Think of a bento box and you will get the picture of what art in Palm Beach County looks like this season: traditional with a few twists. Among them is an exhibition of provocative works by a performance artist who is also an activist, and another show dedicated to the little-known works of a reclusive Italian-American artist who died in Rome 11 years ago. Packing tape, golf … [Read more...]
Women-oriented short films play Delray in Lunafest
Lunafest, a traveling film festival established in 2000 by Luna, the “whole nutrition” line of snack bars for women, comes to the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach on Friday for a one-night-only screening. In conjunction with the Junior League of Boca Raton, the event is a fundraiser for the Junior League and for the Breast Cancer Fund, which is dedicated to eliminating … [Read more...]
Women’s film saluted in first-ever Palm Beach festival
Last year, when Kathryn Bigelow won for The Hurt Locker, that marked the first Oscar to go to a woman for Best Director. Women have made strides in the film industry, however slowly, but to see the range of movies -- from deadly serious to downright frivolous -- that female directors and screenwriters are generating, there is now the Palm Beach Women’s International Film … [Read more...]