“Collaboration IV African Diaspora” Unifies People Through Our Artistic Spirits With Events From September 12 -22nd At City Place Pop-Up Gallery
Related Companies and ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC is bringing Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition IV to CityPlace in West Palm Beach from September 12-22, 2018. The exhibition will highlight 38 different artists and reflect an African Diaspora, historically known as the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world – predominantly to the Americas. Throughout the ten day event there will be unique art, music, literature and food experiences, showcasing the diversity of the diaspora. Some of the events are free and others are ticketed. The focus of Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition is to show the community that there is another aspect of art & culture in a community that many of the Palm Beach County community have yet to experience. The Rickie Report shares the details and urges Art Lovers to get ready for a fabulous series of events!
P R E S E N T S:
The Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition IV
September 12 – 22, 2018
701 S Rosemary Avenue, Suite 113 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Some Activities are Free and Open to The Public. Others Are Ticketed. Please see below for details!
Collaboration is revisiting its roots. The “Collaboration” brand was established as a pop-up exhibition format, allowing artists to hosts exhibitions in alternative spaces rather than permanent locations. ATB’s Anthony & Trina Burks, fiber artist Barbara Cheives and jewelry designer, the late Lea Jefferson, founded Collaboration. The first few exhibitions started in the Burks’ home in the Northwood neighborhood of West Palm Beach. Since then, Collaboration has exhibited over 550 artists under several themes. Originally created in 2013, the Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition had displayed a vast variety of artists from around the country. We have achieved this not by simply hanging art on a wall or sitting it on a pedestal, but by unique story telling through the eyes, hands and lips of the artists themselves.
With the help of Related Companies, ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC is bringing Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition IV to CityPlace in West Palm Beach from September 13-22, 2018. The exhibition will highlight 38 different artists and reflect an African Diaspora, historically known as the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world – predominantly to the Americas. Throughout the ten day event there will be unique art, music, literature and food experiences, showcasing the diversity of the diaspora. “We are proud to partner with ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC by providing a space for its new and thought-provoking pop-up exhibition,” said Gopal Rajegowda, Senior VP, Related Companies. “Art and culture are at the core of the reimagination of CityPlace and we’re excited to bring local artists to the forefront, allowing the public to experience their talent alongside established international artists.”
collaboration: (n) the act of working jointly.
This is a showcase of artists’, presented in homes & businesses allowing artwork to be viewed by clients in a more realistic environment rather than a gallery or museum. It allows the artists to intermingle with buyers one on one and develop a personal relationship without a third party facilitator.
The vision of this is to have an African Diaspora (The African diaspora was the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world – predominantly to the Americas). This is the third installment of the exhibition. Originally created in 2013, the African Diaspora had displayed a vast variety of artists from around the country. We have achieved this not simply hanging art on a wall or sitting it on a pedestal. It was accomplished by unique story telling through the eyes, hands and lips of the artists themselves. Created and curated by the ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC, the “Collaboration” brand was established as a Pop-up exhibition format, which allows artists to hosts exhibitions in alternative spaces & not at a permanent location. ATB’s Anthony & Trina Burks, fiber artist Barbara Cheives and jewelry designer, the late Lea Jefferson, founded “Collaboration”. The first few exhibitions started in the Burks’ home in Northwood. Since then “Collaboration” has exhibited over 350 artists under several themes. (I.e. Salute to Women, Students of Collaboration, Boys to Men) The focus of Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition is to show the community that there is another aspect of art & culture in a community that many of the Palm Beach County community have yet to experience. The concept of art itself does not have to be in reflection of the diaspora.
SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, September 12 11:30 AM and 4 – 6 PM
ATB’s Media Blitz, which is a media preview day beginning at 11:30 a.m. Later in the evening, guests are invited to attend two happy hour food, drink and art demonstrations at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. The happy hour demonstrations will be done conducted by Chef Boris Seymore of B.D.S Catering & Productions and artist/curator Anthony Burks Sr. They will be giving a snippet of what will take place at the opening night VIP Food Tasting on September 13. Though the opening night art exhibition is free to the public, tickets should be purchased online for the event food tasting by visiting http://www.atbfineartists.com/2018/08/tickets-for-collaborationafrican.html.
Thursday, September 13 7 PM
Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition Grand Opening
Friday, September 14 5:30 – 9 PM
Melange: A Night of Fashion Bazaar
Saturday, September 15
Gallery Open Noon – 10 PM
Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition-Meet the Artists 6 PM
Sunday, September 16
Gallery Open Noon – 8 PM
Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition-Marketplace & Workshop Noon
Thursday, September 20th
Gallery Open Noon – 9 PM
Collaboration: African Diaspora-Book Signing featuring Ann Marie Sorrell 7 PM
Friday, September 21
Gallery Open Noon – 10 PM
Artists Lunch & Lecture: Business Development 12:30 – 2 PM
Saturday, September 22
Gallery Open Noon – 10 PM
Congratulations to all the artists who are participating in this year’s show:
Adriana Ficarelli
Ahimsa Teabout
Alan Laird
Alfonso “Masplata” Rendón
Andrew Hollimon
Anthony Burks Sr.
Ashlee Breyan
Ashley Ariana
Barbara Cheives
Brian Wood
Caron Bowman
Cynthia Simmons
Edrian Thomidis
Farida Gul Haroon
George Taylor
Gillian Kennedy Wright
Henrimae Bell
Isadore Smith
Jacqueline Sullivan
Jamaal Clark
Jared McGriff
Julia Polonyi
Katiana Jarbath Smith
Kianga Jinaki
Lawrence Jean-Louis
Lupe Lawrence
Lyndale Pettus
Nate Dee
Ramel Jasir
Renata Rodrigues
Robert McKnight
R.Jackson
Scott Jeffries
Shakeera Thomas
Shani Simpson
Shawn Henderson
Trina Slade-Burks
Walter Johnson
Sponsors of The Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition IV includes:
Related Companies, No More Starving Artists Foundation and Quiet Storm Premier Vodka. We are also proud to partner with Chef Boris Seymore.
For more information, please visit http://www.atbfineartists.com/2018/08/save-date-for-collaboration-african.html. To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.atbfineartists.com/2018/08/tickets-for-collaborationafrican.html.
About Related Companies:
Founded more than 40 years ago, Related Companies is a fully-integrated, highly diversified industry leader with experience in virtually every aspect of development, acquisitions, management, finance, fund management, marketing and sales. In West Palm Beach, Related Companies developed the 72-acre CityPlace, CityPlace Office Tower, 400-room Hilton West Palm Beach directly connected to Palm Beach County Convention Center and RH West Palm: The Gallery at CityPlace. The company is currently undertaking the reimagination of downtown West Palm Beach and evolving into the Southeast’s leading district including best-in-class residential, hotel, culinary, entertainment, education, art, culture and retail. For more information on Related Companies, please visit www.related.com.
About No More Starving Artists Foundation (NMSAF):
NMSAF is a 501(c) 3 founded 2018 whose mission is to build the legacies for artists from Palm Beach County. It was established to help primarily Palm Beach County artists be sustainable by providing opportunities and services. For more information about NMSAF visit http://www.nmsaf.org/ follow us @nmsafpbc on twitter and IG, or https://www.facebook.com/nmsaf/ or contact us on 561-714-6674.
About ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC:
ATB is an all Art business and art-consulting firm created in 1993. Its mission is to provide professional image building opportunities for artists and businesses through creative and unique concepts. ATB has been educating, promoting and creating artistic concepts and visions for two decades.
The ATB Fine Artists & Designers LLC, please visit http://www.atbfineartists.com/, follow us @atbfineartists on IG, or https://www.facebook.com/atbfadllc or contact us at 561-714-6674.
For more information or if you’d like to be a contributor to Collaboration please contact us at 561-714-6674 or collaboration@atbfineartists.com
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