recent projects
Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work..Cathleen Chambless is from Miami, Florida. Her debut collection of poetry is Nec (Romantic) (Gorilla Press; 2016). Poet Campbell McGrath calls this book,…
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Writer to Writer is a guest blog project from Girls’ Club writer in residence Jan Becker that focuses on local writers and their perceptions of how femininity and self-proliferation figure into their work. Fabienne Josaphat was born and raised in Haiti. Her first novel, Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow, published this year by Unnamed Press,…
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Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum Florida International University May 11th, 2016 via Newsletter Upcoming Summer Season Exhibitions The Summer of Women begins on Saturday, May 14 and includes three original exhibitions featuring women artists. First-off is a fresh look at the artwork of rebel-nun and Pop art pioneer Corita Kent. In the Beginning was the…
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On April 20th, 2016, Florida Atlantic University’s Painter’s Forum and Girls’ Club hosted a panel discussion, Now What?, inviting recent FAU and Girls’ Club alumnae Mariela Acuna, Jeanie Ambrosio and Brooke Frank to share experiences, tips, and lessons learned upon graduating art school. The panel discussed various topics pertaining to the college and post-college experience…
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In honor of National Poetry Month, Girls’ Club invites the public to create original, rhyming poems inspired by artwork in Girls’ Club’s current exhibit, Self-Proliferation. Part zine, part collaborative web-project, Part Time Rhyme aims to connect the visual with the literary arts in a multi-disciplinary mash up of poetics and aesthetics With a mission to…
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Girls’ Club alumnae Mariela Acuna, Jeanie Ambrosio and Brooke Frank will speak to an audience of undergraduate art students at Florida Atlantic University, Wednesday, April 20th about issues and experiences faced by recent art graduates as they pursue careers in the art world. As recent FAU graduates pursuing various tracks with in the South Florida…
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Spring/Summer 2016 Fellowship Girls’ Club continues its fellowship program, welcoming recent Florida Atlantic University graduate Brooke Frank to the Girls’ Club team. Bridging the gap between art school and the professional workplace, the fellowship program works hands-on with young artists and professionals, combining education and practical experience to create a unique environment for professional growth.…
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Information Proliferation is an independent, web-based project by Fall 2015 Fellow, Mariela Acuna. Acknowledging challenges in understanding contemporary art, Information Proliferation creates a context for selected works in Girls’ Club’s current exhibition, Self-Proliferation. The project provides information about the artists, their career and their specific body of work. By sharing her findings, Mariela hopes to…
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Girls’ Club is an alternative, non-profit art collection and exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art by women. Focusing on contemporary art by women, Girls’ Club presents exhibitions, publications, web projects and year-round public programming including art talks, workshops, community events, outreach programs, film screenings and more. Continuing its dedication to education opportunities for local arts…
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Four presentations at Girls’ Club by prominent local artists will offer a glimpse into their unique methods of artmaking. Chosen from the current exhibition Self-Proliferation, the four presenting artists work with diverse media, employing various printing and proliferation techniques to carry their message. They will share their inspirations, career paths and ah hah! moments with…
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Extending opportunities for education and research on contemporary female artists, fellows Mariela Acuna and Brooke Frank have put together a video listing of artists in the current exhibition, Self Proliferation, who have been featured on ART21. ART21 videos are short documentaries that explore different aspects of artists’ work. Through direct interviews these videos make accessible…
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Girls’ Club presents Part Two of Defining a Moment, an independent project created by Fall 2014 fellow Erica Mohan. Defining a Moment is a multi-part video blog series exploring the stories of select artists’ decisions to pursue an artistic profession and the moments that sparked their transformation. Artists were selected from the private collection of…
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A Brief History of Women in Video Art Artsy Editorial By Kat Herriman Jan 13th, 2016 5:00 am In the 1960s, following the post-war advent of television in America, video cameras became available to consumers and quickly found their way into the hands of the international art scene. Lauded as the grandfather of video art,…
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Girls’ Club and Christie’s Auction House have teamed up to present the series Opportunity Ascending: Spotlight on Women Artists, to focus on investment and collection opportunities within contemporary art by women. There have always been great women artists. Female artists have worked for centuries, making dynamic and provocative contributions to all major art movements. Recently,…
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Girls’ Club and NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale welcome Visiting Artist Stella Johnson to present a public artist talk, workshop and guest exhibition. This Visiting Artist initiative is a new addition to Girls’ Club public programming, and aims to addresses itself to the national sphere by fostering dialogue between South Florida artists and institutions and…
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In conjunction with the current exhibition Self-Prolfieration, South Florida artists and collaborators Leila Leder Kremer and Juana Meneses of Portable Editions will set up shop at Girls’ Club as a Printer in Residence for the month of March 2016.
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Episode 415 of Art Loft, WPBT2 aired Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 7:30pm. The Girls’ Club in Fort Lauderdale is a landmark in the South Florida art community, notable for its edgy exhibitions and striking presence. We interviewed Margi Nothard, President and Design Director of Glavovic Studio Inc. to learn more about this remarkable remodeling…
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Performance: Saturday, January 30, 2016, 8pm Event is free and open to the public.In collaboration with choreographer Jenny Larsson, Girls’ Club presents an evening of experimental dance and performance. Doors open at 6pm. Performance begins promptly at 8pm.On the Other Side of the Lake is an exploration of mixed media/live performance. The main character is…
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Girls’ Club has commissioned South Florida artist Vickie Pierre to create a site-specific mural for the Girls’ Club exterior. Taking over 46 feet of wall space, Pierre extends her practice into the public realm with her first large scale, public art project. The Elements Conspire to Find Me, 2015 Site specific wall mural, acrylic, metallic…
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Calling all Artists and Small Arts Organizations! Artists and small arts organizations are invited to present a simple proposal for an art project. The projects should be innovative, feasible, and impact the community. Proposals will be received one month prior to the events, a panel of artists and art professionals will score the proposals, and…
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Events *artist from the Girls’ Club Collection Monday, Nov 30 6-10pm | Opening Reception: Wendy Wischer*: Escaping Gravity The Screening Room, 2626 NW 2 Avenue, Wynwood, Miami 7-10pm | Opening Reception: DINA SHENHAV: D.O.A. Curated by Tami Katz-Freiman, Opening Reception featuring DJ Doron Solomons ArtCenter [Little River Edition] 7252 NW Miami Court, Miami 7-10pm |…
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2016 100K PRIZE RECIPIENT: MARTHA ROSLER Martha Rosler is the first recipient of The 100K Prize, a biennial award presented to an influential, U.S.-based woman artist in honor of her exemplary artistic achievements and enduring commitment to her practice. Rosler will receive a $100,000 unrestricted cash award from the Foundation complemented by a full year…
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Saturday, December 5, 9am-1pm Join the Facebook Event Join Girls’ Club directors, artists and guest curator Micaela Giovannotti for an informal brunch celebration during Art Basel, Miami Beach. Hear about the current exhibitions – Self-Proliferation and 100+ Degrees in the Shade – the unique collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz and be one…
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Artsy Editorial By Alexxa Gotthardt Published: Nov 9th, 2015 11:35 pm Featured Photo by Brian Buckley. Courtesy of Cheim & Read, New York. Read full article on artsy.net On an unseasonably warm fall day, Louise Fishman, a 76-year-old painter with a shock of short white hair, a fanny pack slung at her hip, and…
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On View November 13, 2015 – January 7, 2016 There has not been a definitive survey exhibition of South Florida Art presented since 2001. This expansive show will include an array of works in all media, by a selection of some of the finest artists of South Florida. Sculpture and installation works, painting, photography, mixed…
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Jan Becker, local writer and poet, has been selected as Girls’ Club 2015/2016 writer-in-residence. Becker will work collaboratively with Girls’ Club to present various public programs and contribute writings in conjunction with the exhibition Self-Proliferation, curated by Micaela Giovannotti. Jan Becker was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and subsequently grew up…
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Girls’ Club presents Art Trichotomy: Portraits of the Industry, an independent project created by Spring Fellow Megan Castellon. Art Trichotomy is a multi-part video series exploring personal stories and perspectives of women who hail from three pillars of the art industry: the gallerist, the curator, and the artist. Looking to the local art scene in…
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Fall 2015 Fellowship Girls’ Club continues its fellowship program, welcoming recent Florida Atlantic University graduate Mariela Acuna to the Girls’ Club team. Bridging the gap between art school and the professional workplace, the fellowship program works hands-on with young artists and professionals, combining education and practical experience to create a unique environment for professional growth.…
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9 TOPICS is a web project by artists/curators Amalia Caputo and Marina Font. Using Instagram as a platform to engage local and international communities, the project calls for thematic artist submissions relating to a monthly topic on the theme of “the self.” Select artist submissions will be published on the Girls’ Club blog, and considered…
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A bibliography from guest author Marilyn Hoder Salmon Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history – Novalis, 1799-1800 When a woman novelist portrays a woman artist painting in her studio, the reader is invited to reflect upon women’s creativity and their struggles to attain a space in which to create. – Roberta White, A…
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