7.7 billion stories are happening on this planet right now at the same time. These are concurrent and endless stories… You may be happy, sad, full of joy or crying in regret. You may be relaxed, nervous, living an ordinary or unordinary life. Everybody lives this moment of life on this planet, Earth, continuously going around the sun. --- Asagi Maeda With miniature figures … [Read more...]
Business gathering touts economic clout of arts in Palm Beach County
We all know art and artists bring beauty into the world, but did you know they also bring millions of dollars in economic impact into Palm Beach County? Artists and arts and cultural organizations bring revenue, tourist dollars and millions into communities, according to the sixth Arts and Economic Prosperity study, an economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture … [Read more...]
Cultural Council’s ‘Whimsy & Wonder’ gives us something to smile about
Pink flamingos, those graceful pink birds and the unofficial kitschy symbol of Florida, have landed in the Main Gallery at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County as part of the new exhibit titled Whimsy & Wonder, on view through Jan. 13. Flamingo photographs, flamingos on one leg, surreal flamingos and flamingos splashing in the fountains. In Kasha McKee’s conceptual … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Poetry Festival to return, but in North Carolina
The Palm Beach Poetry Festival will return in two years — but not in Delray Beach. Or Palm Beach County. Or Florida. With the passing of the festival founder and director Miles Coon in May 2022 at the age of 84, and the coincidental loss of its long-term venue in Old School Square, the future of the festival was in doubt. “I want to see the festival continue to … [Read more...]
At only 9, Lighthouse Point girl makes waves in NFT digital art space
LIGHTHOUSE POINT — With titles such as Blended Flame, Crazy Rooster, and Spilled Spaghetti, 9-year-old Lighthouse Point digital media artist Lia Naro expresses her vision of the world through her vibrant and colorful landscapes and abstracts. Combining technology with her innate sense of aesthetics, Naro, a student at Pinecrest School in Fort Lauderdale, is making a name … [Read more...]
Flamingo Clay Studio fights to save its life
LAKE WORTH BEACH — The Flamingo Clay Studio is in a fight to save its life. The non-profit artist cooperative, which also runs the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, provides space for hundreds of artists in Palm Beach County to create, display and sell their work. With a focus on community and access to art events and art education to lower-income residents, the potential … [Read more...]
Cultural Council features work by six mid-career woman artists
African art, contemporary and modern dance and the Great American Songbook all take center stage in the work of three of the six recipients of the 2022 Artist Innovation Fellowship Program sponsored by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Actor and singer Elizabeth Dimon, visual artist Kianga Jinaki and choreographer Shanique Scott, along with musician Yvette … [Read more...]
Posh Gallery in west Delray offers local art for all price points
DELRAY BEACH — Strolling in to the Posh Art Gallery in the Delray Marketplace in west Delray Beach, one is not sure where to look first. The initial impression is a cacophony of color. Filled with whimsical and vibrant objets d’art, the gallery founded by Kimberly Perry celebrated its two-year anniversary in June. Opened during the COVID-19 pandemic with a mission to provide … [Read more...]
Two Boca high school thespians up for national Jimmy Awards
Two Boca Raton students will be representing Palm Beach County today in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmy Awards) in New York City. Maya Sharma from Saint Andrew’s School and Lucas Brown from West Boca Raton Community High School were the top winners in the fourth annual Kravis Center Dream Awards, competing with 135 other students from 15 Palm Beach … [Read more...]
Comedian Glaser brings truth-talking to salty standup
Not afraid to storm the barricades, whether the topic is sex, men, dating, pop culture, being a single woman or suffering from anxiety and depression, Nikki Glaser says she wants to speak truth from her own perspective. “I don’t mind making people uncomfortable to talk about real issues,” she says. Admitting “it’s hard to make me embarrassed,” Glaser also admits to being … [Read more...]