Israel’s Maymon wins Norton’s second Rudin Prize
Israeli photographer Rami Maymon has won the second Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers at the Norton Museum of Art.
“Rami’s photographs are elegant and complicated, and engage the viewer with their intellectual rigor and stunning visual layers,” said Tim B. Wride, the Norton’s William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography. “Immersing himself in the myriad ways we experience photographic imagery, Rami has succeeded in giving form to both the conceptual underpinnings and the visual complexities of the photographic process.”
Maymon is the second winner of the Rudin Prize, which is awarded biennially. It includes a $20,000 cash prize, and was named in honor of the late New York City real estate developer Lewis Rudin, father of Beth Rudin DeWoody, who is a member of the Photography Committee at the Norton and President of The Rudin Family Foundation.
Maymon, based in Tel Aviv, studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. He has exhibited his work throughout Israel and Europe and teaches at The Midrasha School of Art in Beit Berl, Israel.
The other nominees for the Rudin Prize were: Germany’s Miriam Böhm, Delphine Fawundu of Brooklyn, and Guatemala’s Renato Osoy. Works by all four photographers can be seen through Jan. 11 at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. Call 832-5196 for more information.
West Palm creates A&E District
The city of West Palm Beach has announced the formation of an Arts and Entertainment District in the downtown area.
The district, announced in November, offers more than 20 distinct cultural venues including art galleries, performance venues, art studios, art and history museums and performing arts groups.
The district’s cultural partners include: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Armory Art Center, Bruce Helander Studio, Eaton Fine Art, Flagler Museum, Habitat Galleries, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Legacy Fine Art Gallery, Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Palm Beach Opera, Palm Beach Pops, Palm Beach Symphony, Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Sunfest, Terebinth Studio and Gallery, Society of the Four Arts, and Uptown Art.
The cultural partners are linked by a free trolley service funded by the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority, the city of West Palm Beach and PNC Bank. The “A&E Trolley” runs its loop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information on the A&E District, including admission tickets and visitor packages, visit downtownwpbarts.com or call (561) 833-8873. The District can also be followed on Twitter and Instagram, @WPBAEDistrict.
Kravis offers Broadway training this summer
The Kravis Center will be holding auditions for the Broadway Artists Intensive, a three-week, advanced musical theater training program for performers ages 12 to 20, this July.
Created by venerable Broadway performers Jason Gillman, Jackie Bayne Gillman and Greg Graham, the Broadway Artists Intensive classes are taught by an all-Broadway faculty, including “special guest artists.”
Guest artists have included famed director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who has received multiple Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, and TV star and Tony winner Christian Borle of NBC’s Smash.
Auditions for the three-week program this July are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, March 28, at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL, 33401.
Spots in the Broadway Artists Intensive are by audition only. A limited number of students between the ages of 12 and 20 will be selected for the program, which immerses them in the three major musical theater disciplines: acting, voice and dance.
The Broadway Artists Intensive will be held July 6-25 at the Kravis Center. Students interested in auditioning for The Broadway Artists Intensive may call 561-651-4376 or visit www.TheBroadwayArtistsIntensive.com.
Palm Beach Symphony names development chief
Palm Beach Symphony has named Erin O’Mahoney director of development for the 41-year-old nonprofit.
O’Mahoney is responsible for planning, developing and implementing the direction and management of all the symphony’s development efforts.
She joins Palm Beach Symphony after 10 years in luxury marketing in New York City.
“I am thrilled to welcome Erin O’Mahoney to Palm Beach Symphony,” said Executive Director David McClymont. “Erin’s professional experience and personal enthusiasm for music and the arts will be instrumental as our organization continues to expand its outreach programs and increase its visibility in the community.”
O’Mahoney began her career at De Beers Diamond Jewelers, where she played an integral role in launching the brand in the U.S. market, including multimillion-dollar events around the country in cities such as New York and Beverly Hills. Most recently, she ran the communications departments at Asprey and H. Stern, where she built relationships within the luxury industry and with top fashion and jewelry editors.
In 2013, O’Mahoney was recognized on the Luxury Women to Watch list compiled by Luxury Daily for her dedication to craft, consumer focus and leadership. She holds dual degrees from the University of Florida in business administration/marketing and music/vocal performance.