Thursday, October 30, 2008

Barbara Barletta

Secrets of the Parthenon featuring and interview with Art Historian Barbara Barletta
From: Providence Pictures

We are pleased to announce that our film Parthenon won first prize at the XIX International Festival of Archaeological Film in Rovereto, Italy.
Parthenon was the highest rated show of the year on ARTE's flagship series Human Adventure, and the second highest rated show for the past two years on PBS's premiere science series, NOVA.
Providence Pictures thanks our co-production partners Studio Internationale, ARTE, and NOVA. Coming up on NOVA/PBS - November 18, 2008
http://www.providencepictures.com/

Michael Bühler-Rose

Michael Bühler-Rose THE CONVERSATION, Alachua, FL. 2006, 40" x 50" C-Print

HUMBLE ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
THINGS ARE STRANGE

CURATED BY JON FEINSTEIN
Exhibiting Photographers: Matthew Baum, Dan Boardman, Michael Bühler-Rose, Trey Edwards, Emiliano Granado, William Lamson, David La Spina, Alison Malone, Rachelle Mozman, Eric Percher, Cara Phillips, Matthew Porter, Amy Stein, Brad Troemel, Christian Weber, Hannah Whitaker, Sarah Wilmer, Ofer Wolberger

ON VIEW: Tuesday, November 4 – Saturday, November 15, 2008
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 6, 2008PRESS PREVIEW: 4PM – 6PM PUBLIC RECEPTION: 6PM – 9PM
+VIEW SELECT IMAGES+
New Century Artists 530 West 25th Street, Suite 406New York, NY 10001
GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 6PM

New York, New York—November 2008—Humble Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of Things Are Strange, curated by Jon Feinstein. The group exhibition, which opens on Election Day, presents work by eighteen photographers whose images explores the peculiar, idiosyncratic and often absurd elements of the contemporary world, using them as a metaphor for the current state of social and political affairs. The work includes a range of subjects, from the bizarre phenomena of Emiliano Granado's documentary pictures of ghost hunters and Cara Phillips' transformation of plastic surgery machines into terrifying robots to Eric Percher's exploration of the alienation of late night finance workers and Amy Stein's images of stranded American travelers. Each photographer, by varying degrees, alludes to a world that is gradually falling apart at the seams.

Monday, October 27, 2008

HELP TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS WITH YOUR ARTWORK...NOW!

International Fine Arts and Healing (IFAH) will be holding theirannual art show "Healing the World Inch x Inch" this November andwe need your help! With your artistic donations we will raisemoney to send volunteer student artists to Rwanda this March. IFAHis taking part in a multi-faceted AIM for Africa initiative tobring the arts to genocide surivors and their families in Rwandaand to bring these important messages home to our Florida communities.

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed the greatest number of livesin the shortest period of time in recorded human history. In lessthan 100 days, nearly one million people were slaughtered as aresult of a long-standing and long-tolerated cultural divide. IFAHis determined to extend its hand in promoting healing in thiswounded society. While there is no single answer to how a culturerecovers from such wounds, among the effective responses is thearts.

Artistic donations of all kinds are welcome! Prints, paintings,ceramics, drawings, photographs, sculptures, mixed-media, handmadeclothing, jewelery, music etc. ANYTHING!

If interested in donating, please contact Brittany Rouille atbritty@bethdaly.com.
Thank you so much--with your help we will make a difference!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Julia Morrisroe


Julia Morrisroe has completed a commission for the Jacksonville International Airport, the opening reception is Wednesday, October 29, 2008.


Morrisroe will also exhibit paintings and prints in the Haskell Gallery at Jacksonville International Airport through January 2009.


H.O.T. CLAY Annual Fall Sale

Proceeds benefit the student organization H.O.T. CLAY (Handbuilt or Thrown) with programming and professional development.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Adam Frezza

Adam Frezza (MFA 07) will feature three new print works in the upcoming group show, Keyholder Exhibition at the Lower East Side Printshop in Manhattan. Follow the link for information on the show: http://www.artslant.com/ny/events/show/29404-keyholder-exhibition

In February 2009, Adam will be attending Vermont Studio Center for a month-long residency. For information on the residency program visit: http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/

Also, in April 2009, Frezza will be an artist-in-residence at the well-established Corporation of Yaddo in Saratoga Springs. For information on Yaddo visit: http://www.yaddo.org/

Guggenheim Museum Internships

Spring 09 internships at the Guggenheim Museum. The deadline is fast approaching - November 1st. Internships run from January - April 09 in all museum departments.

www.guggenheim.org/internships

Visiting Artist Kerry James Marshall


Visiting Artist Kerry James Marshall (Website) met with seventeen graduate and undergraduate Drawing and Painting students for a critique in their studio.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Schizzi: An Exhibition of Sketchbooks at "the gallery"


Brad Smith



Public Art Sculpture “Rejoined” Installed at the Southwest 5th Avenue Triangle

Gainesville, Florida - The City of Gainesville is pleased to announce the installation of public artwork “Rejoined” by Brad Smith at the Southwest 5th Avenue Triangle. The artwork was purchased through the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Art in Public Places Trust program. The sculpture is scheduled to be presented to the Gainesville Mayor and City Commission at the November 6, 2008 City Commission meeting.

The origin of “Rejoined” dates back to the early 1900s when construction began on the “old Federal Building” in downtown Gainesville. Granite blocks were laid as the foundation, upon which a steel frame supported limestone moldings and entablature. The building was finished in 1911 and housed the Post Office and the Federal Court until 1964 when those offices were moved to the new Federal building. When the building was renovated to house Gainesville’s Hippodrome Theatre, a number of granite foundation blocks and limestone molding were removed from the structure and put into storage in the building’s basement. The artist later used these materials to create the sculpture.

Artist Brad Smith states, “The design, a split column joined by three stainless steel bars, was to symbolize the old made new. It was also to act as a symbolic gateway connecting the University of Florida with the redeveloped University Heights neighborhood located adjacent to it.”

Funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, the Southwest 5th Avenue Triangle pocket park is gateway to the historic University Heights neighborhood. Located between heavily trafficked 13th Street, the University of Florida’s College of Education (historic Norman Hall) and within the College Park/University Heights Community Redevelopment Area, the sculpture is visible by both high volume student pedestrian and automobile traffic. The park’s landscape architecture was designed by Buford Davis and Associates and the artwork was installed by Painter Masonry, Inc.

Bradley Smith is currently a Teaching Lab Specialist in sculpture at the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida. After receiving his MFA in 1986, he taught sculpture for two years as an Adjunct Instructor at the Art Department prior to accepting the position of Chief Preparator at the Samuel P. Harn Museum, where he oversaw the installation of over 125 exhibitions during his nine year tenure there. Inspiration for Smith’s sculptures is drawn from ritual objects from diverse cultures and time periods. Multiple materials such as stone, wood and metal are combined to produce visual contrast and the depiction of oppositional forces in his totemic forms. His sculptures have been exhibited throughout Florida and have been included in nationally juried and invitational exhibitions.

Monday, October 13, 2008

WHITE BOX GROUP SHOW 2




The [5]art artist collective will host WHITE BOX GROUP SHOW 2 at their exhibition space at the West Tampa Center for the Arts.

WHITE BOX GROUP SHOW 2 is the second installment of this annual exhibition and will include local, national and international artists working in a variety of media. The exhibition is curated by the [5]art members and will feature works by:
Elizabeth Alley (Tennessee), Chalet Comellas (Florida), Chad Erpelding(Texas), Arpad Forgo (Budapest), Lauren Garber Lake (Florida), Lynn Manos (Florida), Daniel McFarlane (Florida), Julia Morrisroe (Florida), Liz Rodda (Oklahoma)and Ryann Slauson (Florida).

The opening reception will be held Friday October 10 from 7 - 11 p.m. on the second floor of 1906 N. Armenia Ave. #211 Tampa, FL 33607.
This exhibition runs through October 31, 2008 with Gallery hours by appointment 813.340.9056

This exhibition is free and open to the public. (Donations are always welcomed and appreciated)
Hors d'oeuvres :: Donation Bar

http://www.five-art.com/

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Volkswagen Green Light Exhibition Features Daniel McFarlane


MFA Candidate (painting) Daniel McFarlane's work was selected by the Very Special Arts Organization and Volkswagon as part of the "Green Light" Exhibition. Daniel received an Award of Excellence was flown up for the reception which was held at the Rayburn Building on Capital Hill. Two of his pieces are in exhibitions in Washington, DC at the Smithsonian Institution's S. Dillon Ripley Center from September 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009 and the John F. Kennedy Center's Hall of States from September 1 - November 7, 2008. Then one of the pieces (the painting of the shape on a shape) will tour to college and university galleries for two years as a part of the Smithsonian exhibition. His artist narrative and personal statement were published in the show catalog and he was featured in a documentary about the show.


Monday, October 6, 2008

Visiting Designer Natalie Wedeking


UF Graphic Design, Vox Graphis, and Mint Design Studio will host NYC graphic and package designer Natalie Wedeking the week of October 6, 2008 with a public lecture on Thursday October 9 at 6:15 (FAC 201).


SCHEDULE
Wednesday October 8
11:45–2:45pm, FAC 315: Feedback on package designs for senior graphic design class
3:00–5:00, FAC 310: Graduate Seminar feedback

Thursday October 9
3–4pm, FAC 314: Intro to Package Design (junior graphic design class)
4–5:30: FAC 314: Individual discussions (junior graphic design class)
6:15–7:30pm, FAC 201: Public Lecture on professional experience in package design Industry (free and open to the public).

ABOUT Natalie Wedeking
I am a self-employed package and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, NYC. After working for several years in arts administration I went back to school in 2001 and earned degrees in both display and exhibit design and package design from FIT/Suny. At Cuticone Design, a boutique packaging firm specializing in food and beverage, I was lead designer on a variety of projects including Starbucks Frappuccino, Pepsi TAVA, Sierra Mist and Jose Cuervo Maestro Tequila.

Now working on my own, I design packaging and branding for a variety of clients and continue to work on freelance projects for larger studios. I also collaborate on design projects with my husband, Tim Laun -- this will be our third year designing the branding and all collateral for the Heisman Trophy Announcement.

CONTACT
For more information, contact Maria Rogal, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, at mrogal@ufl.edu