The Rickie Report is excited to share so many events and activities that are available here in Palm Beach County!  Family-friendly arts and cultural activities are abundant!  No need to hear “I’m bored” anymore!

 Cultural Council of Palm Beach County

invites you to experience

family-friendly arts

cultural activities,

venues and

locales

Right Here –  In Florida’s Cultural Capital^®

Explore hundreds of family-fun things to do online at http://artscalendar.com/thepalmbeaches

The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County invites visitors to enjoy a fun variety of family-friendly activities, venues and locales taking place all over the county and discover why it’s called, Florida’s Cultural Capital^®! With a colorful and diverse array of arts and cultural activities, offerings and fun, there’s sure to be something for families of varying age, taste, and budget. Check out happening events on tap, visit websites, and even purchase tickets by visiting: http://artscalendar.com/thepalmbeaches.

It’s all about `Outdoor Florida’ on the South end of Palm Beach County at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Nestled along AIA in Boca Raton, this venue offers visitors an expansive outdoor nature center with its Sea Turtle Garden, container garden of herbs and local flora, gopher tortoise exhibit and a butterfly nursery. Nature Craft for Father’s Day is planned to take place on June 15; 11 a.m. – Noon; ages 7 – 12; RSVP (561) 544-8615.

Enjoy live theater by taking the family for a “peek” ‘under the sea’ through the eyes of the Sol Children Theatre Troup’s musical play adaptation of Disney’s Broadway production, The Little Mermaid, Jr. July 4–5, Olympic Heights Performing Arts Theater, in Boca Raton; 561.447.8829.

Just north of Boca Raton in the heart of Downtown Delray Beach, visitors will find the charming and whimsical Puppetry Arts Center of the Palm Beaches. Robin Hood, by Master Puppeteer Jerry Bickel with the Bits ‘N Pieces Marionettes takes the stage 10:30 a.m., May 16, 17; and 2 p.m., May 18;

A short walk from the Puppetry Arts Center finds Arts Garage, home of jazz, blues, big band, live theatre, comedy and more! Dance in your seats to the popular family musical, “Footloose,” May 16 – May 19; table reservations available; show times vary. 561-450-6357, orinfo@artsgarage.org.

On the western end of Delray Beach visitors can experience the magical and serene setting of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. This year, its annual Sushi and Stroll event offers several dates and themes to enjoy. On June 7, from 5:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m. `Sip while you stroll’ at the Morikami’s Sip & Stroll: An All-About-Sake Evening event. Enjoy a unique selection of sake and menu items from the Cornell Café and learn all about the appeal of this age-old Japanese spirit. www.morikami.org.

Nature enthusiasts can also enjoy a visit to the Sandoway House Nature Center, found along AIA in northern Delray Beach.  Sandoway is home to the largest private collection of shells in southeast Florida with 10,000 museum quality shells on display.  Shark feeding anyone? Plan to arrive at 1:30 p.m. sharp, Tuesday through Sunday, to participate in this thrilling local favorite. If getting your toes in the sand is more your thing, sign up for its May 25 Beach Walk, taking place from 11 a.m. – noon. www.sandowayhouse.org.

For those who like to shop until they drop, explore artsy and trendy Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth. At the corner of Lake and L Street, visitors will not want to miss stopping in at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to find over 1200 artist-created items for sale in its Uniquely Palm Beach Store. While there, check out its exhibitions by Palm Beach County artists: Artist as Author through May 18; and, County Contemporary: All Media Juried Show – June 14 – Sept. 7.  In the Cultural Council’s Cultural Information Center, take advantage of utilizing its interactive, touch-screen Explore Board to peruse arts and cultural venues; pick up brochures, event calendars, maps, the Winter issue ofart&culture magazine, and fill your day book or extended stay itinerary with destination stops sure to fulfill your quest for exciting arts and cultural happenings fun for the entire family – found all over the county. www.PalmBeachCulture.com

Just north of Lake Worth, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County’s world class community youth choir, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, presents “Ubuntu”, a special 10th Anniversary performance at the Annual Spring Concert on May 19. This award winning community chorus featuring 350 of the area’s top, talented youth voices; 7 p.m.; 561-832-SHOW; 1-800-KRAVIS-1.

A constant nearby draw for visitors of all ages is the Palm Beach Zoo, with exciting and educational encounters available to help you get to know some of the county’s resident animals. Daily Keeper Talks and `informative feeding and enrichment’ events give visitors an up close and personal look into topics like: What makes tigers so “chuffed” (happy); how alligators and pelicans eat; and what monkeys like to do when they, `monkey around.’ Open   9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily; www.palmbeachzoo.org.

Archelon, part of the “Savage Ancient Seas” Exhibit at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

Hop across the street to see what’s new at the newly-expanded South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, formerly known as the South Florida Science Museum. Celebrate with fun, interactive science 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on June 7 – “Community Opening Day.” Admission is Free. Experience the first blockbuster exhibit to fill the newly open exhibit hall, Savage Ancient Seas: Dinosaurs of the Deep.  Kids and adults alike will gasp in awe at Archelon, a  17-foot-wide sea turtle.  Archelon will be on display as part of the Museum’s newest traveling exhibit – Savage Ancient Seas: The Ancient Aquatic Deep -  opening to the public on Friday, May 17.   www.sfsm.org.

Have a budding artist in the family?  Every first Saturday of each month The Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach offers, `Art on the go!’ ages Kindergarten to 5^th Grade. These art workshops are designed just for kids. Dates vary; RSVP:  www.armoryart.org

It’s well-known that the acclaimed Norton Museum of Art, in Downtown West Palm Beach, has permanent collections and exhibitions of masterpiece works of art year-round, but did you know it also offers family-friendly hands-on activities for kids of all ages?  On June 20, the museum invites guests to Be a LEGO® Architect. Begin in the classroom and learn about types of buildings. Next, participants draw designs and take plans to the LEGO® building activity area to construct it in 3-D on a special city map. Are you a Florida Resident planning a staycation? The Norton offers free admission for Florida residents in June, July and August and free admission to Palm Beach County residents every Saturday from June 1 – Aug. 3. www.norton.org.

Nearby along the intracoastal waterway finds the serene and tranquil Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. Gain rare insight into the life’s work of American Sculptor Ann Weaver Norton by exploring Ann’s studio, gardens, and historic home. The vast, meticulously landscaped property is adorned with Ann’s monumental sculptures. Open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wed. through Sunday; closed in August. www.ansg.org.

A natural, outdoor setting that invites guests to set their own pace and explore nearly three acres of striking sculpture and native landscape is the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach. The gardens are open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and there is no charge for admission. To learn more, visit www.fourarts.org/gardens.

North Palm Beach is home to the beautiful, tucked away John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. Learn about the park’s ecosystems and history with an array of events. Enjoy a Butterfly Walk on May 25; 11 – Noon; Daily nature Walks at 10 a.m.; Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Free with Park admission. Guided two-hour Kayak tours occur daily at high tide; Turtle Walks, May 28 – July 19 with RSVP required; 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., or later, depending on the turtles. 561.624.6952.

North on U.S. 1 is Juno Beach’s Loggerhead MarineLife Center, filled with nature-based exhibitions to explore, and a state-of-the-art turtle rehabilitation center.  Each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. children under 5 can bring their own “hatchlings” to share and enjoy ocean-inspired stories, crafts, and more with Hatchling Tales story time. Enjoy books, music, and group activities-Free; Celebrate World Oceans Day at Loggerhead on June 8 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. to honor the body of water which links us all and to learn ways we can all generate awareness about conserving and protecting our world’s oceans- Free. www.marinelife.org.

Participating cultural and arts organizations say, `Welcome to Palm Beach County” – where Culture has found its place in the sun®. For a wide preview of family fun events and other arts and cultural offerings in Palm Beach County, visit the Cultural Council’s Arts Calendar at: http://artscalendar.com/thepalmbeaches

About the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County:  The Cultural Council is Palm Beach County’s official arts agency and serves non-profit cultural organizations and professional artists throughout the county. It’s responsibilities include marketing the county’s cultural experiences to visitors and residents, administering grants to organizations and artists, expanding arts and cultural education opportunities, advocating for funding and arts-friendly policies, and serving cultural organizations and artists through capacity building training and exposure to funders and audiences. For more information, see  www.palmbeachculture.com.  Admission to the Cultural Council is free and open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

Professional artist Eric Bossik is offering classes (plus discounts) to help YOU draw and paint like a professional!  The Rickie Report urges you to read this article and sign up for his classes. Eric is an award-winning artst in his own right as well as a teacher. Eric Bossik is an artist who combines the vitality of the 21st century with the virtuosity of an 18th century master.  His work has been seen in exhibits at the Albertson Peterson Gallery in Winter Park, Florida, the Coe Kerr and Master Eagle Galleries in New York City, the Grand Armée Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida, and the Images Gallery in Boca Raton, Florida.

What if you could draw people perfectly? How would you feel if the portrait you painted looked as if it were alive and breathing?
“Female Nude Kneeling” Charcoal and chalk on brown paper Now, at the Bossik Academy of Fine Art, you can learn how to: Draw human anatomy with stunning accuracy. Paint incredible works of art with oil paints. Compose and light art subjects like a pro. Choose from two amazing art courses: Classical Charcoal Drawing Course Classical Oil Painting Course Drawing by artist-instructor Eric Bossik
Classical Charcoal Drawing Course
Capture the beauty of the human figure with charcoal. “Female Nude Standing” Charcoal and chalk on grey paper Learn to draw with charcoal in the Classical Charcoal Drawing Course. Award-winning artist Eric Bossik can show you how to create polished drawings that resemble paintings. He’ll teach you how to skillfully: Draw the gesture of a live nude model. Create striking three-dimensional forms. Light and compose realistic still lifes. Get started in the drawing course. Enroll now > Or learn more at Florida Art Classes.com… Drawing by artist-instructor Eric Bossik
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Bring people and nature to life on canvas. Learn to paint in the Classical Oil “The Last Victim” Oil on masonite Painting Course. In this comprehensive course, you’ll get one-on-one instruction from Eric Bossik, who will show you how to: Mix accurate values and colors with oil paints. Manipulate edges with your paint brushes. Utilize shadow and light for dramatic results. Get started in the painting course. Enroll now > Or learn more at Florida Art Classes.com… Oil Painting by Eric Bossik
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561-537-0291

Here are three new Calls to Artists.  The Rickie Report is eager to celebrate when you are accepted, so please keep us posted!

1)  Stick With WPB

Deadline: May 8, 2013

For more information contact Talya Lerman at:  talya.lerman@armoryart.org

2) Palm Beach State College  

3^rd National Photography & Digital Imagery Competition 2013

Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus, is presenting its third juried Photography/Digital Imagery Competition.  The theme of the show is open interpretation, represented by traditional and digital photography as well as digital imagery.  This competition is open to all artists 18 years of age and older who are legally residing in the United States. The judge for the competition is Ashley Ford who is the Leonard and Sophie Davis Curatorial Fellow at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, FL.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Artists must submit their work by July 15^th as high resolution jpeg files on a CD. Images should be sized to 1200 PPI on the longest side. The entry fee is $30 for up to three images. Please include the non-refundable entry fee with the application. Images should be mailed to:  The Gallery at Palm Beach State College   3160 PGA Blvd     Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410     Attn: Karla Walter

Accepted applicants will be notified via email by August 15^th, 2013. Accepted works, delivered or shipped, are to arrive at the gallery between the dates of September 16th – 23rd, 2013.  No work will be accepted after 5pm, September 23rd.  If shipping artwork, please include a prepaid return-shipping label.  Artists must pay for shipping to and from the gallery. Palm Beach State College is not responsible for loss of work due to theft or damage. Artists should obtain insurance for their artwork.  Accepted work must appear the same as the submitted images and specifications originally stated in application. All work must be professionally framed and ready to hang.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:   Proceeds from this show will benefit student fine arts scholarships at Palm Beach State College. Palm Beach State College does not participate in the sale of artworks, nor does the college receive commission or any other type of financial compensation from the sale of artworks. All sale inquiries will be directed to the artist. Artist/photographer retains all copyrights, but Palm Beach State College has the right to display winner and/or entries on the web or in printed publications.

Please SEE  application below for more information.

APPLICATION FORM                                                   

  NOTE:  THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS July 15, 2013

ENTRY 1                                       ENTRY 2

ENTRY 3                      

Please enclose a check for the amount due with your application. ($30 for 3 images maximum, non-refundable)

Please make your check payable to Palm Beach State College 

Please send check and application to The Gallery at Eissey Campus          3160 PGA Boulevard     Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410

   Attn: Karla Walter

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this exhibition prospectus.

___________________________________________

ARTIST’S SIGNATURE DATE

2013 AWARDS

$500   FIRST PLACE

$200   SECOND PLACE

$100    THIRD PLACE

 2013 DATES  AND DEADLINES

 Application due July 15

Acceptance Notification  August 15

Works to arrive at Eissey Gallery  September 16-23

Notification of Winners  October 18

Exhibition Run Dates      October 22- November 22

Opening Reception  Tuesday October 22    5:30 – 8 PM

Judge’s Comments and Gallery Walk    October 22

Pick up  November 25-26

Return of Work  November 30

AWARDS:

$1000 FIRST PLACE

$500. SECOND PLACE

$250 THIRD PLACE

Please fill out application form, and be sure to include a value for your work even if the piece is not for sale. CD’s will be returned to the artist if a SASE is included with the application. All work must be submitted on a CD in jpeg.  Do not send original work at the time of entry.  All correspondence including submission packets and accepted works should be mailed to The Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach State College, 3160 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410 Att: Karla Walter.  For additional questions or comments, please email Karla Walter at walterk@palmbeachstate.edu     For additional questions or comments, please email Karla Walter at  walterk@pbcc.edu

http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/artgallerypbg/photo-imagery-competition.aspx

thank you!

Karla Walter, Art Gallery Specialist

Palm Beach State Colllege, Art Gallery     3160 PGA Blvd.  BB113     Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

561-207-5015 fax. 561-207-5009

3)  Beading Contest

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The Rickie Report is excited to share this news with you!  The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County announced scholarships totaling over $11,500. to give the gift of culture this summer to children of Palm Beach County.  Read this article! SHARE this article! Deadline is May 1st!

Give your child the gift of culture this Summer!

Find enriching arts and cultural Summer camps, classes, and activities offered by Palm Beach County arts and cultural organizations online with the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s 2013 Summer Cultural Guide,

Apply by May 1, 2013 for $11,500-plus

camp scholarships, memberships and day passes!

          2013 Cultural Guide generously sponsored by the Lawrence A. Sander Foundation                                                                                                  

 With Spring arriving right on time in Palm Beach County, it’s a great time to begin planning your family’s activities and camp experiences for the good ol’ Summertime! With the click of a mouse, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County offers its 2013 Summer Cultural Guide as the ticket to finding great Summertime activities and camps – wrapped in arts and culture – offered by 52 Palm Beach County arts and cultural organizations. While online, apply for 27 camp scholarships, memberships, and passes, totaling $11,730.50.  Winners will be notified by May 8^th. The  2013 Summer Cultural Guide is generously sponsored by the Lawrence A. Sanders Foundation.

“We are so pleased to continue to educate the community about the many arts and cultural activities and camp experiences available for families in Palm Beach County with our online 2013 Summer Cultural Guide,” said Rena Blades, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.  “The combination of exciting educational programs coupled with generous scholarship donations from the arts and cultural community, offers unique arts and cultural Summer experiences for every age and budget.”

To access the Cultural Council’s 2013 Summer Cultural Guide, and to apply for scholarships, by the DEADLINE of: May 1, 2013, please visit: www. www.palmbeachculture.com/camps

Scholarships will be awarded to one child per household. For more information on camp programs, please contact participating Palm Beach County cultural organizations directly.

About the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County:

The Cultural Council is Palm Beach County’s official arts agency and serves non-profit cultural organizations and professional artists throughout the county. The Cultural Council’s responsibilities include marketing the county’s cultural experiences to visitors and residents, administering grants to organizations and artists, expanding arts and cultural education opportunities, advocating for funding and arts-friendly policies, and serving cultural organizations and artists through capacity building training and exposure to funders and audiences. For more information, please visit www.palmbeachculture.com.

Admission to the Cultural Council is free and open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The Rickie Report

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Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

The Rickie Report reminds you that there are a number of Exhibits, Art Contests and Projects will deadlines looming!   There is also an Internship opportunity with no deadline, so check these out and send in your applications!

1) Internship: Art in Public Places

No Deadline

2)  ADL  Art Juried Exhibit/ Contest

EXTENDED  DEADLINE: APRIL 15th

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.

3)  FAR HADASSAH ART CONTEST

for GREETING CARDS

DEADLINE: APRIL 15

 4) MY ART CONTEST:

PORTRAITS

DEADLINE: APRIL 15

5)  BAY GATES PROJECT

DEADLINE: APRIL 30

6)  IAM ART BUS CONTEST

DEADLINE:  May 15, 2013

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Rickie Leiter, Publisher

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 When writing about a fiber artist, the images usually conjured up include “wearable art” pieces, but Leora Stewart jumps beyond that seemingly ‘ordinary genre’ and brings a new way of thinking to fiber art.  The Rickie Report is eager to share her artwork because she has so much to offer in terms of teaching workshops, leading classes and providing amazing artwork for your home, office or yacht.

Leora Klaymer Stewart

Fiber Artist

Tapestry

Will Offer a Four Week (one day a week)

Tapestry Weaving Workshop

Armory Art Center

Begins Tuesday, April  30th   10 am – 5 pm

Students will Learn basic Tapestry Weaving techniques and design and weave a finished piece. To register call 561-832-1776 and speak with the registrar.

“Netscape”: Collaged Box with Wrapped Elements

It is the threads of our lives that bring together friendships, circumstances and family into a meaningful pattern.  Leora Klaymen Stewart  is not only adept with these skills, but she literally uses fiber to create her art pieces.

In an interview by John Nelander, a Special to the Palm Beach Daily News on November 9, 2009, it becomes clear that Leora “wove a highly successful career using threads of rich experiences from her childhood, adolescence and early adulthood.”Her family’s life in the days of pre-Israel Palestine lent a certain understanding to how the underpinnings of any tapestry must begin with closely woven and strong threads. Emigrating to South Africa in 1947, her parents were in charge of an orphanage which housed 80 children.   While Leora’s family had their own apartment,  she tells Nelander ,

“In a way, I was part of the orphanage, although I attended a different school. I made friends and celebrated holidays with the kids. I ate meals with them. “My best friend was from the orphanage — her name was Storm.

“These were children between 8 and 18, kids who came from broken homes, divorces or other situations. On weekends their parents might pick them up, or an aunt. It wasn’t that they were children who were totally destitute, they were getting a good education.”

It had an emotional affect on both Leora and her parents — she being an only child, her parents as well after each suffered deep losses in the Holocaust. “Both of their families were wiped out — my father lost his entire family and my mother lost her family.

“They lived all this. Here they were, directors of this orphanage and then they find out that their families were all murdered. So the orphanage became kind of an extended family. It was a wonderful experience for me.”

http://web.archive.org/web/20100125033245/http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/2009/11/09/Profile_Stewart_1110.html

“Intertwined Metafossil”: Woven linen with hand made paper and wrappings

 

In the 1050′s, Leora’s family moved to Detroit. Both parents loved teaching and nurturing young people, in a time when Detroit was ripe with change and promise.  Leora reminisces about being in class with Diana Ross at the arts school, Cass Commerce.  

According to www.historicdetroit.org,  ”More than 50,000 students graduated from it, and hundreds of thousands of others walked its halls. Among the distinguished students who wandered the old Cass Tech’s halls: singer Diana Ross, comedians Lily Tomlin and David Alan Greer, auto executive John DeLorean, former Miss USAs Carol Gist and Kenya Moore, violinist Regina Carter, jazz musicians Donald Byrd and Earl Kluge, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Compuware CEO Peter Karmanos. Aviator Charles Lindbergh’s mother, Evangeline Lindbergh, taught chemistry at Cass from 1922 until 1942.”

 

  She shares, “On receiving my MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1968, I was awarded a travel grant which I used to travel to East Africa and Israel which had an important influence on further developing my artwork in Fiber as I designed rugs that were woven in Ethiopia and I designed a rug that was woven in Israel.”  She tells us it was the perfect time to travel to these exotic places, many of which were populated with idealistic Peace Corps volunteers.”   After living in an artists’ village in Israel, she returned to the U.S. to teach. 

Leora tells The Rickie Report, “Upon returning to the USA I was awarded the first of two National Endowment for the Arts Grants which gave me the time to create work and set up a studio.  I began my teaching career at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, where I established an undergraduate and a graduate program in the Fiber Arts in 1970.”

“I moved to New York City in 1974 and set up a studio where I created large scale architectural commissioned works that were installed in a number of major institutions around the country. I also had a number of one and two person exhibitions in Art Galleries and had my work placed in numerous Corporate Collections,” she explains.

“Netscape Sea and Sky”: Woven linen with hand made paper and wrappings

She taught a course in the Fiber Arts for 20 years at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.  In 2001, Leora had a 10 year retrospective exhibit at the 2/20 Gallery in New York and in 2006 she relocated to Florida.

Stewart is very quick to point out that she is not retired. And The Rickie Report can understand why.  To work on this article took a number of emails back and forth to find a good time for us to speak.  She is very busy!

One of Leora’s  strengths is networking (another component of fiber design: a fiber creation does not stand by one thread alone).  A colleague, photographer Ray Neubert, shares that ,”Leora is always interested in what other people are doing. So many artists view other people’s art through the lens of their own work. She very open-minded.” Leora’s fiber pieces have been displayed at the Palm Beach International Airport.

 

Since settling in Palm Beach, FL, Leora has been teaching a class in Fiber Arts at the Armory Art Center  located in West Palm Beach.  True to her nurturing and networking inner being, the students who have taken her course have now developed into a group which meets once a month.  They discuss and exchange ideas on different areas of the Fiber Arts and related Arts as well.  They view exhibitions, are involved in workshops, invite guest artists to present work, and further develop as individual artists.  If other fiber artists are interested, please contact  Leora at:  www.leorakstewart.com

“Entanglements” – Natural hemp fiber, knotted and wrapped with crystal beads.  This piece was created as a site specific installation  at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach, FL and was inspired by the intertwining of the banyan/ficus trees in the Gardens where it hung between these two majestic trees as part of EARTHDAY Celebrations, 2010.

In a recent Artist Statement, Leora tells us , “Since living in Florida my work has evolved and grown in a new direction being influenced by my surroundings, the sea and the sky and the lush vegetation. These works are based on my observations of nature and the pieces are horizontal emphasizing their relation to landscape.  I refer to them as “landscape structures”.  The pieces are created by using natural fiber threads with handmade papers and copper wire and are constructed using several textile techniques and I consider these pieces to be similar to forms and structures found in nature as one of constant growth and change.

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Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

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

 The members of NAWA, The National Association of Women Artists will present “Eclectic”, A Multi Media Art Exhibition at the Armory Art Center opening on February 8th.  The event is open to the public, but more importantly, it will be an opportunity to meet the NAWA Scholarship winners from the Dryfoos School of Art in West Palm Beach.  NAWA, an organization founded so long ago shows its true colors by nurturing the artists of today and tomorrow. The Rickie Report is proud to be announcing this event and hopes you will attend.

The National Association of Women Artists, Inc.

 Florida Chapter

Presents:

“Eclectic”, A Multi Media Art Exhibition

At the East and Greenfield Galleries of the Armory Art Center

 1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401.

Show runs from Friday, February 8 – Saturday March 16, 2013

The public is invited to a reception

February 8, 2012 from 6 – 8 pm

 Exhibit is open Mon-Fri 10 -4, Saturday 10 – 2 and is Closed on Sunday

During the reception on February 8th, the NAWA/Florida Chapter will present Art Scholarships to talented female art students from the Dryfoos School of Art in West Palm beach, FL.  

“Shoreline” by Cohen

“The Fighter” by Andre

“Her Nature” by Lublinski

For more information please contact  Show Chair, Bernice Harwood at  561-736-9720 or harwoodbernice@yahoo.com

“Red Desert” by Saitlin

MISSION STATEMENT

” The purpose of the Association is to promote culture and education in the visual arts through exhibitions of its members’ works, lectures, art demonstrations, scholarships, awards and other educational programs. Association shall foster public awareness of and interest in works of art with emphases on fine art created by women. It will encourage new emerging artists through all appropriate means”

“Majestic” by Staub

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, FLORIDA CHAPTER INC.

On January 6, 1995, the first and only chapter of this prestigious art association was founded in Florida by Liana Moonie, of Palm Beach and Connecticut, a past president of National, along with Madeline Weiss, of West Palm Beach, the first local president of N.A.W.A. Florida Chapter. The Florida Chapter carries out the mission of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. with regional exhibitions, seminars and other educational activities as well as sponsoring annual scholarships for talented High School art students toward the college of their choice.

“Woodland” by Harwood

Our exhibition venues have included the Armory Art Center, Northwood University, and Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Gardensart at Palm Beach Gardens City Hall, The Cornell Museum of Art and History, Delray Beach, the Capital Building Gallery in Tallahassee and various Northern Trust Banks throughout the state.

“The Pen Is Mightier” by Fishenfeld

For further information, email NAWA Headquarters at office@thenawa.org or Anica Shpilberg, NAWA/FL Membership- anica@shpilberg.com or check out their website: www.thenawa.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

 Start your new year with a sneak preview of Peter Hammar’s solo exhibition at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center in September, 2013. Join the Artists of Palm Beach County and the Armory Art Center for a discussion about mixed media art on January 8th. The MIXED / MULTI-MEDIA SALON continues its discussion of contemporary art themes, practices, and techniques.

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

Take some time and stop by the upcoming Mixed/Multi- Media Salon sponsored by the Artists of Palm Beach County.  Everyone is welcome to attend this stimulating discussion, which takes place at the Armory Art Center.  The Rickie Report believes professional networking is a key ingredient to maintain one’s creative passion.  Under Elle Schorr’s guidance, you can learn and share in an art-focused space.

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