By Lucy Lazarony When Boca Raton resident Raheleh T. Filsoofi returned to her homeland of Iran last summer, she went determined to see her country through the eyes of an artist. And she did just that, shooting more than 6,000 photos and videos, seeking out, interviewing, and living with talented ceramic artists and women potters living in villages in western and northern … [Read more...]
Chris Palacio: Building a culture of coffee and conversation
One recent morning I almost committed a crime. I was desperate for a hot cup of coffee and the flashing OPEN sign almost escaped me. The mysterious-looking logo near it didn’t help. I came very close to missing it. What is that? I said to my companion, a fellow scooter-rider, also desperate for coffee. Only one way to find out. That’s how we discovered Coastars, a new … [Read more...]
FAU to celebrate state’s surf culture; Armory guest to craft Parks statue
FAU gets grant for surfing exhibit The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has been awarded a $16,596 matching grant from the Florida Humanities Council to research and present a traveling exhibition called The History and Culture of Surfing in Florida. The surfing culture has an 80-year history in … [Read more...]