Brevard Art News - April 19, 2009
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Events
Last Call....
The Downtown Gallery in Titusville is proud to support and promote young artists in the area. On Friday, the 24th of April, they are hosting a Reception for Andrew Jackson Middle School's Young Artists.
They will be open from 5pm to 9pm and welcome everyone to come down to view the great artwork created by these talented young people. Light refreshments will be served.
Work will be on display April 24th through May 15th.
Their address is 335 S. Washington Avenue in Historic Downtown Titusville. They are located right next door to Kloiber's Cobbler Eatery. Hours are Monday thru Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday 11am to 3pm. For more info call 268-0122.
Brevard Art Museum: Don't miss this.... Discover your creative self at Brevard Art Museum School. Jini James Workshop: Painting Shore Birds in Oils, April 24, 10 am to 5 pm. Call 321-254-7782 to register. We are Registering for Summer Art Camp, don'tdelay register today! Call 321-254-7782.
25th Anniversary Melbourne Art Festival: April 25 -26, 2009, in Historic Downtown Melbourne. Be sure to stop by for the variety of events. In addition to artists and their work, you'll also see art workshops, entertainment, food, student art, 5K run, etc. There's something for everyone. Activities start at 8:00 each day and entertainment starts at noon. See the schedule at http://www.melbournearts.org/.
Be sure to stop by to see the artwork of Susan Kessler, Renee Decator, Linda Neal, Lori Jenkins, John Andreozzi and many, many more. These are a few of the local artists who will participate. In addition, there are artists from all over the country.
Birds of a Feather by Lloyd Behrendt
Florida Business Bank and Lloyd Behrendt exhibit work. There will be a debut art exhibit and reception at Florida Business Bank at 340 North Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne. They will exhibit the art installation Birds of a Feather in partnership with Florida artist and historian Lloyd Behrendt of Blue Sawtooth Studio in Malabar. Behrendt uses an unusual medium -photo oils- technique to create his art. Originally developed in the late 1800's, it makes use of black and white film images painted with transparent oils. The subjects are uniquely Florida-based, and this show joins two of his series: Space Launch and Wildlife. The work will show from April 30th thru May 30th. There will be a wine and cheese opening reception on Thursday, April 30th, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the bank. The public is invited.
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Carol L. Taylor exhibits. Taylor is exhibiting We Love Our Flower Gardens, a mixed media drawing of images borrowed from her Taylor Family Pencil Portraits Sketchbook, in the Bugs and Buds Strawbridge Art League exhibition continuing through May 10th at the Henegar Center for the Arts in Historic Downtown Melbourne, Florida.
Ms. Taylor's family portraits, part of a series of drawings from family heirloom photographs, can also be viewed on her web site: http://www.caroltaylorblackandwhite.com/.
Taylor accepts pencil portrait commissions suitable for corporate, clergy, and personal use. For information, contact Carol Taylor at caroltaylorblackandwhite@yahoo.com.
News from Combuco Studios International in Mims
If you have been thinking about going to open studio to create a sculpture under Yure's direction, this is the time to do it. Yure is planning on relocating the studio and foundry to Brazil in the near future (4 to 6 months). This is your opportunity to receive hands-on support from Yure to make your piece.
Come as you are. All materials and equipment are available through the studio. Materials including bronze and aluminum casting are available for a very reduced cost for students. If you have an idea you'd like to sculpt, bring photos or sketches. For more information, call (561) 228-8660 or (321) 747-9201 and for directions to the studio in Mims, Florida. The email address is info@combucostudios.com.
Upcoming event. The Rotary Club of Indialantic is holding its 7th Annual Fund Raising Event, Saturday, May 2nd, 2009. It will include wine tasting, gourmet food and music. The event will be held at the home of Arturo and Susan Encharte, 2760 Riverside Dr., Indialantic, starting at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Purpose: To raise funds to help support the Sue M. Pridmore Center for Women and Children. The center is located on the grounds of the Salvation Army on Hickory Street in Melbourne and provides shelter, food, and spiritual support to homeless women with or without children. The center also provides training in a wide range of life skills in order for women to successfully transition into our community.
Proceeds will also be allotted to the Rotary Foundation which provides financial assistance through scholarships to South Brevard High School seniors as well as other charitable organizations.
Sponsorship levels begin at $100 and go to $1000, which awards tickets to the event. For more information, contact Sue Tyson Parker 321-749-4684 or Jock Walker, 321-727-1519. Checks can be mailed to the Rotary Club of Indialantic P.O. Box 033134 Indialantic, Florida 32903
Chase the "Blues" away with the J.U.G.S. art exhibition at the Melbourne Beach Library. Six local, award-winning artists, calling themselves the J.U.G.S. (Just Us Girls Society), are having their fourth annual art exhibition at the Melbourne Beach Library running through May 4th. The exhibit will be held in the library's conference rooms and is open to the public. A variety of mediums will be on display. Artists are: Vicki Limberis from Melbourne Beach, Jeanne Painter Johnson, Janet Loper and Jackie Ryan from Satellite Beach and Pat Hemphill and Diana Greco from Rockledge.
Space Available... Attention Potters: Studio space is available at Mud Flats Pottery. Wheels, extruder, slabroller and kiln firing to Cone 5-6 included in monthly fee. Space is limited. Call 951-1310.
Contemplation 12x12 inch silk painting by Jo-Ann Jensen
Congratulations to Jo-Ann Jensen.
Jo-Ann Jensen, mixed media artist from Cape Canaveral, was awarded second place at the Gallery 14's juried show, Small is Big, in Vero Beach. Fifty-five artists participate in this annual event. All work was under 12 inches in size. Jo-Ann's piece, Contemplation, was also one of the first to sell during the show, which opened on March 3 and ran through March 28th. Gallery 14 is located at 1911 14th Avenue in the historic district of downtown Vero Beach. To see more of Jo-Ann's work, visit her website at http://www.joannjensen.com/.
Indian River Potters Guild at 1542 Guava Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District in Melbourne opens it doors. Valerie Karas renovated the building at 1542 Guava Avenue to create a pottery studio and gallery for ceramic artists wishing to work in a cooperative, well-equipped environment. The gallery will carry work from current members, Lauren Ball, Kris Darby, Kathie Frank, Valerie Karas, Marg Kuhl, Jean Thomas, and Don Whitehouse. Ceramic artists looking for a state-of-the-art studio should drop by and take a tour. For information, call vkaras@cfl.rr.com.
Exhibits: 
The Art and Antique Studio. "Gardens in Watercolor" by artist Debbie Johnson is featured during the month of April at the Art and Antique Studio and Gallery on Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District in Melbourne.
Debbie recently moved to Melbourne from Michigan. She was born and raised in Greenville, Michigan. In February 2004, Debbie transitioned from commercial art to fine art. She began showing her paintings at street fairs and local galleries. In 2008, she moved to Melbourne where her artwork is growing in style and subject matter.
Her watercolors blend her passion for painting and her love of nature to capture the fleeting moments of beauty the world provides. She is available for commissions as well as workshops, garden tours, and speaking engagements. For a preview of her art, visit her website at http://watercolorworksart.com/.
Her work will be featured at Art and Antique Studio and Gallery throughout April. For more information call 321-253-5553.
Art Expressions. Stop by Art Expressions Fine Custom Framing. See art and photography exhibits and the pearl gallery. Art Expressions is located at 1404 Highland Avenue in the Eau Galley Arts District.
Fifth Avenue Art Gallery. Jerry Lanhan debuts new exhibit. Jerry Lanham is debuting his exhibition "Color & Movement" at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in the Eau Gallie Arts District in Melbourne during the month of April. Lanham's paintings engage viewers so they experience them with every sense. This is the largest collection of Lanham's original artwork presented in one location. See why collectors become addicted to his dynamic, high impact color exemplified in these acrylic and mixed media pieces.
Highway Grrls Gallery and Studio, 1414 Highland Avenue; Melbourne, Florida. The Highway Grrls is very pleased to present the impressionistic landscapes of Luke Andrews who has just returned home after an eight-year-painting jaunt in Italy. Luke has several canvases of local landscapes, including Cocoa Village, Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach. You can visit his website at http://www.lukeandrewsart.com/. Also go to Robin Rothrock's website at http://www.robinrothrock.com/.
Harris Gallery at the King Center. BCC Melbourne Student Show will hang in the Harris Gallery during April. It features the work of the Brevard Community College students. The BCC Melbourne Student Show will be on exhibit throughout the month of April. Be sure to stop by to see the works created by these talented students.
Art Gallery and Studio. Laura Rabbitts is the Artist of the Month for the month of April. Her favorite medium is water-based oils on canvas. She enjoys doing portraitures. You can see her work at 802 E. New Haven Avenue in Historic Downtown Melbourne. The gallery is also open from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday.
Note: The Art Gallery and Studio has room for two or three Memberships and Associate Levels of Membership to join the gallery at $75.00 per month. The gallery is a cooperative featuring artists working in acrylics, jewelry, oil, photography, porcelain, watercolor, wood, pottery, and basketry. If interested, call Diane Koenig at 501-5835. 
Juan Arroyo featured artist. Oil Painting artist Juan Arroyo is the featured artist at the DeGroodt Library for the month of April. He is also on the cover of Senior Scene Magazine for the month of April and is exhibiting at Holmes Regional Medical Center Gallery through the BCA program. To contact him call 321-216-1676. (painting of butterflies by Juan Arroyo)
It's called Ambition... Russ Taylor is doing 100 paintings on subject matter within one mile of his house. Check it out on his new blog at http://rtaylorart.blogspot.com/. Click on the Post (atom) on his blog so you can check back frequently to see how he's doing.
Eulaine Eri is the Featured Artist. For the months of March and April at the Central Brevard Library on Forrest Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, Eulaine Eri is the featured artist. She is displaying several of her latest original abstract works in mixed media. An award winning artist, Eulaine is an experimental artist residing in Merritt Island, Florida, and Franklin, Pennsylvania. Eulaine studied art while living in Europe and continues to study in the United States. Eulaine enjoys painting impressionism and contemporary abstracts. She exhibits and teaches painting using mixed media and with dyes on silk. Eulaine is an Advisor on the Board of Directors, Central Brevard Art Association, Rockledge, Florida She was awarded First Place with a Blue Ribbon at the City of Cape Canaveral Fine Art Show in January with her abstract, "Toy Soldier." This painting is part of the display presently at the Central Brevard Library. Phone: 321-298-9741 Email: ARTbyEULAINE@aol.com
Brevard Art Museum
New at the Brevard Art Museum Piecing it Together - The mixed media constructions in Piecing it Together are works by artists Catherine Bergmann, Rocky Bridges, Jette Clover, Greg Jones, Elizabeth Murray, Hanne Niederhausen, Gail Mitchell, Tony Savoie, Margaret Steward, Genna Watson, John Whipple, and Lynn Whipple. This group of artists explores the boundaries of creating through joyful constructions, innovative use of found materials, and playful visual and verbal language. These artists use recycled materials in a new way.
Museum Monday
Monday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m.
Author Sally Settle Barrow speaks about early Florida history and her book, Shadow of the Lone Cypress: One Man's Florida. Museum Monday is a series of programs sponsored by the Brevard Art Museum Guild. Light refreshments are served.
Sang Roberson
April 17 - May 3, 2009
Sang Roberson's burnished, soft-shouldered, lidded containers blend the definitions of boxes and vessels. The subtle, earthily refined forms and surfaces of Roberson's containers have often been referenced to Asian ceramics. Slide lecture and gallery walk: Friday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m. with an exhibition reception following from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Galleries
Spring is Here… Time for Tulipa. Carol L. Taylor is exhibiting her drawings at the allaprima styling group, 1540 Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne, Florida, now through April 30, 2009. Carol Taylor’s charcoal pencil drawings, Tulipa, Preparing the Bouquet and Emerging from the Night are part of her Tulipa Series comprised of a collection of charcoal pencil drawings of the red and white Parrot Tulip. To view the drawings, please contact local artist Karen Lewis, allaprima styling group, at (321) 255-5300. For further information, please contact Carol L. Taylor via e-mail at caroltaylorblackandwhite@yahoo.com and visit her Website: http://www.caroltaylorblackandwhite.com/
Opportunities...
Cape Canaveral Outdoor Artists Social
A new "all-media" art group is forming at the Cape Canaveral Library. The goal for this new "Outdoor Artists Social" is to bring like-minded creative people together for informal companionship and group painting/drawing parties at various scenic locations in our area. The group will meet at the library once a month to network and talk about art for about an hour, and then head out to paint or draw "en plein air" from mid-morning until whenever. Bring your paint brushes, pastels, pencils, pens, or whatever you need to create your art. The Outdoor Artists Social is intended to be informal and fun; artists of all levels of ability and experience are invited to come out and socialize while becoming inspired to create art. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28th at 9:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the Cape Caneaveral Library. Future meeting dates are May 26th and June 23rd (both are Tuesdays) at 9:30 a.m. For more information or for the April painting/drawing location, call host Chelly Harkness at 321-432-5414 or the Cape Canaveral Library at 321-868-1101.
Faces of Brevard Take In. The Strawbridge Art League will take in artwork for its exhibit Faces of Brevard. The take in is scheduled for May 2, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the ballroom of the Henegar Center for the Arts at 625 E. New Haven Avenue in Historic Downtown Melbourne. This is a juried show. All entries must be of faces (eyes, noses, mouths, etc.). Awards will be for Best of Show, Photography and Digital, Fine Art, Pop Art, and Illustrative Art. If you have questions, contact Heidi Stocker at anythingispossible@yahoo.com.
Call for Artists - Art in Miniature Show 2009. Therese Ferguson, president , Art and Antique Studio & Gallery announced that the gallery is looking for Florida artists to participate in their Art in Miniature Show, scheduled from June 5 to June 30, 2009. this is a juried show in which prizes will be awarded.
Entries may be no larger than 12 inches framed in any direction. Entry deadline is May 24, 2009. A prospectus and entry form can be obtained by visiting the gallery or on their website at artandantiquestudio.com. Call the gallery for further information at 321-253-5553. The gallery is located at 1419 Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District, Melbourne. Studio hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
Call to Artists. The Art in State Buildings Program at the University of Florida is now advertising for a public art opportunity. You can find the call to artists (a request for qualifications) at www.arts.ufl.edu/asb/ on the "home" page and the "call to artist" page.
Space Coast Art Festival poster design contest 2009.The Space Coast Art Festival is looking for a poster design for their 46th annual festival. The festival is in November, but entries for the poster design contest are due by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. All work must be unpublished, original art done since 2007. You can find the complete submission guidelines at the website at http://www.spacecoastartfestival.com/. For information contact info@spacecoastartfestival.com.
Call for entries from the Brevard Art Museum.
The Brevard Art Museum presents Take Out from May 15 to July 12, 2009. Using the humble take-out container as a jumping off point. Artists are invited to create artwork.For the prospectus for this exhibit click here. The submission deadline is April 30, 2009. So, get to work. If you'd like more information email the museum at info@brevardartmuseum.org.
Free Market at Manatee Park. A free market event is scheduled on Melbourne Avenue in Melbourne from 1:00 to 4:00 on the last Sunday of every month. Everyone is invited and it's a place to give away and receive items completely free. It doesn't have to be just material items, it can be community info or music or just painting out in the open for all to enjoy. Bring food, music, clothes, furniture, toys, skills and thrills and anything else you can give, share or barter. At the free market, goods and services are available at no cost. Like a garage sale and fair together, but better. If you have nothing, that's fine. If you have something to bring, that's fine. but no need to trade. It's all for free. Look them up on facebook. Its The Free Market of Melbourne/Palm Bay, Florida.
Other events...
Upcoming shows on Focus. Bright House TV Cable Network presents FOCUS featuring the arts in Brevard County. FOCUS programs are on Channel 49 on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
Upcoming show in April:
April 16, 2009: Nora Halloran
April 23, 2009: Frtis Van Eeden, Demo
April 30, 2009: Judy McNamara, Demo
May 7, 2009: Pat Ryan
May 14, 2009: Mark Mynheir, Author
May 21, 2009: Debbie Johnson, Demo (washes)
May 28, 2009: Pat Bowlds, Demo (perspective)
Be sure to watch the great talent in Brevard.Be sure to send you art news to Lou@LouBelcher.com.
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