Brevard Art News - January 18, 2009

The Brevard Art News is a free service for artists and art lovers. Your news is welcome. If you have information about an upcoming exhibit, event, service, opportunity, or presentation feel free to let me know about it by emailing me at Lou@LouBelcher.com. Have a great week....

In this issue:

• Last Call (Take note... I've added a new section. Under "Last Call" you will find information on calls for art that have scheduled take-in dates during the current week. I just don't want you to miss anything important.)


• News for the Week


• Galleries and Exhibits


• Events and News from Artists


• Studio Times and Classes


• Opportunities, Organizations, and Services


• Books
• Article #11

Last Call.... this week artists will be submitting artwork to several shows. Don't miss out on these opportunities.

The Strawbridge Art League Vision Show

The take-in for the 2009 Vision Juried Art Show, presented by the Strawbridge Art League, will be in the Henegar Center for the Arts on New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, Florida.

Take-in dates:

Friday, January 23, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 24th, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The grand prize of $1500 will be awarded for the Best of Show. For now, begin working on your entries for the Vision Juried Art Show.

Vision 2009 Gala Opening. The gala opening for the Strawbridge Art League Vision 2009 show is on Saturday, February 7th starting at 5:30 sharp. The opening includes an awards ceremony and theater program in the Henegar Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for that portion of the evening are $10.00 per person and are on sale at the Henegar Center box office. (Artists entering the competition receive two free tickets). At about 6:30 p.m., there will be a free reception for viewing of the exhibit. This is open to the public. The exhibit will hang until March 9th and is open to the public during regular business hours and during intermission of performances at the Henegar Center at 625 E. New Haven Avenue in Historic Downtown Melbourne.

The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
It's time for the annual birding and wildlife festival. It's held every year at the Titusville BCC campus. This year it's from January 21 to January 26, 2009.

The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival and the Titusville Art League present the Annual Art Competition. This traditional festival event is made possible through the generosity of Dynamic Corporation and Bushnell Outdoor Products.

Artists are invited to enter this competition, which is designed to inspire quality art forms that reflect an appreciation for the natural environments and ecosystems of Florida. Local artists, adults and children have an opportunity to show their works in a competitive and friendly venue. All competition entries will be on display at Brevard Community College, Titusville Campus Gymnatorium, from Wednesday, January 21 through Saturday, January 24.

All entires will be judged on how well they express the natural environments and ecosystems of Florida. First place in each category will receive $225, with all prize money totaling over $1,700. There will be a poster contest for children. Top prize for the winning poster is a $50 gift certificate, with a special $100 award given to the school art department of the poster entry winner.

For more information, contact Candi Thorpe, TAL board member, at 321-383-7774 or email sugarfreecandi@aol.com. Please Print out the Art Competition Rules and Registration Form at www.nbbd.com/fly.

Splash 2009. The Brevard Watercolor Society presents the Splash 2009 Fine Art Show in February. It is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, February 21 and 22, 2009. This 14th Annual Members Show will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day at the Azan Shrine Temple, 1591 Eau Gallie Blvd, Melbourne, Florida. Be sure to put it on your calendar. You’ll not only see award-winning watercolor paintings, but there will be an area where you can purchase prints and cards from the artists. Also, there will be numerous painting demonstrations throughout the event you won’t want to miss.

The deadline for members to register to submit work has been extended until January 31, 2009.
Call for Photographers

The Fifth Avenue Art Gallery at 1470 Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District of Melbourne has announced a call for photographers from central Florida to participate in a juried exhibition. This exhibition is open to all photographers 18 years, living and working in central Florida. All subject matter, techniques and styles are welcome. Monetary awards will be given. Application deadline is January 22, 2009, and the show will run from March 1 through 29, 2009.

The prospectus is available at http://www.fifthavenueartgallery.com/. Click on Events and look under March to download the prospectus. If you have questions, contact the Fifth Avenue Gallery at fifthavenueartgallery@gmail.com or call 321-259-8261.


Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge Reception

The Downtown Gallery of Titusville will host a reception for the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge Reception on January 23, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at The Downtown Gallery at 335 S. Washington Avenue in Historic Downtwon Titusville. Ten percent of all sales will be donated to help the nature preserve which is so vital to our area.

Artist will be present with new pieces on display, highlingth=ing the refute and its extraordinary wildlife. Park rangers will also be present. In addition, sculptor Yure DeAlencar will give an artist demonstration. Everyone who loves nature is invited. Wine and refreshments will be served. You are invited to join them for a fun evening out for a great cause. (the photograph of a bobcat was taken on the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge by Dale Nichols)

CBAA Annual Art Show

The Central Brevard Art Association invites you to join them at their annual Art Show at the Cape Canaveral Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday, January 30th, 2009 and Saturday, January 31, 2009. The event is sponsored by the city of Cape Canaveral.

Hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be various art mediums offered, including watercolor, oils, pastels, acrylics, photography, porcelain art, and sea glass jewelry.

For more information, please call the Central Brevard Art Association studio at (321)636-3673.

News for the week:

The Artist Warehouse is open...

The Artist Warehouse is a cooperative venture between two local artists, Beth Carver and Jerry Hanzl. Their goal is to produce the highest quality giclee prints of their work and of the work of their clients.

They offer giclee printing on canvas and on watercolor paper and give a discount for multiple prints of the same image during the same printing.

They also offer

• digital capture of paintings, sculpture, and 3-D art, print and reproduction
  
• image preparation for Zapp and other online application services
  
• a variety of photographic and Photoshop services from basic image touch-up to total image restorations.

Visit their website for more information at http://www.theartistwarehouse.com/ . Or contact them to make an appointment: email Jerry at jmailto:jerry@theartistwarehouse.com or Beth at beth@theartistwarehouse.com. (painting on the left is by Beth Carver; digital art on the right is by Jerry Hanzl)

Class openings available with Bobbi Q Brown

Bobbi Q Brown has a few opening in her Thursday night "No Fear" watercolor class. The class includes beginning and intermediate students and is held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the CBAA Studio at 566 Barton Blvd., Rockledge. It is an ongoing class. Contact her at 321-536-7773 or by email at BobbiQBrown@hotmail.com

Drawing and Painting in Perspective Classes

There are still spaces available in this class taught by Pat Bowlds

The classes are on Wednesdays from January 21st to February 25th at the CBAA Studio, 566 Barlett Blvd, Suite 3 in Rockledge, Florida.

The knowledge of perspective is invaluable to the artist and is fundamental to all good paintings and drawings. This six-lesson series will improve your artwork immensely and lay the foundation for future projects you may have felt were beyond your ability.

It is open to artists of all media, but the classes will be taught using pencil, pen, and watercolor. In this course, you will learn all the secrets needed to make your paintings look 3-dimensional including aerial and linear perspective as well as overlap, size and shape variations.

Subjects will include bottles, vases, books, fields, streams, roads and buildings. You will also tackle complex features of buildings including roofs, chimneys, doors, windows, arches, and stairs. As a special project, you may draw and paint your own home or a building of your choice.

Supplies needed for the class. Large sketch pad (11" x 14" or larger), pencils (2B and HB), a pen with waterproof and archival ink (black or sepia), a gum eraser, a small T-square, a transparent ruler, watercolor paints, brushes, and watercolor paper (or supplies for your media choice).

The fee for the six-class series is $72 and may be paid in two installments of $36.

To enroll, send an email to Pat Bowlds at pbowlds@gmail.com or call her at 321-633-9712.

Here's a book you might want to check out

I have just heard from Francine Silverman that her book, Talk Radio Wants You: An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited (McFarland & Co, 2009), is about to be published. She'll be in Wellington in N. Palm Beach the first part of her trip to Florida between February 24 and March 7 and in Hollywood during the second half of that week.

The book isn't available yet, but should be by the time she visits Florida. Here's a blurb about the book:

Talk Radio Wants You: An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get invited (McFarland & Co. 2009) seeks to bridge the gap between show hosts and prospective guests, providing a reference guide to roughly 700-talk radio shows from the U.S. and around the world. Entries are organized under categories of show themes, including religion, travel, addiction and recovery, sports, entertainment, and many more. The book also includes information on many of Talkers Magazine's Top 250-Radio Talk Shows, interview tips for radio guests, and tips for conducting a radio interview over the phone.

Author Francine Silverman is an on-lline publicist and radio host who lives in Riverdale, New York. Her book is available for pre-publication ordering at http://www.amazon.com/. And she has a website at http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com/ that may be of interest to authors and artists attemtping to market their work. There are articles available there.

An Invitation to Florida Artists

All artists residing in Florida are invited to submit entries for the 2009 All-Media Juried Biennial, which is sponsored by the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida. All works selected to be exhibited in the biennial will be on view form Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, June 7, at the Art and Culture Center's galleries, located at 1650 Harrison Street in Hollywood.

Works in all media including original paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, video, computer-generated images, and site-specific installations will be considered. Only work completed after January 1, 2007, and submitted by January 31, 2009, is eligible. Cash prizes totaling $4,000 will be distributed as follows: $2,000 for best of show, $1,000 first place, $600 second place and $400 third place. The exhibition juror is independent curator Nina Arias, who is a co-founder of The Wynwood Art District Association and now resides in New York. Arias has been director of several galleries in South Florida, and has made a name for herself by exhibiting and promoting some of the most exciting emerging artists from Miami and beyond. For an entry form and more information about this competition, please visit www.ArtAndCultureCenter.org/biennial or call (954) 921-3274.

Robot Love

The Brevard Art Museum and the 321 Agency cordially invite you to the the art exhibit, Robot Love. This event is scheduled for January 23 and 24, 2009. On Friday January 23, 2009, enjoy the Art Gallery opening with DJs spinning all night and a cash bar. The entry to this event is free. And, on Saturday, January 24, 2009, art music and fashion will be featured with live bands all night and a cash bar. The cover charge for Saturday is $5.00. On January 23 and 24, the doors open at 6:00 p.m. at 1520 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida 32935. For more information go to www.321agency.com/robotlove.

Alice Ahrens is one of the artist's participating in Robot Love. Seen here is her creation for the exhibit. He's called Booyah-Bot and is among the many art forms (paintings, graffiti, sculpture, and photography) to be displayed at the exhibition.

Nancy Dillen teaching at Brevard Art Museum

Nancy Dillen will be teaching several classes at the Brevard Art Museum this spring. The idea was conceived by Lars Jones, Art History professor at Forida Tech. Jones will teach the contemporary art history component and each week different artists will provide studio experiences to reinforce knowledge of the "ism" discussed in the lecture.

Dillen will be teachning the first two studio classes. They are:

-Intro to Painting on January 16th

-Intro to Color on January 23rd.

For more information, visit the Brevard Art Museum website or contact the education wing of the museum at 321-254-7782.

Jini James joins the staff of instructors who will be teaching Foundations of Modern Art at the Brevard Art Museum in Eau Gallie. Jini has lead the group of artists known as the Pieces of Eight in a study of the works of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. She will be repeating similar learning experiences for this course that is held under the leadership of Lars Jones, Associate Professor of Art History at F.I.T.

Lecture/Studio dates are January 30 and February 6 from 6 to 9 pm.

For more information contact the Foosner Education Center at 321-254-7782

Opportunities for artists in Eau Gallie

Artists looking for an inexpensive way to market their work should check out the Saturday Farm Market at the park in Eau Gallie. Richard Hendry, the Brevard Farm Market manager, welcomes artists who are willing to paint, sculpt, or otherwise create art while they sell. If that description fits you, come down to the corner of Highland and Eau Gallie at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and set up your gear in the park. Bring your browse box, cards and prints and sell until 3 in the afternoon. All this fun will cost you just $10. If this isn't enough opportunity to sell, consider setting up a booth in the park for First Friday for just $15. You will need lights as this event lasts from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call Richard at 321-917-0721 or visit http://www.brevardfarmersmarkets.com/.

Opportunity for Artists and Crafters: The Floridana Beach Civic Association (FBCA) is having a Community Bazaar on Saturday, March 07, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The FBCA Community Bazaar is a fund raiser and an opportunity to promote your business or services and sell your products. The fee to participate as a vendor is a donation of $25 for a space. Electrical power is limited, so plan accordingly. Parking is also limited, so vendors should make arrangements to park off site. Vendors are responsible for the removal and clean up of their tables, tents, chairs and products. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information about how to register as a vendor, contact Beth at 321-726-0800 or beth@bethglover.com.

Call for Artists for Downtown Melbourne:Downtown Melbourne is currently seeking artists and crafters to participate in Downtown Melbourne's 3rd Friday Arts and Indulgences Walk, Arts and Crafts section.

The Arts and Indulgences Walk is a self-guided tour of the Downtown area that will showcase the cultural entities. It will be held the 3rd Friday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. In addition to the walk, there will be an Arts and Crafts booth section located in the parking lot of the Christmas Cottage where artists and crafters can sell their work during the event. There is room for fifteen 10 x 10 tents and these spaces are rented ($40.00) on a first come, first serve basis. There is no submission process.

Download the application at http://www.downtownmelbourne.com/ under Arts and Indulgences Walk.

Because this is a nighttime activity, artists will need to provide their own lighting, such as a lantern or bring a lighting source with a long extension cord. The Christmas Cottage will provide electricity; however, no heat-generating appliances can be supported. Only one electrical source per booth can be allowed.

In the galleries and on exhibit...

Fifth Avenue Gallery (1470 Highland Avenue Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 259-8261)
The Fifth Avenue Art Gallery presents Tropical Winter, a member show brandishing the excitement, wonder and amusement of our region's tropical winter paradise. Even though Tropical Winter may sound like a contradiction, our winters are warmer and filled with more exciting events such as migrations and nestings. Birds, manatees, and snowbirds migrate toward our warmer climate and waters, rivers, and along palm-lined streets.

The public is invited to see how members of the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery interpret Tropical Winter. The exhibit will hang throughout January.

Art Gallery and Studio of Melbourne ( 802 East New Haven Avenue; Historic Downtown Melbourne). Award-winning photographer Lori Knerick is the featured artist at the Art Gallery and Studio of Melbourne for the month of January. Lori's exhibit, Buildings, Bridges and Taxis shows her talent of manipulating photographic images and reveals her love of New York City through her personal images of the city. "New York City is my home. Even though I haven't lived there in a long time,"says Knerick.

Lori will donate 20% of her sales for the month to the Humane Society of Brevard and to the Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary.

You can also see Lori's art on exhibit this month at a special exhibit in the Melbourne Library on Fee Avenue, and Lori regularly exhibits at the Henegar Center at 625 East New Haven Avenue in Melbourne. For more information, call 321-729-9368 or 321- 720-7532.

The Art Gallery and Studio has an opening for one more artist. If you'd like to join the gallery, contact the gallery at 729-9368.

Also, the gallery is having a special event on Sunday, February 1. They are having a "Heart to Heart" Makeover Event featuring Master Stylist Ana Shields, Makeup Artist Jamie Jordan of Divas at Dream Weavers International Salon and clothing by The Gauzeway. The event starts at 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Join them to see how to enhance your natural beauty to show the ultimate look for you. The event is free to the public. For more information, contact Diane at 409-3165, Susan at 490-9654, or the gallery at 729-9368.

Art and Antique Studio (1419 Highland Avenue; Melbourne, FL 32935; 321-253-5553) The featured artist for the Art and Antique Studio and Gallery for the month of January 2009 is graphic artist Lin Sons of Merritt Island. Lin works with pencils to create detailed drawings of shells, musical instruments, still lifes and people. She is also an excellent calligraphy artist. There was a reception for her on January 2, 2009. Her work will be available all month. Be sure to stop by to see it. The Art and Antique Studio and Gallery is located at 1419 Highland Avenue in Eau Gallie.

Titusville Art League to Exhibit at the King Center for the Performing Arts.

The Titusville Art League's The Best of Titusville is in the Harris Gallery in the King Center for the Performing Arts. This is an exhibit of all the award-winning artwork in the TAL 44th Annual Spring Show in April 2008.

The exhibit officially opened on Thursday, January 8th, 2009, with a reception. The exhibit will hang throughout January. (photo: "Infinity" sculpture)

CBAA Scholarship Fund Raiser. This event will put the "fun" back in fundraiser! On February 15th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Central Brevard Art Association will host An Evening with the Arts at the Unitarian Center, 3115 Friendship Road (just off Rt. 1 S, in Suntree). This event will be a fundraiser for CBAA's Youth Scholarship Program.

It promises to be a fun-filled gala featuring music, entertainment, refreshments, and silent auctions, raffles, and sales of donated art. Tickets are $15 each or 2 for $25. The evening's entertainment features the "Dic Doc Duo" among others. For more information or tickets, call 639-0586. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Brevard Cultural Alliance Announces Officers andNew Board Members for the Coming Year

Brevard Cultural Alliance is proud to announce its slate of new officers and new board members for the coming year. BCA officers for 2009 are: Chair Lloyd Behrendt, artist and owner of Blue Sawtooth Studio; Chair-Elect Jim Ridenour, Residence Inn by Marriott; Treasurer Doris Bailey, Action Accounting & Tax of Florida, LLC; Secretary Bunny Finney; Legal Counsel Mason Williams, GrayRobinson PA; and Financial Counsel Dave Moja, RSM McGladrey. Immediate past Chair is Linda Brandt of Brandt Ronat + Co.

New BCA board members include: Col. James Dwight, President of Florida Air Academy; Carla Funk, Director of Fine Arts Programs at Florida Institute of Technology; Nancy Giangrisostomi, Junior High Director of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy; Link Johnsten, owner of Eau Gallie Florist and a founder of the ArtWorks Festival; Jim Platman, Program and Community Relations Manager for Bright House Networks; Deepa Shah, an Electrical Engineer at Harris Corporation; Joseph Sofia, Senior Lender at Florida Business Bank; and Kelly Sullivan, Senior Vice President/General Counsel for Wuesthoff Health Systems.

"We have our work cut out for us to match BCA's successes and progress during 2008. But I am confident that with this committed and capable group of people, in addition to our existing Board members, Brevard Cultural Alliance has a promising future and great things to look forward to in 2009,” said Shellie Williams, BCA Executive Director. BCA is designated as Brevard’s local arts agency by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners. The mission of Brevard Cultural Alliance, Inc. is to build and sustain a vibrant and dynamic arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County’s quality of life. For more information call (321) 690-6817 or visit www.artsbrevard.org. (photo is Lloyd Behrendt, BCA Board Chair for 2009)

Siri German's work at the Space Coast Seashell Festival. Siri German will have a booth at the Space Coast Seashell Festival at the Melbourne Auditorium on Saturday, January 17th and Sunday, January 18th. If you love shells and shell art, be sure to stop by to see her display.

News from the Brevard Art Museum

Museum Events at 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935 ; phone: (321) 254-7782

Museum Monday: January 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the Harris Auditorium

Artists Rudy and DIJ Pacarro speak on their specialities, "Painting with Fabric and Thread" and "A Muddy Rettirement. This event is free and open to the public courtesy of the Brevard Art Museum Guild.

Annie Leibovitz: Women

World famous for her photography, Annie Leibovitz's photography is on exhibit at the Brevard Art Museum through March 9. She is a respected artist whose insightful portraits reveal the layered personalities of her subects. Spectacular large format photographs are on display. This is a traveling exhibit made possible by The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future,Dallas Texas.

Jane Hammond

This exhibit is on loan from the Orlando Museum of Art and a private collector. Jane Hammond works in a variety of media and uses "her own iconography and a predilection for systems... the wook is as multi faceted, as varied, as complicated as we are as humans living in today's info-saturated world."

ART a la carte
The Brevard Art Museum will host an art sale for all in the Front Street Park Community Center on Sunday, January 18, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All art is priced to sell. This event is free and open to the public. For details on how to donate artwork to the Brevard Art Museum, call 321-242-0737.

LoPressionism and Christmas Cottage Fuse. LoPressionism and the Christmas Cottage are now under the same roof in Historic Downtown Melbourne, and there is not enough room for both. So, you are invited to join them between January 2nd and January 25th as they host the biggest sale in their history as they make room for their new look and new merchandise.

They are also preparing for an opening reception on Friday, January 30th, from 6:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m., as they kick off the "Fusion" with a celebration featuring the fine art of Richard LaClaire, Robin Linsmier, Mary Ellen McLaughlin, Erich Padilla and Denette Schweikert. For more information, call 321-722-6000.

To keep you up to date ... Artist Museum Partnership Act

Before congress right now is a bill known as the Artist Museum Partnership Act. If this bill passes, it will ensure that artists will receive the same tax deductions when donating their art to a nonprofit organization as a collector. As of now, when a collector donates a piece of art, they get a deduction for the fair market value of the work. An artist only gets a deduction for the cost of production like the canvas and paint. Of course this discourages artists from donating.

If this bill passes, it would increase the number of donated pieces bringing more art to museums and galleries. This is a way we can assure that American cultural assets stay in the USA. Write your congressmen and let them know that you are interested in this bill. This is the only way to get them talking about it! They need to know they have your support. Visit http://www.americansforthearts.org/ to take action. (thanks to Nancy Dillen for this update)

Be sure to send you art news to Lou@LouBelcher.com