The Bass is Calling All Miami-Dade Artists

 

The Bass invites you to envision New Monuments. Artists living or working in Miami-Dade County are encouraged to submit proposals for a temporary monument in Collins Park. The Bass will pay for all costs relating to the project and the selected artist will receive a $5,000 honorarium. The project is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the museum's Knight Art Commissions Program established in 2019.  Deadline for submission is September 1 at 5 PM EDT.  LEARN MORE & APPLY

The Bass presents Art After Hours

On Thursday, February 20th from 6:30 – 8pm enjoy Art After Hours at The Bass, where guests will enjoy a creative happy hour. In this class, enjoy a glass of wine in the Creativity Center before exploring the galleries with an instructor-led drawing tour of the museum’s current exhibitions. Take a break after work and explore topics, techniques and themes in art through a series of monthly, art-making workshops. Led by teaching artists and designed for all skill levels, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist. Wine included (21+)! Register for this event here.

Museum exhibitions will be open until 9pm. For direct access to Art After Hours, please use the Creativity Center entrance at Park Avenue and 22nd St. 

Become a member to access priority registration and special discounts on all Creativity Center programs.
Complimentary wine included. $15 | $10 for Members

Local Views at PAMM: Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt

Thursday, January 30th from 6-6:30pm experience a local, Miami artist at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, enjoy PAMM’s in-gallery tour program. Local Views at PAMM is where select local artists speak about a few works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt will lead the tour. Behar and Marquardt are known for creating social sculptures for public pleasure. R & R Studios, the collaborative office of Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, is a multidisciplinary practice weaving together visual arts, architecture, design, and the city.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month. Free with museum admission. First come, first served.

Image: BEAUTY FOR ALL!Painted Aluminum and LED lights, vinyl ribbons and fabric.Proposal for Pérez Art Museum Miami. Miami, FL.

Progressive Art Brunch

Enjoy light brunch fare and experience contemporary art in a curated setting on Sunday, December 1st from 11am – 4pm. Conceived by Mindy Solomon, Progressive Art Brunch brings together participating galleries several Sundays throughout the year. The event highlights the current programming at each venue and enables visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view. The galleries are located in the Performing Arts, Little Haiti and Little River Arts Districts. Open to the Public.

During this December brunch, enjoy wine selections from Rioja, Spain’s finest wine region, featuring a tasting of a different Rioja winery at each gallery paired with light tapas and contemporary art in a curated setting. Twelve art galleries will open together for a Progressive Art Brunch — join Bill Brady Miami, The Bonnier Gallery, Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Emerson Dorsch, Fabien Castanier Gallery, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Pan American Projects, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Tile Blush, N’Namdi Contemporary, and Spinello Projects for an afternoon of gastronomic and creative nourishment. Capitalizing on the Sunday brunch concept, the twelve galleries will offer a separate dish at each location that will run simultaneously throughout the day. Facilitated by the creative voices of the galleries involved, the event will highlight the current programming at each venue and enable visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view.

For your convenience, a shuttle bus will be provided to take you to along the crawl route, making loops throughout the day.

Emerson Dorsch presents Exhibition opening: Mette Tommerup’s Love, Ur

Experience the Opening Reception of Mette Tommerup’s newest immersive exhibition ‘Love, Ur‘ at Emerson Dorsch on Friday, November 29th from 2-4pm, which according to Eleanor Heartney, who wrote the brochure essay, is a “psychologically charged space that evokes the primal and often inchoate sensations that linger just beneath our rational consciousness. This exhibition is on view through January 18, 2020.


Image: Mette Tommerup’s Interactive Installation of stretched and unstretched canvases, 2019. Photo Credit and Courtesy: Emerson Dorsch.

Mindy Solomon Gallery: Hidden Hour

Nicole Cherubini, Future Perfect

Experience the Opening Reception of Hidden Hour at Mindy Solomon Gallery on Friday, October 25th from 6 – 9pm in the Little River Arts District. Hidden Hour features Pam Lins, Nicole Cherubini, Rubens Ghenov, Amy Pleasant, Craig Drennen, Adam Milner, Shai Yehezkelli. Curated by Linda Lopez and Marc Mitchell. This exhibition features seven artists whose work invokes various notions of “collecting.” This exhibition is on view through November 23, 2019. This Event is Free & Open to the Public. See more here: http://www.themiamiartscene.com/event/mindy-solomon-gallery-hidden-hour/

The Frank presents New Industry: Contemporary Visions of the Industrial

The Frank art gallery in Pembroke Pines presents the Opening Reception for New Industry: Contemporary Visions of the Industrial on Thursday, August 29th from 6-9pm. Enjoy an exhibition focused on industrial aesthetic, blurring the lines between fine art, mechanical design and fabrication while also challenging traditional artmaking materials and techniques. New Industry is on display from August 29 through October 26, 2019. Guests will be treated to a performance by top Miami rap artist and Pembroke Pines native, Sam Stan. This event is open to the public, admission is free. Complimentary refreshments & hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Image: Nestor Arenas, 'Typologies: Structure No. 9', Acrylic on Canvas, 77 x 67 Inches.

Curated by The Frank’s Chief Curator Joshua Carden, the new exhibition features the work of artists Nestor Arenas, Yves Gabriel, Kx2, Devora Perez and Norman Silva along with a video piece by Layne Hinton and Chris Foster. Each of the artists employ a minimalist tendency while engaging the viewer with work grounded in industrialization, gentrification and/or the notion of change through industrial materials.

Boca Raton Museum of Art: Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Enjoy Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day at the Boca Raton Museum of Art on Saturday, September 21st. Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Museum Day is a one-day event in which participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Participants are allowed to download one ticket per email address. The ticket provides free general admission on Saturday, September 21, 2019, for two people.

Tickets will be available to download on August 15, 2019 at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/boca-raton-museum-of-art/ Free Admission is sponsored by PNC Bank.

PAMM: Free First Thursdays

Experience Free First Thursdays at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, August 1st from 10am – 9pm. Enjoy free admission to the museum and check out PAMM’s newest exhibition, The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art​. Admission is free every first Thursday of the month, 10am-9pm. Galleries close at 9pm.

Overtime at The Bass

Enjoy Overtime at The Bass on Wednesday, July 31st from 6-9pm, presenting David Gryn, Director and Founder of Daata Editions, in conversation with curator Leilani Lynch on the challenges and opportunities of curating in the digital sphere. Featuring screenings of digital projects by artists Rosie McGinn, Anaïs Duplan, Elliot Dodd, Keren Cytter, Jeremy Couillard, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Eve Papamargariti and Scott Reeder, join us for a special announcement about The Bass’ latest project with art native to the digital realm. Experience a one-night-only of special programming and evening hours, plus a FREE welcome drink per guest (21+) with drinks and small bites available for purchase from The Café by Thierry Isambert.

$10 | FREE for museum members. RSVP and Purchase Tickets here.

Jazz at MOCA × Tom McCormick

Enjoy a night of jazz at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA NoMi) on Friday, July 26th at 8pm with saxophonist and flutist, Tom McCormick. He has been a fixture on the South Florida jazz scene for over twenty-five years. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Tom studied at the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and soon after began teaching at the University. He is currently the saxophone professor at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.

Tom has performed with some of the biggest names in the business including: Sheila E., Arturo Sandoval, Nicole Henry, Mongo Santamaria, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, the O’Jays, Celia Cruz, Donna Summer, Patti Austin and Lou Rawls. For many years he was the principal saxophonist with the Miami Symphony. Music has taken Tom around the world. He has performed throughout Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Japan and India. Besides being a multi- instrumentalist, Tom is also an accomplished composer and arranger. This Event is Free. Rain or shine. RSVP here.

Canine Art, Man's Best Friend, Flying Dogs — Oh My!

Renowned South Florida artist Skip Hartzell creates unique art inspired by man’s best friend. His inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend. The canine-inspired artworks that he creates are figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. Hartzell creates directly from his emotions and instincts, his work is inspired by dogs of all shapes, sizes and varieties.

The artist creates large paintings and works on paper that capture the essence of “dog”. He is best known for his unique sculptures recognized immediately by their distinct form and style that only Hartzell can produce. His painterly expression captures each dog’s own personality with beautiful textures, line and brush strokes using mixed media to bring each dog to life.

Art Collectors, art aficionados and dog lovers alike are experiencing Skip Hartzell’s Dogs at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County presents “The Satellite,” pop-up exhibition and event space on view at CityPlace. The space includes a visitor information center, an art and design lecture series and special events and programming from local cultural organizations. Located at 701 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 116, West Palm Beach, Florida (just off the main plaza).

The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach,A.E. Backus Museum, ArtHouse 429, Paul Fisher Gallery, Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach and many more.

“Dogs are always in the moment. Although nothing in life has held my attention longer or has been more fascinating to me than dogs, my work is about much more than that. It is about form, movement, color and texture. The dogs are a recognizable common denominator that allows me to communicate my joy of living, passions and sentiments,” explained Skip Hartzell.

Skip Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. For sales, commissions, general inquiries or future show information, email:skipperhartzell@yahoo.com / visit www.skiphartzell.com

PAMM Exhibition Opening: The Other Side of Now

Experience the opening celebration of The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, July 18th at 6:30pm. Enjoy a conversation with co-curators María Elena Ortiz and Dr. Marsha Pearce, facilitated by contributing catalogue writer Jason Jeffers, exploring the ideas, motivations, and origins of the project while seeking to address the question “what might a Caribbean future look like?” Following the conversation, meet with featured exhibition artists in the gallery for informal discussions on this timely and relevant theme.

The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art is on view through June 7, 2020 and is curated by María Elena Ortiz, Associate Curator at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), and Dr. Marsha Pearce, Cultural Studies Scholar based at The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus.

Image: Nyugen Smith. Bundlehouse: Borderlines No.4 (Sint Maricotín), 2017. Pen, ink, watercolor, thread, colored pencil, acrylic, graphite, gesso, metallic marker, tea, Diaspora soil, and lace on paper. 48 x 54 inches. Courtesy the artist.

Art Workshop: Made at PAMM

Experience Made at PAMM at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, July 18th from 6-8:30pm. Every Thursday, enjoy art after dark at PAMM. Participate in hands-on art-making, centered around the museum’s current exhibitions, and explore the galleries until 9pm. Outside, visit Verde restaurant and bar for happy hour specials and dinner. Open to the public. Free with general museum admission.

Canine charcoal drawings, oil paintings, works on paper and four-legged sculptures by "dog artist" Skip Hartzell

'Toy Four' (2018), Oil on Canvas, 60 x 48 Inches

South Florida artist Skip Hartzell creates large paintings, sculptures and drawings that capture the essence of “dog”, all of the work is rich with intricacies of color and technique. His painterly expression captures each dog’s own personality with beautiful textures, line and brush strokes using mixed media to bring each dog to life. He is best known for his unique sculptures recognized immediately by their distinct form and style that only Hartzell can produce.   DOG #130, Papercrete and Resin, 115 x 12 Inches   Art Collectors, art aficionados and dog lovers alike are experiencing Skip Hartzell’s Dogs at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County presents “The Satellite,” pop-up exhibition and event space on view at CityPlace. The space includes a visitor information center, an art and design lecture series and special events and programming from local cultural organizations. Located at 701 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 116, West Palm Beach, Florida (just off the main plaza).   Group of (4) Paintings, each piece is Oil On Canvas,16 x 20 Inches   “Dogs are always in the moment. Although nothing in life has held my attention longer or has been more fascinating to me than dogs, my work is about much more than that. It is about form, movement, color and texture. The dogs are a recognizable common denominator that allows me to communicate my joy of living, passions and sentiments,” explained Skip Hartzell.   'Sitter', Papercrete and Resin, 8 x 8 x 8 Inches   Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. For sales, commissions, general inquiries or show information, email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com / visit www.skiphartzell.com

Local Views at PAMM: Rodolfo Peraza

Experience a local, Miami artist at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, June 27th from 6-6:30pm enjoy PAMM’s in-gallery tour program. Local Views at PAMM is where select local artists speak about a few works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, Rodolfo Peraza will lead the tour. Peraza is a Cuban-born multimedia artist who works between Cuba and the US. His work focuses on public spaces, both virtual and physical, as well as DataVis of matters related to the Internet culture and the footprint it leaves in society.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month. Free with museum admission. First come, first served.

Image: Rodolfo Peraza

Beloved South Florida "dog artist" Skip Hartzell creates unique art inspired by man’s best friend

Skip Hartzell creates canine-inspired artworks that are figments of his artistic imagination and creative vision. His inspiration comes in the form of a morning walk, accompanied by a furry friend.

The artist creates large paintings and works on paper that capture the essence of “dog”. He is best known for his unique sculptures recognized immediately by their distinct form and style that only Hartzell can produce.

All of the work is rich with intricacies of color and technique. His painterly expression captures each dog’s own personality with beautiful textures, line and brush strokes using mixed media to bring each dog to life.

Happy Skip Hartzell Collectors

Collectors, art aficionados and dog lovers alike can experience Skip Hartzell’s Dogs at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. The Satellite pop-up exhibition is presented by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the exhibit is called Reimagine at the WPB Collective at CityPlace and runs through the Spring 2019. Located at 701 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 116 in West Palm Beach, Florida (just off the main plaza).

Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. For sales, commissions, general inquiries, or future show information, email skipperhartzell@yahoo.com and visit www.skiphartzell.com

Experience Marcus Jansen’s Exhibition 'Merchants Of Babylon’ At New River Fine Art In Ft. Lauderdale

Marcus Jansen’s socially critical paintings and installations have been exhibited in museums in Italy, Germany and the United States and now they will be in South Florida during a selling exhibition at New River Fine Art.

Marcus Jansen, ‘Grand Chessboard‘, Oil Enamels, Spray Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 60 x 48 Inches.

New River Fine Art presents Merchants of Babylon, an exhibition featuring the art of Marcus Jansen on April 25th with the full exhibition running through May 25th, 2019. The opening reception for the artist will take place on April 25th at the gallery from 6 – 9pm. New River Fine Art is located at 822 East Las Olas Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Marcus Jansen, ‘Recon 1‘, Oil Enamels, Mixed Media on Canvas, 48 x 48 Inches.

With museum exhibition credits in Italy, Germany and the United States mounting, New River Fine Art proudly welcomes Marcus Jansen to South Florida for a selling exhibition. Jansen’s art responds to politically charged issues and their effects on the human condition with highly expressive, gritty, inescapable grace and beauty. The painterly complexity of his haunting post-apocalyptic style landscapes and still lifes has critics hailing Jansen as one of the most important American painter of his generation. Meet Marcus Jansen and see his socially critical works of art at the opening reception for Merchants of Babylon. Jansen’s art is rooted in the New York Graffiti scene, but years spent in Germany garnered influence from the Expressionists to develop a language that speaks of a world in turmoil with isolation, threat, war, surveillance and greed in competition with innocence, hope and humanity.

Marcus Jansen, ‘Faceless Jackass‘, Oil Enamels on Canvas, 74 x 50 Inches.

“Jansen has been called the cartographer of conflict” stated Lisa Burgess, owner of New River Fine Art. “His colors, textures and calligraphic marks imbue an intensity and power to his large-scale paintings that render the human figures seen in many of his works as humbled within the chaos of the surrounding imagery.” Jansen is no stranger to this type of chaos. A veteran of Desert Storm and Desert Shield, he has seen the ravages of war first hand and the experience left an indelible mark on the artist and informs his work.

Marcus Jansen, ‘The Desert and Its Tales‘, Oils and Mixed Media on Paper, 19 x 20 Inches.

Gallery Director Wissam Elghoul says “Jansen uses light and color to convey a sense of hope in his post-apocalyptic style landscapes. Despite the turmoil, there is a sense that humanity may prevail”. When asked about his own work, the artist comments, “A Painter’s conflict first takes place from within. What you see on canvas is the outcome of decisions based on an intellectual and visual combat. I don’t see my work as political paintings, rather as critical social commentary opposed to political rhetoric.” Political or not, critics are hailing Marcus Jansen as one of the most important American painters of our generation.

Marcus Jansen, ‘On Top Of Mountain‘, Oil Enamels, Mixed Media on Canvas, 48 x 36 Inches.

The exhibition includes 20 works of art created between 2011 – 2019. A full color exhibition catalog is available. The opening reception for the artist will take place on April 25th at the gallery from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. New River Fine Art is located at 822 East Las Olas Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Marcus Jansen, 'Purple Heart ', Oil Enamels, Spray Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 74 x 50 Inches.

New River Fine Art is a world class gallery filled with museum quality art. As South Florida’s oldest and most prestigious fine art gallery, New River Fine Art presents original works and fine prints from Impressionist, 20th Century, Post War and Contemporary Masters, Mid Career and Emerging Artists. Located in the heart of historic Las Olas Boulevard, the gallery infuses its impressive selection of Masterworks with fresh offerings from contemporary painters, sculptors and glass artists to create a collection that is both historically important and current with today’s art market. For more information visit www.newriverfineart.com.

‘U Owe Me 5’ Doma Solo Exhibition at Fabien Castanier Gallery

Experience ‘U Owe Me 5’ Doma Solo Exhibition at Fabien Castanier Gallery in their Little River space. The exhibition is on view through April 13, 2019.

Doma, an artist collective currently run by Orilo Blandini and Julián Manzelli, started back in 1998 in Buenos Aires and is recognized as one of the pioneers of the Argentine “Street Art” movement. Their production is characterized by a critical and biting view on reality’s absurdity. With the use of humor, their concepts focus on where contradiction and paradox reside. Artist Statement: Power is built through a long and dark chain of favors. Welcome to the sublimation of contradiction: a phenomenology of the disaster of human evolution; the sinking world made by “Progress” and “Corruption”. www.castaniergallery.com

Local Views at PAMM: Marielle Plaisir

Experience Miami-based artist Marielle Plaisir at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, February 28th from 6-6:30pm in Local Views at PAMM. Guests will enjoy the museum’s in-gallery tour program, Local Views at PAMM is where select local artists speak about a few works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, Marielle Plaisir will lead the tour.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Image: Marielle Plaisir, The divine comedy, 2018. Mixed media, embroideries on stuffed fabric. 130 x 90 x 3 inches.