ConFab: a one day practicum on how to make things happen in the arts

Saturday, November 18, 2017, Noon-8pm Join Girls’ Club and the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood for a one-day practicum for artists, writers and creatives in conjunction with the exhibition Change Agents, on view November 10, 2017 – January 7, 2018. ConFab is a series workshops and discussions designed to inspire innovative strategies for producing and presenting…

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SPF’17: Small Press Fair Fort Lauderdale

Saturday, November 11, 2017, Noon-6pm Girls’ Club and IS Projects present the second edition of SPF Fort Lauderdale, the area’s only Small Press Fair. SPF Fort Lauderdale is a Small Press Fair where artists, independent publishers and small presses can exhibit and sell their creations and the general public can learn about the world of…

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photo by Teodora Dakova

Artist Workshop: Watercolor Wanderlust with Harumi Abe at MDC

Saturday, June 24, 2017, 11am-2pm Join artist Harumi Abe for a hands-on painting workshop, creating small scale landscapes with watercolor. Harumi will lead a demonstration on basic watercolor elements, techniques, practices and alternative methods. Working with the ongoing theme of artist as historical explorer, the workshop invites participants to travel via Instagram to source vistas…

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Offsite: Jenny Larsson Performance

Saturday, June 17, 7:30 – 9:00pm Girls’ Club presents Offsite Performance by Jenny Larsson: Searching for Arctic Winter, a poetic performance in search of winter and wilderness in Florida’ summer heat, at Projects South, FATVillage. Searching for Arctic Winter Artist, choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Wild Beast Collective Jenny Larsson and company embark on…

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Offsite: Jen Clay Performance

Saturday, June 3, 2017, 6-9pm Girls’ Club presents Offsite Performance: Nearing, an elaborate, multi-media performance from the Fort Lauderdale-based artist Jen Clay on Saturday, June 3, 2017, 6-9pm, at ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, in Fort Lauderdale. First seating begins promptly at 6:30, the second at 7:30pm, with an interactive prologue and intermission. Nearing is…

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Offsite: Vanessa Garcia Performance

Saturday, May 6, 2017, 7:30-9:00pm Girls’ Club presents Offsite Performance by Vanessa Garcia: Temple Fade, a theatrical production set in the neighborhood barber shop, Monarchs Cut & Shave, in FATVillage, Fort Lauderdale. Temple Fade Three haircuts, three stories, and the butterfly effect walk into a barbershop… Created by Vanessa Garcia. Performed and Co-directed by Ashley…

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Pink Noise Closing Reception

Saturday, February 25, 2017, 6-9pm Join the Facebook Event Join Girls’ Club for the closing of Pink Noise: Flexing the Frequency, the last exhibition on view at the iconic 117 Girls’ Club building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and performance by Jen Clay. Downstairs, enjoy the exhibit and chat with exhibition curator Sarah Michelle Rupert, Girls’…

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Offsite: Christina Pettersson Performance

Thursday, March 9, 2017, 6-8pm Girls’ Club presents Offsite Performance by Christina Pettersson: Along the Shadow of the River, a multi-disciplinary public performance set along the banks of the historic New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Taking place on the riverside grounds of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society at 219 SW 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale,…

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Gritty in Pink Art Talk with Lisa Rockford

Saturday, Febeurary 4, 2017, 3pm Join the Facebook Event Artist and curator Lisa Rockford host this lecture and discussion highlighting the history of the color pink and exposing contemporary artists who have used the color pink ironically or subversively to draw attention to cultural issues. Artists featured in the Girls’ Club current exhibit, Pink Noise:…

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Lop-Off Sessions at Pink Noise

Saturday, January 28, 2017, 4-9pm Join the Facebook Event Lop-Off Sessions are a series of one-day, site-specific performances organized by Maitejosune Urrechaga & Tony Kapel of Pocket of Lollipops. The rock duo will present their 5th edition, creating compilation #5 with an all female line-up and their first Lop-Off Session in Broward County. Invited musicians…

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Art Talk: History of Girls’ Club, at NSU Art Museum

Sunday, January 22, 2017, 2pm In conjunction with our current exhibition Belief + Doubt: Selections from the Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz Collection, Bonnie Clearwater will conduct a conversation on the history of the renowned Fort Lauderdale art space Girls’ Club alongside Francie Bishop Good, Michelle Weinberg, and Sarah Michelle Rupert. Established by Francie…

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ABMB Artist + Curator Brunch

Saturday, December 3, 2016, 9am-1pm Join the Facebook Event Join Girls’ Club directors, artists and Pink Noice curator Sarah Michelle Rupert for an informal brunch celebration during Art Basel, Miami Beach. Hear about the current exhibition Pink Noise: Flexing the Frequency – the unique collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. Enjoy fresh brunch…

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