Bowman Hastie and his dog, Tillie, the artist. (Photo by Katie Deits)By Katie DeitsHOLLYWOOD -- Bowman Hastie, a writer and editor in Brooklyn, discovered by chance that his Jack Russell terrier had artistic talent.An observant Hastie noticed his dog, named Tillamook Cheddar, or Tillie for short, scratching on a writing pad. Curious as to the patterns Tillie was creating, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 19-21
Golf Pants, a photograph by Wheaton Mahoney.Art: It’s encouraging to see Mulry Fine Art reopen in Palm Beach's Paramount building after closing its gallery space in West Palm Beach last fall. Fecia Mulry has been in the gallery business for 18 years. The focus of her galley, she says, is to "exhibit the works of emerging artists working in all media.” Opening Saturday is Summer … [Read more...]
Art review: Juried competition shows breadth of Florida artistic talent
Small Red Landscape, by Nadine Saitlin.By Katie DeitsBOCA RATON -- A large painted canvas usually is impressive, but in some cases it can visually bellow.Which is why it was so striking that the Best of Show winner at the current All-Florida Juried Competition is a diminutive work, a 12-inch-by-12-inch acrylic and pastel painting, Small Red Landscape, by Nadine Saitlin, an … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 11-14
A 1930 Ford Model A "Woody" is a focal point of the SURFari exhibit.(Photo by Katie Deits)Surf’s up, dude, at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts, where you’ll find memorabilia, art, photographs and vintage boards from the South Florida surf culture dating back to Palm Beach in 1940, when the surfer's car of choice was the Ford "Woody."SURFari: The Old and New of Surfing in … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 5-7
Whatever, by Karla Walter.Art: The Educational Gallery Group, better known as Eg², is usually dedicated to showcasing the work of students in visual and performing arts, but for the month of June, it is featuring the work of seven local art educators who create art with clay.Revolve: ceramic interpretations, which opens with a reception Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., was … [Read more...]
Arts feature: Charming Norton exhibit examines music of the Mouse Factory
Sound effects instruments in the Disney music exhibit.(Photo: Experience Music Project)By Hap ErsteinDon't you leave Disney World with the tune to It’s a Small World stuck in your brain? Can you really hear Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice without thinking of Fantasia and Mickey Mouse toting those buckets of water? Are the first two words you learned of Swahili Hakuna … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 29-31
A landscape by Alfred Hair of the Florida Highwaymen.Ongoing now at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach is an exhibit of paintings by two of the Florida Highwaymen, the African-American landscape artists who sold their visions of the state from the trunks of their cars in the 1950s and 1960s. The paintings by Alfred Hair and Harold Newton come from the private … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 21-25
Freedom of the Stallions, by Purvis Young.Art: Opening this Saturday at Exor Galleries in Boca Raton is Purvis Young: Raw, which features 20 works by the 65-year old artist from Miami’s Overtown. Young, who has painted on just about anything that he finds, from discarded political signs, doors and plywood scraps to metal sheets and carpet remnants, may be considered the … [Read more...]
Art review: Maxwell show a lyrical, pointillist look at South Florida life
The Station Attendants (1976), by David Maxwell.By Emma TrellesBOCA RATON -- There are usually unexpected prizes hidden in the auditorium gallery of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, where an intimate flourish of paintings can pay tribute to women artists of the 20th century or to the grapple between morphing American culture and the modernist artists who tried to frame it.At times … [Read more...]
Art feature: Exhibit at Trump golf club targets homelessness
Your Work Is My Play, by Ryan Toth.(Photo by Durga Garcia)By Marya SummersFor a few hours in April, a hobo shack constructed of wooden pallets overlooked the pristine vistas of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.As the sun set over rolling greens and tropical waterfalls and well-heeled Trump guests filled themselves with some of finest foods top chefs had to … [Read more...]