The City of Dania Beach featured in the Florida League of Cities Quality Cities Magazine

 

The City of Dania Beach is very proud to be featured in the Florida League of Cities Quality Cities Magazine. We invite you to read this wonderful article about the City's RISE Principles.

* A key component associated with the growth and success of the City of Dania Beach over the last two years has been due to the R.I.S.E. principles instilled in the City's team, along with efforts to ensure these principles are upheld. R.IS.E. stands for respect, integrity and standard of excellence. It is a way of life where words are aligned with action. 

Read the article on p14 at: www.issuu.com/flcities

Featured in the article's top right corner is the image of South Florida Public Artist Lloyd Goradesky's beloved interactive art project ‘Let LOVE Guide Your Way‘, a spinning red metallic heart made into a Cupids Arrow weathervane capturing the wind and points in the direction of love, in front of Dania Beach City Hall for all to enjoy. The purpose of ‘Let LOVE Guide Your Way’ is to celebrate kindness, and to share the message of universal LOVE, while encouraging compassion, consideration and tolerance for everyone. The Project is community interactive and encourages individual participation with Stories, Interviews & News of Kindness.

DANIA BEACH – SEA IT. LIVE IT. LOVE IT.

 

Dania Beach: Let Love Guide Your Way Unveiling Ceremony

JOIN US AT DANIA AFTER DARK FOR THE UNVEILING OF

“LET LOVE GUIDE YOUR WAY”

The City of Dania Beach invites you to join City Officials and City Staff for the Public Art Unveiling Ceremony at Dania After Dark on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 @ 5:30pm located at 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd. Dania Beach, FL 33004.

A wonderful evening of entertainment, with a wide variety of food vendors, arts and crafts and fun for the entire family. The City of Dania Beach is extremely excited to unveil a stunning Love Art Sculpture by artist Lloyd Goradesky as we kick off Valentine’s Day weekend! Let Love Guide Your Way is a celebration of kindness and love encouraging compassion, consideration, and tolerance for everyone.

The Art is an example of Art & Design merging with Engineering & Science. The artist uses a weathervane which is shaped in the form of Cupid’s Arrow. The heart - shaped arrow rotates 180 degrees which is used to not only measure wind but also as a metaphoric expression to describe people who change their views frequently. “In a chaotic world, when faced with a dilemma, let love guide your way. ”

In support of the City’s logo “Sea it, Live it, LOVE IT,” this amazing sculpture will continue to make our City Hall campus a destination for art and entertainment, selfies and photographs. Join us for a truly magical evening.

❤️'Let LOVE Guide Your Way' this holiday season & always❣️

 

Let LOVE Guide Your Way

'The Heart of Kindness' Candy Red Heart on Stone Base

Super Mini with Granite Base (small size) $499.00 - $599.00 Experience Public Artist Lloyd Goradesky‘s interactive art project Let LOVE Guide Your Way, a spinning red metallic heart made into a Cupids Arrow on a 16-foot weathervane captures the wind and points in the direction of love. This wildly romantic artwork called “Let LOVE Guide Your Way” is a highlight of the Kinetic Art Exhibition in Boynton Beach, Florida celebrating art in motion; a complicated piece that merges engineering and science.    Goradesky’s projects use the power of art to create social interaction and dialogue using innovative technology combined with his unique use of materials, as well as incorporating natural elements within the environment such as sunlight, wind, rain, etc., to amplify the design or effect of a public art piece. His monumental Let LOVE Guide Your Way kinetic weathervane is located in Boynton Beach’s new Town Square, right across the street from Boynton Beach City Hall at 100 E. Ocean Avenue, in Boynton Beach, Florida 33435.   Goradesky created a line of smaller kinetic weathervanes to accommodate demand for Let LOVE Guide Your Way, available in various sizes and colors. Made to display for Indoor or Outdoor use; larger pieces are perfect for Pool Display, which can be permanently installed. Materials: Aluminum & Stainless-Steel Thrust Bearings on Absolute Black Granite Base. Description: 'Let LOVE Guide Your Way' replica wind vane is assembled without weld or screw. Finished with Red Kandy with Metallic Sparkles and a UV Clearcoat. Using 5 aluminum pieces and a custom stainless-steel bearing unit, the wind vane assembles like a puzzle. The wind vane is 8" high and has a 10" inch circumference on a 5 inch Absolute Black Granite Heart Shape Base.   Visitors at the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA) in Hollywood, Florida where Lloyd’s work is on exhibit and small weathervane replicas are available for sale in the museum gift shop.   Buy Now

Studio 18 in the Pines: Opening Reception for ‘Behind the Mask’ Exhibition

 

Friday, October 1st from 7 – 9pm Studio 18 in the Pines presents the Opening Reception for ‘Behind the Mask‘. The City of Pembroke Pines and Studio 18 in the Pines take you on a journey Behind the Mask, through a garden of the imagination where emotions are woven into poetry and art, and self-expression and creativity lead to a sense of healing. The exhibit runs from October 1st – November 10th. Featured in the gallery’s community art space, Pines Square, view the exhibit ‘Art Heals’, where you can see how art can be used to communicate a sense of healing thus providing a means of coping with challenges.

The evening includes:

• Meet the Artists and explore the Artist Studios of Studio 18 in the Pines, all work is available for purchase.
• Experience 'Let LOVE Guide Your Way' by Public Artist Lloyd Goradesky.
• Enter the ‘World of Hi and Hello’ by the artist Apia.
• Hear the sound of Piper and Nightingale.
• And at 8pm experience the spoken word art of Alex Obed and LaVonne “Honeyxbun” Powell as they share how they cope using words as art and poetry.

'Let LOVE Guide Your Way', Kinetic Weathervane by Lloyd Goradesky

Internationally Renowned Public Artist & Photographer Lloyd Goradesky

Born and raised on Miami Beach, Lloyd Goradesky is an internationally recognized artist and photographer known for his iconic Gator In The Bay art installation, bringing attention and awareness to the Florida Everglades.

“Goradesky’s work is compared to Christo & Jean-Claude. Using the Power of Art to bring awareness to our natural surroundings, Goradesky’s art extends from multi-media design to complex material creations.” -Discovery Channel

In addition to his highly acclaimed photography work, Goradesky is famous for his Public Art project in 2012-2013 “Gator in the Bay,” a 33,000-pound alligator the size of a football field that floats. The head is a 3-story steel sculpture built on a self-propelled barge using recycled junkyard materials. The upper jaw attached to the boom of a crane, opens and closes. The body is made of 104 individual boards (called Floating Art Tiles) displaying 3,000 photographs of the Everglades (captured by the artist).

The head/upper jaw was featured during Art Basel Miami-2012; entire piece was featured in Art Basel Miami-2013. Received widespread, international print and broadcast media coverage, including: ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, CNN, Fox News, Yahoo News, Discovery Channel, Huffington Post, The Examiner, Sun Sentinel, Miami New Times and Miami Herald. Project Manager and Artist, Goradesky worked with federal, environmental and local city officials including Homeland Security, Marine Control, U.S. Coast Guard and NASA for approval. Budget $1,000,000. Private funding for this public art project.

Goradesky is extremely active within the local South Florida community and sits on numerous boards for non-profits and environmental organizations. Art Board Affiliations include:

Life is Art Board 2017-2018

Weiner Museum of Decorative Arts, Voluntary Adviser & Instructor, 2018

Artists in Residence in Everglades Board 2016-2017

Education for Tomorrow Advisory 2016-2017

WiseTribe Elder 2016-2017

Love The Everglades Movement Board 2012-2017

Miccosukee Advisory Board 2011-2014

The artist and photographer hosts workshops at various museums and galleries throughout South Florida, such as his recent photography workshop at the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA) in Hollywood, Florida on April 27, 2018 during Museum Week with upcoming sessions TBD.

The renowned public artist and photographer is known for his cutting-edge projects and site-specific installations throughout South Florida. For inquiries on how to commission a piece or start a project, private or group photography lessons, wedding or event packages, contact Goradesky at (305)915-2691, or email Lloyd@Lloydsite.com more information visit http://innovativepublicartgroup.com/lloyd-goradesky/ or http://www.lloydsite.com