh: SO Fresh
August 11th, 2012, 7:00pm
Eleazar Delgado Studio
2703 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL, 33127
www.OhSoulFresh.com

OhSoulFresh is back with another exhibit and everyone is invited. Thanks to Eleazar Delgado, we have a space in Wynwood to exhibit the work. This time we have a fresh set of artist with complimenting styles. The body of work is so fresh it might be dripping paint on the floors and giving off that sweet spray paint smell..

Artists:
Alex Yanes
Alexandra Seda
Burn353
Trek6
Vince BadPanda Herrera
Whut

Website: www.ohsoulfresh.com
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/230111363775839/

Marilyn Monroe Tribute To A Female Icon Opening Reception 8/22/12

Marilyn Monroe | Tribute To A Female Icon Opening Reception
August 22nd
Galleria Ca’d’oro | Miami
135 S.Lorenzo Ave, Suite 130
Coral Gables, FL 33146
www.ca-doro.com
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Through a symbolic relay with Italy and the U.S., on the dates that marked her life, the Galleria Ca ‘d’Oro dedicated the exhibition “Marilyn Monroe: Tribute to a Female Icon” to the American actress

She seduced the world from the big screen and won a place in the hearts of exceptional artists. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains an icon for female excellence that continues to inspire the art world.

Through a symbolic relay with Italy and the U.S., on the dates that marked her life, the Galleria Ca ‘d’Oro dedicated the exhibition “Marilyn Monroe: Tribute to a Female Icon” to the American actress.
Including a life-size Marilyn wearing a white dress immortalized by Seward Johnson in her most famous pose, an unusually lanky rendition by Valentina De Martini, a naked Marilyn immersed in color by Pablo Echaurren, and pop Interpretation by Ludmilla Radchenko alongside members of the Marilyn series produced by Andy Warhol and those constructed by Mimmo Rotella. The tribute to the legendary Marilyn comes to life in an 18-work exhibition that includes paintings, photographs, and sculptures.

The exhibition’s first stop was in Rome, in the historic Palazzo Wedekind in Piazza Colonna, only a few days after what would have been the stars 86th birthday, then the exposition heads to the Galleria Ca ‘d’Oro in Miami Florida, where the inauguration will be held on the date that marks the fiftieth anniversary of Marilyn’s death. For this symbolic reason curators Gloria Porcella and Lamberto Petrecca have chosen the months of June and August for the double launch for the exhibition.

June 8th: The exhibition kicked off in the nineteenth-century Palazzo Wedekind in Piazza Colonna with the arrival of Seward Johnson’s sculpture from the Croisette in Cannes, where it was exposed during the presentation of Simon Curtis’ film “My Week With Marilyn”.

August 5th: The exhibition arrives in Miami where it will be hosted by the Galleria Ca ‘d’Oro in Coral Gables. Grand opening August 22nd.

The Artists In The Exhibition
Andy Warhol – His serial reproduction of Marilyn’s face in the 60s transforms her into a “popular” icon.
Mimmo Rotella – His series of décollage praises Hollywood’s brightest stars. Rottella’s works redefine the meaning of Marilyn’s death by constructing works pieced together with popular images of her life.
Seward Johnson – Considered among the most original artist of our time, Johnson is famous for his realistic, life-sized bronze sculptures that depict everyday characters absorbed in mundane activities. Of great visual impact and recognized for their ability to inspire amazement, his works include a Marilyn immortalized in one of her most famous poses.
Pablo Echaurren – The works of Echaurren combine a variety of elements: the marked attention to miniaturized detail, the reference to the comic strip, and images of the natural universe. The exhibition presents a naked Marilyn immersed in an explosion of color that marks his signature style.
Renzo Nucara – Founding member of the Cracking Art Group in 1993, Nucara chooses to work with plastic in order to make a statement on society’s commitment to the environment. His pieces reflect his research of Resinfilm, which consists of layers of resins, pigments, and natural and artificial objects, which become the skeleton of his most recent works of Statofilm.
Erika Calesini – Irresistibly drawn to the expressive value of the subjects, Calesini creates works using discarded materials, such as bicycle part and inner tubes, rescuing them from their fate as landfill. Her process asks the audience to reflect of the value of objects and the part of them that is intrinsically attached to our lives.
Valentina De Martini – The works of the talented artist exude elegance and charm, characteristics that are synonymous with the subject of Marilyn Monroe.
Camilla Ancilotto – Totems that continuously mutate in appearance and color make up the works by Ancilotto. For the Roman artist art is a game with infinite representational possibilities.
Monica Casali – Fresh from a recent exhibition at the Galleria Ca’ d’Oro in Miami, Casali reveals a smiling, bright, and colorful Marilyn that is very much in accordance of the Warhol Style.
Cristiano Cascelli – The acute portraits by Cascelli immortalize his subjects in a Pop style using a variety of techniques that showcase his unmistakable talent.
Florence Fabre –Fabre creates lively and captivating images. Her portraits consist of fragments of photographs that she reconstructs in order to offer a new perspective and give a new identity to her subject.
Fabio Ferrone Viola – Ferrone exemplifies the Pop movement by depicting prevalent icons with his clever use of American soda cans.
Leonardo Hidalgo – A native of Ecuador, Hidalgo has lived and worked for many years in the U.S., where he is considered one of the most effective and perceptive portrait artists of our time. Accomplished in a number of distinct techniques, such as painting, pastels, photography, and computer graphics, Hidalgo portrays his celebrated subjects using vibrant colors.
Massimo Lupoli – Lupoli extrapolates objects and symbols of our everyday lives from their original contexts and places them in diverse setting that give them new significance. The work presented in the exhibition consists of a photograph superimposed on a stretch of the artist’s brushes.
Flavia Mantovan – The icons of our time are the undisputed protagonists of Mantovan’s works. Characters whose faces almost liquefy under the color of cola and a stain that threatens to take over the breakdown symbolizes that everyone, including our celebrated stars, is doomed
Daria Paladino – Trained in Rome and Paris, Paladino’s artistic trajectory carries her to the Lazio Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. Her study focuses primarily on portraits.
Ludmilla Radchenko – Radchenko references Pop Realism in her elaborate digital works, photos and scans, which are combined with a distinct material painting to create portraits of icons of contemporary life.
Marcello Reboani – The portrait genre constitutes the leitmotif of Reboani’s artistic career. His works speak to the audience of the contemporary world through a parade of famous and anonymous faces, which allows him to further his investigation of human nature.
Fabiana Roscioli – Renowned painter and photographer, she interprets the beauty of Marilyn in a succession of images depicting nude women.
Sasha Torrisi – The versatile painter and musician (former singer and guitar player for the Italian band Timoria) uses a Pop Art technique that renders his favorite subjects in a particular light, in which they appear pure, smooth, florescent, and beyond any physical authenticity.

Galleria Ca’ d’Oro, one of Rome’s best known contemporary art galleries, is located in Piazza di Spagna overlooking the Spanish steps. It was established in 1970 by Antonio Porcella, son of Amadore Porcella, one of the most important art critics of the period and the grandson of Alpinolo Porcella, personal friend of great Italian Masters such as Filippo de Pisis and Giorgio de Chirico. Antonio Porcella is a current member of the de Chirico Foundation in Rome.

Today—four generations later—Gloria Porcella leads the gallery. Raised in Rome, Gloria studied at San Diego State University and has worked as a Councilor for the city of Rome where she was responsible for the Cultural Commission, was Head of the Culture Center in Rome, and worked with Italy’s Environmental Minister. Over the years, Gloria Porcella with her business partner Lamberto Petrecca, and the help of Architect Silvia Zamarion has curated several important exhibitions in Italy and in the United States, including “Omaggio a de Chirico” in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, which had aegis of the UN, patronage of Italian and foreign Institutions; and the sensational first installation of the REgeneration Art Project in Syracuse, Italy during the G8 Environmental Summit.
In December 2010, during ArtBasel Miami, the Galleria Ca’ d’Oro Miami opened its doors at 135 San Lorenzo Avenue in Coral Gables with the placement of the unforgettable pink snails, extending the REgeneration Art Project to the United States. Today the gallery continues to bring its experience and expertise to the US, promoting Italian and European art with passion and enthusiasm.

Bass Museum Of Art Hosts Monthly Beats After Sunset 7/6/12

Bass Museum Of Art Hosts Monthly Beats After Sunset
Friday, July 6, 2012, 8 to 11 pm
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Complimentary admission for members and basspass holders; $8 museum admission for non-members.

Bass Museum of Art will host its monthly first Friday happy soiree Beats After Sunset on Friday, July 6, 2012, from 8 to 11 pm. Guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails by Herradura Tequila and beats by Joseph Anthony while browsing works from current exhibitions “MENS SUITS” by Charles LeDray and “Erasey Page” by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer in collaboration Eric Shoenborn.

Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge, located at 1234 Washington Ave., will host an after party from 11 pm to 12 am where Beats guests are invited to enjoy one complimentary beverage and ping pong.

Host Committee: Kenny Araujo | Jourdan Binder | Joey Butler | Gino Campodonico | Nick D’Annunzio| Elizabeth Eidelson | Maile Gamez | Jason Goldstein | Amanda Israel | Chris Ladas | Jordana Mesner | Wes Pearce | Elaine Reinoso | Aaron Resnick | Steven J. Rodriguez

Sponsors: Herradura Tequila | Societe Perrier | the Sagamore Hotel | Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge

Radical Genealogy: The Decline of Dauphins, Courtesans, and Hounds 7/14/12

Radical Genealogy: The Decline of Dauphins, Courtesans, and Hounds
July 14, 2012, 7pm to 10pm
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
72NW 25th Street
Miami FL 33127
www.hardcoreartmiami.com

Hardcore Art Contemporary Space presents the first solo exhibition in Miami of Cuban artist Carlos Gámez de Francisco (b. Holguín, Cuba, 1987): “Radical Genealogy: The Decline of Dauphins, Courtesans, and Hounds”, curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective | Adriana Herrera & Willy Castellanos). Gámez appropriates the aesthetic of the opulent and decadent atmosphere of the days of the last French monarchs to create a parable of absolute power. Black humor serves as the narrative thread linking pictorial scenes in which the bloody and the absurd converge with ostentatious fashion. Each frame opens a window onto a story that functions simultaneously as a prophetic mirror: in its background one may catch a glimpse of the fate that awaits the characters thriving on excessive power. Its different modes of perpetuation, sometimes associated to a perverted Eros, culminate − as do the diverse series and animations by the artist − in the genetic defects (metaphors for the social disorders) and in the death sentences which the French Revolution associated with the guillotine. The famous attraction of the abyss exerted by the unrestrained libido is as strong and deceitful as the seduction exerted by the libido imperandi, the wish for unlimited power.

Despite being a young emerging artist, this will be his 13th solo exhibit. In 2011, he won the Norman Kohlepp Merit Awards, from the Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, Kentucky. In 2007 he won the award for Best Short Film in the Seventh National Festival of Audiovisual “By First Time”, Holguín, Cuba.

Last day to see Chris Riggs A Journey Through Shapes and Colors 7/28/12

Last day to see Chris Riggs: A Journey Through Shapes and Colors
July 28, 2012, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery
4432 sw 74 ave
Miami, Fl 33155
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Chris Riggs latest show is called “A Journey Through Shapes and Colors.” This show will be part of the Bird Road Art Walk, which takes place every third Saturday of the Month. The area was originally an industrial area of warehouses which over the last few years is being occupied by many artist studios. It has been officially declared an art district by Miami Dade County since the year 2000. This month’s art walk will have over over 30 art galleries featuring some of Miami’s most talked about resident artist. Guest can view the behind the scenes areas into many of the working art studios.

Complimentary food and drinks

3rd viewing at an earlier date for those that couldn’t make it on the previous nights. LAST day to see this show.

All events are free and have free parking

Bird Road Art Walk

Chris Riggs A Journey Through Shapes and Colors 2nd viewing 7/27/12

Chris Riggs: A Journey Through Shapes and Colors 2nd viewing
July 27, 2012, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery
4432 SW 74 Ave
Miami, Fl 33155
https://www.facebook.com/Ave74

Chris Riggs latest show is called “A Journey Through Shapes and Colors.” This show will be part of the Bird Road Art Walk, which takes place every third Saturday of the Month. The area was originally an industrial area of warehouses which over the last few years is being occupied by many artist studios. It has been officially declared an art district by Miami Dade County since the year 2000. This month’s art walk will have over over 30 art galleries featuring some of Miami’s most talked about resident artist. Guest can view the behind the scenes areas into many of the working art studios.

Complimentary food and drinks

Second viewing of the main exhibition

Chris Riggs: A Journey Through Shapes and Colors 7/21/12

Chris Riggs: A Journey Through Shapes and Colors
July 21, 2012, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery
4432 SW 74 Ave
Miami, Fl 33155
Facebook Page

Chris Riggs latest show is called “A Journey Through Shapes and Colors.” This show will be part of the Bird Road Art Walk, which takes place every third Saturday of the Month. The area was originally an industrial area of warehouses which over the last few years is being occupied by many artist studios. It has been officially declared an art district by Miami Dade County since the year 2000. This month’s art walk will have over over 30 art galleries featuring some of Miami’s most talked about resident artist. Guest can view the behind the scenes areas into many of the working art studios.

Wake up Miami! It’s not just about Wynwood Art Walk anymore, it’s about the Bird Road Art District, igniting over 30 art galleries and growing every month…

Seriously! It’s not about the who’s who, but about the “who”. Let us meet Chris Riggs. He’s an artist who paints with geometric shapes and vivid colors, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, and has a mindset for making a wall come alive.

“My latest show has been in the works for a year. I’m introducing to the art world some of the most unique pieces I have ever painted,” Riggs says.

Chris Riggs latest show is called “A Journey Through Shapes and Colors.” This show will be part of the Bird Road Art Walk, which takes place every third Saturday of the Month. The area was originally an industrial area of warehouses which over the last few years is being occupied by many artist studios. It has been officially declared an art district by Miami Dade County since the year 2000. This month’s art walk will have over over 30 art galleries featuring some of Miami’s most talked about resident artist. Guest can view the behind the scenes areas into many of the working art studios.

Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery, will be hosting the Chris Riggs solo show. “We are the latest gallery to move into the Bird Road Art District.” Says 14 year frame shop owner, Adam Brand of Frames USA & Art Gallery. In a short amount of time, this new addition to the art district has attracted hundreds of new art lovers to the area with it’s May and June exhibits.

“After seeing so many art galleries doing the same thing over and over again, I wanted to introduce an art gallery that will always have the hands-on touch with the artist present. For this month’s expo, walking into my gallery will give people a sense of taking a blank canvas and turning it into a message that will make our visitors say, ‘I need this in my life’.” Brand says. “We will also donate part of the sales from the July 21st event to Camillus House.”

Chris Riggs public debut is on Saturday, July 21st from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, a second viewing will be held on Friday July 27th from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm and on Saturday, July 28th, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

The gallery will be open on these dates and times only during July, 2012
*Monday, July 16, 2012- Private invitation only 5:00pm – 09:00pm
*Tuesday, July 17, 2012- Media and Press only 5:00pm – 09:00pm
*Saturday, July 21, 2012- Public debut (Open to public) 6:00pm – 10:00pm
*Friday, July 27, 2012- Open to public 6:00pm – 10:00pm
*Saturday, July 28, 2012- Open to public 12:00pm-5:00pm

*Free Admission and Free Parking for all Events

for artists…By Artists and Miami’s Independent Thinkers presents Franklin Sanchez and Ted Vancleave 7/1/12

“‘for artists…By Artists’ & Miami’s Independent Thinkers presents Franklin Sanchez & Ted Vancleave”
07/01/2012, 7:00pm
Haven Lounge
1237 Lincoln Road.
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
www.havenlounge.com

Miami’s Independent Thinkers in collaboration with ‘for artists…..BY ARTISTS’ (The Series by Rod Pratt) presents its 21st installation at Haven South Beach on July 1st, 2012 (7pm-11pm) featuring photography by Franklin Sanchez & Ted Vancleave.

The objective of ‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ is to create a social colony for artists from all disciplines of the arts with the focal point being on painters, photographers, and sculptors. Utilization of the technology at Haven and maximizing its potential is what sets this weekly exhibition apart from others.

elit by STOLI is a proud supporter of ‘for artists…..BY ARTISTS’

About the photographers….

Franklin Sanchez
Going on 14 years behind the camera and 5 years shooting professionally. He is a photo journalist by trade, but a passionate photographer all around. Motivated by the challenge a new day brings along. Franklin is an open minded optimist driven by his by purpose in catching the beauty of the moment. Recognizing his fortunes and blessings in having the ability to do what he loves for a living.
www.franklinsanchez.com

Ted VanCleave
His work was selected by Laura Rosenstock, Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, New York to appear in the Faber Birren Color Award Show and he was awarded Top National Honors from the prestigious National Watercolor Society. Featured interviews of VanCleave have received a worldwide audience on CNN among others. His highly stylized photographs, innovative sculptures and abstract paintings offer an exciting new approach to these popular mediums.
http://TedVanCleave.com/

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a homegrown organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.

Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.
info@MiamiThinkers.com

Dinner Reservations are highly recommended for this event.
Culinary Cuisine prepared by Chef Todd Erickson
elit by STOLI…Cocktail Creations by Mixologist Isaac Grillo
Enjoy Industry Bottle Specials
Music Provided By: George Vidal
Supporters: Creative Healthcare Marketing/ Leon Morley & Assoc.
Curated By: Ricardo Agudelo
Created & Produced By: Rod Pratt
Collaboration By: Miami’s Independent Thinkers

Photographs from a Private Viewing of Alexander Mijares at Ocean House on 6/28/12

Private Viewing of Alexander Mijares at Ocean House South Beach on Thursday, June 28, 2012.

Ocean House and owner iStar Residential hosted a private viewing of never-before-seen works by local breakout artist Alexander Mijares on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Held in Beach House I – the oceanfront property’s only 6,000-square foot bi-level residences still on the market – the exclusive preview event attracted more than 450 VIPs and art enthusiasts and resulted in impressive sales. Mijares’ pledge to donate ten percent of proceeds from sales of art during the event to Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, coupled with a personal contribution, amounted to a $5,000 donation that will find one “Wish” for a child with a life-threatening condition.

Known for his contemporary style that mixes traditional and street art with a Spanish influence, Mijares’ colorful paintings of bright reds, blues and yellows transformed the palatial, designer-ready residence into a warm, vibrant environment and captured the attention of seven buyers. Of the 22 works showcased, including one piece specially commissioned for event sponsor Stolichnaya elit Ultra Luxury Vodka, select pieces sold included “I Heart Fashion,” “Yesterday,” “Street Sanctuary,” and “Red Soul,” which was purchased by Seattle Seahawk Wide Receiver Sidney Rice, among others.

Other esteemed guests in attendance included iStar Residential’s Anthony Burns and George Helmstetter; Cervera Real Estate’s Alicia Cervera Lamadrid and Sildy Cervera; attorney Ralph G. Patino, who also purchased a painting; Atlantitech owner George Wallner; Inca Swimwear co-owner and designer Stacy Josloff; J.C. Carey Motor owner J.C. Carey; Body & Soul owners Alex and Carolina Pirez; The Paradise Fund Founder Loy Anderson; and socialites Malinka Max and Nicole Lozano.

For more information on Alexander Mijares, please visit www.mijares.com.

Owner iStar Residential has captured intimate, resort-like living in the South of Fifth neighborhood with Ocean House’s 18 beachfront homes, including penthouses exceeding 6,000 square feet. The property’s limited availability, backyard oasis of sand and ocean, and easy access to South Beach’s renowned culture and nightlife make Ocean House one of the world’s most desirable addresses.

A multi-million dollar redesign by designer Alison Antrobus preserves Ocean House’s historic integrity – original structure built in 1946 – while transforming its common areas into those of a private residence. The property features world-class amenities as well as exclusive services and perks that offer residents a unique, customized experience in a gracious, residential setting. Features include a private beach club, state-of-the-art gym and spa facilities, beachfront pool with sunning beds and private cabanas, e-concierge and richly appointed entertainment areas, as well as 24-hour security, butler, wine room with resident vintner and individual wine lockers for residents, and valet services. Ocean House residents will also enjoy preferred personalized on-demand benefits including access to renowned restaurants, salons, child and pet care, among others.

To request additional information or to schedule a private viewing of the property as well as the Artefacto- and Steven G-designed model residences, please contact Cervera Real Estate at the Ocean House Sales Office at 305.763.8171 or visit www.oceanhousesouthbeach.com.

iStar Residential is one of the largest investors in luxury condominium, multifamily and master-planned residential developments throughout the United States, having financed and invested in $10 billion of residential projects since 1993. iStar Residential’s portfolio has included interests in over 18,000 condominium units in the nation’s top markets and 65,000 acres in master planned communities having the potential for an estimated 50,000 single family and multifamily units. The Company’s unique, fully-integrated platform extends from property entitlement and development to construction, bridge and long-term financing through asset servicing, property and portfolio management. iStar Residential is a division of iStar Financial, a $9 billion finance and investment company focused on the real estate industry and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SFI”. For more information, visit www.istarresidential.com.

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Photographs of Fashion Bloggers Do It Better Summer Edition at Ricochet on 6/28/12

Fashion Bloggers Do It Better Summer Edition at Ricochet Bar & Lounge on Thursday, June 28, 2012.  Wow the place was packed and with 6 local pop-up shops by: IShine365, Guy & Girl Boutique, Jewels by Dunn, Furor Moda, GG Boutique and Collins Bridge.   They had a fashion show with blogger models showcasing the summer trends from the local pop up shop. So much fun…can’t wait til the next one..the goody bags were awesome with products from Cover Girl, Pantene, Nivea, Pop Chips and Proper Attire.

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Artrageous Gallery Opening Reception Of Evolve 7/6/12

Artrageous Gallery Opening Reception Of Evolve
Friday, July 6, 2012, 6-10pm
Artrageous Gallery
330 San Lorenzo Avenue #2305
Coral Gables, Fl 33146

Coral Gables Gallery Night
Join Us For Drinks, Tapas, Music, and Art!

Join Artrageous Gallery for the opening of “Evolve” with international artists, Luis Valle and Sri Prabha on July 6th, 2012 from 7:00PM to 10PM with the show running through July 31st

Explore how two uniquely individual international artists share their insights on this theme.

Luis Valle, “My paintings are the product of my continuous journey of self discovery. This journey travels through many roads with various experiences influencing me including my culture, nationality, race, spirituality, and psyche. It is a dualistic endeavor searching as much within as well as understanding what is outside of myself. What are my origins, where do I come from, and what is my purpose are a few of the questions I encounter on my path.”

Sri Prabha’s mixed media paintings bringing nature and the cosmos to his viewers. The references to heavenly bodies and the forces that drive the universe are readily apparent in his choice of colors and strokes of spontaneity. Controlled chaos comes to mind and there are places of intense drama and sublime meditation happening all atonce. Intersections of art, nature, and science are revealed through his works. Photographs taken by the Hubble Telescope inspired his cosmos series. Sri was recently selected for inclusion in Tomorrow Stars at Verge Art Fair, NY and is scheduled to show at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

The Art of Wine and Food Series 6/28/12

The Art of Wine and Food Series
June 28, 2012, 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale – NSU
1 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.moafl.org

Join Stephanie Miskew for a Walk on the Wild Side of Alternative Grapes on Thursday, June 28 from 6p.m. to 7:30p.m. Miskew’s perfectly matched wine selections and delicious food pairings have become the talk of the town. Don’t miss this one! Reservations are required for entry and are $35 per person. Seating is limited. To RSVP please contact Gail Vilone at gvilone@moalf.org or (954) 262-0249.

Ringo Starr’s Galleries on the Art Tour on Display at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood 6/30/12

Ringo Starr’s Galleries on the Art Tour on Display at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood
Saturday, June 30, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. VIP Cocktail Reception with art purchasers and Ringo Starr
Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood
One Seminole Way (inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino)
Hollywood, FL
954-315-9112

Free
All ages welcome

Ticket Info: Tickets for Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band at Hard Rock Live are available at Hard Rock Live box office or Ticketmaster.com
For more information, visit www.hardrock.com/hollywoodfl

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band are hitting the road this summer with some unique traveling companions: the iconic drummer’s own original artwork collection. On Saturday, June 30, 2012, the Galleries on the Art Tour – a collection of art composed by Starr – will be on display in the Rock Shop at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood. Later that evening, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather (Toto), Gregg Rolie (Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Mark Rivera, Todd Rundgren and Gregg Bissonette will take the stage at Hard Rock Live Hollywood.

The Galleries on the Art Tour features a new series of Starr’s “Peace Signs,” a significant selection for the music legend who celebrates his birthday each year with a traditional moment of “Peace & Love.”

Proceeds from artwork sales will benefit Starr’s charity The Lotus Foundation, an organization that offers financial aid and assistance to facilitate family and child welfare, women’s issues, animal protection, addiction recovery and education.

LBG Indi Art Fest 6/28/12

LBG Indi Art Fest
Thursday June 28th 2012, 7pm-Midnight
Lou’s Beer Garden
7337 Harding Ave
Miami Beach, Florida
33141
305-704-7879
lousbeergarden.com

Lou’s Beer Garden, Photography Extravaganza, Featuring the stupendous examples of time frozen in time by: Presscott, John Miller, Sara Sheffman & Amy Robayo, with the musical melodies by Vincent Raffard, Accompanied by the typical assortment of fantastical bites and beverages that only the maniacal, malfunctioned master of ceremonies could serve!
Bottoms Up!

Special Free Family Event with child artist Hannah Yoldine Lowenstein 6/29/12

Special Free Family Event with child artist Hannah Yoldine Lowenstein
Friday, June 29, 7pm
MOCA North Miami
770 NE 125 Street
North Miami Florida 33161

On June 29th Jazz at MOCA will open with a reading by Hannah Yoldine Lowenstein 10 year-old author and illustrator of Hannah Tells A Story about her new life in South Florida after her adoption from an orphanage in Haiti. Since coming to the U.S., Hannah discovered her innate artistic talent, and the book includes reproductions of 25 of Hannah’s paintings.

Afterward, Hannah will lead a painting workshop for children and their families, incorporating the vibrant palette and style common to artwork from Haiti.
Alexandra Barbot will read from her children’s book Mommy, Tell me about Haiti.

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of the 2nd Annual Overtown Rhythm & Art Festival on 6/23/12

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon from the 2nd Annual Overtown Rhythm & Art Festival on Saturday, June 23, 2012.  The Overtown Rhythm & Arts Festival is organized and produced by volunteers from the Overtown Rhythm & Arts Festival Inc.  They had a amazing line up of music all day long:  Larry Dog, BTW Marching Band, Earnest Walker & Company, Dei 7 Free Range Music, Nicole Henry, Jonathan Butler, Freddie Jackson and DJ Buddha and DJ Mekka Don. Plenty of wonderful local food and amazing artist.

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page or his facebook page.

Small Works Group Exhibition 7/7/12

Small Works” Group Exhibition
Saturday, July 7th, 2012, 7-10 PM
Cristina Chacon Gallery
3162 Commodore Plaza. Ste 1F2.
Coconut Grove, Fl. 33133
305 442 2884 / 305 7257492

Cristina Chacon Gallery invites you to the Group Exhibition “Small Works”
Pipe Yanguas
Jano
Diana Benedetti
Liana Garcia
MDuffo
Rafael Espitia
Julio Alan Lepez
Milena Arango
Hernando Alzate
Alberto Carbi
Cristina Chacon

Independence Day Family Celebration 7/1/12

Independence Day Family Celebration
July 1, 1pm-4pm
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Non-members: $5.00 || Members: $3.00

Join us for a day of music, arts & crafts and more at the Museum! The Greater Miami Youth Symphony performs American classics, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

The day will start at 1pm with Independence Day-themed arts and crafts activities for the kids, sing-a-longs, cake and more leading up to the 3:00pm concert. 1:00pm-4:00pm. Call 305-603-8067 to pay by phone and reserve your seat.

The D’larosa~Lurie Gallery Closing Reception 6/28/12

The D’larosa~Lurie Gallery Closing Reception
Thursday June 28th, 7 To 10 Pm.
The D’larosa~Lurie Gallery
302 South Federal Highway (Royal Palm Place)
Boca Raton, Fl 33432

Your esteemed presence is requested by the D’Larosa-Lurie Gallery on Thursday, June 28th from 7-10pm for Closing Reception of “Back to the Future” featuring Artists: Diane Slobotkin, Weston Rayfield, Horst Kohlem, Marjour Jorgensen, Jacqueline Benyes, Ari Hirshman, Harriet Fuld, Peggy Greenfied, Allen Benowitz, Adela Holmes and Sergio D’Larosa and “Mini-Preview of Purvis Young”.

Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art Present: The 2012 Summer Show and Celebration Wynwood Art Walk 7/14/12

Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art Present: The 2012 Summer Show and Celebration Wynwood Art Walk
July 14, 2012
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd St.
Miami, FL 33127
No Cover

A very special show featuring South Florida Artists Rising Stars and New Masters
A Significant Portion of Art Sales Support the South Florida Art Community

On View July 11 – 24, Including Wynwood Art Walk on July 14.

This is a show for real art collectors and lovers; those interested in learning more and purchasing work from artists based in south Florida. While there are many amazing fine contemporary artists practicing in south Florida, many collectors do not realize it. Not because of any lack on their part, but because of a lack of opportunities. The Life Is Art Summer Show and Celebration connects south Florida art lovers with south Florida artists.

For inquiries, please contact Reed Horth at info@robinrile.com or 813-340-9629.

Artists represented:
Anthony Burks Sr.
Antonio Gonzalez-Nunez
Daniela Viotti
David Gary
David Siqueiros
Emilio Hector Rodriguez
Jeff ‘Dekal’ Becker
Julie Orsini Shakher
ricolopez
Robin Faraday
Simona Petrauskaite
Tracey Hagen

Reception Party on July 21
More Info

Brought to you by:
Robin Rile Fine Art
Life Is Art
Reception Party on July 21
More Info: http://bit.ly/miamishow2012

Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art Present: The 2012 Summer Show and Celebration Reception Party 7/21/12

Life Is Art and Robin Rile Fine Art Present: The 2012 Summer Show and Celebration

A very special show featuring South Florida Artists Rising Stars and New Masters

Reception Party:
July 21, 2012, 9:00pm – 1:00am
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd St.
Miami, FL 33127
No Cover
RSVP Requested: miamishow.eventbrite.com

A Significant Portion of Art Sales Supports the South Florida Art Community

On View July 11 – 24
Wynwood Art Walk on July 14.

This is a show for real art collectors and lovers; those interested in learning more and purchasing work from artists based in south Florida. While there are many amazing fine contemporary artists practicing in south Florida, many collectors do not realize it. Not because of any lack on their part, but because of a lack of opportunities. The Life Is Art Summer Show and Celebration connects south Florida art lovers with south Florida artists.

For inquiries, please contact Reed Horth at info@robinrile.com or 813-340-9629.

Artists represented:
Anthony Burks Sr.
Antonio Gonzalez-Nunez
Daniela Viotti
David Gary
David Siqueiros
Emilio Hector Rodriguez
Jeff ‘Dekal’ Becker
Julie Orsini Shakher
ricolopez
Robin Faraday
Simona Petrauskaite
Tracey Hagen

Sponsored by:
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Societe Perrier
Buffettes Show Shine
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge

Brought to you by:
Robin Rile Fine Art
Life Is Art

Art on the Boulevard 6/28/12

Art on the Boulevard
Thursday, June 28th, 2012, 7pm to 10pm
Cityloftart
2200 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami FL 33137

A fundraiser event benefitting the Youth Power Movement (“Pull Your Pants Up Campaign”)

Please RSVP here Or call Henry Petithomme 305-469-8092

You are invited to share an agreable moment in my new Art Space right on blooming Biscayne Boulevard, just one block north of the Bacardi Building Landmark.
Security, generous private parking space available, to access from 22nd and 23rd street.

Cityloftart has been nominated recently 1st Gallery in Florida by the ( American Art Award )

You will attend an evening with Art, Jazz & Blues, Entertainment, Luxury Cars, Food and Wine, Raffle, all to the benefit of the Youth Power Movement Miami. ( What is this??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDdxZbQa8Nc&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Invitation+Mail+M1&utm_campaign=1ea11f6c88-InviteYPM_M1_June28th%252C+2012&utm_medium=email)

“Less Talk – More Action” on our covered terrace, stage for this night.

Discover the monumental painting “DAWN in MIAMI” by Divna Pesic, Surrealist Artist and Olympic Games Competitor in Sydney and Athens. This exceptional artwork is the artist’s statement to the new orientation of the city with regard to Art, Gambling and Entertainment…

Photographs of The Seductive Urban Nightlife at Conrad Miami on 6/21/12

“The Seductive Urban Nightlife” an art exhibition by Alexandra Pacula at the Conrad Miami  on Thursday, June 21, 2012. This event was co-sponsored by Zadok Gallery and Roar Media.  We had complimentary bites provided by Level 25 and the food was delicious and a very refreshing welcome cocktail.  To see more of Alexandra Pacula work go by Zadok Gallery in Wynwood Art District and they some other really amazing artist too.

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downtown FULL MOON party at Villa 221 7/3/12

downtown FULL MOON party @ VILLA 221 – Tuesday, July 3rd
Tuesday July 3, 2012
From 9p – 3a
Villa 221
221 NE 17th Street
Miami, FL 33132
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(Free Admission before 10pm – $10 after)
(Come out y’all… July 4th is a holiday)

Please Note: Temporary Venue Change
The next “downtown FULL MOON party on Tuesday, July 3 will be at VILLA 221… We will be back at MOKSHA for the August 3rd (Friday) Event… Although this next party for July is on a Tuesday, we are expecting a great turnout because the next day is a Holiday… Mark your calendar because we’ve got some great surprises in our bag of tricks So, don’t miss it!!!

Gary James Fitzsimmons & Fritz “E” Romeus present the “downtown FULL MOON party”

“IN_DEEP n DANCE” Event
(A Euphoric Metaphysical Experience… Celebrating Freedom and Unity)

“We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137)”
― Swami Satchidananda, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

You must be 21++ to attend this event

Featuring:
Live Band: Johnny Dread And The Axumites
Live Band: Cleaveland Jones
Special Live Performance: Tba
Resident Deejay: Umber Bandi-Ville
Guest Deejay: Maestro
Live Art: The Art Army Miami
Introductions: Sophie Moon
Drum Leader: Bli Bi Gore Eric
Dynamic Lightshow: Artist Perego
Fire Performances: (under The Supervision Of Jason Parente – All Professional Talents Are Welcomed!
Hula Hoopers: Bring your own or buy one at the event…

Free Admission (Until Midnight Only)
To All Musicians And Drummers With Real Instruments And Performers In Attire And Props
(Free Admission is at the discretion of the Door Staff; meaning that you must bring a real instrument to play it, or be a real performer. Please do not try to abuse this courtesy and ruin it for everyone else; There Will Be No More Free Admission For Musicians / Performers After Midnight)

Drum Circle: Bring your drum and let your beats be heard! The Extended Drumming set will start sometime after 10p – until… Come early to enjoy as much of this as possible. It’s a Tuesday night and we don’t know how early or how late we will be allowed to play! The sooner you get there, the more nourishment for the soul…

Dresscode (Suggested):
Dress in Red, White, and Blue
Be Artistic, Outrageous, And Creative… Dare To BE The “you Inside”!

Hosted By: Fritz “e” Romeus, Gary James Fitzsimmons; Tracie Samara; Sol Amor, and Sophie Moon

Words and Wine 6/27/12

Words & Wine
6/27/2012, 8pm-2am
The Jam House
315 NE 27TH ST
MIAMI 33137
www.wordsandwine.org

Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
For those of you that didn’t know Words & Wine is back Home, the JAM HOUSE

Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.

It will be 5 Dollars at the door to cover any supplies we may need to get such as paper towels, cups, etc etc

IT IS BYOB Policy
We got plenty of space for Musicians, Poets, and yes DRUMMERS!
All we ask is that you respect our home

All ages Welcome.
It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.

Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.

Any questions please call Nikki 786 529 5218 or 786 728 4748

Opening Reception for The Afterlife 6/23/12

Opening Reception for The Afterlife
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 7-10 pm
ArtCenter/South Florida’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

ArtCenter/South Florida presents The Afterlife with works by Byron Keith Byrd, Alex Heria, and Franklin Sinanan, an exhibition that explores the concept of the afterlife in fanciful, thoughtful, and probing ways.Whether an individual believes in God, Allah, Buddha, Jesus, Zeus or a Higher Power, the afterlife is a core concept for most religions. Using different iconic religious symbols in their work, Byrd, Heria and Sinanan create a cultural mash-up that may evoke reaction from avid practitioners.

On view through August 5, 2012

International Biennale Artists Auction 6/23/12

International Biennale Artists Auction
Saturday June 23rd at 7:00p.m.
LMNT
55 NW 36 Street
Miami, FL 33127

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The International Biennale Artist Exhibition will hold an Artist Auction on June 23rd, 2012 at 7pm to benefit the Biscayne Blues Project. Then join us for the after party with live music from The Oscar Fuentes Combo.

When the city of Miami languishes in the heat of combustion of the beginning of summer and we all try to create and produce if not the more intellectual event but at least the most interesting and with great exposure for artists. EVERYTHING EVERYTHING is happening at LMNT (55 NW 36 St) on the BORDER ….. (WHERE??) ON THE BORDER:::: between the Avant Garde art, masters of graffiti and Venezuelan MAESTROS) . The International Biennale Artists Exhibition MIAMI is presenting in this exhibition some of the most contemporary, conceptual and hyperrealist artists of the best schools of Cuba, to photographers (mostly female) with new printmaking techniques, from Spain, Peru and Colombia) with nothing to envy the most renewed in Europe. Go and see the greatness of LMNT as a Visual Arts Centre (no equal in South Florida).

Do Not Miss The Second And Last Auction Of Art Donate By The Participants Artists On The Benefit Of Art Studio Miami

Brickell Art Walk 6/26/12

Brickell Art Walk
June 26 2012, 5 to 11pm
Mary Brickell Village & Venues like Perricone, Balans, lolitas, Baru & Red Bar Gallery among others.
between SE 9th and 10th Street, Miami, FL 33130
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The goal of this monthly event is to bring the work of well established and recognized artists to the Miami / Brickell community.

The Brickell Art Walk (BAW) will serve as a vehicle to inject culture and give the opportunity for Brickellians to meet some of the greatest artists/collectors in the world, up-close and personal. Every venue will feature a new artist therefore taking Brickellians on a journey.

With a great variety of art styles and prices we want to eradicate furniture store “art” from the walls of Brickellians. Sparking a great generation of art enthusiasts and collectors among the exclusive Brickell crowd.

Venues will not only offer exceptional and iconic contemporary artists, but also some of the most avant garde curators.

Please join us the last Tuesday of every month to fill the streets of Brickell and meet the artists that are changing South Florida to be one of the top premier art hubs around the world.

Visit www.brickellartwalk.com for any additional info.

Crossing the Lines Art Exhibition 6/23/12

Crossing the Lines Art Exhibition
June 23, 2012, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
1310 Gallery at the Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts
1310 SW 2nd Court
Fort Lauderdale 33312

Press Viewing: Friday June 22nd, 6-8 PM
Opening Event: Saturday, June 23rd, 2012, 7:00 pm- 11pm
COST: EVENT FREE
1310 Gallery at the Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts
1310 SW 2nd Court, Fort Lauderdale 33312

June 23, 2012 Discussion Panel: Art & Activism 7-8 pm
Guest Speakers: John De León (President of the Greater Miami ACLU
and managing shareholder of the law firm Chávez & De León, P.A.),
Jacqueline Kulaga (Volunteers and Fundraising Coordinator of the
Florida Coalition against Human Trafficking)
and curators Sonia Baez-Hernandez and Diego Romero.
Closing Event: July 14 with Spoken word artists: Andrea Assaf & Elisa Elbo 8:30 pm

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Milagros Project featuring Felici Asteinza 6/28-29/12

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Milagros Project featuring Felici Asteinza
Thurs. 6.28.12, 6 – 9 pm
Fri. 6.29.12, 1:00 pm
Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
600 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
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On-site exhibition and live performance date
Thurs. 6.28.12, 6 – 9 pm

Artist Talk
Fri. 6.29.12, 1:00 pm

Diaspora Vibe | VAN Residency Dates
6.24.12 – 6.30.12

Parking is available at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus Bldg 7, 500 NE 2nd Ave.
Entrances to the parking garage are on NE 6th St and NE 5th St.

Milagros: Portal Culture is part of an artist residency at Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc, in partnership with Miami-Dade College Art Gallery Systems, sponsored by the National Performance Network (NPN) | Visual Artists Network (VAN) funded in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts

This exhibit continues through July 27, 2012 as a DVCAI Caribbean Crossroads exhibition series.
All programs are free and open to the public

786.536.7801
www.diasporavibevirtualgallery.com
diasporavibe@yahoo.com

MDC Art Gallery System
305.237.7700
www.mdc.edu/ags
galleries@mdc.edu

Hollywood Gazette’s Party with a Purpose 6/21/12

Hollywood Gazette’s Party with a Purpose
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Sky Lounge at Bongos, at Seminole Paradise
5733 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL
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Support the Center… and Party!

Come party with us at the Sky Lounge at Bongos Cuban Cafe! Have a great time and support the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood by attending Hollywood Gazette’s Party with a Purpose. Community leaders networking for charity and fun!
Enjoy¦
Complimentary hors d’oeurves
Cocktail Specials
Networking

$10 per person, all proceeds benefit the Center.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
RSVP to 954. 921. 3274 or rsvp@ArtAndCultureCenter.org.

Each month, the Hollywood Gazette sponsors Party with a Purpose, a networking and fund-raising event for a different charity in the community. Best of all, 100% of the proceeds from the June event will benefit the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood.

Locust Projects presents One Night Stands Corzo Social and Southernmost Situations 6/21/12

Locust Projects presents One Night Stands Corzo Social & Southernmost Situations
Thursday, June 21 from 7-9pm
Ricochet Bar & Lounge
3250 Buena Vista Blvd #122B
Miami, FL 33127
RSVP Required: info@locustprojects.org

Suggested Donation is $10 Locust Projects Members, $20 non-members. All proceeds will support future programming at Locust Projects.

Locust Projects presents ONE NIGHT STANDS, a series of imaginative social events.

For one night only at venues across the city, each event will feature a collaboration with creative producers and emerging entrepreneurs approximately every two months.

We are pleased to announce the inaugural ONE NIGHT STAND, “Corzo Social & Southernmost Situations” which will take place Thursday, June 21 at Ricochet Bar and Lounge.

Join us for complementary Corzo tequila cocktails and Grolsch beer from 7-9pm as Miami-based creative collective, Southernmost Situations animates the event.

**For all you Miami Heat fans: the game will be promptly broadcasted on Ricochet’s gorgeous televisions at its scheduled start time at 9pm.**

Locust Projects is a not-for-profit exhibition space founded by three Miami artists in 1998 in order to provide contemporary visual artists the freedom to experiment with new ideas and methods without the limitations of conventional exhibition spaces. Artists are encouraged to create site-specific installations as an extension of their representative work, and Locust Projects offers them a vibrant Miami experience to develop their ideas. Locust Projects is committed to offering an approachable and inviting venue for the Miami and international art community to experience the work and meet the artists. http://www.locustprojects.org/

American Society of Media Photographers opens The Light of Florida Exhibit at Ave 74- A Miami Art Gallery 6/16/12

American Society of Media Photographers opens The Light of Florida Exhibit at Ave 74- A Miami Art Gallery
June 16, 2012, 6:00pm-10:00pm
Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery
4432 SW 74 Avenue
Miami,FL 33155
www.ave74artgallery.com

65 of the world’s top professional photographers showcase their work featuring unique Florida lighting and outdoor locations. This highly acclaimed exhibit which was four years in production makes it’s Miami debut at the area’s newest art gallery: “Ave 74 – A Miami Art Gallery”. Ave 74 is area’s newest art gallery located in Miami’s Bird Road Art District at: 4432 SW 74 Avenue, Miami, FL 33155

The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) is the most prestigious organization of photographers worldwide who produce images for publication. This exhibit comes off a highly acclaimed showing at The Studio at Key West this past February, and opens in conjunction with the Bird Road Art walk 7:00-10:00 PM on Saturday June 16. For more information contact the gallery at: (305) 666-3355 or Matthew Pace (ASMP Fine Arts Committee) at: matthew@matthewpace.com.

Light of Florida is a collaborative project created by the South Florida Chapter of American Society of Media Photographers with the support from the Central Chapter to produce a premium coffee table book, Internet portfolio and a traveling exhibit. The images feature people and places captured in the unique and varied natural light that makes Florida a great place to photograph and produce imagery of all kinds. All submissions were made by members of ASMP in Florida and judged by an impartial panel of media professionals.

Bird Road Art Walk Contact is Miami-Based advertising photographer Sandy Levy, member of the Bird Road Art Walk Steering Committee and Membership Chairman of ASMP South Florida, and member of the Board of Directors ASMP South Florida Chapter.
Contact Sandy Levy at 305-262-9229 or at sandy@levyphoto.com

Summer 2012 Exhibition Reflections and Passions Opening Reception 7/14/12

Summer 2012 Exhibition “Reflections and Passions” Opening Reception
Saturday, July 14th 2012, 7-11 pm
Art Fusion Galleries
1 N.E. 40th Street
Suites 3, 6 & 7
artfusiongalleries.com

Art Fusion Galleries is proud to present our Summer exhibition of 2012 “Reflections and Passions”
Live music, hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Exhibiting from Monday, July 2nd, 2012 through Monday, September 17th, 2012
Live Music by “Amereida”

Hors d’oeuvres by Ramelles Catering Services
Complimentary Wine & Refreshments
Valet Parking Available by South Florida Parking

“Reflections and Passions” exhibition features over 38 emerging to mid-career contemporary international artists – be sure to highlight the evening of July 14th 2012 on your calendar for our Opening Reception. Our summer exhibition of 2012 features an eclectic collection of contemporary artisans, spanning nineteen countries from across the globe. This exhibition is truly a reflection of diverse, distinctive artistic expressions, whose passion for creativity will shape tomorrow’s definition of style.

2012 GroveHouse Artists Exhibit Opening 6/20/12

2012 GroveHouse Artists Exhibit opening
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 Avenue
Miami, FL 33157

Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

The exhibit will be on display daily through August 31st and is free with Estate admission.

Each year GroveHouse Artists partners with the Deering Estate at Cutler for their annual General Membership and Plein Air Exhibit displayed throughout the historic homes of the Deering Estate. Curated by GroveHouse Artists Director, Barbara Tejeda, the exhibit will feature award winning works from the Affair En Plein Air Event, a two-day juried outdoor painting competition, and diverse works that include ceramics, wood sculpture, watercolor, oil painting and craft. For more information please visit www.deeringestate.org.

GroveHouse Artists is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit, cooperative art gallery whose purpose is to provide a venue for local artists to exhibit their original art work. GroveHouse Artists also strives to establish a community forum for awareness and participation in the arts and the art experience by presenting cultural programs, presentations, and exhibits that are open and free to the public.

Alex Yanes Places of Origin Summer Block Party at Warehouse Alternative Space 6/16/12

Alex Yanes “Places of Origin” Summer Block Party at Warehouse Alternative Space
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 7-11pm
Warehouse Alternative Space
4396 SW 74th Ave.
Miami, FL 33155.
www.mixedmediacollective.com

Alex Yanes of the Surface Merchants kicks off the summer with his newest exhibition; “Places of Origin.”
Saturday, June 16th, 2012

Acclaimed postgraffism artist, Alex Yanes of the Surface Merchants, will present a solo exhibition, “Places of Origin“ during this Saturday’s Art Walk in the Bird Road Art District. Warehouse Alternative Space will be kicking off the summer, block party style, with an all new exhibition featuring Yanes’ strikingly colorful 2 and 3D pieces on wood. The indoor/outdoor warehouse style gallery will house over 20 of Alex’s signature, works, including his custom, wall-mounted iPod docking stations, complete with built-in speaker systems. Beat the summer heat with complimentary Mike’s Hard Lemonade and tunes by the always-alluring DJ YSL.

Warehouse Alternative Space is located at 4396 SW 74th Ave. Miami, FL 33155. Doors open at 7pm.

As thank you for supporting Alex Yanes and the Warehouse, Chalk Ping Pong and Billiards Lounge invites art enthusiasts to the after party for an open bar from 11pm to 12am.

Sauma the Artist Invites You to Gallery Nights 6/16/12

Sauma the Artist Invites You to Gallery Nights
Saturday, June 16th, 2012, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Sauma the Artist Gallery
4680 SW, 72 Ave.
Bird Road Art District
Miami, Miami Florida 33155
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Sauma The Artist, Invites You to Gallery Night at the Bird Road Art District at the Shops Lakeshore Park Plaza

Special Guest Artist: fine Colombian Artist Oscar Reyes

Curator’s Voice Art Projects VIP Cocktail Party In Celebration Of The Show Open Gallery Editions Two 6/16/12

Curator’s Voice Art Projects VIP Cocktail Party In Celebration Of The Show Open Gallery Editions Two
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 7-10 pm
Curator’s Voice Art Projects
2509 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL. 33127

RSVP at 786-357-0568 or milabello@aol.com

Participant Artists:
Nadia Benatar
Elizabeth Cemborain
Alfredo Esposito
Mercedes Elena Gonzalez
Maria Fernanda Lairet
Javier Leon
Rafael Muci
Ana Maria Olalde
Nelson Preschel
Paula Rivero
Carolina Rojas
Carlos Sanchez Vega
Paula Sarmiento

Calendar Of Events:
–VIP Cocktail: Saturday June 16, 2012/ 7-10pm
–Guided Tour: Saturday July 7, 2012 / 7-9pm
–Closing Reception: Saturday July 14, 2012 / 7- 10pm

Conrad Miami, Zadok Gallery and Roar Media invite you to celebrate The Seductive Urban Nightlife 6/21/12

Conrad Miami, Zadok Gallery and Roar Media invite you to celebrate “The Seductive Urban Nightlife”
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Conrad Miami
LvL 25 Ι Conrad Miami
1395 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
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Join us for a private evening of elegance and expression at Conrad Miami with signature cocktails, ambrosial hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, and celebrated artwork of New York-based exhibitor, Alexandra Pacula, provided courtesy of Zadok Gallery .

Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 19.

Pacula will be on-site to unveil unique painted works from her acclaimed portfolio, which vividly explores and captures the “dynamic energy” of the city at night.

The event is co-sponsored by Zadok Gallery, an elite, ful-service international art gallery known for acclained contemporary and modern art.

For more information, contact Natalia Cotarelo at Conrad Miami, at 305-503-6550 or natalia.cotarelo@conradhotels.com.

Photographs of Societe de Nos Artistes at Soho Beach House on 6/11/12

Société de Nos Artistes, artist chat and cocktails SoHo Beach House on Monday, June 11, 2012.  This party was to celebrate the opening of Primary Projects presents Salon de Notre Société, which is a group exhibition featuring 400+ affordable works by 46+ artists.

Primary Projects
4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 104
Miami Design District

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RAW MIA Presents Solstice 6/13/12

RAW MIA Presents Solstice
June 13, 2012, 8:00pm
The Stage
170 NE 38th St
Miami Fl 33137
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Tickets are $10 via presale. $15 at the door.
21+. Dress code is cocktail attire, so dress for the occasion and get ready for an artistic circus of creativity!

RAW MIA Artists host their second edition of their season full of events, SOLSTICE! A circus of creativity at The Stage from 8pm-12am! RAW Artists is a national organization in 50+ cities that creates a platform for hand-selected talent from all genres of art to showcase their work. Come out and support the underground trendsetters in areas such as fashion, music, performance, visual, film, hair, makeup and more!

RAW:natural born artists is an independent arts organization that hand-selects and spotlights independent creatives. RAW events are multi-faceted artistic showcases. Each event features film screenings, musdical performances, fashion shows, art gallery, accessories, photography, performance art, DJ, hair and makeup artistry, etc.

Please visit the following links for more information:
RAW website: www.RAWartists.org

The TRIAD Exhibitions June Opening Bird Road Art Walk 6/16/12

The TRIAD Exhibitions June Opening Bird Road Art Walk.
Saturday, June 16th, 7 to 10 pm
Valmar Art
4150 SW 74th Court
Bird Road Art District
Miami, FL 33155.

The TRIAD exhibitions (May, June and July 2012) present the work of 3 women artists from the Miami area.
“HOT TROPICS”, Mythology, and Nature’s Energy art open the 2nd month of the TRIAD Exhibition at VALMAR ART

TRIAD’s June exhibit features “Hot Tropics” paintings by artist, Karen Deilke.

The very breath of the tropics is sensuous: hot, deep, slow, filled with fragrance, bursting with color; filled with thorns which wound but are followed by healing, by Light, by sanctuary. Driven by the pulse of drums beating a throbbing rhythm that stirs the soul and fires the senses. It is the June of the Venus Transit, when the Rose Moon dances with the earth, inviting us to drink of her medicine and become powerful and vulnerable at the same time. As the poet Rumi said, ‘Run from what is comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live…unfold your own myth.’ Fall into the depth and color of this work and be drawn into the fantasy and delight that is the gift of the tropics.”

The paintings in Hot Tropics are executed in brilliant color using acrylic on canvas. Karen lives and paints in Coconut Grove and draws from the beauty of her surroundings for her inspiration. She also runs the Coconut Grove Drum Circle, which will perform at the Hot Tropics opening at Valmar.
www.karendeilke.com

Pamela Palma
Fiber is the ultimate shape shifter. We wear it, sleep in it, eat it, spend it, decorate with it. Master weaver Pamela Palma manipulates it as impulsed by her muses into compelling works of art. Her current series is inspired by the recent Venus Transit.

Palma’s four large tapestries deliver the realms of mythology and mysticism into the sacred year 2012. Composed of her signature hand dyed yarns, she has created four extraordinary works of woven art in which traditional pattern weaving is elevated into thought provoking, esoteric masterpieces.
www.pamelapalmadesigns.com

“Sharing the Magic of Nature” paintings and mixed media by Debra Cortese
Debra’s work is “…intended to share joyful, magical moments in nature and to gently expand the awareness of our incredibly awesome and nurturing planet… our Mother Earth”.

She creates her art using photography, traditional and digital painting, individually, and in combinations. Cortese enhances and subdues the balance of light, contrast and colors on her subjects until she feels that the art is authentically conveying the joyful vibrations that sang to her during each encounter in nature.
www.debracortese.com

and The Coconut Grove Drum Circle
For more information, contact VALMAR ART by phone: 305-467-6819 or email: debra@debracortese.com

Photographs of the 2012 Artist Series June at Intercontinental Hotel at Doral on 6/8/12

2012 Artist Series June at Intercontinental Hotel at Doral on Friday, June 8, 2012.  This month they featured  world renowned artist Arturo Montoya.  His work is truly amazing, the longer you look at it the more you see, just love it.  They also had a special guest performance from Ruben Campbell sharing a few boleros and jazz songs.  Ruben Campbell is also the founder of Music for you Heart Foundation.

Music for your Heart Foundation mission:  “ Is to provide funding for music education reaching children with the greatest need and fewest resources of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and diversities, to develop their passion …and help them to achieve their dreams.”

Arturo’s work will be up at the Intercontinental Hotel at Doral for a month.

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Fictional Eyes The Dreams of Reason photography show at The Lunch Box Gallery 6/9/12

Fictional Eyes: The Dreams of Reason” photography show
June 9th, 2012 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
The Lunch Box Gallery
310 NW. 24th St.
Miami, FL 33127.

The Lunch Box Gallery, in conjunction with contemporary art webzine from Spain, Area Zinc, are pleased to announce the second opening of the exhibition Fictional Eyes: The Dreams of Reason, showcasing the photographs of 8 artists who have been previously published in Area Zinc.

After a rigorous selection process, a body of works have been chosen that convey the idea of photography as an exercise for the imagination. All the pieces in this show reveal fictional situations, scenarios, objects and even narratives that defy not only the way we see and associate the elements that surround us, but as well challenge the limits of photography as an art form. The artworks confront the traditional idea that a photograph reflects reality, and they also deal with the diversity of outside influences that photographers have incorporated into their images when utilizing other methods of creation and techniques that weren’t necessarily there in the original take.

The use of technology, digital manipulation, 3D design, illustration, collage, graphics tablet, among many others, indeed transform the image to become “something else”, taking the shape of oneiric expressions and illusions that unleash conceptual and personal imaginations. Nevertheless, even though many of the images reveal nonexistent places, forms and circumstances, they all depart from elements of real life taken with a camera, and at the end, they may become verisimilar to the eye of the beholder thanks to the mastery in merging all the elements together; just like a dream that feels real when dreaming it. Pre-conceived techniques during the taking of the photograph as well as in post-production, become the set for the visual trap, making the impossible, possible.

Awe, curiosity, open conclusions and unlimited meanings arise from the sometimes unconnected imagery that we observe, stimulating the individual appropriation of the photograph by giving the connotation each viewer wants to assign. Here, concept and technique together omit the laws of reason, entering into the dreams of those who create with fictional eyes.

The current exhibition is a mutual celebration between renowned online art magazine Area Zinc, and our photography space. We’ve joined efforts to build together creative bridges between societies and photography artists, each one branching out from its own platform: The Lunch Box Gallery through this show, and Area Zinc with their new issue dedicated to a selection of documentary/conceptual photographers showcased in the gallery through a variety of thematic shows. Here’s the link to see the special number www.area-zinc.com.

Photographers participating in the show include Sandra Torralba (Spain), Stefano Bonazzi (Italy), Christopher Lee Donovan (USA), Michel Rajkovic (France), Serrah Russell (USA), Kaveh Hosseini (Germany), Polly Chandler (USA), Alba Tenas (Spain).

Echo’s Breath VIP Reception 6/9/12

Echo’s Breath VIP Reception
Saturday, June 9, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Zadok Gallery
2534 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
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Zadok Gallery, The Everglades Foundation and WLRN are pleased to present Echo’s Breath, Alain Lefort’s photographic journey through the Florida Everglades.

Alain Lefort bends the formal and conceptual delineations of traditional photography by creating disquieting and engrossing landscapes from images captured in nature. Often selecting vignettes or fragments from a multitude of images, Lefort digitally sews them together to create a single, synthesized composition. Lefort’s pictures incite viewers to escape their urban confines in favor of primitive unconscious fantasies.

Having obtained a degree in photography at Concordia University, Lefort has successfully integrated his talents into the international art scene creating a niche of his own in the art world. He has exhibited his works in numerous galleries across Canada and the United States. His work can be found in several important collections including the Musée du Québec, the Cirque du Soleil, the Loto-Quebec and several private collections. He currently lives and works in Montreal.

Echo’s Breath will be on exhibition from June 9th through July 31st, 2012
For further information, please contact the gallery at 305.438.3737 or info@zadokgallery.com

Community Building / Education Series Variety Event 6/30/12

Community Building / Education Series Variety Event
06/30/12, 12:00p – 11:00p
Miami Tower
100 SE 2nd St
Miami FL 33131
www.miamijazzsociety.com

Empowered Youth Neighborhood Graduation
Family day
Talent Showcase
International Dance Party
Cultural Exchange / Appreciation Day
Music Shopping Spree / Music Exchange Listening Party
Enlightening Films / Discussion
Women in Jazz Exhibit, Performace/Films

FREE Admission, Open to the Public. Also visit www.empoweredyouthusa.org for more information on this event.

Gallery Walk on the River 6/9/12

Gallery Walk on the River
Guided Tours: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 6 – 8 pm
Meet @ James L. Knight International Center (on the Riverwalk)
400 SE 2nd Ave,
Miami, FL 33131
RSVP to the Gallery Walk on the River: info@ninatorresfineart.com

Permanent exhibition program featuring international artists from the Nina Torres Fine Art roster.

Nina Torres Fine Art VIP Opening Preview 6/8/12

VIP Opening Preview and Gallery Walk on the River
Friday, June 8, 2012, 7 – 10 pm
Nina Torres Fine Art
1800 N Bayshore Dr.
Miami, FL 33132
RSVP to the VIP Opening Preview: info@ninatorresfineart.com

This exhibition will feature new works from artists working in the United States, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Austria, Venezuela, Israel, UK, France, Argentina, Mexico, and Belgium.

In Silence, By Memory By Rafale Valdez Cocktail Reception 6/9/12

In Silence, By Memory By Rafale Valdez Cocktail Reception
Saturday June 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Borinquen
100 NE 38th Street, Suite # 3
Miami, FL 33137

In Silence, by Memory
A Solo Exhibit Featuring the Work of Award Winning Artist :

RAFAEL VALDEZ
(between 2003 and 2012)
Native of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Rafael Valdez presently lives in Miami. His presence transpires authenticity as well as great depth and easiness, all in a rhythmic flow, as being very rooted in the presence, so does his work, colors, tones, and brush stokes…A statement of pain, hope and beauty all manifesting at the same time.

The art of Rafael Valdez is brief. His forms are imagined and the canvas sober, with a selection of colors that empowers his work and impacts the viewer. Not in vain has he morosely weighed each detail of his paintings; introducing himself into the skin and the eyes of the spectator, unfolding himself, and thus able to unlock the keys of his art and their psychologically subterranean bottoms, which capture instantaneous and illuminated visions of a world in which desires and demons still unformed float and seek to be expressed in the only coherent way possible: ART!

David Castillo Gallery presents DCG Open 2012 Reception 6/9/12

David Castillo Gallery presents DCG Open 2012, Reception
Reception Saturday, June 9, 6-10 pm
David Castillo Gallery
2234 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
www.davidcastillogallery.com

June 9- July 24, 2012

David Castillo Gallery is pleased to present DCG Open, a yearly survey of artists from South Florida. This year’s curator Brandi Reddick, Artists and Communications Manager for the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Program & Curator of the Miami-Dade Public Art Collection, has chosen nineteen artists from the region. Reddick has worked with various concepts of sculpture for this year’s edition of DCG Open. As in years past, there is a wide range of media in the exhibition- from assemblage, ephemera, video, and paintings to more universally understood sculpture.

Exhibited Artists:
Nellie Appleby
Jessica Arias
Kevin Arrow
David Brieske
Martin Casuso
Matu Croney
Dinorah de Jesus Rodriguez
Karen Starosta-Gilinski
Victoria Gitman
Juan Jose Griego
Moira Holohan
Alma Leiva
Lucinda Linderman
Andrew Nigon
Jonathan Rockford
Carrie Sieh
Sleeper
Valeria Yamamoto
David Zalben

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesday at HistoryMiami on 6/6/12

Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.  I love  HistoryMiami, always has the best exhibits and Wine Down Wednesday is the best time to go and see the museum.  Clos Bistro & Cafe has been catering with some amazing wines, empanadas and desserts. Remember it is the first Wednesday of every month.  See you next month!!

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Words and Wine 2 Year Anniversary Celebration 6/16/12

Words & Wine 2 Year Anniversary Celebration
6/16/2012, 8pm-2am
The Jam House
315 NE 27th st
Miami 33137
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Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:

This Week we are having a special edition Words & Wine back at the homeland, our house! ♥ We are celebrating our 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.

Featuring the very talented Alvaro Ramirez III, you know it’s going down.

It will be 5 Dollars at the door to cover any supplies we may need to get such as paper towels, cups, etc etc

IT IS BYOB Policy

We got plenty of space for Musicians, Poets, and yes DRUMMERS!
All we ask is that you respect our home

All ages Welcome.

It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.

Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.

Any questions please call Nikki 786 529 5218 or 786 728 4748

Women’s Perspectives Opening 6/9/12

Women’s Perspectives Opening
Saturday, June 9th, 7pm
Dina Mitrani Gallery
Wynwood Art District
2620 Nw 2nd Avenue
Miami Florida 33127
www.dinamitranigallery.com

June 9 – August 24, 2012
Amalia Caputo, Vicenta Casañ, Marina Font,
Deborah Goldman, Peggy Levison Nolan,
Patricia Schnall Gutierrez, Viviana Zargon

Dina Mitrani Gallery is pleased to present Women’s Perspectives, opening on Saturday, June 9th at 7pm and on view through August 24th.

This group exhibition of international female artists shows photo-based work, where each piece has been conceived as a series. Consisting of four or more images each, they are examples of how multiple perspectives can better describe a concept, story, or narrative. The artworks in the exhibition are groupings that can work cinematically frame by frame in some cases, and in others, depictions of how fragmentation can complete an idea or visual expression.
Dina Mitrani Gallery opened in November 2008 and specializes in international contemporary photography. The gallery represents emerging and mid-career artists, offers artists talks and lectures on photography as well as photo-based books. The gallery is committed to promoting its artists, as well as working with independent curators to produce unique group exhibitions.

image above: Marina Font, Untitled from the series Domesticated, 2011,
Archival pigment prints, Edition 5.

Sugar Arts and Fashion Show 6/8/12

Sugar Arts & Fashion Show
June 8, 2012 , 8:00- 2:00 p.m.
Fusse Studios
327 NE 59th Terrace
Miami, FL 3313
www.sugarartandfashionshow.com

Cost: Open to public, tix $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $75 VIP

The Los Angeles based Sugar Art and Fashion Show U.S. tour began in January 2012 making stops in Portland, Seattle, Austin, Atlanta and now Miami in an innovative effort to showcase the skills and talents of women artists, designers, photographers, models and musicians.

Friday’s Sugar experience will consist of fashion shows, art exhibits, music performances, pop-up shops, contests, and wild surprises. DJ Frenchkiss will be spinning on the turntables all night. There will also be a live musical performance featuring the dance pop sounds of Miami native, WeHo.

A portion of ticket sales go directly to The Nakate Project, a foundation that seeks to bring attention to women’s cultural and economical issues in Africa by providing a platform for their art in the world’s high fashion and design community.

For more info please visit www.sugarartandfashionshow.com or email perceptionrebels@gmail.com

for artists…..BY ARTISTS presents photographer Lesly Bernal and painter Rick Esposito 6/10/12

for artists…..BY ARTISTS presents photographer Lesly Bernal & painter Rick Esposito
06/10/2012, 7:00pm
Haven Lounge
1237 Lincoln Road (corner of West & Lincoln)
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
www.havenlounge.com

Our 20th installation of ‘for artists….BY ARTISTS’ will pair together photographer Lesly Bernal and painter Rick Esposito.

The objective of ‘for artists……BY ARTISTS’ is to create a social colony for artists from all disciplines of the arts with the focal point being on painters, photographers, and sculptors. Utilization of the technology at Haven and maximizing its potential is what sets this weekly exhibition apart from others.

elit by STOLI is a proud supporter of ‘for artists…..BY ARTISTS’

The Photographer………Lesly Bernal
We have the honor of presenting Lesly Bernals first exhibit. A student at Miami International University of Art & Design, Ms. Bernal presents a varied collection of photos.
The featured series of photos will hail from her Fashion, Conceptual, and Narrative collections.

The Painter…………….Rick Esposito
Rich grew up tinkering with mechanics and playing hard at sports. His real love, early on, and to this day, is art. He attended the University of Kansas with a major in art. He began his career working for some of the nation’s top retailers producing graphics for showrooms, displays and photography styling. His innovative talent led to several private commissions, then the formation of his own design firm. Rick’s work in both the cosmetic and textile industries has produced many awards, including acclaim from Revlon, Givenchy, and YSL.

He has traveled extensively and been influenced by the primitive and abstract. Rick choreographs his art like a ballet master. He uses color that dances freely, sometimes playful, sometimes precise. Then the images take shape and formation. His format requires patience, precision and imagination.

Rick is an avid reader of mysteries and thrillers, filled with intrigue. He translates that written language into art. He plots his narrative with color, framing his episodes with humor, courage, and surprise. His solution is always the completed canvas.

According to Marc Chagall,” Color is all. When color is right, form is right. Color is everything, color is vibration like music everything is vibration.” Just as Chagall’s work vibrates through a mix of a brightly toned color palette in conjunction with abstracted representations, Rick Esposito’s images sing, pop and bubble as a result of the clear, vivid colors he so readily utilizes. Rick Esposito communicates sheer exuberance throughout his dynamic color usage. While looking towards his past for inspiration, Rick Esposito uses a fresh tonality and an exquisitely clean rendering.
RSVP: 305.987.8885

Culinary Cuisine prepared by Chef Todd Erickson
elit by STOLI…Cocktail Creations by Mixologist Isaac Grillo
Enjoy Industry Bottle Specials
Dinner Reservations are highly recommended for this event.

Music Provided By: George Vidal
Hosted By: Sandra Garcia, Leon Morley, & Lola Reyes
Curated By: Ricardo Agudelo
Created & Produced By: Rod Pratt

Superheroes Then and Now 6/9/12

Superheroes Then & Now
June 9, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00pm
The Hangar
2235 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood, Miami Arts District 33127
www.hangargallery.com

The HANGAR // Arts Initiative
We are pleased to announce our latest exhibition,

“SUPERHEROES
Then & Now”
Open Reception
June 9th 7-10pm

“A SUPERHEROE is a type of stock character, dedicated to protecting the public, Since the debut of the prototypical superheroes Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes-ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas- having dominated comic books and crossed over into other media. The word itself dates to at least 1916.

Superheroes remain a staple of most illustrated seriel diction in Western culture, frequestly drawing both acclaim and controversy for their perceived influence on social and political issues addressed in their story-lines. In the twentieth century, superheroes and comic books were occasionally attacked as proponents of subversive political and social ideologies; on the occasions, they served to support and idealize the dominant values of national culture. They have historicall, also been used for commentary on political, social, sexual, and philosophical controversies.”

Group Show:
Sahsa Akimov, Maria Aguilar, Kelly Barter, Pablo Bermuda, Ken Bessemer, Xibie Corea, Rich Espositom Melissa Goldman, Marissa Gould, Don & Wendy Hall, Jorge Heilpern, Charles Leano, John Leano, Griselda Lechini, Teri Levine, ChristineLlorente, Sandy Maranesi, Manuel Mazzanti, Grace McGann, Carolina Mishaan, Luis Arturo Mora, Kareem Piper, Krystle Pizzuti, Juan G. Restrepo, Ally Willgetyou

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays 6/29/12

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
June 29, 2012, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Domino Plaza
804 SW 15th Avenue
Miami, Fl 33135
www.viernesculturales.org

A monthly arts & culture street festival and gallery stroll in Little Havana’s cultural district. Take the free walking tour of Little Havana with legendary local historian Dr. Paul George, artist fair with local painters, sculptors and artisans along Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) between 15th and 14th Avenues, and a variety of galleries and local-owned restaurants. Takes place the last Friday of the month!

Festival: Domino Park – 804 SW 15th Avenue, Miami, Fl 33135
Gallery: Viernes Culturales – 1637 SW 8th St. Miami, Fl 33135
Phone-email: (305) 643-5500 – info@viernesculturales.org

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Miami Light Project Presents Dance Your @$$ Off – THE REMIX on 6/2/12

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon from Miami Light Project Presents Dance Your @$$ Off – THE REMIX fundraiser at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Miami Light Project Mission:
“Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization which presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world; supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists; and offers educational programs for students of every age.  Since our inception, we have reached a diverse cross-section of communities throughout Miami-Dade County with an extensive outreach effort that includes partnerships with other arts organizations, universities and social service agencies. Miami Light Project is a cultural forum to explore some of the issues that define contemporary society.”

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page or his facebook page.

Art Show and Half-Price Wine, Beer and Apps with Christine Lyall at West Ave Cafe 6/13/12

Art Show & Half-Price Wine, Beer and Apps with Christine Lyall
Wednesday, June 13, 7pm
West Ave Cafe
959 West Ave, #3
Miami Beach FL

Christine Lyall is having another art show!

It’s on Wednesday, June 13, at West Avenue Cafe on South Beach. It starts at 7 p.m.

In addition to exhibiting her artwork (for one night only), the restaurant is offering half-price wine, beer and appetizers. Christine Lyall plans to be working on a piece while she is there, so you can see her in action!

Primary Projects’ Salon Show Opens with 400+ Works by 46+ Artists 6/9-11/12

Primary Projects presents Salon de Notre Société —
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Primary Projects
4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 104
Miami Design District

Monday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Société de Nos Artistes, artist chat and cocktails
SoHo Beach House
4385 Collins Ave
Miami Beach
RSVP to aimee@primaryflight.com; limited space available

A group exhibition featuring 400+ affordable works by 46+ artists

Primary Projects presents Salon de Notre Société (“Salon”) – an ambitious group exhibit spotlighting the painting, photography, sculpture and installation of more than 46 artists. An intricate montage of works never-before-seen and previously shown at the gallery, Salon is a nod to the historical “Salon des Refusés” of Paris. Curators Books IIII Bischof, Chris Oh and Typoe pay homage to ‘outsiders,’ honor raw talent and showcase pieces one atop the other in a style reminiscent of 17th and 18th century exhibitions in France. Slated for Saturday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. (4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Design District), reception is free and open to the public; Salon will be on view through July 2012. For more information, please visit www.primaryprojectspace.com.

“The institution that governed ‘Salon de Paris’ in the 1600s and 1700s was very elitist and rejected artists who later became some of the most influential of that period, including Édouard Manet,” said Oh. “In retaliation, these supposed ‘rejects’ created their own forum called ‘Salon des Refusés.’ To a certain degree, we can identify because we’ve been marginalized in similar way by the art world for most of our lives and at various stages of our careers.”

With Salon, a mash-up of 400+ works by breakout and established artists will hang closely next to each other covering the large majority of wall space at Primary Projects. This exhibition will focus on affordable pieces, which with time, are anticipated to grow in value. Primary Projects has been hailed for its keen ability to collaborate with artists at seminal points of their careers, and for Salon, feature a selection that is as much about potential as it is about breaking and revisiting the mold as a point of reference.

Participating artists include Bask, Nick Arehart, Autumn Casey, Fernando Garcia, Lawrence Gipe, Lu Gold, Felice Grodon, Douglas Hoekzema, Miru Kim, Nick Klein, Charles Krafft, Anthony Lister, Michael Loveland, Jel Martinez, Stormie Mills, Emmett Moore, Edouard Nardon, Larry Newberry, Joe Cinnante, Sarah Newberry, Andrew Nigon, Jessy Nite, Jeffrey Noble, Brandon Opalka, Gustavo Oviedo, Kenton Parker, Cristina Pettersson, Luis Pinto, Manny Prieres, Metro Zu, Nicholas Arehart, Melanie Ratcliff, Rebeca Raney, Evan Robarts, Johnny Robles, Jonathan Rockford, Samantha Salzinger, Shelter Serra, Scott Shannon, Magnus Sodamin, Karen Starosta-Gallinski, Cole Sternberg, Tatiana Suarez, Jill Weisberg, Antonia Wright and Noa Yafe.

2012 Artist Series June 6/8/12

2012 Artist Series June
June 8, 2012, 6 PM to 8 PM
Intercontinental Hotel at Doral
2505 N.W. 87th Avenue
Doral, FL 33172-1610
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Welcome to the world of renowned artist Arturo Montoya at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doral, Florida, in partnership with Fundacion Artistas Unidos, Doral Business Council (DBC) Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee (ACE), and the City of Doral’s Cultural Affairs Advisory Board. SAVE THE DATE…. this Friday, June 8 at 6pm. Complimentary to the public.

Arturo was born in Miami, Florida in October 19, 1957. He was raised in Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States. He attended High school in Venezuela and studied Architecture at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. There, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture in 1981 and his Masters in Architectural Design in 1984.

He has had a natural artistic talent since a young age and during his college years received formal art training. Even though he was painting with different Medias such as oils, pastels and pencil since he was thirteen years old in Venezuela, he developed great interest in mixed media and acrylics from his college years to today.

For the past ten years, Montoya has been developing his artwork based on his fascination for Time travel and the dematerialization of his subjects by, expressing multilevel meanings and phases in time. As, he believes: A painting is a sequence of moments frozen in time. Therefore, never finished but only recorded as the last stroke is completed.

Although, Arturo is a licensed architect in the State of Florida with over twenty five years of experience in the field of architecture and has designed costume homes, commercial and educational facilities, he is now pursuing his artwork as a main full time career.

Photographs of Miami Light Project Presents Dance Your @$$ Off – THE REMIX on 6/2/12

Miami Light Project Presents Dance Your @$$ Off – THE REMIX fundraiser at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Miami Light Project Mission:
 “Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization which presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world; supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists; and offers educational programs for students of every age.  Since our inception, we have reached a diverse cross-section of communities throughout Miami-Dade County with an extensive outreach effort that includes partnerships with other arts organizations, universities and social service agencies. Miami Light Project is a cultural forum to explore some of the issues that define contemporary society.”

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Photographs of Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Dinner Gala on 6/2/12

Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Dinner Gala at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Saturday, June 2, 2012.  This year the following five key South Florida Business leaders were honored by the Chamber: Steven Sonenreich – President and CEO of Mount Sinai Medical Center; Gary Gerson – Founding Partner of Gerson, Preston, Robinson, and Co., Rosann Sidener – Principal at Miami Beach Senior High School, Jose Abreu – Director of the Miami Dade Aviation Department and Tony Goldman – Chairman of Goldman Properties.  The honorees each were given an award for their dedication and commitment to their industry and community.

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Photographs of Heroes and a Villain presented by Bang and Olufsen Miami Beach on 6/1/12

Heroes and a Villain presented by Bang and Olufsen Miami Beach on Friday, June 1, 2012.  Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach chose classically trained, American artist Carlos Navarro as the featured artist in their showroom.   His are work is amazing, Carlos Navarro,  “Heroes and a Villain” focuses on all types of heroes. The villain can be found in the painting “The Death of Castro” which was unveiled during the evening.

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SoundClash DJ Battle Closing Night Party for The Record 6/9/12

SoundClash DJ Battle: Closing Night Party for The Record
Saturday, June 9, 2012, 6-9pm
Miami Art Museum
101 W Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33130

Miami Art Museum closes The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl with a SoundClash battle featuring all the DJs from previous “On the Record” programs – DJs Mr. Brown, Induce, Manuvers, Oly and some very special surprise guests! Check out The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, and other works, on view in the galleries.

Photographs of Miami Iron Side Campus Collective 05/30/12

Miami Iron Side Studio Campus Collective on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.  We had such a great time at this art walk, so much wonderful art, fashion and yummy food.  We enjoy a wok cooking demonstration by Wok Star Eleanor Hoh of  her signature Rainbow Lettuce Wrap Appetizer paired with Fiji Water, and WOW they were delicious, at the Pepe Calderin Design Studio.  We got to see a awesome fashion show by Wildchild World and then got a more up close look at the designs at a photo shoot.

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The Light of Florida Exhibit 6/16/12

The Light of Florida Exhibit
June 16, 2012, 7:00-10:00 PM
Ave 74 Art Gallery
4432 SW 74 Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
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Exhibit: Light of Florida is a collaborative project created by the South Florida Chapter of American Society of Media Photographers with the support from the Central Chapter to produce a premium coffee table book, Internet portfolio and a traveling exhibit. The images feature people and places captured in the unique and varied natural light that makes Florida a great place to photograph and produce imagery of all kinds. All submissions were made by members of ASMP in Florida and judged by an impartial panel of media professionals. Will be held in conjunction with the Bird Road Art District art walk.

Bird Road Art Walk Contact is Miami-Based advertising photographer Sandy Levy, member of the Bird Road Art Walk Steering Committee and Membership Chairman of ASMP South Florida, and member of the Board of Directors ASMP South Florida Chapter.
Contact Sandy Levy at 305-262-9229 or at sandy@levyphoto.com

HistoryMiami and TREEmendous Miami Wine Down Wednesdays 6/6/12


Wine Down Wednesdays
June 6, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
downtown Miami
Admission: Members: FREE Non-Members: $10
To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.
More Info

Mix. Mingle. Sip. Unwind.
First Wednesday of Every Month!

Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures!

Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

Be Part of this Great Event!
Sponsorship and promotional opportunities available now. Inquire with Amanda Israel at 305-375-1614 or email us.

Thank You to Our Sponsors
Miami-Dade County, Downtown Development Authority, Downtown Miami Partnership, CLOS Bistro & Cafe, Soul of Miami, & Around Town Magazine.

Father’s Day Weekend Big Truck Fun and Free Admission at MiaSci 6/16-17/12

Father’s Day Weekend Big Truck Fun and Free Admission at MiaSci
Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17
12-5 p.m. both days
Miami Science Museum
3280 S. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33129

For more information, visit www.MiamiSci.org.

Dads will receive free entry to the Museum on both Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 with a paid child’s admission.

The Miami Science Museum is celebrating Father’s Day weekend with Big Truck Days! Sponsored by Ryder, Big Truck Days includes kids’ activities, raffles, giveaways and trucks galore for the whole family in honor of all the amazing dads. The Museum’s parking lot will be filled with buses and trucks with which to interact, as well as food trucks if attendees get hungry.

june beats after sunset at bass museum 6/1/12

june beats after sunset
friday, june 1, 8 – 11pm new extended hours!
Bass Museum
2100 collins avenue
miami beach, florida 33139
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• exhibitions on view:
charles ledray: bass museum of art
selections from the collection in conversation with contemporary works
jillian mayer in collaboration with eric schoenborn: erasey page
egyptian gallery

• beats by terence tabeau (nightdrive)
• special pop up shop with jacques smith
• complimentary cocktails (21+) | mixologist
• beats after party at chalk ping pong & billards lounge: beats guests get one free drink at chalk and free ping pong from 11pm – 12am!
• basspass & members: free | non-members: $8

host committee:
kenny araujo | jourdan binder | joey butler | gino campodonico | nick d’annunzio | elizabeth eidelson | maile gamez | jason goldstein | amanda israel | chris ladas | jordana mesner | wes pearce | elaine reinoso | aaron resnick | steven j. rodriguez

for more info: call: 305.673.7530 x1001

sponsored by: herradura tequila | societe perrier | the sagamore hotel | chalk ping pong & billiards lounge

International Biennale Artists Exhibition Miami 2012 Vernissage 6/7/12

International Biennale Artists Exhibition Miami 2012
June 7th -June 26th. Vernissage June 7th , 7-10p.m.
LMNT Gallery
55 NW 36th Street
Miami, Fl 33160
Website

International Biennale Artist Exhibition at LMNT

The International Biennale Artists Exhibition will present a display of international contemporary art in a 3-week show that will take place at LMNT Gallery in the Wynwood Arts District from June 7th to 26th, 2012. The opening reception will take place on Thursday June 7th from 7:00-10:00 pm. On Saturday June 9th at 7:00 pm LMNT will host a charity auction benefitting ArtStudioMiami, healing systemic poverty with creative holistic integration for our local youth.

Artists for Artists, LMNT Hosts International Biennale Artists Exhibition MIAMI
June 7 – 26, 2012

Thursday’s Opening Reception will become an international affair with attendance of acclaimed artists at the Wynwood multiplex venue

For the second time in Miami, the “International Biennale Artists Exhibition” will present a display of international contemporary art by emerging and established artists in a 3-week show that will take place at LMNT Gallery in the Wynwood Arts District from June 7th to 26th, 2012.

As part of LMNT’s mission to unite artists, art lovers, and passionate collectors who value the contemporary arts as a creative expression of human experience, the “International Biennale Artists Exhibition” MIAMI will present an international roster of painters, photographers and sculptors that will exhibit their latest works at the 5,000 square foot Wynwood venue.

Founded by Israeli artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak the “International Biennale Artists” is comprised of over 700 international artists, who after participating at worldwide biennales and establishing close friendships, have continued to remain active in exhibitions installments.

The “International Biennale Artists Exhibition” MIAMI is curated by Dallas-based artist Matt Anzak who will be presenting the latest works by 56 artists from countries such as Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Uruguay, the U.S., and Venezuela.

Participants for this edition “International Biennale Artists Exhibition” MIAMI are Alejandro Leyva, Alicia H. Torres, Amalia Brujis, Ana Gilda Galindo, Anabel Rub Peicher, Anica Sphilberg, Antonio Cortes Rolon, Araceli Salcedo, Belina Sierraalta Kowalski, Betty Fleisher, Bronwyn Towle, Carol P. Kingsley, Carolina Rojas, Charlotte Martin, Donna Lee Steffens, Edmund Ian Grant, Elisha Ben Yitzhak, Emilia Garcia, Esther Wertheimer, Francisco Ceron, Gaby Grobo, He Si’en, Jorge Santos, Jaime Ferreyros, Jaime Gagan, James Rodriguez, Jenny Bennett, Jose Pinto, Julio Bordas, Lara Campiglia, Lee Ables, Li Haibing, Lucrecia Diaz, 3, Luis Lamboy, Magi Calhoun, Ma’ayan Robyn Kossoff, Marcia Ramos-Perello, Maria Fernandez Lairet, Myrian Juliao, Nicolantonio Mucciaccia, Osvaldo Sandoval, Pedro E. Avila Gendis, Puneeta Mittal, Raquel Rub, Robin Antar, Salvatore Zagami, Sara (Sari) Friedler, Saul Galavis, Shahn Gross, Silvia Martinez/Kuti, Ted Barr, Teri Starkweather, Tina Susan Salves
en, Ting Huang, and the international multimedia duo, Jaap-Jaapkore.

As an exhibition platform, the “International Biennale Artists Exhibition” MIAMI will link the LMNT space as an international melting pot where different peoples and styles are mixed together exhibiting a varied and dynamic art collection.

On Friday, June 8th, 2012 an educational program will take place at LMNT, a workshop and lecture by Israeli artist Ted Barr. As an innovator of new techniques such as the multi-layered tar painting, Barr carefully controls colors and fluidity creating new textural appearances that captivate viewers.

Barr’s favorite motto is “As Above So Below” meaning that the human body, spirit, society, world and universe are connected as every moon, planet, star, cluster and galaxy are interrelated.

Among the highlights for this year’s International Biennale Artists Exhibition in Miami are American artist Robin Antar- the first female artist to exhibit at NYC’s POP International Galleries; Polish-Canadian bronze sculptor Esther Wertheimer; Peruvian artist Anica Shpilberg; Indian artist Puneeta Mittal and the group’s founder, Israeli artist Elisha Ben-Yitzhak.

The Beat Who Cheated Death How Bass Shaped Miami with Dave Tompkins 5/31/12

The Beat Who Cheated Death: How Bass Shaped Miami” with Dave Tompkins
Thursday, May 31, 6-9pm, talk begins 6:30pm
Miami Art Museum
101 W Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Members free / non-members $8
/ 305.375.1704

Dave Tompkins, music journalist, historian, and author of “How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop,” leads a discussion on the history of Miami bass and its cultural, political and geological impact on the Magic City. Lecture begins 6:30pm. (Doors open 6pm. Seating is limited. First come, first seated.) Following the lecture, stick around for a party led by **DJ Dave Tompkins**, who will be spinning the best of Miami “bass” music.

Specialty cocktails by Smirnoff
Secure garage parking is available for $5 at 50 NW 2 Ave.
RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org / 305.375.1704

Get Lei’d Art Attack 6/4/12

Get Lei’d Art Attack
June 4, 2012, 8:30pm
Holleman’s Restuarant
1 Curtiss Pkway
Miami Springs, 33166
www.Artistic-Vibes.com

Not many people can say they know they’re getting lei’d on a Monday night… Hawaiian style we mean. Pack your coconut bras and your grass skirts, AV is ringing in the summer with our Luau themed Art Attack. Come get Lei’d, we know we will!

$1 Beers, $10 Bottles of Wine, $5 Shots, Live Entertainment, FREE Parking, $2 Cover!

LIVE entertainment by Miami’s favorite local comics, musicians, and more!

Featuring Audience Choice Winner:
Danny Miami!

Art and Design Night for A Spring Affair Exhibition 6/9/12

Art & Design Night for “A Spring Affair” Exhibition
Saturday June 9th, 2012 from 7-10pm
Art Fusion Galleries
1 NE 40th Street, Suites 3, 6, 7
Miami, FL 33137

Art Fusion Galleries is proud to present our Spring exhibition of 2012 “A Spring Affair”

This exhibition features over 40 emerging to mid-career contemporary international artists – be sure to highlight the evening of Saturday, June 9th 2012 on your calendar for our Art & Design Night.

Our spring exhibition of 2012 features a fresh, colorful and vibrant array of artists. This collection is truly a testament to the vision of the galleries’ roots; representing international cultural artistic diversity, honoring those who define tomorrow’s masters.

Music by DJ Josh Nemcik
Complimentary Wine and Refreshments
Valet Parking available by South Florida Parking

Photographs of Miami Metropolitan International Fashion Week at LMNT on 5/25/12

Miami Metropolitan International Fashion Week at LMNT on Friday, May 25, 2012.  Such wonderful evening wear on the runway tonight from the following desiners:   Charlyn Castro-Rojas, Chrissiefizz, Laila Wazna, Fabric Twinz and Biljana Karan.

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downtown FULL MOON party 1-year Anniversary 6/2/12

Gary James Fitzsimmons & Fritz “E” Romeus present the downtown FULL MOON party
Saturday June 2, 2012, 9pm – 3am… Rain or Shine
7th Circuit Studios
Moksha Family Artist Collective
228 NE 59th Street
Miami, FL 33137
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The Fire Side Of The Moon (1-Year Anniversary Event)
“Time flies when you are having fun…”

Yes, it has been a year now since we’ve started the “downtown FULL MOON party”, and we are so excited to see that it continues to grow and enjoyed by most who have attended. We set out from the very beginning to create a very soulful, interactive, entertaining and spiritually stimulating event that anyone and everyone can be a part of; an event in which you feel that you are a participant instead of an observant; an event that makes you feel you are being admired for your accepting attitude; an event which propels everyone to shine their positive vibe and energy in a sharing and loving environment. So far, so good… This is only the beginning as we have so much more in store for you coming up in our future “downtown FULL MOON party” events. Our entire team thank all of you who have supported the party in the past 12 months and we look forward to sharing some more beautiful moments with you soon!

(Free Admission Before 10pm)
Featuring:
Live Band: Tamboka
Live Band: TBD (Special Appearance!)
Resident Deejay: Umber Bandi-Ville
Guest Deejays & Live Act: TBD
Live Art: Bruno Natalio Vago
Drum Master: Bli Bi Gore Eric
Drum Leader: Renzo Vargas
Fire Performances: All Professional Talents Are Welcomed!
Hula Hoopers: Bring your own or buy one at the event…
***Free Admission***
To All Musicians And Drummers With Real Instruments And To All Performers In Attire With Props
(Free Admission is at the discretion of the Door Staff; meaning that you must bring a real instrument to play it, or be a real performer with real props. Please do not try to abuse this courtesy and ruin it for everyone else.)

Drum Circle: Long Extended Drumming Sets will be from 10p – 12a and from 1a till close… The entire outdoor area will be reserved for Drumming Only, with the exception of a one (1) hour Live Deejay Set from midnight – 1a… Bring Your Drum And Let Your Beats Be Heard!

Dresscode (Suggested): Artistic, Outrageous, And Creative… Dare To Be The “Inner-Self”!

Hosted By: Fritz “e” Romeus, Gary James Fitzsimmons; Tracie Samara; Sophie Moon, Sol Amor, Sean Delano Simpson, and Renzo Vargas

First Friday at Cernuda Arte 6/1/12

First Friday at Cernuda Arte
Friday, June 1, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.cernudaarte.com

Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures: A Spring Art Exhibition at Cernuda Arte First Friday, Gallery Night A Reception Open to the Public

Cernuda Arte celebrates spring with a vibrant art show featuring
Colonial, Academic, Modern and Contemporary artworks.
To view a preview of the show,
please visit the Exhibitions section of our website
or click on our new Facebook page.

Carmelo González, The Letter, 1954, mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board, 25 x 19 inches, Provenance: This painting was part of the art collection of distinguished art historian and painter, Professor James Amos Porter, Washington, D.C.

Photographs of LegalArt Presented Situation Range on 5/25/12

LegalArt presented Situation Range on Friday, May 25. 2012.  Situation Range is video based works by both national and international, this exhibition takes up two floors, the second and forth.  This exhibition features 6 videos based sculptures and installations. Also, don’t miss the art installation at The Corner Bar, which is located on the Northeast corner of the same building, and while you are there, The Corner Bar has great food and I hear some great mixologist.

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Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach Presents Heroes and a Villain 6/1/12

Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach Presents Heroes and a Villain
Friday, June 1, 7pm-11pm
Bang & Olufsen
1691 Michigan Ave, Suite 110
Miami Beach, FL 33139

RSVP required at events@beomiamibeach.com

The gallery at Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach is proud to present classically trained, American artist Carlos Navarro as the latest featured artist in our showroom located in the heart of South Beach.

The art of Carlos Navarro is about realism, symbolism, and history filled with pageantry and heroism. Mr. Navarro studied with the finest of Cuba’s artists in Miami and received his degree at Princeton University. His art speaks to the soul, invoking emotions and stirring the imagination. It is the antithesis of abstract art yet fresh at the same time. A specialist in portraiture, his works are found all over the world in private collections, including the White House.

For this show, Mr. Navarro has chosen to display heroes from all walks of life. “Heroes and a Villain” focusses on all types of heroes. The villain can be found in the painting “The Death of Castro” which will be unveiled at 8pm.

We encourage you to dress up as someone you admire from history or a superhero and get ready for a night filled with sounds and visual splendor as only Bang & Olufsen can deliver.

Please join us for Carlos Navarro’s “Heros and a villain” Friday, June 1st from 7PM – 11PM in our Miami Beach showroom. Your RSVP is requested by May 29, 2012 by phone or email.

Indulge in an evening of refreshments by Andy’s Creations, and original art by Carlos Navarro displayed throughout the Bang & Olufsen showroom with our state-of-the art entertainment systems.

Come preview the new BeoPlay A3 which takes your beloved iPad and adds amazingly well-defined stereo sound with great depth.

Digital Art Beatz 6/9/12

Digital Art Beatz
06/9/12, 6:00 PM
Grey Area
130 NW 24th Street
Miami, FL 33127
www.greyareamiami.com

Digital Art Beatz
June 9th, 2012 Artwalk

Featuring: Ivano Bellini

Along Side:
Jimmy Trane & Jali
Jeremy Ismael
Chris Ellis
Erhan Ozkaya

brought to you by Dopppler EFX

6pm ‘till Sunrise.

6-9 Free (Complimentary entrance)
9-10 $10/door (entrance only)
10-? $15/door (entrance only)

Original art work to be raffled throughout the night ($15/Ticket) Winners will be chosen every 2 hours
*Participate in the raffle and receive complimentary cocktails all night long*

Artists:
allywillgetyou
Buda
CDG.DM
Danielle Branchaud
Emilio Remior
Floyd the Rock Artist LIVE!
Joseph Ian Baca
Komik28
Xibie Corea LIVE!

Deep sax performance with Leon Morley
Guitar layered vibes with Aaron Lebos
Body painting with Joseph Ian Baca
Fashion show presented by KARIZA (purchases available)
Soundsystem arranged by Homero
Lighting/special effects by Len

Photographs from Art of Found Objects The Education Fund’s Charity Children’s Auction at The Moore Building on 5/24/12

Art of Found Objects is  The Education Fund’s Charity Children’s Auction at The Moore Building on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

“The Education Fund mission:  The Education Fund’s mission is to provide private sector leadership and support for innovation in public education. We design and implement initiatives that involve the entire community in improving our schools.”

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Photographs of Miami Metropolitan International Fashion Week at LMNT on 5/24/12

Miami Metropolitan International Fashion Week at LMNT on Thursday, May 24, 2012.  What a great list of designers on the runway tonight: Candy Woolley Accessories, Yera Brand by Kinsey London, Abeyo Marqz, Claudine Stark and Sacred Heart Collection by Brandi Russel.

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Miami Iron Side Campus Collective 5/30/12

Miami Iron Side Campus Collective
Wednesday, May 30: 6-10pm
7610 NE 4th Court
Miami, FL 33138

RSVP Required to info@miamiironside.com. (Tell them Soul Of Miami sent you.)

Miami Iron Side Campus Collective Exclusive Evening: design, art, fashion, music.

Over the top happenings to engage you in art, music, performances, design, tastings, etc. Wander and explore ALL 6 blocks, there’s lots to see and do.

Some of the highlights…

Best part of course is between 8-10pm when Wok Star Eleanor Hoh will be presenting her signature Rainbow Lettuce Wrap Appetizer paired with Fiji Water at Pepe Calderin Design showroom at 7500 NE 4th court. There’ll also be a little sweet dessert from Dolci Peccati Gelato.

Pepe Calderin Design is thrilled to premiere his new line of furniture, Nature Love Design in a pop up studio adjacent to his showroom. Pepe will also be showcasing his other 2 talents: interior design and a line of t-shirts Evolution for Humanity. So, if you’re a designer, architect, planner, creative or someone who loves modern European design, stop by and meet Pepe.

Coverings, etc. will host the main event in their amazing loft-like showroom with Wildchild World 16th anniversary decor and entertainment.

Many artists will showcase their work surrounding the courtyard and their new 74st location with The Unit art show and food trucks invasion. (Gastropod, Ms Cheezious, Que pinche Tacos, Perros Express, Tango Grill, Don Mofongo, Q’Sabroso)

Fashion and design showrooms like Odegard, Elaine Bettio, Karina Grimaldi, Briggs Edwards Design, System 4, Doxa Hospitality, Tomas Frenes Design, will be serving wine and snacks.

Pepe Calderin Design will have his one-of-a-kind Evolution Humanity t-shirts on the spot.

Just past the Graffiti corridor, there’s Revo Soccer with Glow in the dark mural, a must see.

Live sneaker painting from Mateo Acrylics and 8&9 Clothing Company: A streetwear brand, purveyor of graphic shirts, deliverer of street fashion news and sneaker release dates. Designs inspired by the life we live, hip hop, kicks and skating.

Miami Iron Side Campus is a 6 block community of artist galleries, design showrooms and creative businesses located in the MiMoHistoric District. It was masterminded by founder, Ofer Mizrahi who had a vision of a sustainable village concept. It’s been a seven year project that’s grown to 60 tenants and continues to expand daily.

Wood Tavern Links Up With Miami’s Independent Thinkers for a Memorial Day BBQ Throw Down 5/27/12

Wood Tavern Links Up With Miami’s Independent Thinkers for a Memorial Day BBQ Throw Down!
May 27th, 2012, 3pm-9pm
Wood Tavern
2531 NW 2nd Avenue
Wynwood FL 33127
$15 donation gets you FREE DRINKS from 3pm-4pm
DONATE ONLINE Via Paypal or at Wood Tavern.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers Backyard Boogie BBQ Throwdown

Kerry McLaney (305 Creative Group), Heather Read, Sara Read and Laraine Hart, in association with Heineken USA, Wood Tavern, Supermarket Creative present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Backyard Boogie BBQ Throwdown, one heck of a local party for Memorial Day Weekend. For those in town, expect Southern style BBQ ribs, burgers and even veggie options. What goes better with BBQ fare, than beer and all the sweet tea vodka or spiked lemonade your sweet tooth can handle. Backyard Boogie is the definitive locals “house party” BBQ spot in Wynwood’s first and only beer garden.

The picnic tables, cobblestone pavement and guests ranging from lil’ hipsters in training, Fido, artists and fashionistas are flocking to this backyard for more than just the delicious cheap eats. ‘Sunday Funday’ is made possible by music selectors: Bonnie Beats, Tom LaRoc, Ray Milian and Induce who will be playing a range of nu-disco and funk. Soulful music for soulful food. Ribs – $9, Burgers & Veggie Burgers – $4, corn – $2

Together with Miami’s Independent Thinkers, a local organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community will be holding the fundraising kickoff for its 4th Edition Art Basel Satellite Fair. Donors will receive free Sunday style cocktails and beer for only $15 from 3pm-4pm.

Introducing Jacob Gossett Opening 6/8/12

Introducing Jacob Gossett | Opening
Opening: June 8, 2012 | 7-9PM
Charest-Weinberg Gallery, LLC
250 NW 23rd Street, #408
Miami, FL 33127

Charest-Weinberg is thrilled to present Olympia, the first public exhibition of Jacob Gossett’s artwork. Olympia will open to the public on Friday, June 8th and will be on view through July 31st, 2012. There will be an opening reception on June 8th from 7-9pm.

Following the opening, Beacon, Gossett’s electro-R&B group, will stage a performative concert alongside Michna (NY) and Heathered Pearls (LA) at The Vagabond in Downtown Miami. This performance is hosted by Charest-Weinberg and Ghostly International (view artwork).

“Introducing Jacob Gossett” is a 46 page ebook (pdf), presenting an in-depth overview of Gossett’s studio practice and his first exhibition, Olympia. View: Introducing Jacob Gossett (PDF) (9.2 MB)

Jacob Gossett was born in 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio and grew up surrounded by athletic culture. Over the past few years, his work has dealt with the cult(ure) of flesh: body politics, competition and aggression, and the physical ideal in the arts. Similarly, Beacon is known for their intensely visual performances and videos based upon sexual fantasy. For Olympia, Gossett has made four large-scale and tightly cropped paintings of flexing Mr. Olympians out of Creatine powder mixed with epoxy resin. Just as weightlifting breaks down the body so that it can become larger and more defined, these compositions, rendered in a dot matrix, are only cohesive when viewed from afar. As the spectator approaches the canvas, they disintegrate. The paintings will be presented alongside a looped video of an athlete training in a dank basement room covered in photographs of bulging muscles.

Olympia is a display of power that cannot be activated. Bodybuilding is performative in nature, yet the ideals of the performers are closer to Greek statuary. When training, these men strive for beauty, symmetry, and proportion—in other words, sculptural qualities. In the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron, a young Arnold Schwarzenegger describes this connection:

“Good bodybuilders have the same minds when it comes to sculpting that a sculptor has. You look in the mirror and say, ‘ok, I need a little bit more deltoids, a little more shoulders so I get the proportions right.’ ”

Schwarzenegger, whose image appears in the show, is a powerful symbol of the intersection of physical and political aesthetics. In this regard, one must remember that Olympia was also one of Leni Riefenstahl’s most famous films. Gossett addresses this racial quotient with the colors of his paintings, which depend on two components: the Creatine supplement (his brand comes in either vanilla and chocolate) and the guidance of the widely used bodybuilding suit chart, which matches the color of the garment to the athlete’s skin tone.
Jacob Gossett was a resident at Skowhegan in 2009 and graduated from the Pratt Institute in 2010.

Photographs of Opening Reception for Transcultural Pilgrim Three Decades of Work by Jose Bedia at Miami Art Museum on 5/23/12

Opening reception for Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia at Miami Art Museum on  Wednesday, May 23, 2012.  I have to say Jose Bedia is one of my favorite artist and has been for years.  If you have a chance go by Miami Art Museum and see this wonderful exhibition of his work, truly awesome!!!

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Asphalt Expressionist Photo Exhibit by Ellie Perla 6/9/12

Asphalt: Expressionist Photo Exhibit by Ellie Perla
June 9, 2012, 6 PM-11 PM
Atelier 1022 Gallery
2732 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33127

ATELIER 1022 launches the special exhibit: ‘ASPHALT’ – a new expressionist photography series by resident artist Ellie Perla, on display June 9 through June 24, 2012. Opening night and artist meet-and-greet takes place June 9th, 2012, 6-11 PM, during the Wynwood Art Walk for the month of June.

LegalArt presents Situation Range 5/25/12

LegalArt presents Situation Range
Friday, May 25, 2012, 8:00 – 11:00pm
LegalArt
1035 N Miami Ave,
Miami, FL 33136

LegalArt is pleased to present Situation Range, an exhibition of video 6 based works by national and international artists. Organized by the curatorial collective Southernmost Situations, the exhibition will occupy the second and fourth floor s of the LegalArt building, as well as The Corner bar, aptly located on the North west corner of the LegalArt building. On view for one night only Friday, May 25 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Situation Range features video 6 based sculptures and installations, and a looped reel of short videos.

As a relatively familiar and accessible medium, video art has the power to frame, communicate, and present a broad range of topical issues, whether through traditional linear narratives or timeless abstraction. The works I n this exhibition are brought together to illustrate the expansive nature of video art and its seemingly boundless capacity to effectively present in terms of formal and visual content. Video as a geographical, cultural, linguistic, technological, domestic, ethnographical, political, historical, and art historical record, among other subjects, are all represented in Situation Range.

Featured artists include: Nicholas Arehart, Hannes Bend, Reed van Brunschot, Clifton Childree, Cynthia Cruz, Orlando Estrada, Christine de la Garenne, Richard Haden & Bill Bilowit, Moira Holohan, Tatiana Istomina, Jordan Marty, Patrick Moser, Ania Moussawel, Crystal Pearl, Alice Raymond, Dylan Römer, Lindsay Scoggins, Magnus Sigurdarson, TM Sisters, A.G. Viva, a nd Antonia Wright.

The exhibition begins with How Many Miles, a video by Crystal Pearl shot at the southernmost point of the U.S— the birthplace of Southernmost Situations. Coupled with audio from a market in Cuba, the imagery in How Many Miles exudes a deep-seeded nostalgia prevalent in Miami for home, family, and absent cultural values. ANKERN, by German artist Christine de la Garenne, is a montage of underwater anchor footage , serving as a visual metaphor of calm, rest, and refuge in stormy seas. Ania Moussawel’s Twice Fried Plantains delivers a cinematic documentation of the process of making tostones , a staple in Latin 6 American cuisine. Artist Dylan Römer will launch his smartphone application, Time Piles, to create a new video on site that employs real 6 time footage to explore issues of displacement, memory, and altered states of consciousness. Orlando Estrada’s Tahiti sarcastically exaggerates the instant capabilities of art6 making by presenting a ready6 made that isn’t really a video, but simply moving imagery.

German artist Hannes Bend’s installation Essence is composed of collected footage from an iPad photobooth a t a Miami Beach bar, a piece of the recently burned down “Senator” tree, and a performing go 6 go dancer. The “Senator” was the fifth oldest living tree, at more than 3,500 years old, until a woman burned it down while doing meth. The go6 go dancer allud es to Felix Gonzalez Torres’ Untitled (Go-Go Dancing Platform), 1991, and references a recently publicized “tree-hugger” at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival.

Richard Haden and Bill Bilowit’s Sundays, puppies, nails, the rest document s another facet of social real ism. Haden collects videos of Miami’s drug addicted prostitutes in various states of their c omfort, which Bilowit then edits into short segments. The organic process dictates the filters and transitions Bilowitz uses, interjecting subtle abstractions into the sometimes hard to watch segments.

Nicholas Arehart’s Speech uses a simple effect to create an obvious political statement, using a recording of a congressional speech. Tatiana Isotamia’s Historical inquiry: Prima and Lindsay Scoggins’ Challenger both use found recordings and technological techniques to portray different events, questioning the validity of historical documentation.

French artist Alice Raymond’s Cinema dissects cinematic elements such as cinematography, soundtrack, narrative, and dialogue in a purposefully obscure manner. The importance of linguistics and their translation is romantically explored through French narration and its translation via sources such as Google Translator and Raymond’s francophone friends.

What’s lost in translation depends on the extent of one’s understanding of the original French narration. Dark cinematography and a soundtrack to nothing also investigate the significance of their own roles. Jordan Marty’s Some(Song uses highly filtered footage from a “King of t he Hill” cartoon episode as source material for a sculptural and hypnotizing colorful video loop. A CRT monitor sits on a rug on the floor, as if awaiting its next source of attention.

TM Sisters’ video Lite Nite Shimmer captures and projects an energy that implies equal hierarchy between the “battle and celebration” of night and day through the use of spectacular editing and effects. A.G. Viva’s installation Eclipsed recreates the perception of a cosmic phenomenon with the use of a mirror ball, an icon of celebration, and projected video alongside a hologram-like video performance by the artist that uses physicality as a means of energy transfer.

The theatrical role of the artist is both the creator of the piece as well as the space for which energy and attention is transferred. This role is complicated by the S&M gimp mask being worn, which eclipses the physical identity while establishing a level of objectification.

On the second floor, a looped reel presents the works of Reed van Brunschot, Cynthia Cruz, Moira Holohan, Patrick Moser, Magnus Sigurdarson, and Antonia Wright. At The Corner bar, Clifton Childree’s We Want Beer is appropriately situated amidst drinkers. I t taunts and tempts with repetition at the aesthetic intersection between analog nostalgia and digital means. After the opening, The Corner bar will offer drink specials inspired by the theme of the exhibition.

LegalArt’s programs are generously supported and made possible with the support of the Knight Foundation and Emily Hall Tremai ne Foundation. We would like to express our special thanks to Dorsch Gallery. The opening reception sponsored by Peroni, Little Black Dress Vodka and Perrier.

Miami watercolor Society Member Exhibit at BAC 6/8/12

Miami watercolor Society Member Exhibit at BAC
June 8, 2012, 7 – 10 pm
Audrey Love Gallery, Bakehouse Art Center
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
www.miamiwatercolor.org
Free Parking

Miami Watercolor Society and the Bakehouse Art Complex present a Non-Juried Members Exhibition Audrey Love Gallery, Bakehouse Art Complex

Exhibition runs: Fri., June 8 – Sun., July 1
Bakehouse Hours: Daily 12pm – 5 pm
Join us for the Opening Reception
Friday, June 8 from 7-10 pm
Free and open to the public

Art Blog Art Blog presents Leave it to Beavers curated by Gina Beavers Opening Reception 5/25/12

Art Blog Art Blog presents Leave it to Beavers curated by Gina Beavers Opening Reception
May 25th 6 – 9 PM
Gallery Diet
174 NW 23 Street
Miami FL 33127
www.gallerydiet.com

Gallery Diet is pleased to announce the opening of Leave it to Beavers curated by Gina Beavers. This show is the first in a two-part series of exhibitions ART BLOG ART BLOG is presenting at Gallery Diet during the summer of 2012. The second exhibition in the series, ASTRAL WEEKS, will be curated by Van Hanos.

Leave it to Beavers features works by
Carla Edwards
Christy Gast
Anya Kielar
Fabienne Lasserre
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Katherine Bernhardt
Letha Wilson
Denise Kupferschmidt
Holly Coulis
Lia Lowenthal

ABAB: Who are you?
GB: Gina Beavers
ABAB: What are you?
GB: An artist, a curator, a teacher.
ABAB: What do these artists do?
GB: Video, sculpture, paintings, photographs, hybrids. They might also teach, curate, style, collaborate, DJ.
ABAB: Who are they to you?
GB: The girl-crush, the muse, the soul-sister, the BFF, the mentor.
ABAB: How did you discover their work?
GB: Through friends recently, saw their work on ART BLOG ART BLOG, known forever, stalked online, just met, collaborated with, put me in important shows, had important shows, gave a talk, in a show together.
ABAB: How would you describe their work?
GB: Ground-breaking, diverse, intuitive, conceptual, mind-bending, live-wire, insane, baddass, hysterical, moving, horizon-expanding, free, experimental, so smart, perfect.

ART BLOG ART BLOG is a curatorial project by Joshua Abelow. From a recent interview with Abelow, “Intitially the blog was a way for me to contextualize my own work alongside artworks and text by other artists and writers I was interested in, and it still is that. But, it’s also a way for me to curate in the simplest way possible. To call a gallery space a blog is something that had never been done before and I think it generated a lot of interest because of that simple gesture. It created an element of confusion – like what is ART BLOG ART BLOG – a gallery, a blog, or a website? And, for a temporary period, it was all three.”

Last summer in New York, ART BLOG ART BLOG presented ten exhibitions at a temporary location on the 11th floor of 508 West 26th Street. The location was generously donated to Joshua Abelow by the painter, Ross Bleckner. Abelow’s new book, Painter’s Journal, describes in detail his first year living in New York in the late 90′s working for Bleckner as a studio assistant.

Sundays on the Green May Edition 5/27/12

Sundays on the Green May Edition
05/27/2012, 3:00 – 9:00pm
Wynwood Green
The Armory Studios
572 NW 23rd Street
Miami Fl 33137
www.wynwoodgreen.com

Wynwood Green is proud to present a ‘new’ one-of-a–kind outdoor daytime experience in the artery of Miami’s artistic community. In association with The Armory Studios and 305Green comes an organic monthly outdoor space in Wynwood that will harness creativity and showcase the best locally owned businesses, organizations and people that Miami has to offer, taking place on the last Sunday of the month.

May’s theme : School’s out for Summer Miami!

Music Presented by Smurphio:
Line-up will be announced shortly

Live Drum Circle & Smudging Ceremony by The Witch’s Garden at 6:30

Food Trucks and Treats ( TBA )

Vendors Confirmed :
Eco Market Store
Ozone Clothing
Bohdi’s Garden Delights
Belly Card
Marlys Soy Candles
Pixie Dust Naturals
Organic Heights Skincare
Chef Alan Hughes
Organic Paw
Fine Co
Buzy Bee Honey

Vendors who are interested in being a part of this awesome monthly event please contact us at info@wynwoodgreen.org or call (305) 815-2981

Wynwood Green will be the cultural hub for the local community through environmental presentations, pop-up demonstrations, workshops and performances.

Moksha Roots Live with Injoy and Fourth Dimension 5/18/12

Moksha Roots Live
Friday 05.18.2012, 10PM – 3AM
7th Circuit Productions
228 NE 59th ST
Miami FL 33136
18+Over /$10
Facebook-Invite

Gallery and yard open 8pm.
Free Admission Before 10:00pm
Come early and have a drink in the Pleidian Lounge, explore the Moksha Art Gallery & The Moksha Boutique open 8pm – 10pm Free

7th Circuit Productions and Moksha Family Arts Collective presents Moksha Roots Live, the official after party for The Rhythm Foundation’s Big Nights in Little Haiti. Come out to party and vibe with us and support this ongoing monthly gallery opening and roots jam that brings together all the diverse roots of Miami….

Also come and experience The Pyramid Sessions in the yard with chill grooves, downtempo d.j.s. and some Moksha Art Fair vibrations……

Featured Bands This Month
Injoy
Injoy is a conscious roots reggae band known for it’s dynamic performances, spirit lifting original lyrics, rich vocal harmonies and wicked bass and drum grooves. For us, music is a vehicle for healing, and these are the days for universal healing. We are overjoyed to be workers for the light, and it is our sincere pleasure to bring our unique blend of love and joy through music to the world. RASTAFARI!

Fourth Dimension
Dubbed as “South Florida reggae legends” by the Miami Herald, Fourth Dimension features a likeable, buoyant live-band sound with catchy hooks, layered harmonies, electric guitar riffs and a bi-lingual Spanish – English edge. In the Southeast region of the USA they are known as a crucial driving force in the reggae movement. Fourth Dimension album Invazion was nominated for Best reggae album and Best reggae song x2 in the 2009 JPF Music Awards, the biggest independent music awards.

Every Month Moksha Roots Collective
The Moksha Roots Collective Band is a constant rotation of Miami’s finest roots & world music musicians with international guests. Our special guest musicians all unite to deliver an eclectic Jam. You never know who may join the jam.
This Allstar Group Includes
Bagga Trax – Harry Lacounte – Rene Bailey – Ryan B.
With Speacial Guests:
DJs
Mello-D
Fiyah Queen Shaina
Late night set with: Tamboka
Live painting inside: Rick Dieguez (RAMA)

Outside Lawn: “Pyramid Sessions”
Keeping the Moksha Art Fair vibe alive we bring you the “Pyramid Sessions” world dub, downtempo, psybient, ect. music with:
Resident:
D.J. Maestro
And Special Guests
Warp 9 (Adam Shakta)
Seven D
Earth Tone
Eden Grey
Live Painting Outside:
Arlene Davila
Performance Art:
Cami Miami
Sacred Space Lounge Created By:
Katherine Gasc And Ellavate Shivraj
Moksha Art Gallery
Visionary art, we feature our gallery filled with world renown
visionary artists as well as our local Miami artists.
Visual Art Exhibit Featuring:
Adam Scott Miller
Rick Dieguez
Arlene Davila
Photography: Alvaro Contreras
Video mapping:
Peter Agudelo
Sean Ashworth

Conxita Oliver Restrospective Art as the Essence of a Long Life Opening Night 6/2/12

Conxita Oliver Restrospective Art as the Essence of a Long Life Opening Night
Saturday, June 2
Rodez Art Gallery
CocoWalk, 3015 Grand Avenue #237
Cocnut Grove, FL 33133

June 2 – 30, 2012

Rodez Art Gallery is proud to present for the first time in the United States, the already consecrated Catalonian artist Conxita Oliver. Coinciding with the celebration of the artist’s 89th birthday, Rodez Art Gallery will offer collectors and the public in general alike the rare opportunity of meeting the person and acquiring the recent works of such an accomplished artist.

Come meet the artist on opening night Saturday, June 2 during Coconut Grove Gallery Night. The exhibit will be on view through June 30, 2012.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 7 pm, and Friday & Saturday, 11 am to 10 pm.

Conxita Oliver was born in Barcelona on June 5, 1923 in the heart of a family who lived between fabrics and paintbrushes. Daughter of the artist Juan Oliver Sardá, sketcher and renown portrait artist painter, who also worked in the field of artistic glassware, and niece to well-known landscape painter Ricardo Durán, Conxita began showing her gift as an artist as a little girl. Years later, she would begin her long storied career learning from her teacher Emili Bosch Roger. Later in life, she would expand her know-how and vocation next to another great teacher of the times, Juli Paschal.

Conxita Oliver is an artist whose work first encountered its roots in such a difficult and depressing context as was Spain just after the Civil War. The bodies of work presented are key testimonies to this critical period of Spanish history. They show us what art signified and what Art was in those years, as well as the circumstances and difficulties an artist faced in her country at the time. There is also fascinating sociological or political details in her work that reveal so much about life then, such as the fact that in order to paint landscapes in Mallorca in 1946 one had to overcome a series of obstacles like requesting a permit from the Coastal Command of the Civil Guard. This all sounds so remote nowadays, although there are still survivors from that period who suffered firsthand all those controls over their lives and their work.

As noted by Francesc Fontbona, “The consideration of Conxita Oliver as a painter, with her dedication to paid portrait work, flowers, still lifes and landscape painting, and the fact that after a few years of a “normal” career, she had to spend her time as the copyist of great works in art museums, leads us to remember that in those days, the ‘debut’ of a professional did not exactly come from the great Biennial exhibitions, or in free creativity art galleries, but that most painting took place precisely in these types of lesser tasks. In fact, there were specific and dreadful circumstances in the working life of people in Franco’s Spain that led Conxita Oliver to abandon her exhibitions during the 1950’s to dedicate her talents to copying the classics, especially at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. These same circumstances are what led her to direct her painting skills towards the vital skill of restoring, leaving examples of her work in the collections of various cultural entities and associations all over Catalonia. This work then is a biography of a person who has experienced Art with great intensity but who, for circumstances that Life has thrown at her, has had to create her art from a different side other than is typical for most artists. It is also an important reminder that art and painting often have different paths to follow than simply the free creation mentioned earlier. Today Conxita dedicates her talent to that freer world of art, despite the fact that she was forced to adopt more standard forms of earning her living by copying and restoring in her long and experienced past.”

Volumes And Shapes 5/19/12

Volumes And Shapes
Saturday May 19, 2012, 7:00 Pm To 10:00 Pm
Accent alternative art space
4841 SW 75th Ave.
Miami, FL, 33155, (305) 968-3776
www.emilio-hector.com

This exhibit invites us to admire the works of two Cuban artists residing in Miami-Dade County. Pedro Hernández and Emilio Héctor Rodríguez utilize sculpture and painting, respectively, as their medium to express their creative wills. In both cases the results are works of art visually attractive, that are interesting because of the care they place in the artistic forms, and because of their finishing touches to each unique piece. Even though these two artists have explored different paths where it comes to the language they employ and the themes they tackle, this opportunity unites them in the same space where they can be viewed and compared based on their personal poetics.
Anelys Alvarez Muñoz,
Master of Arts in Art History,

Masterworks at Artopia 5/19/12

Masterworks at Artopia
May 19, 2012, 7:00 pm to 10 pm
Artopia art center
1753 NE 2nd ave.
Miami, FL 33132
www.artopiamiami.com

Closing Reception. Since the turn of the New Year, the Artopia Art Center has been energized with contemporary art through a series of artworks created by a group of well-respected artists, represented in the exhibition Masterworks.

Contemporary artists Mario Almaguer, Gay García, Hector Molné, Sergio Payares and Jose Orbein have filled the gallery with their vibrant artworks for a unique exhibition for months, and now the show comes to a close.

An exhibition filled with symbolism, merging obvious reality with a diversity of issues such as religion, migration, nostalgic dreams expressed in paintings, drawings mixed media and sculptures.

Located in Wynwood’s iconic neighborhood, Artopia Arts Center is a multidiscipline, space offering visual arts education, programming and entertainment for all ages. Located in a historic Wynwood building, Artopia forges a new framework for understanding these momentous changes in Miami’s cultural life. Artopia’s program promotes cultural development in the art community by supporting innovative visual art projects.

But also as part of the works exhibited at ARTOPIA are the works of Miami artist; Maximo Caminero, Joherms Quiala Brooks, P. Cherry, Tony Rodriguez, Mark Cherry, Michel Hernandez, Kco, Sergio Garcia, Pervis Young and Jorge Santos.
Artopia is undergoing a programmatic renovation process transforming its exhibition spaces for; contemporary art, emerging art, an art lounge for dialogues, an art preservation/ framing department, a small format shop and a masters gallery.

The renovation at ARTOPIA through its engagement in arts and culture brings unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami art audiences. Coming soon : the Dialogues at the Art Lounge; “The Essence of Art Collecting” Lecture Series, Art Auction, Artopia Call to Artists, Discovering New and Emerging artists shows and the Wynwood Outdoor Weekend Art Market, enhancing access to the arts and promoting cultural awareness in Miami.

Average Joe Sale and Yo Space Soft Opening 6/3/12

Average Joe Sale and Yo Space Soft Opening
June 3, 2012, 4pm-8pm
Yo Space
294 NE 62nd St
Miami, FL 33138
www.facebook.com/yospace

Let’s face it, most of us can’t hang with the De La Cruz’s and Rubells of the world. We’re resigned to putting up our kids’ work on the fridge or buying some not horrible mass produced Target art work to decorate our homes.

NO MORE!!

Come out to Yo Space and aside from having a good time hanging out, playing ping pong, smoking hookah, and/or hobnobbing, check out some great works by local artists.

We’ll have 10 artists in the house on top of our 2 current Resident Artists, selling everything from original works, to limited edition prints, and merchandise (Apparel, accessories, and more). The best part? We’re capping the selling price at $250 per item. You can walk away with an original piece of art to brighten up your place or to offer as an amazing unique gift for less than the price of an ipod.

So stop on by, get to know some talented people, and take a crack at becoming the King of Pong.

Artists on deck so far include:
2 current Yo Space resident artists:
-Kazilla (also a resident artist at the space)
-Lorie Setton

And “couch surfers” (get it? cuz they’re not residents):
-Jay “Remote” Billechi
-Trek 6
-Vince “Bad Panda” Herrera
-Gabriel “GG” Gimenez
-Eduardo Mendieta
-Juan “Fane” Carbonell
-KELO
more artists tba

There’ll also be refreshments and music of course.
*Just added to the roster of amazingness, Coolhaus (The ice cream sandwich food truck) will be in the house at some point in the day.

Kazilla: https://www.facebook.com/KAZILLADOES
Lorie Setton: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lorie-Setton-Art/274943699183811
Jay “Remote” Billechi: http://fiftythree.biz/
Trek 6: http://treksix.com/home.html
Vince “Bad Panda” Herrera: https://www.facebook.com/OhSoulFreshGallery
GG: https://www.facebook.com/FreshPaint.gg
Eddie Mendieta: http://www.eduardomendieta.com/
Juan Fane Carbonell: https://www.facebook.com/faneinc
Kelo: https://www.facebook.com/pages/KELO/216013531784913

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Opening reception for Transcultural Pilgrim Three Decades of Work by José Bedia 5/23/12

Opening reception for “Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia”
May 23, 2012, 6-9pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler
Miami, Fl 33130
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“Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia” opens with a conversation between Bedia and exhibition curator Judith Bettelheim. Talk begins 6:30pm. Seating is limited. First come, first seated. Reception following with beer/wine.

MAM members free, non-members $10.

RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704.

Garage parking $5 at 50 NW 2 Ave.

Robert Babylon Opening of Neon Lights 5/22/12

Robert Babylon Neon Lights Opening Reception
May 22, 7-10pm
World Erotic Art Museum
1205 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

ADMISSION
Adults …$15.00
Seniors over 60 (with I.D.) …$14.00
Students (with I.D.)…$13.50
MEMBERS…FREE
(Tax included in all prices)
(Under 18 years old not admitted into museum)
Lobby / Museum shop free entry.

Art of Found Objects The Education Fund’s Charity Children’s Art Auction 5/24/12

Art of Found Objects The Education Fund’s Charity Children’s Art Auction
May 24th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
The Moore Building
4040 NE 2nd Ave
Miami Design District

Purchase tickets online in advance through May 18 or by calling 305-892-5099, ext 23. Tickets start at $100.
Follow the excitement on social media. Like The Education Fund on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @EducationFund; “The Art of Found Objects” Hashtag is: #FindArtHere

Christie’s and Sotheby’s may have the corner on auctioning Reniors and Monets, but on May 24th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, The Education Fund’s Charity Auction is the place to be if you want to bid on masterpieces by Albert, Ivan, Christi and hundreds of others – all 5 to 18 year olds who are poised to be the next Picasso. Guest participation also ensures these talented kids receive the support they need as 100 percent of the proceeds from art sales are donated back to their classrooms in order to help their teachers purchase supplies for next year’s lessons.

Given recent research that shows art classes teach critical problem solving skills needed for success in business, attendees may also be helping to develop Miami’s future CEOs like the ones being honored that night as The Education Fund’s Public School Alumni Achievers, including Rick Hirsch, managing editor of The Miami Herald; Stephen Bittel, Founder & Chairman of Terranova; and Representative Michael Bileca, Florida House of Representatives, Rachael A Sapoznik, President & CEO of Sapoznik Insurance & Association, Inc., Albert Dotson, Jr., Partner at Bilzin Sumberg, and 15 others (see page 2 for complete list).

Held in the historic Moore Building in the epicenter of Miami’s art and design community, The Education Fund’s ‘Art of Found Objects’ Charity Auction will showcase more than 150 one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork created by Miami-Dade County public school students and teachers representing nearly 50 schools. This exclusive event has raised more than $722,000 since it began by combining the power of a child’s imagination with the ultimate recycling program. Much of the artwork is crafted from materials “found” at The Education Fund’s Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials, a “free supplies for classrooms” program. Stocked with supplies donated by businesses, the Ocean Bank Center is where 15,000+ teachers have shopped free-of-charge since 1993, garnering $6.4 million in supplies needed for student lessons.

In the wake of massive school district budgets cuts, the budgets for local schools have been slashed. “These cuts have a direct impact on schools’ supplies, making classes like art, which depend on hands-on materials, much more difficult to teach,” said Linda Lecht, president of The Education Fund, a 26-year old non-profit, that works side-by-side with the private sector in Miami-Dade to ensure every child has the education needed to reach their full potential. “How can you teach a child to paint if you don’t have paint brushes?”

“We have long supported ‘The Art of Found Objects,’ because we understand the intricate connection the arts play in the overall development of a child,” said Modesto Abety, President/CEO of The Children’s Trust. Indeed, The Children’s Trust houses one of the largest collections of artworks purchased from the event.
In addition to the silent auction, the event will feature live music, an open bar by Bacardi, an epicurean feast provided by Whole Foods, as well as the opportunity to bid on luxury items like vacations, jewelry, dining experiences and more. “Key sponsors like Ocean Bank, The Children’s Trust, Whole Foods, DACRA and Bacardi make it possible to hold this unique fundraiser to help our public school students,” said Lecht.

Yearly, an A-list crowd turns out for the epic evening, comprising notable art collectors, artists, community and business leaders, as well as politicians. Past attendees include: Artist Xavier Cortada, Emmy-Award winning anchor of CBS4 News Shannon Hori; Myrna Palley, whose world-class glass art collection is on display in its own wing at the Lowe Art Museum; Federal Reserve Regional Executive Juan del Busto, Pinnacle Housing CEO Louis Wolfson, the Ziffs, School Board Member Raquel Regalado, TV & Radio Personality Jimmy Cefalo, Real Estate Executive Hank Klein, and many more.

At the event, The Education Fund also honors local leaders who are all products of local public schools. This year, the organization will recognize 20 alumni achievers.

Receiving The Education Fund’s Public School Alumni Achievement Awards:
· Linda Slote Quick Bernstein, President, South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association
· Brett Beveridge, Founder & CEO, The Retail Outsource
· Representative Michael Bileca, Representative, Florida House of Representatives
· Stephen Bittel, Founder/Chairman, Terranova Corporation
· Maria Del Busto, Chief Global Human Resources Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD
· Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Partner, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axlerod LLP
· Jose M. Hevia, Jr., President/CEO, Aligned Partners
· Rick Hirsch, Managing Editor, The Miami Herald
· Kimberly Hutchinson, Director, Casa de Campo
· Alina T. Hudak, Deputy Mayor/ County Manager, Miami-Dade County
· Fedrick Ingram, Secretary/Treasurer, United Teachers of Dade
· Ralph Gonzalez Jacobo, Executive Vice President, Ocean Bank
· Basil T. Khalil, Vice President, FedEx Express
· Roberta Kressel, Senior Vice President, TD Bank
· Aletha Player, Area Manager, Florida Power & Light Company
· Stan Rubin, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Ocean Bank
· Adalio Sanchez, General Manager, IBM Corporation
· Rachael A Sapoznik, Sapoznik Insurance & Association, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer
· Victoria E Villalba, President, Victoria & Associates Career Services
· Carol Wyllie, Executive Vice President, Graham Companies

Aki Sasamoto One Night Performance 5/16/12

Aki Sasamoto One Night Performance
Wednesday, May 16th, Doors open 6 pm
Performance begins promptly at 7 pm, please arrive early as doors will be closed at 7 pm
Gallery Diet
174 NW 23 Street
Miami FL 33127
www.gallerydiet.com

Gallery Diet is pleased to present Good Tool, a one-time performance by Aki Sasamoto.

This is the artist’s first performance at the gallery. Special thanks to the Fountainhead Residency.

“As a teenage backpacker, I gained 33 lbs. over one summer, traveling through the Middle East. I fell in love with the idea of hummus as a main course. I fell in love with nut shops, with the endless dub rhythms of bite, salt, crack, open, seed, chew, swallow (repeated until the bag of sunflower seeds was empty). I fell in love with a girl. I fell in love with clothing without zippers.

Interesting thoughts originate outside of us, especially the intensely fresh ones. I want an idea to look fat and juicy, full and floating about in the distance. It waits to encounter you, for you to get the right pointy tool to aim towards it, popping it open to release its fragrance.

After the summer, when I returned to the anorexic city of Tokyo, I ran into an unintentionally evil English teacher from my former school, who said to me: ‘You look like a huge balloon, about to pop. What has happened to you, Miss Sasamoto?’ I was full of ideas.”

(excerpt and image from Molasses, a booklet published on the occasion of an exhibition A Likeness Has Blisters at CCS Bard, April 29, 2012)

Aki Sasamoto is a Japanese artist based in New York who works in performance, sculpture, dance, and other mediums. Her works have been shown in performing arts and visual arts venues in New York and abroad including the 2010 Whitney Biennial. Aside from her solo work, she collaborates with artists in visual arts, music, and dance and takes on multiple roles as dancer, sculptor, or director. Sasamoto co-founded Culture Push, a non-profit organization in which diverse professionals meet through artist-led projects and cross-disciplinary symposia.

Beach Towel Memorial Day 5/28/12

Beach Towel – Memorial Day
May 28, 2012, 6:30am-8pm
the beach
Miami Beach at 41st Street
misaelsoto.com

Misael Soto takes his giant Beach Towel to Miami Beach on 41st Street this Memorial Day, May 28th. Anyone and everyone is welcome to occupy and enjoy the towel which will be there from sunrise to sunset. Bring food and drinks, your favorite beach games, kites, instruments, or anything else you like.

Misael hopes to subvert the way beach-goers claim their temporary real estate on the beach. Having it on Memorial Day, the event intends to indict and subvert American excess. Misael places the towel in one of the busiest beaches at one of the busiest times, in an attempt to not only comment on how we chose to share the wealth (or not), but to also provide a space where he creates the opportunity for communal transcendence above the conditioning of capitalism.

Photographs from Death and Harry Houdini Cast Questions and Answers on 4/29/12

Death and Harry Houdini Cast Questions and Answers at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, April 29, 2012.  This play is performed by the  Theatre Of Chicago, and wow what an awesome show.  Death and Harry Houdini has all of the components to a great time like comedy, singing, dancing and some amazing magic.  It is performed in the Carnival Studio Theater where you are so close to the action you almost feel as you are a part of the play itself. I was fortunate to sit on the front row and I still can’t figure out how the magic is done.  No, they would not let us take any photos during the play, you just have to go see for yourself.  This is a play you should not miss, it really is so much fun!!!

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D’Larosa-Lurie Gallery Opening Reception Back to the Future 5/17/12

D’Larosa~Lurie Gallery Opening Reception, “Back to the Future”
Thursday May 17th
D’larosa~Lurie Gallery
302 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton Florida 33432

The D’larosa-Lurie Gallery located at 302 South Federal Highway in Royal Palm Place, Boca Raton, requests the pleasure of your company Thursday, May 17th 7-10pm for Opening Reception “Back to the Future” featuring Artists: Diane Slobotkin, Weston Rayfield, Horst Kohlem, Peggy Greenfield, Ari Hirshman, Marjour Jourgensen, Allen Benowitz, Adela Holmes, Jacqueline Benyes and Sergio D’Larosa.

Artway 66/Art Lounge and Cafe Proudly Presents a Tribute to All Mothers An Evening of Magical Maternal Delights 5/12/12

Artway 66/Art Lounge & Cafe Proudly Presents a Tribute to All Mothers: An Evening of Magical Maternal Delights
May 12, 2012, 7pm – 11pm
Mayfair Promenade
2911 Grand Avenue, Suite 400 D
Coconut Grove, FL

Artway 66 / Art Lounge & Cafe Proudly presents a Tribute to All Mothers: An Evening of Magical Maternal Delights on Saturday, May 12th from 7PM – 11PM on the Mayfair Promenade – 2911 Grand Avenue, Suite 400 D, Coconut Grove.

Live Art Performances in Musical, Poetic, Plastic, Culinary and Comical Art Forms by:
– the Combo of Marina & Raul (Guitar & Vocalist),
– Craig “Sight” (Stand-up Poet),
– Yanelis & David (Latin & American Vocalists),
– Johnny (Musical Virtuoso),
– Captain Art (Art Performance with Humor),
– Blanca & Yuri (Poetic Presentations),
– Luis Gin (Acrobat)

Also presenting visual artworks by Arien, Alexander, Camilo, Breso, M. Wolfe, Candice, OMZ, PRoman, Johnny, Lizi, Sushi, Yuri, Esteban.

Admission is Free and Complimentary Healthy Culinary Appetizers and Beverages will be served.

WDNA Fine Art Concert Series Presents Artist Joseph C. Grant, Jr 5/12/12

WDNA Fine Art Concert Series Presents Artist Joseph C. Grant, Jr
Saturday, May 12, 2012
WDNA Jazz Gallery
2921 Coral Way
$25 WDNA Members
$50 General Admission
www.wdna.org

Mention that Joseph Grant invited you and you pay the $25 Membership admission fee!
Just call 305 622-8889 Reservations Required.

Trinidadian born artist Joseph C. Grant, Jr is the featured Artist at WDNA’s next Fine Arts Concert.

Joseph C. Grant Jr. is mostly inspired by Norman Rockwell and his art is collected by numerous celebrities including Bill Cosby and basketball legend, Isiah Thomas.
Joseph is best known for elongated figures with exaggerated hands and feet. His unique approach to the human form embodies sports figures, Jazz themes, dancers and images reminiscent, of his childhood in Brooklyn.

The musical guest for the evening is Warren Wolf. He’s regarded as one the most gifted vibraphonists in the arena today and he joins us direct from Baltimore, Maryland.

Joseph will also showcase some of his latest works including the unveiling of a portrait of legendary jazz signer Nina Simone.

This promises to be a fantastic evening and I’m looking forward to seeing you. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will also be served.

Unix Fine Art Features New Works By Alexi Torres During Saturday’s Art Walk 5/12/12

New Works By Alexi Torres During Saturday’s Art Walk
Saturday May 12, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Unix Fine Art
2219 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood

Featuring new works on view by Atlanta-based, Cuban-born artist Alexi Torres. Working from one waning moon to the next, his oil on canvas paintings re-create portraits of iconic figures, landmarks, and concepts with an ethereal, illusive twist. Portraits on view include depictions of Abraham Lincoln, Vincent van Gogh, and even Super Mario.

Alexi will be present at this Saturday’s Art Walk.

Also on view this Saturday are works by LA-based conceptual artist Desire Obtain Cherish, including a painting containing crushed Adderrall pills, and works by Italian artist Andrea Sampaolo.

Unix Fine Art gallery, founded by curators Daniela Mercrui and Alex Cesaria, displays works by inspiring and emerging artists. The gallery has established a unique presence in the contemporary art world by representing a varied program of international and emerging contemporary artists and pop art. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For private viewings, appointments, or additional information, please contact 305.496.0621, daniela@unixfineart.com, or visit www.unixfineart.com.

Image: Title: Grand Central Terminal, Artist: Alexi Torres, Size: 84 x 132 inches, Medium: oil on canvas, Year: 2011

Gregg Shienbaum’s Got it Goin’ On — And Then Some 5/12/12

Gregg Shienbaum’s Got it Goin’ On — And Then Some
Urban/Street opens Second Saturday May 12 and runs through ???
Gregg Shienbaum Gallery
2239 NW 2nd Avenue
Wynwood Miami, FL

Article and Photos courtesy of John Hood

Just when you thought that Wynwood couldn’t add any more wow, along comes a mix of art space and street art which out-wows just about everyone. We mean Gregg Shienbaum, dig? Whose eponymous Gallery will be blasting out a most rousing show this next Second Saturday.

Known primarily for masters such as Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Johns and Hockney, Shienbaum’s taken inspiration from the Wynwood ‘hood he now calls home and gone about as urban as urban can get and still stay way urbane. In fact, in one very striking instance, the cat has literally taken it from the streets.

That would be the mysterious figure known as Clandestine Culture (aka Posca), who Shienbaum landed on a wing and a prayer and a whim. Till now, the elusive (and masked) man had never even framed one of his trademark works, let alone showed in a gallery. For May’s Art Walk, Shienbaum has changed all that. But don’t think for a moment that this elusive figure will be in any way tamed. Rumor has it he’s gonna come through even bigger and badder than ever come Fall.

Till then though art fans can bask in the fact that right here, right now Clandestine Culture and a cast of his contemporaries, among them Russell Young, Sarah Hardacre, Pvnch, Benvinido Rodriguez and Brett Polock (as well as all stars Ron English, Shepard Fairey and Jean Michel Basquiat) will be wowing Wynwood with one of its wildest exhibits ever.

See Urban/Street for yourself and experience the delirium.

ArtCenter Presents Quantum Shift Opening Reception 5/12/12

ArtCenter Presents Quantum Shift, Opening Reception
Saturday, May 12 from 7-10PM
ArtCenter’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Judith Berk King / London Tsai
Opening Reception & Artist Conversation

This show features the sculpture of London Tsai and the drawings of Judith Berk King. London describes his work as “a collection of fantastic objects that are both of my internal life and of the collective unconscious.” Judy’s work talks about biological forms merging and morphing into new fantastic mutations of plant and animal.
On View / May 11 to June 17, 2012

Dorsch Gallery presents Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Michelle Weinberg, Elisabeth Condon opening 5/11/12

Dorsch Gallery presents Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Michelle Weinberg, Elisabeth Condon – opening
Friday, May 11th 6-9pm
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24 St
Miami, FL 33127

Dorsch Gallery invites you to the opening reception for:
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle: Façade
Michelle Weinberg: The Pretend Dimension
Elisabeth Condon: Walk with Me

Extended hours for the Second Saturday Wynwood Artwalk on May 12th 12-9pm

Felecia Chizuko Carlisle: Façade
Skyscrapers are an invasive architecture. They are built with little regard for indigenous or local histories. They began as solutions for urban housing in a small footprint, and were revolutionized with the inventions of the elevator and air conditioning. Clusters of modernist skyscrapers, incredibly tall, glass and steel buildings, became dominant features of urban skylines around the world. Twentieth century expressions of alienation often occur with the cold edifices as symbols of impenetrability. If living or working inside one of these buildings, their superficiality can fade, into individual experiences of partitioned space. Carlisle lives and works on a small organic farm in Miami’s Little River, an inner city neighborhood adjacent to Little Haiti and a warehouse district. Her studio is in another warehouse district, Wynwood. From her perspective, she is always a street-level observe of skyscrapers.

Michelle Weinberg: The Pretend Dimension
“Today decoration epitomizes this transformation of object into system. The world has been remade into sign, into decor. That is to say, that decor lies at the crux of the dizzying traffic between industrial processes and digital codes, between the production of tangible goods and streams of information.”
-Michelle Kuo, “Pattern Recognition” in The New Décor by Hal Foster, Michelle Kuo, Kirsty Bell and Ralph Rugoff

Elisabeth Condon: Walk with Me
For Elisabeth Condon landscape is a site of political resistance following the literati tradition, Chinese intellectuals who maintained cultural practice and philosophical exchange for centuries despite pressures by each successive dynasty to cease. One must assert the freedom to move through space at will, in representation as in life.

Caption credit (clockwise):
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle Promo image for Façade
Michelle Weinberg Folded Kiosk, 2011 gouache on paper 48 x 38 inches
Elisabeth Condon Low Country, 2012 acrylic on linen 36 x 24 inches

The Artlink Presents American Born Artist Steve Beck Opening Reception 5/12/12

The Artlink Presents American Born Artist Steve Beck Opening Reception
Saturday May 12 from 5-9 pm
Artlink Artist Space
130 NW 36th Street
Miami, FL 33127
www.theartlink.org

Wynwood Gallery Walk
Wine and hors d’oeuvre

The Artlink Art Space Is Proud To Show Works By : American born artist Steve Beck leaves USA to discover the artistically rich and wonderful France, in the search of expanding his visual power and transcendent emotional paintings in the old continent.

Beck has left at The ArtLink a vast collection of paintings of incalculable value to be showing for last time in America, giving the public the opportunity to enjoy the vivid and enthralling paintings by an extraordinary artist blessed with the source of all inspiration: PASSION.

Be blown away by these outstanding abstract paintings in a two months exhibition from May 12th to July 12th, 2012

May 14 – July 12 from 10 to 6pm

BAC 2nd Friday Exhibitions Preview 5/11/12

BAC 2nd Friday Exhibitions Preview
Friday, May 11, 2012
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami FL 33127

Second Friday Exhibitions Preview & Open Studios
6:30-7:30pm: Members’ Preview Featuring an Artist Talk about The Preserve
RSVP: gshonek@bacfl.org
7-10pm: Reception
Enjoy refreshments and Vitamin Water Zero

The Preserve: Uniting Nature and Culture
The Preserve is an exhibition which unites the minds of selected artists who have participated in the Big Cypress National Preserve’s Artist in Residency Program. The works featured in this winter collection represent fifteen different approaches from artists working in a variety of disciplines, all originating from unique personal experiences.

The exhibition features landscapes, layered photographs, woodcuts and poems by the Artists in Residence. Each artist voices concern for the philosophical and ecological implications of humans in nature, while concurrently raising awareness of the breathtaking natural resource situated between Naples and Miami.

Artists featured in the exhibition are Karen Glaser, Deborah M. Mitchell, Deedra Ludwig, Jacqueline Roch, Mark Goodenough, Myrna Massey, Mollie Doctrow, Tom Weinkle, Ailyn Hoey, Wendy Burk and Eric Magrane. Anne McCrary Sullivan, who was recently awarded a Fulbright professorship to teach in Nigeria at the Calabar University, will have poetry on view.
(On view May 12-June 3, 2012 in the Swenson Gallery)

Miami Dade County Public School’s Annual Countywide Exhibition
Featuring an ambitious and impressive collection of over 380 juried artworks by Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ K-12 students, The Annual Countywide Student Exhibition encompasses all media and technique in both 2-D and 3-D works. It demonstrates the development of new skills, abilities, and interests and emphasizes versatility, good design, and imagination.
(On view May 12-24, 2012 in the Audrey Love Gallery)

Every Record, Everywhere, is Playing Your Song Right Now with Dario Robleto 5/17/12

Every Record, Everywhere, is Playing Your Song Right Now with Dario Robleto
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6-9pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

MAM members free, non-members $8 (general museum admission, guest passes cannot be used)
Specialty cocktails by Smirnoff, Société Perrier and Redbull
Secure garage parking $5 at 50 NW 2nd Ave.
Events@miamiartmuseum.org / 305.375.1704
TWITTER: #MAMMiamiVinyl | @MiamiArtMuseum

Dario Robleto, artist featured in “The Record,” discusses the roles played by music, the history of recording, fandom, and DJ culture in his development. Lecture begins 6:30pm. (Doors open 6pm. Seating is limited. First come, first seated.)

Following the lecture, stick around for a party led by DJ Keen One. Check out “The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl,” and other works, on view in the galleries. Cocktails by Smirnoff and Redbull.

“The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl” was organized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and is curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Curator of Contemporary Art.

The Miami presentation is supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. Additional support is provided by DJ Le Spam, JW Marriott Marquis, Ocean Drive Magazine, Scratch Academy, Smirnoff, Société Perrier, Stanton, Winter Music Conference, The Workshop, WPBT Channel 2 and WVUM-FM. The official cultural partners for The Record are: Grand Central, Lester’s, Rhythm Foundation and Sweat Records.

Image: Dario Robleto, Lamb of Man / Atom and Eve / Americana Materia Medica, 2006 – 07 (detail). Colored paper, cardboard, ribbon, foamcore, glue, willow. 60 x 185 x 4.75 inches (152 x 470 x 20 cm); 60 x 60 x 4.75 inches each (152 x 152 x 12 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Fund for Acquisitions with additional funds provided by Dr. Peter H. Klopfer, the children of Marilyn M. Segal in her honor, and the bequest of Viola Mitchell Fearnside, by exchange, 2009.1.1A-C. Courtesy of the artist and D’Amelio Terras, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.

Borinquen Gallery May Gallery Walk Featuring Alissa Christine 5/12/12

May Gallery Walk Featuring Alissa Christine Cocktail Reception
Saturday May 12, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Borinquen Gallery
100 NE 38th Street
Suite # 3
Miami, FL 33137,

Award winning Brazilian-American visual artist Alissa Christine channels the true essence of beauty through her work and draws inspiration from the pure and simple joys of life. Recognized for her professional photography, Alissa’s art spans mediums with innovative fusions of photography, lighting, movement, painting, sculpture and display… sometimes performed live.

“i love miami 365® : daily photo documentary” is a year-long photo project where every day was photographed by Alissa Christine in celebration of life witnessed at any moment. Each photo is captioned with a personal commentary along with the title, date, time and place.

Come Enjoy An Eclectic Body Of Work By The Following Local Talents And Emerging Artists: Kourtney Eugene Brown, David Tupper, Sonia Neffetti, Clarice Desouza, and Rick Esposito @ The Newly Built Borinquen’s Chronic & Specialty Care Center

For more information, please call Ben Neji, (305) 491-1526 or via email at bmn4288@gmail.com

Ragnar Kjartansson Song Opening Reception 5/17/12

Ragnar Kjartansson: Song / Opening Reception
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM – 9:00pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
770 NE 125th St
North Miami, FL 33161
RSVP Online

Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson creates enthralling performances and videos, which explore the extremes of the human condition – sorrow and happiness, transgression and repentance – with sublime environments, methodical repetition, and a wry sense of humor. Ragnar Kjartansson was the first recipient of Performa 11’s Malcolm McLaren Award.

This exhibition was made possible with additional support provided by
MOCA’s Mystery Dates fundraiser.
Ragnar Kjartansson: Song will be on view through September 2, 2012

Ragnar Kjartansson: Song is organized by Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh & curated by Dan Byers, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art.

This presentation of Ragnar Kjartansson: Song is made possible by MOCA’s Knight Exhibition Endowment. Additional support provided by MOCA’s Mystery Dates fundraiser.

MOCA’s Knight Exhibition Series is made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Exhibitions and programs at MOCA are made possible through grants from the City of North Miami. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of Commissioners. The Museum of Contemporary Art is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

Image: Ragnar Kjartansson, The End, 2008, five channel video, color, sound, 30 min. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik.

Fete de la Musique at Big Night In Little Haiti 6/15/12

Fete de la Musique at Big Night In Little Haiti
Friday June 15th, 6PM – 10PM
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59 Terrace
Miami
Free and open to the public! Plenty of secure parking nearby.
BigNightLittleHaiti.com or (305) 960-2969.

We are celebrating Fete de la Musique at Big Night. Fete de la Musique is a Francophone holiday that welcomes summer with free music. We will feature an open stage for YOU to perform, followed by a performance by Haitian troubadour legend James Germain.

Download the Open Stage application here, or call us at 305-672-5202 for details.

Big Night in Little Haiti is presented every 3rd Friday by The Rhythm Foundation and Little Haiti Cultural Center, with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Madame Gougousse. Additional support is received from AmericanAirlines, City of Miami, SakPase Media Group, WSRF 1580 AM, WHTY 1600 AM, New Times and Prestige Beer.

Would you like to become a Friend of Big Night in Little Haiti, and help us continue this program into the future? Please download info here, or call (305) 672-5202.

Big Night In Little Haiti 5/18/12

Big Night In Little Haiti
Friday May 18th, 6PM – 10PM
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59 Terrace,
Miami
Free
bignightlittlehaiti.com

Presented by Madame Gougousse Foods

Every 3rd Friday, Little Haiti comes alive with a free night of music, art, food, fun, children’s activities, drinks and people. In easy walking distance from the Little Haiti Cultural Center, activities take place at 7th Circuit Studios, Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, and Leela’s Restaurant.

A massive Haitian Flag Day, celebrated with the Haitian Consulate in Miami, with superstars T-Vice! Plus the father of Haitian rasin (roots) music, Sanba Zao. Global Impact Foundation hosts the Family Art Corner, we will have cold Prestige Beer and drinks at the bar, and delicious Haitian food for sale. The Alliance next door features a major exhibit, “Haiti Arts and Craft: State of Affairs” to accompany a two day symposium. 7th Circuit welcomes you to a rocking after show party with the Moksha Roots All Stars and much more.

Visit T-Vice online here

“Like” the Consulate of Haiti in Miami on Facebook and stay in touch with exciting projects!

Oh Really?! The Art Walk Concert Series in Wynwood 5/12/12

Oh Really?! The Art Walk Concert Series in Wynwood
Saturday, May 12, 8:00pm until 12:00am
The Maps Backlot
342 NW 24th St.
Miami, FL. 33129
located 200 feet off Art Walk right behind Panther Coffee
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Oh Really?! would like to invite you to the second installment of The Art Walk Concert Series in Wynwood.

Last month’s inaugural event was a beautiful mix of live music, live art and great people coming together to celebrate our local Miami music and art community.

Our main focus for this series is to introduce our community to new homegrown talent.

This month’s show will include performance by:
Politix (Miami)
Will Buck (Brooklyn)
Young Midnight (Brooklyn)

Live art by
Jona Cerwinske (Miami)
Hebru Brantley (Chicago)

Visual art by
Jason Boogie (VJ AV8)

Just like last time, we are offering complimentary 42 Below with Societe Perrier drinks all night with a purchase of a $10 ticket. www.facebook.com/societeperrierus

Book Release Party for Christy Gast 5/11/12

Book Release Party for Christy Gast
Friday, May 11th 6 – 8 PM
Gallery Diet
174 NW 23 Street
Miami FL 33127
www.gallerydiet.com

Join us for a reception to celebrate
NAME publications newest release SOURCE by Christy Gast

Advanced copies of the publication will be available for viewing, orders for the publication will be accepted.

Gast’s work has been exhibited at museums and galleries internationally, including MoMA/P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Performa, Artist’s Space and Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York; Miami Art Museum, the de la Cruz Collection, Gallery Diet, and the Bass Museum of Art in Miami; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and High Desert Test Sites in California, The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich and Centro Cultural Matucana 100 in Santiago, Chile.

Saturday, May 12th will be the last day for Christy Gast Out of Place, the gallery will have extended hours 11 am – 9 pm

The Nightclub One Size Fits All 5/11/12

The Nightclub One Size Fits All
Friday, May 11th , 7-11 pm
Buena Vista Building
180 NE 39 St. Suite 120
Miami FL 33137

Bhakti Baxter | curator

Featuring artists: Kevin Arrow, Jenna Balfe, Bhakti Baxter, Autumn Casey, Clint Casey, Dino Felipe, Kool Large, Nicolas Lobo, Gean Moreno, Upahar David Neiburger, Daniel Newman, and DJ Le Spam.

Hot Topics Discussion Series Dan Cameron 5/12/12

Hot Topics Discussion Series Dan Cameron
Sat., May 12, 2012
Reception: 5 pm, lecture: 6 pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Closed Monday
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020

Learn more and purchase tickets

Tickets: $10 non-members; $5 members, students, teachers, and seniors (with ID) per lecture. Price includes donation bar and snacks/hors d’oeuvres.

Dan Cameron was recently named Chief Curator at the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California, and was the Founder and Artistic Director of Prospect New Orleans, a new international biennial that debuted in November 2008 at two dozen sites and attracted more than 45,000 visitors over 11 weeks. Cameron also served as Director of Visual Arts for the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. From 1995 to 2006, he was Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.

Hot Topics Lectures – Videos available online!
Videos from the first three Hot Topics lectures are now available online: check out our Tumblr and our page on Vimeo!

Hot Topics Discussion Series – funded in part by the Knight Arts Challenge
Five lectures by leading figures in the contemporary visual arts will address current trends and the vital role the arts play in our community. Each event includes a reception for guests to meet the speakers, lecture, and a Q&A period.

Note: The Swamp Cabbage event with Hayley Downs and Julie Lara Kahn, originally scheduled for Sat., July 28, 2012, has been canceled. If you purchased admission for the full Hot Topics series and wish to receive a refund due to the change made to the last presentation, please call 954.921.3274 or email info@artandculturecenter.org to request more information.

Lou Anne and Mike Colodny are the Co-Chairs of the Hot Topics Discussion Series, which is also supported by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz; Kofsky, Hartman & Weinger, PA, and Marianne Ferro.

Works From The Collection Jon Pylypchuk Second Saturday Gallery Walk 5/12/12

Works From The Collection: Jon Pylypchuk
Second Saturday Gallery Walk, May 12, 2012. From 7-10pm.
de la Cruz Collection
23 N.E. 41st Street
Miami, FL 33137

The de la Cruz Collection is pleased to announce the opening of a painting, drawing, and sculpture installation by Canadian artist Jon Pylypchuk.

“When I had my first child I bought him a Richard Scarry book and I remember having The Greatest Story Book Ever, when I was a kid and constantly looking at it, reading it and that being a reference to my childhood and stuff. Although the work isn’t a reference to my childhood, when I think about the relationship of all the animals who are all human and all doing what everyday people do. When I think about that, it might very well be where it came from.” (Interview with Blaffer Gallery, 2009).

The centerpiece of this exhibition is a boxing ring where both feline adversaries are staring at each other before the match begins. On one side of the ring, another character, the referee, is transformed by Pylypchuk into a gravedigger holding a shovel next to a tombstone, as if preparing the final resting place for the loser.

John Pylypchuk born 1972 in Winnipeg, Canada and lives and works in Los Angeles. He was a member of the artist collective Canadian Royal Art Lodge, founded in 1996.

Fictional Eyes The Dreams of Reason photography show at The Lunch Box Gallery 5/12/12

Fictional Eyes: The Dreams of Reason” photography show opening reception
May 12th, 2012 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
The Lunch Box Gallery
310 NW. 24th St.
Miami, FL 33127.

The Lunch Box Gallery, in conjunction with contemporary art webzine from Spain, Area Zinc, are pleased to announce the new exhibition Fictional Eyes: The Dreams of Reason, showcasing the photographs of 8 artists who have been previously published in Area Zinc.

After a rigorous selection process, a body of works have been chosen that convey the idea of photography as an exercise for the imagination. All the pieces in this show reveal fictional situations, scenarios, objects and even narratives that defy not only the way we see and associate the elements that surround us, but as well challenge the limits of photography as an art form. The artworks confront the traditional idea that a photograph reflects reality, and they also deal with the diversity of outside influences that photographers have incorporated into their images when utilizing other methods of creation and techniques that weren’t necessarily there in the original take.

The use of technology, digital manipulation, 3D design, illustration, collage, graphics tablet, among many others, indeed transform the image to become “something else”, taking the shape of oneiric expressions and illusions that unleash conceptual and personal imaginations. Nevertheless, even though many of the images reveal nonexistent places, forms and circumstances, they all depart from elements of real life taken with a camera, and at the end, they may become verisimilar to the eye of the beholder thanks to the mastery in merging all the elements together; just like a dream that feels real when dreaming it. Pre-conceived techniques during the taking of the photograph as well as in post-production, become the set for the visual trap, making the impossible, possible.

Awe, curiosity, open conclusions and unlimited meanings arise from the sometimes unconnected imagery that we observe, stimulating the individual appropriation of the photograph by giving the connotation each viewer wants to assign. Here, concept and technique together omit the laws of reason, entering into the dreams of those who create with fictional eyes.

Photographers participating in the show include Sandra Torralba (Spain), Stefano Bonazzi (Italy), Christopher Lee Donovan (USA), Michel Rajkovic (France), Serrah Russell (USA), Kaveh Hosseini (Germany), Polly Chandler (USA), Alba Tenas (Spain).

Fictional Eyes: The Dreams of Reason will be opened to the public on Saturday, May 12th from 6:00pm during the popular Gallery Walks, at 310 NW 24th. St. Miami, FL 33127 (Wynwood Art District). Nevertheless, the gallery will be open that same day since 1:00pm.

More about Area Zinc: Founded in 2007 in Spain, this internationally renowned webzine is directed by Andres Vargas. More than 30 thematic editions have been published throughout the years, showcasing the artworks of more than 1,000 artists from all around the world. Area Zinc has been successfully giving voice to all mediums which include illustration, painting, sculpture, photography and more, always focused on representing the latest tendencies of these art forms. For more information, please visit www.area-zinc.com.

MANO Fine Art presents All Dressed Up 5/19/12

MANO Fine Art presents: “All Dressed Up”
Saturday, May 19, 2012 , 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MANO Fine Art Project Space
4225 SW 75 Ave (2nd Floor)
Miami, FL 33155
in the Bird Road Art District
manofineart.com

The interpretation of the world’s masterpieces is hardly a new phenomenon. Artists often look to the past to learn from the old masters. In “All Dressed Up: Meninas”, contemporary artist: Daniel Garcia, Osvaldo Franco and MANO take on Diego Velazquez, reinterpreting his famed 1665 painting, “Las Meninas”, which is considered one of the greatest masterpieces ever painted.

The exhibit is not only a matter of looking back at the past but also exploring the popularity of the motif, Las Meninas (Spanish translation Ladies in Waiting). It seems that every generation has made Velazquez’s “meninas” a reflection of their own, hundreds of artists from Pablo Picasso to Vik Muniz have been inspired by the works’ enigmatic qualities.

In response to this common inspiration, Daniel Garcia, Osvaldo Franco and MANO allowed their own creativity to flow and their original inspirations evolved into multiple individual interpretations. The exhibit includes linoleum prints, works on paper, mixed media, oil and acrylic inspirations in a myriad of sizes. Velazquez would be pleased.

MANO Fine Art is located in the Bird Road Art District at 4225 SW 75 Avenue (2nd Floor). For more information please contact 305.467.6819.

Bird Road Art Walk 5/19/12

Bird Road Art Walk
May 19, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bird Road Art District
The Bird Road Art District is conveniently located just off of the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) and Bird Road (SW 40th Street), extending south to SW 48 St. The majority of the studios are located off of SW 75 Ave & SW 74 Ave. Please check our website for map and a complete listing of particpating studios/galleries.
thebirdroadartdistrict.com

Join the most curious of collectors and art aficionados in Miami for the Bird Road Art Walk, Saturday, May 19 (& every 3rd Saturday of each month).

Enjoy an evening of visual and performing arts, engaging live demonstrations and spoken word. Explore the creative process in more than 30+ artists’ studios meet the artists and discover hundreds of original works of art. Recently named “Miami’s Best Art Walk 2011” by Miami New Times, the Bird Road Art Walk is the place to experience Miami’s growing art scene.

This event is free and open to the public. Start your Art Walk at any of the featured studios or galleries. Enjoy ample free parking and our complimentary shuttle bus that loops continuously throughout the evening stopping at each participating venue.

Featuring: 3rd Door Art Project, Abel Triana Art, Abuela Art Gallery, Accent Alternative Art Space, Akuara Teatro Workshop, Aperture Studios, Art Cafe, Bohemio Art, Inc., Julio Cesar Art, Chavarriaga Fine Art Studio, Elcira Chomat Art, Esteban Blanco Art Studio, H. Benitez Fine Art Gallery II, Ismael Gomez Peralta Art Studio, Juan M Benitez Art, La Silla Gallery, Liliana Leiro, Madero Art, MANO Fine Art Project Space, Maruchi Carmona Art, Matthew Miller/Nickel Glass Studio, Miami Art Club, Miami’s Brick & Mortar Gallery @Palmetto Carpet, Nedine del Valle, Nestor Arenas Art Studio, Perez Art Gallery, Rafael Consuegra/ Cuadart Studio, Ray Azcuy Art Studio, Romero-Hidalgo Artists’ Studios/MyArt Ventures, LLC, Roy Rodriguez Art Studio, Stained Glass of Miami, SpeakFridays! (Miami’s Most Diverse Open Mic), t.a. project, Valmar Design Gallery, Sandy Levy/Visual Impact Photography, Yacqueline Ruiz Art and the Warehouse Alternative Space.

The Bird Road Art Walk is organized by an alliance of artists founded in 2010. The member-powered organization promotes and funds experiences that bring artists, art enthusiasts and collectors together. Events include the monthly Bird Road Art Walk, which features open studios, alternative spaces and creative businesses.

Since the 1980s, the Bird Road Art Districts’ slanted warehouses, antique stores and overall industrial vibe have provided a haven for artists. Today visitors will find a thriving community of more than 40 artists and an up and coming art scene, featuring a broad range of contemporary, emerging and established artists working in a variety of mediums.

Stay Connected with the Bird Road Art District:
Call: 305.467.6819
Web: http://www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com/
Facebook:Bird Road Art District
Twitter:@BirdRoadArts

Miami New Times Best of Miami

Don’t be strangers come on by.

Cafeina Art Walk + After Party 5/12/12

Cafeina | Art Walk + After Party
May 12, 2012, 7:00 pm – 3:00 am
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127
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Cafeina & The Wynwood Exhibition Present:
“Everything is Going to be Fine’
An exhibition featuring the works of artists Andrew Nigon & Carmen Tiffany, who are both current Fountainhead Resident Artists.

Opening Reception: 7 – 10PM

This exhibition delves into the fragmented material world of discarded possessions, sentimental fabrics and industrial textiles that reflect both ends of the duo’s collective spectrum of found objects.

Andrew’s work draws attention to the bizarre nature of humanities existence, in which the insatiable drive to improve while simultaneously living with in bodies that are in constant decay. Using the discarded detritus of society in chorus with materials such as polyurethane foam and second‐hand textiles, he creates heroic yet tragic monuments devoted to a human race that is trapped in an incomplete and fractured world. He will be showcasing sculpture works.

Carmen Tiffany was born in the rural western United States in 1982. Her work deals with the fantastical artifice and promise of children’s media and contaminates it with life’s, often visceral, realities. Exploiting the societal underbelly of the rural American west she creates lineage between pathetic entropies and the promise in the modern version of childhood. She will be showcasing installation, painting & video.

Art Walk After Party
VJ Tom Laroc { Garden }

Resident DJ Supersede { Lounge }

Cover after 10PM
Ketel One bottle specials!
Reserve your table in advanced: 305.438.0792

Find out more about the Fountainhead Residency!

Wynwood Studio Walk Launch 5/10/12

Wynwood Studio Walk Launch!
May 10, 2012, 5-9 PM
Wynwood Arts District
participating studios along 2nd NW Ave
from 21-28th Street
www.facebook.com/wynwoodstudiowalk

Starting May 2012, local artists working in the Wynwood Miami Arts District will have the pleasure of opening to the public twice a month on Thursdays, after-work-hours (5-9 PM), for community events called WYNWOOD STUDIO WALKS (May 10 and May 24). During these events, all artists will be present and working in their respective studios, allowing visitors to get a complete art experience, to meet the artists personally, learn about their creations and get a behind-the-scenes look into Wynwood’s local artists’ studios. On behalf of Wynwood’s local artists’ community, we greatly appreciate your helping us spread the word about these unique events, to be held monthly starting May 2012.

Beyond The Visual Spectrum Explorations in Alternative Photography 5/12/12

Beyond The Visual Spectrum Explorations in Alternative Photography
May 12, 2012, 6-10 PM
Atelier 1022 Studio and Fine Arts Gallery
2732 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33127

Atelier 1022 Studio and Fine Art Gallery presents ‘Beyond The Visual Spectrum: Explorations in Alternative Photography’ – the first solo exhibit of resident artist Carlos Rodriguez-Feo, opening May 12th, 2012, 6-10 PM. The photographic works and accompanying rare camera collection featured in ‘Beyond The Visual Spectrum’ form a comprehensive expression of Carlos Rodriguez-Feo’s mantra – ‘Rescuing Photographic Sensibilities’. Coincides with the Wynwood Art Walk for May.

Musimelange Mother’s Day Event Music, Art and A Taste of Spain 5/13/12

Musimelange Mother’s Day Event: Music, Art and A Taste of Spain
Sunday, May 13, 6pm
M Building
194 NW 30th Street
Miami, FL

$55 Online, $65 at the door
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Mother’s Day is this Sunday? Do you have plans yet?

After a concert at the Adrienne Arsht Center with The Miami Symphony Orchestra(MISO), Anne Chicheportiche (violin), Katinka Kleijn (cello) & Ciro Fodere (piano) will perform an intimate French and Argentinean chamber music concert in the magical living room of a gallery in the Wynwood Art District: The M Building!

Treat mom to a special evening!

The evening begins at 6 p.m. and includes a special Mother’s Day SURPRISE!

ACT 1: Excite your palates by experiencing culinary resemblances between France and Argentina! Buena Vista Deli & La Estancia Argentina prepare scrumptious accompaniments to a wine tasting presented by Sunset Corners, to be paired with…

ACT 2: Piazzolla’s fiery Estaciones Porteñas, Ravel’s Blues, Debussy’s impressionistic Reflets Dans l’Eau, and more!

ACT 3: Get to know the performers, and members of MISO, around a variety of Dulce de Leches from La Estancia Argentina, Macarons from Lovely Daze Desserts and other goodies from Buena Vista Deli!

Special art exhibit by Isa Zapata.

RSVP highly recommended for a sumptuous evening of effortless elegance that enhances all your senses!

27 Club Lit multimedia art exhibit by Mariah Fox 5/18/12

27 Club: “Lit”; multimedia art exhibit by Mariah Fox
Opening Reception: Falls Art District Gallery Walk
Friday, May 18, 2012 from 7-10pm*
Pyramid Studios
8890 SW 129 Terrace
Miami, FL 33176

*27 Club: “Lit” will be on display from May 18-June 22, 2012
(Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm or by appointment)

Mariah Fox will have a solo showing of her work at Pyramid Studios in Miami, Florida.

Since the early 90s, popular culture has increasingly mused about the “The 27 Club” (a title given to the group of musicians whose lives were interrupted at the age of 27). Whether we believe in coincidence, numerology or nonsense, an unsolvable mystery seems to bind the lives and deaths of these enigmatic figures. Mariah Fox’s latest exhibition pays tribute – to Hendrix, Joplin, Basquiat, and others – exploring and exposing moody glimpses of the mythic personas who rest eternally in “Club 27.” Visitors of 27 Club: “Lit” can expect to see unusual portraiture of legends from pop culture.

The large and small mixed media sculptures merge Mariah Fox’s technical background and fascination with history, culture, dreams, light and shadow.

Mariah Fox, multimedia artist illustrator, graphic designer and educator has published her work in countless projects, including 23 books. She has exhibited at Art Basel Miami and her company, Ital Art provides creative services for a variety of clients. When not creating art or writing, Mariah lectures on graphic design, illustration and digital media at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. For more information, please visit www.mariahfox.com.

POST MoDERN group show at Fredric Snitzer Gallery Project Space 5/12/12

POST MoDERN group show at Fredric Snitzer Gallery Project Space
Saturday, May 12, 7-9pm
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
2247 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33127

Project Space: bis
POST MoDERN
May 12 – June 9, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 12, 7-9pm
Merlin Carpenter
Ian Cheng
Jason Galbut
Ed Lehan
Georgie Nettell
Georgia Sagri
Thank You Brenda

Fredric Snitzer Gallery is pleased to announce that Clayton Deutsch, director of Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club, will curate a series of exhibitions in our project space. The first exhibition POST MoDERN, will open on Saturday, May 12, 2012, with a reception from 7-9 pm. For further information, please contact the gallery at infor@snitzer.com or visit our website www.snitzer.com.

Sagri has hung large sheets of neon-colored gel on the wall with smiley shapes cut out of them in an intentionally naïve manner.

RAW Mia Presents The Blend 5/9/12

RAW Mia Presents The Blend
May 9, 2012, 8:00Pm-Midnight
The Stage
170 NE 38th St
Miami Fl 33137
rawartists.org

RAW Artists will officially premiere in Miami on Wednesday May 9 with the Kick-off event, The BLEND! A circus of creativity at The Stage from 8pm-12am! RAW Artists is a national organization in 50+ cities that creates a platform for hand-selected talent from all genres of art to showcase their work. Come out and support the underground trendsetters in areas such as fashion, music, performance, visual, film, hair, makeup and more!

Tickets are $10 via presale. $15 at the door.
21+. Dress code is cocktail attire, so dress for the occasion and get ready for an artistic circus of creativity!

RAW:natural born artists is an independent arts organization that hand-selects and spotlights independent creatives. RAW events are multi-faceted artistic showcases. Each event features film screenings, musdical performances, fashion shows, art gallery, accessories, photography, performance art, DJ, hair and makeup artistry, etc.

Please visit the following links for more information:
RAW website: www.RAWartists.org

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesday at History Miami on 5/2/12

Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.  I love  HistoryMiami, always has the best exhibits and Wine Down Wednesday is the best time to go and see the museum.  Remember it is the first Wednesday of every month.  See you next month!!

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Eleazar Delgado Anniversary Reception 5/12/12

Eleazar Delgado Anniversary Reception
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Eleazar Delgado Studio
2703 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33127
​www.eleazardelgado.com

Please RSVP on Facebook.

Join us for an evening of art, cocktails and conversation celebrating the amazing first year of Eleazar Delgado Studio on Saturday, May 12th!

Cocktails courtesy of Glenfiddich who also celebrate their special 125th Anniversary. Miami’s Cask of Dreams by Eleazar Delgado and commissioned by Glenfiddich will be on display.

Born in Oklahoma, raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Eleazar Delgado studied Architecture and Interior design. It was in Miami where he began his Architecture explorations. Graduating at the peak of the Deconstruction Movement in 1987 from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, his thesis on the Penal Courthouse for Metropolitan Caracas received Honorable Mention. During the 1980’s Eleazar fell in the love with Miami’s vivid colors and its native surroundings. The radiant sunshine and gleaming colors of the night influenced the choice to paint the story of Miami.

After a successful venture in Architecture and Interior Design, he grew tired of the rigidity of those forms of expression. Architecture is about space. The process is always restrained. Interior design is about other people’s psychology. Painting is the creators’ own vision. Having always struggled against the methods he was taught, it was time to seek release of restrictions.

Photographs of Beauty Bash Unity Now Is a Tomorrow for Everyone at Bamboo Miami on 4/28/12

Edward J Oberle Lopez presents Beauty Bash Unity Now Is a Tomorrow for Everyone at Bamboo Miami on Saturday, April 28, 2012.  What an awesome event and the proceeds from the show benefited Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

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Artcenter/South Florida Presents Quantum Shift By London Tsai And Judith Berk King Opening Reception 5/12/12

Artcenter/South Florida Presents Quantum Shift By London Tsai And Judith Berk King Opening Reception
Saturday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m.
ArtCenter/South Florida’s main gallery
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue
Miami Beach

ArtCenter/South Florida presents Quantum Shift, an exhibition that explores metamorphosis in hybridized biological forms and the fantastic in literary and mathematically inspired objects. This exhibition features the graphite drawings of Judith Berk King and the wood and metal sculpture of Lun-Yi (London) Tsai. On view May 11 – June 17, 2012

A concurrent sounding event, GLADE(S)CAPE by Gustavo Matamoros, and audio reactive video by Rodrigo Arcaya will be held at the Audiothèque at 924 Lincoln road, studio 201. Quantum Shift will be on view through June 17, 2012. For more information, please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.

“We are very excited about bringing together Lun-Yi Tsai and Judith Berk King: two talented artists who deal with the natural and the extraordinary in very different ways, both in their materials and in the spatial dimensions that their work inhabits,” said ACSF’s Interim Exhibitions Director, Kristen Thiele. “Quantum Shift features unique components aimed to interact with our visitors, further advancing ArtCenter’s goals of bringing contemporary art to a broad and ever-expanding audience. The text that accompanies Judith’s work provides insightful commentary about her reinvented forms, imagining a future where these creatures might exist; and London offers a sculptural work that contains a video about his process and poetry. Additionally, his installation ‘Cloud’ invites viewers to write a note and attach it to the piece, thereby integrating their words into his art.”

Tsai describes his work as “a collection of fantastic objects that are both of my internal life and of the collective unconscious.” A full time professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Miami, he primarily used math to inform his earlier two-dimensional work and set out strict mathematical parameters to project higher mathematical structures onto canvas and paper. Ultimately, the flatness of these surfaces were limiting, so London acquired and mastered the rare techniques of aircraft aluminum gas welding and traditional sheet metal shaping to expand his concepts to sculpture. This has enabled him to explore the earlier mathematical conceptions and his interests in literature and the world around him.

King has an affinity for botanical and zoological specimens, which stems from early childhood and her exploration of these ideas through drawing and painting. “As an artist, I focus on the hidden and secret aspects of botanical and zoological forms to reinterpret and beautify a potentially disturbing subject,” said the artist. In her compositions, King often imagines a world transformed by environmental changes and man’s interference with plants and animals. Through magnification and distortion, she forces the viewer to examine and confront the ambiguous, disquieting shapes that may lie in the future.

The exhibition Quantum Shift offers two extreme yet parallel views of the internal and external world. While their motives may be different, Tsai and King’s work concentrate on isolated forms that allude to much broader and expansive realms.

Captions
Judith Berk King | Untethered | Graphite on paper | 2012
Lun-Yi (London) Tsai | Untitled (Megalomaniacal Object) | Welded aluminum with solid rivets | 30 x 30 x 43.5 inches | 2011

Father’s Day Ryder Big Truck Weekend 6/16-17/12

Father’s Day Ryder Big Truck Weekend
Saturday, June 16, 12-5 p.m. and Sunday, June 17, 12-5 p.m.
Miami Science Museum
3280 S. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33129

Father’s Day Big Truck Weekend, sponsored by Ryder, includes kids’ activities, raffles, giveaways and trucks galore in honor of all the amazing dads. The Museum’s parking lot will be filled with buses and trucks with which to interact, as well as food trucks if attendees get hungry.

Dads will receive free entry to the Museum on both Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 with a paid child’s admission.

For more information, visit www.MiamiSci.org.

Moms Rock at MiaSci 5/12/12

Moms Rock @ MiaSci
Saturday, May 12, 12-5 p.m.
Miami Science Museum
3280 S. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33129

The day will feature a medley of kids’ activities, mommy and me activities, Quick-Fix workshops for moms by moms, and raffles and giveaways (each mom will be automatically entered into a raffle with prizes from Franck Provost Salon in Miami, Jantzen™ Swimwear and more.) The Museum’s Science Park will be transformed into a special dining area with food trucks on site from Catered Bliss, Mangia Mia and Che Grill.

Moms will receive free entry to the Museum on both Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 with a paid child’s admission.

Moms Rock @ MiaSci is made possible by the MiaSci Moms, a diverse group of moms who not only serve as ambassadors for the Museum, but also take a look at the Museum from an insider perspective and help the Museum provide better programs, exhibits and events for its visitors. For more information about MiaSci Moms, visit www.miamisci.org/events/miascimoms/.
Event sponsors include Jantzen.

Formas by Alberto Gonzalez Vivo 5/3/12

Formas by Alberto Gonzalez Vivo
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012. 6-9 PM
Cristina Chacon Gallery
3162 Commodore Plaza. Suite 1F2
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

Alberto Gonzaělez Vivo works on the vital energy, the impression that stimuli produce in his senses is the source of inspiration for his work which begins in the deep perception and continues in a hard work of preparation of obsessive and detailed sketches.

His work ranges from geometric abstraction and Op art and is influenced by his research on the production of artists Luis Tomasello, Julio Le Parc, Victor Vasarely, Martha Boto Eduardo Moisset of Espaneěs, generative geometry artist and creator of the Centre for Plastic Mathematical Research of Argentina.

The use of light combined with geometric shapes and smart colours add balance to his work creating at the same time effects of great magnetism. Circles and squares of different dimensions freely inhabit weightless spaces displayed to the delight of the observers. This artist’s universe of painting explores in depth the power of color and forms. His plastic language expresses much more of what the artist feels and thinks and allows the viewer to go through the experience of intellectual and sensory pleasure.

Meredyth Sparks and Project Room Anya Kielar at Locust Projects 5/12/12

Meredyth Sparks / Project Room: Anya Kielar
Opening reception: Saturday, May 12, 7-10pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Avenue
Miami Fl 33127

Conversation with the artists: Saturday, May 12, 6pm
On view: May 12 – June 23, 2012
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, noon-5pm

Meredyth Sparks: So I Will Let It Alone And Talk About The House.
Locust Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition by New York-based artist Meredyth Sparks, featuring the artist’s first video animation and large-scale installation to-date. Sparks’ process is grounded in a concept she calls extraction, which highlights the gesture of cutting and removing material from an image or an object, emphasizing the spatial relationships that unfold. Through this process the artist reconsiders the contemporary political and aesthetic relevance of images originating in musical subcultures, the historical avant-garde, and the ever-evolving legacies of labor and gender.

In the entryway gallery Sparks will transform Eileen Gray’s Rivoli tea table into an architectural structure composed entirely of lengths of string. Large enough for a viewer to walk under, the installation alters perception of scale and sense of interior vs. exterior space. As the central motif of the exhibition, a labyrinthine mutli-paneled screen in the main gallery leads to various collage works and a projected video animation visible through the structure’s semi-permeable walls. Presenting another compression of physical space, the animation illustrates the multi-dimensional flight of humming birds and their unique ability to hover in the air in all directions, a motion akin to the circulation of images in contemporary culture.

About the artist
Meredyth Sparks was born in Panama City, Florida, in 1972. Sparks currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and her M.F.A. from Hunter College, NY. Sparks has exhibited widely in international galleries and museums, including solo gallery exhibitions at Veneklasen Werner, Berlin; Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels and Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris, among others. She has been included in group exhibitions at ICA, Boston; CAPC Museum of Contemporary Art, Bordeaux; Les Recontres d’Arles Photographie, Arles; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela and The 2nd Moscow Biennial. In 2009, Monografik Editions published the artist’s first monograph, with texts by Nicolas Bourriaud and Robert Hobbs. Sparks is represented by Elizabeth Dee Gallery in New York.

Project Room: Anya Kielar: Lines
Locust Projects is pleased to announce Lines, new work by New York-based artist Anya Kielar in the Project Room. For the exhibition, Kielar will create a vignette-like installation reminiscent of a theatrical stage set. Painted and dyed fabrics will be cut into various shapes, both figurative and abstract, and strung up on clotheslines among a selection of found objects.

The installation is partly inspired by Kielar’s sprayograms, a term the artist uses to describe her process of creating images by spraying pigment over objects, which leaves stencil-like outlines of objects surrounded by a haze of color. Kielar is known for uncanny sculptures and installations that draw upon sources including set design, surrealist collage, post-minimalist sculpture, and the decorative arts. Noted for reinvigorating surrealism in her work, Kielar uses a symbolic language to tap into the human subconscious in a manner inspired by seminal surrealist artist Man Ray in the 1920’s.

In addition to the site-specific installation in the Project Room, Kielar’s sprayogram, Yellow Lines, a will be featured on over 30 bus shelters around Miami Beach and the Design District in May 2012 for the Bus Shelter Project, part of Locust Projects’ public art initiative Out of the Box, which commissions artists to create new work for public space in Miami.

Anya Kielar was born in New York, NY in 1978 and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA from Columbia University, and has exhibited solo projects at Rachel Uffner Gallery, NY, Daniel Reich Gallery, NY and Casey Kaplan, NY. Kielar has participated in group shows at 176 – Zabludowicz Collection, London; Guild & Greyshkul, White Columns, and Museum 52 in NY.

Photographs of Bass Museum of Art Annual Fundraiser A Night At The Museum on 4/26/12

Bass Museum of Art hosted their annual fundraiser A Night At The Museum on Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Third Annual “A Night at the Museum” Bass Museum of Art’s Annual Fundraiser
The Bass Museum of Art, one of Miami Beach’s key cultural landmarks, along with a select group of the city’s leading arts patrons and philanthropists rang in its annual fundraiser on April 26, 2012. With over 500 guests in attendance, “A Night at the Museum” was a night to remember.

Guests enjoyed hors d’oeurves by TiramesU, cocktails and refreshments from Mandarine Napleon, Kanon Organic Vodka, Yardbird , Zonin Prosecco, Breezette, Vie Vite, and Perrier and sweet treats from Stella’s Sweet Shoppe. While guests sipped and noshed, they were entertained with beats by DJ Sample & Saxophonist Natty Rico. Celebrating the museums’ latest exhibition: “Charles LeDray: Bass Museum of Art” curated by Bass Museum of Art adjunct curator, Steven Holmes, guests enjoyed a private preview of the institutions newest exhibition, featuring LeDray’s most ambitious piece, “MENS SUITS”.

The museum continues its mission: “to inspire and educate by exploring the connections between our historical collections and contemporary art”. In doing so, on view in the Taplin Gallery are selections from the permanent collection in dialogue with contemporary works on loan. There was also a silent auction filled with art experiences such as: a studio visit and lunch with artist Carlos Betancourt, Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 VIP Package and Wynwood art and design tour with Nina Johnson of Gallery Diet, among many others.

Notable attendees included: Executive Director and Chief Curator Silvia Karman Cubiñá and Bass Museum of Art Board President George Lindemann; A Night at the Museum event co-chairs Criselda Breene & Christina Getty-Maercks; exhibiting artist Charles LeDray and local artists: Augustina Woodgate, Manny Prieres, Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodríguez- Casanova, Carlos Betancourt, and Christina Lei Rodriguez; gallerists Fred Snitzer, Nina Johnson, David Castillo, and Anthony Spinello; collectors Charles Cowles, Constance & Marty Margulies, and Kathryn Mikesell; Anthony Shriver, Belkys Nerey, Terence Riley, Fernando Wong, Alison Zhuk, Suzi & Walid Wahab, Fabian Basabe, JP Souto, Lisa Pliner, Nicole Lozano, Patty & Leonard Fluxman; Bass Museum of Art Board Members: Cathy Vedovi, Alan Randolph, Ali Matlick, Hugh Bush, Jonathan Z. Kurry, Jose Miguel Net, Laura Paresky Gould, Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, Ramiro E. del Amo, Richard Toledo, Brian Ehlrich, Sarah Harrelson and husband, interior designer Austin Harrelson, and Tom Murphy.

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Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures A Spring Art Exhibition at Cernuda Arte 5/4/12

Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures: A Spring Art Exhibition at Cernuda Arte
Friday, May 4, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.cernudaarte.com

This new exhibition inaugurates on First Friday Gallery Night with a Reception Open to the Public

Cernuda Arte celebrates spring with a vibrant art show featuring Colonial, Academic, Modern and Contemporary artworks by: Esteban Chartrand, Eduardo Morales, Armando Menocal, Teodoro Ríos, Manuel Mesa Hermida, Domingo Ramos, Antonio Rodríguez Morey, Aurelio Melero, Evelio García Mata, Juan Gil García, Enrique Crucet, Víctor Manuel, Amelia Peláez, Carlos Enríquez, Wifredo Lam, Amelia Peláez, Fidelio Ponce, Eduardo Abela, Mariano Rodríguez, Cundo Bermúdez, René Portocarrero, Mario Carreño, Carmelo González, José Mijares, Gina Pellón, Joaquín Ferrer, Alfredo Sosabravo, Flora Fong, Manuel Mendive, Miguel Florido, Vicente Hernández, Li Domínguez Fong, Giosvany Echevarría, Sandro De La Rosa, Irina Elén, Ramón Vázquez, David Rodríguez, Joel Besmar, Dayron González and more.

Image: Amelia Peláez, Dos Hermanas, (Two Sisters), 1946, oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches

Photographs of Fashion Bloggers Night Out at Neiman Marcus on 4/25/12

Fashion Bloggers Night Out at Neiman Marcus on Thursday, April 25, 2012. The evening was hosted by Maria Arguello with a great panel of Miami’s bloggers and editors from Daily Candy, Miami.com and Refinery29.  Then we enjoyed a wonderful fashion show with Alice+Olivia, Winter Kate, Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs.

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Art and Design Night for A Spring Affair Exhibition 5/12/12

Art & Design Night for “A Spring Affair” Exhibition
Saturday May 12th, 2012 from 7-10pm
Art Fusion Galleries
1 NE 40th Street,
Suites 3, 6, 7
Miami, FL 33137

Art Fusion Galleries is proud to present our
Spring exhibition of 2012
“A Spring Affair”

This exhibition features over 40 emerging to mid-career contemporary international artists – be sure to highlight the evening of Saturday, May 12th 2012 on your calendar for our Art & Design Night.

Our spring exhibition of 2012 features a fresh, colorful and vibrant array of artists. This collection is truly a testament to the vision of the galleries’ roots; representing international cultural artistic diversity, honoring those who define tomorrow’s masters.

Music by DJ Josh Nemcik
Complimentary Wine and Refreshments
Valet Parking available by South Florida Parking