ArtCenter/South Florida
Billing themselves as "South Florida's Main Gallery", the ArtCenter/South Florida is an inviting warren of studios that serve as home to upcoming and established artists alike who draw inspriation from roots around the globe along with the South Florida environment. It's all located in a sprawling complex of buildings on the north side of Lincoln Road's pedestrian section, and an interesting diversion from the neighboring long rows of Italian restaurants and designer shops. It's also a dynamic hub for various activities in addition to the artists at work or displaying in their studios - many of whom you can stop in to visit while you explore the building.
Aside from browsing the individual art studios, there are ongoing lectures series throughout the year plus of course, visiting exhibitons on display. The Art & Wine lecture events encompass global topics and issues in art that are accessible for anyone with a lively interest in art movements and individual artists. Lectures are held on Fridays from 7 – 9 pm, $20 per person. The discounted price for registering for the entire 2008 Art & Members gain entrance to the lectures for $15. A listing for this year reveals the range as follows:
Lecture 1, June 11
Frida Kahlo/ Painting a Tortured Life
Frida Kahlo depicted the indigenous culture of Mexico in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism. She was married to Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Her self-portraits, often expressed her physical pain and suffering.
Lecture 2, August 8
Paris/ City of Art
In Paris, the boundaries of art have regularly been pushed back. Thus, it is not by chance that Paris, in the first half of the twentieth century, is where modern art originated.
Lecture 3, September 26
Bauhaus/ House of Building
The Bauhaus style became one of the most influential currents and had a profound influence on art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design and typography.
Lecture 4, October 24
Mouton Rothschild/ The Art of the Label
To celebrate the allied victory in 1945, Baron Philippe de Rothschild decided to enrich the wine label with a work of art. This became a tradition and every year, a different artist was chosen to produce the art for that years’ label.
Lecture 5, November 14
The Performing Arts/ A Visual Drama
Throughout the history of the performing arts, visual artists have engaged in a dialogue, creating set designs for the theater, opera and dance.
Lecture 6, December 12
Surreal Things/ Surrealism and Design
Surrealism is one of the most influential avant-garde art movement of the twentieth century. The term was first coined by the art critic and poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1917.
Along with all that, you get to meet fellow art-loving travelers to Miami, residents and many in the local arts scene. The current exhibit on display through July 14 is called "Pragmatic Terrain", a collaboration by artists Julie Wills and Katie Lewis, which they describe as "A two-person exhibit featuring works that acknowledge the body as a physical terrain onto which various social, psychological, medical, sexual, and exploratory practices are mapped."
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ArtCenter/South Florida - 800 Lincoln Rd., Miami; Tel: (305) 674-8278