The 1941 entrance of the Norton Museum of Art. WEST PALM BEACH — The Norton Museum of Art, which has been closed since May 30 to prepare for a three-year construction project, will reopen Tuesday, with admission free until late 2018. The Norton is undergoing a major overhaul and expansion under the direction of the eminent British architect Norman Foster. The museum’s … [Read more...]
News briefs: Rudin winner, WPB initiative, Broadway babies, and PB Symphony
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 … [Read more...]
News briefs: Arts Garage team to manage 2 Pompano venues
The Delray Beach-based cultural arts management group that opened the Arts Garage in 2011 and presented hundreds of events there has been tapped to develop programming and manage two new cultural venues in Pompano Beach. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in Pompano approved a contract with Creative City Collaborative (CCC) to come up with cultural programming for … [Read more...]
News briefs: Four Arts’ Duggan to retire; FAU prof wins Knight grant
Ervin Duggan, president of The Society of the Four Arts since 2000, announced Friday he will retire after the current season. Duggan will remain with the Four Arts through June, after which he and his wife, Julia, will retire to North Carolina. Former president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting System, Duggan is credited with recognizing the potential for the Society to … [Read more...]
News briefs: ‘Of Mice and Men’ extended; student rockers salute vets
Because of audience demand, Palm Beach Dramaworks has added three new performance dates for Of Mice and Men at Don and Ann Brown Theatre in West Palm Beach. New performance dates include Friday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. The theatre is located at 201 Clematis St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Set in author John Steinbeck’s … [Read more...]
News briefs: Poster contest has a winner; sculpture gets a helping hand
Lake Worth ArtFest names winner of poster contest A Memorable Night, an acrylic painting by Lake Worth artist Tiffany Beasi, has won the inaugural commemorative-poster contest for the Lake Worth Beach ArtFest. "My inspiration for the painting came from the newly renovated historical Lake Worth Casino and by the city's effort to unify the arts community," Beasi said. "This … [Read more...]
News briefs: A painted-piano gala; Muse candidates sought
The inaugural "Keys to the Cities" kickoff party will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Lake Pavilion in West Palm Beach. During the event, the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation will unveil 18 distinct baby grand and upright pianos, all of which have been whimsically designed – each with its own theme – by local artists. A piano owned by late baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary … [Read more...]
News briefs: Ballet Palm Beach, Palm Beach Pops
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Ballet Palm Beach, formerly Florida Classical Ballet Theatre, kicks off the season with “flash ballet” performances this week, beginning today at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in Lake Worth. A performance of “flash ballet” lasts no more than 10 minutes, and Ballet Palm Beach, led by Artistic Director Colleen Smith, will be performing at … [Read more...]