The Rickie Report staff has fond memories of summer camp experiences, but when we see what is available for children now, part of us wishes we could go to these amazing programs, too!  Check out the Lighthouse ArtCenter’s Summer Cultural Guide here.  Aftercare as well as scholarships are available!

Lighthouse ArtCenter

2013  Summer   Cultural Guide

• Arts and Cultural Camps

• Classes

• Activities

 

 

Summer Enrichment ArtCamp | June 10-August 16, 2013 | (ages 4-12)

During the fun-filled days of camp, students (ages 4-12) will combine exciting art themes and imagination to make ceramic creations, fine crafts and to create art using classical techniques. Camper will become “Art Explorers,” imaginatively traveling around the world to discover interesting cultures while creating art focusing on the following themes: Rainforest Adventure, Odyssey to Egypt, Cinco de Mayo, Polar Ice Culture, Oui Oui Paris, Art of Africa, The Wild West, Cartoons of Heroes and Legends, Asian Adventures and Aloha, Hawaii.

• Ages 4-5: (9 a.m.- noon) – $120/Members; $150/Nonmembers, per week
• Ages 6-12: (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) – $200/Members; $230/Nonmembers, per week

Aftercare is available: (3-5 p.m.) – $75 per week; (3-6 p.m.) – $112 per week

 

Scholarships are available.

Teen interns can earn community service hours for volunteering at the Summer ArtCamp. Please email info@LighthouseArts.org for additional information.  The Lighthouse ArtCenter, School of Art  (561) 748-8737  is located at  395 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, FL 33469.  For more information contact:  www.LighthouseArts.org

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

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The Armory Art Center is celebrating its 25th Anniversary and will be teaming up with the Anti-Defamantion League for a specialArt Exhibit which will take place at the Armory this autumn.  The Rickie Report is sharing a Call to Artists with a theme, being sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League.  As the ADL turns 100, the FL Chapter is reaching out to the entire community to create art based on its mission statement.  In recent years, the ADL has sponsored Art Contests with a focus on Anti-Bullying as well as other discrimination issues.  We hope you will read this article to learn more about ADL’s mission and let us know when your piece is chosen to be shown at a special exhibit at the Armory Art Center!

 

DEADLINE:  APRIL 8, 2013

 

ArtWorks is the first Florida annual art exhibition, fundraiser and silent auction highlighting the mission and impact of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).  Presented by ADL Florida’s Wolff Leadership, ArtWorks is an art exhibition, fundraiser and silent auction that will highlight the impact of ADL as seen through the eyes of today’s leading and emerging artists.

 

Each piece of art work – painting, photography, mixed media or sculpture – focuses on one or more aspects of ADL’s mission. Each artist will be chosen to create a piece of art that shares their perspective on the mission of ADL. All artwork will be included in a silent auction where guests can bid on the work.

The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Now the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency, ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry in the U.S. and abroad through information, education, legislation, and advocacy. ADL serves as a resource for government, media, law enforcement, educators and the public. The League:

• scrutinizes and exposes extremists and hate groups
• monitors hate on the Internet
• provides expertise on domestic and international terrorism
• probes the roots of hatred
• develops and delivers educational programs
• fosters interfaith/intergroup relations
• mobilizes communities to stand up against bigotry
• defends the security of Israel and Jews worldwide
• maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date Web site

Anti-Semitism, Racism And Bigotry

• In the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism, challenges American and world leaders and the United Nations to take action against anti-Jewish bigotry and violence, and exposes and condemns attacks on Jews
• Through a comprehensive Web site and publications, provides the knowledge and tools to counteract anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance
• America’s prime resource for information on and responses to bigotry
• Collects and carefully evaluates a vast amount of information on anti-Semites, racists and extremists and provides a yearly analysis of anti-Jewish activities in an annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents
• Through the polling of American and other nations’ attitudes toward Jews, remains in the forefront of gauging anti-Semitism at home and abroad

Extremism

• Monitors, analyzes and exposes an entire range of extremists from the obscure to the more prominent.  Issues Extremism in America: A Guide, an encyclopedia of American extremists that is continually updated

• Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network is a comprehensive, frequently updated informational resource for law enforcement personnel engaged in combating hate groups, hate crimes and hate symbols

Identifying And Combating Hate

Leading the efforts to deter and counter hate-motivated crimes, the League drafted model hate crimes legislation in 1981, covering all hate crimes.  Forty-five states have since enacted laws based on or similar to the model, which was unanimously deemed constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993.

For more than 13 years, ADL led a broad coalition of groups working in Washington, DC, to enact the federal Matthew Shepard James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), which was signed into law in October 2009.

• As part of a joint effort, formed Partners Against Hate to provide outreach, education and training in techniques to prevent juvenile hate-related behavior
• Maintains an extensive online visual database of extremist symbols, logos and tattoos

Education

• Works to further the mission of combating hate through education.  Its award-winning A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute programs provide anti-bias education and training with curriculums and materials available for pre-K through university students, community groups, corporations, civic associations, religious organizations and law enforcement agencies

• Supports Holocaust awareness and education through its Braun Holocaust Institute and the Hidden Child Foundation/ADL®

Religious Freedom

• Regards the separation of church and state as essential to preserving religious freedom in our increasingly pluralistic society.  Engaged in action to safeguard religious liberty throughout society, including in the workplace and classroom

Interfaith Affairs

• Builds and maintains relationships and dialogue with international, national and local religious leaders of all faiths. Monitors and attempts to resolve interfaith issues, and helps educate non-Jewish religious leaders about Jewish history, theology and philosophy
• Through the Bearing Witness™ program, a partnership with The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Archdiocese of Washington, provides Catholic school educators with the training and resources necessary to teach their students about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

Israel

• Supports the Jewish state by advocating for Israel, and explaining political and security issues and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian/Israel-Arab conflict with U.S. policymakers, the media and the public through programs, publications and contact with officials
• Jerusalem Office hosts fact-finding missions to Israel and provides expertise on anti-bias training for Israeli educational, military and law enforcement institutions

International Affairs

• Monitors and combats global anti-Semitism and extremism and promotes the security and well-being of Jewish communities around the world.  Provides expertise to governments and non-government institutions worldwide
• A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute anti-bias training programs exist in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Italy and the Netherlands, reaching educators, and law enforcement professionals.  Youth in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Austria and the United Kingdom have participated in peer-training programs
• Maintains an office in Israel

 

 

You will be spending a lot of time at The Norton Museum of Art this month, as new exhibits are unveiled.  A special one, Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art promises some spectacular pieces, including textiles and rare ceramics.  The Rickie Report knows you won’t want to miss it starting March 21st.

 

 

 

 The special exhibition, Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art, showcases dozens of objects from Shangri La, the spectacular Honolulu home Doris Duke built in the mid 1930s and filled with Islamic art until her death in 1993. Featuring artwork from the first through the 20th centuries, Shangri La unfolds organically, much like Duke’s many travels through Muslim countries. The exhibition, which also includes contemporary work by former Shangri La artists-in-residence, is on view from March 21 through July 14, 2013. 

 

New York native Duke, was the only child of James Buchanan Duke, and inherited her father’s tobacco and energy fortune at age 12.  She eventually chose to build a residence in Hawaii, commissioning architect Marion Sims Wyeth (1889-1982) to design and build Shangri La as a seasonal home. Wyeth was known for his work on many notable Palm Beach mansions and later designed the Norton Museum of Art. Taking an active role in developing the plans for Shangri La, Duke intended the architecture to be influenced by Islamic artworks and artifacts she collected, and envisioned a collection that also would be integrated into the architecture.

 

Situated among five acres of interlocking, terraced gardens and pools overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Honolulu’s Diamond Head, Shangri La seamlessly integrated Duke’s passion for modern architecture, tropical landscape, and art from throughout the Islamic world.

The home incorporates unique architectural features such as carved marble doorways, decorated screens known as jali, gilt and coffered ceilings, and floral ceramic tiles. The interiors weave together artifacts such as silk textiles, jewel-toned chandeliers, and rare ceramics, many collected during a 1935 honeymoon which took her around the world. 

 

“Doris Duke’s encounters with the Islamic world were transformative and Shangri La is her paean to the places and traditions she loved—a story told in many voices and from many perspectives in this exhibition,” says Deborah Pope, Executive Director of Shangri La. “Duke recognized Shangri La’s fluid identity, paying homage to a pan-Islamic world while simultaneously embracing modern style and innovation. Those juxtapositions and paradoxes are the essence of Shangri La…” 

The earliest piece in the exhibition is an exquisite first-millennium gold jug. Other highlights include ceramics and glassware from the 10th to 20th century; mother-of-pearl, 18th-century furniture from Turkey and Syria, a silver pitcher from Kashmir, a Spanish earthenware charger, and a pair of 19th-century wood-and-copper courtyard doors with Arabic calligraphy. Textiles are also represented, including Egyptian tent panels and embroideries from Uzbekistan. Archival photographs, schematic drawings, and an architectural model of the estate also are included. Shangri La is curated by Donald Albrecht and Tom Mellins.

 

About Doris Duke:

 Born on Nov. 22, 1912 in New York City, Doris Duke was the only child of John Buchanan (J.B.) Duke, a founder of the American Tobacco Company and Duke Energy Company. Upon his death in 1925, his fortune was divided between Doris, who was only 12, and the Duke Endowment—a foundation he established to serve the people of the Carolinas. Intelligent, daring, and independent, Doris Duke used her wealth to pursue her interests, many of which were considered unconventional at the time, but today reveal her prescience as a free-thinking adventurer. She was an environmentalist long before it was fashionable; a war correspondent in Italy during World War II; a horticulturist who bred a new hybrid of orchid; a bold experimenter who learned to surf before the sport was widely known outside of Hawaii; and an early funder of AIDS research. She died in 1993.

 

Shangri La program highlights

The Norton Museum’s presentation of Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art will feature a varied schedule of related programs for all ages.  Program highlights include:

Marion Sims Wyeth: An Architecture Tour, 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

Dr. Jane Day, president of Research Atlantica, Inc., and preservation consultant to the Town of Palm Beach since 1992 leads a tour of local homes designed by Wyeth, who designed Doris Duke’s Shangri La estate as well as the original Norton Museum building.  The tour begins at the Norton with refreshments and a brief lecture on Wyeth’s esthetics and life as a society architect. By 2 p.m., participants will board a bus for Palm Beach to tour Wyeth’s remarkable designs. Enrollment is limited. Register by calling (561) 832-5196 x 1132.

Family Studio: Geometric Genius, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013.

This month, the Museum’s popular Family Studio explores the architecture and visual arts of Muslim societies. Participants will then travel to the Armory Art Center to create a ceramic piece and decorate it with geometric designs.  Enrollment is limited. Register by calling (561) 832-5196, x1196 or  www.norton.org.

DIY Art Project: Islamic Inspiration

1 – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013

 Young visitors and their parents will view works in the Chinese Collection influenced by the arts of the Middle East and Central Asia, then draw colorful, arabesque designs using markers and paper.  DIY Art Projects are free with Museum admission.

Lecture by Linda Komaroff, Curator of Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and contributor to the book, Doris Duke’s Shangri La: A House in Paradise,

3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2013

 Her talk focuses upon the cultural and artistic exchanges between Islamic lands and China, relating both to Shangri La and the Museum’s installation, The Middle East and Middle Kingdom: Islamic and Chinese Art Exchanges.

Lecture by internationally-renowned artist Shahzia Sikander  

 3 pm. Sunday, May 5, 2013

  Educated at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, Sikander received her MFA in 1995 from the Rhode Island School of Design. A MacArthur Fellow, Sikander specializes in Indo-Persian miniature painting, an ancient tradition that she re-contextualizes in relation to contemporary issues.  In 2008, Sikander was an artist in residence at Shangri La.

Lectures by Komaroff and Sikander are free with Museum admission.

 

 

About the Norton Museum

The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and internationally known for its distinguished Permanent Collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and  is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major Holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for Members and children ages 12 and under.  Special group rates are available. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call (561) 832-5196, or visit   www.norton.org. 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

The Rickie Report is happy to share everyone’s good news!  The Lighthouse ArtCenter of Tequesta’s 49th Annual Beaux Arts Ball was a rocking success!  Read how making a fundraiser into a FUN night made all the difference!

 

Lighthouse ArtCenter 49^th Annual Beaux Arts Ball a Rocking Success

 

The little museum that could has proven that it still can.  The Lighthouse ArtCenter and Museum netted more than $110,000 at its 49th Annual Beaux Arts Ball, ‘50s Glamour and Rock ‘n Roll.

 

The event, held Feb. 9 at The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, was chaired by Jane and Patrick O’Neill. Actress, artist and philanthropist Dina Merrill served as honorary chair.

“We went beyond our goal,” Mrs. O’Neill said. “People will take notice when they see what we were able to do.”

 

“In these times, people who care about the arts must take leadership roles in ensuring that arts organizations survive,” said Katie Deits, executive director of the ArtCenter. “Jane O’Neill has been a long-time student at the ArtCenter, as well as Laurie Brower who was also on the ball committee. We are so grateful to all who worked so hard to make the ball a financial success that was also wonderfully fun for the guests who attended.”

 

 

People did seem to have a blast at the gala.

 

Some attendees dressed in ’50s costumes an­d danced the night away to the sounds of the Fifth Avenue Party Band after dining on a surf-and-turf dinner.

 

Members of The Loxahatchee Club stepped up to support the gala, Ms. Deits said of the sell-out evening.

“Someone told me last night that she was sorry she didn’t attend the ball because it is the talk of the club.  It truly is,” said Mrs. O’Neill.

 

Ted Matz, Lighthouse ArtCenter chair of Painting and Drawing, did a painting demonstration for the guests. The painting was auctioned and Dina Merrill’s husband, Ted Hartley, purchased it for $2,900 and then, donated it to the Lighthouse ArtCenter for its museum collection. Denise LeClair-Robbins purchased a watercolor painting by Dina Merrill.

 

“Our Artists’ Guild members creatively painted cigar boxes for the silent auction, which raised money, too,” Ms. Deits said. There also was a wealth of silent auction items on which patrons could bid, including Steuben and Baccarat glass, a photograph by Malcolm MacKenzie and jewelry made by nationally known artists.

“It truly was an opportunity to showcase the talent our museum attracts,” Ms. Deits said. “And perhaps that is what we are most proud of, along with our programs, classes and children’s ArtCamps. The money raised at the ball will help support these things, and guests donated generously to our children’s scholarship fund.”

 

“It was a fabulous and successful event brought together by wonderful chairs and a terrific committee. It was truly a collaboration of many people, including our dedicated volunteers, and we are so fortunate to have their support,” said Sheila McDonald-Bell, director of events for the ArtCenter.

 

The Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum & School of Art, a member-supported nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, provides visual and performing arts for the community through unique collections, engaging exhibitions and cultural programs, a dynamic School of Art and diverse outreach activities.

 

For more information on the Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum, School of Art, exhibitions, programs and events, visit LighthouseArts.org or call (561) 746-3101. The Lighthouse ArtCenter is located in Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Fla., one-half mile west of US Hwy 1. Museum hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with admission free for members and $5 for non-members ages 12 and up. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free admission.

 

Programs are funded in part by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council and the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners.

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

 

The Rickie Report is eager to see the Lighthouse ArtCenter’s newest exhibit!  Celebrate the Arts: 35th Annual Member/Student Exhibition March 21 to April 20, 2013 A non-juried exhibition that recognizes the work of members and students of the Lighthouse ArtCenter. If you have not entered yet, the deadline is tomorrow!!!!!!

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

The Rickie Report is sharing a Call to Artists with a theme, being sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League.  As the ADL turns 100, the FL Chapter is reaching out to the entire community to create art based on its mission statement.  In recent years, the ADL has sponsored Art Contests with a focus on Anti-Bullying as well as other discrimination issues.  We hope you will read this article to learn more about ADL’s mission and let us know when your piece is chosen to be shown at a special exhibit at the Armory Art Center!

 

DEADLINE:  APRIL 8, 2013

 

ArtWorks is the first Florida annual art exhibition, fundraiser and silent auction highlighting the mission and impact of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).  Presented by ADL Florida’s Wolff Leadership, ArtWorks is an art exhibition, fundraiser and silent auction that will highlight the impact of ADL as seen through the eyes of today’s leading and emerging artists.

 

Each piece of art work – painting, photography, mixed media or sculpture – focuses on one or more aspects of ADL’s mission. Each artist will be chosen to create a piece of art that shares their perspective on the mission of ADL. All artwork will be included in a silent auction where guests can bid on the work.

About the Anti-Defamation League:

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry in the U.S. and abroad through information, education, legislation, and advocacy. ADL serves as a resource for government, media, law enforcement, educators and the public. The League:

• scrutinizes and exposes extremists and hate groups
• monitors hate on the Internet
• provides expertise on domestic and international terrorism
• probes the roots of hatred
• develops and delivers educational programs
• fosters interfaith/intergroup relations
• mobilizes communities to stand up against bigotry
• defends the security of Israel and Jews worldwide
• maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date Web site

Anti-Semitism, Racism And Bigotry

• In the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism, challenges American and world leaders and the United Nations to take action against anti-Jewish bigotry and violence, and exposes and condemns attacks on Jews
• Through a comprehensive Web site and publications, provides the knowledge and tools to counteract anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance
• America’s prime resource for information on and responses to bigotry
• Collects and carefully evaluates a vast amount of information on anti-Semites, racists and extremists and provides a yearly analysis of anti-Jewish activities in an annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents
• Through the polling of American and other nations’ attitudes toward Jews, remains in the forefront of gauging anti-Semitism at home and abroad

Extremism

• Monitors, analyzes and exposes an entire range of extremists from the obscure to the more prominent.  Issues Extremism in America: A Guide, an encyclopedia of American extremists that is continually updated

• Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network is a comprehensive, frequently updated informational resource for law enforcement personnel engaged in combating hate groups, hate crimes and hate symbols

Identifying And Combating Hate

Leading the efforts to deter and counter hate-motivated crimes, the League drafted model hate crimes legislation in 1981, covering all hate crimes.  Forty-five states have since enacted laws based on or similar to the model, which was unanimously deemed constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993.

For more than 13 years, ADL led a broad coalition of groups working in Washington, DC, to enact the federal Matthew Shepard James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA), which was signed into law in October 2009.

• As part of a joint effort, formed Partners Against Hate to provide outreach, education and training in techniques to prevent juvenile hate-related behavior
• Maintains an extensive online visual database of extremist symbols, logos and tattoos

Education

• Works to further the mission of combating hate through education.  Its award-winning A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute programs provide anti-bias education and training with curriculums and materials available for pre-K through university students, community groups, corporations, civic associations, religious organizations and law enforcement agencies

• Supports Holocaust awareness and education through its Braun Holocaust Institute and the Hidden Child Foundation/ADL®

Religious Freedom

• Regards the separation of church and state as essential to preserving religious freedom in our increasingly pluralistic society.  Engaged in action to safeguard religious liberty throughout society, including in the workplace and classroom

Interfaith Affairs

• Builds and maintains relationships and dialogue with international, national and local religious leaders of all faiths. Monitors and attempts to resolve interfaith issues, and helps educate non-Jewish religious leaders about Jewish history, theology and philosophy
• Through the Bearing Witness™ program, a partnership with The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Archdiocese of Washington, provides Catholic school educators with the training and resources necessary to teach their students about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

Israel

• Supports the Jewish state by advocating for Israel, and explaining political and security issues and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian/Israel-Arab conflict with U.S. policymakers, the media and the public through programs, publications and contact with officials
• Jerusalem Office hosts fact-finding missions to Israel and provides expertise on anti-bias training for Israeli educational, military and law enforcement institutions

International Affairs

• Monitors and combats global anti-Semitism and extremism and promotes the security and well-being of Jewish communities around the world.  Provides expertise to governments and non-government institutions worldwide
• A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute anti-bias training programs exist in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Italy and the Netherlands, reaching educators, and law enforcement professionals.  Youth in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Austria and the United Kingdom have participated in peer-training programs
• Maintains an office in Israel

 

 

The Rickie Report loves that the Norton Museum of Art keeps stepping out to bring new and innovative exhibits to our community.  The latest is Radical Camera! Check it out on March 14th. A real slice of history with photographic drama.

The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936 – 1951                      

March 14, 2013 – June 16, 2013

 

Two Great Photo League Collections Are Combined                                                                        for First Comprehensive Museum Exhibition in Three Decades

 The Norton Museum of Art’s newest special exhibition,  The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936 – 1951, is a formidable survey of the League’s history, and its artistic, cultural, social, and political significance. Opening March 14 and on view through June 16, 2013, this striking exhibition includes nearly 150 vintage photographs from Photo League collections at the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, and The Jewish Museum in New York City.

 

League members Sonia Handelman Meyer, Marvin Newman, and Ida Wyman will participate in a panel discussion at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Museum. Assistant Director Charles Stainback will serve as moderator. The program is free with Museum admission.

 

 

 

 

New York Photo League members / Radical Camera panelists                           

3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013

 

 

Ida Wyman: United States, born 1926

When I began working in the 1940s, few women were doing magazine photography in a field that was almost exclusively male. As I progressed from box camera to Speed Graphic (my first professional camera), and then to a Rolleiflex, I stopped thinking about the mechanics of film speed, f-stops, shutter speed, and began focusing on subject matter that interested me. What interested me so much were ordinary people and their everyday activities. Early on, I had documented children’s games and unusual architectural details in my Bronx neighborhood. I decided to expand, to go elsewhere, taking the subway to Harlem, Chinatown, and lower Manhattan, exploring those neighborhoods and looking for photos. 

I became a member of the Photo League in 1946. I considered myself a documentary photographer and the League’s philosophy of honest photography appealed to me. I also began to understand the power of photos to help improve the social order by showing the conditions under which many people lived and worked. Even after leaving the League the following year, I continued to emphasize visual and social realities in my straightforward photographs. 

Beginning with my earliest photos seeing New York City with my feet, and in whatever part of the country I was in, I continued my own walkabout, learning the area, engaging my subject, listening, and respecting their dignity. This continued to be my approach when taking photos. My photographs depicted daily life in America’s modern metropolitan centers, including Chicago and Los Angeles as well as New York. 

http://www.idawyman.com

 

Sonia Handelman Meyer: United States, born 1920

 

I first heard of the Photo League from Lou Stoumen in Puerto Rico in 1942.   I was working for the U.S. Army Signal Corps and Lou was preparing to join Yank Magazine.  When I returned to New York City, I walked up the rickety stairs to League Headquarters and took a beginners class with Johnny Ebstel. I bought a used Rolleicord for a precious $100, and dared to go out on the city streets to photograph the life around me.

Soon the guys began to come back from the war and the heady life of Photo League workshops, exhibits, lectures, photo hunts, and committee assignments intensified.  I took eye-heart-soul opening workshops with Sid Grossman, worked as the paid (!) secretary for a year or so, and worked on the Lewis Hine Committee under Marynn Ausubel.

I photographed in Spanish Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown Manhattan, at the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society, at an anti-lynching rally in Madison Square Park, at a Jehovah’s Witness convention in Yankee Stadium, and on Coney Island. Mostly, I photographed children and reflections of my city— rough-edged, tender, and very beautiful in its diversity. Some of this work was shown in the major 1949 exhibition, This is the Photo League.

The heartbreaking end of the League coincided with a huge change in my personal life.  I got married and my husband began to go to college and we were out of NY for a while. And then the biggest change: our own family arrived and the joys of our son, and later our daughter, absorbed my time. Prints and negatives were stashed away in boxes and I lost track of all the old friends at the League. 

After so many years of being in the shadows, you can imagine my pleasure, at 90+ years of age, to have my photographs out of their boxes and onto walls where they can be seen, thought about, and enjoyed – and perhaps again take their place in the history of the Photo League.

http://soniahandelmanmeyer.com 

Marvin Newman: United States, born 1927 

 

Born in New York; Newman attended Brooklyn College, where he studied sculpture with Burgoyne Diller and photography with Walter Rosenblum. Following Rosenblum’s suggestion, he joined the Photo League in 1948, taking classes with John Ebstel. The Photo League, founded in 1936, blazed a trail for serious photographers for 15 years, providing a forum for ideas, cheap darkroom space, and the vision of using the art of picture taking to change the world. Newman then attended the Institute of Design, Chicago (1949-52), where, after studying with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, he received one of the first MS degrees in photography (1952). 

During this time, Newman won national contests, including one sponsored by American Photography (1950) and another by Time, Inc. (1951). His work appeared in the Always a Young Stranger exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and in a one-man show at Roy De Carava’s A Photographer’s Gallery (1956). Well-known as a photojournalist, Newman has been a major contributor to Sports Illustrated since its inception (1953), as well as to Life, Look, Newsweek, and Smithsonian magazines. In addition, he has been the national president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, authored or coauthored eight books on photography, and received the Art Director’s Gold Medal for Editorial Photography. He continues to live and work in New York. 

http://www.brucesilverstein.com/documents.php?id=152 

 

 

 

The exhibition, organized by Mason Klein, Curator of Fine Arts at The Jewish Museum and Catherine Evans, the William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography of the Columbus Museum of Art, premiered last year at The Jewish Museum to rave reviews. The New York Times called The Radical Camera a “stirring show,” and the New York Photo Review hailed it as “nothing short of splendid.” The New Yorker named the exhibition one of the top 10 photography exhibitions of 2011.  The Norton is the last venue on the exhibition’s tour.

 

The exhibition explores the fascinating blend of aesthetics and social activism at the heart of the Photo League. League members were known for capturing sharply revealing, compelling moments from everyday life. The League focused on New York City and its vibrant streets – a shoeshine boy, a brass band on a bustling corner, a crowded beach at Coney Island.  Many of the images are beautiful, yet harbor strong social commentary on issues of class, race, and opportunity. The organization’s members included some of the most noted photographers of the mid-20th century—W. Eugene Smith, Weegee (Arthur Fellig), Lisette Model, Berenice Abbott and Aaron Siskind, to name a few.

 

The innovative contributions of the Photo League during its 15-year existence (1936–1951) were significant. As it grew, the League mirrored monumental shifts in the world starting with the Depression, through World War II, and ending with the Red Scare. Born of the worker’s movement, the Photo League was an organization of young, idealistic, first-generation American photographers, most of them Jewish, who believed in documentary photography as an expressive medium and powerful tool for exposing social problems. It was also a school with teachers such as Sid Grossman, who encouraged students to take their cameras to the streets and discover the meaning of their work as well as their relationship to it. The League had a darkroom for printing, published an acclaimed newsletter called Photo Notes, offered exhibition space, and was a place to socialize.

 

The Photo League helped validate photography as a fine art, presenting student work and guest exhibitions by established photographers such as Eugène Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Edward Weston, among others. These affecting black and white photographs show life as it was lived mostly on the streets, sidewalks and subways of New York. Joy and playfulness as well as poverty and hardship are in evidence.

 

In addition to their urban focus, “Leaguers” photographed rural America, and during World War II, took their cameras to Latin America and Europe. The exhibition also addresses the active participation of women who found rare access and recognition at the League. The Radical Camera presents the League within a critical, historical context. Developments in photojournalism were catalyzing a new information era in which photo essays were appearing for the first time in magazines such as Life and Look. As time went on, its social documentary roots evolved toward a more experimental approach, laying the foundation for the next generation of street photographers.

 

In 1947, the League came under the pall of McCarthyism and was blacklisted for its alleged involvement with the Communist Party.  Ironically, the Photo League had just begun a national campaign to broaden its base as a “Center for American Photography.” Despite the support of Ansel Adams, Beaumont and Nancy Newhall, Paul Strand, and many other national figures, this vision of a national photography center could not overcome the Red Scare. As paranoia and fear spread, the Photo League was forced to disband in 1951.

 

The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936-1951 has been organized by The Jewish Museum, New York, and the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio. Major support was provided by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Limited Brands Foundation.

 

About the Norton Museum

The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and internationally known for its distinguished Permanent Collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and  is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major Holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for Members and children ages 12 and under.  Special group rates are available. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call (561) 832-5196, or visit www.norton.org. 

 

 

 

 

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The countdown has begun!  Now is the time to go to Marvin and Elayne Mordes’ amazing Whitespace Collection to see and experience contemporary art.  Their final bus trip to Miami is filling up and The Rickie Report just got word that a new shipment of items has arrived at their shop.  Whitespace Collection closes for season on April 8, so go now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH HAPPENINGS

Miami Art Tour #3

Saturday, March 16

 

 

Join  

                              An Art Adventure                                 

               Hosted by the Mordes’

                     An exciting program continuing the

           Whitespace mission of creating new and exciting art venues

                                and for enriching and enlarging the viewing audience

                                  for

                                 Contemporary Art

                           $155    

             Call to confirm your place: 561.842.4131

                                     ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:

                                                        -  Round trip transportation from Whitespace on deluxe Motorcoach with art video viewing, and breakfast snack

                                         -  entrance to all foundation collections

                                                - Guided tour of venues presented by either the gallery owner/director or curator

                                        - Lunch at specified locations

                                                  - Bubbly wine and sweets on the return trip with an art video for your  viewing pleasure

                                               - Free Claudia Alvarez Format 18×24 project courtesy of Whitespace

                                                          Partial proceeds benefitting the arts through Community Foundation

 

 Program #3              Saturday , March 16, 2012       

 9am – 6:00pm

     Private/Public Spaces – Miami    

 

The Warehouse – the Martin Z. Margulies Collection

 The Rosa de la Cruz Collection

The Rubell Family Collection

          See each of these collections and learn their personal stories.

          See how each collector has installed their collections and how they select each season’s programs.

www.margulieswharehouse.com         www.delacruzcollection.org          www.rfc.museum

       

 

 

 

WhitePackage

 

www.whitespacecollection.com

 

2805 N. Australian Ave    West Palm Beach 33407

 

T: 561.84.4131

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We’re here in Palm Beach County, FL because we love the environs and now you have a chance to participate in a Plein Air Painting Class that takes advantage of it!  Lighthouse ArtCenter is organizing a class that begins March 4th, which will be taught outside at various locales by Manon Sander. Sander is no newbie to The Rickie Report – in fact she is preparing for a SOLO Show.  What a terrific time to try this! Read the article and sign up now!

Lighthouse ArtCenter Presents

Plein Air Painting Class

For All Skill Levels and Mediums

Monday, March 4 – April 29th

9 am – Noon

 

Featuring: Manon Sander, Instructor

If you haven’t taken advantage of this once-in-a-season experience by going to Miami’s hot spots for contemporary art, you have one more chance!  The Rickie Report knows you will be delighted as you tour special venues with Marvin and Elayne Mordes of Whitespace Collection. Read this article for details and sign up now!

 

Whitespace

THE MORDES COLLECTION

Invites You to

                                                            Join Us  for an

                                                            Art Adventure 

                                                Miami trip and tour programs

                                         Hosted by Elayne and Marvin Mordes

 

 A new and exciting program continuing the Whitespace mission of creating new and exciting art venues for enriching and enlarging the viewing audience for Contemporary Art

 

One  program:  $165

Call to confirm your place: 561.842.4131

 

ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:

• Round trip transportation from Whitespace on deluxe Motorcoach with art video viewing, and breakfast snack
• Complimentary entrance to all foundation collections
• Guided tour of venues presented by either the gallery owner/director or curator
• Lunch at specified locations included
• Bubbly wine and sweets on the return trip with an art video for your  viewing pleasure
• Free Claudia Alvarez Format 18×24 project courtesy of Whitespace

Partial proceeds benefitting the arts through Community Foundation

 

  Program  #3

   Saturday , March 16, 2012

        9am – 6:30 pm

 

Private/Public Spaces – Miami

The Warehouse –

the Martin Z. Margulies Collection

 

According to The Margulies Collection, website, “In 1998, Martin Z. Margulies along with his longtime curator Katherine Hinds began looking for a suitable space to display the growing collection of photography, video and installation works, and sculpture of the Margulies Contemporary Art Collection. In 1999, the first phase of the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse opened to the public with an event to benefit the Lowe Museum at the University of Miami. After a series of expansions, the Warehouse now comprises 45,000 square feet of exhibition space with set hours each week.”

 

Katherine Hinds has been the curator of the collection since 1982 and oversees the current exhibition, including the work of:  Sculpture: Anselm Kiefer, Richard Long, William Tucker, Simryn Gill  Installation: Doug Aitken, David Ellis & Roberto Lange  Video: Kader Attia, Nathalie Djurberg, Leandro Erlich  Photography: Sabelo Mlangeni, Barbara Probst, Wael Shawky  Permanent Exhibitions: Olafur Eliasson, Donald Judd, George Segal, Michael Heizer, Richard Serra, Sol LeWitt, Isamu Noguchi, Tony Smith, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Franz West, John Chamberlain, Willem de Kooning .  For more information:  www.margulieswarehouse.com

 

 

The Rubell Family Collection

Alone Together

The Rubell Family Collection’s exhibit, Alone Together tell us that it ,”explores a paradox: artists often work in isolation in their studios, but they are almost always seen and defined in relation to a greater whole.  Whether it is called a movement, a moment, a school, a group, or an -ism, this greater whole ― defined by artists, critics, historians, museums, galleries, collectors, art institutions, and pure chance ― creates a community for the artwork that often lives beyond the life of the artist.”

 

They explain, “This exhibition is a celebration of many solitary acts of art creation, joined together in the context of the Rubell’s Foundation. It is organized as a precursory survey in anticipation of the Foundation’s overview catalog that will be published in 2013. The exhibition does not represent a community of artists, but a community of artworks joined together by our passion for each individual piece, the time we live in, and fate.”

Artists in the exhibition:
Valentin Carron Maurizio Cattelan Aaron Curry Raoul De Keyser Peter Fischli & David Weiss Karsten Födinger Georg Herold Secundino Hernández Thomas Houseago Richard Jackson Sigalit Landau	Nate Lowman John Miller Takashi Murakami Yoshitomo Nara Maria Nepomuceno Cady Noland Jon Pestoni R. H. Quaytman Neo Rauch Charles Ray	Jason Rhoades Thomas Schütte Ryan Sullivan Ryan Trecartin Rosemarie Trockel Oscar Tuazon Paloma Varga Weisz Andro Wekua Franz West Zhu Jinshi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about the Rubell Family Collection, visit: www.rfc.museum

 

The Rosa de la Cruz Collection

 

The de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space is privately funded by Miami-based collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz. They explain, “The primary purpose of this museum is to exhibit their collection and provide education in the visual arts.  Since its inception in 2009, the de la Cruz Collection has organized multiple exhibitions, provided artist residencies and collaborated with other institutions. Their educational programs include lectures, artist-led workshops and daily docent-led tours. ”

 

“In 2009, the de la Cruz Collection initiated scholarship and travel programs dedicated to enrich the education of our local art students. The purpose of these programs is to create awareness and academic discipline through travel and financial support for both high school and college level students,” says their website: www.delacruzcollection.org

See each of these collections and learn their personal stories.

 

See how each collector has installed their collections and how they select each season’s programs.

 

itinerary subject to change    no refunds – exchange may be possible

 

For more information about Whitespace THE MORDES COLLECTION go to: www.whitespacecollection.com  email: 2805@mordes.net  or  561.842.4131.

 

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Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

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Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291