Please realize that while I attend almost everything arts-related in the Tampa-Saint Pete area, I (and my correspondents) do not have enough time to review/write about all of it. Think of it this way: The local corporate media, Tampa and Saint Petersburg Tribune, Tampa Bay Times and Creative Loafing, with all their resources and manpower, tend to review around 3-5 events a week. We do much more than that here at Art Taco, but we are still faced with many hard choices on a regular basis.
I do not carry ads, except for free ones, and my correspondents and I do this as a community service, at our own expense.
Thank you,
--- Luis
PS. I shouldn't have to say this, but...Saint Petersburg, in spite of its hipster-and-developer rich aura, is still a small, amazingly Faulknerian, southern town. Gossip travels hyperluminally. Backstabbing me, my correspondents and/or the blog is not conducive to me giving you ink, let alone free advertising. Honest criticism and/or advice is always welcome. If it is something truly or potentially embarrasing, it should be brought up in person, e-mail or messaging -- not on FB. If it is personal, keep it personal.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Nikki Shau @ Sneakers Lounge
[For my friend, Nikki Shau]
Nikki Shau Band with Jose Nunez and Elised Saymore
Saturday, November 2, 2013
9pm-1am
Sneakers Lounge
1159 62nd Ave N
St. Pete, FL 33702
9pm-1am
Sneakers Lounge
1159 62nd Ave N
St. Pete, FL 33702
Soft Water Studios Critique, Oct 30th, 2013
I have been invited to participate in a group critique at SWS on October 30th, 2013, from 6-9 PM. This should be fun and a chance to get feedback about your own work and gain fluency in talking about art -- your own and other people's.
--- Luis
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The State of Contemporary Painting Panel Discussion @ USF
Monday, October 21st, 2013, a panel discussion was held at USF with the following artists as panel members...
Rochelle Feinstein received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1975 and an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1978. She lives and works in New York City. Among recent awards and grants she has received are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Performing Arts grant. She was appointed to the Yale faculty in 1994 and is currently professor of painting/printmaking.<http://
Neil Bender received his MFA from Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia and his BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the ‘Painting’s Edge’ program in Idyllwild, CA, and the Vermont Studio Center. Bender has exhibited his work nationally and has been represented at the Select, Bridge, and Circa PR (in San Juan, PR) Fairs.
<http://
Elisabeth Condon received her BFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design and an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She attended Yaddo Artist Residency in 2007, Beijing’s Red Gate International Artist Residency in 2005, and Stock 20 International Artist Residency, Taichung, Taiwan, in 2005 and 2004.
<http://
Ezra Johnson received an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in New York in 2006 and has exhibited his work at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Site Santa Fe, and the ICA in Philadelphia as well as at galleries nationally and internationally. He joined the USF School of Art and Art History faculty in Fall of 2013. <http://
Plus Margaret Miller, Director IRA, who also acted as moderator.
Amazingly, one of the seven spots alloted for USF visitors opened up. The event took place in the concert hall in the music department.
Each artist gave a presentation and slide show. Ms. Feinstein about her use of text in painting, clever allusions to her mortality, nuances of language in the culture, and more. Neil Bender spoke about decoration (which he emphatically includes in his backgrounds), alluded to the sex in his work while simultaneously skirting it and the inner and outer body. Elizabeth Condon talked about Chinese scrolls and how her art has incorporated some of their tropes. Ezra Johnson spoke about his painted art animations.
The discussion that followed was brief and on the weak side. The panelists hardly interacted, and the moderator seemed eager to close the event. In spite of all this, I enjoyed it, learned from the individual artists and congratulate USF for putting on events like these and opening them up to the community.
--- Luis
Rochelle Feinstein received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1975 and an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1978. She lives and works in New York City. Among recent awards and grants she has received are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Performing Arts grant. She was appointed to the Yale faculty in 1994 and is currently professor of painting/printmaking.<http://
Neil Bender received his MFA from Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia and his BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the ‘Painting’s Edge’ program in Idyllwild, CA, and the Vermont Studio Center. Bender has exhibited his work nationally and has been represented at the Select, Bridge, and Circa PR (in San Juan, PR) Fairs.
<http://
Elisabeth Condon received her BFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design and an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She attended Yaddo Artist Residency in 2007, Beijing’s Red Gate International Artist Residency in 2005, and Stock 20 International Artist Residency, Taichung, Taiwan, in 2005 and 2004.
<http://
Ezra Johnson received an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in New York in 2006 and has exhibited his work at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Site Santa Fe, and the ICA in Philadelphia as well as at galleries nationally and internationally. He joined the USF School of Art and Art History faculty in Fall of 2013. <http://
Plus Margaret Miller, Director IRA, who also acted as moderator.
Amazingly, one of the seven spots alloted for USF visitors opened up. The event took place in the concert hall in the music department.
Each artist gave a presentation and slide show. Ms. Feinstein about her use of text in painting, clever allusions to her mortality, nuances of language in the culture, and more. Neil Bender spoke about decoration (which he emphatically includes in his backgrounds), alluded to the sex in his work while simultaneously skirting it and the inner and outer body. Elizabeth Condon talked about Chinese scrolls and how her art has incorporated some of their tropes. Ezra Johnson spoke about his painted art animations.
The discussion that followed was brief and on the weak side. The panelists hardly interacted, and the moderator seemed eager to close the event. In spite of all this, I enjoyed it, learned from the individual artists and congratulate USF for putting on events like these and opening them up to the community.
--- Luis
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tampa Museum of Art's 5x5 Fundraiser, 2013.
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| 5x5 viewers looking at the art. |
It's a relatively simple idea: Sell works sized 5 x 5 inches, hundreds of them, for a mere $25 each. Have the artists sign them en verso, so prospective buyers can't shop names, but have to rely on the work itself. Serve drinks for $5 each, food nibbles for the same price.
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| Prospective Buyers looking at the art. |
Does it work? I got to the Museum early and meandered around the photography show. At 7, they closed. The blinds in the room where the seven hundred works were had not been drawn, so I was able to peep a bit. Knowing there would soon be a large crowd in that room, with unusual resolve, I made a choice and got in line, with only 7 people ahead.
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| Buyers milling around the work. |
I spoke with multimedia artist, photographer, videographer and friend Laszlo Horvath during my wait, later with Jack Breit and his wife. Soon the line began growing, and in 30 mins it went past the end of the Glazer Children's Museum. At 8 the door opened. I went right for my piece and bought it. Soon the place was packed with prospective buyers meandering around, eyes glazed, oooh'ing and ahhh'ing at the art. I ran into several people, like Keith Arsenault, Rebecca Skelton, Tara Radosevich (whose work will be reviewed here soon) and many others. I went upstairs and took in the Photography show themed on water with Saint Pete Master Photojournalist and street photographer Joe Walles.
We were done a little after nine. I went downstairs, drank something, and ran into Abby Markov and Steve. We talked for a bit, then I picked up my ceramic piece and headed home.
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| Some of the nearly 800 attendees coming into the TMA. |
This was a great evening and fundraiser. Congratulations to the Tampa Museum of Art and to all the artists who contributed work for a great evening.
--- Luis
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| Live performers at TMA. |
This Carrie Week, Oct 21st - 27th.
The Day of The Dead nears...strangeness enters the realm of the living. At least it's getting cooler, or so I read. This last weekend was summer-like in terms of temperatures and humidity.
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Monday, Oct. 21st 2013
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"Selene, serene", Molly Matchstick @ Centre Gallery, USF.
From Oct. 21 through Nov. 1, the Centre Gallery at the University of South Florida will host SELENE, serene by Molly Matchstick. Visitors to the gallery will encounter the dreams of the artist all constructed through her personal aesthetic, conveyed through dress design.
Molly Matchstick’s exhibition was motivated by the gallery space sparking an idea to display a runway show. This exhibition, and the concluding fashion show, was inspired by her immediate surroundings, the models who wear her designs on the runway, and her greatest inspirations: the mood and the female. Using locally procured materials, featuring fabrics such as cotton, chiffon, metallic print, and laser-cut suede, Matchstick created a handmade collection of little black dresses complimented with purses and ties.
DessART, Centre Gallery’s opening reception for this exhibit, will be held on Oct. 21 from 12 – 1pm. The closing reception, After Hours Event: Fashion Show, will be held from 7 – 9pm on Thursday, Oct. 31, (Halloween) in the Centre Gallery. The Centre Gallery is located on the second floor of the Marshall Student Center in room 2700, at 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla. It is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 11am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
For more information, please contact the Centre Gallery at 813-974-5464.
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The State of Contemporary Painting, Talk/Discussion @ USF
Join us for a lively discussion on the state of contemporary painting with a panel featuring Rochelle Feinstein, Artist, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Painting/Printmaking at Yale University, and Elisabeth Condon, Neil Bender, and Ezra Johnson from the USF School of Art and Art History faculty.
Starts @ 6:00 PM
Rochelle Feinstein received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1975 and an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1978. She lives and works in New York City. Among recent awards and grants she has received are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Performing Arts grant. She was appointed to the Yale faculty in 1994 and is currently professor of painting/printmaking.<http://
Neil Bender received his MFA from Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia and his BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the ‘Painting’s Edge’ program in Idyllwild, CA, and the Vermont Studio Center. Bender has exhibited his work nationally and has been represented at the Select, Bridge, and Circa PR (in San Juan, PR) Fairs.
<http://
Elisabeth Condon received her BFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design and an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She attended Yaddo Artist Residency in 2007, Beijing’s Red Gate International Artist Residency in 2005, and Stock 20 International Artist Residency, Taichung, Taiwan, in 2005 and 2004.
<http://
Ezra Johnson received an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in New York in 2006 and has exhibited his work at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Site Santa Fe, and the ICA in Philadelphia as well as at galleries nationally and internationally. He joined the USF School of Art and Art History faculty in Fall of 2013. <http://
Feeling intimidated at open figure drawing? Looking to brush up on your skills?
Carrie Jadus and Mark Aeling are teaching a four week drawing course focused on drawing the figure from life using pencil and charcoal. The course will provide a foundation for live drawing that will leave students feeling comfortable and confident during a live open figure drawing session.
The course will run October 21 to November 11 on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:30. There is a $120 registration fee.
Don't miss out on this opportunity!
Register at: www.softwaterstudios.com
or call: 727.480.8754
Starts @ 6:30 PM
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Tuesday, Oct 22, 2013
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Figure Drawing @ Soft Water Studios
Every Tuesday we have Open Figure Drawing at Soft Water Studios. Models are nude or partially draped. 2, 5, and 20 minute poses. Easels, benches and tables are available. Bring your own paper & supplies. $7 Model Fee.
Friday Oct. 25th 2013
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We have so much to celebrate! It's the Shuffleboard Party of the Century! It's the 100th Anniversary of Shuffleboard in Florida, the City of St. Petersburg will declare October 10th to be Shuffleboard Day, and the club is hosting the 2013 World Singles Shuffleboard Championship Tournament October 21st through
25th https://www.facebook.com/
We have some of the most amazing St. Petersburg Artists who will have shuffle art for you to buy! Come join us for the Championship Tournament Closing party and let's show these pro's how we do it in St. Pete! This place matters. Thank you for helping to make the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club as vibrant and relevant as it ever was and for helping us keep one of the most unique parts of the city alive and well. There will be Cycle Brewing, cake (not the band but the confection), food trucks, and photo booths!! Keep St. Pete Shufflin'!
The international players will join us after their awards banquet!
Event photo by Todd Bates. Sponsored by Cycle Brewing.
St. Pete Shuffle Presents: World Tournament After Party and Shuffle Art Show!
Friday, October 25th, 2013 7-11 PM
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Music, Art, Cake and of course SHUFFLIN'!
FREE! (Donations greatly appreciated)
All Ages (Always!)
Live Music By:
6 Volt Rodeo (We'll be dancing and swinging and shufflin' all night!)
https://www.facebook.com/
DieAlps! (Lovely, waltzy, shufflin' tunes!)
https://www.facebook.com/
Shuffleboard Art Show with Art by:
Todd Bates
Kristi Capone
Susan Dickson-Nadeau
Bato Ijacic
Matt Kannenberg
Rebekah Eugenia Lazaridis
Pauli Maiville
Chad Mize
Natty Moss-Bond
Christine Page
Lainey Rhodes
Wendy Scarpa Osusky
David Spurgeon
Frank Strunk III
Josh Sullivan
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Most artists are familiar with thinking, “outside the box”. Whether figuring out a way to fit that discarded piece of material on the side of the road (which will be simply perfect for their next art project) into their car or devising a plan on how to manage to pay the bills while continuing to do what they know they’re truly supposed to be doing, artists will find a way to create.
“ART of BOX” is an exploration of that creativity and artists are encouraged to think and submit work that was inspired “inside, outside, on top of, made out of, inspired by, etc.” … any type of box. All submissions must have some type of box included within the piece; whether painted, photographed, made out of or as a subject in a fine art piece, all boxes and mediums, big and small are appropriate.7-11 PM.
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Dark Arts @ Fire Station #3 -
$10 entry ($5 KSPL members) | Visit www.stpetedarkarts.com
DARK ARTS is a fundraiser for Keep St. Pete Local and celebrates the darker side of the arts while supporting great local businesses. In addition to an art show featuring 60+artists in all disciplines, DARK ARTS features live entertainment, DJ MEGA, food and libations.
* Costumes or all-black attire is encouraged! Come celebrate Halloween with us in style! *
The creative team putting on DARK ARTS features a host of talented St. Petersburg art and entertainment scene veterans:
- 600 Block rockstars BLUELUCY, known for their impressive shows every month on Central Avenue.
- Entertainment queen Dollface, known for a variety of local events including Halloween favorites Something Wicked… and CarnEvil.
- The king of abnormal, and the wildly popular Abnormality show, Casey Paquet.
DARK ARTS celebrates the occult, the obscure, the forbidden, the dark and the strange. Rituals, ceremonies and rites of passage passed through the secret underbelly of humanity have long fascinated and entertained. Shedding light into the dark corners of the human mind, DARK ARTS pushes artists to detach from their more comfortable subject matter and explore the shadows beneath. The venue itself, a former fire station that has been paused in mid-decay and put on display for all to see what lies beneath the walls we trust, is the perfect backdrop for a show exploring that which lives inside of us all.
Performances and performance artists will also play a part in making this a multi-sensory experience not soon forgotten, while interactive photo opportunities put you in the middle of the show.
ARTISTS:
Pale Horse
John Revisky
Bask
Joe Boccia
Frank Strunk III
Johannah O’Donnell
Sebastian Coolidge (Seabass)
Cake Marques
Daniel Mrgan
Trinity Rivard
Samantha Churchill
Zulu Painter
Laura Spencer
Shan Leah
Patrick Deignan
Jason Sexton
Renee Little
Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.
Joseph Coleman
Jon Fisher
Coralette Damme (The Crafty Hag)
Kevin Nodland (Nodz)
Tara Radosevich
Charlie Parker
Laura Irmis
Ungala
Mark Mitchell
Derek Donnelly (Saint Paint)
Joshua Whitehead
Dollface
Deerly Departed
Sara McClarnon
J. Michael Taylor
Adam Graham
Siera Vaughn
Sheri Kendrick
Justin Seabolt (Justice)
Perry Devick
Suarez
Carrie Boucher
George Retkes
Don Orcutt (Donny O)
Demeree
Robert X. Rules
Vegetable
ArtSnark
Rylan Wright
Joanna Ledingham
Mark Noll
Don Orcutt
Jason Mycol Allen
Salvatore James
Christian Zvonik
Deidra Kriner
Ed Hotchkiss (HKISS)
Sue Woodall (Hey Girl Studio)
Josh Poll (Jash)
Jeffrey Jacoby
Gina Fote
Rebecca Skelton
Sheree Rensel
SPONSORS:
Station Numberthree
Florida Beer Company
Industrial Strength Inc.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fireball Whisky
VLVT Salon
conceptBAIT, inc.
Tim Simmons Photography
FOOD TRUCKS/MOBILE VENDORS:
Maggie on the Move
Tampa Pig Roast/M-N-M BBQ
Tropiccool
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Monday, Oct. 21st 2013
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"Selene, serene", Molly Matchstick @ Centre Gallery, USF.
From Oct. 21 through Nov. 1, the Centre Gallery at the University of South Florida will host SELENE, serene by Molly Matchstick. Visitors to the gallery will encounter the dreams of the artist all constructed through her personal aesthetic, conveyed through dress design.
Molly Matchstick’s exhibition was motivated by the gallery space sparking an idea to display a runway show. This exhibition, and the concluding fashion show, was inspired by her immediate surroundings, the models who wear her designs on the runway, and her greatest inspirations: the mood and the female. Using locally procured materials, featuring fabrics such as cotton, chiffon, metallic print, and laser-cut suede, Matchstick created a handmade collection of little black dresses complimented with purses and ties.
DessART, Centre Gallery’s opening reception for this exhibit, will be held on Oct. 21 from 12 – 1pm. The closing reception, After Hours Event: Fashion Show, will be held from 7 – 9pm on Thursday, Oct. 31, (Halloween) in the Centre Gallery. The Centre Gallery is located on the second floor of the Marshall Student Center in room 2700, at 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla. It is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 11am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
For more information, please contact the Centre Gallery at 813-974-5464.
__________________________________________________________________________
The State of Contemporary Painting, Talk/Discussion @ USF
Join us for a lively discussion on the state of contemporary painting with a panel featuring Rochelle Feinstein, Artist, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Painting/Printmaking at Yale University, and Elisabeth Condon, Neil Bender, and Ezra Johnson from the USF School of Art and Art History faculty.
Starts @ 6:00 PM
Rochelle Feinstein received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1975 and an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1978. She lives and works in New York City. Among recent awards and grants she has received are a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Performing Arts grant. She was appointed to the Yale faculty in 1994 and is currently professor of painting/printmaking.<http://
Neil Bender received his MFA from Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia and his BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the ‘Painting’s Edge’ program in Idyllwild, CA, and the Vermont Studio Center. Bender has exhibited his work nationally and has been represented at the Select, Bridge, and Circa PR (in San Juan, PR) Fairs.
<http://
Elisabeth Condon received her BFA from Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design and an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She attended Yaddo Artist Residency in 2007, Beijing’s Red Gate International Artist Residency in 2005, and Stock 20 International Artist Residency, Taichung, Taiwan, in 2005 and 2004.
<http://
Ezra Johnson received an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in New York in 2006 and has exhibited his work at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Site Santa Fe, and the ICA in Philadelphia as well as at galleries nationally and internationally. He joined the USF School of Art and Art History faculty in Fall of 2013. <http://
Tampa, Florida 33620
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Intro to Life Figure Drawing @ Softwater Studios with Carrie Jadus -
Feeling intimidated at open figure drawing? Looking to brush up on your skills?
Carrie Jadus and Mark Aeling are teaching a four week drawing course focused on drawing the figure from life using pencil and charcoal. The course will provide a foundation for live drawing that will leave students feeling comfortable and confident during a live open figure drawing session.
The course will run October 21 to November 11 on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:30. There is a $120 registration fee.
Don't miss out on this opportunity!
Register at: www.softwaterstudios.com
or call: 727.480.8754
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg,
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Florida Weird @ Kalesia Tea Lounge, with Cole Bellamy
Does a gangster ghost
wander down Nebraska Avenue after midnight? Was Downtown Tampa built on
top of a literal Native American Burial Ground? Does a phantom
hitchhiker haunt the Skyway bridge? We’ll explore tales of ghosts,
cults, magic, and general weirdness from Florida’s past and present.
Instructor Credentials: Cole Bellamy is a writer and teacher, a 5th generation Floridian, he has a healthy interest in local history and folklore.
Materials: Bring a spooky story, if you have one.
Instructor Credentials: Cole Bellamy is a writer and teacher, a 5th generation Floridian, he has a healthy interest in local history and folklore.
Materials: Bring a spooky story, if you have one.
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Tuesday, Oct 22, 2013
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Figure Drawing @ Soft Water Studios
Every Tuesday we have Open Figure Drawing at Soft Water Studios. Models are nude or partially draped. 2, 5, and 20 minute poses. Easels, benches and tables are available. Bring your own paper & supplies. $7 Model Fee.
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg,
________________________________________________________________Friday Oct. 25th 2013
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We have so much to celebrate! It's the Shuffleboard Party of the Century! It's the 100th Anniversary of Shuffleboard in Florida, the City of St. Petersburg will declare October 10th to be Shuffleboard Day, and the club is hosting the 2013 World Singles Shuffleboard Championship Tournament October 21st through
25th https://www.facebook.com/
We have some of the most amazing St. Petersburg Artists who will have shuffle art for you to buy! Come join us for the Championship Tournament Closing party and let's show these pro's how we do it in St. Pete! This place matters. Thank you for helping to make the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club as vibrant and relevant as it ever was and for helping us keep one of the most unique parts of the city alive and well. There will be Cycle Brewing, cake (not the band but the confection), food trucks, and photo booths!! Keep St. Pete Shufflin'!
The international players will join us after their awards banquet!
Event photo by Todd Bates. Sponsored by Cycle Brewing.
St. Pete Shuffle Presents: World Tournament After Party and Shuffle Art Show!
Friday, October 25th, 2013 7-11 PM
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Music, Art, Cake and of course SHUFFLIN'!
FREE! (Donations greatly appreciated)
All Ages (Always!)
Live Music By:
6 Volt Rodeo (We'll be dancing and swinging and shufflin' all night!)
https://www.facebook.com/
DieAlps! (Lovely, waltzy, shufflin' tunes!)
https://www.facebook.com/
Shuffleboard Art Show with Art by:
Todd Bates
Kristi Capone
Susan Dickson-Nadeau
Bato Ijacic
Matt Kannenberg
Rebekah Eugenia Lazaridis
Pauli Maiville
Chad Mize
Natty Moss-Bond
Christine Page
Lainey Rhodes
Wendy Scarpa Osusky
David Spurgeon
Frank Strunk III
Josh Sullivan
_______________________________________________________________________
Most artists are familiar with thinking, “outside the box”. Whether figuring out a way to fit that discarded piece of material on the side of the road (which will be simply perfect for their next art project) into their car or devising a plan on how to manage to pay the bills while continuing to do what they know they’re truly supposed to be doing, artists will find a way to create.
“ART of BOX” is an exploration of that creativity and artists are encouraged to think and submit work that was inspired “inside, outside, on top of, made out of, inspired by, etc.” … any type of box. All submissions must have some type of box included within the piece; whether painted, photographed, made out of or as a subject in a fine art piece, all boxes and mediums, big and small are appropriate.7-11 PM.
__________________________________________________________________
Dark Arts @ Fire Station #3 -
$10 entry ($5 KSPL members) | Visit www.stpetedarkarts.com
DARK ARTS is a fundraiser for Keep St. Pete Local and celebrates the darker side of the arts while supporting great local businesses. In addition to an art show featuring 60+artists in all disciplines, DARK ARTS features live entertainment, DJ MEGA, food and libations.
* Costumes or all-black attire is encouraged! Come celebrate Halloween with us in style! *
The creative team putting on DARK ARTS features a host of talented St. Petersburg art and entertainment scene veterans:
- 600 Block rockstars BLUELUCY, known for their impressive shows every month on Central Avenue.
- Entertainment queen Dollface, known for a variety of local events including Halloween favorites Something Wicked… and CarnEvil.
- The king of abnormal, and the wildly popular Abnormality show, Casey Paquet.
DARK ARTS celebrates the occult, the obscure, the forbidden, the dark and the strange. Rituals, ceremonies and rites of passage passed through the secret underbelly of humanity have long fascinated and entertained. Shedding light into the dark corners of the human mind, DARK ARTS pushes artists to detach from their more comfortable subject matter and explore the shadows beneath. The venue itself, a former fire station that has been paused in mid-decay and put on display for all to see what lies beneath the walls we trust, is the perfect backdrop for a show exploring that which lives inside of us all.
Performances and performance artists will also play a part in making this a multi-sensory experience not soon forgotten, while interactive photo opportunities put you in the middle of the show.
ARTISTS:
Pale Horse
John Revisky
Bask
Joe Boccia
Frank Strunk III
Johannah O’Donnell
Sebastian Coolidge (Seabass)
Cake Marques
Daniel Mrgan
Trinity Rivard
Samantha Churchill
Zulu Painter
Laura Spencer
Shan Leah
Patrick Deignan
Jason Sexton
Renee Little
Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.
Joseph Coleman
Jon Fisher
Coralette Damme (The Crafty Hag)
Kevin Nodland (Nodz)
Tara Radosevich
Charlie Parker
Laura Irmis
Ungala
Mark Mitchell
Derek Donnelly (Saint Paint)
Joshua Whitehead
Dollface
Deerly Departed
Sara McClarnon
J. Michael Taylor
Adam Graham
Siera Vaughn
Sheri Kendrick
Justin Seabolt (Justice)
Perry Devick
Suarez
Carrie Boucher
George Retkes
Don Orcutt (Donny O)
Demeree
Robert X. Rules
Vegetable
ArtSnark
Rylan Wright
Joanna Ledingham
Mark Noll
Don Orcutt
Jason Mycol Allen
Salvatore James
Christian Zvonik
Deidra Kriner
Ed Hotchkiss (HKISS)
Sue Woodall (Hey Girl Studio)
Josh Poll (Jash)
Jeffrey Jacoby
Gina Fote
Rebecca Skelton
Sheree Rensel
SPONSORS:
Station Numberthree
Florida Beer Company
Industrial Strength Inc.
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fireball Whisky
VLVT Salon
conceptBAIT, inc.
Tim Simmons Photography
FOOD TRUCKS/MOBILE VENDORS:
Maggie on the Move
Tampa Pig Roast/M-N-M BBQ
Tropiccool
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Linda Saul-Sena on "Art Horrors" on Creative Loafing.
The former City of Tampa Councilwoman is more or less calling for a re-do of the recent (and somewhat odd) Zack Street facelift. Her "least Favorite" are those geometric things on the crosswalks that look like open books. The geometric forms are monotonous, but they would be great to help lead people to the library.
She dislikes the display for the Susan Gott glass. I do too. It is indicative that very little concern about or knowledge of art was on the mind of the design firm -- or the council people that approved it. The real question is: How did it happen that beauitful glass art was treated as an afterthought? How can we keep that from happening again?
Ms Saul-Sena dislikes the James Oleson sculpture at the Franklin Exchange, one of several of his on Franklin Street. It's not as bad as she makes it out to be, IMO. Is it a decorative piece? No. Is it in an elegant space? Um...not really. It might have been once upon a time, but not in 2013. It is outdated and looking a little scruffy.
What should public art be? At least a lot more than a signifier of "artiness".
[Mr. Fried, if you are reading this, please, a word!]
--- Luis
She dislikes the display for the Susan Gott glass. I do too. It is indicative that very little concern about or knowledge of art was on the mind of the design firm -- or the council people that approved it. The real question is: How did it happen that beauitful glass art was treated as an afterthought? How can we keep that from happening again?
Ms Saul-Sena dislikes the James Oleson sculpture at the Franklin Exchange, one of several of his on Franklin Street. It's not as bad as she makes it out to be, IMO. Is it a decorative piece? No. Is it in an elegant space? Um...not really. It might have been once upon a time, but not in 2013. It is outdated and looking a little scruffy.
What should public art be? At least a lot more than a signifier of "artiness".
[Mr. Fried, if you are reading this, please, a word!]
--- Luis
Taylor Ikin and Laura Waller @ Nuance Tampa Opens Tonight.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 6-9PM
Nuance Tampa
804 S Dale Mabry
813-875-0511
Exhibition through November 20th
Opens Taylor Ikin and Laura Waller in a duo show at Nuance Tampa.
--- Luis
Nuance Tampa
804 S Dale Mabry
813-875-0511
Exhibition through November 20th
Opens Taylor Ikin and Laura Waller in a duo show at Nuance Tampa.
--- Luis
Saint Pete Artworks Grand Opening.
The Gulf Coast Artist's Alliance, a cooperative of eighteen artists, has opened Saint Pete Artworks gallery at 635 Central Avenue.
It is in the ex-David Frutko space. With eighteen artists, the space is packed with art of all kinds. The work leans towards the decorative. As with most club/co-op spaces, the quality is inconsistent, themes non-existent, and the curation barely perceptible.
At the risk of sounding like a snob, I was amazed to find that mainstay of beach tourist gift shops everywhere in Florida in a 600 block gallery: The shell mirror.
Amazing.
Welcome to the 600 Block, Saint Pete Artworks,
--- Luis
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| Saint Pete Artworks. |
It is in the ex-David Frutko space. With eighteen artists, the space is packed with art of all kinds. The work leans towards the decorative. As with most club/co-op spaces, the quality is inconsistent, themes non-existent, and the curation barely perceptible.
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| Saint Pete Artworks |
At the risk of sounding like a snob, I was amazed to find that mainstay of beach tourist gift shops everywhere in Florida in a 600 block gallery: The shell mirror.
Amazing.
Welcome to the 600 Block, Saint Pete Artworks,
--- Luis
Rob Davidson Fine Art to move.
Rob Davidson Fine Arts, a mainstay of the Saint Petersburg arts scene will soon be relocating. Their present building is scheduled to house yet another Red Mesa. Rob and Mandy are looking for new digs. I fear the beautiful Christian Thomas mural may end up disappearing.
--- Luis
--- Luis
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Creative Pinellas Academy Classes
Creative Pinellas Academy Classes
Creative Pinellas will offer a second Academy with a 6-week educational program teaching entrepeneurial and business skills especially for artists. All classes will be on Tuesday evenings October 15, 6-8:30 pm, through November 19, 2013 and will be held at The Greenhouse, 440 Second Ave. N, St. Petersburg (this building is directly behind City Hall and was formerly known as the Business Assistance Center). The motto of The Greenhouse is 'Growing Business In St. Petersburg'.
The six classes will cost a total of $75 ($12.50 per class, which is cheaper than most colleges). For information; www.creativepinellas.org.
--- Malcom Johnson
Creative Pinellas will offer a second Academy with a 6-week educational program teaching entrepeneurial and business skills especially for artists. All classes will be on Tuesday evenings October 15, 6-8:30 pm, through November 19, 2013 and will be held at The Greenhouse, 440 Second Ave. N, St. Petersburg (this building is directly behind City Hall and was formerly known as the Business Assistance Center). The motto of The Greenhouse is 'Growing Business In St. Petersburg'.
The six classes will cost a total of $75 ($12.50 per class, which is cheaper than most colleges). For information; www.creativepinellas.org.
--- Malcom Johnson
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Robot Nation: Chris Herres at Moonstorm Gallery.
[One of the most dreaded requests I face is when someone I know asks me to come by and see/maybe review a blood relative's work. So when Jay Herres asked me to come to the opening of his son's show at his Moonstorm gallery, I agreed with the usual trepidation.]
Chris Herres' Robot Nation one man show at his father's Moonstorm gallery is a series of prints, both linoleum and woodcut. The theme, a popular one these days, is explored in a pluralistic, non-literal manner.
In the woodcut above, we see some Babylonian/Egyptian perspective (specially in the car/road on the lowee right. The division of the urbanscape into layers. There are figures in a playground in the foreground, vehicles on the periphery, water, roads, homes factories, more trees, then mountains and the sun, radiant above all.
There were no visible tags on the works, though the titles were along the lower edge. Regrettably, they're unreadable in my photographs. In the work above, sociopolitical aspects of the process of robotization are expressed in form of an Uncle Sam wired to children wearing monitors/TVs for heads. The screens literally show a broken heart, death, lies, doubt and fear, and war. This is what is injected into our children's heads. There's a machine in the back providing power, with dials, running wires to the Uncle Sam figure and in turn to the children figures.
In the work above, a young girl stands in the center, middle ground, holding a heart and lucky 3 leaf clover. She is in an idyllic natural setting, on a flowered road, surrounded by flowers, birds, and peacocks. She is in a style reminiscent of many Alice in Wonderland illustrations. Behind her looms a high, ominous wall of factories with chimneys belching black smoke, and notice the pipes coming forward from the bottom of the factories sucking the life out of everything. The artist tells me the girl is his daughter.
Congratulations to Chris Herre and Moonstorm Gallery for a good show.
--- Luis Gottardi
This show will be up through October. Moonstorm is at 645 Central Ave., St. Pete.
Chris Herres' Robot Nation one man show at his father's Moonstorm gallery is a series of prints, both linoleum and woodcut. The theme, a popular one these days, is explored in a pluralistic, non-literal manner.
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| Wood cut by Chris Herres |
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| Linocut by Chris Herres |
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| Linocut by Chris Herres |
In the work above, a young girl stands in the center, middle ground, holding a heart and lucky 3 leaf clover. She is in an idyllic natural setting, on a flowered road, surrounded by flowers, birds, and peacocks. She is in a style reminiscent of many Alice in Wonderland illustrations. Behind her looms a high, ominous wall of factories with chimneys belching black smoke, and notice the pipes coming forward from the bottom of the factories sucking the life out of everything. The artist tells me the girl is his daughter.
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| Chris Herres with his work. |
--- Luis Gottardi
This show will be up through October. Moonstorm is at 645 Central Ave., St. Pete.
This Escape Plan Week, Oct 14th-20th
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Wednesday , Oct 16th, 2013
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Generic Art Solutions: Mindy Solomon Premiere at Wynwood Art District, Miami
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 16th, 6-9pm. The exhibition will be on view October 17th through November 16th.
The work of Generic Art Solutions (whether it be a photograph, performance, video, or print) begins with a thoughtful re-examination of the human condition, and the effect of recurring cycles of technological advancements and cultural awakenings. But, how much has mankind really evolved? Aren’t we essentially still making the same mistakes? According to the artists, it would certainly seem so. Compare Gericault’s famed painting 'The Raft of the Medusa,' 1819, to the G.A.S. representation of Deepwater Horizon's oil spill in April 2010, as depicted in their photographic work 'The Raft' (2010, below): these two artworks portray shockingly similar tales of human suffering brought on by corporate greed. Or, take Delacroix’s 'Liberty Leading the People' commemorating the French Revolution in 1830, and the perpetual revolutionary uprisings of the Arab Spring as seen in G.A.S.'s 'Liberty,' 2011. The artists state: "However evolved we may think we are, the folly of human behavior is still the root of all societal (dis)functions. This is a sobering thought that demands attention. But there is a message of hope in these contemporary homages: through thoughtful reexamination and a commitment to change, we can break the cycle of repeating our mistakes."
Mindy Solomon, premiering her new gallery in the center of the Wynwood Art District, brings over two decades of international art experience as an educator, collector, and gallerist. Ranked in 2013 as one of the top six galleries in Florida by the prestigious Louise Blouin Media Modern Painters magazine, her sophisticated and bold curating style will debut in Miami with a solo show by American Matt Vis and British-born Tony Campbell. The pair, known artistically as Generic Art Solutions, or G.A.S., presents a collection of work in an exhibition entitled 'Renaissance Men.'
(Good Luck Mindy! I'll be there in spirit.)
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Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2013
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Art Advances Fashion Forward
Fine Art, Fashion & Photography,
Three Magical Worlds Collide
Please join us as we celebrate fine art, fashion and photography at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Thursday, October 17, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, along with Aylen Suarez of Nu SoBel and Master of Ceremonies George Medeiros of www.spathose.com, will be collaborating once again. For this, the second year, we plan to highlight a showcase of fashion design and photography that is inspired by pieces from the Museum's permanent collection.
Talented area fashion designers and photographers will be creating several fashion designs that will compliment some of the Museum's most fascinating artwork. The artists and models will further elaborate on their vision and creation in the Galleries near the art that inspired them, culminating in a full fashion show of the designs that will take place in the Marly Room.
Live music, runway models, jewelry, and fashion accessories by local designers will also be on view and for sale in the Conservatory. Cynthia Samaha Jewelry, Adora Fedora https://www.facebook.com/
There will be a Cash bar and light appetizers. Valet parking will be provided.
The Museum and Museum Store are open every Thursday evening until 8 p.m. with a reduced admission of $10 after 5 p.m. This event is included with the price of admission. No reservations required.
Limited VIP seating for an additional $15 gets you a free drink and a patron gift. Tickets will be available the night of the event.
Designers and Photographers:
Heather Coscia
Leandro Gongora www.gongoraphotography.com
Sandra Hagen www.etsy.com/people/
Leslie Joy Ickowitz http://
Stephanie Nunez
Lina Teixeira http://
Christopher Watson www.watsonstudios.org
Rike Kallaugher, Barbara Burhans and Siobhan Nehim
Clyph Jean-Philippe www.unboundedbywords.com
Jennifer Burdette http://burdetteart.com/
Rebecca Zoumberos www.stepintothelimelight.c
Bryan Leighty
Neva Durham www.divadesignsmakeup.webs
Joette Meyers Giardina
Deidra Leight
Michelle Whelphey
Enrique Pino
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Friday, Oct 18th, 2013 -
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"Controlled Spontaneity" Princess Rashid at "Tay Cho" Art Gallery in Bartow.
New abstract paintings.
Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2013
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"Lore", Calan Ree @ Blue Lucy - ARTIST STATEMENT:
Since the beginning of time, humans have told stories. They scratched them into stone. They whispered them around fires. Eventually they wrote them down. Folktales and myths serve many purposes; they explain the unexplainable, they enforce cultural or spiritual beliefs, they teach ethical lessons, they provide warnings and guidance. No matter the intent of the tale, all folktales share the power to pull us in, engage our imagination and tap into something very primal and important that exists within us. I let the power and mystery of folklore guide me in creating the pieces for LORE.
The materials I used to create with are more than building supplies, they are a source for the creation itself. Clay, wood and bone - my three personal muses. I work with clay because there is an aspect of mystery and storytelling that takes place in the process of sculpting with it. While I may have an initial concept, the clay will guide me to reveal what seems to have been waiting to be revealed all along. There is no other material that is as magickal as clay for me.
Next there is the use of natural lumber. Forest settings appear frequently in folklore as a symbol of the unconscious or hidden truths. From the faces disguised within the bark to the strange shapes and patterns formed by the grains, trees hold an air of mystery that made wood a wonderful accompaniment to my clay.
Finally, there is bone, an object that always instills intrigue and inspiration within me. I use bones because I like the idea of scratching beneath the surface to reveal something. I also like the association with death – the ultimate unknown.
Through these materials I processed my own passion and fascination with folklore. My intent was to scratch past the skin and rattle some 'bones'. For it is here, in the bone's stoney embrace that we find the heart.
NOTE:
The featured animated short film “the Hedge Crosser' was filmed, edited and co-written by Carla Kaufman.
All the lumber used was locally salvaged by Funktionhouse Urban Lumber and Furnishings and all the bones were unearthed by chance in natural settings.
Opening will featuring Live Tshirt Silkscreening of Calan Ree's art by EXTRA MEDIUM.
653 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Florida _________________________________________________
Saturday, October 19 will be the first annual Florida Label Fest, celebrating the obsolescence of the idea that you need to "get signed" to put out an album and that big-money-major-corporatio
Please mention if you want:
•Space for a table (BYOT)
•You or your band to perform (must run a label to perform)
•To be a moderator/participant in a round table discussion - mention topic(s)
RSVP at VentureCompoundBooking@gma
Please put Florida Label Fest 2013 in your subject line
***To be considered a label, you need to put out other people's music***
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Phoenix Glass is opening its doors for Halloween!
Free glass blowing demonstrations will be happening all day with a special PUMPKIN BASH - Hot Glass Performance from 6 & 8 PM. Watch the Glass Blowers manipulate the molten glass into Glass Pumpkins. Children and costumes are welcome.
You can also make your own blown glass pumpkin! Create your own blown glass pumpkin in colors of your choice – complete with a stem! You will get an overview of how to safely work with hot glass and working with a master glass blower, you will gather the molten material, apply color, use an optic mold and blow your gourd with your own breath! This is a great first time glass experience! No experience necessary. Materials, color and instruction are included for $65. Register in advance by contacting Susan Gott at Gottglass@msn.com.
Seasonal refreshments will be served throughout the day.
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Wednesday , Oct 16th, 2013
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Generic Art Solutions: Mindy Solomon Premiere at Wynwood Art District, Miami
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 16th, 6-9pm. The exhibition will be on view October 17th through November 16th.
The work of Generic Art Solutions (whether it be a photograph, performance, video, or print) begins with a thoughtful re-examination of the human condition, and the effect of recurring cycles of technological advancements and cultural awakenings. But, how much has mankind really evolved? Aren’t we essentially still making the same mistakes? According to the artists, it would certainly seem so. Compare Gericault’s famed painting 'The Raft of the Medusa,' 1819, to the G.A.S. representation of Deepwater Horizon's oil spill in April 2010, as depicted in their photographic work 'The Raft' (2010, below): these two artworks portray shockingly similar tales of human suffering brought on by corporate greed. Or, take Delacroix’s 'Liberty Leading the People' commemorating the French Revolution in 1830, and the perpetual revolutionary uprisings of the Arab Spring as seen in G.A.S.'s 'Liberty,' 2011. The artists state: "However evolved we may think we are, the folly of human behavior is still the root of all societal (dis)functions. This is a sobering thought that demands attention. But there is a message of hope in these contemporary homages: through thoughtful reexamination and a commitment to change, we can break the cycle of repeating our mistakes."
Mindy Solomon, premiering her new gallery in the center of the Wynwood Art District, brings over two decades of international art experience as an educator, collector, and gallerist. Ranked in 2013 as one of the top six galleries in Florida by the prestigious Louise Blouin Media Modern Painters magazine, her sophisticated and bold curating style will debut in Miami with a solo show by American Matt Vis and British-born Tony Campbell. The pair, known artistically as Generic Art Solutions, or G.A.S., presents a collection of work in an exhibition entitled 'Renaissance Men.'
(Good Luck Mindy! I'll be there in spirit.)
_________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2013
_________________________________________________________________________
Art Advances Fashion Forward
Fine Art, Fashion & Photography,
Three Magical Worlds Collide
Please join us as we celebrate fine art, fashion and photography at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Thursday, October 17, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, along with Aylen Suarez of Nu SoBel and Master of Ceremonies George Medeiros of www.spathose.com, will be collaborating once again. For this, the second year, we plan to highlight a showcase of fashion design and photography that is inspired by pieces from the Museum's permanent collection.
Talented area fashion designers and photographers will be creating several fashion designs that will compliment some of the Museum's most fascinating artwork. The artists and models will further elaborate on their vision and creation in the Galleries near the art that inspired them, culminating in a full fashion show of the designs that will take place in the Marly Room.
Live music, runway models, jewelry, and fashion accessories by local designers will also be on view and for sale in the Conservatory. Cynthia Samaha Jewelry, Adora Fedora https://www.facebook.com/
There will be a Cash bar and light appetizers. Valet parking will be provided.
The Museum and Museum Store are open every Thursday evening until 8 p.m. with a reduced admission of $10 after 5 p.m. This event is included with the price of admission. No reservations required.
Limited VIP seating for an additional $15 gets you a free drink and a patron gift. Tickets will be available the night of the event.
Designers and Photographers:
Heather Coscia
Leandro Gongora www.gongoraphotography.com
Sandra Hagen www.etsy.com/people/
Leslie Joy Ickowitz http://
Stephanie Nunez
Lina Teixeira http://
Christopher Watson www.watsonstudios.org
Rike Kallaugher, Barbara Burhans and Siobhan Nehim
Clyph Jean-Philippe www.unboundedbywords.com
Jennifer Burdette http://burdetteart.com/
Rebecca Zoumberos www.stepintothelimelight.c
Bryan Leighty
Neva Durham www.divadesignsmakeup.webs
Joette Meyers Giardina
Deidra Leight
Michelle Whelphey
Enrique Pino
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Friday, Oct 18th, 2013 -
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"Controlled Spontaneity" Princess Rashid at "Tay Cho" Art Gallery in Bartow.
New abstract paintings.
395 E Summerlin St, Bartow, Florida 33830
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Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2013
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"Lore", Calan Ree @ Blue Lucy - ARTIST STATEMENT:
Since the beginning of time, humans have told stories. They scratched them into stone. They whispered them around fires. Eventually they wrote them down. Folktales and myths serve many purposes; they explain the unexplainable, they enforce cultural or spiritual beliefs, they teach ethical lessons, they provide warnings and guidance. No matter the intent of the tale, all folktales share the power to pull us in, engage our imagination and tap into something very primal and important that exists within us. I let the power and mystery of folklore guide me in creating the pieces for LORE.
The materials I used to create with are more than building supplies, they are a source for the creation itself. Clay, wood and bone - my three personal muses. I work with clay because there is an aspect of mystery and storytelling that takes place in the process of sculpting with it. While I may have an initial concept, the clay will guide me to reveal what seems to have been waiting to be revealed all along. There is no other material that is as magickal as clay for me.
Next there is the use of natural lumber. Forest settings appear frequently in folklore as a symbol of the unconscious or hidden truths. From the faces disguised within the bark to the strange shapes and patterns formed by the grains, trees hold an air of mystery that made wood a wonderful accompaniment to my clay.
Finally, there is bone, an object that always instills intrigue and inspiration within me. I use bones because I like the idea of scratching beneath the surface to reveal something. I also like the association with death – the ultimate unknown.
Through these materials I processed my own passion and fascination with folklore. My intent was to scratch past the skin and rattle some 'bones'. For it is here, in the bone's stoney embrace that we find the heart.
NOTE:
The featured animated short film “the Hedge Crosser' was filmed, edited and co-written by Carla Kaufman.
All the lumber used was locally salvaged by Funktionhouse Urban Lumber and Furnishings and all the bones were unearthed by chance in natural settings.
Opening will featuring Live Tshirt Silkscreening of Calan Ree's art by EXTRA MEDIUM.
653 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Florida _________________________________________________
Saturday, October 19 will be the first annual Florida Label Fest, celebrating the obsolescence of the idea that you need to "get signed" to put out an album and that big-money-major-corporatio
Please mention if you want:
•Space for a table (BYOT)
•You or your band to perform (must run a label to perform)
•To be a moderator/participant in a round table discussion - mention topic(s)
RSVP at VentureCompoundBooking@gma
Please put Florida Label Fest 2013 in your subject line
***To be considered a label, you need to put out other people's music***
__________________________________________________________________
Phoenix Glass is opening its doors for Halloween!
Free glass blowing demonstrations will be happening all day with a special PUMPKIN BASH - Hot Glass Performance from 6 & 8 PM. Watch the Glass Blowers manipulate the molten glass into Glass Pumpkins. Children and costumes are welcome.
You can also make your own blown glass pumpkin! Create your own blown glass pumpkin in colors of your choice – complete with a stem! You will get an overview of how to safely work with hot glass and working with a master glass blower, you will gather the molten material, apply color, use an optic mold and blow your gourd with your own breath! This is a great first time glass experience! No experience necessary. Materials, color and instruction are included for $65. Register in advance by contacting Susan Gott at Gottglass@msn.com.
Seasonal refreshments will be served throughout the day.
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Monday, October 14, 2013
First Year Anniversary for Michelle Tuegel Gallery.
A year has passed since the Grand Opening of Michelle Tuegel's Gallery. The Founder of Florida Craftsmen at its original location, who also guided it to its present Central Ave. location, opened her own gallery after leaving Florida Craftsmen a year ago.
The gallery shows a wide variety of first-rate work, staying away from darker themes and leaning towards the bright and decorative.
Rose Marie Prins' "A Huge Blue Mirror" is prominently displayed in the foyer of the gallery. It's a good example of the best the Gallery has to offer.
Michelle had a table or two set up fr activities, like make your own Origami lessons.
Congratulations to Michelle Tuegel Gallery for its first Birthday! She has created one of the premiere art spaces on Central Avenue.
--- Luis
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The gallery shows a wide variety of first-rate work, staying away from darker themes and leaning towards the bright and decorative.
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| Rose Marie Prins, "A Huge Blue Mirror" |
Rose Marie Prins' "A Huge Blue Mirror" is prominently displayed in the foyer of the gallery. It's a good example of the best the Gallery has to offer.
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| Michelle Tuegel Gallery Anniversary. |
Michelle had a table or two set up fr activities, like make your own Origami lessons.
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| Michelle Tuegel Gallery. |
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| The creatively designed cake for Michelle Tuegel's Gallery 1st Birthday. |
--- Luis
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Nathan Beard @ Arts Lofts @ Florida Craftsmen
Arts Lofts, the 18 artists' studios and exhibition space that is part of Florida Craftsmen is experimenting with a Flash Show, which is a one-day only exhibit. Nathn Beard is a Saint Peterburg Florida based painter whose works range from semi-realistic landscapes to total abstraction.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Nathan while he was setting up his show. He is concerned with the way memory works, non-linear time, and cyclical change/end of (present) time ideas. His visual fluency is very good, consistent and coherent. Think of time as an old river with oxbow bends.
Some, as in the work above, are abstract. The artist tells me these have to do with the selectivity of memory.
The Flash Show is a good idea for the Arts Lofts, but maybe the shows should be up for two weekends. The idea brings in outside vigor into the usually endemic Lofts shows.
Congratulations to Nathan Beard and the Arts Lofts for a good show.
--- Luis
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| Work by Nathan Beard. |
I had the pleasure of speaking with Nathan while he was setting up his show. He is concerned with the way memory works, non-linear time, and cyclical change/end of (present) time ideas. His visual fluency is very good, consistent and coherent. Think of time as an old river with oxbow bends.
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| Wotk by Nathan Beard |
Some, as in the work above, are abstract. The artist tells me these have to do with the selectivity of memory.
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| Nathan Beard and his work at Arts Lofts. |
Congratulations to Nathan Beard and the Arts Lofts for a good show.
--- Luis
Jun Bustamante's Seed and Plant Share @ Ale & WItch.
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| Vendor and customer at the Plant and Seed Share. |
The event has grown to a good audience, bringing clientele to the Patio at the Ale and Witch, along with associated vendors like massage therapists and others. and of course, there is music.
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| Jun Bustamante Founder of the Plant and Seed Share on the left. |
I have been fortunate enough to attend several of Jun's concerts over the years and heard her play in many small venues. If you get the chance, I can recommend her muic without reservation.
--- Luis
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Is Painting Dead? Again? Jerry Saltz Rocks the Art House.
Jerry Saltz, perhaps the top critic of the moment (and there are damned few left), in Vulture declares painting dead. [Link]. He begins by recontextualizing Mannerism into the present, into Neo-Mannerism, which he claims is universally self-evident and defines as: " That ever-expanding assembly of anemically boring, totally safe
artistic clichés squeezing the life out of the art world right now."
There's a scorching and surgically insightful paragraph on the status of sculpture, which he describes as "Anarchy Lite". When he gets to painting, he writes he is close to pronouncing it dead. He also has similar thoughts on mixed media works as well.
He then generalizes out: "If art comes from everywhere and everyone thinks differently, why does so much of what we see these days look the same? Reams of artists influenced by and using the same art-history, artists, styles, and stuff. You know what that leads to. As Keith Richards wrote of a former dope dealer of his who got addicted to his own stuff, 'Brad's dead now. It was the usual old story. If you're dealing in this shit, don't dabble in it.' Artists making this generic work are Brad."
He's not saying painting is dead or having an NDE, it is Art that is nearly dead.
He is railing against homogeneity, generic art, a lack of daring/risk-taking, and slavishness to authority. It's not so much that anything is dead forever, simply dead as we know it today. His gripes are self-evident and everywhere, even at the local level. Art has largely become, like so many other things, a Baudrillardian simulation of itself. This is in part related to his "Neo-Mannerism is an art of infinite regress. Defensive. Predictable. Safe. Well-defended. Loved by brainy magazines, websites, and curators but so far up its own ass that it can't breathe." It has become a game of producing and conforming to the signifiers loved, required and demanded by the market, brainy critics in blogs and magazine, galleries, Museum curators, auctions and collectors. As always, a mirror of the culture it exists in.
--- Luis
PS. Two years ago I was solemnly informed by a local artist that photography was dead, and mixed media/directorial/collages/composites had taken its place.
There's a scorching and surgically insightful paragraph on the status of sculpture, which he describes as "Anarchy Lite". When he gets to painting, he writes he is close to pronouncing it dead. He also has similar thoughts on mixed media works as well.
He then generalizes out: "If art comes from everywhere and everyone thinks differently, why does so much of what we see these days look the same? Reams of artists influenced by and using the same art-history, artists, styles, and stuff. You know what that leads to. As Keith Richards wrote of a former dope dealer of his who got addicted to his own stuff, 'Brad's dead now. It was the usual old story. If you're dealing in this shit, don't dabble in it.' Artists making this generic work are Brad."
He's not saying painting is dead or having an NDE, it is Art that is nearly dead.
He is railing against homogeneity, generic art, a lack of daring/risk-taking, and slavishness to authority. It's not so much that anything is dead forever, simply dead as we know it today. His gripes are self-evident and everywhere, even at the local level. Art has largely become, like so many other things, a Baudrillardian simulation of itself. This is in part related to his "Neo-Mannerism is an art of infinite regress. Defensive. Predictable. Safe. Well-defended. Loved by brainy magazines, websites, and curators but so far up its own ass that it can't breathe." It has become a game of producing and conforming to the signifiers loved, required and demanded by the market, brainy critics in blogs and magazine, galleries, Museum curators, auctions and collectors. As always, a mirror of the culture it exists in.
--- Luis
PS. Two years ago I was solemnly informed by a local artist that photography was dead, and mixed media/directorial/collages/composites had taken its place.
Washington Glass School @ Duncan McClellan
[From the Lost Files of the banging Summer of 2013.]
The Washington Glass School is a self-supporting regional institution specializing in sculptural glass, mixed media and interdisciplinary approaches to glasswork. DMG brrought in Tim Tate, Sean Hennesey, Erwin Timmers, and Michael Janis and Allegra Marquart.
"Mad Tea Party", by Sean Hennesey, alludes to Alice in Wonderland, incorporating rows of ceramic cups at various angles, and it also has political connotations. Note the (glass) contents of the cups have been spilled and are suspended weightlessly above.
Tim Tate, with whom I had the pleasure of speaking with, uses flask-like enclosures as an outer layer of his work. Inside that space, in specimen-like fashion can be found miniature TV screens displaying text from things like his favorite books, in the work shown above, or a small sculpture of a demon-like creature ascending a ladder in the work below, in which the glass is covered in text.
Allegra Marquart was a printer before becoming a glass artist, and in "Playing Flute to the Fishes", the fusion of the two disciplines is clearly evident. A Pan-like figure plays his flute, the notes sinking into the waters, reaching the fish, who listen raptly. In the background, other creatures dance to his music.
Congratulations to all the artists and to Duncan McClellan and his crew for a great show and for being one of the shining lights in the arts in the Bay Area.
--- Luis
The Washington Glass School is a self-supporting regional institution specializing in sculptural glass, mixed media and interdisciplinary approaches to glasswork. DMG brrought in Tim Tate, Sean Hennesey, Erwin Timmers, and Michael Janis and Allegra Marquart.
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| Sean Hennesey, "The Mad Tea Party" |
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| Tim Tate, "Memories of my Favorite Book" |
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| Tim Tate, "Sneaking into Heaven" |
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| Erwin TImmer, "What we leave behind" Erwin Timmer's "What We Leave Behind", a beautifully backlit, steel-framed sculptural glass piece about things from the 1990's looks like a plotted-out archaeological dig, or are the iconic consumer items sinking into memory? In low light, this work, light emanating from it lighting up the room, would be an icon of its own. |
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| Allegra Marquart, "Playing Flute to the Fishes" |
Congratulations to all the artists and to Duncan McClellan and his crew for a great show and for being one of the shining lights in the arts in the Bay Area.
--- Luis
Friday, October 11, 2013
My 2nd Saturday....Oct. 12th 2013
As usual, way too much going on Saturday...here are my choices, and I almost never make it to more than 11-13...
1) [Maybe...if I wake up early enough...] Cyclocross races in Julian B Lane Park, Tampa. Unusual form of bike racing, seeing a bit of a renaissance in the US.
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2) [Before 1:00 PM] Saturday Market. Check out the artists' stands.
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3) Ale and Witch - Seed/Plant Share. Around 3PM
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(In no particular order)
4) The Arts Lofts above Florida Craftsmen.(Nathan Beard)
5) Florida Craftsmen
6) Michelle Tuegel
7) Duncan McClellan (Stem to Stern) *
8) Zen Glass Beer Tasting (for a quick photo-blitz)
9) Nuance Galleries (St. Pete)
10) Charlie Parker (Laura Irmis)
11) Softwater Studios (Carrie Jadus, City as Muse)*
12) Planet Retro (Altered Cover)*
13) James Oleson (Vanessa Circe)
14)Robot Nation Jay Herres Moonstorm*
15) Creative Clay Opening 1114 Central *
16) Venture Compound*
17) Feathered Serpent 1018 Central*
18) St Pete Artworks Grand Opening.*
19) Donna Gordon (Not afraid to Fall)*
20) eve N odd (Tara Radosevich)
1) [Maybe...if I wake up early enough...] Cyclocross races in Julian B Lane Park, Tampa. Unusual form of bike racing, seeing a bit of a renaissance in the US.
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2) [Before 1:00 PM] Saturday Market. Check out the artists' stands.
100 First Street Southeast
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 455-4921_____________________________________
3) Ale and Witch - Seed/Plant Share. Around 3PM
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(In no particular order)
4) The Arts Lofts above Florida Craftsmen.(Nathan Beard)
5) Florida Craftsmen
6) Michelle Tuegel
7) Duncan McClellan (Stem to Stern) *
8) Zen Glass Beer Tasting (for a quick photo-blitz)
9) Nuance Galleries (St. Pete)
10) Charlie Parker (Laura Irmis)
11) Softwater Studios (Carrie Jadus, City as Muse)*
12) Planet Retro (Altered Cover)*
13) James Oleson (Vanessa Circe)
14)Robot Nation Jay Herres Moonstorm*
15) Creative Clay Opening 1114 Central *
16) Venture Compound*
17) Feathered Serpent 1018 Central*
18) St Pete Artworks Grand Opening.*
19) Donna Gordon (Not afraid to Fall)*
20) eve N odd (Tara Radosevich)
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