Funkshion Book Launch And Art Work Unveiling at the Beach Welcome Center on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Featuring the Real Time Art Project by Djordje IsHere.
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After Process
Pip Brant, Amalia Caputo, Patricia Figueroa Sowers, Dinorah Rodriguez de Jésus, Odalis Valdivieso
Reception: Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd St.
Miami Beach
Amalia Caputo, Tableaux, after Lovers, Magritte, 2007, c-print, courtesy of the artist.
The five Miami artists in this exhibition have adapted work for the Miami Beach Regional Library using processes that, like library cataloging, identify and re-process information that has already been codified or mediated. Using photographs, prints, video, altered film, and hand-dyed and embroidered fabric, they bring viewers into a new relationship with words and images from the news, philosophical ideas, reproductions of art historical works from fine art books, the natural environment as organized into civic parks, and an absent character re-invented through a series of videotaped interviews.
March 9 – May 17, 2011
Put The Power In Me
Friday, March 4Th
Doors open at 9pm. Showtime Promptly at 10pm.
Churchill’s Pub
5501 NE 2ND Avenue in (Little Haiti)
Miami, Fl. 33137
Tickets: General Admission: $7
Open To The Public
18 & Up Welcome
Put The Power In Me: Cornerstone and the Friends of Joshananda
“Put the Power in me Lord, put the power in me, save my soul from the depths of hell and set my spirit free….â€, lyrics from the song “Put the Power in Me†by Joshua Weiss aka Joshananda. kindergarten school teacher by day, dedicated musician, by night.
The Back Story.
From 2005 – 2007, with the help of a close-knit group of fellow artists who shared a similar vision, “Joshananda” Weiss founded the now legendary Cornerstone: an experimental art space on N Miami Ave in Wynwood. Cornerstone was a gallery/black box theater, a venue for a wide array of performances but most importantly it was a birthing place for many artists including Weiss himself, who in that time was honing his own craft as a singer/songwriter. Wednesday and Thursday nights were dedicated to open-mikes. Where anything was able to be presented, comedy, dance, theater, improv, song, poetry, or merely for someone to just go up on the small stage and share whatever it is was on their heart and needed to be said, whether personal or universal. Nothing was ever too planned at Cornerstone. The space breathed and organically the magic would happen, night after night.
Cornerstone, was Miami’s answser to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC, The famed: Black Lily ( the Philadelphia open mic home of The Roots, Jil Scott, Bilal, Musiq Soulchild and others, Second City in Chicago) proving ground for many of today’s biggest comedic stars such as Tina Fey, Will Farrell and others, and in many ways was Miami’s proving ground much like the iconic:Apollo Theater in Harlem. Your talent either worked there, or you had to go back to the drawing board, and work it out. The performers who graced the stage were SERIOUS about the word ART.
On Christmas weekend 2010, the home of Joshua Weiss was burglarized while visiting family in San Diego for the holidays.Thousands of dollars in musical equipment, among other things were stolen and never recovered.
Currently Joshua Mapp Weiss teaches young children in the Miami-Dade County public school system. Outside of the classroom he can be found performing his delicately crafted songs throughout the city as a featured performer or at an open-mike.
The burgurlary incident sent waves of concern throughout much of Miami’s artistic community. As Emails were written and phone calls were made expressing worry, frustration and sadness for a good friend who is an inspiration to so many. Fairly quickly, the concern sparked a fundraiser in order to help Weiss replace much of the items that were stolen from him.
The fundraising event – “Put The Power In Me – friends of Joshanandaâ€, will be a variety show featuring a large array of musicians, poets, and performance artists, It will be held on March 4, 2010 at Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti. 100% of the door proceeds will go to help recoop the losses incurred.
Some of the biggest musical/spoken word/performance art acts in South Florida are on the bill including: The Cornerstoners, Dreaming in Stereo, Juan “Nacho†Ignacio & Eddie “Spaguetti†Moreno of Arboles Libres, The Oscar Fuentes Combo, E. Grizzly of Alukard , Alonso the Poet, Benjamin Shahoulin and Chris Da’Imperial & Project i.T. alongside many others.
Please join us at Churchill’s Pub on Friday, March 4th for what is sure to be the talk of the town on March 5th. This will be nothing short of an emotionally charged event.
Gala Gallery Opening Reception featuring the photography of Zoo MIami’s Ron Magill
Thursday, March 10, 2011, 6:00-9:00 PM
Frames USA & Art Gallery
6822 SW 40th St (Bird Road)
Miami, FL 33155
(Next to Pet Supermarket)
Gala Gallery Opening Reception featuring the photography of Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill
Ron Magill, Zoo Miami’s Director of Communications & Media Relations will be featuring his limited edition wildlife photographs from around the world at Frames USA & Art Gallery running through June,2011. A special Gala Gallery opening on March 10th will enable wildlife and photography enthusiasts alike to meet with Ron and discuss the stories behind his incredible images. It is free and open to the public.
A portion of each purchase of his framed, limited edition photography will go towards the Ron Magill Wildlife Conservation Fund at the Zoological Society of Miami.
Ron Magill is an award-winning photographer and documentary producer whose images have appeared in publications and galleries around the world including the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. As Zoo Miami’s front man, he has appeared on a wide variety of local, national, and international programs including “National Geographic Explorer,” the “Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “NBC Nightly News,” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.” He has traveled around the world, capturing the wonders of nature through the camera lens, and is outspoken in his quest for animal conservation.
“People have asked me to share my photographs for some time,” explains Ron. “My hope is that they will inspire those who see them to appreciate the beauty of wildlife and understand the extreme need to protect them now and for years to come.”
For 16 years, Frames USA & Art Gallery has made a name for itself in South Florida through its dedication to excellence, both in custom picture framing and gallery exhibits. Adam Brand, owner, is excited to present Ron Magill’s limited edition, signed wildlife photography.
“Ron’s images, when printed in large format, make you feel as if you are there in that very moment,” say Brand. “The stories behind the pictures just make them that more amazing.”
Miami’s Independent Thinkers | ELECTROCLECTIC
Launch party March 2nd, 7pm-12am
Cafeina
297 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127
Miami’s Independent Thinkers | ELECTROCLECTIC, a collaborative New Media art exhibition showcasing South Florida’s premiere, emerging and young artists. To be held at Cafeina, Wynwood Lounge (297 Northwest 23rd Street Miami, FL 33127) in the Wynwood Exhibition Center (WEC), a 1,000-square-foot art gallery during March 2011 to coincide with Winter Music Conference and Masquerade Motel.
The show will be solely comprised of progress…ive projection-based New Media works including digital, video and motion graphics as well as traditional projections and projection mapping.
$5 suggested donation includes raffle ticket to win 2 Masquerade Motel tickets for March 26th (http://www.masquerademiami.com/)
Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a non-profit 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.
Kick-off celebration/fundraiser for Funding Arts Broward (FAB!)
Tuesday, March 29, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Truluck’s Ft. Lauderdale at The Galleria.
2584A East Sunrise Blvd.
Please help us recognize the following for their commitment to the arts:
Dr. Stanley and Pearl Goodman
Kelley Shanley
Joy Satterlee
Janet Erlick
Doug McCraw
MCB’s Upper Room: Drinks and Dance
Friday, February 25, 6:30pm
Lobby of Miami City Ballet Studios
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach
Membership Info.
Free ‘Open Bar’ And Performance On Feb. 25 For MCB’s Upper Room Members.
R.S.V.P. Required By Feb. 22.
Non-Member tickets just $35.
Call 305.929.7000 ext. 1446 or e-mail upperroom@miamicityballet.org
Open Barre Performance (included in membership)
6:30 p.m. — Open Bar — enjoy bottomless glasses of wine in the
7 p.m. — Performance of Liturgy, Tarantella and Symphony in Three Movements.
Cristina Lei Rodriguez forever
Opening Reception: Fri., March 4, 6-9 pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020
ArtAndCultureCenter.org
March 5 – April 10, 2011
Cristina Lei Rodriguez’s Forever presents a survey of sculptures and installations from 2003 through 2010. Delving into the aesthetics of desire that are part of the consumer products that surround us, her works are primarily sculptural landscapes, sometimes very realistic and other times very abstract.
Also Opening March 4th Louise Erhard: Yes, No, and Everything in Between
March 5 – April 10, 2011
Louise Erhard’s work explores the dynamics of her interpersonal relationships and the ways her ego and misperceptions have affected those relationships in the past. Her creation of space and place is executed through collage. Beginning with a clean board, Erhard layers mixed media from everyday publications — cut and pasted from posed advertising imagery and the discarded decorative elements from our collective pasts. Her use and manipulation of common imagery of architectural elements is intended to create visual representations of the everyday struggle with one’s ego and the desire to rise above it.
March 5 – April 10, 2011
A Little Love is an installation piece by artist Birds are Nice featuring an animated video short, and sound and installation.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 | 6:30 p.m.
The Betsy Hotel
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
Africa and the Diaspora: Commemorating the Shared History – A poetry reading
With images of the Gate of No Return in his heart and mind, Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean poet and Miami: City of Refuge writer-in-residence at the Florida Center for Literary Arts, discusses the reinvention of black history. He has written that, “As men and women of vision stood up to re-assert black voices, they began to take a grip on their own historical narrativesâ€. With that as the backdrop, Mr. Hove will read from his own work and try to find a deeper meaning in the collective history of Africans on the continent along with those in the Diaspora. Free and open to the public.
Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of the Brunch N’ Bazaar Sundays at Cafeina Featuring Open-Air Maret curated by Launch Arte Market on Sunday, February 20, 2011.
Launch Miami Market is an Open Air Market located in Miami’s Design District; A platform for emerging artists, designers, entrepeneurs and self starters to connect with the community and have a venue to sell and share their work with the community.
Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page, click here.
Howard Austin Feld’s Gallery Show Opening Party at Cando Arts Co-op on Saturday, February 19, 2011.  Howard Austin Feld’s Gallery is Back on South Beach!  What an awesome grand opening, the art was amazing, the music was great and the crowd was really enjoying themselves.
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Continuing the Successful MaiArt Series, Maitardi Features Alex Turco Art Designer in February
MaiArt, a cocktail gathering every last Wednesday of the month celebrating local and international artists, gets back to its Italian roots on Wednesday February 23rd, 2011 at 6pm with Alex Turco Art Designer Gallery and its made-in-Italy innovative mix of art, fashion and design. Guests enjoy complimentary Prosecco and tapas until 7pm and music by Soul P until 9pm.
Alex Turco Art Designer and Maitardi form a natural match for February’s MaiArt Series event. The pieces will be displayed throughout the oak-shaded patio on Wednesday February 23rd and will remain at Maitardi for the next four weeks inside the restaurant. Alex Turco’s works include photography, multi-media graphics and manually manipulated materials that aim at the mission of “transporting and merging art into lifestyleâ€. The concept creates a new take on artful living with inventive art objects that enhance personal spaces and give new life and style to settings.
March’s MaiArt event will bring Michele Palmisano’s work. Michele is part of the Graspa Group family and his pieces focus on light and movement of elements like water as well as manipulations of plexiglass photography. MaiArt is scheduled for Wednesday March 30th at 6pm.
Located in the oak-shaded plaza corner of NE 2nd avenue and 39th Street (163 NE 39th Street), also known as the heart of the Miami Design District, the risto-bar, a European concept combining ristorante and bar, opened Fall 2009. Maitardi’s experience rests on a casual, outdoors and sociable ambiance, delicious tapas meant for sharing and friendly and professional service. The location has retained its architectural design with the floor to ceiling leaf-mosaic façade along with the native oak trees throughout the patio giving it an irresistible appeal to relax, catch up on work or a book, hang out with friends for happy hour or lunch with a client. Complimentary Wi-Fi and outside bar available. www.maitardimiami.com
Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion
Opening reception and dialogue between the artist and author Michael Grunwald
Thursday, March 10, 6-9pm
Dialogue begins 6:30pm (Seating is limited. First come, first seated.)
MAM members free ï Non-members $10
RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org
Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion, presenting the artist’s complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, a large-scale installation focusing on the Everglades and human attempts to control the South Florida ecosystem, opens with a dialogue between the artist and Michael Grunwald, author of The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise (Simon and Schuster, 2006). South Florida environmental and conservation organizations will be present during the opening reception with information about local programs.
Miami Art Museum Presents Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion
March 11 – August 28, 2011
Dion’s South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit Arrives on the Scene to “Save†Threatened Plant and Animal Species
Miami – February 17, 2010 – Miami Art Museum presents Mark Dion’s complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, a large-scale installation that focuses on the Everglades and human attempts to control the South Florida ecosystem. The installation will be on view from March 11 through August 28, 2011 in the Anchor Gallery, an area of the Permanent Collection featuring regularly changing presentations of large scale works. The South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit was originally commissioned by MAM in 2006 and subsequently acquired by the Museum.
Interweaving the diverse disciplines of art, science, ecology, history, and archeology, Dion’s project consists of three parts, corresponding to the three major periods of Everglades history: exploration (late 1700s – mid 1800s); exploitation (mid-1800s – early 20th century); and preservation and restoration (mid-20th century – the present).
“Dion’s installation tells the story of the various mentalities and motivations, both positive and negative, which have determined our history with Florida’s wilderness,†said Peter Boswell, Miami Art Museum assistant director for programs/senior curator. “The artist has said that his work is not really about nature, but about the consideration of ideas of nature. His project resonates with the environmental changes the South Florida region has undergone and the efforts that are being made to stem and counteract those changes.â€
The largest component of the installation features a facsimile of a vehicle and equipment belonging to an imaginary agency that rushes into vulnerable ecosystems to save threatened plants and animals: the South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit. This portion of the installation serves as a tongue-in-cheek how-to guide for would-be conservationists, and ironically represents the dreams of policymakers’ decisive actions, while also saluting past and current grassroots activism efforts.
The second portion of the installation is a series of reproductions of vintage photographs taken in the early decades of the 20th century by John Kunkel Small, a curator of the New York Botanical Garden who identified numerous plant species in the Everglades and authored a scathing book entitled From Eden to Sahara: Florida’s Tragedy, which documented the changes wrought by dredging and draining the area.
The third portion is comprised of a vitrine containing artifacts, including a book of pressed specimens, the Herbarium Perrine (Marine Algae), purportedly belonging to 19th century botanist and early Florida settler Henry Perrine. Perrine was partly responsible for the overzealous introduction of foreign plant species to the area, which now poses one of the gravest threats to the ecosystem. Like the installation’s vehicle, the vitrine and its components are a fiction invented by the artist.
Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1961. His work deals with the probing of knowledge systems that underlie scientific research and museum displays, acquisitions, and classifications. He received an honorary Ph.D from the University of Hartford and is a recipient of the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award. Dion studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program in New York, and the University of Hartford, Connecticut. Dion has showed in solo exhibitions at a number of venues, including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2005), The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2004), and the University of Tokyo Museum, Tokyo (2002).
In conjunction with Miami Art Museum’s Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion and the upcoming exhibition, The Wilderness, Miami Art Museum will partner with local environmental and conservation organizations to provide information on local initiatives, and special programs. For information on participating institutions, visit miamiartmuseum.org or email tbelcher@miamiartmuseum.org.
Exhibition organization and support
Anchor Gallery: Mark Dion is organized by Miami Art Museum and supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund.
Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, FL, is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on the cultures of the Atlantic Rim—the Americas, Europe and Africa—from which the vast majority of Miami residents hail. Recently, Miami Art Museum has presented exhibitions of works by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Quisqueya Henriquez, Guillermo Kuitca, Wifredo Lam, Susan Rothenberg and Yinka Shonibare, and its Permanent Collection includes works by Doug Aitken, José Bedia, Mark Dion, Marcel Duchamp, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Arturo Herrera, Alfredo Jaar, Sol LeWitt, Vik Muniz, Wangechi Mutu, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, James Rosenquist, Tomas Saraceno, Lorna Simpson and Rachel Whiteread. Miami Art Museum’s educational programming currently reaches more than 30,000 people every year, with the largest art education program outside Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The new Miami Art Museum at Museum Park, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is scheduled to open to the public in 2013. The new facility will provide room to showcase growing collections, expanded exhibition space to bring more world-class exhibitions to Miami-Dade County, and an educational complex. For more information about Miami Art Museum, visit miamiartmuseum.org or call 305.375.3000.
Fashion Industry Insiders of South Florida Networker at Cafeina on Friday, February 18, 2011.
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Highly Recommended by Soul Of Miami!
Photojournalist Jipsy Debuts First Solo Show
Just As You Were At Wynwood’s Butter Gallery
Opening Reception: Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Butter Gallery Wynwood
2303 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
buttergallery.com
www.nefariousgirl.com
Miami-based photographer Jipsy will celebrate the opening of her first solo show, Just As You Were, on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm at Wynwood’s Butter Gallery. Guests will enjoy champagne and wine selections throughout the night. The exhibit will remain on view through April 2, free and open to the public by appointment.
Just As You Were was curated from thousands of photographs taken by Jipsy herself from 2005 to the present. A prominent nightlife fixture since arriving to Miami in 1996, Jipsy’s photos tell a story with captivating colors, stories and characters.
“When it comes to why I love documenting the night life, I have to say it’s all about ‘the party’. The characters, the fashion, the music, the debauchery… There’s another side of Miami nightlife that the glossy magazines don’t always show. I gravitate to the people who dress up in their own style and are usually not in the VIP. Most of the time these are the people who stood on line, paid their entrance and came to dance without any intention of being in front of the camera. Add them to the mix of great music and a beautifully lit club, and its magic. I want to bring that feeling to the viewer,†says Jipsy.
Jipsy studied photography at the Art & Design High school in New York City. Always obsessed with freeze framing “the†moment, Jipsy began exploring the nightlife of Manhattan at the early age of 14. With her camera in tow, Jipsy became a staple of the underground dance culture in the 1980s and documented her experiences with the scenesters and club kids. Jipsy continued her fascination with photography into the ‘90s by posting photos of her friends and acquaintances on various websites. By 2002, Jipsy set her sights on the fashion scene and ran her own vintage clothing store on eBay. By posting photos of Miami’s club kids she was able to drive traffic to her virtual store. She finally launched her eponymous website, NefariousGirl.com, in 2004. Thousands of partygoers log on weekly to see if they were snapped.
Jipsy has photographed hundreds of events and parties around the country. Locally, Jipsy has documented nightclubs through the years including The District, PS 14, Pawn Shop, Space and Vagabond. She has also photographed infamous personalities such as Patricia Fields, Alejandro Calvani, Aimme Philips, Lara Coppola Estefan, David LaChapelle, Joey Arias, Susanne Bartsch, Ladyfag, Heatherette, Juliette Lewis, Peaches, Santigold, The Stills, Living Things, Ave D, The Sounds, The Bravery and many more.
Jipsy has been featured in countless publications including MIAMI Magazine, Ocean Drive, Miami New Times, The SunPost, City Link, Spin, Map, Black Book, Inked and Women’s Wear Daily.
For more information on Jipsy, please visit www.nefariousgirl.com or find her on Facebook. Fans can also follow her nightlife exploits on Twitter at @nefariousgirl.
Opening its doors in 2008, Butter Gallery has since brought everything from the overlooked to the sublime to the Miami art scene. Featuring premier South Florida artists and now encompassing international artists, Butter has brandished bold contemporary art ranging from the no-holds-barred graffiti stylings of Ahol Sniffs Glue to the digital metamorphosis of Yuri Tuma. Under the aegis of artist and curator Francisco “Paco” De La Torre IV, Butter Gallery has revived the religious dichotomy of Rick Falcon and breathed life into the contemporary chaos of Tawnie Silva. Butter Gallery is located in the emerging Wynwood Arts District. www.buttergallery.com
March 4, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
2100 Collins Avenue (New Collins Park entrance)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
On Friday, March 4, the Bass Museum of Art hosts its monthly “Beats After Sunset†event from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Guests will enjoy live music or tunes courtesy of a DJ in the museum’s terrace, complimentary cocktails prepared by on-site mixologists, light bites and complete access to current exhibitions. This event occurs every first Friday of the month. Free to members. $8 for non-members. *Last chance to view ISAAC JULIEN/Creative Caribbean Network exhibition before it closes on March 6.
Exhibit Opening: Xavier Cortada Climate Change Exhibit
Exhibit Opening and Cocktail Reception
February 24, 2011, 6:30-9:30pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33129
$15.00
MiaSci Young Patrons, Art Enthusiasts, Community-at-large
The MiaSci Young Patrons invite you to a happy hour celebrating the launch of Xavier Cortada’s solo exhibit, “90N/90S: North Pole & South Pole Installations,†as they kick off their 2011 season.
Cortada created art at the Earth’s poles to help address environmental issues at every point in between. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Art’s sponsored artists program, Cortada placed 24 shoes in a circle around the South and North Poles (in 2007 and 2008, respectively), each shoe serving as a proxy for a person affected by global climate change across 24 time zones. Aside from the shoes, the exhibit features flags that were part of the original installations at opposite ends of the planet, as well as works on paper made by melting Antarctic ice. This is the first time that works from both polar installations are featured as part of one exhibit.
Guests will enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to meet Xavier Cortada.
Above and Beyond Art Collection Unveiling and Reception at Hotel Urbano on Thursday, Feburary 17, 2011.
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F.A.D. Walk: A night of Fahion, Art and Design.
Every Third Saturday of the Month, 6pm-10pm
Lakeshore Park, on 72 avenue and 48 street.
Lakeshore Park
4650 Southwest 72nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33155-4516
www.fadwalk.com
In a city that offers so many art festivals and art walks, one community is stepping up to the plate and letting everyone know that they’re ready to play with the big boys. F.A.D Walk: Fashion, Art, Design Walk will be hosted by many of the boutique stores and Art Galleries at Lakeshore Park in The Bird Road Art District, located off of 72 Avenue and 47th Street. The F.A.D. Walk will take place every third Saturday of the month from 6pm-9pm, with the inaugural walk on Saturday, February 19, 2011.
What’s an art walk without food, music and drinks, you ask? Don’t think you will find a hot dog or arepa stand around here, F.A.D. Walk will feature some of Miami’s best and oh-so- trendy gourmet food trucks as well as plenty of live music to keep your feet moving. Participating stores will be providing complimentary wine to anyone that stops by. Not into art, fashion, or design? That’s O.K., at least come by for a drink on the house and a fun, free evening.
Wednesday, February 16, 6 PM to 9 PM
“Food Meeting Performance”
presented by Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour.
Complimentary Cocktails from Grey Goose
at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bal Harbour
No need to RSVP
KCC Productions and the Museum of Contemporary Art present Nicole Henry
Friday, February 25, 8 pm
Free. Rain or shine.
770 NE 125 Street
North Miami | FL | 33161
MOCA welcomes back the always popular Nicole Henry for a free outdoor performance. Nicole Henry’s beautiful and unforgettable voice combines jazz and pop with soulful nuances and a spirited zest for life. She performs selections from the Great American Songbook as well as inspirational and love songs with a fresh and distinctive delivery that lends luster and meaning to each piece. She has appeared at The Rainbow Room, Cotton Club and Lincoln Center in New York City and has released three critically acclaimed jazz albums: “The Nearness of You,” “Teach Me Tonight” and “The Very Thought of You.” North Miami’s Arts & Business District will be open that evening.
Sophisticated, soulful and fun, Nicole Henry has won praise from both critics and audiences worldwide for her powerful ability to truly touch and inspire people with her beautiful voice and stunning presence. She has released three international TOP 10-selling jazz CDs within the past six years and has toured in over fourteen countries. Jazz Improv writes, “…beautiful, emotionally evocative…a terrific voice and a sensitive way with a lyric.â€
It’s with that same sensitivity that Nicole Henry mesmerizes audiences wherever she goes. Uplifting and captivating, her voice embraces jazz, pop and soulful nuances with a spirited ‘joie de vivre.†In 2004, after falling in love with the melodies, lyrics and freedom of jazz, Nicole released her solo debut CD The Nearness of You to critical acclaim. HMV Japan named Nicole “Best New Jazz Artist of 2004â€. The CD climbed to #2 on HMV Japan Jazz Charts, and stayed in the TOP 10 for three months, second only to Norah Jones. In the U.S., Nicole received rave reviews and was featured on national jazz radio, including XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. Her follow-up CD, Teach Me Tonight with the Eddie Higgins Trio reached #1 at HMV Japan, and earned her their honor of “Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005.â€
Nicole’s latest CD release, The Very Thought of You reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Chart in 2008, positioned between Diana Krall and Tony Bennett. This romantic CD features love songs, originals and gems from the great American Songbook. After international touring to support the CD release, in May 2009, Nicole debuted her talents at NYC’s Metropolitan Room. This lead to a monthly feature and by April 2010, after rave reviews by Stephen Holden of the NY Times and Chuck Taylor, former senior editor of Billboard magazine, Nicole was honored by NYC’s cabaret scene with the “2010 BISTRO Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist.“
Other career highlights include performing 14 concerts in Japan with the Duke Ellington Orchestra; sharing the stage with Michael Feinstein in Dallas for a Larry Rosen JAZZ ROOTS concert; being honored by Miami-Dade County’s In the Company of Women “Arts & Entertainment Award; singing the National Anthem on FOX’s 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl for over 15 million viewers and the average 150 annual performances she is involved in throughout the world.
Nicole’s impressive voice and ever increasing international popularity are also recognized by Delta Airlines. Among a select group of jazz greats like Miles Davis and Cassandra Wilson, Delta featured Nicole’s The Nearness of You CD and The Very Thought of You for almost three years on all transcontinental and international flights. In the world of fashion, Nicole’s performance wardrobes have been sponsored by Nicole Miller out of their South Beach- Miami boutique. Billboard wrote that “Henry is a jazz vocalist on the cusp of bigger things,†and indeed she continues to be. Once you hear her there is one thing upon which everyone seems to agree, Nicole Henry is simply one of the finest vocalists to emerge this decade.
Public Talk/Book Signing
Friday, February 18, 7pm
1001 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Tropicana Nights—Join Rosa Lowinger, art conservator, Cuban exile, and author of Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub (2005), as she takes us back to the glory years of Havana’s most exhilarating cabaret. At Tropicana you could play the roulette wheel, dance to the latest mambo or rumba, or simply ogle the parading goddesses of the flesh. It was the brightest jewel in 1950s Cuban nightlife, and Nat “King” Cole, Liberace, Josephine Baker, and Carmen Miranda performed there before audiences that included Ernest Hemingway, Marlon Brando, and Joan Crawford. For more information: 305.535.2680 or paola@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free.
Free Gallery Admission On Fridays From 6-9pm
Enjoy Free Fridays at The Wolfsonian from 6-9pm.
Join us for a guided tour at 6pm and innovative programming at 7pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm.
Clive King Selected Drawings
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 6-8 pm
The Frost Art Museum
Steven & Dorothea Green Multi-Purpose Room
Internationally acclaimed artist and FIU Professor, Clive King, will talk about his work, currently on view on the first floor of The Frost Art Museum, on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 6-8 pm in the Steven & Dorothea Green Multi-Purpose Room.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales U.K. he came to FIU as chair of the visual arts department in 1992. His previous position was senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University Oxford U.K. At present he is professor of drawing. The scale of his works, as well as the panoramic structure, represent the themes that interest him most: the uneasy relationship between landscape and industry, cultural erosion, conflict and synthesis.
Discover Artopia, an exclusive fashion-forward night of Art, Culture and Entertainment
Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Il Bacio Restaurant & Lounge
29 SE 2nd Avenue, Just off of Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL
Dining Reservations: 561-865-7785
www.ilbacioofdelray.com
www.facebook.com/ilbaciodelray
From 7 to 11 p.m., this explosive one-night-only event presents an array of artists, all-night performances, incredible fashions, art and culture vendors, and a live fashion runway show presented by Charli Girls and Naked Hair Salon of Delray Beach.
Advance RSVP required. Confirm your attendance by e-mailing events@thegabgroup.com or calling 561-750-3500. Ages 21 and up only.
At Artopia 2011, experience..
~ Complimentary appetizer tastings provided by PRIME Delray and Il Bacio Restaurant & Lounge
~ Creative cocktail specials and free liquor samplings by Milagro Tequila, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum,
Hendrick’s Gin, and beer by Zywiec
~ Exclusive fashion runway shows presented by Charli Girls and Naked Hair Salon
~ Sounds by DJ Brett the Hitman
~ Live bands
~ High-energy dance performances by Emagination Creative Group
~ Film Screening by Dawn Dubriel Mark Moormann
~ Visual art by Amanda Linton, Carol Prusa, Christina Patterson, Independent Working Artist Network,
Leah Brown, Louise Erhard, Maciel Vargas, Michael Pucciarelli, Renda Writer, and Sinisa Kukec
~ The chance to win an exclusive Butler in the Buff giveaway
~ On-site vendors including Tondre Interiors & Design Studios, Creme Brulee Bakeshop Cafe, Scrub & Tan,
Acqua Panna, Sips n Strokes, Hazy Daze, Avenue Smooth Skin, and American Continental University.
~ Awards and grants ceremony
A special thanks to Artopia 2011 sponsors Naked Hair Salon, Charli Girls, The Electric Experience, and Zywiec Original Beer.
Art Of Wine And Food Series
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
954.525.5500
www.moafl.org
Thursday, Feb. 24 — “Wines of the Winter Season: Hearty Wines That Will Warm You Up – Paired With Your Favorite Comfort Foods!â€
Thursday, March 24 — “Women of Wine: Sample Wines Created By The Fairer Sex. Learn Why Women Have a Wine-Making Advantage!â€
Thursday, April 28 — “The Rhone Rangers: Explore France’s Rhone Grape Varietals Produced in the U.S.A.!â€
All wine tastings take place from 6 until 7:30 p.m. The Museum’s galleries remain open from 5 pm until the start of the wine tastings to allow a private viewing of stellar installations of art from around the world. Make a special point to visit the Museum’s refurbished William Glackens galleries and browse the selections in the recently-opened Books & Books.
Cost: $35 per person (credit cards accepted)
Reservations are required; seating is limited. To RSVP, please call 954-262-0249 or email gvilone@moafl.org. For general information about the Museum, please call 954-525-5500 or visit www.moafl.org.
Certified Specialist of Wine Stephanie Miskew and Acclaimed Local Chefs Hugh McCauley, Lenore Nolan-Ryan, and Remy Gautier to Host
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, continues its “Art of Wine and Food†tasting series with locally renowned chefs and Certified Specialist of Wine Stephanie Miskew in February, March and April. The once-a-month series gives attendees a social, fun and educational opportunity to learn about delicious wines and foods.
Each event within the series will be co-hosted by Miskew, author of the blog Stephanie Savors the Moment. February 24th, Chef Hugh McCauley of Hugh’s Culinary in Oakland Park will provide cuisine and co-host the event; March 24th, Chef Lenore Nolan-Ryan of Lenore Nolan-Ryan Cooking School and Catering in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea; and April 28th, Chef Remy Gautier of Argentelle in Fort Lauderdale.
During each tasting, attendees will enjoy three to four wines presented with food pairings. Miskew will discuss each wine, theregion it is from, color, aroma, flavor, etc. Each chef will describe the food experience and how the accompanying dish, artfully prepared and using the freshest and highest quality ingredients, was created. During and after each presentation, guests are encouraged to discuss the wines and pairings and will have the opportunity to ask questions; then socialize before moving on to the next wine.
Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Miskew is an independent wine consultant and enjoys blogging about adventures in food & wine on Stephanie Savors the Moment.
Chef Hugh McCauley, who founded Hugh’s Catering with his mother in 1978, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Hugh’s, a full-service caterer, is known for its exceptional tenderloins, Gourmet-To-Go catering division, weekly cooking classes, Iron Chef competitions and more. Chef McCauley’s love of people and entertaining made catering a natural career choice.
Chef Lenore Nolan-Ryan opened Lenore Nolan-RyanCooking School and Catering in 2000. She was chosen by Paula Deen to represent the entrée category of a cooking contest sponsored by Kraft Foods. Chef Nolan-Ryan creates recipes and videos that are used as sales and promotional pieces for various companies. Currently, she is writing a memoirs cookbook with her sister and launching a line of spices and food.
With 30 years of professional culinary experience in the U.S. and in France, Chef Remy Gautier founded Argentelle Café and Catering in Fort Lauderdale in 2006. Hailing from Normandy, France, he served as sous-chef at the French Embassy in Amsterdam before becoming the chef de cuisine at the French consulate in New York City in 1978. In 1981, he joined the culinary staff of New York City’s Carlyle Hotel. He founded Argentelle in New York City in 1984.
Currently on view through April 24, 2011 is the acclaimed exhibition Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art. Presented by Holy Cross Hospital in association with PNC BANK and AutoNation, the Vatican Splendorsincludes one of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America.
Since its founding in 1958, the Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale has served our growing community as a gathering place for friends and neighbors, a lifelong learning center for children and adults, and as a dynamic hub for the cultural life of Broward County. Housed since 1986 in a distinguished modernist building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, the Museum is South Florida’s premier destination for qualityexhibitions and programs that encompass every facet of civilization’s visual history. During the past five years, more than 11Ž2 million visitors have enjoyed remarkable exhibitions like Cradle ofChristianity, Tutankhamun and theGolden Age of the Pharaohs, and American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. In 2008, the Museum became part of Nova Southeastern University, the seventh-largest not-for-profit independent institution in the nation, to form an expanded arts campus that joins the school’s Davie location with the Museum’s downtown Fort Lauderdale address.
The Museum of Art is located at One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue and is always open at www.moafl.org.
RODEZart.com Gallery Presents: “Life is Choices†A Lidia Godoi Solo Exhibit.
Vernissage Saturday, March 5, from 7 to 10 p.m.
CocoWalk
3015 Grand Ave., Suite 237
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
March 5 – 26, 2011
International Miami artist Lidia Godoi brings her latest works to RODEZart.com Gallery in this solo art exhibit entitled Life is Choices.
Godoi states that, “Life is about ‘choices.’ Being able to pick and choose is life’s most creative constant. It is with that thought in mind that I have developed this series.â€
She goes on to state, “The risks and joys of these ‘choices,’ open doors to an avant-garde experience in my new journey. ‘Up or Down,’ ‘Black or White,’ ‘Smooth or Rough,’ ‘Motion or Emotion’. . . The freedom to implement these ‘choices’ provoke a more daring palette.â€
The color black surfaces with passion and determination, integrating new visual and sensory experiences. Life’s many roads lay before our eyes, and our path is defined by our choices. Lidia embraces this world of possibilities.
The vernissage will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 during Coconut Grove Gallery Walk from 7 to 10 p.m. Federico Musgrove, classical guitarist, will provide the entertainment during the evening.
Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Young collectors welcomed! We look forward to meeting you and thank you for supporting the Arts.
GalerÃa RODEZart.com
Presenta:
“La Vida Tiene Opciones”
Una Muestra Individual de Lidia Godoi.
del 5 al 26 de marzo de 2011
La artista internacional de Miami Lidia Godoi trae sus últimas obras a la GalerÃa de RODEZart.com en esta exposición de arte “La Vida Tiene Opciones.â€
Godoi nos dice, “En la vida todo es cuestión de opciones. Ser capaz de elegir y escoger es la constancia creativa de esta vida. Es con ese pensamiento que he desarrollado esta serie.”
Godoi nos indica, “Los riesgos y las alegrÃas de éstas ‘opciones,’ abren puertas a una experiencia de vanguardia en mi nuevo trayecto. ‘Para arriba o hacia abajo,’ ‘Negro o Blanco,’ ‘Liso o Ãspero,’ ‘Movimiento o Emoción’. . . La libertad de aplicar estas ‘opciones’ provocan una paleta más atrevida.”
El color negro surge con pasión y determinación, integrando nuevas, experiencias visuales y sensoriales. Los caminos de la vida son expuestos antes nuestros ojos, y nuestro sendero es definido por nuestras opciones. Lidia abraza este mundo de posibilidades.
El vernissage será el sábado, 5 de marzo de 2011 durante la Noche de GalerÃa en Coconut Grove de 7 a 10 de la noche. Federico Musgrove, guitarrista clásico, proporcionará el entretenimiento durante la noche.
Las horas de la galerÃa son de lunes a jueves, de11:00am a 7:00pm y el viernes y sábado, de 11:00am a 10:00pm.
Pure Imagination presents Ed King Neo-Pop Art
Thursday, February 24, 2011, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
The Mutiny Hotel
2951 South Bayshore Drive
Coconut Grove FL 33133
www.edkingpopart.com
Unveiling a new collection of unique Neo-Pop Artwork by Ed King – enjoy edibles and elixirs by Atchana’s East/West Kitchen from 7pm to 8:30pm. This event will benefit the Family Resource Center of South Florida “Gimme Five Campaign”. RSVP to jean@mutinyhotel.com
Igal Fedida Fine Art Gallery
February 24, 2011 7 pm-midnight
9471 Harding Ave
Surfside
The Symphony of Colors at 9471 Harding Ave in Surfside will be an evening event bringing artists and art lovers together to experience Igal Fedida’s new artwork, new techniques and new energy. The event will begin at 7PM and continue until 12AM. There will be wine, artists and new artwork by Igal Fedida. Igal’s artistic journey derives from the countless images he’s taken while traveling to the far reaches of Earth and from the original canvases of heart rendered symbolist and expressionistic works. His mediums are many and influences akin to the school of thought which brought about the concept of moving art. Igal Fedida is described as the “new kid in town,†his art fascinating viewers with its daring, yet pleasant and captivating result. Igal’s approach is intriguing people to explore, learn and feel abstract. If you love art, you NEED to be at this event! Bring your friends!
Friday, February 18, 2011, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Pyramid Studios is located at:
8890 SW 129 Terrace
Miami, FL 33176
www.pyramidstudiosmiami.com
Please join me at Pyramid Studios in Miami on Friday, February 18, 2011, from 7 to 10 p.m., as I present some new pieces of artwork. Also exhibiting will be local photographers Chris Gillette, and Rafael E. Manresa. The attached JPG contains all of the details, so check it out!
The opening will coincide with the Falls Art District open studio night. There will be multiple studios and galleries open and a free shuttle bus (a Colombian chiva … an attraction in and of itself!) going from place to place making the experience fun and easy.
Abracadabra: Fourth Annual Exhibition and Fund-raising Raffle
Feb 18th 2011, 6-9pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St. Hollywood, FL 33020
artandculturecenter.org
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood puts the “fun†in fundraising with this event.
– Michael Mills, arts writer
Named Best Art Event 2010 by the New Times Broward/Palm Beach
Now in its fourth year, this exhibition and fund-raiser is comprised of over 100 donated works in all media by artists who have been invited to participate. Abracadabra culminates with a live raffle of these outstanding art works in the main gallery. All works are exhibited prior to the evening of the raffle, affording ticket buyers an opportunity to preview the art before the main event!
Opening Reception for Erikae: Turning of the Collar
Saturday, Feb 19, 7:30 pm
MANO Fine Art Project Space
in the Bird Road Art District
4225 SW 75 Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
www.manofineart.com
After an apprentice Geisha takes the step of Erikae she wears the white collar of a Geisha…
Join us for the Opening Reception of
MANO’s newest collection
Erikae: The Turning of the Collar
In this new body of work, MANO exaggerates details and abstracts the familiar to revitalize the iconic beauty and mystery of the Geisha. Pale white faces with dark eyes and hair, red lips drawn to look like flowers emerge from canvases richly textured with unlikely materials.
The Opening reception for Erikae will be held during the new Bird Road Art Walk.
Originally from Cuba, MANO has lived and worked in Miami for more than twenty years. He exhibits his work regularly here and abroad.
For more information on MANO’s new collection contact 305.467.6819 or visit www.manofineart.com.
Photo: Saki(Blossom of Hope) mixed media, 66″ x 44″ by MANO
Women And Identity
Saturday February 26th and March 26th, 7-10:30
World and Eye Arts Center
109 NW 5th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL.33433
www.worldandeye.com
Women And Identity
The lives of women are vast and varied, as is their position in the world, which ranges from powerful to oppressed. Women are linked biologically and experientially and yet are unique. World and Eye Arts Center exhibits WOMEN AND IDENTITY through the works of six artists who look at women’s work, roles, position and sexuality. Argentinean born Natasha Duwin, explores the construction of strong female identity without falling into the traps of tradition and expectations. She uses non-traditional materials like metals and organic matter, in the traditionally “feminine” techniques of weaving and embroidery. Storyteller and mid-wife Adele Alexandre explores the history of birthing through objects and narrative.
Ivette Ortiz explores photographic history through collage portraiture and mixed media assemblage. She expresses the personal histories of her subjects creating a visual legacy of family, culture and historical events. Fatos Unsal, born and trained in Istanbul Turkey use s dynamic movement and unusual forced perspective to express the lives and strength of women’s lives. World and Eye’s artists/director Jean Minuchin exhibits sculpture and Performance Artist Randy Hendler displays a choral poem on the theme.
Come to the next Art Walks in FAT Village Arts District in Fort Lauderdale from 7-10 p.m. on February 26th and the exhibit closing on March 26th to see these remarkable works.
Please join us between 7 and 10pm for a Second Saturday reception.
Bas Fisher Invitational
180 NE 39th ST, Suite 210
Miami, FL 33137
www.basfisherinvitational.com
As Miami’s only artist-organized exhibition space, we are delighted to have shared our growth over the past few years with so many creative cohorts in the subtropics and beyond. Our exhibitions, lectures, screenings and special projects are developed in direct response to critical conversations among artists in our community; our programming compliments the interests, arguments and issues that artists are addressing today.
For our January and February exhibition, we are thrilled to present the most recent BFI Benefit Editions. Artists Cory Arcangel, Olaf Breuning, K8 Hardy, and Seth Price contributed prints with lush metallic foil elements. We are drawn to all of these artists for the unique way they critique consumer culture, disrupting stereotypes and gender norms while distilling their ideas into gorgeous objects with intelligence and humor.
The BFI has grown tremendously over the past few years, thanks in part to the generous support of the Knight Foundation, which has encouraged us to tackle more adventurous programming. The BFI is a project to be shared, and we hope that our supporters will invest in future programming by purchasing one of our limited edition artists’ multiples.
The editions are also for sale on the new curated website “collectionof:”
Howard Austin Feld’s Gallery is Back on South Beach!
On Saturday Night February 19th, 7pm
Palm Court 309 23rd St.
South Beach
www.howardaustinfeld.com
Borinquen Gallery Second Gallery Walk of 2011
Saturday February 12, 2011
Cocktail Reception 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
100 NE 38th Street, Suite # 3
Miami, FL 33137
(Business days: open by appointment pls call (305) 491 1526)
Gallery Walk & Huge Valentine’s Art Sales
Up to 50% Discount.
(Starting at $316)
The gift that keeps giving! What’s better than a special one-of-a kind art piece as a gift to that special someone in your life? Plus, a gift that keeps increasing in value!
Come enjoy an eclectic collection of paintings, sculptures and photography by award winning artists from various countries gathered to create awareness about HIV/AIDS
H-Allen Benowitz (USA), Francois Gracia (Haiti), Clarice de Souza (Brazil), Igal Fedida (Israel), David Tupper (USA), Andre Allen (USA), Sharon Dash (USA), Hector Maldonado (Puerto Rico) and our newest artist all the way from Tunisia Sonia Neffati
Some of these artists have exhibited their work at art galleries, art shows and museums in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Hot Tight
Curator – Alfredo Travieso
Reception Meet the Artists: February 12, 7 -10 pm
Edge Zones Art Center
47 NE 25th St.
Miami, FL 33137
(East of North Miami Ave.)
RSVP: edgezones@me.com
www.edgezones.org
Gyr Bartlett | Martin Castillo | Cynthia Cruz | Patricia Hernandez | Maria A. Rodriguez | Nick Ruiz | Ricardo Sanz | Kian Seara | Sleeper |
Alfredo Travieso
Thank Heavens for Little Girls
Patricia Hernandez. Video Still. 2010.
“What people see, eventually, is only what’s already inside them.” Thomas Ruff
The theme of sex and pornography is not novel in art. Gustav Courbet’s “L’Origine du monde” 1866 (“Origin of the World”), remains even today a controversial piece. It is held that its insistent focus on the female’s torso and genitals objectifies and dehumanizes his subject, rendering it thus pornographic. Inarguably in its most shallow interpretation it is an iconic “sex image” that has inspired and caused numerous reinterpretations by contemporary artists. A primal curiosity towards this type of image becomes the fountain from which the artist has chosen to express his or her own intimate relation to a sexual experience and a reaction to the image that affects them. Today our environment is understood, interpreted and defined through “image” and its rapid digital exchange. If we accept mass media as a propagator of the “sex image” then the artist’s response is closely connected to its effects.
Alfredo Travieso
February 12 – 28, 2011
Edge Zones (EZ) is an artist based non-profit arts organization that was founded in 2004, dedicated to strengthening the contemporary art environment in South Florida. EZ creates programs that allow artists to explore new positions in the contemporary art world. EZ introduces innovative, risk-taking artistic exponents on a multicultural stage and fosters expansion in an international forum.
Second Saturday, February 12th 7 – 10 pm
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
2247 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33127
Loriel Beltran FALSEwork
Leandro Vazquez Project Space
Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts invites you to visit during the Wynwood Second Saturday Gallery Walk
7:30 to 10:00pm
Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts
2043 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
www.dlfinearts.com
RALF PETERS | 100 Masterpieces
Parody, the ‘song sung awry‘ is an underrated artistic form. It is often through works of comedy that we feel tragedy or happiness most profoundly. Only later does reason confirm what has become softly embedded at the level of recognition.
Peters’ 100 Masterpieces do this outstandingly well. They do not demand momentous change. The comic does not deliberately try to evoke the tragic. It is inside you from the beginning. You go on to each golden frame so that, smiling, you can store the next insight under your skin. Parody offers a lingering pleasure, an agreeable moment of recognition. –Heinz Kattner
Peters was born in Germany, where he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Munich and the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste in Braunschweig. He also studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nimes, France. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, as well as North and South America.
Project Room: Gerry Stecca
The concept of repetition reaches its climax with each one of the CLOTHESPINS series’ compositions, formed by hundreds or thousands of clothespins. Each one is hand-drilled and connected to the next by wire and a great deal of patience.
Mostly non-representational, these shapes and installations gain life and form, growing and expanding like a virus in a perfect environment as they are put together, ever-surprising the artist as well as the viewer.
An underlying message of conservationism, recycling and environmental awareness is obvious in this series, as the material used represents small devices of energy conservation as well as nostalgic reminders of a simpler time. –Gerry Stecca
Originally from Venezuela, Stecca has lived and worked in Miami for twenty years. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Visual Arts. He actively exhibits his work here and abroad.
March 4-6, 2011
Carnival Studio Theater & Peacock Foundation Studio
(in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House)
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Free Admission! First Come, First Served Entry Is Free!
Or Get Priority Access By Purchasing A Vip Festival Pass For $35
*To reserve your VIP Access Pass for $35 – click here!*
Miami Made Weekend 2011
A Festival of New Work by Miami’s Brightest Performing Artists
Featuring Four World Premieres
Commissioned for Here & Now: 2011 and
a Showcase of Three Works-in-Progress
from the Arsht Center’s Incubator Program
Plus,
Play Readings
Panel Discussions
Opportunities to Meet the Artists
A full weekend of Free events, the 2011 edition of Miami Made Weekend features world premieres by Miami artists, plus additional engaging events, spotlighting local artists:
-Works-In-Progress
-Play Readings
-Panel Discussions with top performing arts leaders
-Meet-and-greets with the artists
-Guest artist performance
Miami Made Weekend consists of three innovative initiatives: Here & Now is the flagship program, showcasing world premiere works commissioned, developed, and presented jointly by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Miami Light Project; Incubator engages local artists and presents works-in-progress that have been commissioned and developed by the Adrienne Arsht Center; and Outloud features readings of new plays by South Florida playwrights.
Miami Made expanded from a commissioning program into a full weekend of events in 2009. Each year, the selected Miami Made artists and their works represent a diverse mix of music, dance and theater disciplines.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, and Miami Light Project proudly announces Miami Made Weekend 2011, an annual showcase of new, innovative work, created by artists living and working in South Florida. Taking place from March 4-6, Miami Made Weekend will feature the work of 11 immensely talented performing artists in our community who are continually expanding the boundaries of the traditional performing arts.
Miami Made Weekend 2011 will feature world premieres and works in progress as well as public readings of new plays by South Florida playwrights, panel discussions with performing arts professionals from all over the U.S. and meet-and-greet opportunities with the artists.
Admission To The Miami Made Weekend 2011 Events Are Free. Subject to availability.
A $35 VIP Festival Pass is also available and includes priority access and guaranteed seating to every Miami Made Weekend event.
Miami Made Weekend expanded in 2009 into a full weekend of performances. It now embodies two signature programs: Here & Now: 2011, the annual showcase of world premiere works commissioned, developed and presented jointly by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Miami Light Project; and Incubator, a series of works-in-progress developed through the Adrienne Arsht Center’s commissioning program.
Miami Made Weekend 2011 – Schedule
Friday, March 4
7:00PM, If you’re going to pull a knife, Usalo by Carlos Caballero and Elizabeth Doud
Carnival Studio Theater
8:00PM, Fat Boy by Teo Castellanos
Carnival Studio Theater
9:15PM, Phallussy by Pioneer Winter
Carnival Studio Theater
10:15PM, The Body is Present by Ana Mendez
Carnival Studio Theater
Saturday, March 5
1:00PM, If you’re going to pull a knife, Usalo by Carlos Caballero and Elizabeth Doud
Carnival Studio Theater
2:00PM, Fat Boy by Teo Castellanos
Carnival Studio Theater
2:30PM, Guest Panel Discussion
Peacock Foundation Studio
3:15PM, Phallussy by Pioneer Winter
Carnival Studio Theater
4:15PM, The Body is Present by Ana Mendez
Carnival Studio Theater
5:00PM, My Friend Nina by Sipiwe Moyo
Peacock Foundation Studio
7:00PM, Against All Odds by Beatriz Montañez
Carnival Studio Theater
8:00PM, Requiem for a Mustard Seed Closes in Song, Act 1 by Letty Bassart
Carnival Studio Theater
9:15PM, Clandestine by Liony Garcia
Carnival Studio Theater
10:15PM, Please Don’t Hate Me! by Octavio Campos
Carnival Studio Theater
Sunday, March 6
1:00PM Against All Odds by Beatriz Montañez
Carnival Studio Theater
2:00PM, Requiem for a Mustard Seed Closes in Song, Act 1 by Letty Bassart
Carnival Studio Theater
3:15PM, Clandestine by Liony Garcia
Carnival Studio Theater
4:15PM, Please Don’t Hate Me! by Octavio Campos
Carnival Studio Theater
5:00PM, Hang Time por Rubin Stacy! By Summer Hill Seven
Peacock Foundation Studio
Miami Made Weekend Main Stage Performances Include:
Si Vas A Sacar Un Cuchillo, USAlo / If you are going to pull a knife, USE it by Carlos Caballero and Elizabeth Doud – World Premiere!
Commissioned for Here & Now: 2011
For their second performance collaboration titled, Si Vas A Sacar Un Cuchillo, USAlo / If you are going to pull a knife, USE it, Carlos Caballero and Elizabeth Doud will employ the texts of Samuel Beckett to talk about the petroleum industry, unemployment-itis and mermaid suffrage.
A graduate of Instituto Superior de Arte de la Habana in Cuba, Carlos Caballero is the proud winner of the New Times and the Nuevo Herald “Best New Actor†Award. A performer with Teatro El Publico and La Ventana, Caballero has worked internationally in theater, film and television. Last seen in an adaption of A Streetcar Named Desire with Teatro Miami, Caballero is currently working on a theater production of Hilo. He is also working on another collaboration with Elizabeth Doud – Sipping Fury from a Teacup.
Director of the Miami-based Las Negras Theater Collective, Elizabeth Doud arrived in Miami via Spain and Brazil and joined forces with Giovanni Luquini Performance Troupe. Her works include a collaboration with partner Jennylin Duany on Cabaret Unkempt, which premiered at the Arsht Center, and the libretto for IDALINA, a dance-theater project between Miami Light Project and the Arsht Center, which received support from the MAPFUND. Doud’s writing has been published in various print and online journals. Most recently, she has developed a new work entitled Sipping Fury from a Teacup. Doud is a University of Miami graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Fat Boy by Teo Castellanos – Special Guest!
Fat Boy is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund Project co-commissioned by Miami Light Project in partnership with Tigertail Productions, 7 Stages, Hip Hop Theater Festival and NPN. HHTF support made possible through the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant (FAAR) program, funded by the Ford Foundation. Additional support provided by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County.
Written and directed by Teo Castellanos, Fat Boy, coalesces ritual and current art forms to tell a timeless and timely story. Fat Boy explores its theme of abundance and waste versus scarcity and economy through movement and thumping dub beats. By deconstructing the narrative elements of American consumerism and wastefulness juxtaposed with world hunger and poverty, Fat Boy tells its compelling story. Fat Boy is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund Project co-commissioned by Miami Light Project in partnership with Tigertail Productions, 7 Stages, Hip Hop Theater Festival and NPN. HHTF support made possible through the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant (FAAR) program, funded by the Ford Foundation
Puerto Rican Actor/Writer/Director Teo Castellanos is the author of War, Revolution, and the Projects, a one-man trilogy, and NE 2nd Avenue, a one-man show based on Miami characters which was awarded the International Cultural Exchange Grant by Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs and the Fringe First Award at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
PhallussY by Pioneer Winter
Commissioned by Arsht Center’s Incubator
A lively cast featuring dancers, a musician, and a spoken word artist will take you on an interdisciplinary jaunt to convey the labeling and stigma that come with sexual roles and gender–from old-fashioned double standards, to dating, to orientation, to the death of chivalry. (Trust us, it’s a good thing it’s dead.) Ultimately, the audience will realize where the true fallacy lies and why sometimes the best thing one can do is get pissed, laugh, and finally let go. This performance contains nudity.
Miami native, Pioneer Winter choreographed an adaptation of Godspell, which was performed at the International Fringe Arts Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland (2007). Winter has trained extensively with Michael Langlois, Brigid Baker, Edwin and Gaile Holland. Most recently, Pioneer conceived and directed Reaching the Surface, a performance featured in The Miami Herald, South Florida Gay News and WLRN’s “ArtStreet.†He holds a Master of Public Health from Florida International University and a Florida Dance Masters accreditation.
The Body Is Present by Ana Mendez – World Premiere!
Commissioned for Here & Now: 2011
The Body is Present is a dedication in homage to Cuban-American artist, Ana Mendieta, who died tragically in September 1985. As told in dream, the performance explores the mystery of Mendieta’s untimely death, when she fell from a New York City apartment window.
Ana Mendez is a Miami native and graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in Dance. With Psychic Youth, Inc., a performance group collaborative, Mendez produced A Summoning and Walking Spell. Her commissioned works include Valley of the Queen at Miami Art Museum and Parrucca presented by DACRA. Her works have been showcased at the de la Cruz Contemporary Art Space, Locust Projects, Spinello Gallery, and at the Light Box with Miami Light Project.
My Friend Nina by Sipiwe Moyo
Presented by Arsht Center’s Outloud
An original, solo-performed theatre piece by Sipiwe Moyo, My Friend Nina is a journey of four characters that are linked through one unifying element: their love and admiration for Nina Simone. Listening to her soulful, loving, and often gut-wrenching melodies, “Nina†carries the characters through life and desperate circumstances. The characters have grown, loved, and cried with “Ninaâ€. The stories in succession paint a picture of the complex human experience—the sublime, the unjust, and the downright sexy—trials which can only be appreciated and resolved by the diva messiah herself: “Ninaâ€.
A graduate with honors from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Sipiwe Moyo holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and a minor in Applied Theatre. Trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Moyo practices health counseling when she is not dancing.
Against All Odds by Beatriz Montanez
Commissioned by Arsht Center’s Incubator
Theatre Of The Oppressed (TOP Miami) directed by Beatriz Montanez presents “Against All Oddsâ€- the journey of an artist in our competitive money-driven society. An eclectic medley of Miami artists from all corners of the Americas join forces to explore the many challenges local artists face in our current economic climate. This revolutionary group fosters democratic and cooperative forms of interaction through theater. Join us for a stimulating theatrical dialogue that explores the future of the arts in our community, while being captivated by an enticing performance filled with imagery and color.
Trained by Prometeo, one of Miami’s premiere Spanish-language theater groups, Beatriz Montanez, has received several notable distinctions, including The Bill Hindman Award, “Theatre’s Top 10″ from The Miami Herald and “Top Break-Through Performance” by El Nuevo Herald. Montanez has collaborated with Megan Morrison and Tony Plana (Ugly Betty) at East L.A. Classic Theatre. She has also worked with various organizations throughout Miami including Miami Children’s Hospital, Coconut Grove Cares, The Barnyard, VSA Arts of Florida, Hollywood Arts and Culture Center, Arts for Learning, Creciendo Juntos, and In Synch. She has directed more than 100 productions in English and Spanish, to represent underserved communities.
Requiem for a Mustard Seed Closes in Song, Act 1 by Letty Bassart – World Premiere!
Commissioned for Here & Now: 2011
Requiem for a Mustard Seed Closes in Song ACT 1 is a dance theater work spurred by an investigation of items lost and found. The work will feature a cadre of movement artists, deconstructed Medea, musical installation, and series of maverick hand held icons.
New World School of the Arts and Barry University graduate, Letty Bassart, has developed multiple works, including Flower Chronicles (2007), Salt (2008) and 100 (2009). Bassart’s commissioned works include Good, God, Go Remnants and Umbrellas (2009), Inanimate Undertows (2005), and Toying with Amusement (2008). She is the proud recipient of the Artist Access Grant (2009), NEA Dance Journalism fellowship (2010), as well as a Miami-Dade Choreographer Fellowship (2008, 2010, 2011). In addition to her work as a choreographer, Bassart is a writer and Director of Artist Services with Arts for Learning.
Clandestine by Liony Garcia – World Premiere!
Commissioned for Here & Now: 2011
Clandestine, is a dance theater piece which uses montage, performance art, dance and theater to explore clandestine acts as a result of sexual suppression in individuals.
Miami-based, Cuban-born dancer/choreographer Liony Garcia is a founding member and current company member of Rosie Herrera Dance Theater, whose work has been presented in 2009 and 2010 at the prestigious American Dance Festival and, in January 2011, at the Adrienne Arsht Center. As a member of the Los Angeles-based repertory company BodyTraffic, Garcia has premiered new works by choreographers Guy Weizman and Roni Haver. His choreography has been showcased at New World School of Arts, Florida Dance Festival’s Winterfest 2009, Dot51 gallery and Cando Arts Co-op. Garcia recently choreographed a solo performance in collaboration with New World Symphony Orchestra. Garcia is a graduate of New World School of the Arts and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance.
Please Don’t Hate Me! by Octavio Campos
Presented by Arsht Center’s Incubator
Please Don’t Hate Me! is a transdisciplinary campaign and series of cultural interventions, social experiments and performances conceived for the City of Miami by performance artist Octavio Campos and Camposition to promote acceptance, not intolerance – encouraging Everybody to look for the heroes within themselves to fight for equal rights creating a catalyst for social change. Funded by Arsht Center’s Miami Made Incubator and Miami Light Project.
For the past 20 years, Octavio Campos has been collaborating in theater, dance, music, television, circus, cabaret, film and the visual arts, with over 100 professional credits. He studied at SUNY Purchase, Martha Graham School , Folkwang Schule of Pina Bausch, and the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. Campos has received numerous grants and awards for his work, notably at the Berliner Theater Festival 2001, World Expo Hannover (2002), Miami Choreographers Fellowship (2005 & 2009) and Interdisciplinary Arts Fellowship for the State of Florida (2009).
Hang Time por Rubin Stacy by Summer Hill Seven
Presented by Arsht Center’s Outloud
A dedication to the memory of Rubin Stacy, Hang Time por Rubin Stacy, is the account of a homeless South Florida tenant farmer who was lynched in 1935 by an angry mob en route from Fort Lauderdale to a Miami-Dade prison. This premier public sharing of Hang Time Por Rubin Stacy combines blues and hip-hop while fusing comedy, poetry, memoir, movement & tragedy to artfully explore race in America.
Summer Hill Seven builds on the genre of Poemedy he began with his first book – Notes of a Neurotic! and Platanos & Collard Greens (longest running play in the history of hip-hop theatre) with a tour of this new work throughout South Florida high schools, U.S. colleges and regional theatres.
Michael Perez Pop Art Gallery and Electra Management present Los Cinco Amigos on Friday, February 11, 2011.
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RESET – MIAMI
February 20, 2011, 5:00pm to 1:00am
The News Lounge
5580 NE 4th Ct
Miami, FL 33137
Once Again, it’s time to Reset.
On Sunday, Feb. 20, we return to the News Lounge with a two-part audio/visual experience: Chill to Latin and Soul for our extended 5-9pm Happy Hour, then at 9pm we’re taking the lights down to bring you the best dance beats anywhere in this city. Andrew A. will be painting live (ccioart.com), and as always, you’ll party with a mix of the best people from every scene.
We’ll see you all at Miami’s most elegant sundown party.
Preview our sound at:
www.soundcloud.com/resetmiami
“Above & Beyond” Art Collection Unveiling & Reception
Thursday, February 17, 2011, 6PM
Hotel Urbano
2500 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33139
www.hotelurbano.com
Hotel Urbano & Art Fusion Galleries have once again joined creative forces to showcase and host their new collection of spectacular works of art.
Join us to celebrate the unveiling of this new art exhibition on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Hotel Urbano. “Above and Beyond” displays a variety of contemporary art work which are sure to feature something for everyone. Complimentary cocktails will be served from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
In addition to pleasing the palates of art lovers, the Bistro Urbano & Bar’s Executive Chef Anthony Velazquez has created a dynamic menu to compliment the event.
Hotel Urbano also features the Dali, Picasso and Van Gogh Conference Rooms which provide a warm, art filled back drop for private or corporate functions. Or for your perfect weekend getaway, join us poolside with your favorite specialty drink, unwind in the hot tropical sun and enjoy all the flavors of Miami and Hotel Urbano
The Workshop
171 NW 23 Street
Miami | FL | 33127
8p-11p
Miami New Times Artopia at the Moore Building on Thurday, February 10, 2011.
Miami New Times and Miami International Film Festival presented Artopia. Art, live music, fashion, film, and performance will combine to satisfy the culture fixes of artistically inclined movers and shakers. This event benefited Hands on Miami. Â Complimentary drinks provided by Barefoot Wine and Famosa Lager Beer.
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Creativity without Boundaries by Lexing Art Thursday, February 10, 2011. Â This show was presented by Colombostile, Modo de Vida, Where 2 Butlers, Infinite Studio, Joshua Heart, Latour Law and BJ Cross.
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Galerie Jenner
1310 S.W. Second Court
Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts
Loft 307
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Busty Betties and Dime Store Dames will make their appearance this Friday night, February 11th at the “CHEESECAKE!! Pinup Art Show” at Galerie Jenner in downtown Fort Lauderdale from 7PM to 11PM.
Don’t Miss this EPIC OPENER for our 2011 Exhibition Season!
Opening Receptions for BAC’s two new exhibitions, the BAC Yard Party
February 11th, 2011 at 7pm
561 NW 32nd Street
Wynwood Arts District
Miami, FL 33127
305.576.2828
www.bacfl.org
Opportunity to witness a diverse and talented community of over 65 contemporary artists!
Music from DJ V * Open Wine Bar * Free Parking
Original artwork makes a great Valentines Day present and is a wonderful way to support your local artists and the community!
Art In The Yard
Outside and Behind BAC
Exhibiting artists include Michel Bergeron, Juan Griego, Robert McKnight, Donal McKnight, Gustavo Oviedo-131 Projects, Gary Fonseca, Jose Pinto, Nicholas Nehaniv, Colleen Kelley, Louise Markus, Grant Genova & Gerbi Tsesarskaia.
Go Figure! People, Pets & Portraits
Swenson Gallery
A small exhibition of 6 BAC Artists whose work delineates the figure in drawing, painting and sculpture. The exhibition will consist of the various ways people and pets are represented- and will include portraits, as well as representational and abstract depictions of people and animals. Gerry Stecca, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Luis Diaz, Tim McCarron, Mervyn Aronoff & Daniel Fila.
A portion of the exhibition’s sales will benefit the Humane Society of Greater Miami’s Young Professional Group, PetNet.
Recently Acquired 2
Audrey Love Gallery
The BAC will exhibit the work of 12 BAC resident artists, all of whom have taken residency at the BAC over the past 12 months. These Recently Acquired artists will explore a variety of media. Artists include Juan Carlos Arana, Michel Bergeron, Olivier Casse, Irena Gapkovska, Juan Jose Griego, Marcia Ramos-Perello, Bianca Pratrious, Rosaria Pugliese, Carrie Sieh, Jason Robert Snyder, Liza Sylvestre & David Tupper.
Exhibition will be on view until March 1st, 2011.
GAB Studio Art Gallery 2nd Saturdays
Febuary 12, 7pm-12pm
105 northwest 23 street
Miami, Florida 33127
www.Gabstudio.com
Presenting Local Artists:
Greg Pitts
James Brutus
Brien Coleman
Amy Reshefsky
Matt Argondizza
Carlos Alves
Wendy White
Roland Ruocco
Bridges Aderhold
Jeff Schweiger
Aaron Schwartz
J.G. Platform Gallery presents “Sauvage”
First group exhibition in its new location
Opening reception: Saturday, February 12, 2011. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
J.G. Platform Gallery
2320 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
www.jgplatform.com
Dates: From Feb 12 through 28, 2011
J.G. Platform is proud to present the first group exhibition in its new location. The show entitled “Sauvage” will show work from international artists, each working on a variety of mediums and concepts. These works come together to introduce the new space in the Wynwood Art District. Join us for the opening reception this Saturday, February 12th, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The exhibit runs thru the month of February.
JG Platform would like to be a perpetual inventory of artwork of international emerging, recognized, well known or unknown artists. Painting, sculpture, photography, documentary, fabrics or more have their place in the space. The selection of artwork should lead the visitors to get a juxtaposition of visions, to feel a fusion between different artistic representations, to discover art in the daily object we use, and finally to decide to have this art at home. Visiting the gallery must invite the visitor to undertake a journey throughout the society and the world.
A private collection of African objects will support the necessary recognition to the unknown primitive artists who are the roots of the modern art. Mixing from time to time artifacts from different countries and contemporary art will show how strong the interactive relations between the cultures are.
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Spinello Gallery: 155 NE 38th Street, No. 101, Miami, Florida – 33137
Solo: Antonia Wright | “Are You Ok?”
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 12th, 7-10pm
Are You Ok? [2007 – 2011] | Video Still, Miami
Spinello Gallery is proud to present the solo debut exhibition of Antonia Wright, “Are You Ok?”. The exhibition features a video installation which reveals Ms. Wright crying in the crowded streets of both Downtown Miami and Midtown New York, while capturing the responses of those passing by. The project explores the concept of social structure and tests our rules of behavior within different systems. Wright views each performance as a social experiment analyzing different communities and the individuals who may or may not stop to ask if she is okay. Wright appears to be well dressed. Her outfit consists of a simple black dress, high heels, and a purse. She stands in well-trafficked areas as the voyeur, her camera on a tripod, is located far from view. Wright attempts to make each encounter authentic, she breaths deeply and thinks of all the sad…
Miami-born artist Antonia Wright questions the world around her and attempts to find answers through poetry, performance, photography, video art, installation and sculpture. Members of the public are invited to become accomplices in this quest to understand, and through the process, she unveils the bizarre, the sad, the wonderful and discovery of why we do the things we do. Wright’s history as an artist can also be described as an exploratory journey. The daughter of well-known Cuban-American author, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Wright’s first creative love was also the written word. Wright wrote short stories for many years that became increasingly shorter and shorter until she finally embraced poetry. She received an M.F.A. in poetry from the New School University in New York City and became interested in photography when she started shooting photographs for her poetry manuscripts. Realizing that each image mirrored poetry’s poignant eloquence in communicating an idea, Wright threw herself into photography, studying at the International Center of Photography and working for a renowned photographers, including Clyde Butcher and Patrick Demarchelier as well as worked for VICE magazine. Wanting to experiment further, performance, video art and installation work followed naturally for Wright. Her projects have ranged from crying in the streets and documenting that no one stops to ask if she’s okay to rolling naked down alleys to smoking a cigar dressed as Fidel Castro until she is violently ill. All her work is extremely visceral and she brings everything to the body.
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 12th / Exhibition through February 26, 2011.
Spinello Gallery prides itself in exhibiting intelligent works of art in every medium by contemporary local Miami emerging artists. Spinello Gallery has become the playground for unorthodox and experimental artists who don’t easily fit into the confines of the traditional gallery space. Spinello Gallery is steadily making headway in the Miami Art Scene and beyond becoming a contender in the Art World.
Come and enjoy the Night: Saturday in the Design District
visit CityLoftArt and the exhibition Light meets Color!
CityLoftArt / European Art Gallery
61, NE 40th Street
Miami, Fl.33137
Four stunning, different & competent artists, brought together for you in this total harmony and in an exclusive ambiance of “Wellfeeling”
Art & Design Night – this Saturday, February 12th,2011 7-10pm, Miami Design District
Beautiful live piano music entertainment with our cuban pianist Domingo Aragu.
Come and see how we translate and show LIGHT meets COLOR, subtly transported by
our media: Resin, Enamel, Laquer, Glass, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, Steel and Aluminium.
Expect the best of reasonable European Art with my recognized artists.
Enjoy the Design District, Valet $3, secure European Walkways.
And… walking, talking, strolling, meeting friends and…ART
for the simple pleasure of your eyes and your mind :-)
LegalArt Residency Open Studios and Reading
Thursday, February 17, 2011 / 6:00 – 9:00pm,
Corner of N Miami Ave and NE 11th Street
More Info.
6:00pm / Reading by Sandra Beasley, Visiting Writer in Residence
Free and open to the public
Local Artists in Residence: Jiae Hwang, Manny Prieres, Pachi Giustinian, TM Sisters (Natasha and Monica Lopez De Victoria), Viking Funeral (Carlos Ascurra and Juan Gonzalez)
Visiting Artists in Residence: Alfio Demestre, Laura Hita (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Visiting Writer in Residence: Sandra Beasley (Washington, D.C.)
More about our Current Residents
Poetry and Prose Reading by Sandra Beasley, Visiting Writer in Residence / 6:00pm
Sandra Beasley is a writer living in Washington, DC, where her essays have been featured in the Washington Post Magazine. She is the author of three books, including I Was the Jukebox (winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poetry Prize) and the memoir Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life, forthcoming from Crown in July. Please RSVP for the reading at info@legalartmiami.org.
Request for Ties
Laura Hita, Visiting Artist in Residence, is working on a large wall installation of recycled neckties. In order for this project to be fully realized, your participation is very important. Please bring a tie, for donation in support of Laura’s project, to the Residency Open Studios and Reading. Upon completion of the project, everyone who donates a tie will receive a high resolution digital photo of the piece. Donate a tie and be part of the art!
Enjoy CIFO’s Extended Hours: 6:00 – 9:00pm with a screening of The Woodmans at 7:30pm
Currently on view through March 6, 2011 at CIFO: Inside Out, Photography After Form: Selections from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection, curated by Simon Baker and Tanya Barson, curators from the Tate Modern in London. Film screening at 7:30pm: The Woodmans, the life and work of the late photographer Francesca Woodman. Directed by C. Scott Willis, a Lorber Films Release. Read more
Parking: LegalArt is located on the corner of N Miami Ave and NE 11th Street. CIFO is generously providing parking in their lot located across the street from the building at 1018 N Miami Ave, (the entrance to the lot will be on your right). Metered parking is also available on N Miami Ave and on 11th and 10th Streets.
The Wynwood Art Lounge sponsored by 42Below Vodka
Cafeina
297 Northwest 23rd ST
Complimentary signature 42Below cocktails
DJ set by Mike Deuce (Poplife)
Marie Lorenz
Waverunner XV: Indices and Abstractions
Reception: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 7-10pm
Locust Projects
155 NE 38th Street Suite 100
Miami, Fl 33137
Through February 19
Locust Projects is pleased to present Waverunner XV: Indices and Abstractions, an exhibition by New York-based artist Marie Lorenz. Conceived specifically for Miami, the exhibition is a continuation of the artist’s ongoing exploration of urban waterways and narratives. Through video, sculpture and large-scale works on paper, Lorenz examines and abstracts familiar places, objects, and actions.
For the first time, Lorenz is experimenting with a jet ski – a contemporary mode of transportation and sport. The artist has built a floating ramp, modeled after an ocean wave, which was taken out to Biscayne Bay. There, Lorenz jumped the jet ski off the ramp while filming the action with a camera strapped to her body. Lorenz is interested in capturing the brief moment of floating in the air and the eventual splashdown into the water. The ramp will be on view at the gallery along with the resulting video.
Lorenz will also present a series of black and white prints. The first, a vinyl diagram of the jet ski’s pump (the jet that propels the machine through the water), takes form on Locust Projects’ window façade and provides a kind of floating explanation of the forces at work inside the machine.
On display inside the space are handmade works on paper created using a method employed by Japanese anglers to precisely record their prize catches. To create these works, the artist has painted sumi ink onto the surface of the jet ski, and then pressed rice paper onto its handle bars, hoses, cables and decals, recording the man-made object in the style of a Japanese fish print.
By indexing select aspects, perspectives and features of the jet ski and the jump, the artist has abstracted the object, and transformed its representations into illustrations of her own personal exploration.
Marie Lorenz was born in Twenty-nine Palms, CA, in 1973 and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA in sculpture from Yale University, New Haven, CT, in 2002. She has participated in the Rome Prize Fellowship, American Academy in Rome, Italy (2008); and residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME (2004); Salzburg International Summer Academy, Public Interventions Seminar, Austria (2002); and The Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding, Sausalito, CA (1997). Recent solo projects include Upriver, performance for the Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, NY (2010); Shipwrecks, Jack Hanley Gallery, NY (2010); and The Inner Sea, a web-log that documents exploration of waterways around Rome, ITALY. In her ongoing project, Tide and Current Taxi (2005-2008), the artist acts as a guide for participants wishing to visit sites in areas surrounding New York City that are accessible only by water. After each voyage, Lorenz provides a detailed account of the journey in her Web journal, www.tideandcurrenttaxi.org.
Riverfront Community Art Festival For The Kids!
Feb 12th, 12-4p
Jose Marti Riverfront Park
362 SW 4th Street
Facebook Evite.
Hey Guys this Saturday from 12p-3p we will be having an Art’s Festival for the community
Artists and Poets please confirm with me by this week if you can participate. We appreciate it a lot.
Feb 12th we are having an event for children and the community at the Jose Marti Park near Flagler. There will be a few musical acts and what we need is some artists to be live painting and/or selling some prints, pieces, etc. The reason for this festival is to get kids interested in signing up for art classes. It is only from 12p-3p and there are many incentives for the artists too. They are having two 150$ raffles for the artists and giving away an i pod or two Please confirm if you can make it this day. I would appreciate it a lot since this is for the kids and
getting them back into ART!!! Please help me
Love And Light
Art Indulgence
02/12/2011, 7pm-3am
Moonchine Bistro+Bar+71 Lounge
7100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami,FL 33138
moonchine.com
Free Admission – No Cover – All Ages
The February 12th Art Indulgence – “Sanedrac Birthday Edition – MNML Beach EP Release†is a FREE entrance event and will celebrate the birthday of Franccesco Cardenas – one half of duo SanedracHunter and also the next BEATPORT release (FEB11) of the 2 track “MNML Beach EP” on 040 Recordings featuring SanedracHunter’s “Coastal Drone” & Larry BAAAAM!’s “Power of Cocaine”.
The evening will feature a collection of audible artists in addition to visual artists including live canvas and live body painting. Come out and indulge your senses at Moonchine which hosts Miami’s unique outdoor lounge and amazing sushi, drink, and other cuisine.
Audible Artists:
SanedracHunter
Richard YeeQee
Larry BAAAAM!
Pancho DV & Geoff McFly
Jonnie Sparko
SpinnZinn
Visual Artists:
NF Romero & Reinier Gamboa
Kelly Kuylen
Luis Valle (body paint)
Evan LaMar (fire)
Carlos Michaelsen
*Photography by MphotoG
Make reservations early for for any diner table of 6 and get a complimentary bottle of Champagne!
Contact Luke @ (786) 361-3744
Saturday 2.12.11 || Vitamin C & Soho Studios present I <3 NY
Soho Studios
2136 Nw 1st Ave
Wynwood Convention Center
RSVP Required Email rsvp@yourvitaminc.com
Wynwood’s Art Walk Afterparty At Soho Studios
Complimentary Cocktails provided by NUVO & ZU Vodka from 9 to 10pm
Live Freestyle Performance by Orion & Melodik
Live Graffiti & Video DJ by Tom Laroc (with a special video installation tribute to 9/11)
Food Trucks on Premise:
Ms. Cheezious
Miso Hungry
Dolci Peccati Gelato
Museum Of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s New “All Together Now†Young Adults’ Group To Host Free Acoustic Performance And Poetry Readings Event
Friday, Feb. 25,2011, 6-8 p.m.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Museum Café and Lobby
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
www.moafl.org
Public Event Also to Offer Attendees Access to Museum’s New Books & Books Location and Café Featuring Food by Acclaimed Chef Allen Susser
“All Together Now,†the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s dynamic gathering of young adults ages 21-39 with an interest in visual arts and design, is hosting a free Feb. 25 event, open to both Museum members and the public. The event will include an acoustic performance by musician Ryan Alexander along with readings by local poets and authors.
Attendees are also invited to explore the new Books & Books location inside the Museum and enjoy happy hour specials in theMuseum’s café, now featuring food by acclaimed Chef Allen Susser. The Museum’s exhibitions will be closed during the event.
Dress code is casual. No RSVPs are required. For more information, please call Victoria Billig at (954) 262-0245 or email education1@moafl.org.
All Together Now’s mission is to support the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s strategic plan to grow the Museum into a dynamic hub for cultural life in South Florida and an educational resource for the 21st century through educational, social, and philanthropic programming.
11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society 5th Annual Reception
Thursday, February 24 6:30 pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami
Society members and guests are welcome to the annual membership meeting and reception where the Chairman’s Award will be presented.
RSVP: Call: 305-375-5356 or email: 11JCHS@historymiami.org
Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865 – 1965
Friday, February 18 / VIP: 6 pm Members: 7PM
HistoryMiami
101C West Flagler Street
downtown Miami
Celebrate the opening of Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865 – 1965 with collectors Cici and Hayatt Brown. Enjoy fine wine, hors d’oeveres and live music. RSVP by February 16.
Members: FREE Non-Members: $10
Info/RSVP: Call: 305-375-5356 or email: membership@historymiami.org
Gallery Walk Saturday, February 12th
Markowicz Fine Art
1 NE 40th Street #5
Design District, Miami, FL 33137
www.markowiczfineart.com
For this Gallery Walk, check out the Debbie Carfagno Exhibition.
Carfagno is an observer of art and nature, which has always been the primary inspiration for her work. She balances abstraction and realism through attention to the relationships between positive and negative shapes. She uses a bold clear color palette influenced by her experiences with the master of Pop Art. Converting the pencil drawings to the edge of aluminum starts a dialogue between medium and content.
You can see this permanent exhibition until March 5 2011.
Opening Reception Friday, February 11th, 2011 6 – 8 PM
174 NW 23 Street
Miami, Florida 33127
The exhibition Voyage on Uncanny Seas convenes a collection of visual artists committed to a focused consideration of the Ocean. Two resent significant marine events function as the polar opposite touchstones for the conceptual framework of the exhibition.
The first is the occasion of the completion of the decade long Census of Marine Life, the world’s largest scientific collaboration which brought together 2,700 scientists from 80 nations to conduct over 530 expeditions of discovery to develop a comprehensive view of the past, present and future of life in the world’s seas. This resulted in the finding of more that 6000 new species, of which only 1500 have been thus far described. The oceans were affirmed as the site of mega-biodiversity, and animals and plants of uncanny strangeness and wondrous behavior were brought to light.
The second touchstone is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an environmental catastrophe of such dreadful magnitude that its extensive damage to marine habitats will be felt for decades to come. Between April 20th and September 19th 2010, over 4,900,000 barrels of crude oil escaped into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, creating an 80 square mile kill zone.
Friday February 11, 6-9pm
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24 St
Miami, FL 33127
Dorsch Gallery is pleased to host an opening reception for solo shows by
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle and Brandon Opalka. Please join us from 6-9pm. We will also be open
on Saturday from 7-10pm for the Wynwood Artwalk.
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle: I Saw Three Cities
Brandon Opalka: The Compromise
February 11 – March 26, 2011
Image: Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Pink Army / Pink Rectangle, 2011
Saturday, February 12th, 2011 from 7:00PM – 10:00PM
AE District
3852 N. Miami Ave.
Miami FL. 33127
(Corner of 39th and N. Miami)
Max Pierre of Gorillas proudly brings you “AE Live” (every 2nd Saturday)
Featuring: Suenalo Performing live…
Suenalo performs Promptly at: 8PM
Please RSVP to rsvp@aedistrict.com.
Complimentary Cocktails by: Chivas
“AE Live” is where local and national talent take the gallery stage and display their art. With the gallery as their canvas, musicians remind the audience that music is more than entertainment, it’s an art. AE will highlight the essence of the art we call “Music”.
For Info rsvp@aedistrict.com
Lausberg Contemporary presents “Lollipop” by Regine Schumann
Saturday, February 12, 2011. 7:00 p.m.
Lausberg Contemporary, Miami
1929 NW 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.galerie-lausberg.com
Dates: From February 12 through March 16, 2011
Regine Schumann lives and works in Cologne, Germany. From 1986 to 2007 Schumann was granted numerous scholarships from prominent institutions in Germany, Italy and the UK. In 2006, she was nominated for the 3rd International Painting Prize of the Castellon County Council (at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Castellon, Spain) and in the same year obtained the Leo Breuer prize from the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn (Rhine Regional Contemporary Art Museum, Bonn). She has appeared in numerous gallery solo exhibitions in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Japan, Italy, the UK and the United States, as well as in renowned museums and cultural centers, such as Candela Villa Zanders, Berg / Gladbach und St�dtisches Museum Engen; the Celle Art Museum; and the Schloss Neuenb�rg, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe.
In 2009 she participated with Galerie Lausberg, D�sseldorf and Lausberg Contemporay, Toronto in the Los Angeles Art Show, Art Chicago, Art Miami and Art Toronto. For the 2009 LA Art Show, Schumann presented her Dream Team Installation. In 2010, she presented Black Box at Art Miami. Last year, she additionally exhibited at the Frauenmuseum, Bonn, the Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Art Rotterdam, Art Paris, Art Amsterdam and Art Santa Fe.
As the names for her exhibitions and installations insinuate, Schumann plays with color, light, transparency and optical illusion using her intense and unique color and material sensibility to delight and impress the viewer. Among her exhibition titles are: Transparency – Looking Through, Night Owls, Art of Light, Light Tunnel, Chameleon, Day and Night, the Glow, Color Mirror, and Lollipop. Lollipop debuts in the U.S. at Lausberg Contemporary, Miami opening Saturday February 12th from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Show runs February 12th to March 16th, 2011. We remind our visitors that Lausberg Contemporary, Miami has ample parking on its premises.
“Black Box Glowing was my first solo show at Art Miami 2010, presented in cooperation with Galerie Lausberg, D�sseldorf and Galerie Bender, Munich. All translucent acrylic glass works or flexible plastic woven works were shown under black lights, which created a light aura surrounding each work and distributed a shimmering reflection to the nearby walls. My upcoming solo show at Lausberg Contemporary, Miami�s Wynwood Art District location will look like a “White Space Glowing”, as most of the fluorescent works also have a radiant quality during normal daylight hours. Only the special installation Lollipop will be displayed under black lights.”
“I react to certain places with a desire to be challenged by their unique qualities of space and light. I factor into my creations both the significance of historical and current usages, which constitute the backdrop for my projections. For me, space is like a mantle that surrounds a bright idea. Through my intense involvement with fluorescent bodies and black light, being surrounded by my works day and night, I am keenly aware of the chameleon-like changes in these art objects. These subtle changes are key to my art. I am interested in affecting the radiant qualities of my works. My objects change continuously from day to night. During daylight hours, the surface of the Plexiglas reveals the reflection of the perceiver, hence the name “colormirror”. In darkness, under black lights, the works’ luminosity is magically highlighted, at times glowing intensely with aura. The colormirror surfaces, smooth and sharp-edged by day, under the blacklight look mysteriously dif fuse, almost matte to the naked eye. The Plexiglas seems to become immaterial. The installation Lollipop, 2009 at the Kloster Gravenhorst artists� house consisted of a circular arrangement of thick bundles of fluorescent tubes in different colors. The diameter of this circular source of illumination was almost 15 feet. The experience of viewing this installation is akin to viewing a busy highway by night, with traces of light appearing on the retina as aftereffects of rapid movement.”
Regine Schumann
Cologne, 2/2/2011
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Regine Schumann. Lollipop. Solo exhibition view at Lausberg Contemporary, Miami. 2011
In partnership with Deco One Interiors Group and Pop Artist Michael Perez
Electra Management and Fab C. Productions Presents
On February 12th, 2011 from 7-10pm
Deco One Galleria and the Michael Perez Pop Art Showroom
3900 North Miami Avenue
Miami Design District, FL 33137
*To RSVP Kindly email MyPublicist@hotmail.com with W.A.T.C.H. in the Subject Line, Include Full Names of all attendees, phone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses by Thursday, February 10, 2011
Second Saturday Art Walk Proceeds to Benefit W.A.T.C.H. “What About the Children in Haitiâ€
All guests will be able to make donations of canned foods and clothes to be sent to Haiti
through “What about the Children in Haiti†W.A.T.C.H. For more information go to:
www.watchthechildren.org
Enjoy Fine Interior Design & Décor Art by Pop Artist Michael Perez & Surprise Local Guest Fine Artists Including Emil Bodourov & Adriana Vasilut
The Main Showroom Floor: Open to all guests for the enjoyment of wine and entertainment Enter the RAFFLE to Win Amazing Prizes [proceeds to benefit W.A.T.C.H.]
VIP Room: [RSVP Required*]
Enjoy Select Wine & Beer open bar, complementary gourmet bites Silent Auction – Including Art, Luxury Goods and Services from Local Businesses [proceeds to benefit W.A.T.C.H.]
Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Leo Casino
“The irrepressible Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer, filmmaker, actor, model and activist reaches people through his music, life experience—and soul†Who will generously be donating %50 of his CD sales to W.A.T.C.H. & Performing his brand new song inspired by Michael Jackson’s “We Are the World†Live www.leocasino.us
Sponsors: Deco One Interiors Group, Pop Artist Michael Perez, Leo Casino, Electra Management, Fab C. Productions, Hurricane Grill & Wings Midtown, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill Midtown, Eye Desire, El Closet de Diana, LLC.
Inverses by Rodolfo Vanmarcke
02/12/11, 7pm
The Lunch Box Gallery
310 NW. 24th St. Miami, FL 33127
www.thelunchboxgallery.com
The Lunch Box Gallery is pleased to announce its new show “Inverses,†a mind-bending exhibit by acclaimed Venezuelan photographer Rodolfo Vanmarcke on February 12, 2011 at 310 NW. 24th St. Miami, FL 33127.
The exhibition features 15 photographs from “Inverso-sÃmil†and “Inverso-sÃmil en Clave Cóncava,†two renowned photograph series shot by Vanmarcke. Both series are designed to challenge the natural way we observe our everyday world by means of a devious visual experiment; Vanmarcke reshapes common landscapes and urban scenes by “maliciously†inverting his captured images and using (as close accomplices) the reflection of rainwater puddles and a magnifying glass.
The result is a stunning visual effect that challenges us to view the common in a new way, combining two sides of a coin in a single image — the right way up and the wrong way down, the real and the imagined, the possible and the impossible, the within and the without; unthinkably merging multiple scenarios that cause confusion in the viewer when discovering them. At the end, images that appear to be digital manipulation are actually real photographs preconceived to exist upside down, inside out.
By integrating documentary photography with surrealism, Vanmarcke forces the viewer to untiringly pursue the regulatory intervention of reason, arising in him a fight between his perceptions vs. recognition.
In conclusion, these series inverse the natural order of things to play with the implausible factor in the viewer: Perception is subjective and images that seem to be true, are not necessarily so. It’s up to the viewer to decide.
Meet & Greet With Dylan Lauren
Saturday, Feb. 19, 1 p.m.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Marks Gallery
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Reservations are not required. For more information, please contact GailVilone at gvilone@moafl.org or call 954-262-0249.
Author of Dylan’s Candy Bar – Unwrap Your Sweet Life
CEO/Founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar Sweets Emporium and Daughter of Fashion Icon Ralph Lauren to Speak About Book; Attendees to Enjoy Complimentary Candy
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale and Books & Books are hosting a Meet & Greet with Dylan Lauren, author of the book Dylan’s Candy Bar: Unwrap Your Sweet Life (Clarkson Potter, 2010) and CEO/founder of the nationally-acclaimed Dylan’s Candy Bar sweets emporium. Lauren is also the daughter of legendary fashion icon Ralph Lauren and author Ricky Lauren.
Attendees will enjoy free, delicious sweets from Dylan’s Candy Bar.
The four-color book, which encourages readers to discover the magic behind candy, features pop art-inspired photographs, mouthwatering candy recipes, inventive candy craft projects, ideas for how to use candy for special occasions to entertain and amaze, and candy history, trivia, and fun facts; plus much more. Readers get a peek inside Dylan Lauren’s life through personal anecdotes, memories, and photographs, all of which led her to create Dylan’s Candy Bar. As Dylan Lauren attests, “To me, candy is more than an accessible everyday product we consume; candy is an artful masterpiece!â€
Renowned for merging the worlds of art, fashion, and pop culture with candy, Dylan’s Candy Bar has now become the world’s largest candy store. Home to more than 7,000 candies from around the globe, Dylan’s Candy Bar stores are located in New York City; East Hampton, N.Y.; Roosevelt Field in Garden City, N.Y.; Houston, Texas and Orlando, Fla. Sweets from Dylan’s Candy Bar are also available at prestigious wholesale venues around the globe.
Dylan Lauren was immersed at an early age in design, art, and fashion. After graduating from Duke University with a major in art history, she traveled the globe in search of the world’s most exciting confectionery creations. By 2001, she realized her childhood dream by opening her first candy store, which was inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Dylan Lauren and her “candy-centric†tips for living the sweet life are often featured in newspapers and publications across the country.
For more information about Dylan’s Candy Bar, visit www.DylansCandyBar.com or www.facebook.com/DylansCandy.
Nassau Daddy Coconut Grove Peacock Unveiling
February 11, 2011, 10:00 am
Corner of Grand Avenue & Douglas Road
Parking Available
The Coconut Grove Peacock Tour was created by Heather Bettner to bring a unique interactive public art exhibition to Coconut Grove.
Larger than life fiberglass peacocks decorated by Coconut Grove Artists have been on display throughout the Coconut Grove village and main thorough fares.
Here’s your opportunity to attend the unveiling of the last peacock on this tour and the only one in the West Grove. The unveiling is scheduled for 10 am on Friday, February 11th.
Come and see the this colorful piece of art up close. Lots of parking available.
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Fine Haitian Art exhibit
Sunday, February 20, 2011 • 12pm-4pm
Hosted by Nicole Denis & Ary Rameau
Nicole’s Garden in the Grove
2525 Lincoln Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Please join us during the Coconut Grove Art Festival weekend to view our Fine Haitian Art Exhibition.
Parking is free.
AVA Fine Art @Acoustic Architects presents The Cuban Art Project “Close Encounters II”
February 12,2011, 7:00pm-10:pm
Acoustic Architects
271 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL, 33127
www.avafineart.com
AVA Fine Art, an emerging gallery in the Wynwood Art District is proud to present its first group exhibition, THE CUBAN ART PROJECT “Close Encounters II” The Cuban Art Project has been founded by Leticia Del Monte with a commitment to promulgating local and international Cuban artists. The Cuban Art Project consists of 33 artists and of those 33, 5 will be showcased in this event. Julio Cesar Rodriguez, Antonio Guerrero, Noel Santiesteban, Yosvany Teijeiro, and Miguel Angel Baez. AVA Fine Art also hosts 4 resident artists that will be on display, Jen Haley, Kurt Merkel, Troy Simmons, and Christina Major. AVA Fine Art @ Acoustic Architects is located right next door to Cafeina Lounge.
“Amoureux” – The Female Nude – Renée Jacobs
February 18, 2011 Friday, 7-10 PM
Artspace MAGQ Gallery
8747 S.W. 134th Street
Miami, Florida
www.Artspacemagq.com
www.printsgilcleeshop.com
“Amoureux” – The female nude photographs of the renowned Los Angeles and Parisian photographer, Renée Jacobs will have an opening with the artist on Friday, February 18, 2011. Open to the public.
Saturday, February 12 at 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Joumou Cafe
4424 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL
www.Joumou-cafe.com
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Come join our team of “Divergent Souls” on the Second Saturday Art Walk, in Miami this Feb 12th, 2011 at Joumou Cafe in the Design District…
from 7pm – 11pm, but open till closing… make your rounds in the Design District, Wynwood & Lake Buena Vista areas and then stop by the cafe to enjoy some Poetry, Music and Art by local Artists.
On our opening group exhibition the Cafe will feature Photography, Art, Music, and Poetry with a distinct Miami Vibe.
Beer & Wine Specials and the most delicious Caribbean Fusion Cuisine in the neighborhood.
Live performances by:
Poets: Manny Ortega & Jorie Burgos 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
Musician: Fabian Hernandez; 8 pm & 10 pm
Flux Miami Street Performance Team; 8:30 pm & 11 pm
DJ, 7 pm – 11 pm.
Art, Mixed Media & Photography works by:
Ke Lo
Max Marin
David Hoheb
Diana Contreras
Stephanie Menjivar
Luis Vital : JR
Juan Pablo Vizcaino of Deux Love
and many more Artists pending!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Joumou Cafe Joins Art Walk Saturday
a: Divergent Souls Promotion
“Love in the Abstract”
Opening February 25 thru April 8th, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Maryland
The Atrium Gallery in the Morris and Gwndolyn Cafritz Arts Center, Montgomery College,
Cafritz Arts Center, 111
930 King Street
Silver Spring, MD
20910
This is a Victor Gomez One Man Show in the above Arts Center, Gomez is a Cuban Master Printmaker that exhibit 24 of his most recent Monoprints, Gomez residing in the Miami Area for more than 30 years conducted in these years a notable carrer in which he was awards several times in the Top Ranking World Wide Events of Printmaking in Japan, China, Europe, Caribbean, South America and United States, he is member of the Boston Printmakers, and many more organization that promote de Printmaking techniques.
Accent Alternative Art Space presents “TIME: A Personal Labyrinth”
The protean compositions of painter Ernesto Capdevila
Opening reception: Friday, February 11, 2011. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Accent Alternative Art Space
4841 SW 75th Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
Bird Road Art Walk Opening:
Saturday, February 19 , 2011. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Dates: February 11 to March 12, 2011
Admission: Free
For lovers of Russian literature, Ernesto Capdevila’s exquisitely detailed compositions, with their pullulating casts of fairies, insects, zoomorphic forms and brocaded backgrounds, should feel like very familiar territory. “In each of these obsessive paintings, one may visit a tiny universe, directly connected to the hand of an artist with a remarkable gift” – says exhibit curator Silvia Dorfsman.
A graduate of San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, Capdevila was born in 1970 in Havana Cuba and now works and lives in Miami, Florida. He has widely exhibited his work in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean – with over thirty individual shows and group exhibitions to his credit.
Come prepared to be deceived; be blinded by shadows, and above all, be willing to stare; these works require TIME.
Accent Alternative Art Space is a not-for-profit art initiative by advertising agency Accentmarketing. Launched in 2010, this gallery space is dedicated to non-commercially driven artwork, by emerging and mid-career artists. Essentially, AAAS wants to develop ideas that are outside of the mainstream scope of Miami commercial art galleries while harnessing local talent and culture. To learn more about the not-for-profit art gallery visit www.facebook.com/accentart
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Ernesto Capdevila. Lagrimas negras. Mixed media on canvas. 55″ x 52″. 2010
Opening: Colombia Underground
12 Feb, 2011, 19:00 to 22:00
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
3326 North Miami Ave. Miami FL, 33127
www.hardcoreartmiami.com
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space and GalerÃa Christopher Paschall s.XX proudlly present their new project with title “Colombia Undergroundâ€, it aims to promote colombian art overseas. The participating group has amongst them Colombian artists who have extensive national and international recognition: Alberto Vejarano aka Chanoir (Paris), Alejandro Ospina (London), Alex RodrÃguez (Bogotá), Carlos Salazar (Tulsa), Claudia Calle (Miami), Jessica SofÃa Mitrani (Nueva York), Joel Grossmann (Bogotá), José GarcÃa (Bogotá), Karen Ardila (Bogotá), Margarita Castro (Miami), Raúl MarroquÃn (Ãmsterdam) y Sair GarcÃa (Bogotá). This exhibition features a broad spectrum of work being produced currently in contemporary art in Colombia; we will exhibit emerging artists who are in the first stage of their career as well as established, pivotal artists who have a long history in the art scene both nationally and internationally.
Miami in Motion Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Team
Presents a Charity Event to Benefit ARC of South Florida, Inc.
Thursday, February 24, 6 to 9 pm.
RODEZart.com Gallery
CocoWalk
3015 Grand Ave. Suites 236 & 237
Coconut Grove, FL
More Information.
The event will feature a silent art auction of thirty wonderful 8″ x 10″ art pieces created by children at Schnebly’s Redlands Winery, along with sports memorabilia and other donated items. The event will also feature music, two open bars and appetizers. There is a suggested $25 per person donation. For tickets, call Cathy Alexander at 305-441-5643.
Please RSVP Lourdes Castaneda-Jacobs at 954-600-0471 or
via email at lourdesc@baptisthealth.net
The event is the third special event that the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce/ Leadership Miami Project “Miami in Motion†organized to raise community awareness, advocacy, and support for ARC Project Thrive. ARC Project Thrive is an accredited school in Florida City that serves children with developmental delays and disabilities, as well as at-risk children and mainstream students. The children enrolled in the school are 6 weeks to 5 years of age in the day school program, and 6 to 11 in the after-school and summer programs. Children’s developmental conditions range from speech and language delays to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and genetic and chromosomal disorders.
Understanding how difficult it is for families to raise and provide quality time, education, and meaningful activities for their own young children, the Leadership Miami “Miami in Motion†team wanted to do something different and unique for families whose child was born with a disability and/or special health needs, and they are! In January, Miami in Motion organized for thirty children with a developmental disability to interact, paint, create, and learn from local artist Gorge Rodez. On Thursday February 24, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the RODEZart Gallery in CocoWalk, 3015 Grand Ave. Suites 236 & 237, ARC student art work and packages ranging from one-of-a kind experiences to exquisite trip packages will be displayed and auctioned to the highest bidder. Event proceeds will be used to afford the Children’s Therapy Room at the ARC Homestead facility and other items needed for the children.
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce “Miami in Motion†Leadership team believes in community awareness and support and that “together, we can enrich the lives of children and families with special needs and make our community a better, stronger, more hopeful place to live.â€
Beats after Sunset at The Bass Museum on Friday, February 4, 2011.  This is such an awesome idea, you pay $8.00 and have open bar (this month was tequila and PBR) the entire museum is open and then you can go out on the terrace and listen to local dj’s and mingle.  It goes from 8pm til 10pm…hope to see everyone next month.
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Art in the Park in Coral Gables on Friday, February 4, 2011. Â What a great night for an artwalk, the weather was perfect, a wonderful crowd and awesome music and art. Â They had three bands performing: Ketchy Shuby’s, Xperimento and Suenalo.
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Bird Road Art Walk Unveils New Logo
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 7:00 pm -10:00 pm
Throughout the Bird Road Art District
Aperture Studios
7360 SW 41 st Street
Miami, FL
Go behind-the-scenes, in one of Miami’s oldest art districts. Visit open studios, view gallery exhibitions, meet the artists, enjoy complimentary
cocktails and hors de’ouvres, plenty of free parking and our complimentary shuttle bus service that will take you to each studio throughout the night.
On Feb 19 we invite you to start the night at Aperture Studios located at 7360 SW 41st Street for a special Champagne Reception at 7 pm for the unveiling of our new logo. From there we invite you to take our shuttle bus and go studio hopping and people watching.
Most of the studios offer complimentary wine and eats but some of our favorite gourmet food trucks will also be on hand along the way.
There is plenty to see and enjoy at the Bird Road Art Walk. You’ll want to visit all the participating studios & alternative art spaces:
Accent Alternative Art Space
Akuara Teatro Workshop
Art Works II
Aperture Studios
Carlos Antonio Rancano
Chavarriaga Art Studio
Daedalus Art Projects
Erik Speyer Studio
Esteban Blanco Art Studio
G Peralta Fine Arts
Gina Guzman Stained Glass Studio
Lambertini Art
Luis Fuentes’ Radical Art Spot
Madero Art
MANO Fine Art Studio/Project Space
Miami Art Club
Nestor Arenas Fine Art
Nickel Glass Studio/Matthew Miller
Onate Art Gallery
Pablo Lazo Studio
Rafael Consuegra/Caudart Gallery & Studio
Ray Azcuy Art Studio
Romero Hidalgo Artists’ Studios
Tropical Art Gallery@Palmetto Rug
The Warehouse/Roberto Bilbao
Valmar Design Studio
Getting there …
The Bird Road Art District (BRAD) is located just off the beaten path, east of SW 75th Avenue, which runs alongside the Palmetto Expressway and between Bird Road (SW 40th St) and SW 48th St. The majority of the artist’s studios are located off of SW 75th Ave.
Tell your friends about the new Bird Road Art Walk every third Saturday from 7:00-10:00 pm
Become a fan on facebook-Bird Road Art District.
Website coming soon: www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com.
More info? Call 305.467.6819
“Love is Everywhere”
02/05/2011, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Artway66 Gallery at Mayfair Promenade
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400D
Miami Florida, 33133
www.artway66.com
“Artway66 Gallery” Set in a Modern Artist’s loft at the Mayfair promenade in Coconut Grove, ArtWay66 evokes a time when artists found inspiration and community in sharing their work, and philosophy with one another. The bohemian lifestyle fashioned life as a grand celebration, a feast of the senses to be shared and treasured. Together, artists found kinship over every Gallery exhibits and events, over cocktails, live music, artistic performance and conversation. During the Love Month Artway66 Gallery will host a one of a kind Art exhibit, “Love is Everywhere” presenting artists: Lea Alcantara, Johnny Valdes, Proman Garcia, Marlenes Gasiba, Luis Breso, Kurt Merkel, Arien Lopez, Haydee Pichardo, Candace Chloe, Joseph Lawrence Vasile, Trina Colins, Brent Miller, Alexander Calderon,Yampier Sardina and Miami Hottest Jewelry Designer Steven Anton Rahage, 17 Artists, 17 different styles.
Special Live Music Presentation by: Sunday Quorum, Serena Stroppa. Live Poetry by: Ariel Sakowitz.
Enjoy Open Bar and Tapas, all night long.
Ask for your $50 toward the purchase of an art work at the gallery. Sponsored: by Pollo Tropical and Mayfair.
Artcenter Deconstructs Architecture:
The Roles Of Drawing And Painting In The Digital Age
Masters Jacob Brillhart and Errol Barron Exhibit Two Generations of Works
Friday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m.
ArtCenter/South Florida
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian
Miami Beach, FL
ArtCenter/South Florida is proud to present The Architecture of Drawing, an exhibition illustrating the role of hand-drawing and painting in the digital age. Curated from more than 100 sketch books of two artists from two generations, Jacob Brillhart AIA and Errol Barron FAIA, this show examines the tradition of drawing as both a recording device and a cognitive or brainstorming tool used in design. The opening reception will take place on Friday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. at ArtCenter/South Florida (800 Lincoln Road at Meridian, Miami Beach), and the exhibit will remain on view through April 3, 2011, free and open to the public. For more information please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.
“The Architecture of Drawing is an important show because it gives viewers the opportunity to see how traditional fine art skills can enhance and complement the use of today’s cutting edge technology,†said Jeremy Chestler, ArtCenter’s executive director. “With great architecture and design happening around us, this show offers a window into the creative processes that often take place behind the scenes and when developing concepts.â€
Jacob Brillhart and Errol Barron, who both respectively teach drawing and design at University of Miami and Tulane University, believe that drawings done digitally and by hand are not mutually exclusive activities but deeply complementary and symbiotic. Their joint exhibition of how observation influences design will be comprised of sketchbooks, paintings, design drawings and architectural models that explore the interrelationships of drawing, painting, and architecture.
Jacob Brillhart, AIA
Jacob Brillhart has built his career as an architect, painter and professor of architecture. He is currently a full-time Lecturer at the University of Miami School of Architecture where he has taught all levels of Design Studio, Freehand Drawing and Mechanical Drawing. Brillhart is also an integral teacher of the Rome program and leads students in drawing and design studios throughout Europe, where he continually conducts drawing research.
In the Spring of 2010, Brillhart served as the Favrot Visiting Professor at the Tulane School of Architecture. Having earned his Bachelor’s of Architecture from Tulane University and his Masters in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, Brillhart has been influenced by both teaching traditions, and his architectural practice, Jacob Brillhart Architect, P.A., is formed around the interchange of research, exploration and progressive design. A LEED AP, he is also engaged in sustainable building practices and was honored with the 2009 AIA Miami Design Merit Award for his “Mechanical House.â€
In 2010, Brillhart was nominated as a finalist for the Rome Prize in Architecture; he was also a Gabriel Prize finalist in 2006 and 2007 consecutively, and received first prize in the 2006 Miami Beach Life Guard Tower Design Competition for which he was featured in The New York Times. In 2009, Brillhart participated in a joint exhibition entitled Visual Thinking in the Digital Age at the University of Miami.
Errol Barron, FAIA
Errol Barron is a senior member of the faculty and the Favrot Professor of Architecture at the Tulane School of Architecture. He is a graduate of Tulane and Yale Universities and has taught a wide range of courses including Theory, Design Studio, Professional Concerns, Introduction to Architecture for Non-Majors and Drawing.
An acting principle of Barron/Toups Architects, his work has been published widely and is recognized for design excellence. A number of his award-winning projects include the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Oliver St. Pe’ Center for the Blind at the University of New Orleans, and St. James Church, which was awarded a national design award by the American Institute of Architecture.
While maintaining a professional practice and bringing the direct experience of the office to the school, Barron has also had a separate career as a painter. This interest in drawing, painting and its interrelationship with the design process has become more compelling in the current digital world. His work has been exhibited at many institutions, including a collection which toured from 2004 to 2006 in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, The Alexandria Museum of Art, The Bakersfield (Ca.) Museum of Art, the Louisiana State University Architectural Gallery and the University of Tennessee Architecture gallery.
The Louisiana Endowment of the Humanities awarded Barron a grant in 2004 for the publication of the book, “Observations – Drawings, Paintings and Architecture of Errol Barronâ€. In 1994, he was made a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, and was also the winner of the Gabriel Prize, awarded by the Western European Architecture Foundation to study and draw French architecture.
About ArtCenter/South Florida
Established in 1984, ArtCenter/South Florida (located at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that provides subsidized studio and exhibition space as well as teaching opportunities for emerging and career artists in their facilities at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. The mission of the ArtCenter is to advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida while providing affordable programming and work-space for professional artists. ArtCenter/South Florida is open Tuesday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. For further information please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.
Exhibitions and programs at ArtCenter/South Florida are made possible through grants from the Miami-Dade County Department of cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs council, the Miami-Dade mayor and Board of County Commissioners; The Children’s Trust; the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council; the City of Miami Beach Community Development Block Grant Program; the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners; the State of Florida, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council; the Dade Community Foundation and the Chestler Family Fund at Dade Community Foundation; ArtéCity; Target and Walgreens.
Artsobay Exhibit Opening
Friday, February 4, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
16701 SW 72 Avenue
Miami, FL 33157
Free. Open to the public.
Full Schedule
Join us for the ArtSoBay Exhibit Opening, the annual juried fine art exhibit held at the Deering Estate at Cutler. An open call was issued to the arts community and submissions for the exhibit were reviewed by guest juror, Rene Morales, Associate Curator for the Miami Art Museum (MAM), and the Estate’s own Exhibits and Collections Committee. The artists chosen will showcase a variety of contemporary art. The Deering Estate at Cutler congratulates this generation’s emerging and contemporary artists for the 2011 ArtSoBay exhibit: Kerry Phillips, Gavin Perry, George Sanchez, Felice Grodin, Sarah Karl, Jen Stark, Raul Mendez, Richard Hayden, Ralph Provisero, and the TM Sisters as well as the Deering Estate’s on-site Artists-in-Residence: Deena Blazejack, Cherie Clark, Kim Yantis, Lara Stein Pardo, Aurora Molina, Yomarie Silva, and Carsten Meier.
Miami Art Museum Presents The Wilderness
Saturday, March 26, 6-9pm
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
The Wilderness opens with an exhibition preview and conversation with exhibition artists David Brooks, Christy Gast and Allan McCollum.
MAM members free, non-members $20.
For details contact events@miamiartmuseum.org.
March 27 – June 26, 2011
Miami Art Museum presents The Wilderness, a thematic group exhibition exploring the real or imagined boundaries between tamed and untamed nature. On view March 27 through June 26, 2011, the exhibition grapples with competing definitions of “wildness,†pitting traditional conceptions of a chaotic, primordial realm that awaits human subjugation against the idea of a self-regulating order that courses through the natural world.
“The works included in The Wilderness raise fundamental questions about humanity’s relationship with nature,” said MAM Associate Curator René Morales, curator of the exhibition. “In different ways, each work dramatically underscores the intertwinement of nature and the human sphere, while evoking some of the psychological, political, ethical and ecological ramifications of our historical tendency to conceive of them as separate entities.â€
The Wilderness features a focused selection of film and sculptural installations, each with its own dedicated space, by artists Darren Almond, David Brooks, Tacita Dean, Christy Gast and Allan McCollum – in addition to works by Matthew Buckingham, Aramis Gutierrez and Fernando Ortega.
At the center of the exhibition is a large-scale installation by Allan McCollum titled The Event: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida (with Supplemental Didactics) (1998). To create this ambitious work, the artist joined forces with a team of geologists and electrical engineers from the University of Florida’s International Center for Lightning Research and Testing near the small town of Starke, Florida. McCollum and his collaborators spent several weeks triggering lightning strikes with the use of small rockets, which were attached to copper wires that directed the lightning bolts down to containers filled with sand from the area. The process resulted in the creation of numerous “fulgurites†– small glass objects that bear the same form of the bolts that created them. The artist then worked with a local souvenir manufacturer to create thousands of replicas of a single, selected fulgurite, which are arranged in a jaw-dropping display together with thousands of specially produced booklets dealing with fulgurites, lightning and the project itself.
In collaboration with the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center, CasaLin Pine Rocklands and the de la Cruz Collection’s artist-in-residence program, David Brooks created a new, site-specific commission for the exhibition. Titled Still Life with Stampede and Wild Seabirds, the project poignantly juxtaposes the wildlife of our imaginations (represented here by the type of concrete animal sculptures that adorn many South Florida lawns) with the real wildlife that struggles daily to survive amid and at the edges of the local urban environment.
In Darren Almond’s eerie video installation Arctic Pull (2003), a lone figure is seen laboriously dragging a sledge across the permafrost while battling the intense wind, cold and gloom of a pitch-dark Siberian night. The work poetically recalls the harrowing journeys of Arctic explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries while suggesting, in a broader sense, the historical trope of humanity’s epic struggle to conquer the world’s unknown territories.
Another major work in the exhibition is Christy Gast’s Batty Cave (2010). In this three-channel video installation, the artist uses rocks, scraps of wood and bits of broken glass to relay a folkloric narrative of two men who built an ark in a dusty, remote mountain cave deep in the Utah desert, in preparation for a second biblical flood that they believed would wash away the human world.
The Wilderness also features Tacita Dean’s ethereal 16mm film Banewl (1999), in which the quiet calm of a rural pasture is gradually disturbed by the onset of a solar eclipse. Several moments before the eclipse occurs, the behavior of the animals in the scene becomes erratic, providing subtle testimony to the mysterious levels of perception that animate the natural order – the secret presence of wildness that courses through even the tamest of landscapes, just beyond the thresholds of human comprehension.
Miami Art Museum will offer special tours and discounts for members of local environmental and conservation organizations. For participation information visit miamiartmuseum.org or email tbelcher@miamiartmuseum.org.
Exhibition Organization and Support
The Wilderness is organized by Miami Art Museum and curated by MAM Associate Curator René Morales. It is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund. Educational content of this program is made possible with support from EspÃrito Santo Bank.
Miami Art Museum
Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, FL, is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on the cultures of the Atlantic Rim—the Americas, Europe and Africa—from which the vast majority of Miami residents hail. Recently, Miami Art Museum has presented exhibitions of works by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Quisqueya Henriquez, Guillermo Kuitca, Wifredo Lam, Susan Rothenberg and Yinka Shonibare, and its Permanent Collection includes works by Doug Aitken, José Bedia, Mark Dion, Marcel Duchamp, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Arturo Herrera, Alfredo Jaar, Sol LeWitt, Vik Muniz, Wangechi Mutu, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, James Rosenquist, Tomas Saraceno, Lorna Simpson and Rachel Whiteread, Miami Art Museum’s educational programming currently reaches more than 30,000 people every year, with the largest art education program outside the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The new Miami Art Museum at Museum Park, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is scheduled to open to the public in 2013. The new facility will provide room to showcase growing collections, expanded exhibition space to bring more world-class exhibitions to Miami-Dade County, and an educational complex. For more information about Miami Art Museum, visit miamiartmuseum.org or call 305.375.3000.
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, Miami Art Museum is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts; with the support of Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners. Miami Art Museum is an accessible facility. For sign language interpretation or assistive listening devices please call Miami Art Museum’s education department 305.375.4073 at least five days in advance. Materials in accessible format may be requested.
The Coconut Grove Art Stroll
02/05/2011, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Mayfair Promenade
2911 Grand Ave
Coconut Grove Fl. 33133
More Info.
Admission: Free
Saturday Night at Coconut Grove Art Stroll
Is Celebrating the New year with A Mix of Artists, Art Demonstrations, Live Music, Dance Performances, Street Magicians, Food & Beverage Sampling. Free event at Mayfair in the Grove offers Activities for the Whole Family
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Art Exhibits by locals and international artist Gallery Openings.
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Street Magicians by The House of Flying Cards.
8:00 p.m. – 8.:30 p.m. – Serena Stroppa, an expressive pop/folk/rock, singer/songwriter
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Sunday Quorum, one of Miami’s Premier Party Bands
On Saturday, February 5th, Coconut Grove Art Stroll once again will be offering a fabulous array of new artists and entertainers. Enjoy free food and beverages by some of Miami’s most popular restaurants and sponsors including Coconut Grove’s Milam’s Market, Pollo Tropical, and Miller Light Beer. Over 40 local and international artists will participate. To enrich the experience, festivities will include live music by Sunday Quorum, one of Miami’s Premier Party Bands. With a mix of rock, funk, blues and a little Latin flavor. Serena Stroppa, an expressive pop/folk/rock, singer/songwriter, will rock you off your feet! The House of Flying Cards will entertain the audience with ongoing street magic performances.
In addition” Artway66 Gallery” Set in a Modern Artist’s loft at the Mayfair promenade in Coconut Grove, ArtWay66 evokes a time when artists found inspiration and community in sharing their work, and philosophy with one another. The bohemian lifestyle fashioned life as a grand celebration, a feast of the senses to be shared and treasured. Together, artists found kinship over every Gallery exhibits and events, over cocktails, live music, artistic performance and conversation. During the Love Month Artway66 Gallery will host a one of a kind Art exhibit, “Love is Everywhere†presenting artists: Lea Alcantara, Johnny Valdes, Proman Garcia, Marlenes Gasiba, Luis Breso, Kurt Merkel, Arien Lopez, Haydee Pichardo, Candace Chloe, Joseph Lawrence Vasile, Trina Colins, Brent Miller, Alexander Calderon,Yampier Sardina and Miami Hottest Jewelry Designer Steven Anton Rahage, 17 Artists, 17 different styles. Special Live Music Presentation by: Sunday Quorum, Serena Stroppa. Live Poetry
by: Ariel Sakowitz . Enjoy Open Bar and Tapas, all night long. Ask for your $50 toward the purchase of an art work at the gallery. Sponsored: by Pollo Tropical.
Call for R.S.V.P 305-726-1466 or Email at Artway66@Yahoo.com
www.artway66.com
GroveHouse Artist Gallery will be Presenting The 6th anniversary and February art opening.
“Mimosa and Martinelli’s†featured Artist Michell Schulman.
An exhibition by Members Artist from 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Grove Retrospective Gallery Featuring in February “Black history Monthâ€
Fine Haitian Art Original Florida Highwaymen Art. Local Artist-Purvis Young.
Coconut Grove Art Festival Gallery. Will be presenting “Eco Abstraction†The Art of Scherley Buch.
This free monthly cultural event founded and directed by Johnny Valdes has proved to be an excellent way to spend a casual Saturday evening.
Some of the artists exhibiting works in the festival include Johnny Valdes, Proman Garcia, Barbara Cooper Hanson, Manuel Menendes, Arien Lopez, Marlenes Gasiba, Nelba Gonzales, Phyllis Hain, Beradette Denoux, Daisy Rodriguez, Ana M Bikic, Rolando J. Mendez, William Mark Coulthard, Pedro Rivero and Vidal J. Rivero. Special exhibit by Venezuelan contemporary modern artist Miguel Angel Rubio presenting his new collection.
In addition, kids can enjoy creating and painting at the Children’s Arts & Crafts area, which is taught by “Captain Art” the kid’s number 1 Art Teacher, former school teacher for over 25 years in the Miami Dade School System.
By presenting the event flyer, one may enter the raffle to win a free 60″ X 16″ Miami skyline panoramic photo by Johnny.
What is Miami Wynwood Art Ride
02/12/2011, 2:30pm until 6pm
Allapattah Metrorail Station
3501 N.W. 12th Avenue
Miami, FL, 33127
More Info.
Come out and enjoy the first ever What is Miami Wynwood Art Ride. Bring your bicycle out and enjoy a one of a kind bike tour of the emerging Wynwood District, its graffiti, galleries, artists, and curators – all for FREE. What is Miami? Miami is Wynwood.
This will be a leisurely ride and we will have the assistance of the South Florida Bike Coalition. We hope to see both expert and amateur there to enjoy a unique side of Miami. This is the perfect tour for any amateur or first time rider.
Let us know you’re coming by checking out the event page on Facebook.
The Wynwood Art Ride is taking place on February 12, 2011 between 2:30pm and 6pm. Meeting at the Allapattah Metrorail Station. Please try to come 30 minutes early. The ride will start and end at the station. Parking is available at the station.
What Miami, the South Florida Bike Coalition, the Wynwood District Association, Social Buzz TV, Life is Art, and a handful of cool art galleries and shops have put together an amazing afternoon of local artistic discovery on bicycle. Come out before the monthly Wynwood Art Walk and explore Wynwood like never before while riding around during the day.
Enjoy some of the following activities during the Wynwood Art Ride:
– Enjoy a Graffiti tour of Wynwood. Check out the amazing graffiti that has transformed the neighborhood into a world class street art destination.
– Get a first hand look at the famous Wynwood Walls while enjoying specially discounted beverages at the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar.
– Explore the galleries, graffiti, and artists of 24th Street and get a custom made Wynwood T-shirt made in front of your eyes by the Wynwood T-Shop. A variety of galleries are opening just for Wynwood Art Ride participants.
– Speak one on one with gallery curators and owners.
– Enjoy a special “sneak peak” reception at the new Miguel Paredes Arts Studio. See the new (relocated) local artist studio / gallery before everyone else – including those going to the grand opening party later that same night. Take that high society!
– All that biking got you hungry? We will be ending down the street from the weekly Wynwood Food Truckers Meetup. Chow down on dozens of food delights from a variety of popular food trucks after the ride.
– Got more energy? Have your own “after-party” and let loose to enjoy the Wynwood Art Walk that evening. Enjoy the rest of Wynwood on your own on the best night of the month.
This event is a BYOB event (Bring Your Own Bike). You must bring a bicycle to participate in the Wynwood Art Ride. Remember to bring a bicycle lock as well and to check your bicycle thoroughly before coming. This event will be a great event for an amateur biker. We will be taking frequent (and long) stops at various locations.
We will be taking a leisurely pace and have the assistance of the South Florida Bike Coalition. We hope to see both expert and amateur there to enjoy a unique side of Miami.
Participating venues include the Harold Golen Gallery, the Miguel Paredes Studio, The T-Shop Miami, The Dorsch Gallery, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, The Adjust Gallery, the Wynwood Walls, and the Wynwood Kitchen and Bar.
This event is taking place with the support and assistance of the South Florida Bike Coalition, the Wynwood District Association, Social Buzz TV, and Life is Art.
Stay tuned to What Miami for more updates and information as the event nears. If you need a bike rental for the event, contact Scoot, Skate, and Bike Co near downtown Miami (305.358.7004). Tell them you are with the Wynwood Art Ride and get 25% off your rental – reserve your bike now! You can also email contact@whatmiami.com for more information or with any questions.
The What is Miami campaign explores the varying sides of the city to discover what Miami is. Keep checking back with What Miami for more What is Miami events.
Stay tuned to What Miami for more info as the event nears. More info at: http://www.whatmiami.com/things-to-do/what-miami-wynwood-art-ride
Opening Reception : Juan Travieso : All Things Fall Apart
Saturday, February 12th, 2011, 6PM – 12AM
Villa 221
221 NE 17th Street
Miami, FL 33132
www.villa221.com
www.christophermirogallery.com
The Christopher Miro Gallery is pleased to announce the opening reception of Juan Travieso’s exhibition ” ALL THINGS FALL APART”.
This exhibition is being presented at VILLA 221, in the heart of the Omni Area, blocks from the Wynwood Art District and the Flagler Art District. This exhibition opens Saturday February 12th (Second Saturday) and will be open till 12am. Villa 221 is Miami’s Priemier Event Venue and will hold an after party for the entire Wynwood Art Walk after the exhibition. Please join us….
Come join the artists at CANDO Arts Co-op for SEX.
Opening reception: Friday, Febuary 11th from 7-11pm.
309 23rd St
Miami Beach, FL, 33139
(CANDO Arts Co-op is located one block from the Bass Museum of Art.)
www.candoartscoop.com
RSVP: cando.coop@gmail.com
or visit Facebook Event Page.
A sensual exhibit exploring the natural phenomenon of procreation.
Every living creature must procreate to survive. The natural world is filled with unique mating rituals for each species and humans are no exception.
Works of art are open to your interpretation of SEX. They explore the sensual/erotic nature of procreation, the natural world, and the sex industry.
The exhibit features art of all forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, multi-media, interactive and live performance…
Show runs through March 13th.
Hosted by Alissa Christine & Fritz ‘E’ Romeus
Aural Pleasures by DJ Inga Ambrosia
Local & International Exhibiting Artists:
Alissa Christine
Annefaye
Bryan Lahr
Charles Wayne Shelton II
Chi Lum
David Zalben
Dita Sharpley
Frank Turner
Grant Bloodgood
Gregory Robin
Griffimages
Hugh Jones
Janet M Mueller
Jo Minaxe
Julio Green
Judy Polstra
Karla Caprali
Lucinda Linderman
Luis Valle
Maria Lankina
Mark Kaufman
Maxximages
NEOICHI
Nicholas Vincent
Neoromantika
Pascale Guinet
Paul Saint Laurent
Paula Turk
Sid Daniels
Sharlene Ponts
Exhibit runs from February 11 through March 13th, 2011
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Monday 1-6 pm & 1st Saturday til 10 pm
LoweDown Happy Hour
Thursday, February 3, 7 – 9pm
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Celebration of Cuban Art!
Join us at the first LoweDown of 2011, as we celebrate the exhibition of Rafael Soriano: Other Worlds Within, A Sixty Year Retrospective.
Guests can enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition, presented by Rafael Soriano’s daughter, Hortensia, and Cultural Consultant, Ileana Fuentes.
Register for a raffle of the exhibition catalog and sample tasty Cuban treats along with cocktails generously provided by Bacardi and PAMA Spirits. Other beverages courtesy of Vitamin Water Zero and Honest Tea.
$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members
Image Caption: Quimérica luz (Chimerical Light), 1992, oil on canvas, 50 x 60″, Collection of John Amat and Fernando Martinez
Wine Down Wednesday at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Â Wine Down Wednesday takes place first Wednesday of the month. Â This is a great place to network with young professionals while drinking wine and listening to live music. Â This month they had Cat Shell performing and as usual she was amazing. Â What a perfect evening to be in the courtyard right in front of HistoryMiami listening to Cat, drinking wine and talking to awesome people. Â This is why I live in Miami!!!!!!!
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Second Saturday After Party
February 12th, 2011, 9PM – AM
VILLA 221
221 NE 17th Street
Miami, FL 33132
305.416.5280
www.villa221.com
Art Walk After Party
Full Bar, Guest DJ’s, No Cover
Special Event
Reflections: Paintings Of Florida 1865-1965
Wednesday, February 18
Vip: 6 P.M.
Members: 7 P.M.
HistoryMiami
101C West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Members: Free
Non-Members: $10
RSVP by Feb. 16 to 305-375-5356 or membership@historymiami.org.
www.historymiami.org
Experience one of the largest and most significant assemblages of Florida-based art from the collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown. This exhibit consists of 69 paintings with views of Florida’s beaches, rivers, swamps and farmlands as seen through the eyes of some of America’s most important painters including Thomas Hart Benton, Frederick Carl Frieseke and Martin Johnson Heade.
Reflections: Paintings Of Florida 1865-1965
From The Collection Of Cici And Hyatt Brown
On View At The Museum From February 18 Through May 15, 2011
Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 highlights 69 paintings depicting the natural beauty of Florida before the post-World War II building booms. Drawn from the collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown, the largest private collection of Florida-based art in existence today, the exhibition includes representations of famous landmarks and structures from St. Augustine to Key West; historical portraits of Floridians; and landscapes capturing the lush green tropical environment of the state.
Reflections features masterworks by well-known American artists representing a “Florida School of painters,†including William Aiken Walker, Martin Johnson Heade, Frederic Remington, Herman Herzog, Frederick Carl Frieseke, N.C. Wyeth and Jane Peterson.
Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 is organized by the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Meet Linda Gassenheimer discussing the recipes and stories behind The
Flavors of the Florida Keys.
Tuesday, February 1, 7:30pm
Books & Books Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins Avenue
Presented as part of the Florida Author Series.
David & Lee Ann Lester and the Participating Dealers Cordially Invite You to the
American International Fine Art Fair VIP First View Party
Friday, February 4th
6:00 to 7:30 pm
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard,
West Palm Beach, Florida
Prestigious international dealers present an extraordinary array of paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and decorative arts
Light fare and wine courtesy Black River Caviar & Opici Wine Co.
Evening continues with the Collectors’ Invitational until 10pm
Cocktail Attire
Kindly respond by January 28th at rsvp@aifaf.com or call 239 495 7293.
Present this invitation at the door for admission for two.
Life Is Art and Soul Of Miami present
Showcase, Networker, Party & Fundraiser
February 23, 6:30-9:30pm
Bar 721
721 Lincoln Ln
Miami Beach, FL
2 for 1 Drinks You Call It! $5 Wine
Complimentary Appetizers Courtesy of Tacontento
Participating Artists
Clara Ruiz
Jaime Ferreyros
Lorie Setton
Monique Lassooij
Nathan Gnip
Vanessa Velez
Vince Herrera
Music by DJ Soozin
RSVP now to enter to win a FREE bottle from Bar 721. (You must be present to win.) CLICK HERE.
Supported by:
CANDO Arts Co-Op
Artcenter/South Florida
Soul Of Miami
Join Life Is Art and many artists and art lovers for a fun evening of networking, art and music. We are featuring several outstanding south Florida artists, so come check out their work. This is a great opportunity to meet and socialize with other artists and art lovers; make new connections, set up potential collaborations; and find new fans.
Bar 721 is offering 2 for 1 drinks (full bar!) and $5 wine to lubricate your gears. Tacontento is providing complimentary appetizers to charge your engines. DJ Soozin is supplying musical accompaniment to keep you rolling. AND, if you RSVP now, you will be entered to win a free bottle-service from Bar 721!
Art & Design Night for “Above & Beyond”
Saturday, February 12th, 7-10 pm
Art Fusion Galleries
1 NE 40th Street,
Suites 3, 6, 7
Miami, FL 33137
Art Fusion Galleries is proud to present our first exhibition of the year 2011! This group exhibition, titled “Above & Beyond” will feature 32 dazzling, emerging, contemporary artists from around the globe. Come & join us for a night full of art & design at Art Fusion Galleries & discover the beauty and passion of the fine arts as we continue to seduce and paint the world. Be sure to highlight this great event on your calendar.
Live Music by romantic cellist Robert DeVere Moore
Complimentary Wine & Refreshments
Valet Parking available by South Florida Parking.
GroveHouse Artists
6th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, February 5, 2011 • 7 PM
3390 Mary St. #162
Coconut Grove, FL
Join in the Celebration. We’ll be serving Mimosas and Martinellis
Opening Reception “The Heart Of…”
An open exhibition for area artists
A New Exhibition of Member Artists’ Works
and
First Saturday Gallery Stroll
On the Promenade at Mayfair
Fernando Botero: The Grand Show
Enrique MartÃnez Celaya: Selected Work 1992-2010
Saturday, February 12th, from 7 to 10PM
Wynwood Gallery Walk
Gary Nader fine art
62 NE 27th Street
Miami, Florida 33137
www.garynader.com
Fernando Botero The Grand Show Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture and Enrique Martinez Celaya Selected Work 1992-2002 have been extended two weeks due to strong attendance over the holiday season. They will now close on February 15th, 2011.
On view since November 30th, 2010, these outstanding curated shows provided insights into Botero and Martinez Celaya body of work.
Fernando Botero: The Grand Show a comprehensive and chronological assortment of more than 100 paintings, sculpture and drawings dating from the 1950s to the present day, showcasing Botero’s different subject matters representative of his oeuvre over the last six decades: the circus personages, bullfighting, life in Latin America and its people as well as adaptations of the work of art history masters.
Enrique MartÃnez Celaya: Selected Work 1992-2010, a broad survey of work by Cuban-born artist, Enrique MartÃnez Celaya, dating from the 1990s to the present day. Unique to a gallery setting in its comprehensive range of work, the exhibition offer a rich and chronological compendium of significant paintings, sculptures, and drawings from all of his major projects.
Accompanying the Botero and Martinez Celaya shows, Gary Nader Editions published a comprehensive hard cover book showcasing full color images of the works on view.
Saturday, February 5th, 2011, 7-10 PM
3162 Commodore Plaza. Suite 1F2.
Coconut Grove, Fl 33133
Ray Azcuy
Cuban-American.
Visual Arts Supervisor for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, has taught at the secondary and college levels. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in art education from the University of South Florida. Actively involved in art education at the state and national level, he has been an artist-in-residence for South Pasadena School District in California and a member of the state and national Arts in Education Grants Panel. He has received many awards, and his work has been exhibited in many museums.
First Level:
Artists:
MANO
Monica Gonzalez
Also:
Ruth Bloch
Vince
Jacanamijoy
Hernando Alzate
Espitia
Juan Cabas
www.cristinachaconstudiogallery.com
www.cristinachaconstudiogalleryblog.blogspot.com
New World Center Gala Red Carpet on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Â What a beautiful crowd that walked down the red (blue) carpet for the New World Center Gala. Â Some that were spotted were:Â the Prince of Yuoslavia, Dimitri Karadordevic, Â Jonathan Tisch, Joe Arriola, Diane and Alan Lieberman, Lin Arison, Neisen Kasin, Fanny and Charles Dascal and many more, with over 400 tickets sold. Â New World Symphony raised $2 million, with all proceeds going towards the underwriting of NWS fellowships and community engagement programs.
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First Friday Gallery Night
Friday, February 4th from 5:30pm – 9:30pm
The Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
The Coral Gables Museum presents the American Institute of Architects Miami 2010 Design Awards winners. Over 30 Miami-based firms will present their award winning international projects . Open to all on First Friday, the Museum also welcomes AIA sponsors, members and the Board of Directors to this very special exhibition. Also, on exhibition, Architecture Atelier: The Education of an Architect with works by Miami-Dade College architecture students. Curated by Mario Ortega, Professor of Architecture at MDC. On display through February.
Join the Museum for an Evening of Design and Music
Thursday, February 3rd!
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
At 6:00pm: Our friends at Coral Gables’ Luminaire welcome internationally celebrated designer Patricia Urquiola to the Coral Gables Museum. Ms. Urquiola will present a lecture in the Museum’s Fewell Gallery followed by an event and exhibit in the Luminaire Showroom at 2331 Ponce de Leon Boulevard.
At 8:00pm: The South Beach Chamber Ensemble will perform the Austrian Classical Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet #2 in A minor, Op. 13 (1827) and 20th century Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos’s String Quartet #3 (1917) in the Museum’s beautiful Community Meeting Room. The musicians will be Tony Seepersad, violin, Luis Fernandez, violin, Rafael Ramirez, viola, and Michael Andrews, cello. The first concert performed by the South Beach Chamber Ensemble at the Museum was sensational! We are looking forward to this beautiful evening of music! Admission at the door is $20 adults/$10 for Coral Gables Museum members, students and seniors. For more information call 305 673-2183 or visit www.sobechamberensemble.org.
The Architecture of Drawing
Opening Reception/ Friday, Feb.25 from 7-10PM
ArtCenter / South Florida Gallery
800 Lincoln Rd.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.artcentersf.org
Jacob Brillhart & Errol Barron
sketchbooks + paintings + models
This exhibition illustrates and examines the role of hand drawing and painting in the digital age by two architects of two generations. The joint exhibition of how observation influences design will be comprised of sketchbooks, associated paintings, design drawings and architectural models that explore the interrelationships of drawing, painting, and architecture.
Show runs Feb. 25 – Apr. 3, 2011, Tues.-Thurs. & Sun. 12 noon-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 12 noon-11pm
The Coconut Grove Drum Circle
Saturday, February 5, 8-11PM
Florentino Plaza
3444 Main Highway
Coconut Grove, FL
(First floor atrium below the Knife Restaurant, #6 on the map)
Please join us for our February 5 drum circle…beautiful weather, beautiful people, so come and discover or rediscover the healing magic of the drum! Bring your drums and other percussion instruments, your tambourines, shakers, hoops…whatever you love to play. No expertise required…we are here for the joy of drumming and will be dancing and drumming all evening with master drummer Mark Richards setting the beat. Seating and some drums and other instruments will be available. Park at the corner lot on Grand Ave and Fuller St or anywhere on the streets of the Grove. Come drum with us…you will feel the energy and the love. It is also Art Walk night in the Grove, with galleries, restaurants, and musicians all contributing to the magic of the evening.
Questions, email karen.deilke@gmail.com
Wynwood Market
February 12th 2011, 6.30 to 10.30
Wynwood Market on Lombardi Properties
22nd and NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Market is launching its debut during the Wynwood Art District Gallery Walk on February 12th 2011 from 6:30 to 10:30 pm.
The first of its kind in Miami, an Open air market over 35,000 sq. ft. full of various vendors, artists and performers. Wynwood Market will be hosted on every second Saturday of every month during the Wynwood Art District Gallery Walk.
Wynwood Market is an open-air venue that will bring together local artists, fashion and accessory designers, vintage outlets, craftsman, musicians, etc. to create a vibrant and interesting bazaar. It will be the first of its kind, an open air market similar to Portobello in London and SoHo in NY. Expecting a crowd over 3000 people with over 30 vendors ranging from artists of Art Center of South Florida, Art Institute of Miami, local and international artists to food vendors. Live music with guest Dj appearances are scheduled, as well as a fashion show. Wynwood Market is conveniently located down the main row of popular galleries on 22nd and NW 2nd Ave.
“Finally, a market that caters to street art and the needs of the locals.”
The Market will also contribute to the community at every event with charitable contributions and exposure.
Entrance is Free to the public.
You can email us at:wynwoodmarket@gmail.com
Dream Door Design is a Miami based company operated by Roman Fournie and Natalia Bidnenko. In production for over 3 years, we provide event planning on a grand scale. We will host the Wynwood Market in collaboration with Lombardi properties.
“Days of our Lives 45 Years: A Celebration in Photos†Miami Book Tour
February 23, 2011, 7-9PM
Barnes and Noble
12405 N Kendall Drive
Miami, FL 33186
On Febraruay 23, 2011 at 7-9PM “Days of our Lives†stars Arianne Zucker (“Nicoleâ€), Eric Martsolf(“Bradyâ€), Casey Deidrick (“Chadâ€), Taylor Spreitler (“Miaâ€), Natalia Livingston (“Taylorâ€), Chandler Massey (“Willâ€), and Camila Banus (“Gabiâ€) “Days of our Lives 45 Years: A Celebration in Photos†author Greg Meng (Executive in Charge of Production) and Eddie Campbell, and “A Secret in Salem†author Sheri Anderson (former head writer).
Opening Reception: Tuesday February 1, 2011; 7pm
1205 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach, FL 33139
At the corner of Washington Avenue and 12th Street
Enjoy the complimentary reception with your paid admission to the WEAM.
Free for Members, $15 all others.
Join the World Erotic Art Museum and Alliance Francaise South Florida as we celebrate Josephine Baker, the legendary French entertainer who danced at the Folies Bergere music hall at the height of its fame and popularity in the 1920’s becoming the Toast of Paris as well as one of the world’s most beloved activists in search of equal rights.
Long before she was to become internationally famous via her provocative “Banana Dance” as the star of the “Folies Bergere,” “La Baker,” as she was soon to be known, had experienced a dismal childhood as she fought and resisted racial bigotry and segregation. It was in September 1915 when at 19 she left New York for France where she was soon to become fairly worshiped by international audiences. She later added to her extraordinary world-wide mystique as a fearless opponent of oppression who risked her life for the French Resistance during WW II.
Highlighting the opening reception at 7 P.M will feature performance art by famed entertainers Adora, and the extraordinary Mary Trini as Josephine Baker.
Ongoing Exhibition February 1, 2011 – February 27, 2011
Photography and/or video is not permitted.
Meet the Artists Opening Night Gala “Los Cinco Amigos” Spring Art Exhibition
Friday, February 11, 7-10pm
3252 NE 1st Avenue Gallery 120
(on Buena Vista Boulevard)
Midtown Miami, FL 33127
*Meet the Artists VIP Reception (By Invitation)Friday Evening, February 11, 2011 from 7 to 10pm
*Please note that this is an invitation only event, kindly RSVP by emailing MyPublicist@hotmail.com with your full name, phone number, mailing address and number of guests attending. Please do not hesitate to contact me personally should I be able to assist you further.
Doors Open to the Public
Saturday, February 12, 2011 11-6pm
[Gallery Hours: 11-6, Closed Sundays]
Exhibition Running Through May 1, 2011
Enjoy Wine, Music, Hors D’oeuvres
You are cordially invited to join us for an evening of Art and Friends
Select Showings by an international group of amazing Artists
Presented by Pop Artist Michael Perez
Electra Management “Talent & Special Events Management”
Featuring:
Ignacio Benavides, Photography, “Following the Light”
Mirrors a conscious and sub-conscious relation with light, as it is part of architecture and everyday life
Marcelo Holzinger, Mixed Media on Canvas, Graphic & Interior Design, “Quadros”
Square elements as a symbol of sturdiness and solidity take a bold and vibrant stand to reflect the textures of focus, strength and determination
Francisco Devito, Mixed Media on Canvas, “Instinct”
A materialization of emotions and spontaneous reactions based on the most primal human instinct: Love
C.Louise, Mixed Media, “Hearts”
Pop depictions of the Heart in environments representing ranges of emotions
Pop Artist Michael Perez, the new 2011 series of original oil paintings, “Believe”
Lingering thoughts of paintings and styles from successful campaigns in the past mixed with innovative thoughts result in a whole new series for a whole new year.
KIWI Gallery Grand Opening: The LOVE Pop Party
Saturday, February 12th, 7pm – 11pm
During Wynwood’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk
50 NW 29th Street
Miami, FL 33127
(across the street from the Rubell Family Collection)
www.kiwiartsgroup.com
RSVP appreciated at info@kiwiartsgroup.com
Live Performances by NYC’s Legendary Joey Arias
Kiwi Gallery will celebrate the opening of its permanent home in Wynwood with the Love Pop Party. The grand opening event will be held on Saturday, February 12th,, from 7pm to 11pm, during the Arts District’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk. The LOVE Pop Party will feature live performances by legendary New York cabaret artist, Joey Arias; South Florida’s Bambi Le Fleur’s Burlesque Revue; music by local favorite, DJ Jody McDonald; and a complimentary bar by Miami’s own Delaplaine Sparkling Wine. South Beach nightlife legend Gary James and public relations and events maven Heather Davis, along with KIWI’s own Louis Canales, will host Miami’s movers and shakers attending the gallery’s opening night.
KIWI Gallery is currently exhibiting the work of Miami Beach fine art photographer William John Kennedy. The Kennedy collection comprises rare and historic images of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana with their soon-to-be iconic works. The photographs, taken in the early 1960s at a time when Kennedy forged a friendship with both Indiana and Warhol, capture the two artists at the seminal point of their careers and the birth of the Pop Art Movement. After nearly half a century in storage, a select number of the nearly forgotten images have been carefully chosen and published for the first time in a limited edition of silver gelatin prints. The Kennedy collection debuted at a pop-up gallery in Miami Beach during Art Basel 2010 to rave reviews, with the exhibition experiencing record attendance with stronger than expected sales. A documentary, “Full Circle: Before They Were Famous,†chronicling the images’ journey from the days they were taken to the present, premiered at the Colony Theatre during the esteemed art marathon. According to Tom Austin in AOL/Paper (artbasel.aol.com) it was “One of the best—and most surreal evenings—of Art Basel.†A special screening of the short film, open to the public, will be held at 6:30pm, prior to the LOVE Pop Party.
Sponsored by Delaplaine Sparkling Wine (www.champagnedelaplaine.com) and MiamiArtZine.com (www.miamiartzine.com), a program of Miami Beach Arts Trust and a key resource for the South Florida arts scene.
MiMo Art Gallery & Custom Framing, in collaboration with Men Nou Galerie, invites you to an exhibition of contemporary Haitian art and handcrafts
Opening reception: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wine and cheese will be served at 4:00 p.m.
MiMo Art Custom Framing
738 NE 79th Street
Miami, FL 33138
www.mennouhaiti.com
www.mimopictureframing.com
From Saturday, January 29 through Monday, February 14, 2011
The exhibit will highlight post-earthquake art by select Haitian painters, sculptors and flag makers, and will also feature large-scale canvases by the renowned muralist Jerry Rosembert Mose. Among the prominent contemporary painters represented will be Maxan Jean-Louis, Magda and Ramphis Magloire – all well-known acolytes of the St. Soleil school of Haitian art. A group of younger artists from Jacmel will present their immediate response to the earthquake in the form of “rubble art” – a new medium of therapeutic and artistic expression that has already been featured in the New Yorker on-line and on Public Radio International (PRI).
Large-scale post-quake beaded flags depicting not only the horrors of the disaster but also the divine interventions of Haiti’s ancestral spirits to save lives during the event will also be a prominent part of the exhibit. Featured contemporary beaded textile artists will include Mireille Dlism, Evelyne Alcide, Roudy Azor and Nadine Fortilus.
Classic works by Wilson Bigaudv (Petit-Gove) and Louisiane St. Fleurant (Port-au-Prince/St. Soleil) will round out the collection of two-dimensional plastic arts. The next generation of Haitian artists will also be represented, through the works of Timoun Rezistans (“Children of Resistance”) – a collective of young artists from 8 to 18 years of age hailing from the slums of the destroyed capital, whose phantasmagoric cut-out appliqus from recycled tires are a fresh, new development on the Haitian art scene.
Finally, fine handcrafts produced since the quake by artisans struggling to survive amidst the rubble and under torn tents will be part of the exhibit, including works in bone, horn, wood, cut metal and recycled packaging materials.
MiMo Art caters to all of your art framing needs and offers very competitive prices. We are offering a 40 % discount on the frames until February 28, 2011.
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Myra Galleries Opens in Wynwood
Private reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Myra Galleries
177 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127 (Wynwood Art District)
www.myragalleries.com
Myra Galleries opens its doors in Wynwood Art District on February 10th, with an exhibition featuring works by two mixed-media artists and three photographers. The gallery is the newest addition to Miami’s Wynwood Art District and it will be presenting a schedule of periodic exhibitions introducing renown and emerging international artists to the Miami’s art scene.
The opening exhibition will present works by Burhan Dogancay (B. 1929) including some of his mixed media “New York Urban Walls” and acrylic on paper woks. Burhan Dogancay is primarily known for his urban walls fascination which he transforms into art. Burhan Dogancay lives and works in New York where he has maintained a studio for 40 years. His works has been included in several auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, as well as in museums worldwide.
Other artists on the exhibition are: Dinorah Delfin who was born in Venezuela and lives in New York City. Delfin’s signature works are provocative nude self-portraits about sex, ethics and faith; Silas Shabelewska: (B. 1953) presenting five photographic works, including Robert Indiana’s LOVE series; Vlada Krassilnikova who is a dual national of France and Russia. A professional gymnast and dancer, Vlada creates beautiful photographs of the dancers’ most intimate world and Haruna Sato, who was born in Tokyo and will present two paintings. Sato graduated from Tama Art University and has exhibited throughout Japan.
We hope you enjoy this exhibition and look forward to hosting our next new exhibition in April.
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Left: Burhan Dogancay. AC. 1970. Mixed media and collage on canvas. 48 x 48 inches
Right: Silas Shabelewska. LOVE # 4. 2007. (Boys & Girls), from Homage to Robert Indiana Series. 50 x 50 inches
Creativity Driven by Southern Hospitality
april 9, 2011, 6 – 11
Project Space Gallery
2200 nw 2nd ave.
miami, fl, 33127
www.seansmithart.com
M.F.A. Thesis, Sean Smith, University of Miami. “Creativity Driven by Southern Hospitality” is an Artistic Barbecue Happening which Sean Smith creates a Southern Barbecue Event with slow smoking sculptures, painting, and audience participation.
The Department of Art and Art History, in the College of Arts and Sciences at UM presents the Master of Fine Arts exhibition by Sean Smith on view beginning April 9th, 2011. Focusing on stimulating all five senses, Creativity Driven by Southern Hospitality, is Sean Smith’s attempt to create Gesamtkunstwerk (Total Art). Smith agrees with a Richard Wagner essay titled, “The Artwork of the Future,†where he mentions the combination of the arts through theater. He describes that this is the clearest and most profound way to present folklore or cultural identity.
By exploring the creative process through performance, functional sculptures, contemporary abstract paintings, and postmodern ideas on art and its possibilities, Smith will entice and invite the viewer not only to enjoy his work as a spectator but also to participate in multiple creations displayed during his Southern Hospitable Artistic Happening. Creativity Driven by Southern Hospitality will be on view from April 9 to May 1, 2011 at UM’s Wynwood Project Space – 2200A NW 2nd Avenue. There will be an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, April 9 at 6pm. The Group Painting will begin at 7pm.
Friday, January 28 · 5:00pm – 8:30pm
Mia @ Biscayne
20 Biscayne Blvd. (E. Flagler & Biscayne)
Miami, FL
Come join us for a spectacular happy hour at Mia this Friday as we showcase the artwork of distinguished Miami-artist Eleazar Delgado
End your week in style… friends, drinks, art and music combine for Downtown’s finest happy hour.
RSVP at info@jl-pr.com for your first cocktail on us!
Budding Grove Galleries Continue to Blossom during Winter Months
Grove Gallery Walk Continues Saturday, February 5, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
To see a map of participating galleries, visit www.coconutgrove.com.
While most cities across the U.S. are buried under snowfall, Coconut Grove is keeping true to its winter-getaway appeal. With art galleries sprouting in the area, this month’s Grove Gallery Walk include exhibitions dedicated to “springtime†interpretations.
Works by featured artist Mitchell Schulman will accent the walls of GroveHouse Artists, as the gallery celebrates its sixth anniversary. Serving mimosas and Martinelli’s all night, GroveHouse Artists welcomes art enthusiasts to “The Heart Of…†– a collection of new member pieces as well as Schulman’s vividly colorful take on water gardens and lily “hearts.â€
“Bloom†will exhibit the perfect combination of painting, sculpture and visual arts, with works by Ray Azcuy, Mano, Monica Gonzalez Bo and Ruth Bloch at Cristina Chacon Gallery; while neighborhood newbie Grove Retrospective Gallery will present “Flowering of Inspiration†a collection of signed and numbered lithograph by Salvador Dali, along with 75 other original Dali prints.
“Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions†will debut at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery. This new collection of works by esteemed South Florida photographer Scherley Busch will demonstrate her knack for “painting†with light. Lush tropical tones play against geometric angles and sinuous curves, as Busch uses Florida’s searing sunlight and sensual geography as a color palette. Her unique vision will be accompanied by hi-tech meditation videos.
Recognized for his natural affection for bright colors, artist and owner George Rodez will exhibit pieces from his numerous and burgeoning collections at his RODEZart.com gallery. This solo exhibit titled “PERSONALITIES II: A continuing exploration of the relationship between emotional states and art,” affords the viewer an insightful examination into the vast world of the Miami favorite’s personalities.
Other galleries featured in the Walk include ArtWay 66, Blue Moon Studio of Art, Dharma Studio, Frameworks Studio, Max in the Grove and Nomade Art Gallery.
The Grove Gallery Walk begins at 7 p.m. and continues through 10 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be made available at participating galleries, while live music can be found at some locations.
Art inspired events such as these are provided by partnering galleries and the Coconut Grove BID. The Coconut Grove BID exists to improve the quality and financial success of the Grove’s commercial core. It enhances Grove parking, lighting, sanitation, marketing, and safety, as well as supporting special events.
Art Lexing presents Growing pains of a Lotus on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Â All of the artist represented at this show are amazing, I’m not sure if I have a favorite I loved them all for different reasons. Â If you get a chance go by and see the painting, it is worth it.
Art Lexing unveils the new year 2011 with a group show, Growing Pains of a Lotus presents five established artists from China. Artists Bo Yun, Cui Xiuwen, Maleonn, Wang Xiaojin and Ye Hongxing illustrate contrasting experiences in the life of the Lotus/Woman. These reflections are contemporary and ancient, reflections of modern times and the mysterious traditions of the Ming dynasty in China. Their works represent inspiring commentary on critical issues affecting today’s woman, including romantic love, transcience, self-discovery, youthful pregnancy…and life itself.
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Best of 2010 Mai Art Series at Mai Tardi on Wednesdsay, January 26, 2011. Â MaiArt, is a cocktail gathering that is every last Wednesday of the month celebrating local and international artists took it up a notch with artists of 2010 curated by Mariavelia Savino. Artists that were showcased are Sophie DeFrancesca, Tito Gomez, Carlos Augusto Pereira and Karen Starosta-Gilinsky and music by Soul P.
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Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions
Saturday, February 5, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m
Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery
3390 Mary Street, Suite 128
“Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions†Tells a Factual Tale through Abstract Photography
Exhibition Showcases Newest work by highly regarded and Grove Photographer Scherley Busch
Beginning Saturday, February 5, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery will present its latest exhibition, “Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions†– a one woman show by internationally recognized South Florida fine arts photographer Scherley Busch.
Busch departs from her noted figurative imagery and breaks out of the confines of what is considered traditional fine art nature and landscape photography to engage in real world issues. “Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions†bridges the gap between art and life by raising awareness and appreciation for our natural resources in all its “abstractions.â€
Exhibiting intimate and fresh color photographic compositions, Busch uses her camera to “paint with light†as lush tropical tones play against geometric angles and sinuous curves. She also uses Florida’s searing sunlight and sensual geography as her color palette. Her unique vision will be accompanied by hi-tech meditation videos that embrace nature’s subtle rhythms and allow viewers the ability to transcend nature’s beauty.
“It’s all right in front of us,†said Busch. “It’s just finding the time to appreciate the all encompassing spirit of that which surrounds us. Art has the ability to help us become aware and to reconnect to the mystery and beauty of nature.â€
Busch launched her photographic career while working in New York City. A former painter and sculptor, Busch’s professional experience has included advertising and fashion photography in Miami. She is recognized as one of the first female commercial photographers in the South, and today is recognized as one of the foremost portraitists in the state.
Busch’s work can be found in museums and galleries, as well as highly recognized collections, both private and public. She is recognized for her historical portrait documentary Florida Women of Achievement and infrared Miami Dreamscapes series – which can be found at Miami International Airport and other prominent national key sites. Her professional photography encompasses advertising and editorial clients in major corporations and publications.
“Keeping it Real – Eco Abstractions†makes its first appearance during the Coconut Grove Gallery Walk on Saturday, February 5 with a reception from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. The exhibition runs through March 21. The Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery is located in the Shoppes at Mayfair (3390 Mary Street, Suite 128).
Busch will conduct a “Meet the Artist at the Gallery†during the Coconut Grove Arts Festival®, President’s Day Weekend, February 19 – 21, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Arts Festival is produced by the non-profit Coconut Grove Arts and Historical Association. Proceeds help fund year-round arts programs benefitting a scholarship fund that will create opportunities for Miami-Dade County’s talented students to continue their art education. The association also maintains the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery and presents special exhibitions throughout the year from its location at Mayfair.
Since its inception in 1963, the association has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to students who attend fine arts programs in local schools.
The Grove Gallery Walk takes places the first Saturday of every month. Other galleries featured in the Walk include ArtWay 66, Blue Moon Studio of Art, Cristina Chacon Studio/Gallery, Dharma Studio, Frameworks Studio, Grove House Artists, Grove Retrospective Gallery, Max in the Grove, Nomade Art Gallery and RODEZart.com Gallery.
Artist’s Statement – As an artist and photographer, my passion is to reveal the beauty around me, to illuminate the soul of my subjects and capture a unique vision. Everyone and everything has a special aura, I record images from the core. When I look though my lens, I connect with my subject, it’s Zen-like. I become totally immersed. I transcend to a special place where I sense what my subject is about. Sometimes it takes tremendous patience and I must wait for the right moment. Other times, magic happens instantly.
UM Department of Art and Art History will present FotoKonbit social photography workshops
Opening reception, Saturday, Feb 12th, 6 to 10 pm
UM Wynwood Project Space
2200A NW 2nd Avenue
Miami
Exhibition will engage and empower Haitians to tell their stories and document their communities through photography
This February the UM Department of Art and Art History will present FotoKonbit – an exhibition of social photography workshops. The photographs in the exhibition were taken by Haitians in their home country and here in Miami.
The photography will be on view at the UM Wynwood Project Space located at 2200A NW 2nd Avenue in Miami. Opening reception is Saturday, Feb 12th from 6 to 10 pm.
FotoKonbit is a movement created to engage and empower Haitians to tell their own stories and document their communities through photography. The images in the exhibition “Haiti FotoKonbit: 3rd Vernacular Photography†at the UM Wynwood project space were all made by Haitians themselves, offering viewers a unique perspective and an opportunity to see Haiti through Haitian eyes.
Inspired by the Creole word “konbit” which can be defined as the coming together of similar talents in an effort towards a common goal, FotoKonbit educators use their skills as photographers, educators, and artists to impact the lives of their participants and the public through photography. By partnering with established Haitian grassroots organizations in Haiti and in the Haitian Diaspora, FotoKonbit is uniquely positioned to inspire hope through creative expression and provide Haitians with the opportunity to document their reality and share it with the largest possible audience.
FotoKonbit is made up of three founding members, Tatiana Mora Liautaud, Noelle Theard, and Marie Arago, as well as Ralph and Frederic Dupoux. Maggie Steber and Edwidge Danticat serve on FotoKonbit’s advisory board.
A full schedule of exhibitions can be viewed at www.as.miami.edu/art.
Grand Opening of New World Center and Miami Beach SoundScape on  Tuesday, January 25, 2011.  What a wonderful night for the grand opening of the New World Center and the building is beautiful and the sound is amazing.  I so much enjoyed the program that they put together.
The Grand Opening Ceremony of the New World Center included remarks from New World Symphony leadership, architect Frank Gehry, video presentations and a performance program including the New World Symphony Conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas and Teddy Abrams, conducting the following: Giovanni Gabrieli: The National Anthem, Canzon septimi toni a 8, No. 2 (c.1597), Alberto Ginastera: Malambo from Estancia (1941), Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Teddy Abrams: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor (c.1720) (Teddy Abrams, conductor), George Gershwin: An American in Paris (1928) and Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Next the festivies extend outdoors with the unveiling of a  New World Symphony-commissioned, site-specific video mural on the New World Center’s projection wall by artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner and artist C.E.B. Reas. Conceived as an actual part of the building, Chronograph takes its inspiration from the buildings structure and the surrounding historical art deco neighborhood of Miami Beach. Concluding the night with a performance by Tiempo Libre, the three-time Grammy-nominated Latin band.
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Friday, January 28th, 7 – 11 pm
SW 8th St. Miami
between 14th Ave & 17th Ave
FREE
* Free Tour of Little Havana with legendary local historian Dr. Paul George (meet in front of the Tower Theater (1508 SW 8th St.) at 7 pm. He’ll share some of the spookier tales about the area.
* Art Fairs in Domino Plaza and SW 8th St. between 14th and 15th Avenues.
* Domino Competition in Domino Park (prizes awarded)
* Street Performers & Activities including the human statue, Tarot Card reader, henna art, domino games, guitar music by the talented composter/singer/instrumentalist Rudolpho Nunez.
* Salsa dancing on the patio of the Pub (16th Ave. & SW 8th St.)
* Enjoy Uruguayan traditional drumming and dance outside Pizza a la Pala, an Uruguayan restaurant, on SW 8th between 13th and 14th Aves.
* Explore art galleries and artist studios. Meet local artists and see galleries featuring both emerging and internationally known talent, with new exhibits at several local galleries, many of which also present live music during the festival.
* A Mariachi group (El Cielito Lindo) will perform in front of El Buen Sabor (Mexican).
* Enjoy a cigar at one of our tobacco stores or factories.
* Take a tango dance class and experience a tango “Milonga” at DAF Studio (1501 SW 8th St., upstairs)
* Drink a mojito at CubaOcho or dine at one of our restaurants offering Cuban, Thai/Sushi, Uruguayan, Chinese or Mexican cuisine (or Spanish, if indeed Casa Panza re-opens in time!). Many places offer outdoor dining.
* Listen to live music in one of our many live music venues, including CubaOcho, Alfaro’s, Art of Freedom, Art District Cigars, Molina Gallery, El Exquisito, Pizza a la Pala, Top Cigars, and other locales! Many venues are open late.
Domino Plaza Stage
At the south side (rear) of Domino Plaza (SW 15th Ave. & 8th St.)
7:00 pm Learn to dance tropical music, professional instructors will on the stage teaching you the latest moves
8:00 pm; Live DJ
8:30 pm; Live Band
9:30 pm; Live DJ
10:00 pm; Live Band
Carol Damian, Director of The Frost Art Museum at FIU, and Cathy Leff, Director of The Wolfsonian–FIU, invite you to the exhibition opening of Women In Motion: Fitness, Sport, And The Female Figure
Wednesday, January 26, 6-9pm
The Wolfsonian Teaching Gallery at The Frost Art Museum
10975 SW 17th Street, Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Florida International University
wolfsonian.org
Can women achieve fitness and athletic prowess while conforming to the social norms of femininity? Women in Motion explores the images of physically active women produced by governments, fitness advocates, advertisers, and artists in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Drawn from The Wolfsonian’s collection, the exhibition incorporates a variety of media, from posters and magazines to decorative and fine art. The exhibition is co-curated by FIU faculty members Laurie Shrage, professor of Philosophy and director of Women’s Studies, and Dionne Stephens, assistant professor of Psychology and African and African Diaspora Studies. Women in Motion is made possible with financial support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The opening is part of the Target Wednesday After Hours Program at the Frost Art Museum.
On view January 26 through April 24, 2011
Admission Is Free
Parking Available In The Blue Parking Garage.
For Information Call: 305.348.2890 Or Artinfo@Fiu.Edu
ART LEXING presents “Growing pains of a Lotus”
Wednesday January 26, 5:30-9PM
4500 BIscayne bld Suite 300
www.artlexing.com
ART LEXÃNG unveils the new year 2011 with a group show:
Growing Pains of a Lotus presents five established artists from China.
“The lotus flower is one of the most profound symbols of femininity in Asian culture. In Buddhism, the lotus symbolizes Bodhi, the state of total mental purity and spiritual perfection, as well as the womb or embryo of the world. The lotus grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with re…markable beauty. This pattern of growth parallels the spiritual journey of the modern woman, emerging from the primeval mud of materialism, cleansed by the waters of experience, and ultimately ascending into the bright sunshine of enlightenment. Unhindered by her murky beginning, the lotus, like the a woman awake to herself, rejoices in the purity, divinity, and spiritual growth of her personal evolutionâ€
Artists Bo Yun, Cui Xiuwen, Maleonn, Wang Xiaojin and Ye Hongxing illustrate contrasting experiences in the life of the Lotus/Woman. These reflections are contemporary and ancient, reflections of modern times and the mysterious traditions of the Ming dynasty in China. Their works represent inspiring commentary on critical issues affecting today’s woman, including romantic love, transcience, self-discovery, youthful pregnancy…and life itself.
The exhibition of Growing pains of a lotus opens on Wednesday January 26th and ends on February 25th.
Please RSVP to info@artlexing.com
For any additional information or assistance, please contact the gallery at info@artlexing.com
Bo Yun “Mid summer lotusâ€, 2009
Bo Yun is one of the founding members of the momentous “Star Groupâ€, together with ten other prominent Chinese artists including Ai Weiwei. In 1979, “The stars group†shattered the stranglehold of Communist Party orthodoxy and set the stage for the future freedom of artistic expression in China. His semi-abstract compositions of landscapes at dawn or dusk have a tranquil, dreamlike serenity reflective of traditional Asian perspectives entangled with shades of pathos and emotion. Bo Yun’s works appear in The Rothschild Family and Deutsche Bank collections, among many others.
Maleonn, “Days on the cotton candyâ€, 2005
Maleonn is a talented Shanghai photographer who has gained a cult following with his fable-driven work. In 2008, four of Maleonn’s works from his “Days on the Cotton Candy†were curated into a major exhibition called “China Design Nowâ€, at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. One of those works was selected for the honor of appearing as the two-page frontispiece of the book published by the V&A Museum to coincide with the exhibition.
Cui Xiuwen, “Angelâ€, 2006
Cui Xiuwen is among the best known female artists in China. Her works have been collected by Centre Pompidou in Paris and have appeared numerous times in major museums around the world, including the MOMA and the prestigious Tate Modern in London. Her “Angel Series†combines adult themes with teenage innocence as she portrays a young girl’s experience growing up…a process which, in the eyes of Cui Xiuwen, is no less stressful and difficult despite the progress women have had in society.
Wang Xiaojin, “Two ladies in an opium bedâ€, 2008
Unlike many contemporary Chinese artists who are attracted by all things modern, Wang Xiaojin is a modernist driven and inspired by the distant past, particularly its women and artistry. Critics claimed that Wang Xiaojin’s artworks have best captured the mood of a bygone era that was altogether most refined and conservative and a time when being “feminine†typified a woman’s existence. Possessing a neoclassical position within contemporary Chinese artists, Wang Xiaojin crosses chronological boundaries in his work, challenging us to see the new in the old…and the old in the new.
Ye Hongxing “Brilliant Color – Love Infatuation No.8â€, 2010
Ye Hongxing employs traditional Chinese motifs and flower patterns in her attention-grabbing fusion series. By combining the traditionally Western medium of oil paint together with Chinese decorative patterns, the result is a striking amalgam of modern Western technique melded with a distinctly pan-Asian feel. Each painting in this series is an alluring self-portraits in which her face — with eyes closed – rises transcendentally behind bright winding floral patterns. The peace projected in her face is unmistakable, a Zen-filled ocean of harmony contrasting with the lush, vibrant flowers and vines characteristic of luxurious porcelain dishes.. The artist claims that her particular form of fusion is her reaction to the “swift change of China’s social systemâ€.
ART LEXING is the first art gallery in Florida that is dedicated to museum quality Asian art.
ART LEXING is aiming at bringing the very best of Asian art to its audience.
ART LEXING is part of Asian Art and Design, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation.
Wine Down Wednesday
First Wednesday of the Month
February 2, 5 pm – 8 pm
HistoryMiami
101C West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Find that perfect valentine! Mix and mingle with young professionals while drinking wine and listening to live music. Join us every first Wednesday of the month!
FREE General Admission
Members and County Employees Complimentary Glass of Wine
$15 open bar and light snacks provided by 2B Asian Bistro
$5 per glass
Free parking available at 50 NW 2nd Avenue.
RSVP by February 1
Call 305-375-1614 or email rsvp@historymiami.org
Alhambra (Antiques) presents Currency, an exhibition of mixed media works by acclaimed Jacksonville artist Steve Williams
Opening Artist Reception with Steve Williams
January 27th, 2011 7-9pm
Alhambra Antiques
2850 Salzedo Street
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.alhambraantiques.com
January 27-March 30, 2011
There are so many names for money. Dough. Green. Ace. Cake. Bread. Cabbage. Spread. Bucks. Legal Tender.
Money tells our collective story. It gives us snapshots of ourselves: where we originated and how we became who we are now. Money gives us feelings of security, fear, love, safety, happiness, accomplishment and inspiration. It urges us our competitive spirit.
With these works, graphic images created and manipulated by Mr. Williams, the artist delves into an exploration of the familiar and exotic through the lens of currency. The history, the craft, the colors, the iconography, even the act of counterfeiting, become relatable, mutable elements. By examining currency in its domestic and foreign forms, Williams sheds light on these complex interrelationships and uncovers the myths we tell ourselves, the assets that we shelter, and our potentially destructive behaviors – all driven by the love of money.
A cross between furniture store, art gallery, and cultural space, the “new old†Alhambra (Antiques) is an experience not to be missed. Exhibits are curated to include unparalleled vintage, antique, and contemporary design offerings as well as works from innovative artisans who share a similar aesthetic.
My Erotic Valentine
February 12, 2011, 7 – 11pm
Gallery 101’s New Location
Gallery 101
3350 NE 33rd St, (Galt Ocean Shops)
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
“My Erotic Valentine”
Come out and enjoy a tasteful evening of sensual works of art with a little erotic flair.
$10 entry fee (portion of proceeds will
benefit Local HIV/Aids charities)
Great Food, including Chocolate Fountains, Refreshments, Giveaways, Raffles & Fun.
We will also feature LIVE Erotic artwork.
CALL TO ARTISTS:
Intake for this event on Feb. 5th.
$25 fee for the 1st piece and $10 per additional piece, maximum of 6 pieces.
PRIZES:
Over 1,000.00 in cash and prizes.
1st Place Prize: Solo exhibit at Gallery 101
(a $750 value, wine, food & entertainment included)
2nd Place Prize: $100 cash
3rd Place Prize: $50 cash
For additional info, contact Adam at 954-882-1861 or awhite@thegallery101.net
Please mention that you heard about the event on the Soul of Miami web site.
The Ellen Degeneres Birthday Party and Art Show at GAB Studio on Saturday, January 22, 2011.
Talk show host and Emmy award winner Ellen Degeneres will turn 53 years old on January 26th. Long time Ellen Degeneres fan, local arts promoter, and poet Renda Writer put together a unique event in Miami to celebrate her birthday with her all of her local fans and members of the South Florida arts community.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
New World Center
500 17th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets for performances and events may be obtained by calling the New World Symphony at 305-428-6748.
5 PM and 7 PM Pictures at an Exhibition
In two free performances, the New World Symphony will present the world premiere of a series of eleven animations made by current students, faculty and alumni of Michael Tilson Thomas’ and Frank Gehry’s alma mater, the University of Southern California, from its School Of Cinematic Arts and its John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts. The films were created to be shown as the New World Symphony orchestra performs Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Program
New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Teddy Abrams, conducting fellow
†LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide (1956)
†ERIK SATIE/orch. CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Gymnopédie No. 1 (Teddy Abrahms, conductor)
†MUSSORGSKY/orch. RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition (with commissioned video by University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts)
Promenade
The Gnome
Promenade
The Old Castle
Promenade
Tuileries
Bydlo
Promenade
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
Two Polish Jews
The Market at Limoges
The Catacombs
With the Dead in a Dead Language
The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)
The Great Gate of Kiev
Tickets: Free. For additional information call the box office at 305-428-6748.
Overtown Music Project in the Bespoke Graffiti Garden behind Wynwood Kitchen and Bar on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Â Despite the very cold weather they had an amazing and beautiful crowd. Â The music was awesome and the desserts (the brownie was my favorite) were so yummy!!! Â Thanks for putting together such a great event for an wonderful cause.
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Artists For The Walking Wounded At The Raleigh Hotel on Saturday, January 22, 2011. This was a a fundraiser and silent auction for the The Walking Wounded Charity to benefit the veterans and families living with injuries suffered from our foreign wars.  They had some amazing artist doing live graffiti art (I just love to watch artist paint).
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Grand Opening and Unveiling of Miami Beach SoundScape
Tuesday, January 25 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
400 17 Street
Miami Beach
(SW of Washington Ave & 17 ST)
FREE and open to the public. Live entertainment, unveiling of video wall, ribbon-cutting and refreshments.
Cutting-edge Architectural Design Defines New Miami Beach Cultural Venue — ExoStage Provides Unique Outdoor Arts Experience —
Miami Beach, FL – Already one of the world’s great cultural, vacation destinations and a wonderful community to live, work and play, the City of Miami Beach is now home to the newest cultural destination in the greater Miami area. Emblematic of the City’s ongoing investment in the arts is the emergence of a new cultural venue opening in the City Center of Miami Beach – Miami Beach SoundScape.
“This world-class venue, together with the Frank Gehry-designed new campus for the New World Symphony next door, will capture the spirit and vitality of Miami Beach and serve as a geographical and cultural hub for the city,†said Miami Beach City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez. “There is no other venue like it in the area, and we know that SoundScape will become synonymous with great cultural locations and experiences for residents and visitors alike.â€
Scheduled to open on January 25, 2011, the Miami Beach SoundScape is framed by the vibrant Lincoln Road Mall, the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, the Miami Beach Convention Center, and the New World Symphony’s New World Center campus. This flexible, outdoor multi-use space is everything but ordinary. As its name implies, this public area is about music, sound, art, culture, landscape and people.
Designed by world-renowned Dutch architectural firm West 8 New York, the two-and-a- half acre Miami Beach SoundScape contains unique features in its design. One-of-a- kind steel pergolas inspired by the puffy cumulous clouds of the tropical climate join seat walls in an undulating landscape and “veils†of palm tree plantings that conceal and reveal views. A mosaic of meandering pathways connects all corners of the space.
By far one of SoundScape’s most anticipated features is the ExoStage @ the Miami Beach SoundScape. The open, grassy viewing area faces a 7,000 square foot projection wall on the eastern front of the New World Center building. Complete with a world-class audio system, ExoStage after dark will provide a canvas for video art, music, film and simulcasts of concerts playing inside New World Center.
Miami Beach SoundScape opens in conjunction with the New World Center, an extraordinary environment for education and performance that is the first purpose-built
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home of New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. Designed by Frank Gehry, in close collaboration with New World Symphony’s founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas, the dynamic and flexible building is conceived as a laboratory for generating new ways to teach, present and experience music. The 100,641-square- foot building lies to the west of Miami Beach SoundScape, into which it will extend its programming.
The $13 million SoundScape project broke ground in summer 2010 and was completed on time and on budget. Additional improvements were also made to the surrounding infrastructure and street, including Lincoln Lane North.
As an added convenience for area visitors, the Frank Gehry-designed Pennsylvania Avenue public parking garage just west of New World Center is, open. This fully self- serve garage features 550 parking spaces and approximately 8,000 square feet of first class retail space. The garage provides access to the campus via a third floor covered walkway and is illuminated with LED lights at night.
Look for future events and programming at www.miamibeachfl.gov.
TIme / Behind the Vision :
Opening Reception: January 29, 6 – 8 Pm
Praxis International Art Gallery
2219 NW 2nd Ave
Miam, FL 33127
(305) 573-2900
www.praxis-art.com
Exhibition: Jan 29 – Mar 5
Mathieu Asselin, Monika Bravo, Gabriela Golder, Luis Mallo, Maritza Molina and Guerra de la Paz
Praxis International Art is pleased to present Time/Behind the Vision, a group exhibition by Mathieu Asselin, Monika Bravo, Gabriela Golder, Luis Mallo, Maritza Molina and Guerra de la Paz. Time/Behind the Vision oscillates between the personal interpretations of time versus the constant measurement of the present. This collective offers a variety of perspectives that mark the hands on the serendipity of capturing one’s presence, the rigorous processes of archiving, storing and retrieving the past, and presenting time as a landscape of pattern and change. This collaborative unravels the multiple lines that create time. Time/Behind the Vision will open on January 29 and will run through March 5, 2011.
St Stephen’s Art Show Poster and Hope Floats Unveiling
Feb 3rd, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
St Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Nepenthe Garden
2750 McFarlane Road
Coconut Grove, Fl 33133
rsvp: dlewis@sseds.org
www.sseds.org
Please join us for light hors d’oeuvres, live music and cocktails and meet this coveted poster artist David Yuan.
There will be a silent auction and presentation of this year’s unique humanitarian art exhibit, Hope Floats, by 10 year old St Stephen’s parishioner, Ava Salazar.
Professional art community rallies around ten year old girls idea to assist the homeless of Coconut Grove
Entering its 23rd year, the highly anticipated St. Stephen’s Art Show (SSAS) will be introducing young Ava Salazar’s’ idea for a one-time unique art exhibit within the 160 artist show at the three-day festival, Saturday, February 19th through Monday, February 21st, 2011. Ava aspires, at only ten years old, to complete her first business and humanitarian project which, through Art and the public’s help, will raise money and awareness for homeless in the Grove and one particular Grove Artist, Neith Nevelson granddaughter of the famous American Artist, Louise Nevelson. Ava’ s humanitarian initiative called “Hope Floats†joins Neith, known for her vivid color schemes, slight variations of three main subject matters (horses, nude women’s bodies and male faces), with ten other renown artists. Each artist will donate an original painting on recycled sail boat sail-cloth. The pieces will be displayed within a unique exhibit area, during the nationally ranked February St. Stephens Art Show and sold by silent auction throughout the weekend. 100 percent of the raised funds will assist the homeless and Ms. Nevelson. In advance of The Show, a public unveiling of the collection will be held on February 3rd, 2011 at the St. Stephens Episcopal church, where an additional two pieces will be sold by live auction. “I was having family dinner and talking with my step-mom about cooking for the homeless at church, [St. Stephens] and I learned that some even live in old boats patched with recycled wood and sails,†said 5th grade student Ava Salazar when asked how she came up with ‘Hope Floats’. “I asked if our art show did anything to sell art for the homeless, and when I learned it didn’t, I came up with an idea to have artists paint sails and sell them to raise money†Salazar added.
Young Ava Salazar connected her love of art, her church, the St. Stephens Arts Show, and the homeless in a creative endeavor. Ava created a strong team of adults; step-mom and Show Director Daisy Lewis, her aunt Carolina Salazar who is herself an artist and assistant curator of Miami International Airport Galleries, and the St. Stephens Art Show Steering Committee. Weekly team meetings by skype® have allowed Ava to recruit the artists and secure a sponsor, Bremen Sails, and media partners NBC6, and Majic 102.7 radio. Neith Nevelson, a featured artist of the project, is a Grove icon, noted as a “VanGogh of our time†and known in her heyday to be friends with the likes of Salvador Dali. Joining Neith are incredible Florida artists Claudia Scalise, Sri Prabha, Charles E. Humes, Mark Osterman, Abraham Camayd, Bill Ritzi, and Carolina Salazar herself. Each artist will paint with oil based acrylic on custom cut 3 foot and 6 foot pieces of sail cloth specifically donated for Ava and this project. “Our annual theme for the art show is ‘Art is in the Heart,’ and this year’s additional homeless humanitarian art project really resonates with that anthem,†says Daisy Lewis, Show Director. “While artists from around the country will again show their brilliance during this amazing art festival weekend, the Hope Floats exhibit, and Ava’s astounding idea and follow-through will make a very special 2011 show for me professionally and a very proud moment for our familyy†adds Lewis.
The big event, The St. Stephens Art Show, is presented annually by St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, a 100 year resident in Coconut Grove. Known as one of South Florida’s most popular outdoor art festivals, the St. Stephen’s Art Show drives in a crowd of over thousands of art spectators from all over the country and serves as a non-profit event which funds over a dozen outreach programs in Miami. Ranked top in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine, its proceeds allow the church to offer a range of cultural, spiritual and entertainment activities to the Coconut Grove community and its’ neighbors. This year’s festivities at the show will feature hundreds of up-and-coming artists from across the nation, including loyal performers that have been accepted into the show for many years.
The art show will be open all three days from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm and will feature long standing artists and award winners. For only a $1 entry fee, visitors can enjoy artwork from more than 160 renowned artists, an international food court, children’s activity area, an authentic English tea room and musical entertainment, all on the shady campus of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School. The St. Stephen’s Art Show is an event not to be missed. For additional information, visit www.artshowss.org.
Neith (McCrea) Nevelson (New York City b. 1946-) never thought she would become a professional artist, not even growing up in the household of her grandmother, Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), one of the world’s premier 20th Century sculptors. Neith, one of three siblings, is the eldest daughter of Mike Nevelson, Louise Nevelson’s only son. Her other sisters from different marriages are Elsbeth and Maria Nevelson; the latter went on to found the Louise Nevelson Foundation. Neith’s longest stint at a ‘formal’ education was at the Accademia di Belle Arti, in Florence, Italy, though she was expelled from the academy after a few months for her persistence in painting what she eventually became known for– faces, women and horses– and not what was required of the curriculum, mostly still life drawings and landscapes. Away from scholarly surroundings, Neith would go on her own way and use a wide array of stylistic forms and categories to paint– mostly Cubism, Expressionism, and Surrealism. In Miami, a now-defunct restaurant called “Soco” was designed mainly with Neith’s paintings and motifs, Soco Restaurant. An ever-growing trend among fans are so-called blogs and web-sites of which Neith’s name has become a very popular name.
Artists For The Walking Wounded
Saturday, January 22, 6:00pm – 12:00am
The Raleigh Hotel
1775 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL
Facebook evite.
On January 22, 2011, from 6pm to 12am, Erich Neumann and Diamond David Lee will be hosting, along with the below listed sponsors and contributors, (including local artists and DJs), a fundraiser and silent auction for the The Walking Wounded Charity to benefit the veterans and families living with injuries suffered from our foreign wars. The location for this event will be at the Raleigh Hotel, 1775 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139. The Raleigh has generously donated their time, property and staff as they believe in this event and feel that it is a noble cause.
THE EVENT:
This event will be held in the “Oasis” section of the Raleigh Hotel located in the quaint sand portion of the eastern side of the property, due to the fact that there will be a “live mural” being created on canvases hung laterally, suspended via the palm trees to create an artificial wall. The benefit will consist of the artists working on the mural, while having live DJ and video performances. There will also be several other young Miami artists showing their original pieces (some donated for the silent auction) during the event. This will be much more than a simple, live performance mural, rather it will be a venue to raise awareness to those who have literally laid down their lives for us and our country and a celebration of all of the freedoms for which they sacrificed. Every artist, DJ, and contributor of this event believes in this cause, as they understand the importance of highlighting the service of those who have freely have given their lives and bodies for our country.
All of the participating artists are donating their time and art for this event and silent auction, which will be held between 10:30pm, and 11:30pm. Bidding for the donated pieces will start immediately once the doors to the event open at 6 pm. However, the live mural by MSG Cartel (the oldest, most acclaimed and still operating tag/graffiti crew in Miami and surrounding areas) and a special done by a triumvirate of celebrated artists known as FeCuOp (Brandon Opalka, Jason Ferguson, and Christian Curiel) will be created “liveâ€, during this event. This will serve as an expose to the raw artistic talent that Miami has to offer, musically and artistically, and the monies raised from this performance will directly be given to the Walking Wounded Charity. This event will be curated by Fritz Romeus.
The musical atmosphere and live video performances will be provided by DJ Andrews Lorenzana and DJ Chris Video, respectively. (They are both regarded as up and coming visual and musical artists in Miami and abroad.)
The major sponsors and contributors of this event are: The Raleigh Hotel, Grand Touring Vodka, The Miami Beach VFW Post, MSG Cartel, FeCuOp, DJ Andrews Lorenzana, DJ Chis Video, A Design Life, 01 Eden, Fritz Romeus, Sinisa Kukec, Rachel Egnes, Moyal Chiropractic, Nick Betancourt, Kjeld Rasmussen, Stefan Von Fouts, Brandon Opalka, Jason Ferguson, Christian Curiel, Art Undressed, Ed Crowe & Diamond David Lee. (Additional artists will be committing as the event nears.)
Those that want to be exposed to young artists and support the soldiers of our foreign wars are encouraged to attend and enjoy the beauty of what the Brilla Group has done to drastically beautify the Raleigh Hotel and Miami Beach. Through hard work and determination, they have made this Miami Beach landmark into the “Jewel” of South Beach once again. A special thanks again to Adam Cohen, Debra Erber and the rest of the Brilla Group and Raleigh staff for the vision and the belief in this benefit!
This property has underwent a major renovation and has added a new restaurant, The Royal, that is currently (and for good reason) enjoying immediate success, due to the expert vision of the acclaimed chef, John DeLucie, from NYC’s The Lion and the Waverly. http://www.raleighhotel.com/dining/raleigh_restaurant/. The restaurant is a direct reflection of the new ownership, management and staff, as they are vibrant, driven and have a singular vision: To Create Excellence, which, they have and continue to do on a daily basis.
World and Eye Exhibit
January 29th, 7:30-10:30 p.m
World and Eye Arts Center
109 NW 5th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301
www.worldandeye.com
Come see the sculpture of Jean Minuchin artist and director of World and Eye Arts Center and artist/educator Randy Hendler. This show is up for the last time during the FAT Village Art Walk in Fort Lauderdale on January 29th.Enjoy this up and coming arts district in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. Also at the gallery is an extensive show of children’s art work called “Children and Identity”- extraordinary works by young people.
World and Eye Coffee House
February 5th, 2011, 8:00 p.m
$15
109 NW 5th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL.33301
www.worldandeye.com
WORLD AND EYE COFFEE HOUSE
Indulge with comfort food while enjoying puppetry, performance art, storytellers and more. World and Eye Art Center presents Coffee Houses that are a mix of guest artists from all genres.
The next Coffee House includes the talents of performance artist Bill Spring. His presentation is both funny and poignant as he reflects on gay identity, family relationships and a rich array of memories. Then, storyteller Adele Alexander tells tales for anyone whose been born. She will share stories of her many years as a midwife and how changes in technology have affected the miracle of life. It all takes place at the World and Eye Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale on February 5th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $15
For more information go to www.worldandeye.com or call 954-540-9897.
RODEZart.com Gallery Presents: “PERSONALITIES II:
CocoWalk, 3015 Grand Ave., Suite 237
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Opening Night/Gallery Night – February 5 from 7 to 10pm
A Continuation of an Exploration of the relationship between emotional states and art.”
A George Rodez Solo Exhibit.
February 5, 2011 – February 27, 2011
Artist and Owner George Rodez exhibits works of art from his numerous and diverse collections, with each body of work emerging from different experiences and emotional states, allowing his personalities to come through while affording the viewer an insightful examination into the vast world of George Rodez.
Gallery Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 11 am to 7 pm
Friday & Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm
GalerÃa RODEZart.com Presenta: “PERSONALIDADES II:
Una Continuación de la Exploración de la relación entre estados emocionales y arte”.
Una Muestra Individual de George Rodez.
5 de febrero de 2011 al 27 de febrero de 2011
El artista y propietario George Rodez exhibe obras de arte de sus numerosas y diversas colecciones, con cada una surgiendo de sus diferentes experiencias y estados emocionales, dando a ver sus personalidades y proporcionando al espectador una exanimación intuitiva del mundo vasto de George Rodez.
Noche de apertura/Noche de GalerÃa – 5 de febrero de 7 a 10pm.
Horas de GalerÃa:
Lunes a Jueves: 11 am a 7 pm
Viernes y Sábados: 11 am a 10 pm
Opening Reception
Friday, February 11, 2011 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences Gallery
1210 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables
The University of Miami’s Department of Art & Art History and Africana Studies present “Atum Energy: Channeling Kemetic Metaphysics,†an art exhibition celebrating Black History Month.
The show, curated by international art curator Ludlow Bailey, will run from February 1, 2011-February 28, 2011 at the University’s College of Arts and Sciences Gallery, 1210 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables. The exhibition is free and open to the public. A special opening reception will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm.
The exhibition will include a series of lectures and will feature the works of African-American artists Robin Holder and Kerry Stuart Coppin, Haitian-American artists, Asser Saint-Val and Nzingah, Jamaican-American artist, Kristie Stephenson and Black British artist, Everton Wright.
Ludlow Bailey has curated shows in Europe, The Caribbean and the United States. He has lived in Egypt and has travelled extensively in Africa. He is a lifelong student of Egyptology & Metaphysics. He holds degrees from both Brown and Columbia Universities. He currently resides on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
Image Credit: Robin Holder
Descending into the Valley of the Kings I 23×30 Linoleum with inked handmade stencils monotype printed by hand on acid free archival 100% rag paper by the artist on an etching press
Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 6pm
163 NE 39th Street
Miami Design District
Complimentary Prosecco and tapas until 7pm and music by Soul P
MaiArt, a cocktail gathering every last Wednesday of the month celebrating local and international artists takes it up a notch this Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 6pm with Miami’s best artists of 2010 curated by Mariavelia Savino. Artists to be showcased are Sophie DeFrancesca, tito Gomez, Carlos Augusto Pereira and Karen Starosta-Gilinsky while guests enjoy complimentary Prosecco and tapas until 7pm and music by Soul P.
Sponsored by Golding & Savino Inc., Galerie Lausberg Dusseldorf Miami-Toronto, HeArt Studio, Jambra Group and Miami Art Guide, January’s MaiArt event, to be held on Wednesday January 26th will be produced by art curator and consultant Mariavelia Savino with a mix of texture, form and colors, each artist evokes combating emotions and reactions to mesh metal, cotton candy plush balls, realistic, magical, color and light.
With a revamped look, Maitardi now boasts a private natural bamboo fence around the plaza’s perimeter, new water features, sculptures and plenty of covered areas, perfect for events. The new entrance, now on the actual corner of 39th street and NE 1st Court (cobblestone street), stars two stone buddhas that welcome patrons to the new and improved Maitardi experience. The main dining area is now covered with oversized umbrellas in case of rain or direct sun exposure. And just adjacent, the finished outside bar shows off a fully stocked bar, extended roof and plenty of breeze.
The menu also underwent slight changes with delicious new tapas, made for sharing. New dishes include Quail Pancetta served with figs, prosciutto and marsala sauce, Grilled Asparagus topped with crispy parmesan, clarified butter and sunny side up quail eggs, Portuguese Octopus served with orange, fennel, cucumber and sweet chili and the Soft Shell Crab on golden polenta with goat cheese and sriracha tartar sauce. A few popular items will stay on the menu such as the Carcioffi Fritti, beer battered roman artichoke hearts with lemon mint aioli, and the Piri-Piri shrimp with ginger and harissa sauce.
Also, Maitardi’s Noche Latina is now every Thursday with Latin sounds. Daily happy hour still offers $4 beers, $5 glass of wine and $6 specialty cocktails, and on Fridays, accompanied by DJ Aladin’s performance from 5 to 7pm.
Located in the oak-shaded plaza corner of NE 2nd avenue and 39th Street (163 NE 39th Street), also known as the heart of the Miami Design District, the risto-bar, a European concept combining ristorante and bar, opened Fall 2009. Maitardi’s experience rests on a casual, outdoors and sociable ambiance, delicious tapas meant for sharing and friendly and professional service. The location has retained its architectural design with the floor to ceiling leaf-mosaic façade along with the native oak trees throughout the patio giving it an irresistible appeal to relax, catch up on work or a book, hang out with friends for happy hour or lunch with a client. Complimentary Wi-Fi and outside bar available.
Life is Art Creative Connections 8 at GAB Studio in Wynwood on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Â We had a great crowd and everyone had a great time.
We had Reed V. Horth from Robin Rile Fine Art Gallery doing the presentation.  Reed spoke about how to approach a gallery and prepare your portfolio to best showcase your work. How best to introduce yourself to the gallerist. How to make a good impression. What the galleries are looking for, in terms of presentation.
Reed has worked as a gallerist and art dealer for many years and will give you some insight into that side of the business so you can better present yourself and your work.
Next month the seminar will be on February 15th at GAB Studio presentation by Julia Wakefield. Â Julia will be talking about marketing and media relations. Â Check out Life is Art at www.lifeisartfest.org for more details and rsvp information.
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Twilight Notes, Brew Urban Cafe, and Freedom Art Present…
“Dialect”
Thursday, January 27th 8:00pm-12:30am
Brew Urban Cafe
A Night of Art and Music
Twilight Notes and Brew Urban Cafe are proud to announce the first Dialect event of 2011. We are teaming up with Jose Lopez of Freedom Art who has worked with us to find the best talent in the local art scene and will be curating the event. Dialect is an eve have put together an exhibition of photography, design, painting and more. As always, Twilight Notes has brought together an unbelievable lineup of Dj’s for your listening pleasure. Returning favorites Kent Lawlor, Damask and Dj Esoteric will be playing alongside very special guest Richard Verges of Radio-Active Records. The event is hosted by Rob Negron and Brew Urban Cafe will have their usual specials on beer, wine, and specialty coffee.
Dialect.
This is the language that we speak.
Exhibiting Artists:
Steve Baum
Ev Panigua
Sal Marotta
Dapstilo
Danielle Veit
Brooke Kotzen
LIndsey Grace
Olga Volkus
Willie Morris
Tiffany Tam
John Kissee
Samantha Kondratowicz
Featuring Dj’s
Esoteric
Damask
Kent Lawlor
Richard Verges (Radio-Active Records)
Artist Reception Steve Williams: Currency
Thursday, January 27, 7-9pm
Alhambra Antiques
2850 Salzedo Street, Coral Gables, 33134
www.alhambraantiques.com
Alhambra presents a new exhibition of mixed media works by Jacksonville artist Steve Williams. With these works, Mr. Williams delves into an exploration of the familiar and exotic through the lens of currency. The history, the craft, the colors, the iconography, even the act of counterfeiting, become relatable, mutable elements. By examining currency in its domestic and foreign forms, Williams sheds light on these complex interrelationships and uncovers the myths we tell ourselves, the assets that we shelter, and our potentially destructive behaviors – all driven by the love of money.
Still on view, 12th Century Fragments from Le Prieure Saint-Michel, an exceptional collection of Romanesque period pieces.
Opening Reception/Launch
Friday, January 28th, 7-10 p.m.
Copper Gallery
13151 West Dixie Hwy
North Miami, FL 33161.
RSVP strongly suggested: P: 305.891.8293. E: GeoDarder@aol.com.
Please join us at Copper Gallery on Friday, January 28th for a intimate and unique first look at Adrian Pelligrini’s “Cosmic Island” Exhibition. The Opening Reception/Launch will take place from 7-10 p.m. at this exceptional new gallery, one of Miami’s most distinctive and promising new destinations for appreciating art and life. The event organized by gallery director, Geo Darder, will feature enticing food, drinks, and wonderful company. Come and enjoy!
Bal Harbour Art Nights
Fernando Botero
Wednesday, January 19th
6pm to 9pm
6pm Neiman Marcus
Fernando Botero exhibit and a talk by FIU Frost Art Museum Director,
Carol Damian
and Art Historian and Curator, Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig.
Couture Salon, Level Two
7pm Saks Fifth Avenue
ArtNexus and Give to Colombia reception, portion of sales will
benefit the flood victims in Colombia.
Ladies Shoes on One
8pm Art Walk Lounge
Hosted by The Residences at St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort
Christofle Presents “The Art of the French Sabrageâ€
Bal Harbour Shops Center Courtyard.
Benjamin Rusnak’s “Dreams and Tempests†for a limited engagement in Miami.
NEW DATE: Opening Reception
Friday, Feburary 25, 7:00 p.m.
ACND Gallery of Art at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High School
4949 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL, 33137
www.acnd.net
www.benjaminrusnak.com
www.foodforthepoor.org
Helping The Poor Serves As A Life Theme and Commitment for Artist and Archbishop Curley Notre Dame Students
Archbishop Curley Notre Dame High School Students’ 15th Annual HungerFest Helps Miami’s Less Fortunate.
Exhibit Continues Through March 19, 2011
Benjamin Rusnak’s “Dreams and Tempests” opens Friday, February 25, 2011. Rusnak is a professional photographer and ‘artful poet’ who primarily captures life in Latin American and the Caribbean. This mini exhibit will be made up of 9 5’x5′ black and white images. His work has recently been on display at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., KONA Gallery, CA, and George Mason University, VA and he has spoken about his work to people of all ages including engagements at the University of Florida and University of Central Florida.
Benjamin Rusnak is a humanitarian photojournalist who uses the foundations of solid journalistic story-telling to fundraise for the poor. Since 2000, Rusnak has documented poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America for Food For the Poor, Inc., an international relief and development agency. Prior to that, he was a newspaper photojournalist for nearly 10 years, having worked for Agence France-Press, the Indianapolis Star, the Fort Myers News-Press and the Ann Arbor News. His work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the Best of Photojournalism, the Gordon Parks photography competition, the New York Photo Awards, the International Photography Awards, Photo District News, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Alexia Foundation, and the China International Press Photo Contest.
Rusnak comments about his work: “Working in the tropics, I have often been struck by the irony of people struggling to survive in what should be an idyllic setting. The poor search daily for adequate food, shelter and water under the same sun and palms where vacationers play. And despite their hardships, the poor still have the hope and faith to dream of living in the paradise that surrounds them.â€
Rusnak’s exhibit will serve as a visual backdrop and conversation opener for Archbishop Curley Notre Dame’s annual 15th Annual HungerFest to be held on Friday and Saturday, February 25 and 26, 2011.
Organized by the school’s Edmund Rice Service community, HungerFest is a yearly event that raises consciousness of poverty and world hunger through Lenten practices of prayer and almsgiving. ACND students will be spending two days raising funds and bagging lunches with products donated by the student body of ACND as well as neighboring parochial elementary schools.
Through the event’s fundraiser, students will wash cars for a nominal donation and also collect money pledges from parents and neighbors throughout the community and local grammar schools. The monies raised through the Hungerfest are to be donated directly to earthquake relief efforts at ACND’s sister school, Abrigot, St. Louis du Nord in the Diocese of Port De Paix, Haiti.
To show solidarity for the poor, the Hunger Fest participants refrain from food and drink, except for water, from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening. During this time, the volunteers also pack the sandwich lunches and make prayer cards for the residents of Miami’s Camillus House, a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian services to men, women and children, and the Miami Rescue Mission.
Last year’s HungerFest event raised $4,200 for Haiti earthquake relief and produced a record setting 2,856 bagged lunches for the homeless in the South Florida community.
Fluid Motion –
Children play and bathe in a river near Georgetown, Guyana. In a country where 90 percent of the population lives within several miles of the coast, much of life revolves around water. Children, whether rich or poor, find comfort and joy in water.
Breathlessly Alone –
A young girl sits tethered to an oxygen tank, alone in a Honduran hospital. Opportunistic infections that lead to respiratory problems are common among children with poor diets or chronic malnutrition.
Photos by Benjamin Rusnak
Urbanite Fridays and DWNTWN Miami Concert in Bayfront Park on Friday, January 14, 2011. Â DWNTWN Miami lined up a night of Latin Beats with Grammy nominated Xperimento and 2x Grammy nominated Locos Por Juana! Â Wow what a great night, sitting out under the stars with great music and a wonderful crowd.
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D’Land Productions Presents: “The Struggle Is Over”
Wedenesday, January 19, 7:00pm
Miami Dade Kendall College – Free Admission
Friday, January 14th, 5:30pm
Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami
301 North Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132
The DWNTWN Miami Concert Series has lined up a night of Latin Beats with Grammy nominated Xperimento and 2x Grammy nominated Locos Por Juana!
Get down to Bayfront Park tomorrow, Friday, January 14th! The show starts at 5:30pm and don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes…these two bands will have you movin’ and groovin’ all night long!
Don’t forget to bring your friends either:
You could be a winner in the easiest contest you’ll ever enter…
Become a DWNTWN Miami Concert Series head groupie by bringing 4 friends with you to the show this Friday. When you group is all together check in with Ms.Yami at the DDA Booth and as head groupie you’ll get to pick out a premium SWAG item from our DWNTWN Collection for yourself. Choices include a super-fly DWNTWN umbrella, a DWNTWN backpack (handy for carrying snacks and wine to the concert), or our super-soft-fleece DWNTWN blanket (perfect for picnics at Bayfront Park) – and Ms. Yami will enter your group of groupies into a special drawing for brunch for you and your 4 friends! Questions? Click Here!
Don’t go into Traffic! Go into…Art!
Come Celebrate Art, Music and Culture at the first Urbanite Friday in Bayfront Park, Friday, January 14th from 5:30-10pm.
South Florida is in the middle of an Art and Cultural explosion and Downtown Miami is the epicenter. Enter Urbanite Fridays, a new celebration of Art, Music, and Culture in Downtown Miami.
Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery New Location Grand Opening Reception
Saturday. Feb. 12. 7-11PM
173 NW 23rd Street
Wynwood Arts District
Miami, FL 33127
rsvp@miguelparedes.com
We invite you to join us for the unveiling of our new 5,500 sq/ft gallery
Event will Feature :
VIP Lounge
Complimentary Cocktails
& Light Bites
International Guest DJ
For More Info Or To Rsvp Please Contact Us:
Rsvp@Miguelparedes.Com – 866.534.2184 Ext.2244
Please Visit Us Online: Www.Miguelparedes.Com
Facebook.Com/Artistmiguelparedes
Twitter.Com/Paredesstudios
Artist Miguel Paredes To Celebrate The Opening Of His
New Wynwood Art Gallery In February
Urban realist will unveil his first functional 3D interior mural in new space
Fresh from his successful Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 exhibitions and events, Miami-based pop and multi-media artist, sculptor and urban realist Miguel Paredes will unveil the new home of his Wynwood Arts District hot spot, Paredes Fine Art Gallery, on Saturday, February 12 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. coinciding with the neighborhood’s monthly “2nd Saturdays Art Walk.†Guests will also enjoy music spun by international Buddha Lounge DJ Sam Popat and local DJ Ari X along with complimentary “Sapphire Dhiva” signature cocktails sponsored by Bombay Sapphire, Heineken art bars and Appleton Rum drinks. Light fare will be provided by Vinyl & Kai, Miss Yip, National Hotel Miami Beach, Kind Healthy Snacks and Sweet Street petite desserts. Guests should confirm their attendance by emailing: RSVP@miguelparedes.com
“I am eager to introduce Miami to my new gallery! After Basel, I really felt the need for a bigger creative playground and I was lucky enough to find the perfect space in my beloved Wynwood. This expansion will allow me to venture into bigger pieces and collaborations, but most importantly it will give my guests more room to interact with the artwork,†said Paredes.
The new 5,500 square foot gallery located at 173 NW 23rd St. is a distinct upgrade in size compared to Paredes’ former 1,700 square foot space around the block. The new gallery will be home to the artist’s previous popular works, a small retail boutique featuring his art and colorful merchandise, as well as revisited pieces from his 90s collections such as Boroughs, Urban Dreams, New York Stories and Culture in a Bag. In addition, Paredes will reveal his first functional 3D interior mural-wrapped room entitled Brownstone Lounge.
Brownstone Lounge is a complex piece of artwork produced by Paredes in collaboration with local interior designer, 3D specialist Jeff Vaughan and celebrated 20-year-old Broadway scenic designer and producer Antonio Marion, CEO of Marion Theatrical Productions in New York City. The 14 X 21 foot mural features Paredes’ iconic New York brownstones along with an image of the artist’s childhood home, an apartment building located at 144 W. 73rd St. However, it is Marion’s expertise that makes the piece come to life.
“Even though my relationship with Miguel is new, I immediately was drawn to his artwork and admired the unique way he depicts New York. Architecture and design are both a huge passion for me and I am having such an incredible time adding perspective and depth to Miguel’s pieces. My main goal is to make his fans feel like they’re part of the painting by giving them ability to literally stand inside of it,†said Marion.
Paredes Fine Arts Studio is located at 173 NW 23rd ST. Miami, FL. 33127. For more information, please visit www.miguelparedes.com
About Miguel Paredes
Paredes, a New York native, is an Urban Realist who combines cutting-edge techniques of street art, pop art and Japanese animation to create his own genre of trend-forward pieces.
Drawing inspiration from pop icons such as his own mentor Ronnie Cutrone, Andy Warhol’s immediate assistant at The Factory during the notorious pop artist’s most productive and prestigious years, Warhol himself and Keith Haring, Paredes has created his own unique and explosive style. His combination of street graffiti, landscape and pop art have propelled his crossover from street walls, during his days as a student at the prestigious Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in the ’80s, to becoming a highly regarded creator of fine decorative art, prized by collectors from Los Angeles to Seoul.
Paredes, now Miami-based, has become one of the booming local arts’ scenes most prosperous artists. He opened his first solo gallery, Paredes Fine Art Studio, in the Wynwood Art District in June 2010. Paredes continues to make his mark by further expanding his inspirational environment while simultaneously showcasing his works at local, national and international shows, including Artist-In-Residence at the iconic National Hotel during Art Basel Miami Beach, 2010.
About Antonio Marion
Antonio Marion is CEO of Marion Theatrical Productions, a production company founded in 2006 and located in New York City. Originally from Canton, Ohio, Marion’s passion for theater began at an early age due to family trips to New York and countless viewings of Broadway shows. Throughout high school, Marion became heavily involved in his hometown’s theater community and later ventured to New York City to immerse himself in all aspects of Broadway full-time. Marion plans to continue pursuing a degree in Entertainment Marketing and PR at New York University this spring.
Marion Theatrical Productions is presently working on the revival of Broadway’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” opening in spring 2011, and Whoopi Goldberg’s “White Noise†debuting in Chicago this fall. For more information, please contact Marion at tony@mariontheatricalproductions.com and/or visit www.mariontheatricalproductions.com
About Jeff Vaughan
Jeff Vaughan, a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, specializes in 3D projection sculptures which have been exhibited abroad in Germany, London and Japan and in many trendy nightclubs of the era such as Area and Palladium in NYC and GrooveJet and Mynt in Miami Beach. Vaughan exhibits his creative talents through his unique style of design and fabrication — from exotic waterfalls and eclectic silk lamps to slick nightclub theme designs. Vaughan, along with SRX Productions, has designed and built an array of innovative environments and décor for clients such as Elle Magazine and Krug and at one of Miami Beach’s most exclusive nightclubs – LIV at the Fontainebleau. Vaughan is currently working on giant chenille stem sculptures which he intends to exhibit in the Wynwood Art District.
Abracadabra Fourth Annual Fund-raising Art Exhibition and Raffle
Opening Reception: Fri., Jan. 21, 6-9 pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020
Jan. 22 – Feb. 18, 2011
Raffle Event: Feb. 18, 6-9 pm
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood puts the “fun†in fundraising with this event. – Michael Mills, arts writer
Named Best Art Event 2010 by the New Times Broward/Palm Beach
Now in its fourth year, this exhibition and fund-raiser is comprised of over 100 donated works in all media by artists who have been invited to participate. Abracadabra culminates with a live raffle of these outstanding art works in the main gallery. All works are exhibited prior to the evening of the raffle, affording ticket buyers an opportunity to preview the art before the main event!
Visit ArtAndCultureCenter.org/abracadabra for more information and to purchase raffle tickets.
Jan 14, 5-8pm
20 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fl 33132
Downtowning- Arts & Lifestyle On The Blvd!
Mia, DowntownMiami.com, & Chivas18 presents…
Art Showcase by Talia Rodriguez
RSVP for Cocktail Reception:
happyhour@miabiscayne.com
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 15, 2011; 7pm – 10pm
1205 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Erotic Signature, an established and well respected organization that has been helping artists to promote and market their work to large mainstream audiences brings its Annual International Exhibition Tour “ARTundressed” to the World Erotic Art Museum.
The ARTundressed Exhibition is a celebration featuring a unique opportunity to experience sensuality in all aspects of visual arts with a collection of beautiful artworks from some of the world’s top visual artists.
Enjoy the complimentary reception with your paid admission to the WEAM.
Free for Members, $15 all others.
MOCA Bash Surf’s Up Kick-Off Party at the Catalina Hotel Roof  Top on Thursday, January 13, 2011.
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Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains a solo photo show by Kerry McLaney at Adjust Gallery on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
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Art Deco Weekend kicks off with the Unveiling of the Official Poster at the The Welcome Center on 10th and Ocean Drive on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.
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Opening Reception for the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition in Visual Arts
Opening Reception January 20th, 5pm-8pm
Main Gallery of Miami International University of Art & Design
1501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Fl 33132
Gallery reception is open to the public at no cost.
Exhibition opens January 20h and continues through February 18th
Gallery Reception for MFA in Visual Arts Thesis Exhibition, Fragments and Passions – Ana Esther Soued and Henry Ballate
Metered parking is available on the street as well in the Omni Garage for $12.00 per hour.
Miami International University of Art & Design is located near the heart of the arts district offering degree programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Accessory Design, Visual Arts, Photography, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Computer Animation, Audio Production, and Film & Digital Production. We also offer a Master of Arts degree program in Design & Media Management and Master of Fine Arts degree programs in Interior Design, Computer Animation, Film, Graphic Design and Visual Arts. For more information on Miami International University of Art & Design, visit us at www.mymiu.edu.
Miami International University of Art & Design is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of more than 45 education institutions located throughout North America. The Art Institutes system is America’s Leader in Creative Education providing an important source for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. Several institutions included in The Art Institutes system are campuses of South University.
MIFW Official Kick-Off Party
Thursday, January 27th, 7:00 PM
Mondrian South Beach
1100 West Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139
Tickets are $100 and available online.
2nd annual 2011 Humanitarian Awards & Official Kick-Off Party for the 13th annual Miami Beach International Fashion Week co-hosted by Tiffany & Co. honoring 10 of Miami’s most philanthropic members of the community. Television and radio celebrities Brian Andrews and Ileana Garcia will host the evening with Miami’s top fashion designers, models, celebrity guests, music, food, cocktails, luxury silent auction. Sponsored by Mondrian South Beach, Tiffany & Co., Moroccanoil, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly. Benefiting the Miami Fashion Week Foundation.
Join the Fairchild Palms for Fine Wines|Upscale Ales at Fairchild
Saturday, January 29th
7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Visitor Center Ballroom, North Entrance
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables, FL 33156
Must be 21 to attend.
Space is limited. Buy your tickets online now.
Ticket prices: $50 Palms members/
$55 non-members before January 24, $65 thereafter
Free to Royal Palms members
Enjoy an exquisite wine and (new for 2011) a sophisticated beer tasting paired with delicious gourmet cuisine from top local chefs. This spectacular indoor/outdoor evening at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden includes live music by the nationally-renowned Griffin Anthony, a fabulous silent auction, and moonlight tram rides – all for a good cause.
Immediately following the event, guests are invited to an after-party at Shula’s 347 Grill in South Miami.
MANO Fine Art presents About Face:Contemporary Portraiture
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MANO Fine Art
MANO Fine Art
Studio/Project Space
4225 SW 75 Ave
Miami, FL
www.manofineart.com
Join MANO Fine Art for their first event of the year.
About Face showcases the work of Cuban artists Pedro Ortiz and MANO, both artists navigate the fringes of subjectivity and contemporary portraiture.
For many artists the portrayal of an individual continues to be one of the most attractive and intricate subjects. Both Pedro Ortiz and MANO are well known for their depiction of faces primarily that of women. Ortiz’s work possesses an extraordinary sensitivity and simplicity of the genre. His works capture his great love for his homeland of Cuba and often appear as romantic narratives. MANO revels in reinvigorating contemporary portraiture through his use of mixed media often using the technique both as media and metaphor when approaching issues of identity.
Is a portrait all it appears to be? Portraiture is the interpretation of an individual’s likeness and personality, whether in a painting or other medium. It‘s origins may seem simple and almost poetic, but contemporary portraiture is decidedly a more complex negotiation.
The works presented in About Face are as varied and complex as the persons depicted.
The exhibit will be on view through January 30, 2011. For more information please contact 305.467.6819 or visit our website: http://www.manofineart.com
This reception will be held in conjunction with the new Bird Road Art Walk, held on the third Saturday of every month throughout the Bird Road Art District in Miami, FL.
Bird Road Art Walk
January 15, 2011, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bird Road Art District
www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com
Go behind-the-scenes, in one of Miami’s oldest art districts. Visit open studios, view gallery exhibitions, meet the artists, enjoy complimentary cocktails and hors de’ ouvres, plenty of free parking and our shuttle bus service that will take you to each major studio hub throughout the night.
Most of the studios offer complimentary wine and eats but some of Miami’s favorite gourmet mobile food trucks vendors will also be set-up at strategic points along the way so that you can stop and have dinner.
The Bird Road Art District (BRAD) is located just off the beaten path, east of SW 75th Avenue, which runs alongside the Palmetto Expressway and between Bird Road (SW 40th St) and SW 48th St. The majority of the artist’s studios are located off of SW 75th Ave.
Start your art walk at any of the participating studios.
Participating Artists, Studios & Alternative Spaces:
Accent Alternative Art Space
Artworks Associates II
Aperture Studios
Carlos Antonio Rancano
Chavarriaga Art Studio
Erik Speyer Studio
Esteban Blanco Art Studio
G Peralta Fine Arts
Gina Guzman Stained Glass Studio
Lambertini Art
Luis Fuentes Art
Madero Art
MANO Fine Art Studio/Project Space
Miami Art Club
Nestor Arenas Fine Art
Nickel Glass Studio/Matthew Miller
Onate Art Gallery
Pablo Lazo Studio
Rafael Consuegra/Caudart
Gallery & Studio
Ray Azcuy Art Studio
Romero Hidalgo Artists’ Studios
Tropical Art Gallery@Palmetto Rug
The Warehouse/Roberto Bilbao
Valmar Design Studio
Tell your friends about the new Bird Road Art Walk every third Saturday from 7:00-10:00 pm
Become a fan on facebook- Bird Road Art District.
Website coming soon: www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com
More info? Call 305.467.6819
The Museum of the Americas cordially invites you and your guests to the opening of the exhibition “7 Artists from 7 Countries†(exhibition #1/2011)
on Friday, January 14, from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
(cocktail reception)
Museum of the Americas
2500 NW 79th. Avenue – Suites #104-#108
Doral , FL 33122
www.museumamericas.org
featuring
Eli Acheson (United Kingdom)
Corrado De Benedictis (Italy)
Carolina Himmel (Argentina)
Jaime Marques (Portugal
Nora Meyer (United States)
Julien Pénasse (France)
and
Anthony Peelen (The Netherlands)
Exhibition ends on Saturday, January 31
Free admission and parking.
The exhibition was organized by Mrs. Piedad Rojas
Image credit: “Cry Me A River”, mixed media on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden Presents: Natural Beauty Through Watermedia
Opening reception: Tuesday, January 11 from 6 to 8PM
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Drive
January 10 to 15
An exhibit of work by mixed media artists:
Sandi Levy
Terry Arroyo Mulrooney
Diane Lary
Members of the Miami Watercolor Society, their vibrant works depict natural beauty in painting with water. Exhibit hours daily from 9AM to 5PM
Artwork: Wet by Terry Arroyo Mulrooney
Sandi Levy is a mixed-media artist living in Aventura, Florida. She uses watercolor, acrylics, oils, enamels, inks, mediums, and ‘found treasures’ to create her palette, often combined in one painting! After teaching for 32 yearsin the New York City School system, she returned to Miami in 1999 with renewed enthusiasm for colors and subjects of nature: flowers, landscapes, animals, and seascapes.
A native of Michigan, Diane Lary has made her home in the Florida Redlands. Known as the Outpost Artist she found true happiness living amongst the natural beauty of her ‘Jungle Outpost.’ Working in watercolor, she paints tropical scenes, especially foliage and landscapes with rustic charm. Diane participates in a number of open air art festivals every year.
Terry Arroyo Mulrooney is an accomplished fine art photographer and painter based in Miami. Born in Venezuela, her first passion was photography with its spatial and perspective characteristics and chiaroscuro, the use of light and dark shades to add contrast or volume to artworks. Terry translates the images from her camera lens into the soft, ethereal style that only watercolors offer.
Miami Watercolor Society: Founded in 1974, the Miami Watercolor Society (MWS) is a volunteer, non-profit organization with more than 130 members and a mission to teach and promote watercolor painting. The culturally diverse society informs and educates members and the public with workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations and publications.
Water Gardens
Lecture & Demonstration
Guest Speaker: David McLean
Saturday, January 15 at 10AM
Learn about aquatic plants and options for creating water gardens in small containers or ponds and fountains with lecture and demonstrations by David McLean, an authority on plant selection for South Florida’s natural environment, native plants and creation of habitats.
Free & Open to the Public
For information: 305-673-7256 www.mbgarden.org.
The Galleria’s “Spring For The Arts†To Unite Local Art Groups During April 2011
April 2011
Kickoff event to benefit FAB! (March 30)
Arts Showcase (April 2)
Performances/Exhibitions (throughout April)
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
2414 E. Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Free (one day art showcase and performances throughout the month)
Fundraiser TBA
Portion of proceeds to benefit FAB! (Funding Arts Broward)
A celebration of the arts, which will include a one-day showcase of local arts organizations and a preview of performing and visual arts experiences throughout the month at The Galleria. Arts organizations, which have confirmed participation include but are not limited to: Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, ArtServe, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre, Gold Coast Jazz Society, Miramar Cultural Center and Young at Art Museum.
This community effort will launch with a benefit in support of FAB! (Funding Arts Broward) and will honor a select few who are a driving force in the arts community.
The Galleria’s “Spring for the Arts†was created to educate, inspire and motivate the community to embrace the arts. This premiere event will serve as a platform to show the positive impact art and culture has on our community.
Books & Books Coming to Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale
January 13-16 Grand Opening Celebration to Feature Free Admission to Museum,
Special Events and Author Appearances
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
www.moafl.org
Thursday, Jan. 13
Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 8 pm
6 pm lecture event: John Wilmerding, former Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Art and highly respected authority on American art, speaks about the exhibition Tom Wesselmann Draws. Free admission, however reservations are requested. Call Holly Guiliano (954) 262-0241.
Friday, Jan. 14
Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 5 pm
12 pm – 1 pm Jacob Jeffries Band performance: Declared “(one) of Miami’s best and most buzzed-about independent artists, singer songwriters,†by the Miami Herald, the Jacob Jeffries Band has released a series of albums engineered and produced by Grammy Award-winning producers Sebastian Krys and Dan Warner and published by Warner Chappell. Jacob Jeffries, considers among his musical influences Ben Folds, the Beatles, Tom Petty, Gavin Degraw and Jellyfish. Free. Bookstore/café.
1 pm event: An informal “Conversation†with Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s and the Museum’s new café along with radio/television host Linda Gassenheimer. Linda Gassenheimer is the author of the best-selling cookbook, Dinner in Minutes. She has also written ten other cookbooks, produces and hosts a weekly segment, “Food News and Views,†on WLRN National Public Radio and makes many guest appearances on numerous radio and television programs throughout the United States and Canada. Free. Lobby/Café.
2 pm – 3 pm Jacob Jeffries Band performance: See prior listing. Free. Bookstore/café.
Saturday, Jan. 15
Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 5 pm
11 am storytelling event: Co-author Pablo Cartaya shares his yummy new picture book for little ones, Tina Cocolina, Queen of the Cupcake. Immediately following the storytelling, guests will enjoy coloring chef’s hats and receive a complimentary mini-cupcake provided by Sugarsweet Dreams Cake Company. Free. Bookstore/Café.
2 pm storytelling event: A story time for young readers, family tour, and sketching in the galleries celebrates Tom Wesselmann Draws featuring stories with a short family tour. Free. Wesselmann Gallery.
3 pm City Theatre Free Reading Plays for Summer Shorts Festival: This popular free play reading series, entering its 15th season in association with Books & Books, previews scripts culled from among the 1,200+ plays submitted annually by national and local playwrights as part of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest. The readings feature a rotating company of South Florida’s finest actors, and are led by City Theatre’s artistic staff. Audiences enjoy participating in the process of a play’s development by being among the first to hear and evaluate a new work. Free. Bookstore/café.
Sunday, Jan. 16
Museum opens at noon with free admission until 5 pm
1-2 pm Inside Out Theatre Performance: Inside Out Theatre Company will present its newest and original musical on bullying, “Nowhere to Hide.†The show, performed by youth for youth ages 8-12, runs approximately one hour and will include a post performance discussion with the audience. Free. Horvitz Auditorium.
1-3 pm Local Author Open House: A lively, informal “Meet and Greet†with local authors featuring live music and food. Authors in attendance include: Kristy Kiernan, James Grippando, Evelina Galang, Lynne Barrett, Michael Hettich, Fabiola Santiago, Steven Raichlen, Thomas Swick and Adrian Castro. Free. Bookstore/café.
3 pm Poetry Collective event: Members of the Miami Poetry Collective, including Peter Borrebach, Parker Phillips, David Svenson, and Patsy Warman, will be reading poems that speak from the spaces between the arts, utilizing ekphrasis (poetry written after specific works of visual art) as a tool to recognize that the lyric process is one that both precludes and transcends the experience of art. Free. Bookstore/café.
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is pleased to announce that Books & Books, one of the nation’s most well-respected bookstores, has entered into an agreement with Nova Southeastern University to bring noted authors, books and programming to the Museum. With the addition of a café with sandwiches and salads prepared by Chef Allen Susser, the Museum will become an even more popular destination in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
“This new relationship broadens our reach into the community,†said Museum Executive Director Irvin Lippman. “This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our building and the completion of a major renovation of our new, urban outdoor plaza with café seating. This will transform the plaza into a lively and visually stimulating new venue.â€
Since 1982, Books & Books, which originated in Coral Gables, Fla., has hosted local, national and international writers as part of its award-winning Reading Series. Past guests range from first-time authors to critically acclaimed writers such as Carlos Fuentes, Frank McCourt, Kurt Vonnegut, Eric Carle, Walter Cronkite, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and Rudolf Giuliani.
“We are proud to bring Books & Books to the Museum where the community as well as our students, alumni, faculty and staff will be able to meet authors, hear writers and view art, all in one place,†said George L. Hanbury, Ph.D., President of NSU.
The Museum is hosting a Books & Books grand opening weekend Jan. 13-16, which includes free Museum admission, special events, author appearances and $2 off Vatican Splendors exhibition pre-sale tickets, which opens January 29th. Events include:
Thursday, Jan. 13 — Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 8 pm
6 pm lecture event: John Wilmerding, former Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Art and highly respected authority on American art, speaks about the exhibition Tom Wesselmann Draws. Free admission, however reservations are requested. Call Holly Guiliano (954) 262-0241.
Friday, Jan. 14 — Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 5 pm
12 pm – 1 pm Jacob Jeffries Band performance: Declared “(one) of Miami’s best and most buzzed-about independent artists, singer songwriters,†by the Miami Herald, the Jacob Jeffries Band has released a series of albums engineered and produced by Grammy Award-winning producers Sebastian Krys and Dan Warner and published by Warner Chappell. Jacob Jeffries, considers among his musical influences Ben Folds, the Beatles, Tom Petty, Gavin Degraw and Jellyfish. Free. Bookstore/café.
1 pm event: An informal “Conversation†with Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s and the Museum’s new café along with radio/television host Linda Gassenheimer. Linda Gassenheimer is the author of the best-selling cookbook, Dinner in Minutes. She has also written ten other cookbooks, produces and hosts a weekly segment, “Food News and Views,†on WLRN National Public Radio and makes many guest appearances on numerous radio and television programs throughout the United States and Canada. Free. Lobby/Café.
2 pm – 3 pm Jacob Jeffries Band performance: See prior listing. Free. Bookstore/café.
Saturday, Jan. 15 – Museum opens at 11 am with free admission until 5 pm
11 am storytelling event: Co-author Pablo Cartaya shares his yummy new picture book for little ones, Tina Cocolina, Queen of the Cupcake. Immediately following the storytelling, guests will enjoy coloring chef’s hats and receive a complimentary mini-cupcake provided by Sugarsweet Dreams Cake Company. Free. Bookstore/Café.
2 pm storytelling event: A story time for young readers, family tour, and sketching in the galleries celebrates Tom Wesselmann Draws featuring stories with a short family tour. Free. Wesselmann Gallery.
3 pm City Theatre Free Reading Plays for Summer Shorts Festival: This popular free play reading series, entering its 15th season in association with Books & Books, previews scripts culled from among the 1,200+ plays submitted annually by national and local playwrights as part of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest. The readings feature a rotating company of South Florida’s finest actors, and are led by City Theatre’s artistic staff. Audiences enjoy participating in the process of a play’s development by being among the first to hear and evaluate a new work. Free. Bookstore/café.
Sunday, Jan. 16 — Museum opens at noon with free admission until 5 pm
1-2 pm Inside Out Theatre Performance: Inside Out Theatre Company will present its newest and original musical on bullying, “Nowhere to Hide.†The show, performed by youth for youth ages 8-12, runs approximately one hour and will include a post performance discussion with the audience. Free. Horvitz Auditorium.
1-3 pm Local Author Open House: A lively, informal “Meet and Greet†with local authors featuring live music and food. Authors in attendance include: Kristy Kiernan, James Grippando, Evelina Galang, Lynne Barrett, Michael Hettich, Fabiola Santiago, Steven Raichlen, Thomas Swick and Adrian Castro. Free. Bookstore/café.
3 pm Poetry Collective event: Members of the Miami Poetry Collective, including Peter Borrebach, Parker Phillips, David Svenson, and Patsy Warman, will be reading poems that speak from the spaces between the arts, utilizing ekphrasis (poetry written after specific works of visual art) as a tool to recognize that the lyric process is one that both precludes and transcends the experience of art. Free. Bookstore/café.
Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art, one of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican to ever tour North America, will be on view at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, from Jan. 29-April 24, 2011. The renowned exhibition is presented by Holy Cross Hospital, in association with PNC Bank and AutoNation.
Since its founding in 1958, the Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, has served our growing community as a gathering place for friends and neighbors, a lifelong learning center for children and adults, and as a dynamic hub for the cultural life of Broward County. Housed since 1986 in a distinguished modernist building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, the Museum is South Florida’s premier destination for quality exhibitions and programs that encompass every facet of civilization’s visual history. During the past five years, more than 1½ million visitors have enjoyed remarkable exhibitions like Cradle of Christianity, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, and American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. In 2008, the Museum became part of Nova Southeastern University, the seventh-largest not-for-profit independent institution in the nation, to form an expanded arts campus that joins the school’s Davie location with the Museum’s downtown Fort Lauderdale address.
The Museum of Art is located at One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue and is always open at www.moafl.org.
Books & Books is an independent, locally owned bookstore with three locations in South Florida, plus stores in Grand Cayman, Miami International Airport and Westhampton Beach, N.Y. The bookstore, founded in 1982 by Mitchell Kaplan, is a community of writers and readers, hosting 60 author events a month and featuring a carefully curated selection. For more information, visit www.booksandbooks.com.
Chef Allen’s dramatic translation of the bounty of South Florida’s foodstuffs became known as New World Cuisine, an innovative signature and important contribution to American culinary craftsmanship. In addition to his Aventura restaurant “Chef Allen’s,†Allen has written several books, and publishes a monthly newsletter and created a number of gourmet products available in his New World Products store. For more information, visit www.chefallens.com.
ArtOfficial LIVE
The Electric Pickle
2826 N Miami Ave
Wynwood
Get Some live music at the Electric Pickle at the Artwalk afterparty with Artofficial.
RSVP to getsome305@gmail.com for complimentary admission.
Party Jams by Hottpants and Ashrock
Olsen Studio
11650 177th Place North
Jupiter, Florida 33478
January 22 and 23 from noon to 6PM
The public is invited to our 20th annual Open House at the Olsen Studio and gallery in Jupiter farms on January 22 and 23 from noon to 6PM. There are 5 acres of sculpture nestled in the pines and palmettos. This year we have included more artists.
The indoor gallery and courtyard display the more intimate sculpture of Gert Olsen, who works with the natural texture and color of stone to create representational sculptures of animals, human forms and abstract shapes.
Carmen Lagos and Gustavo Castillo, Jupiter residents, will show their paintings. Gustavo features tropical fruitscapes in acrylics and watercolors. Carmen creates lush tropical botanicals in watercolor.
Miky Cunnigham will bring her decorative and functional pottery from Crescent City, FL.
Marci McDonald of St Petersburg, Fl will be showing her sensuous paintings of women and florals.
Our favorite jeweler, Sue Brown Gordon, of Abacoa will have her silver and gold jewelry to choose from.
Marilyn Muller of Jupiter will be joining us this year with her expressive, sometimes abstract, oils- both landscapes and seascapes.
This is an all Florida multi artist show that should not be missed. To reach the Olsen Studio, take I-95 to exit 87B, continue West on Indiantown Road 4 MILES to Haynie Lane. Turn left (south) and follow the signs. Phone 561- 744-5565
Olsen is widely collected throughout the US. And I am honored to be asked to join this group of Florida artists.
Join Us For The Wynwood 2nd Saturday Art Walk
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 7-10p
Artformz is Moving and this is our Last Opening Reception at 171 NW 23rd Street
Attending guests receive a complimentary Artformz T-Shirt
Commemorating the award winning Artformz project “Giants in the City 2008”
On exhibit: Mary Larsen, Maxine Spector, Donna haynes, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Rossella Ramanzini, Sara Rytteke, Natasha Duwin, Rosario Bond, Randy Burman
For the Wynwood 2nd Saturday gallery openings this month the artist’s cooperative Artformz Alternative will hold the last opening reception at the 171 NW 23rd Street gallery with the continuation of the exhibition “SPILL”. Also, in celebration of the New Year the founder and director, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, announces exciting changes in the structure and location of the 7-year-old alternative space.
Artformz was founded in 2004 in the Miami Design District, and in 2008 moved to the Wynwood Arts District. The project’s direction has been continuously evolving and yet has always been focused on the critical belief of how art should be viewed, open creative dialogue, and the development of compelling ideas. At the end of January of 2011 Artformz will once again undergo an evolution. The alternative space will be moving to a new location within the Wynwood area and while it will no longer maintain a monthly exhibition salon, it will continue to focus on the exhibition of selected curatorial projects and cultural exchanges, both local and abroad. Artist Alette Simmons-Jimenez will continue to direct collaborations and curate projects.
Over the last 7 years, 50 exhibitions have been presented and hundreds of artists have been featured. Artformz is a recipient of a Knight Arts Challenge Award for “Giants in the City 2008â€, a Miami-Dade Tourism Development Grant, a Miami-Dade Community Grant, and a Miami-Dade District 3 Small Business Grant. The space has been invited to participate in several international art fairs and has presented local artists at Arteamericas Fair, Art Aqua Miami, Sleepless Nights Miami Beach, Verge Art Fair, the 44th National Conference of the Society of Photographic Educators, and Artist Invites Artist in Spain. Artformz projects have been featured in Sculpture Magazine, Chic Today (London), Miami New Times, Jane Magazine, The Miami Herald and Tropical Life, El Nuevo Herald, ArtMurmur, Phaidon Agenda, Art Centric, Miami Art Guide, Wynwood Magazine, and Artdaily amoung others.
In 2011 Artformz will continue to develop innovative and exciting exhibitions with the intention of broadening horizons and expanding boundaries not possible while maintaining a physical local. I am very grateful to all the artists and members that through the varied curatorial programs have contributed their time and exceptional artwork to enrich the cultural conversation that has had a far reaching affect. I hope everyone will continue to attend our future manifestations and collaborate in the dialogue of contemporary social and aesthetic ideas that Artformz offers.
The United Nations HCR World Tour Photo Exhibition comes to ArtServe
Opening Reception Monday, January 10, 2011 from 5-8pm
ArtServe’s JM Family Enterprises Gallery
“Invisible in the City: Lives of Urban Refugees” has toured Shanghai, Geneva, Milan, and New York.
To illustrate the resilience of refugees in cities, their hopes and dreams as they struggle to simply survive, make a living and care for their families, United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sent renowned photographer Zalmaï Ahad, to urban settings in Colombia, Malaysia and South Africa. At age 15, Ahad spent three months in his grandmother’s basement hiding from the Soviet army before fleeing to Switzerland, where he was educated and still lives.
Internationally acclaimed photographer Zalmai’s work has been published in several magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, Le Temps, Newsweek and La Republica.
Fort Lauderdale is the only host city for the 50-piece exhibit in South Florida during the limited US tour. Exhibition runs January 10 – 15, 2011.
Conversations and Cocktails with the MOCA Shakers
BBar at the Betsey Hotel
1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Tuesday, January 11 at 7pm.
Happy New Year!
Shaker members and above are invited to start the new year off with our monthly series Conversations and Cocktails.
Enjoy signature cocktails by Grey Goose and savory appetizers from BLT while joining in the conversation with MOCA Associate Curator, Ruba Katrib and Miami artists from her upcoming exhibition OPEN PROCESS.
Hosted By MOCA Shaker Edison Lozada.
Click here to RSVP by Monday, January 10 or call 305 893 6211.
To become a MOCA Shaker, please visit www.mocanomi.org/moca-shakers
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (FIU) presents Gran Torino: Italian Contemporary Art Opening
January 26, 2011.
Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, 10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Gran Torino, curated by Paolo Facelli and Francesco Poli, presents works from a selected group of Torino artists that are representative of not only the local but Italian situation, with their own national characteristics, in an open and stimulating debate with the international scene. Gran Torino will feature artists who have established themselves during the past 15 years along with works by artists representative of generations that emerged during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It begins with Torino exponents of the renowned Arte Povera movement, such internationally acclaimed artists as Mario Mertz, Alighiero Boetti, Giulio Paolini and Michelangelo Pistoletto, and introduces significant trends and movements of contemporary Italian art to American audiences.
The Gran Torino artists focus on the concepts of duration and continuity and the relationship between art and time. While tracing different worlds and visions over a period of 40 years, each artist displays singular intentions, reflections and experimentations within a common social, political and cultural matrix.
A founding force in the Arte Povera movement, Michelangelo Pistoletto has created works during the last sixty years that unwaveringly reinvented the contemporary art aesthetic. Pistoletto is perhaps most regarded for his Mirror Paintings, which directly include the viewer and real time in the work. Interestingly these works embraced perspective, much as it had been during the Renaissance, thereby countering the twentieth-century avant-garde aversion to such artistic devices.
Gran Torino will provide visitors to the Frost Art Museum a significant opportunity to view and experience the Italian avant-garde of the latter part of the 20th century. It will allow visitors to hopefully gain a richer understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century Italian avant-garde and the Arte Povera style, which continues to significantly impact the city of Turin and the art world.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
January 26, 6-9pm
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199
thefrost.fiu.edu
Opening receptions for new exhibitions
Join us for the opening reception of our season’s exhibitions: Gran Torino: Italian Contemporary Art; My Eyes Have Seen by Robert Farber; The Tale of the Unknown Island by Esther Villalobos and Mar SolÃs; As of 24-03-07 by MarÃa Brito and Women in Motion: Fitness, Sport, and the Female Figure in the Wolfsonian-FIU Teaching Gallery at The Frost Art Museum. For more information on any of these exhibitions, please click here.
Crossing the Boundaries: Art & Music – David Amram
David Amram has composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, written many scores for Broadway theater and film, including the classic scores for the films Splendor in The Grass and The Manchurian Candidate; two operas, including the groundbreaking Holocaust opera The Final Ingredient; and the score for the landmark 1959 documentary Pull My Daisy, narrated by novelist Jack Kerouac.
How to Get an Internship 101 / 5pm
FIU Students are invited to join us from 5-6pm for this workshop presentation by FIU Career Services Office titled How to Get an Internship 101.
Target has teamed up with The Frost Art Museum to sponsor its popular programming series Target Wednesday After Hours. Designed to complement The Frost Art Museum’s exhibitions, these events give visitors the chance to meet contemporary artists and engage with controversial art, live music, talks, films, dance, and performance art.
All events are free and open to the public.
Solo show by Salustiano, opening January 8
Art Rouge Gallery – 46 NW 36 St, Loft 3, Miami, FL
ArtTable Presentation on Painting at Abstract Miami Exhibition
January 11, 2011, 5:30pm – 8pm
Center for Visual Communication
541 NW 27 Street
Miami, FL 33127
5:30 Networking
6:00 Panel Discussion of Abstract Miami. Please be prompt.
7:00 Reception and Exhibition
RSVP to slopez@visual.org or 305-571-1415
*Event open to the public at no cost.
Join us along with ArtTable members for a Provcative Panel Discussion on Painting Today and a Special Viewing of the Exhibition Abstract Miami: The Miami School – Tuesday January 11th.
Watch the sparks fly as some of Miami’s most noted and opinionated artists and educators discuss contemporary painting. The backdrop is CVC’s current exhibition Abstract Miami at ArtTable’s January event. ArtTable is a national organization of arts professionals that meets monthly with guests for discussion and presentations in major US cites.
Abstract Miami heralds an important new Miami born art movement that is bringing painting back into the conversation of the contemporary art world.
The movement, dubbed The Miami School, was ignited by Guggenheim fellow and now UM art professor Darby Bannard. Bannard with his Princeton classmate Frank Stella was responsible for starting the Minimalism art movement which changed the direction of 20th century art and has been written into art history by scholars and New York’s most influential critics.
Bannard was called “one of the six best living artists” by Clement Greenberg, the New York art critic who ushered in the modern art aesthetic and put Abstract Expressionism on the map. Andy Warhol was a fan and collected Bannard’s paintings.
Abstract Miami: The Miami School highlights the coming of age of Miami’s visual arts community. That a major contemporary art movement has formed its nexus in Miami reflects on the city’s cultural force extending beyond its boundaries. This new art movement has emerged from the Miami artist community as the Abstract Expressionist movement, also known as The New York School, emerged from New York.
The exhibition presents paintings by seven Miami artists, that are vibrant, bold and infused with color – like the city itself.
The exhibition is the first to bring together the artists forging this new direction in contemporary art rooted in spirit of place, and is presented in our renovated 10,000 sf facility located next to the Margulies Collection in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District.
Clara Varas First Solo Show Opens At Edge Zones Magic City
January 8 – 29, 2011
Reception: Sat., Jan. 8,
Meet the Artist: 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Edge Zones Art Center
47 NE 25th St.
Miami, FL 33137
(East of North Miami Ave.)
www.edgezones.org
Artist Statement
My work explores the struggle and chaos of coastal cities and their disappearing natural habitats. Of particular interest to me are the lives that hang in the balance and those whose livelihood is directly related to nature. My recent compositions involve images which have been destroyed using scratches, marks, and globs of paint. Many times the marks resemble different manmade structures around the city such as fishing piers, buildings, or construction cranes, while the globs of paint become abstracted versions of nature like mangrove islands or meandering creeks and canals. In my work I like to create tension between past and present, natural and manmade, using paper boats, candy, sewing thread, fishing line, and other discarded objects to provide the viewer with clues as to a city’s inhabitants, and to reference memories of early childhood and current pop culture.
Much of my work is done on paper. Paper is a product of our consumer culture, it is a material easily discarded, and often overlooked, I like cutting it, tearing it, or stepping on it to create marks, scuffs, and to give this throw away material new meaning, giving mundane things new importance is something I enjoy.
Clara Varas
Born 1972, in Havana, Cuba, Clara Varas arrived in the United States at the age of six. Her work deals with issues of exile, immigration, separation and identity. Drawing upon fragmented memories of early childhood in Cuba, as well as her experiences living in an urban, coastal city like Miami, Clara has pieced together her history using unconventional materials like fishing lines, hooks, paper boats, yarn and plastic. Images of mangrove islands, piers and other structures invade her worlds creating tension between the natural and manmade, the past and present, forming links between her homeland and Miami. Clara has developed a unique visual vocabulary, taking us on a journey that is personal, playful, and spontaneous.
Clara earned her Bachelor of fine arts in 1995 from the School Of Visual Arts in New York City, where she had the honor of studying with renowned professor and contemporary artist Marilyn Minter. Her work is a part of private collections such as celebrated restaurateur and event designer Barton G. Clara has exhibited her work nationally in New York and Miami where she currently lives and works
Edge Zones
Edge Zones (EZ) is an artist based non-profit arts organization that was founded in 2004, dedicated to strengthening the contemporary art environment in South Florida. EZ creates programs that allow artists to explore new positions in the contemporary art world. EZ introduces innovative, risk-taking artistic exponents on a multicultural stage and fosters expansion in an international forum.
January 8th, 7-11pm
Harold Golen Gallery Presents: Transylvania By Artist Chris Dean
An Eye-Popping 3D exhibit, that is not to be missed !
2294 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, Fl 33127
Wynwood Art District
305-989-3359
haroldgolengallery.com
Opening Night:
January 8th, 7-11pm
Show runs Jan 8th- Feb 5th
TRANSYLVANIA is a series of 3D lenticular images that reflect on ideas of transformation and acceptance in the context of Detroit’s troubled landscape, using the unusual medium of lenticular holography to create multi-layered, hypercolor images with stunning depth and motion qualities. Dean creates illusions that make objects appear to levitate, shimmer and move as viewers walk by. Though lenticular images have a fifty year history of kitch and commercialism the technology is used by Dean in an exciting way that takes full advantage of the medium’ s potential.
The content focuses on Dean s relationship with the troubled city of Detroit and the concept of transformation in the city but also as a universal truth. “Stability is an illusion” , Dean says in the opening paragraph of the show s statement. This theme gets played out in the exhibit’s eleven 3′ x 4′ pieces where robots, rainbows and prostitutes seem caught in an inexplicable metamorphous, as Dean would say all things are. The photographically based pieces are brightly colored and temper the sometimes gritty content with an element of humor and otherworldliness.
Roberto Huarcaya Recent Work
Opening reception for the artist: Saturday, January 15th, 6-8pm
2620 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood
January 15 – February 26, 2010
Dina Mitrani Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Peruvian artist Roberto Huarcaya. This is the first solo exhibition for the artist in the gallery, and in Miami. The selection of images in the exhibition have not been shown in the United States and were only exhibited briefly in Paris during Mois de la Foto 2010. On view are two separate series, one which appropriates well known images painted during the Renaissance by masters such as Da Vinci, Carravagio, and Bosch. These are modern day portraits and scenes with a contemporary Peruvian twist. The other series are large format panoramic seascapes, one of which recently won the Petrobras Award in Buenos Aires.
Huarcaya was born in Lima in 1959, studied psychology and cinema before he traveled to Madrid to study photography in 1989. Since then he has been teaching photography and subsequently founded the Centro de la Imagen in Lima in 1999. His artwork has been exhibited around the world in solo and group exhibitions and he has participated in the 6th Havana Biennial 1997; Lima Biennial 1997, 1998 and 2000; Primavera Fotográfica of Cataluña 1998; PhotoEspaña 1999; 49th Venice Biennial, 2001; in Polyptychs at the Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, 2007; Dialogues at the Museum of Latin American Art of California in 2009 and in the Mois de la Photo 2010 in ParÃs.
His work is included in the collections of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie of Paris, the Fine Arts Museum of Houston, the Museum of Latin American Art of California, the Center of Contemporary Art in Seattle, the Lehigh University Art Collection, the Museo de Arte de Lima, the Museo de San Marcos in Lima, the Fundación América in Santiago, Chile, the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wilfredo Lam in Havana, Cuba and many private collections.
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.
For more information, please contact the gallery.
www.dinamitranigallery.com
www.robertohuarcaya.com
Beyond Reflection Art Gallery Reception
Saturday, March 5th, 2011, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
ArtCenter/ South FL
924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Come see the diptych and collaborative paintings by Angelica Clyman and Stephanie Rodriguez of Janus Bridge Art Collective. Their series Beyond Reflection explores the myraid facets of their identities through expressive self-portraits. Located in the ArtCenter/ South Florida’s Vitrine space window from February 11th to March 21st.
Dimensions Variable Presents
The Outer Limits-
Felice Grodin and Samantha Salzinger
Reception Saturday January 8, 2011, 7-10 pm
171 NE 38th Street, Design District, Miami, Florida 33137, United States
January 8 – February 27, 2011
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to…The Outer Limits.
— Opening narration, The Control Voice, 1960s
Exploring the overlaps between space, place and artifact—a perforation is introduced. A moment, a window, and a possibility that may transmit a disruption in the fabric of Dimensions Variable by introducing a variable dimension.
Felice Grodin was born in Bologna, Italy and currently lives and works in Miami Beach. She obtained her BArch from Tulane University and her MArch with Distinction from Harvard University. Her first solo Lost Horizon, featuring the depiction of alternative architectural exploration, debuted at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts in 2009, where she is currently represented. Her work was also featured recently in the group show Drawing Beyond the Plane at the Tampa Museum of Art. In addition, her first curatorial project was in 2008 at Locust Projects in Miami called “Synesthetics†which explored the creative interface between art and technology.
Samantha Salzinger is currently an Associate Professor and Art Department Chair at Palm Beach State College. She obtained her MFA from Yale University in Photography and her BFA from Florida International University. Samantha was the recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship in 2000 and again in 2009. Among her recent exhibitions are “With You I Want To Liveâ€, an exhibition of the Francie Bishop-Good and David Horvitz collection at the Museum of Art at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and her upcoming second solo exhibition at Gallery Diet in March of 2011.
Special thanks to Poliform Miami, Maritza Pena, Chris Vandevier, Dogan Arslanoglu and Jacqueline Falcone.
Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the Miami Design District interested in innovative new projects. The intention behind Dimensions Variable is to feature projects by individual artists and collaborative projects. Rather than showcasing group or solo exhibitions in the usual format, we are interested in exhibitions that address our space specifically and produce one cohesive project. Dimensions Variable aspires to provide a forum for the introduction of unfamiliar, complex, collaborative and multidisciplinary practices to a Miami audience.
Tropical Tacos is doing first Fridays at the Bass Museum. It’s a happy hour on the terrace. The museum is open & the drinks are free & there is a DJ. And most importantly, you will find the best tacos in town there :)
Widely Acclaimed Vatican Splendors Exhibition To Be On View At Museum Of Art | Fort Lauderdale From Jan. 29-April 24, 2011
Presented by Holy Cross Hospital in Association with PNC Bank and AutoNation;
Group and Single Tickets Now Available
Vatican Splendors will be on display at Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale from Jan. 29 until April 24, 2011 daily from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. Special early pre-opening hours are available for group and school tours by prior arrangement by calling the Group Sales Office at (954) 262-0202.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
954.525.5500
www.moafl.org
Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art, one of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican to ever tour North America, will be on view at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, from Jan. 29-April 24, 2011. Group tickets (for groups of 15 or more) and single tickets are now available for purchase. The renowned exhibition is presented by Holy Cross Hospital, in association with PNC Bank and AutoNation.
Vatican Splendors illustrates the evolution of the Catholic Church and its papacy beginning with Saint Peter, with special emphasis on art and historical objects reflecting significant events and periods relating to Christianity. The exhibition includes more than 200 objects, many of which have never been on public view. It features spectacular paintings by artists such as Giotto and Il Guercino, sculpture by Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and unique objects including paintings, mosaics, sculpture, jewels, intricately embroidered silk vestments, uniforms of the Papal Swiss Guard, as well as an elaborately decorated gold and silver reliquary containing bone fragments of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. A highlight of the exhibition is a small stone PietaÌ, a relief carved by Michelangelo late in his career, which is accompanied by documents and personal objects belonging to the Renaissance master.
The objects are presented in the Museum’s galleries and in specially-created environments that enhance the visitor’s understanding of both the historical and artistic significance of each work. Descriptive labels throughout the exhibition are bilingual in both English and Spanish, as is an audio tour, which is available for an additional fee.
The Web site for Vatican Splendors, www.vaticansplendors.com, offers a direct link to ticket purchase, as well as complete information about the exhibition, photographs of objects, downloadable educator guides for schools, gallery layouts, descriptions for the media and information about the lenders.
Irvin Lippman, the Museum’s Executive Director, said, “This exhibition provides residents and visitors to South Florida a singular opportunity to view an enormously important artistic and historic collection that literally opens a window onto the development of Catholic Church, its contributions to the political and cultural life of the western world, and depictions of faith and art.â€
COST:
Single Vatican Splendors tickets, which include general admission to the Museum, are priced at $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $13 for children, and are now available. Single tickets for Vatican Splendors can be purchased at www.vaticansplendors.com, at the Museum Box Office, at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-877-2VATICAN (1-877-282-8422).
Group tickets (for groups of 15 or more) are NOW available for $17 per adult group ticket and $8 for a student who is part of a school group. To arrange a group tour, email moagroupsales@moafl.org or call (954) 262-0202.
Museum members may purchase anytime tickets at the special rate of $15 for adults and $11 for children ages 6 through 12. Members at the Reciprocal ($150) level and above receive two free anytime admissions to the exhibition. For Museum membership information, call Membership Development Associate Shelley Edwards at (954) 262-0221.
Funding for the exhibition in Fort Lauderdale has been provided by Presenting Sponsor Holy Cross Hospital, and Associate Sponsors PNC Bank and AutoNation. Additional support is provided by LXR Resorts and Hotels, including Bahia Mar and the Official Fort Lauderdale Host Hotel, the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Media support is being provided by the Sun-Sentinel, Clear Channel and Comcast.
Funding for the Museum of Art is provided, in part, by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
Organized and circulated in conjunction with the Congregazione per l’Evangelizzazione dei Popoli of the Vatican City State, the exhibition is produced by Evergreen Exhibitions in association with the Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University.
Since its founding in 1958, the Museum of Art I Fort Lauderdale has served our growing community as a gathering place for friends and neighbors, a lifelong learning center for children and adults, and as a dynamic hub for the cultural life of Broward County. Housed since 1986 in a distinguished modernist building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, the Museum is South Florida’s premier destination for quality exhibitions and programs that encompass every facet of civilization’s visual history. During the past five years, more than 1½ million visitors have enjoyed remarkable exhibitions like Cradle of Christianity, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, and American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. In 2008, the Museum became part of Nova Southeastern University, the sixth-largest private university in the nation, to form an expanded arts campus that joins the school’s Davie location with the Museum’s downtown Fort Lauderdale address.
The Museum of Art is located at One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue and is always open at www.moafl.org.
ART & DESIGN NIGHT – this Saturday, January 8th,2011 7-10pm, Miami Design District
CityLoftArt / European Art Gallery, LLC. – 61, NE 40th Street – Miami, Fl.33137
Assume this beautiful MIAMI by NIGHT, in the Design District
and in my Gallery with my exhibition „LIGHT meets COLOR“!
Four stunning, different & competent artists, brought together for you
in this total harmony and in an exclusive ambiance of “WELLFEELING”
Beautiful live piano music entertainment with our cuban pianist Domingo Aragu.
Come and see how we translate and show LIGHT meets COLOR, subtly transported by
our media: Resin, Enamel, Laquer, Glass, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, Steel and Aluminium.
MIAMI is THE melted Pot, melted Cultures, melted ART and Entertainment.
Expect the best of reasonable European Art with my recognized artists.
I welcome you for this Happy New Year event in CityLoftArt Gallery !
Enjoy the Design District, Valet $3, secure European Walkways.
And… walking, talking, strolling, meeting friends and…ART
for the simple pleasure of your eyes and your mind :-)
Our website: www.CityLoftArt.com
Friday, January 7
7 PM – ’til Midnight
FREE!
Ponce Circle Park
Coral Gables
Begin The New Year Happy At The Trendiest Place In Town Where Happy Hour Lasts All Night Long!
New Year Special 2 x 1 Happy Hour, 7 to 8 PM
Exhibits of paintings crafts and jewelry
In concert 3 unique musical groups…..
Electric Piquete 8:00PM
Stokeswood 9:30PM
Locos Por Juana 10:30PM
Sunday, January 23 · 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Miami Art Museum
Come see the artists of tomorrow at the 2011 Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition, presented by Miami Art Museum and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. On view January 23 through February 13, 2011, the annual exhibition, featuring more than 250 artworks in all media, will kick off with an awards ceremony on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 3pm when school district officials will announce awards in each category and artworks that will be submitted for national competition.
Opening reception: 1-4pm
Awards ceremony: 3pm
Free and open to the public
Information: 305-375-4073
The 2011 Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition, a highlight of the MAM & Schools program, is presented by Target. Additional support for this program is provided by The Heckscher Foundation for Children, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Citizens Interested in Arts, Inc. and MAM Annual Education Fund Donors.
Opening Reception for “ABOVE & BEYOND”
Saturday, January 8th, 7-11 pm
Art Fusion Galleries
1 NE 40th Street,
Suites 3, 6, 7
Miami, FL 33137
Live Music by “Amereida”
Hors d’oeuvres by Pasha’s
Complimentary Wine and Refreshments
Valet Parking available by South Florida Parking.
Art Fusion Galleries is proud to present our first exhibition of the new year, 2011!
This group exhibition, titled “ABOVE & BEYOND” will feature 32 dazzling, emerging, contemporary artists from around the globe. Come & join us at Art Fusion Galleries for our spectacular opening reception celebration & discover the beauty and passion of the fine arts as we continue to seduce and paint the world. Be sure to highlight this great event on your calendar.
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24 St
Miami, FL 33127
305-576-1278
Hours: Tue-Sat, 12-5
dorschgallery.com
We will be open this Saturday January 8th from 7-10pm, with our current exhibitions:
Arnold Mesches: Weather Patterns and Paint
and Clifton Childree: Orchestrated Gestures
Also opening on Saturday January 8th around the corner, Trinacria, a solo exhibition by Ralph Provisero
at Wynwood Project Space, 2200A NW 2nd Avenue.
R: Clifton Childree, still from Mysterium, 2010, dimensions variable. L: Arnold Mesches, Portraiture, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 40 inches
BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, MORE MOUNTAINS | solo photo show by Kerry McLaney
Wednesday , January 12, 2011, 5pm-10pm
Adjust Gallery
150 NW 24th Street
Miami FL 33127
BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, MORE MOUNTAINS
Solo photography show featuring Haitian landscapes by Kerry McLaney at Adjust Gallery (150 NW 24th Street) Wednesday, January 12th, 2011, 5pm-10pm to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti
Miami’s Independent Thinkers and 305 Creative Group present: BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, MORE MOUNTAINS, a photographic series of landscapes taken in various areas of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The second solo photography show by Kerry McLaney is taking place on January 12th, 2011 (5pm-10pm) at Adjust Gallery in the Wynwood Gallery District. Event is FREE, cash-bar available.
The show will include 15 limited-edition bamboo-framed prints of different mountainous regions. Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains is the translation of a Haitian proverb, Deye mon, gen mon. The belief that behind every obstacle, is another obstacle. The concept of the show is to represent the beauty behind the struggle the Haitian people face everyday.
Impact of the January 12th, 2010 earthquake: 220,000 people dead, 1.5 million homeless and 19 million cubic meters of rubble and debris in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Portion of proceeds to benefit Project Medishare, who quickly deployed medical/trauma response teams and constructed a field hospital located directly on the airport property immediately after the earthquake.
Official After Party At Purdy Lounge For (786)
Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a non-profit 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.
Pan American Art Projects presents Gustavo Acosta: Here
The artist is available for interviews, and will be present at the opening reception:
Opening reception: January 8, 2011 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
2450 NW 2nd Avenue. Miami, FL 33127
www.panamericanart.com
Pan American Art Projects presents Gustavo Acosta: HERE, a tribute exhibition to the city of Miami. Obsessed by the power of architecture, the artist traces the urban transformation of the city he calls home in this new series of works. Having witnessed the real estate boom and economic crash that followed thereafter, Acosta’s pieces encapsulate architectural giants in a stand-still moment; whether plummeting to ruins, being erected, or standing strong amidst the chaos of a city of lost promise. Works like “Borrando las Huellas”, which depicts collapsing buildings, and “One Day I Find Myself Building a Circus”, a large canvas of the foundations of the new Marlin Stadium, portray the city as a breathing entity; one that suffers with the collapse or construction of its parts; what is enfolding in each canvas is left up to the viewer to decide.
The pulsating city in Acosta’s canvases is a city at conflict with itself. An undeniable nostalgia creeps through the artist’s hectic brushstrokes. The emotional intensity of the artist’s world is present as Acosta captures a fleeting moment in the trajectory of the city’s day-to-day. Acosta has always made the cities in which he has resided the protagonists of his oeuvre. In this exhibition, we see Miami through the artist’s eyes. He sets before us a map of his city: the places that define Miami as his hometown. HERE is Acosta’s tribute to Miami, through these works the artist is embracing his role in the city; grounding his roots and proclaiming his sense of belonging HERE.
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com
Marie Lorenz
Waverunner XV; Indices and Abstractions
Opening reception: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 7-10pm
Conversation with the artist, 6pm
Locust Projects
155 NE 38th Street, Suite 100
Miami, Fl 33137
Through February 19
Locust Projects is pleased to present Waverunner XV; Indices and Abstractions, an exhibition by New York-based artist Marie Lorenz. Conceived specifically for Miami, the exhibition is a continuation of the artist’s ongoing exploration of urban waterways and narratives. Through video, sculpture and large-scale works on paper, Lorenz examines and abstracts familiar places, objects, and actions.
For the first time, Lorenz is experimenting with a jet ski – a contemporary mode of transportation and sport. The artist has built a floating ramp, modeled after an ocean wave, which was taken out to Biscayne Bay. There, Lorenz filmed the interaction of the jet ski and ramp, which simultaneously become subject and object. The resulting video explores moments of floating and unexpected discovery and will be on view at the gallery alongside the ramp.
Lorenz will also present a series of black and white prints. The first, a vinyl diagram of the jet ski’s pump (the jet that propels the machine through the water), takes form on Locust Projects’ window façade and provides a kind of floating explanation of the forces at work inside the machine.
On display inside the space are handmade works on paper created using a method employed by Japanese anglers to precisely record their prize catches. To create these works, the artist has painted sumi ink onto the surface of the jet ski, and then pressed rice paper onto its handle bars, hoses, cables and decals, recording the man-made object in the style of a Japanese fish print.
By indexing select aspects, perspectives and features of the jet ski and the jump, the artist has abstracted the object, and transformed its representations into illustrations of her own personal exploration.
Marie Lorenz was born in Twenty-nine Palms, CA, in 1973 and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA in sculpture from Yale University, New Haven, CT, in 2002. She has participated in the Rome Prize Fellowship, American Academy in Rome, Italy (2008); and residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, ME (2004); Salzburg International Summer Academy, Public Interventions Seminar, Austria (2002); and The Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding, Sausalito, CA (1997). Recent solo projects include Upriver, performance for the Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, NY (2010); Shipwrecks, Jack Hanley Gallery, NY (2010); and The Inner Sea, a web-log that documents exploration of waterways around Rome, ITALY. In her ongoing project, Tide and Current Taxi (2005-2008), the artist acts as a guide for participants wishing to visit sites in areas surrounding New York City that are accessible only by water. After each voyage, Lorenz provides a detailed account of the journey in her Web journal, www.tideandcurrenttaxi.org.
Join Us For Wynwood’s 2nd Saturdays Art Walk
Sat. Jan. 8, 7 – 10pm
Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery
2311 Nw 2nd Ave.
Rsvp@Miguelparedes.Com – 866.534.2184 Ext.2244
Complimentary Cocktails By: Bombay Sapphire
Light Bites Provided By: Ra – Sushi – Bar – Restaurant
Sponsored By: Pkgraphics.Com
For More Info Or To Rsvp Please Contact Us:
Rsvp@Miguelparedes.Com – 866.534.2184 Ext.2244
Please Visit Us Online: Www.Miguelparedes.Com
Beats After Sunset @ the Bass Museum
2100 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida.
January 7, 2011 at 8 pm.
RSVP for an evening of art, music, food, and drinks. Beats After Sunset will be held the first Friday of each month and will showcase art, music and a fusion of drinks and food for those who are culturally savvy, or just looking to enjoy a beautiful evening in Miami Beach at one of its greatest institutions.
Admission is free. RSVP to info@bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530 x 1001.
You are welcome to bring friends and guests.
Reset | Miami
January 16, 2011, 6:00pm – 12:00am
The News Bar & Lounge
5580 NE 4th Court, Suite 4b & 5a
The Courtyard @ 55th Street Station
Miami, FL 33137
305 758 9932
More Info & Facebook evite.
Please join us for our first event of 2011.
Reset joins together the very best of everything: Selected venues, prime selection of music, emerging artists, top-shelf cocktail specials and the finest folks from every scene.
Come and discover what afternoon bliss feels like with Reset.
Happy Hour menu will be available until 9:00pm.
YoungArts Week!
January 10-15, 2011
Locations around Miami, including the Gusman Theater in Downtown, the Van Dyke Cafe and Colony Theater on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach and the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE!
Detailed performance and exhibition information available here. Tickets are free but required for many performances, so check here for instructions to reserve!
http://youngarts.org/exhibitions-and-performances.
This year 148 of the nation’s most talented 17-18 year old artists in the visual, literary and performing arts will converge in Miami for YoungArts Week. These national Finalists represent the top 3% of applicants to our program and were selected from more than 5,000 applicants from every state.
For the first time ever, four evenings of YoungArts Week Performances will be live streamed on www.youngarts.org. If you’re in Miami, join us in person. If you’re not, join us online!
We are pleased to announce that the following YoungArts performances will be live-streamed from the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts on the YoungArts website:
Voice and Jazz Performance (Monday, January 10 at 8 p.m. EST)
Theater Performance (Tuesday, January 11 at 8 p.m. EST)
Dance and Cinematic Arts Performance (Wednesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. EST)
Alumni All-Star Performance at An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala (Saturday, January 15 at 7 p.m. EST)
Discovering excellence in the arts
Markowicz Fine Art has the pleasure to invite you to the opening of the new collection My Rhapsody In Green By artist Clara Poupel
January 12, 6:00 – 10:00 Pm
1 NE 40th Street #5
Design District
Miami, FL 33137
Valet Parking Available
Clara Poupel’s paintings comment on contemporary life and the current behaviorial patterns of 21st century society. My Rhapsody In Green was created to help raise awareness toward living an all around healthier life, with a purpose and means toward the future.
“Having had a successful art gallery in New Jersey for many years, I believe Clara Poupel is a wonderfully talented artist with great creativity, imagination and a superb use of color.” -Bob Diamond
We are happy to announce that Whole Foods Market – Aventura will be sponsoring the reception. We are proud to announce that 20% of the retail price sales will be donated to Dr. Michael Krop Senior High School PTSA. Donations will be used for teacher grants and student college scholarships.
RSVP:Let us know if you are coming and if you have guests.
By email : info@markowiczfineart.com
By Facebook : Markowicz Fine Art
Design District’s First Gallery Walk Of 2011
Join us @ Borinquen Gallery for the First Gallery Walk of 2011
Saturday January 8, 2011
Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
100 NE 38th Street, Suite # 3, Miami, FL 33137,
Come enjoy an eclectic collection of paintings, sculptures and photography by award winning artists from various countries gathered to create awareness about HIV/AIDS
H-Allen Benowitz (USA), Francois Gracia (Haiti), Clarice de Souza (Brazil), Igal Fedida (Israel), David Tupper (USA), Andre Allen (Jamaica), Sharon Dash (USA) and Hector Maldonado (Puerto Rico)
Some of these artists have exhibited their work at art galleries, art shows and museums in the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Opening 01. 07. 2011
Bhakti Baxter, Daniel Milewski, and Marcos Valella
Gallery Diet
174 NW 23 Street, Miami, Florida 33127.
Join us on Friday, January 7th, 2011 from 6 – 8 PM for a preview of the exhibition.
Bhakti Baxter b. 1979 Miami, Florida. Bhakti will present a series of never before exhibited sculptural works. Through a gestural practice Bhakti is exploring design, form, and abstraction. This will be his first exhibition with Gallery Diet though he has exhibited widely both locally (including a solo exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art) and Internationally including his most recent solo exhibition at Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, Italy.
Daniel Milewski b. 1978 Auburn, Massachusettes. Daniel will present a body of new work including photography, video, and drawing. Through repetition there is an exploration of form and content. He has exhibited in a solo exhibition at Gallery Diet, where he is represented, and most recently at Dimensions Variable in the Design District.
Marcos Valella b. 1981 Miami, Florida. Marcos will present a series of recent paintings in the gallery projects room. The paintings in this exhibition continue an exploration of contemporary and modern tendencies in the reading of painting through abstraction. This will be Marcos’s first time exhibiting with Gallery Diet, he has recently exhibited at the Miami Art Museum and will be participating in the Bass Museum’s Berlin residency this coming Spring.
The gallery will remain open for the Wynwood Second Saturday walk on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 until 9 PM. The exhibition runs thru February 5th, 2011 with viewing hours Tuesday thru Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and by appointment.
Gallery Diet is a contemporary art gallery located in the Wynwood District of Miami, Florida where it has existed since 2007. The gallery has produced over 25 solo and group exhibitions by new and emerging artists from around the world and has documented those exhibitions in hard cover print on a yearly basis. Represented artists include Charley Friedman, Christy Gast, Richard Höglund, Abby Manock, and Daniel Milewski.
Daniel Milewski, Bleed 2010 Ballpoint pen and graphite on notepad paper 10″ x 13″ (each)
Join Us For The Miami International Launch Party And Vip Opening Of “Spacesâ€
Saturday, Jan 8th • 6:30-8pm
Black Square Gallery
2248 Nw 1st Place • Miami, Fl 33127 (Wynwood Corner Of 1st Place And 23rd St.)
Caviar Tasting Sponsored By Black River Caviar
Wine Tasting
Unveiling Of The Fair Catalogue
Kindly Rsvp To Anna Milashevych Or Ron Kritzler At Milanna.Ua@Gmail.Com
Www.Mia-Artfair.Com
14-17 January 2011 • Preview 13 Jan
Miami Beach Convention Center
Thursday, January 13, 2011
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Miami Beach Convention Center, Hall D
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Kindly RSVP by January 11th at info@ifae.com
www.mia-artfair.com
MIA VIP invitees enjoy early viewing and selection of outstanding master artworks beginning at 6:30 pm.
Savor hors d’oeuvres and wine courtesy of sponsors Black River Caviar and Opici Wines.
The general public is also cordially invited to attend Opening Preview.
They may purchase tickets for the affordable price of $50pp. The preview ends at 10pm
Honoring Diana Lowenstein, a respected member of the international art scene, Diane Camber, the former director of the Bass Museum will present a special tribute to the recipient of the 2011 “Arts of Distinction Award†during Opening Preview.
In addition to offering first viewing of America’s most exciting mid-winter contemporary art fair, with 73 exhibitors (25 local and 48 international dealers), Opening Preview of MIA on Thursday, January 13th plays host to an unconventional and energizing new wave of performance projects. For the opening night show organizers, International Fine Arts Expositions (IFAE), have partnered with cultural and community organizations, as well as established and emerging artists, to unveil a bevy of surprises and ensure a comprehensive and “next-generation†experience.
First there is show curator Gean Moreno’s experiential presentation. The noted Miami artist, critic and curator, has created a truly multi-disciplinary playground for audiences through a collaborative effort with SPRING BREAK, a non-profit organization designed to develop new modes of approaching contemporary art and culture within South Florida, and augurari, also a non-profit which publishes audio works by contemporary visual artists. “These groups are pioneering, daring and young. They engage audiences through a combination of music, performance and visual arts,†exclaims Moreno.
Graffiti artist Jona Cerwinske will create magic once again. The artist who gained viral fame for transforming a Lamborghini Gallardo into a jaw-dropping piece of art, and with only a Sharpie, will have at it again. This time with a Porsche Carrera S 911. Additionally, he will paint the the walls of the Rudolf Budja Gallery booth space, the gallery where he is currently exhibiting. Patrons will be able to watch Cerwinske apply his midas touch in an unforgettable performance.
On the heels of a successful sold-out show in Zurich, Russian artist Artem Mirolevich will mesmerize audiences as he blurs the boundaries between painting and performance art with “Transformation.†He begins with a white backdrop. Adds color, depth and texture to create a setting. He then introduces a half- or nearly- naked model who melts into the background and becomes part of the canvas. A videographer will capture it all on film as will professional photos of the completed work.
Last, but certainly not least, is mixed media provocateur Lucinda Linderman, an artist with a powerful message about environmental stewardship. Linderman uses reclaimed plastics and other reusable materials to create her sculptures, installations and mixed media pieces. For the opening night, Linderman unveils a fashion performance entitled “ Excess Extravaganceâ€, which correlates the perceived extravagance and excess of the royal court of the 18th century and the Rococo style with American consumerism today. “For this performance, I am reclaiming plastic to create a dress as extravagant as the dresses worn by Marie Antoinette to bring to light the waste created by our striving to be extravagant,†said Linderman.
Another exciting feature Preview-goers will get to experience first is a revolutionary new Apple application. The free MIA iPhone app powered by Collectrium allows visitors to take a snapshot of any artwork exhibited at the fair and instantly receive extensive information on artist and piece, add their own notes, bookmark it for later, share with friends via social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook and even contact the gallery directly. The app also boasts other nifty features like the ability to view the entire catalogue on your mobile device, see a map of the Show and review programming for the course of the four-day Fair.
Reception at CANDO Arts Co-Op
Friday, January 14 at 6pm
309 23RD Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Candoartscoop.com
BUTTONS UP, a solo exhibit of sculptures by artist Augusto Esquivel, opens Friday, January 14 at 6pm with a reception at CANDO ARTS CO-OP.
The show features more than fourteen 2 and 3-dimensional sculptures made from thousands of sewing buttons, a body of work that took two years to create.
Sculptures of objects, such as Augusto’s yellow fire hydrant, are constructed by suspending hundreds of buttons from strands of fishing line; the buttons are precisely aligned to create life-size replicas.
Esquivel also gives shape to portraits. The image of Audrey Hepburn is captured in buttons and beads that span across a wall at 104 inches; Red buttons create the face of Marilyn Monroe, mole and all.
The show includes the button portraits of James Dean and Bjork, a life-size upright piano button sculpture, a ball of buttons 32 inches in diameter and a true-to-life-size button toilet!
The unique technique was developed by the artist, who paints the buttons, cuts and drills through acrylic panels and deciphers the exact position of every single button.
A native of Argentina, Augusto Esquivel lives in Miami Beach and is a resident artist of CANDO Arts Co-op.
BUTTONS UP runs through February 6, 2011. CANDO Arts Co-op is located at 309 23rd Street, one block west of Collins Ave, Miami Beach. For more information, contact Augusto Esquivel at 754 423 3437 or CANDO Arts Co-op 305 672 3336.
Coral Gables Museum Presents First Friday Gallery Night Exhibition
Friday, January 7, 2011 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.CoralGablesMuseum.org
The Coral Gables Museum presents
Architecture Atelier 2011, Education of an Architect;
the pedagogy of Professor Mario F. Ortega,
Miami Dade College School of Architecture Faculty.
Over 100 student projects from Architecture Design 1 to Architecture Design 4, in the form of two-dimensional drawings and three dimensional constructs will be on display with twenty full-scale replicas from one of the masters of De Stijl, Gerrit Rietveld, along with the furniture studies and designs created in Professor Ortega’s Architecture Design Studios.
World and Eye Coffee House
Saturday, January 8th, 8:00 p.m
World and Eye Arts Center
FAT Village Arts District
109 NW 5th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301
www.worldandeye.com
WORLD AND EYE COFFEE HOUSE
Indulge with comfort food while enjoying puppetry, poets, music and more. World and Eye Coffee Houses are a mix of guest artists from all genres.
The next performance is on January 8th at 8:00 p.m including the talents of shadow puppeteer, Dave Goboff. Jean Minuchin and Randy Hendler present short Mask and Mime performances along with dance from the Kelly Stashko studio and a monologue by Marcell Black. Geared for adults although children are welcome.
Once a month: January 8- February 5- March 19
Tickets- $15 or $10 for Members. For more information and to order tickets go to www.worldandeye.com and click on the Theater Page or call 954-540-9897.
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