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Clare Rojas

Maddy, 2009* Color aquatint etching 25 x 21 inches acquired 2010 Untitled, 2003 Gouache on panel 7 x 13 1/2 inches acquired 2005         Biography Born 1976, Columbus, OH Clare Rojas obtained her MFA in 2002 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2012-2013, Clare Rojas’ work was featured…

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Diana Shpungin

Endless Ocean, 2011* Hand drawn digital video animation, Continuous loop acquired 2011 www.dianashpungin.com Biography Born in Riga, Latvia. Diana Shpungin currently works and lives in Brooklyn. She works in drawing, animation, sculpture, installation, video and sound. She obtained her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York.  Shpungin has exhibited in: Fieldgate Gallery, London,…

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Nicola Tyson

Gossip, 2006* Drypoint 11 x 15 inches acquired 2011 Untitled #65, 1996 Charcol and pastel on colored paper 30 x 24 inches acquired 1998 Crossed Legs, 2005  Oil and charcol on canvas 58 x 46 inches acquired 2007 Biography Born 1960 London, England, Nicola Tyson attended Chelsea School of Art, St. Martins School of Art…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Janelle Gueits

More on Janelle Gueits Janelle Gueitz on IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4816530/ janelle Gueits on Twitter | @JanelleGueits 13 million voices | www.13.co Blind Knight Studios | www.blindknightstudios.com About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview series highlighting 12…

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Study Finds Gender Gap at the Top Museums

Article by HILARIE M. SHEETS MARCH 7, 2014 read original article here Women run just a quarter of the biggest art museums in the United States and Canada, and they earn about a third less than their male counterparts, according to a report released on Friday by the Association of Art Museum Directors, a professional…

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Literary Truth / Creative Nonfiction: a workshop for artists led by Vanessa Garcia

 Join Girls’ Club’s writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia for a 2-day writing workshop, April 18 and 25, Noon – 3pm. The term “Creative Nonfiction” gets tossed around a lot these days. New graduate programs are opening up to encompass the form, and writers are exploring it daily. It’s sometimes equated with Literary Journalism or Memoir.  In this…

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Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop: Authentic Branding Intro at Girls’ Club

Tuesday, April 1, 7-8:30pm In partnership with Broward County Cultural Division, Girls’ Club will host this mini workshop taken from from the day-long Creative Capital “You Are Your Brand” workshop. This session provides an introduction to the concept of “authentic branding,” which has been used to help visual artists, authors, celebrities, and business executives be…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Marilyn Hoder-Salmon

More on Marilyn Hoder-Salmon Twitter | Follow Marilyn Hoder-Salmon @marilynhsalmon FIU News | Women’s Studies Center founder receives Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award Amazon.com | Some available writings from Marilyn Hoder-Salmon JSTOR | Read Marilyn Hoder-Salmon’s “Collecting Scholar’s Wives” Flickr photos from FIU | Photo album of Women’s Studies Center over the Years About 12…

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In Bituin: transmuting, traveling and transforming, special exhibition at Girls’ Club Annex Space

Girls’ Club presents In Bituin: transmuting, traveling and transforming, a project from Dwelling Projects, curated by Sofia Bastidas a former Girls’ Club intern. Inspired by Girls’ Club recent exhibitions Following the Line and I think it’s in my head, the exhibition pulls explores themes touched upon in each exhibition. Artists featured: Valeria Guillen, Benjamin Hayward Smith,…

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Artists in Action! with Harumi Abe

Harumi Abe Artist Talk | Friday, March 21, 7pm free and open to the public Artist Multiple | #USinterior, 2014 limited edition unique prints edition of 30 5 x 7 inches $60 each   Hear Harumi Abe speak about her work, her creative inspirations, and recent projects. Talk is free and open to the public.…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb with Bobbie Ibarra

More on Bobbie Ibarra Miami Coalition for the Homeless | www.miamihomeless.org Miami Today News | Leading Miami Coalition For The Homeless Bobbie Ibarra Seeks To Build Greater Community Support Around The Issue Huffington Post | www.huffingtonpost.com/bobbie-ibarra About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box &…

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Brown Bag Lunch Talk with Marisa Pascucci, Boca Museum of Art

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, Noon Girls’ Club invites artists, arts venues and creative entrepreneurs to attend this information session and brown bag lunch talk, Wednesday, February 19 at Noon. Hear from Marisa Pascucci, Curator of 20th Century & Contemporary Art at Boca Museum of Art about opportunities and resources available to artists at the museum…

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101 Women Artists Got Wikipedia Pages This Week

From ARTnews 101 Women Artists Who Got Wikipedia Pages This Week By Robin Cembalest Posted 02/06/14 The Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was an international initiative to bring women’s voices to the online encyclopedia–as editors and as subjects Last Saturday, about 600 volunteers in 31 venues around the globe engaged in a collective effort to change the…

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Broward Cultural Division presents 2014 Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI)

The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute(AEI) is an artist-focused course of study designed to assist artists (visual, musicians, writers, media, theater, performing arts), by cultivating and advancing their business skills. Presented on 4 Saturdays, AEI will be offered as a series of 20 classes. AEI is led by a premier faculty composed of leading business…

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Guided Tours of Girls’ Club Contemporary Art Space and Private Collection

In partnership with Greater Fort Lauderdale and Sunny.org, Girls’ Club will be offering special guided tours of it’s award-winning facilities and current exhibition – I think it’s in my head, including and insider’s look at the local art scene in Fort Lauderdale and the greater South Florida area. Fort Lauderdale is home the world’s only…

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12 Women out of the Box & Out on a Limb: Maureen Seaton

More on Maureen Seaton: Artist Webpage | www.maureenseaton.com University of Miami Faculty Page | www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting/faculty/maureenseaton The Poetry Foundation | www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/maureen-seaton Buy Books from Maureen Seaton |www.amazon.com/Maureen-Seaton/e/B001JRZEMW About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview series highlighting 12…

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Artists in Action! 2014

Four presentations at Girls’ Club by prominent local female artists will offer a glimpse into their unique methods of artmaking. In conjunction with the exhibition I think it’s in my head, the four presenting artists are all featured artists working with diverse media.  They will share their inspirations, career paths and ah hah! moments with…

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Creative Capital now accepting applications for Moving Image and Visual Arts

Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in all disciplines. Their next call for applications, for Moving Image and Visual Arts projects, will open on Febrary 3, 2014. Learn more about applying. What Makes Creative Capital Different?  Creative Capital is one of the only national nonprofit organizations that awards…

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New Moon Activation Series

Girls’ Club presents a series of workshops in yoga, meditation and alternative communication practices held on select new moons throughout 2014 to harness the propitious effect on creative endeavors that new moons are known to facilitate. A New Moon is the first phase of the Moon, when it lies closest to the Sun in the…

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12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb: Elena Maria Garcia

More on Elena Maria Garcia: Blue Dog School of Acting for Kids | www.bluedogacting.com Vice | Elena Maria Garcia Is Sick of People Asking if She Speaks Mexican, By Taji Ameen IMDB.com | Elena Maria Garcia New Times Miami | 100 Creatives of 2010 About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia…

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19th Annual Third Avenue Art District ArtWalk

Third Avenue Art District Annual Art Walk Downtown Fort Lauderdale Saturday, February 1, 2014, 6-10pm Free Trolley

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12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb: Mary Luft

More on Mary Luft: Tigertail Productions | www.tigertailproductions.com KnightArts.org | Mary Luft is pure magic New Times Miami | Tigertail Productions’ Mary Luft Takes Miami Culture by the Reins About 12 Women and Vanessa Garcia Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb” a video interview…

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12 Women Out of the Box and Out on a Limb, video series

Girls’ Club Writer-in-Residence Captures 12 Women Making a Difference in South Florida with New Video Blog Series Girls’ Club writer-in-residence Vanessa Garcia presents “12 Women Out of the Box & Out on a Limb”a video interview series highlighting 12 inspiring local professionals and sharing a glimpse into their unique world perspectives. The series is inspired…

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Look at how you’re looking at me when I’m telling you this, experimental performance and workshop by Broward-based choreographer Jenny Larsson

Performance: Friday, January 17, 2014, 7:30pm Workshop: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 2-4pm Broward-based artist and choreographer Jenny Larsson enlists six non-dancers who will perform investigations into pedestrian movement. Performance followed by a wine reception and Q&A with the choreographer. Event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and on a first come,…

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On Curating the Office: Radio Broadcast

On Curating the Office Space – WLD Enterprises Patricia Margarita Hernandez in conversation with Sarah Michelle Rupert, gallery director of Girls Club, about Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz collection at WLD Enterprises. On Curating the Office Space is a series on http://electric-lunch.com/ about collecting for the office, and/or any commercial space. Francie Bishop Good…

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A Girls’ Guide to ABMB 2013

Monday, Dec. 2 7-10pm | Opening: Aziz + Cucher: Time of the Empress (septet) A solo exhibition by the New York based duo Aziz + Cucher, curated by Tami Katz-Freiman. The Screening Room is a new media exhibition and project space located in Miami’s Wynwood Art District created by video artist, filmmaker and Miami native…

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ABMB Artist & Curator Brunch at Girls’ Club

To celebrate the ending of Art Basel Miami Beach week, join us for an informal brunch event with special guests and curators of our current exhibition I think it’s in my head the TM Sisters Monica and Tasha Lopez de Victoria and artists from the exhibition.  Informal tours will be led through out the morning.…

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Girls’ Club at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair

Sometimes your things are my things (the great exchange), 2013 An installation and site-specific project with Kerry Phillips at Pulse Art Fair at The Ice Palace 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 www.pulse-art.com/miami/visitors/ Artist Kerry Phillips invites fair goers to partake in a great exchange by offering select objects for barter with things or…

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Drifting: A Theatrical Exquisite Corpse

Friday, November 22, 2013 Doors open at 7pm, Performance starts promptly at 7:30pm Space limited RSVP is now closed Drifting: A Theatrical Exquisite Corpse draws from the surrealist tradition of the exquisite corpse, a collaborative exercise using words and images to construct a figure or phrase. Girls’ Club writer in residence, Vanessa Garcia, brings you…

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