The Drawing Project: an on-line exhibition and project space collaboration

27 March 2013

Project Launch: Wednesday, April 3, 5pm www.drawingproject.frostartmuseum.org   The Drawing Project at the Frost Art Museum is a collaborative investigation curated by artist/educator and FIU graduate Emmy Mathis. The on-line exhibition/project space consists of an on-line exhibition where pieces from the Frost’s permanent collection, many of which have never been exhibited in the museum, are…

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Girls Summit, a 3-day Symposium at MOCA North Miami and Girls’ Club

21 March 2013

Join the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami and Girls’ Club for hands-on workshops and presentations of innovative scholarship, including round table discussions and film screenings during this 3-day symposium for scholars, artists, educators, activists, therapists and other professionals who work with girls. Register for Girls Summit 2013 (3 days) Educators: $30, Students: Free! Wednesday,…

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Workshop participants get mappy with Felice Grodin

20 March 2013

Armed with the usual suspects of drafting and architecture planning, a group of 5 artists took on the challenge presented by Artists in Action! artist instructor Felice Grodin to map a body sequence and change the way we see movement, gestural expression and transition.  Using tracing paper, acetate sheets, T-squares, drafting dots, triangles and a…

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Artists in Action! with Ana Albertina Delgado

19 March 2013

Ana Albertina Delgado Artist Talk | 7pm, Friday, April 19 | free and open to the public Workshop | 1-4pm, Saturday, April 20, $30 Hear Ana Albertina Delgado speak about her work, creative inspirations and recent projects. Ana’s drawings relay a world of magical elements and surreal revelations which complement real motivations and explorations. Her…

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Mod Weekend takes over Fort Lauderdale Beach with events, tours and parties

12 March 2013

This March, for three days only, Tropic Magazine, along with North Beach Village, Classic Gateway Cinema, Girls’ Club and the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale will present Mod Weekend 2013 as a celebration of the city’s Mid-Century Modern treasures. Six Buildings You Need to Know: Tropics Double-Decker Bus Tour Saturday + Sunday, 10am – 12:30pm…

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Florida Museum for Women Artists open call for 4th Annual Juried Exhibition

5 March 2013

The Florida Museum for Women Artists is pleased to announce a call to female artists for its Fourth Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Art in an array of materials and styles will be accepted for consideration including oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, photography, clay and wood sculptures, fiber, digital arts and mixed media art. May 25 –…

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Jen Stark

4 March 2013

What Does Organic Matter?, 2009* Felt tip pen and pencil on archival paper 22 x 30 inches acquired 2008 Double Take, 2009 Hand-cut wood 24 x 24 x 24 inches acquired 2008 www.jenstark.com         Biography Born 1983 in Miami, Florida. Using only colored paper, an x-acto knife and glue, this Miami artist…

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Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #19, 1978

Cindy Sherman

21 February 2013

Untitled Film Still #19, 1978* Photograph 8 x 10 inches acquired 1999 www.cindysherman.com Biography Born in 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Sherman earned a BA from Buffalo State College, State University of New York (1976). In self-reflexive photographs and films, Cindy Sherman invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from Hollywood starlet to clown to society matron.…

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Call to South Florida high school art students, The LAB (Locus Art Builders)

21 February 2013

Opportunity: The LAB (Locust Arts Builders) Dates: Weekdays, June 24 – July 13, 2013 Public Opening Reception: Saturday, July 14, 7-10pm Deadline: April 20, 2013 – applications must be received by 5pm Locust Projects is pleased to announce an open call to South Florida high school students for a chance to participate in a collaborative…

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