“On hot, sticky days in South Louisiana, the fire ants swarm.” That was the sentence Walter Mosley wrote in his mid 30s — a line he never used, but one that convinced him he might become a writer. Then working as a computer programmer in Los Angeles, Mosley, now 74, liked the sound and cadence of the sentence and decided to try his hand in fiction and mystery writing. … [Read more...]
Bijoux! jewelry show returns to Mizner Park
Jewelry artists from Israel, Italy, Amsterdam, and Argentina will bring their latest wearable works of art to The Studio at Mizner Park for the 12th Annual Bijoux! Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition from Jan. 13 to 17. The event was founded by Donna Schneier, a renowned art consultant and jewelry collector who co-founded the prestigious LOOT show (now MAD About Jewelry) at New … [Read more...]
Boca Museum of Art’s new chief curator sees institution as city’s cultural center
Cecelia “Keffie” Feldman lives up to her nickname. Its roots trace back to Israel, where her parents were living at the time of her birth. They felt “Cecelia Ann Feldman,” a tribute to her great-grandmother, was too weighty for a newborn. Her mother toyed with an anagram of her initials — CAF — until Israeli friends suggested “Kef,” or “Keffie,” Hebrew slang for fun or cool, … [Read more...]
Major exhibition of 17th-century Dutch art enriches Norton
The largest show of privately held Dutch 17th-century paintings in the United States, Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection, an exhibit of more than 70 works of art by Rembrandt and 26 other artists is on display at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach through March 29. The exhibition coincides with the 400th anniversary of the … [Read more...]
South Florida artists travel to Italian festival, hope for reciprocal visit
FARINDOLA, Italy — A 2015 invitation to the Farindola International Art Festival (FIAF) drew Boynton Beach artist Ralph Papa to a remote town in Italy’s Abruzzo region. Seven years later, the 86-year-old plein air painter continues to return to the city of Farindola, drawn by both the landscape and his ancestral ties. Nestled within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga … [Read more...]
Morikami’s exhibits on Japanese brides in US is paean to ‘strong women’
What started in 2015 as a passion project by journalists Kathryn Tolbert, Karen Kasmauski and Lucy Craft — all daughters of Japanese war brides — has grown into a touring Smithsonian exhibit. Now on display at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Japanese War Brides: Across A Wide Divide, is accompanied by a companion exhibit titled Women of Yamato. Both run through … [Read more...]
It’s a wrap – Delray artist creates colorful mural for Brightline train
Delray Beach artist Meghan Corrigan’s career is on the right track — literally. Corrigan, a fine artist and graphic designer who once served as assistant art director for American Express’s Departures magazine and as art director of The Knot magazine, has created a summer-themed train wrap for Brightline, the passenger rail service traveling between Miami and Orlando, … [Read more...]
Gingold Chamber Music Festival returns to Boca for July concerts
“Music can soothe the soul,” says Grammy-nominated violinist Andrés Cárdenes. He is the co-founder of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF), which returns to Boca Raton for its second year with eight free performances beginning Tuesday, July 8, and running through Sunday, July 20, plus five community engagement events. Originally founded in 2017 as a program … [Read more...]
Second-class no more: Norton’s artists’ jewelry makes a case for art, not just ornament
Madame (1960s), by Jean Cocteau. (Greg Favre/Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Speedy (2007), by Kenny Scharf. (Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Montre petite cuillère (Small Spoon Watch), 1957, by Salvador Dalí. (Philippe Servent/Courtesy Norton Museum of Art) Jewelry is often viewed as adornment — beautiful, intricate and valuable, but also relegated to the decorative arts … [Read more...]
Glasstress returns to Boca museum, showcasing strength in fragile objects
Glass, that fragile but resilient material, has usually been relegated to the decorative arts, but recently, in conjunction with the Berengo Studio in Murano, Italy, world-renowned contemporary artists have been taking their shot using glass as their medium to create new works of art. Introducing internationally renowned artists to the master glassmakers of Italy is an … [Read more...]