WLRN’s new series called 'Intermission' is covering how the arts in South Florida are trying to stay healthy throughout the crisis.
"If you’re an independent artist or arts organization who’s exploring new ways to do this, we would love to hear from you."
To share your story, email: talktous@wlrnnews.org with the word 'Intermission' in the subject line. Or you can call (305) 376-3777. A producer or reporter may be in touch to follow up.
South Side Cultural Arts Center’s “A Call for Healing Through Art!”
"We are all affected by COVID-19 and are sharing similar experiences, feelings, and emotions. The City of Fort Lauderdale’s South Side Cultural Arts Center encourages everyone to inspire each other through artistic creations and heal together through art. The center is currently accepting artwork for an online exhibit called 'Healing Through Art'. Submissions may be made in various forms including visual arts, photography, poetry, and more. All entries will be posted on the City of Fort Lauderdale’s website. This exhibit will be open until further notice. All submissions must be family-friendly. Please email your submission southside@fortlauderdale.gov in .jpg or .pdf file format only. For more information please call 954-828-6250 or email southside@fortlauderdale.gov.
In ArtServe’s 31st year, they’re turning the creative space over to their local artists and waiving exhibition fees for ArtServe members. "As we are living, breathing testaments of change and awakening, we invite South Florida artists and ArtServe members to explore the concept of Change, Transformation, and Growth."
This multidisciplinary exhibition will be juried by ArtServe’s curator Sophie Bonet in collaboration with founders of ArtHive Magazine, Angela Yungk and Jessie Prugh, and will celebrate both established and emerging artists working in a single show, highlighting ArtServe's commitment to advancing the arts for social good. Artists of all disciplines and backgrounds are encouraged to exhibit. Apply Here. Deadline: Friday, July 17, 2020.
The exhibition will run from Friday, August 7th through Friday, August 28th.
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 8th
Rules & Guidelines
The Application Fee is $20 and FREE for ArtServe Members
Artists can submit multiple entries to this Open Call. Submission is limited to 10 pieces per artist.
Artwork must be original and created during the past 12 months.
2d Artwork must be ready to install, wired and suitable for hanging.
Submission must be accompanied by 1 paragraph minimum statement about your piece(s) or proposed performance/installation.
2d works should not exceed 60” wide. If you wish to submit a larger format please contact ArtServe curatorial committee for approval at sophieb@artserve.org.
Submissions must include title, dimensions, medium, description and the total value of the work (including 25% gallery fee) for each piece that is being submitted.
Performers: please submit your video links and required information via email to sophieb@artserve.org
Dates & Deadlines
Exhibition Dates: August 7th – August 28th, 2020
Submission Deadline: Friday, July 17th
Notice of Acceptance: Monday, July 20th
Intake: Thursday, July 30th – Saturday, August 1st.
Reception: Saturday, August 8th 6pm – 9pm (pending confirmation)
Outtake: Sunday, August 30th – Monday, August 31st.
Additional Information Gallery commission is 25% of the selling price.
Submission Please submit works through our partners at Artrepreneur by clicking the appropriate button below. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please email ArtServe Curator Sophie Bonet at sophieb@artserve.org. Apply Here.
NSU Art Museum brings the museum to you: Take a Virtual Museum Tour! While the museum is temporarily closed, enjoy a virtual tour and explore the current exhibitions, 'Happy!' and 'I Paint My Reality: Surrealism in Latin America'. The museum will be bringing more free programs for online users to enjoy over the next coming days. Click here for the Virtual Tour.
Property Appraiser Board Offices Public Art Call to Artist
DEADLINE:
The Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program is seeking to commission one or more artists to transform new County offices located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The selected artist(s) will design unique artwork(s) that will contribute to the identity of the facility, create a sense of place, celebrate the unique qualities of Broward County, and engage visitors to the building. A three-story office building located at 1801 NW 49th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL will be renovated for use by the Property Appraiser’s Office, the Value Adjustment Board and any other County agencies with compatible programming space. This property is situated on 5.97 acres in central Broward County and can be accessed via Commercial Boulevard from I-95 to the east and the Florida Turnpike to the west. The Property Appraiser’s Office is open to the public and receives up to 100 visitors daily.
Interior artwork opportunities exist in the highly trafficked public reception area and will enhance standard necessities such as floors, wall treatments, functional and decorative lighting, noise mitigation, or seating. The selected artist will collaborate with the design team to determine the most appropriate location for the artwork.
Project Budget
The total budget established for this project shall not exceed $130,000. The budget must include Artist’s design fee, presentation expenses, artwork fabrication, delivery, and installation, any proposed lighting, insurance, travel, Artist’s contingency, and all applicable taxes. The budget shall also include the cost to hire a Florida licensed general contractor, Florida licensed structural and electrical engineers, and engineer(s), or others, required to prepare the permit drawings. Permit fees, and all construction costs required to complete the artwork will also be the responsibility of the artist.
Applicants Eligibility
This Call to Artists is open to professional artists, eighteen years of age or older; residing in the United States. Applicants should demonstrate through their submission materials that they have the skills and experience to successfully complete the project. The application process requires artists to review and accept the terms of the Broward County Standard Agreement before applying to the Call to Artists. Please refer to the Agreement:
The Broward Cultural Division manages the application process. An Artist Selection Panel (Panel) reviews the applications to this Call to Artists. This Panel includes a member of the Public Art & Design Committee, arts professionals, and agency and community representatives. The Panel shortlists applicants on the basis of the excellence of past work of similar scope, as demonstrated by the visuals and other submission materials. The Panel also considers the versatility and appropriateness of the media in which the applicants have demonstrated proficiency, as it relates to the scope of the project.
Shortlisted Artists will be invited to develop conceptual design proposals to present in person to the Artist Selection Panel. They will receive information about the project and have a minimum of one (1) month to prepare the conceptual design proposal. Shortlisted artists will be paid an honorarium for the proposal, the presentation, and approved travel expenses. Proposals must include a written narrative, visual materials (optional models) necessary to convey the initial concept or approach to the project, estimated project budget, schematic project schedule, and future maintenance schedule. Proposals, including models/maquettes, become property of Broward County and will not be returned. Shortlisted artists must submit digital files of their full presentation five (5) business days prior to the scheduled date of the interview. The County reserves the right to re-issue this Call to Artists, to reject any and all responses to this Call to Artists, and to negotiate with any qualified Artist selected for this project.
Application Requirements
Applications must be submitted via the Submittable website: https://browardcountyculturaldivision.submittable.com/submit and must include:
Professional Résumé Electronic Images – Submit 10 digital images of relevant work. Artists are encouraged to submit work samples that best illustrate their qualifications for this opportunity. All images must be saved using a file name and number that corresponds to the Annotated Image List (see below). Each digital image must feature a single work. Annotated Image List – Include name of Artist, title of work, year, media, size, and location of artwork and/or project, project budget, image number and any other relevant information.
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.
