Are You a Professional Visual Artist Looking for Exhibition Opportunities During Art Week in Miami 2019?

Call To Artists: Are you a professional visual artist interested in exhibiting your work during Art Week in Miami? MAS has access to a variety of exhibition opportunities available for artist projects during Art Basel Miami Beach Week taking place December 3-8, 2019. Call is open to all styles, mediums & genres from all local, national and international visual artists.

Serious inquiries only. Email: miamiartscene@gmail.com - please include 3-5 images of your recent work along w/a link to your professional website & your contact information, attn: Kat Wagner. www.themiamiartscene.com

Tranter-Sinni Gallery Specializes in European and American artists, with an Asian Art extension

Experience the fine art and exhibitions at Tranter-Sinni Gallery in Wynwood, the gallery is a secondary market gallery specializing in work by Modern, pre and post-war, contemporary European and American artists, with an Asian Art extension. The gallery provides an intimate space for exhibitions of art and sculpture, with a strong reputation for historically focused exhibitions. Serving an international clientele, the gallery works closely with private collections, estates, foundations and other institutions to promote the highest quality, most significant and valuable art for their collectors. Located in the heart of Wynwood in the world-renowned Museo Vault Building at 350 NW 29th Street in Miami, Florida 33127. 
www.tranter-sinnigallery.com

NSU Art Museum: Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day

NSU Art Museum presents Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day on Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th from 11am-5pm. Enjoy a family day at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, the museum has designated the last Saturday and Sunday of this month as Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day, which provides free admission to Fort Lauderdale residents on the designated dates. See link for details. 

In addition to free Museum admission, Fort Lauderdale residents will receive a 10% discount on catalogues published by NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and sold in the Museum Store. For free admission, residents will need to show a photo ID, driver’s license, or residential utility bill that lists a Fort Lauderdale address.

Overtime at The Bass

Enjoy Overtime at The Bass on Wednesday, July 31st from 6-9pm presenting David Gryn, Director and Founder of Daata Editions, in conversation with curator Leilani Lynch on the challenges and opportunities of curating in the digital sphere. Featuring screenings of digital projects by artists Rosie McGinn, Anaïs Duplan, Elliot Dodd, Keren Cytter, Jeremy Couillard, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Eve Papamargariti and Scott Reeder, join us for a special announcement about The Bass’ latest project with art native to the digital realm. Experience a one-night-only of special programming and evening hours, plus a FREE welcome drink per guest (21+) with drinks and small bites available for purchase from The Café by Thierry Isambert.

$10 | FREE for museum members. RSVP and Purchase Tickets here.

Experience Superfine! Art Fair in Washington DC at Union Market October 30 through November 3, 2019

A better Halloween weekend awaits you in Washington DC. Above: fairgoers ogling work by 2018 exhibitor Box Heart Gallery's Seth Clark Superfine! DC | 10/30 - 11/3 | Union Market Save 25% On Early Bird Passes Through 9/15

2019. A better fair. A better you. New premium Master Passes and Sage Passes with early + total access, complimentary cocktails, and private lounge   40% more local and global artists for an even closer look at the top talent of the District and beyond   More programming (including the first-ever Superfine! X experiential art survey)   Enviable mixology, film, and multimedia art programs that draw on DC's finest and freshest artists + creatives Say hi to DC artist Miguel Perez Lem at Superfine! DC 2019! "A zero-pretension approach to maximizing the larger fair experience by leaning on the city's larger cultural vibe and its local personalities."  — Kurt McVey, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art (on Superfine! DC) Don't miss out on DC's favorite fall art tradition. Get Your Early Bird Passes Now + Save 25% Note: all tickets increase in price after 9/15 and premium passes will not be available at the door. Discover Abby Elizabeth's intricate work at her Superfine! DC solo booth. SHARE THE INVITE WITH A FRIEND AND RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY DRINK! 1) Send your friend the ticketing link: www.superfine.world/discoverdc 2) Your friend selects their preferred ticket and purchases before 9/15. 3) In the "How did you hear about the fair?" field during the purchase process, your friend must enter your full name. 4) When you check in at the fair, mention your name and your friend's name. A Superfine! ticketing agent will then provide you with an additional drink token! ***Limit of two additional drinks-from-friends per ticket buyer. Sneak Peek: New Art at Superfine! DC Clockwise from top left: Sabrina Cabada (Arlington, VA), Dominique Fierro (Rockville, MD), Adam Christopher Reed (Morgantown, WV), Onzie Norman (Detroit, MI), Seren Morey (Brooklyn, NY) Ready to discover these great artists and so many more? Grab Your Tickets Now

Dimensions Variable presents Listening & Talk: Gustavo Matamoros

Enjoy an evening at Dimensions Variable on Saturday, July 27th at 6pm for a listening event and talk in conjunction with Untitled: Social Commentary—Gustavo Matamoros. Guests will be listening to Matamoros’ sound installation and afterwards will move into a conversation with the artist about the work and his practice.

Boca Raton Museum of Art presents Thomas Bruckner: Comics & Graphic Novels

Enjoy an Art Talk at the Boca Raton Museum of Art on Saturday, July 27th from 3-4pm. Interested in comics and graphic novels? Learn about the creative process of comic artist Thomas Bruckner. Discover his work, and see the artist in action to learn about the various techniques used in this method. Free with Museum admission.

Image: Thomas Bruckner

South Florida artist Skip Hartzell creates large paintings, sculptures and drawings that capture the essence of “dog”

'Swimmer #2', Flashe on Canvas, 72 x 72 Inches

Canine charcoal drawings, oil paintings, works on paper and four-legged sculptures South Florida artist Skip Hartzell creates large paintings, sculptures and drawings that capture the essence of “dog”, all of the work is rich with intricacies of color and technique. His painterly expression captures each dog’s own personality with beautiful textures, line and brush strokes using mixed media to bring each dog to life. He is best known for his unique sculptures recognized immediately by their distinct form and style that only Hartzell can produce.   'Dog #130', Papercrete and Resin, 15 x 12 Inches   "Every morning before I go into my studio I walk with my dogs for about two hours. We don’t have a schedule, the length of the walk depends on how many rabbits, squirrels, new smells, and other treasures they dig up along the way. Making art for me is very much like walking my dogs. I go in to my studio and sniff around. I pick up a thing or two, decide if it has interest and I might work on it or maybe begin something brand new. Like my dogs I’m always excited and ready to see where the work will take me. My art is the stuff that I leave behind after hours in the studio." –Skip Hartzell   Group of (4) Paintings, each piece is Oil On Canvas,16 x 20 Inches The artist has held numerous solo exhibitions at notable art galleries and prestigious art fairs such as Art Palm Beach, A.E. Backus Museum, ArtHouse 429, Paul Fisher Gallery, Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach and many more.   'Sitter', Papercrete and Resin, 8 x 8 x 8 Inches   Hartzell is a longtime supporter of no-kill animal rescues and donates proceeds from the sale of his artworks to animal-rescue, no kill shelters. For sales info, private commissions, general inquiries or exhibition updates, email: skipperhartzell@yahoo.com / visit www.skiphartzell.com

Artem + Scientia Gallery Brings Together the Disciplines of Science, Applied Technology, and Fine Art

HOPE: BREAST CANCER Obdulio Piloto b.1978   A Molecular Portrait of a breast cancer survivor. Encapsulating the experience of combating and surviving cancer as a physical, metaphysical, and existential condition. The juxtaposition of before-and-after portraits represents the underlying dualism that persists in the struggle to overcome cancer, where a survivor's gratefulness for a second chance at life is always accompanied by dark memories of fear. ABOUT THE ARTIST

The artist signs each artwork with paint embedded with encrypted DNA from his genome. Provenance will be tracked on the Blockchain.

HOPE: Breast Cancer, 2016 Obdulio Piloto b.1978 Mixed Media: NuTec Molecular Portrait, Acrylic on Metal Print.   INQUIRE

Family Day at The Bass

Enjoy Family Day: Art Deco Design at The Bass on Sunday, July 28th from 2-4pm. A free, monthly IDEAS program created to engage families with children of all ages in activities that encourage conversation, exploration and experimentation through art. Activities include a ‘Design Challenge’, action guides for gallery exploration, along with performances and activations with special guests. Admission is FREE throughout the day to all visitors on Family Days, which takes place on every last Sunday of the month.

Coral Gables Museum Panel Discussion: The Making of The Art Of Compassion

Experience a Panel Discussion: The Making of The Art Of Compassion, From Conception to Exhibition at the Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, July 25th from 7-9pm. Hear from the participants behind the museum’s current exhibition, “The Art of Compassion.” The curator, photographers and women profiled will discuss how photography empowers social change, how the images were made, and how the participants were touched by the experience.

This event is in partnership with Leica Store Miami and their Women in Focus Festival. You can learn more about the festival here: https://women-in-focus.com/festival

Members free; non-members $5

Dimensions Variable: Art Conversation with Juan Pablo Garza, René Morales, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova

Enjoy an art conversation at Dimensions Variable with Juan Pablo Garza, René Morales, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova on Saturday, July 20th at 6pm. Enjoy a conversation and refreshments around Arenas y Arenas y Arenas—Juan Pablo Garza. The conversation will touch on the artists practice and the exhibition currently on view through August 1, 2019.

About The Speakers:

Juan Pablo Garza (Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1980) currently lives and works in Miami. Garza´s work has been exhibited in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Canada, United States, Spain, Holland, and Germany. His solo show Reforma del Ahora (Al Borde. Maracaibo, 2012) was published in Artforum as one of the best exhibitions of the year according to curator Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy. He was co-founder and co-director of the Contemporary Art Space Al Borde (2010-2014) in Maracaibo, which in 2012 won a grant from the Fundación Cisneros/CPPC within its program to support cultural organizations.

René Morales is Curator at Pérez Art Museum Miami, where he has organized approximately 50 exhibitions. Recent curatorial projects at PAMM include Christo and Jeanne- Claude: Surrounded Islands, 1980–83; Dara Friedman: Perfect Stranger; Sarah Oppenheimer: S-281913; Marjetica Potrc: The School of the Forest; Bik Van der Pol: Speechless; Gary Simmons: Frozen in Time; Monika Sosnowska: Market; and Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity. Morales has spearheaded numerous major acquisitions for PAMM’s permanent collection, including a set of nearly 400 works from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, as well as over 50 works purchased through PAMM’s Collectors Council.

Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova was born in 1973 in Havana, Cuba and currently lives and works in Miami, FL. Select exhibitions include The Center for Architecture and Design, Miami, FL; Factoria Habana, Havana, Cuba; Alejandra von Hartz Gallery, Miami, FL; ZONA MACO Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL; Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway; Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba; Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL; Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY; Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Locust Projects, Miami, FL.

SaveArtSpace and Playground Detroit present 'Signs of the Time' Public Art & Gallery Exhibition

Opening Reception
July 18, 2019
6p-8p

Exhibition On View
PLAYGROUND DETROIT
2845 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207
July 18 - August 4, 2019
Wednesday - Saturday
12p-6p

Public Art on View 
July 8 - August 4, 2019

Selected Exhibiting Artists
Bre'Ann White 
Dessislava Terzieva
Elysia Vandenbussche
Erik Henderson
ProjectArt
Adeshola Makinde
Jonah Welch
Viscaya Wagner
Thomas "Detour" Evans

Honorable Mention Artists
Bree Gant, Chloé Besson, Michael Popso, Gisela McDaniel, Jova Lynne, Parisa Ghaderi, Rebekah Nolan, Flynn Nolan, William Singer, Judy Bowman, Miles Marie Clark, Armageddon Beachparty - Elena & Aubrey Smyth, Zoe Minikes, Cristin Richard, Bailey Glass, Alexandra Triano, Cyrah Dardas, Lyndee Deal, K.A. Letts, Joe Anderson, Maja Dlugolecki, Cheryl Sorg, Edgar Cardenas, Carole Morisseau, Leanna Hicks, Jonny Alexander, and Kristin Texeira.

Curator
Ellen Rutt

Brooklyn/Detroit-based public art non-profit SaveArtSpace and PLAYGROUND DETROIT are pleased to present "Signs of the Time" a cross-media gallery and public art exhibition curated by Ellen Rutt. These artists are sharing their passionate concerns about the state of our world and the time we live in. From the Climate Crisis, to LGBTQ+ rights, ending police brutality, to race and class issues, and so much more.

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Oolite Arts: Opening Reception & Artist Open Studios

Enjoy the opening night of “It will never become quite familiar to you” at Oolite Arts on Wednesday, July 17th from 7-9pm. Guests will experience an Opening Reception + Artist Open Studios + Alumni Grant drawing. The reception will be held alongside artist open studios, a quarterly event where art lovers can meet the resident artists in their workspaces and learn about their practice. Light bites and drinks will be served. Curated by Angelica Arbelaez. About the Exhibition: Through an exploration of intimate spaces and histories, eight artists investigate life with dual-heritage––having an identity in two places, a complicated relationship to each, and a longing for familiarity to both. With identities rooted in the United States and the global south, the artists manifest the nuances of intersectional identity in a series of deeply personal works creating collective meaning through empathy. This event is FREE and Open to the Public, RSVP here.

Showcasing Artists:

Cristine Brache
Amanda Bradley
Jesse Chun
Paloma Izquierdo
Natalia Lassalle Morillo
Michelle Lisa Polissaint
Jamilah Sabur
Agustina Woodgate

The Incredible Miami Sculptor & Illustrator Ian Fichman

Miami-based sculptor and illustrator Ian Fichman is known for his amusing metal sculptures, creating an army of steel, rustic figures – each with a unique vibe and story – at the Bakehouse Art Complex in the Wynwood Arts District.

“My artwork is a sardonic narrative of human existence. Each one-of-a-kind sculpture is uniquely assembled piece by piece, bringing its character to life. Their bodies are built around stylized skeletal structures, focusing on the framework of our being. The figures are mutually faceless, symbolizing our kinship as human beings through the shared struggles of our endeavors. My sculptures chronicle life experiences, each driven by different desires but similarly seeking a correct modus operandi to fulfill their own aspirations, if there even is one.”

Ian Fichman was born in Miami, Florida in 1978. With an outlook that defies the familiar, Ian renounces the regularly scheduled program. He has always been a weirdo. During his years at Florida State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art in 2002, he was introduced to metalwork. Given the freedom to explore the possibilities of the medium, Ian found fulfillment working with his hands.

In 2010, after a brief venture into the digital arts, he returned to sculpture. Joining the program at San Diego State University, Ian gained unlimited access to the sculpture lab where he worked as a technician. It was there that he began to fine-tune the style and techniques that have made his work what it is today. Returning to his hometown, Ian set up shop at Studio #1 in the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood. Committed to creating, he works full time in his practice to expand his portfolio, while searching for opportunities to increase the reach of his work.

You can find Fichman and his series of uniquely assembled, one-of-a-kind art pieces at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Studios #1 & #12 located in the Wynwood Arts District at 561 NW 32nd Street in Miami, Florida 33127. www.ianfichman.com