Heading to Miami to see my mother...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The site will catalogue more than 2,800 pieces of the District's Art Bank fine arts collection, as well as public artworks commissioned by the DC government. Users will be able to search by different criteria, including artist name, media and year of creation.
"Using technology in this way allows us to make these artworks accessible to a larger group of the population," said Arthur Espinoza, Jr., Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. "The District has acquired an impressive collection of works by local artists over many years, and we want to make sure that our residents and visitors have the opportunity to see and engage these pieces."
The new site is part of innoMAYtion, Mayor Muriel Bowser's month-long initiative that showcases DC's innovation ecosystem.
The Art Bank is the District's fine art collection, managed by DCCAH. Each year, DCCAH takes submissions from local artists to be included in the collection. Submissions are reviewed by an independent panel that makes purchase recommendations. The artworks are then displayed in public areas of District government buildings.
Currently, 40% of the collection is available to view online. The total collection will be online by the end of 2016. Public artworks commissioned by the District will also be viewable online.
Visitors to the site will have the option to register for a free account to save their favorite works, as well as share artworks on social media networks.
For more information, visit: www.dcarts.dc.gov.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Memorial Day
Have a grand Memorial Day! Our grateful thanks to all those who have served and their families, and our gratitude to all the soldiers, airmen/women, marines, and sailors currently serving all over the world and at sea.
We've got your back!
RESPECT: Unsung Heroes in Uniform Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3 from 7-9pm
Visit Del Ray Artisans gallery in June to see how area artists chose to show their respect. Some artists expressed their point of view, depicted something funny or thought provoking, or honored a loved one. There will also be a small memorial section in the gallery where visitors can reflect, contemplate or remember. The exhibit runs June 3-26, 2016.
Show Dates: June 3-26, 2016
When one is in uniform, people tend to see the uniform but not the individual. Let’s take a moment to give respect to ALL unsung heroes in uniform: coaches, teams, nurses, doctors, dentists, vets, food and restaurant workers, janitors, maintenance employees, retail service workers, gym instructors, landscape workers, bus and train drivers, police officers, and security personnel... just to name a few!
Please join uthemfor the opening reception on Friday, June 3 from 7-9pm, and check Del Ray Artisans website calendar for other events scheduled throughout the month.
The RESPECT exhibit is at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 12-6pm, First Thursdays (April-September) 12-9pm, Fridays 12-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public and handicap accessible.
For more information, please visit www.TheDelRayArtisans.org or contact the curator, Tracy Wilkerson, at RecycledWorks@yahoo.com.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Tim Tate
What has DMV uber artist Tim Tate been up to in the last few?
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| A Century Of Longing 9 x 9 x 1 inches Cast Ploy-Vitro, Video This piece's video shows the first time in history that two men were filmed dancing together. It is 1898 in Thomas Edison's studio. Just as the way we perceive these two men has morphed over the last century, and so too has the way we view new media. They could never have known that the three minutes they stood and danced together would become an iconic image for a new age |
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| Aubergine Infinity Cast Poly-Vitro, Glass, Lighting 16 x 16 x 3 inches |
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| Bellows Interrupted 15 x 23 x 4 inches Wood, Video |
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| Crimson Infinity 16 x 16 x 4 inches Cast Poly-Vitro, Glass, Lighting |
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| I See How Far I've Wandered 9"rd Poly-Vitro, Video Video is of a woman, writing on a chalkboard, "I See How Far I've Wandered" forwards and backwards |
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| On These Magic Shores Blown and Cast Glass, Found Objects 26 x 10 x 10 The small figure on the top finial dreams of childhood memories. The title comes from a quote from Peter Pan |
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| She Was Often Gripped With The Desire To Be Elsewhere.. Blown and Cast Glass, Video 25 x 10 x 10 Inside the dome, a young woman holds a video screen showing a girl in a pleated skirt and saddle shoes confidently carrying a suitcase into her unknown future. The top finial is of a cast glass hand holding a compass. |
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| Summer Anthracite Cast Poly Vitro, Video 9" round Video is a stop motion of tulips opening and closing |
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| The Awe Of Imagination 24 x 18 x 4 Cast Glass, Video |
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| The Guardian/The Watcher Cast poly Vitro, Video 18 x 24 There are two videos in this piece: One left, one right. Each is of an eye peering through a peephole, the other a girl in negative, spinning in a dress |
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| The Next 50 Years Begin Now.... Blown and Cast Glass, Found Objects, LED 25 x 14 x 8 Inside the smaller dome are shards from the original piece. On top of that is a small man holding a large video screen, playing that video. The finial on the outer dome is a bust of Dale Chihuly. The surface of the outer dome has been etched with the history of Dale Chihuly, his importance to the arts, and ends with his lawsuit against his former assistant for knocking him off. |
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| The Oculus Of The Titanic 18 x 16 x 2 Cast Glass, Video The imagining of an intricately carved porthole in the Titanic and the view from today |
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| The Sea Always Filled Her With Longing 15 x 23 x 4 Wood, Glass, Video The cast glass panel in front is cast with lenses, each one refracting the video image of the gently rolling sea behind the glass. |
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| The Shadow Nation Cast poly Vitro, Video 18 x 24 There are two videos in this piece: One left, one right... each is of an eye peering through a peephole, presumably at each other |
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| Tread Softly, You Tread On My dreams 16 x 16 x 4 Cast Poly-Vitro, Video This piece writes then unwrites over and over this line from the famous poem, making each work important... and mesmerizing to watch. |
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| Violet Infinity 16 x 16 x 4 Cast Poly-Vitro, Glass, Lighting An entirely illuminated infinity piece |
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Art Walks America ap
More than 25 million Americans attend thousands of art walks, gallery openings, and other arts events every year ... and now they will have an app designed specifically to meet their needs and enrich their experiences. Launching July 4, 2016, Art Walk America (AWA) will be available in both an ad-supported free and a $1.99 version. AWA is a product of its parent company, MOV!
AWA beta tester sign-ups are being accepted now at www.ArtWalksAmerica.com prior to the Independence Day launch. The initial version of the AWA app will feature 8-10 major cities across the United States, with a wider focus planned in stages throughout the third and fourth quarters of 2016. For more on the Art Walk America app, go to https://youtu.be/IJ720rYaOyo.
Art Walk America is the brainchild of MOV! CEO and Art Walk America Creative Director Gloria J. Fredricks, who is an oil painter, sculptor and interior designer: "As an artist who seeks to connect with fellow artists and others who appreciate the arts, I have been keenly aware for years now of the need for a means by which the arts and the public can come together more fully and with greater ease. Not only will Art Walk America bring more people to the arts, it also will provide important opportunities for those who support the arts to demonstrate that and, perhaps most importantly, for artists to find a market for their works."
The primary appeal of AWA is simple: A user-friendly way to search, find and make the most of art-related events, including art walks, gallery showings, and other culinary, fine arts, music, and fashion events.
AWA will feature live streaming video from art walk events, as well as AWA user submitted photographs, reports, and reviews. Event organizers will be able to self-submit content about their events and the featured galleries and artists. Additional content will be curated by AWA, sponsors, event organizers, and AWA users. Supported by The Hastings Group, Art Walk America will make use of the latest in technology to bring together the public, events, artists, event organizers, and sponsors.
The ad-supported Web site and free app will feature events searchable by city and personal location, as well as dates, times, maps, gallery information, and other content. The $1.99 version will be ad free and offer such enhanced features as live, step-by-step maps, a "concierge service" (restaurants, B&Bs, parking), special gallery tours, talks by artists, access to special events, and other premium features.
Gloria Fredricks said: "No one should ever have to wonder again whether or not there is a local art event available to them. No one should ever have to feel like a stranger when they show up at an event. And no one should ever have to worry that they didn't have the richest and fullest experience as an attendee. Our goal is to make Art Walk America a win for everyone ... the general public, event organizers, sponsors, gallery owners ... and, most importantly, the artists who make all of this possible."
MOV! is currently beginning to speak to organizations interested in supporting the mission of Art Walk America, including planned foundation activity such as art in the schools, art camps, art competitions, and the promotion of art around the world.
Gloria J. Fredricks is a resident of Washington, D.C., Minnesota and Arizona. For 10 years, she has been a full-time practicing artist, with a focus on plein air oil painting, figurative drawings, photography, sculpture, fashion design, and the culinary arts. Fredricks ran an interior design firm for 15 years. Her works have been featured in a variety of shows throughout the U.S. and have been sold to collections internationally. She is member of Landscape Artists International, International Plein Air Painters, and a signature member of Northern Plains Artists.
MOV!, the parent company of Art Walk America, is the growing center of a number of new brands and services designed by artists for artists .and those who appreciate the arts. MOV! products and services evoke strong responses from their users. MOV! will move you.
Follow Art Walk America on Twitter at @LaunchAWA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArtWalksAmerica/.
AWA beta tester sign-ups are being accepted now at www.ArtWalksAmerica.com prior to the Independence Day launch. The initial version of the AWA app will feature 8-10 major cities across the United States, with a wider focus planned in stages throughout the third and fourth quarters of 2016. For more on the Art Walk America app, go to https://youtu.be/IJ720rYaOyo.
Art Walk America is the brainchild of MOV! CEO and Art Walk America Creative Director Gloria J. Fredricks, who is an oil painter, sculptor and interior designer: "As an artist who seeks to connect with fellow artists and others who appreciate the arts, I have been keenly aware for years now of the need for a means by which the arts and the public can come together more fully and with greater ease. Not only will Art Walk America bring more people to the arts, it also will provide important opportunities for those who support the arts to demonstrate that and, perhaps most importantly, for artists to find a market for their works."
The primary appeal of AWA is simple: A user-friendly way to search, find and make the most of art-related events, including art walks, gallery showings, and other culinary, fine arts, music, and fashion events.
AWA will feature live streaming video from art walk events, as well as AWA user submitted photographs, reports, and reviews. Event organizers will be able to self-submit content about their events and the featured galleries and artists. Additional content will be curated by AWA, sponsors, event organizers, and AWA users. Supported by The Hastings Group, Art Walk America will make use of the latest in technology to bring together the public, events, artists, event organizers, and sponsors.
The ad-supported Web site and free app will feature events searchable by city and personal location, as well as dates, times, maps, gallery information, and other content. The $1.99 version will be ad free and offer such enhanced features as live, step-by-step maps, a "concierge service" (restaurants, B&Bs, parking), special gallery tours, talks by artists, access to special events, and other premium features.
Gloria Fredricks said: "No one should ever have to wonder again whether or not there is a local art event available to them. No one should ever have to feel like a stranger when they show up at an event. And no one should ever have to worry that they didn't have the richest and fullest experience as an attendee. Our goal is to make Art Walk America a win for everyone ... the general public, event organizers, sponsors, gallery owners ... and, most importantly, the artists who make all of this possible."
MOV! is currently beginning to speak to organizations interested in supporting the mission of Art Walk America, including planned foundation activity such as art in the schools, art camps, art competitions, and the promotion of art around the world.
Gloria J. Fredricks is a resident of Washington, D.C., Minnesota and Arizona. For 10 years, she has been a full-time practicing artist, with a focus on plein air oil painting, figurative drawings, photography, sculpture, fashion design, and the culinary arts. Fredricks ran an interior design firm for 15 years. Her works have been featured in a variety of shows throughout the U.S. and have been sold to collections internationally. She is member of Landscape Artists International, International Plein Air Painters, and a signature member of Northern Plains Artists.
MOV!, the parent company of Art Walk America, is the growing center of a number of new brands and services designed by artists for artists .and those who appreciate the arts. MOV! products and services evoke strong responses from their users. MOV! will move you.
Follow Art Walk America on Twitter at @LaunchAWA and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArtWalksAmerica/.
Your Body and the Stars
I just tuned into Stephanie Marango’s new book, "Your
Body and the Stars," published a few weeks ago by Atria Press, an imprint of
Simon and Shuster. It can be purchased at Barnes & Noble or through that little outfit owned by my Cuban peeps... Amazon.
Even though this is an art news outlet, I get a lot of books sent to me to look at... and let me affirm that this is the first book of its
kind – a fun, practical and insightful handbook that takes a
revolutionary approach to wellness by showing the relationship between
the twelve Zodiac signs (e.g. I'm a Virgo) and the specific body region each
sign
represents (e.g. the Upper Back and Heart).
Stephanie is a holistic health
physician and educator, and her collaborator, Rebecca Gordon, is the
resident astrologer for Harper's Bazaar.
Two impressive minds...
While
new to modern times, the relationship between health and astrology
actually dates back to Babylon and forms much of the history of
medicine and science, from Plato, Aristotle and the school of
Hippocrates, and all through the history of Rome, and weaves all the way through medieval times.
How can you apply this
ancient wisdom to your life?
Pick a body part (e.g. neck) or a star
sign (e.g. Taurus), and read how to bring your well-being into greater
balance including practical tools like self-directed questions and
yoga/Pilates/strengthening exercises for an effective result.
And I think that artists can learn a lot from the other arts, especially those with ancient roots, that seem to reach and tickle each individual cell, as though each cell is tied to each floating bit of energy in the Universe.
Whether
or not you believe in astrology, the book’s an exceptional read, weaving in
mythology, history and health - and that's how it hooked me in.
I think that you'll find it a welcome exercise
at expanding your perspectives and further opening your mind to "what if?"
Read it! Use it! Art it!
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