The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department continues its Artists in Residence (AiR) program with March artist, Gerard Pastor.  Gerard utilizes colored pencils to create stunning works of art and among this month’s events will be a workshop where he will teach his technique. The public is invited to a variety of locations throughout the month to not only watch Gerard, but participate in creating your own art pieces!  The Rickie Report shares the details of  events, some sneak peeks of his images, and information to become an AiR.

 

 

POMPANO      BEACH      CULTURAL    AFFAIRS      

 

DEPARTMENT

 

 

 P  R  E  S  E  N  T  S:

 

 

 

 

 

Artist    In    Residence:

 

G  E  R  A  R  D        P  A  S  T  O  R  

 

 

 

The exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public

 

 

 

Gerard Pastor is March’s artist of the month, and  The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department relaunched its Artists in Residence (AiR) program at the historic Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) late last year.  The AiR Program   provides artists with studio space to create new work, collaborate with fellow resident artists, and engage with our community.  A distinguished panel of judges selected eight new artists to be part of our first “graduating class.” This dynamic and diverse group of artists will be in residence though June, and each will be presented as an “Artist of the Month,” during which time they will showcase their work and create unique programs to attract art lovers to BaCA.  At the culmination of the residency, AiR artists will share their new artworks in an exciting group exhibition

 

 

 

 

“Anya Sketch” by Gerard Pastor

 

 

 

GERARD’S      SCHEDULE      OF      EVENTS:

 

 

 

Join us for Pompano’s free street festival featuring live bands, vendors, food truck and art! Explore BaCA’s latest exhibitions and meet Gerard Pastor in his studio.

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 3 |  AiR Artist During Old Town Untapped 

6:00  –  10:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

 

 

“Bird Sketch” by Gerard Pastor

 

Many of Gerard’s pieces are inspired by the Lucumi religion, which survived the slave trade era.  Often mired in secrecy and negative perceptions, the Afro-Caribbean faith serves as a creative force for Pastor who looks to inspire understanding.  

 

 

 

 

Gerard will have a Meet and Greet with guests during the Taste of Jazz event.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 9  | Live Painting At Taste of Jazz 

 

 

7  –  8:30 pm  

At 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

During his residency at BaCA, Pastor will focus his work on the study of how women participate in religion and how religion is used as a patriarchal tool to elevate men, when historically the innate power of survival has been through women.

 

Express your creativity with coloring.

 

 

Learn how to apply color pencil techniques to achieve realism.

 

 

This class is aimed to all skill levels and to those who are interested in applying colored pencil techniques with still-life work to achieve realism. 

 

 

 

Saturday, March 25   | Creative with Colored Pencils Demo with Gerard at Pompano Beach Library

2 – 4:30  pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Light Sketch” by Gerard Pastor

A special Lunch w/ Art session including a hands-on project led by Gerard. 

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 29 |  Lunch with an Artist

12:15 – 1:15 PM 

 

 

 

Learn more about Gerard and how to register for events please visit

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/baca/artists-in-residence/gerard-pastor

 

 

 

About the City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department:

The mission of the Cultural Affairs Department is to provide cultural programming that includes visual arts, digital media, music, film, theater, dance and public art for the enjoyment and enrichment of residents and visitors to Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the greater South Florida area. The department programs and manages the City’s premiere cultural arts venues including the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, and the Blanche Ely House Museum. The department also oversees the City’s Public Art Program and the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grant awarded to the Pompano Beach Crossroads place-making arts initiative.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/bailey/artists-in-residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department continues its Artists in Residence (AiR) program with February artist, Kim Ferguson. She creates sculptural and functional ceramic pieces that reflect her philosophy of eternal optimism in the face of chaos.  The public is invited to a variety of locations throughout the month to not only watch Kim, but participate in creating your own ceramic pieces!  The Rickie Report shares the details of  events, some sneak peeks of her images, and information to become an AiR.

 

 

POMPANO      BEACH      CULTURAL    AFFAIRS      

 

DEPARTMENT

 

 

 P  R  E  S  E  N  T  S:

 

 

Artist    In    Residence:

 

K  I  M          F  E  R  G  U  S  O  N

 

 

The exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public

 

 

 

Kim Ferguson

 

Kim Ferguson is February’s artist of the month, and  The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department relaunched its Artists in Residence (AiR) program at the historic Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) late last year.  The AiR Program   provides artists with studio space to create new work, collaborate with fellow resident artists, and engage with our community.  A distinguished panel of judges selected eight new artists to be part of our first “graduating class.” This dynamic and diverse group of artists will be in residence though June, and each will be presented as an “Artist of the Month,” during which time they will showcase their work and create unique programs to attract art lovers to BaCA.  At the culmination of the residency, AiR artists will share their new artworks in an exciting group exhibition

 

 

 

KIM’S      SCHEDULE      OF      EVENTS:

 

 

 

REGISTER    HERE

 

 

 

Friday, February 3 |  Old Town Untapped 

6:00  –  10:00 PM

 

 

 

Check out Kim’s collection titled “Reclaiming My Wild” at the installation at BaCA’s 2^nd Floor gallery. Her work is described as whimsical, vibrant, and feminine, and is informed by her life as a child in Jamaica and her immigration experience in South Florida.

 

 

Ceramic Creations by Kim Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, February 4| Paint & Sip with a Twist:

Handbuilding with Love Workshop

 12:00- 2:30 PM 

 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

 

Join Bailey Contemporary Arts’ Artist of the Month Kim Ferguson in this professionally led sculpting class with a high-energy environment accompanied by drinks. Each participant will receive 1 free drink ticket for wine or beer; additional drinks may be purchased.  Nothing beats a hand-made gift for your love. This beginner’s guide to making food-safe ceramic gifts that your loved one can enjoy all year welcomes all levels on the creation of Valentine’s themed vases or mugs. Pieces will be fired in time for pick up before 2/14. All materials and firing are included. 

 

 

 

Ceramic Creations by Kim Ferguson

 

 

 

 

Thursday, February 9| Meet Kim @ Taste of Jazz

7:00  –  8:30 PM  

 

 

Kim will be sculpting live during the Taste of Jazz show hours in her studio (2nd floor BaCA). For her residency project, Ferguson will continue to create work that encourages viewers to examine their perspective on “negative” or “chaotic” circumstances. In addition to her typical studio techniques, she plans to employ molds and glasswork techniques and further explore her sculpted figures (called Divines), and the Plant Mama (sculpted plant pot) series. One piece in particular, Shark Week will be fully realized during the residency and serve as the main ‘high art’ piece of the collected work.

 

 

 

 

Sculpture by Kim Ferguson

 

 

 

Saturday, February 11|  Meet Kim @ No Ghosting Wheel throwing Workshop

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

&

2:00  – 4:00PM 

 

 

 

 

A fun ceramics class to help you get connected with yourself and a loved one. This class will introduce you to making food-safe ceramic items using a potter’s wheel. All materials and firing are included. All levels are welcome. This two-hour class for 4 people, focused on the creation of Valentine’s themed vases or mugs using the pottery wheel. Students will have the chance to take “ghosting” pictures/video while using the wheel, inspired by the famous pottery scene from “Ghost”.

 

 

 

 

 

Sculpture by Kim Ferguson

 

 

Saturday, February 18 |  Meet Kim @ Handbuilding Class

11:00 AM- 2:30 PM 

 

 

 

Create your own unique face pot! Learn how to add details that will create quirky and fun characters. This could be based on a family member, famous person or a face that makes you smile. Ideal for a small succulent or small plant. The pot will be provided and ready to apply the decoration so no need to feel nervous about handling the clay. All materials and firing are included for one pot. All levels are welcome. This three-hour class focuses on the creation of face pots and planters using hand-building techniques.

 

 

 

Wednesday,  February 22 | Meet Kim @ Bell’Arte Concert Series

Featuring renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine

7:00 – 9:00 PM 

 

 

Artist of the month, Kim Ferguson will live sculpt before the concert starts in the lobby. 

 

 

For more information & registration

for Kim’s events visit: 

 

 

 

 https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/baca/artists-in-residence/kim-ferguson

 

 

 

 

About the City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department:

The mission of the Cultural Affairs Department is to provide cultural programming that includes visual arts, digital media, music, film, theater, dance and public art for the enjoyment and enrichment of residents and visitors to Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the greater South Florida area. The department programs and manages the City’s premiere cultural arts venues including the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, and the Blanche Ely House Museum. The department also oversees the City’s Public Art Program and the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grant awarded to the Pompano Beach Crossroads place-making arts initiative.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/bailey/artists-in-residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn all about Kim’s upcoming workshops and appearances at https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/baca/artists-in-residence/kim-ferguson

 

The 17th Biennial Broward Quilt Expo (BQE) will feature over 30 vendors, 200 quilts on exhibit, Workshops, Quilt Sales, and Demos.  The Quilt Entry is Open to enter your quilts  (DEADLINE is MARCH 6) and this year’s Judge is Beverly Fine. There is a special “Get it Quilted Raffle ” for Hurricane Ian Relief!  Activities include free and ticketed events: ; Awards Ceremony, Friday, April 14; Workshops, Quilt Show and Marketplace Saturday and Sunday, April 15 – 16.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks!  Kudos to the 8 Quilt Guilds for combining their efforts to bring this to our area!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for all details and entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

View more than 200 quilts from around the South Florida area and many entries from out of state. Quilt displays include both Juried and Exhibit only quilts. Traditional, Modern and Art Quilts are on Display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get it Quilted” Raffle

Each ticket has two chances to win. Drawing Feb. 15, 2023. Winners get their quilt tops quilted at the show. Any size up to Queen. You pick the overall pattern and the thread. 50% of proceeds will be donated to Hurricane Ian Relief. License CH34056.

 

 

 

 

Awards   Ceremony   

Friday- April 14

 

 

 7 – 9 pm

 Charles F Dodge City Center

$15.00  Includes one drink (wine, soda, water, tea, coffee)

Cash bar for additional beverages.

Enjoy a private 1 hour showing of the Quilt Show.

 

 

Register here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New in 2023  Expanded Demonstration Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Broward Quilt Expo is 100% volunteer quilt show of 8 sister guilds in the South Florida region. With over 200 quilts on display, awards ceremony, vendor booth, basket walk, charity raffles and 2 demonstration areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free Event: Please register to ensure more than enough refreshments

RSVP   Here

 

 

 

M E E T      THE   A R T I S T S:

 

 

 Susan Convery

 

 

 

“Sun Glow” by Susan Convery

 

 

 

Susan Convery is an award-winning Florida Certified High School Art Teacher with eight plus years of advanced drawing and painting classroom experience. An accomplished portrait artist she has illustrated two children’s books. She works mostly in watercolor, but also enjoys oil and acrylic painting.  Retiring in 2020, she now enjoys leading supportive, fun and rewarding cooperative art workshops at home and around the world and helping her students uncover their personal artistic genius. www.susanconvery.com

 

 

 

 

Sharron Demarest

 

 

 

 

“Slaying the Fruit” by Sharron Demarest

 

 

Sharon’s passion for photography was ignited as a high school senior when she acquired a plastic $3.98 Diana camera. Her professional start in photography began as a darkroom technician for various New York-based photographers, including W. Eugene Smith, notable for his WW II photography and documentation of the city of Pittsburgh. Her works are at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and in private collections in NYC and Florida. She’s the recipient of awards from local juried and group exhibits as well as internationally in the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. www.scd-photographics.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claudia Hafner

 

 

 

 

 

“Sea Turtle” by Claudia Hafner

 

 

 

 

As a watercolorist, Claudia approaches her subjects as portraiture, whether people, wildlife, flower or architecture. She recreates the character of the subject through color and a careful, but loose style which combines a propensity for detail with the desire for freedom and motion. From her grade school portraits of the Beatles to being a handweaver early in her artistic career with sometime in-between in the corporate world to being the widely collected watercolorist she is today, Claudia’s love of nature inspires much of her work. Claudia exhibits both at indoor exhibitions and outdoor art festivals. www.claudiahafnerwatercolor.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Tondiglia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Welcome Home” by Karen Tondiglia

 

 

Karen found her voice as a painter after graduating from Kent State University, teaching for two years and then working for various corporations. She joined a co-op gallery, honed her painting skills and 40 years later she is still painting. Watercolor has always been her favorite medium, but she also enjoys painting with acrylics, oils and pastels. Having traveled extensively as well as lived in three different states, her award-winning paintings range from urban scenes to seascapes, flowers and fauna. www.karentondigliafineart.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosaria Vigorito

 

 

 

 

 

“Empathic” by Rosario Vigorito

 

 

Formerly a NY lawyer and law librarian professor, Rosaria Vigorito is now an established and award-winning artist, who exhibits locally and internationally in different venues, including art fairs, galleries, government institutions and museums.  She also loves offering her art to help various charitable organizations. Rosaria perceives her artist role as messenger, philosopher, outlier and empath. Her unique and noticeable style involves mosaic style fragmentation, raw emotive lines and vibrant colors, combined to explore various themes, such as the female form, portraiture, androgyny and the inner psyche. www.rosariavigorito.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event is free. Please register to ensure more than enough refreshments

RSVP   Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About National League of American Pen Women – Fort Lauderdale Branch:

 

 

For more than 65 years the Fort Lauderdale Branch of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) has been a prestigious organization of professional women in the Arts – Published Writers, Authors, Poets, Musical Composers and Award-Winning Visual Artists. Today primarily a community of professional, contemporary visual artists, Pen Women believe in the power of art to illuminate the human experience, fire the imagination and nurture the soul. Our visual artists work in a variety of media including acrylic, watercolor, oil, sculptor, porcelain and photography. Many are national and international award-winning and collected artist. All are committed to inspiring talented young women to pursue their college arts education degrees. To that end they raise funds each year to award three $1,250 Achievement Award scholarships to deserving women art students at Broward College. The oldest women’s art organization in America, NLAPW was originally founded in 1897. lauderdalepenwomen.wixsite.com/nlapw

 

 

 

About Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center

 

 

Charlotte J. Burrie Civic Center, 2669 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL, had its grand opening celebration on March 12, 2020 just in-time to be closed most of the past two years due to COVID-19. It is re-opened now offering a variety of programming, including: yoga, fitness, karate, dance and Spanish lessons. Overseen by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, the 8,700-square-foot civic center, in Pompano’s Cresthaven neighborhood, includes a reception area, two multi-purpose activity rooms, a conference room, a warming kitchen and a large assembly space with a fixed platform stage and adjacent dressing rooms. 

 

 

 

 

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

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

Start 2023 with a deep dive into the visual arts with Featured artist, Eileen Shaloum at Plunge Resort Hotel in Lauderdale By The Sea. The exhibit runs from January 7, – February 4, 2023 in the Plunge Hotel Lobby, which is open 24/7 for viewing. Enjoy a Meet The Artist Reception on Wednesday, January 11.  Please reserve your free space on Eventbrite, enjoy the show, free parking and a complimentary glass of wine. The Rickie Report shares a sneak peek and all of the details. As of publication time, if Eventbrite is full, walk-ins are welcome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTIST     OPEN     HOUSE

 

 

E I L E E N     S H A L O U M

 

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2023

 

 

6  –  7:30  PM

 

 

 

“Through The Looking Glass” by Eileen Shaloum

 

 

Plunge Beach Resort

4660 El Mar Drive     Lauderdale By The Sea, FL   33308

 

 

 

 

RSVP for this FREE Event

 

 

 

 

 

“On Painted Stairs” by Eileen Shaloum 

 

 

 

Eileen Shaloum is a painter and mixed media artist who searches for and employs the whimsical in her subject matter. Her work evokes the joy and innocence one usually finds in children’s art. Being an art educator in the public schools on Long Island, New York, for over thirty years influenced much of her art making, an abstract process with a childlike sophistication. Her colors are often bold and her compositions alternate between ordered and loose, but always playful. She enjoys adding handmade and found papers, fabric, photographs, string and other found objects into her acrylic paint to give the surface a mysterious quality.

 

 

 

 

 

“Feeling The Blues” by Eileen Shaloum

 

 

 

Her present body of work has also been influenced by the writings of Italo Calvino in his book, “Invisible Cities.”The imaginary landscapes conjured by Calvino beckoned her to interpret them on canvas and paper which led to her unique, fantastical semi-landscape style which she calls “Dreamscapes.” 

 

Eileen has been a painter for more than forty years. Her work is in several private collections in the United States and England. She exhibits widely throughout the United States, mostly in New York and Florida. An active exhibiting member of several Florida art organizations, Eileen has been showing her art all over Florida for over sixteen years.

 

 

 

 

 

“Eudoxia” by Eileen Shaloum

 

 

 

After retiring in 2006 Eileen and her husband, Al, bought a home in Delray Beach where she splits her time between Florida and Long Beach, NY. Both places are stimulating artistically and offer many opportunities to show, exhibit, sell, and participate in arts organizations. Making and developing her art is her primary focus, which has become her full-time occupation. She received her B.A. in Art Education and her M.A. in Art History from Hofstra University, Long Island, New York. Being an art educator in the public schools of Long Island from 1971-2006 was a rewarding career that inspired her own art making.

 

 

During her career teaching art, she gave professional development workshops to other art teachers at NYSATA conferences and locally. She also gave workshops to other artists interested in learning new techniques in using mixed media with their painting. During that time, she continued to exhibit her own work and ran several art businesses from her home studio. Some of these businesses were: designing children’s clothing, creating one-of-a-kind art furniture, and for 12 years, Portrait Sign-In Books where she painted, on commission, portraits for parties, engagements, weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, etc. 

 

 

Eileen has exhibited in galleries and museums, warehouses and libraries both in group and one person shows in New York and Florida during the past four decades. She has won many awards and is in several private collections all over the country.

 

 

 

 

 

“It Takes A Village” by Eileen Shaloum

 

 

 

 

For more information about Eileen’s artwork:

 

On the Web: www.eileenshaloum.com

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eileenshaloum/

On Facebook:Eileen Shaloum

516.524.5775

Email:  eileenshaloum@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

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

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

The Fort Lauderdale Branch of National League of American Pen Women shares a Call for Women Artists for a juried exhibition of all media. The Exhibit takes place at the Herb Skolnick Community Center in Pompano Beach, FL. The Rickie Report shares the details and invites women artists to apply! We urge art patrons to visit the exhibit, which runs February 1 through February 27, 2023.  Deadline to apply is January 25.

 

 

 

     

 

CALL       FOR       WOMEN      ARTISTS      

ALL   MEDIA   &   FINE   ARTS

JURIED   EXHIBITION

 

 

Monetary Awards and Ribbons will be Awarded

JUDGE: Meaghan Kent – Curator, Art and Culture Center/Hollywood 

 

 

 

Link for Prospectus

 

 

 

Public   Is   Invited   To   View   The   Exhibition:

February 1 through February 27, 2023

 

 

Herb Skolnick Community Center

800 SW 36^th Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33069

 

 

 

 

1^st Place Winner 2022 “Rosie” by PhotographsByPhoenix

 

 

ENTRY:

Now through Wednesday, January 25, 2023  

Cost: $25 Members/Patrons; $30 Non-Members (2 pieces)

 

Link for Prospectus

 

 

ELIGIBLE WORK: (OPEN THEME)

 

2 & 3-Dimensional Art/Photography/Sculpture: Upon entering this exhibit, you are certifying that this work is an original, not a copy of another artist’s work or a copy of any photograph not taken by you, this work has not been entered before in this annual show, this work was done by only one artist and completed within the last FOUR years.

 

ORIGINAL ARTWORK ONLY! NO PRINTS OR GICLEES!

 

 

 

 

2^nd Place Winner 2022 “When We Grow Up” by Donna Sallee

 

 

SALES:

The sale of artwork is between the artist and the buyer ONLY.

 

 

ELIGIBLE ARTISTS:

Pen Women Members and Patrons and Women Non-Members are invited to enter up to 2 pieces of art and are limited to participation in two of these Annual Juried Exhibits. This show is our way to introduce local women artists to the Fort Lauderdale Branch of the NLAPW.

 

 

 

ENTRY GUIDELINES:

Deadline for receiving the entry form in Prospectus and entry fee check: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 

Mail to: NLAPW, 651 Village Drive, #802, Pompano Beach, FL 33060  

 

Questions: 954-980-3475: jjpompano@aol.com

 

No changes can be made after entry is received. No refunds will be made.

 

Conditions and Liabilities: The submission of entries to this competition shall constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to the terms and conditions as set forth in this prospectus. Pen Women reserves the right to use photographs 

 

 

 

 

3^rd Place Winner 2022 “Gray Fox” by Kirsten Hines

 

MONETARY   AWARDS:

A major entry portion of the proceeds will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

Honorable Mentions will receive ribbons.

A minimum of 10 percent of profit will support the Pen Women Scholarship Fund.

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions Winners 2022: “Fritillary” by Chris Landis, “Owl Hunt” by Pauline Landis and “Red Bird” by Sharron Demarest

 

 

CLICK ON PROSPECTUS BELOW:

 

 

AWARDS Presentation and Luncheon:

Friday, February 10, 2023

11:30 am

Herb Skolnick Community Center

800 SW 36^th Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Catered by 

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

 

 

Luncheon reservation checks, $30 each

Pay by Zelle, email penwomenftl@gmail.com

OR

Send Check by Feb 7th to

Tammy Seymour

629 Riviera Isle  Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301

 

 

 

About the National League of American Pen Women:

Since its founding in 1897 by Marian Longfellow O’Donoghue, Henry Longfellow’s niece, the League seeks to create progression and advancement in visual arts, literary work, and musical composition. As the oldest and largest women’s arts organization, members share their creativity in a number of ways, including workshops, exhibitions, discussion groups, performances, demonstrations and lectures, fostering networking and friendships among members, while maintaining a high, broad standard of work, effort and strength that comes from the union.

Many of our artists teach in the South Florida area; many are award-winning artists. All are passionate about encouraging talented young women to pursue their college arts education degrees and raise funds each year to award three $1,500 Achievement Awards to Broward College Women.

 

 

 

Visit:

lauderdalepenwomen.wixsite.com/nlapw

Facebook.com/nlapwftl/

For additional information please call 954-288-7972

 

 

 

 

 

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department continues its Artists in Residence (AiR) program with January artist, Darcy Roberts in “Darcy Roberts: Retrospective of Mosaics and Abstract Painting”.  A prolific creator, she explores and expresses ideas through several mediums including mosaic tile, fused glass, encaustic paint, acrylic paint, found objects, and collages/assemblage/resin.    With events at various venues, Darcy will offer live painting, a Vision Board workshop, Paint & Sip, a Mixed Media Class, and much more (including making a mosaic necklace!).  The Rickie Report shares the details of Darcy’s events, some sneak peeks of her images, and information to become an AiR.

 

 

POMPANO      BEACH      CULTURAL    AFFAIRS      

 

DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

   P  R  E  S  E  N  T  S:

 

 

 

“Darcy Roberts:

 

 

Retrospective of Mosaics  &  Abstract Painting”

 

 

 

Artist    In    Residence:

 

DARCY   ROBERTS

 

 

 

The exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public

 

 

 

 

Darcy Roberts

 

 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) in Pompano Beach is proud to introduce their January Artist of the Month, Darcy Roberts! The prolific creator explores and expresses ideas through several mediums including mosaic tile, fused glass, encaustic paint, acrylic paint, found objects, and collages/assemblage/resin.  “Darcy Roberts: Retrospective of Mosaics and Abstract Painting” will be featured at BaCA during Old Town Untapped on and at a variety of other events, listed below. 

 

 

 

DARCY’S      SCHEDULE      OF      EVENTS:

 

 

 Friday, January 6  | Old Town Untapped  

6 – 10 pm

 

Roberts was selected to be part of the new Artists in Residence (AiR) Program at BaCA, which provides artists with studio space to create new work, collaborate with fellow resident artists, and engage with our community.

 

 

 

Thursday, January  12  

Live Painting At Taste of Jazz 

 

 

7  –  8:30 pm  

At 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

Saturday, January 14 | Create a Vision Workshop  

11 am – 2:30  pm

 

Darcy will be conducting a workshop to creating a vision board for inspiration for the New Year 2023. A Vision Board is an artistic visual collage with pictures and words of your goals and biggest dreams for the New Year and your future. The Law of Attraction is attracting what you want! Imagine yourself actually doing it. What would my ideal life look like if there were NO obstacles? What are my deepest desires no matter how big the dreams are? All Supplies Included, all ages are welcomed. No experience necessary.

 

 

 

At

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic by Darcy Roberts

 

 

Darcy is inspired by color, movement, and nature. Having lived in London, England; Landau, Germany; and Barcelona, Spain, she enjoys experimenting, and her art is constantly evolving. Known for her mixed media tile works featured in public spaces, she has been commissioned to create large scale mosaic murals by schools, office buildings, and The Phoenix Children’s Hospital, among others, and has exhibited at the prestigious L.A. Art Show in 2020.

 

 

Having recently moved to Pompano Beach from Redondo Beach, California, Roberts is excited about her residency at BaCA, where she is focusing on the labor-intensive process of creating mini mosaics that will be used in a future large-scale mosaic mural.   She tells The Rickie Report, “I am often asked why I work with so many different mediums. With mosaic tile, I can create long lasting enduring public works of art; with encaustic paints I get to melt, carve, scrape, and embed items; each medium I explore with has limitations and boundaries, so I push and play in different ways.”

 

 

 

 

Wednesday,  January 18th |  

Paint & Sip with a Twist with Darcy

6  – 9 pm

 

 

Join Darcy for a Mosaic Necklace Art class, where she will show and guide participants how to create necklace art in 3 hours. Sip wine while making a delightful Mosaic necklace. You will be proud to wear and show off this piece once you finish. Each participant will receive 1 free drink ticket for wine or beer; additional drinks may be purchased. No experience necessary. All materials will be supplied.

 

At

Bailey Contemporary Arts

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

Saturday, January 21 |  Mixed Media Art Class

11   AM-   1  PM  

 

 

 

Join Bailey Contemporary Arts’ Artist of the Month Darcy Roberts in this professionally led demonstration with a high-energy environment accompanied by drinks. Supplies are provided. Each participant will receive 1 free drink ticket for wine or beer; additional drinks may be purchased. Darcy will demonstrate how to create a mixed media collage using a variety of papers and adhesives (magazine cutouts and rubber stamps). The collage will be approximately 12″ X 12″ on Foam Core. Darcy will show how many ordinary household items can be used to create daily visual journals. She will also explain how this relates to mosaic tile art.

 

 

At

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 25th | Lunch w/an Artist

12:15  – 1: 15 pm

A special Lunch with Art session including a hands-on project led by Darcy.

 

At

Bailey Contemporary Arts

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic by Darcy Roberts

 

 

Saturday, February 11  &  Saturday, February 18 |  

Mosaics 101 Workshop

 

 10  AM – 3  PM 

 

At 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

For more information & registration

for Darcy’s events visit: 

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/baca/artists-in-residence/darcy-roberts

 

 

About the City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department:

The mission of the Cultural Affairs Department is to provide cultural programming that includes visual arts, digital media, music, film, theater, dance and public art for the enjoyment and enrichment of residents and visitors to Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the greater South Florida area. The department programs and manages the City’s premiere cultural arts venues including the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, and the Blanche Ely House Museum. The department also oversees the City’s Public Art Program and the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grant awarded to the Pompano Beach Crossroads place-making arts initiative.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/bailey/artists-in-residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

 

The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department continues its Artists in Residence (AiR) program with December’s artist, Gregory Dirr.  Known as an interdisciplinary visual artist who draws inspiration from fairy tales and the natural environment, his epic exhibit explores the themes of life with whimsical mixed media paintings.  With events at various venues, Gregory will offer live painting, a printmaking workshop, Paint & Sip, and much more. The Rickie Report shares the details of Gregory’s events, some sneak peeks of his images, and information to become an AiR.

 

 

 

 

POMPANO      BEACH      CULTURAL    AFFAIRS      

 

DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

   P  R  E  S  E  N  T  S:

 

 

 

The    Big    Book 

 

 

Artist    In    Residence:

 

 

 

G R E G O R Y     D I R R

 

 

 

The exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public

 

 

Gregory  Dirr

 

 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA) is proud to present The Big Book, an epic visual narrative by artist Gregory Dirr. The stunning exhibition explores the dualities of existential themes—love, evil, fear, death, birth. Through colorful paintings and other artistic mediums, this story is told through whimsical and chaotic scenes interpreted differently by a spectrum of recurring characters. The exhibition will be on display through March 21, 2023.  Dirr, who is a member of BaCA’s Artist in Residence program (AiR), is the December Artist of the Month. In addition to The Big Book exhibition, there will also be an additional free reception during Old Town Untapped on the second floor of BaCA for Dirr’s exhibition, Anything and Everything from the Past. And in BaCA’s west gallery window, Dirr will be showcasing an installation entitled Kaleidoscope Fairies.

 

 

“We are honored to feature Gregory’s provocative and visually compelling compositions in this exhibition,” said Ty Tabing, Cultural Affairs Director. “He is an extremely talented artist whose creativity graces several public art projects, including a Painted Pompano sculpture decorated with his signature Celtic knots and a brilliantly colorful traffic box.”  Utilizing a plethora of materials – from the repurposed wood of trees in his backyard, to ground up gemstones – Dirr focuses on ecologically sourcing materials. His work has been exhibited in art fairs such as Scope, published in numerous magazines, and collected by galleries and art buyers internationally. Gregory Dirr was awarded the Silver Key for Portfolio by The National Scholastic Art and Writing Alliance in 2004 and went on to graduate at Ringling College of Art and Design in 2008. While there, he produced many significant pieces winning the Best of Core and Best of Fine Arts awards. He has gone on to produce public art for numerous businesses and cities.

 

 

Known as an interdisciplinary visual artist who draws inspiration from fairy tales and the natural environment, Dirr’s The Big Book exhibition is characterized by differing media specific to each piece. Passionate about experimenting with new materials and processes, during his residency, Dirr plans to realize five large scale pieces for his passion works, which are process heavy and innovative. The theme of his planned work is centered around The Big Book. In addition to the events during Old Town Untapped, Dirr will be participating in several upcoming events.

 

 

 

 

GREGORY’S    SCHEDULE    OF    EVENTS:

 

 

 Friday, December 2  | Old Town Untapped  

6 – 10 pm

 

 

Artwork by Gregory Dirr

 

 

 

December 8  | Live Painting At Taste of Jazz 

 

 

7  –  8:30 pm  

At 

 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

 

 

Wednesday,December 14 | Printmaking 

1 – 3  pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artwork by Greggory Dirr

 

 

 

Thursday, December 22   |  Paint & Sip 

6 – 9 pm: 

At 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

 

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

Wednesday,  December 28 | Lunch And Art

12:15  –  1:15  pm 

 

At 

 

 

Bailey Contemporary Arts

41 NE 1^st Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

954-786-7879 • baileyarts.org

 

 

Artwork by Gregory Dirr

 

 

For more details, visit:

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/baca/artists-in-residence/gregory-dirr

 

 

About the City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department:

The mission of the Cultural Affairs Department is to provide cultural programming that includes visual arts, digital media, music, film, theater, dance and public art for the enjoyment and enrichment of residents and visitors to Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the greater South Florida area. The department programs and manages the City’s premiere cultural arts venues including the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Ali Cultural Arts Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, and the Blanche Ely House Museum. The department also oversees the City’s Public Art Program and the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grant awarded to the Pompano Beach Crossroads place-making arts initiative.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/bailey/artists-in-residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

Dr. Sara Schesser Bartra‘s Solo exhibit at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale,  “The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful” explores the world of art and microbes. She brings a combination of mixed media artwork and science to forge a deeper public understanding and awareness of science. This exhibit  is about the importance of the microbial world and its role in Nature and our everyday lives. Art helps us to better understand nature and the natural world. This exhibit does not pretend to illustrate the natural world but rather shows a representation of it – to instigate curiosity about it in the viewer. It is available NOW thru December 30, 2022.  The Rickie Report shares some sneak peeks and explores the world of microbes with you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit runs Now until December 30, 2022 at ArtServe 

 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Hours:  Monday-Friday: 9 am – 5pm;  Saturday: 10 am – 5pm; Sunday: closed

ArtServe Phone: (954)-462-8190

 

 

 

Sara Schesser Bartra, Artist In Residence, ArtServe

 

 

 

South Florida based visual artist Sara Schesser Bartra considers herself a citizen of the world. Sara grew up and lived as an adult in many different countries in South America and Europe.  A self-taught artist who drew  inspiration since childhood from many family members, Sara is currently an Artist In Residence at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale.  

 

 

 

 

Sara Schesser Bartra, Artist In Residence, ArtServe

 

 

 

Sara’s art work is in private collections around the world. Her goal is to combine science and art to elucidate actual nature and social themes and to forge a deeper public understanding and awareness of science. Dr. Sara Schesser Bartra holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Microbiology and often incorporates science and the microbial world in her creations. She believes that microbes are not only important but also beautiful and that it is essential to show their elegance and significance.

 

 

 

 

 

“Gone with the Wind”by Sara Schesser Bartra, Mixed Media Artist

 

 

 

Sara tells The Rickie Report, “We live in a microbial world. A micro-organism or microbe is a creature that is too small to be seen with the naked eye. Microbes play a fundamental role in life on earth.  They are the foundation upon all the other life rest. Microorganisms include fungi, algae and micro algae, bacteria, archaea and microscopic animals. They are unfathomable diverse and immeasurably abundant. The majority of microbes are beneficial (The Good), very few are the bad actors, they are called pathogens and they cause diseases to humans, animals and plants (The Bad) and finally so many of them seen under the microscope are absolutely attractive (The Beautiful).  Microbes have been on our planet from the beginning and throughout history… they enabled societies but also posed challenges to them”. 

 

 

 

 

“I Cannot Live Without You” by Sara Schesser Bartra, Mixed Media Artist

 

 

 

Sara explains, “This exhibit, “The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful” shows a body of work created in multiple mediums to represent the world that is unseen with a naked eye and emphasizes the role of the microscopic organisms in our lives. By doing so, I hope to instigate curiosity about it in the viewer. Each piece is a compilation of diverse characteristics and elements that helped create pieces that resembles microorganisms and their stories”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Group of Diatoms” by Sara Schesser Bartra, Mixed Media Artist

 

 

Sara’s work represents a variety of techniques, mediums and themes. She particularly enjoys mixed media because she can use all of her imagination and creativity utilizing materials that sometimes she buys but most times she finds and collects from the most unlikely sources. The combination of these techniques and materials produces interesting and compelling pieces of art. Her work exemplifies a highly personal approach and perspective. In her recent work she is combines her scientific background into her art. “Humans are visual creatures: we need to see in order to understand”. Her goal is to combine science and art to elucidate actual nature and social themes and to forge a deeper public understanding and awareness of science. Friendship and collaborations are part of Sara’s daily life. Accordingly, she founded and leads an art group of Swedish Women living in South Florida. She recently retired from The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine where she worked as a scientist for 20 years, to dedicate herself completely to the arts. 

 

 

 

For more information about this exhibit:

ArtServe

1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

ArtServe Phone: (954)-462-8190

 

 

 

For more information and to see other artworks of Sara Schesser Bartra:

Webpage: https://www.lvlyartbysara.org/

Instagram: @schesserbartrasara

                     @lvlyartdesigns

 

 

 

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

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

All watermedia artists are eligible to enter the Gold Coast Watercolor Society’s two upcoming exhibits, “Art on Fire” at the Coral Springs Museum Lobby and “ Wet Paint-Just Add Water” at the City of Sunrise Civic Center Gallery. GCWS is offering large cash prizes.  GCWS now allows gallery wrapped canvas and all paintings not protected by plexi or glass to be varnished.  Receptions are Free and Open to the Public on November 9 and November 17, 2022.   The Rickie Report shares the details and some views of previous exhibitors.  

 

 

 

http://www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/

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Download prospectus at: www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download prospectus at: www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

“Art on Fire”  

The Coral Springs Museum Lobby

Judged by Pat Dews    

OPENING  RECEPTION:  

Wednesday, November 9, 2022      3  –  5  PM

 

 

DEADLINE  TO ENTER:   OCTOBER 24, 2022

INTAKE:   NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Coral Springs Museum of Art

2855A Coral Springs Drive    Coral Springs, FL 33065

Open:  Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm

954-340-5000

“Art on Fire” runs November 1  – 30^th

 

 

New this season!!!

We now allow:  

Gallery  wrapped canvas (no staples showing),  wood or canvas panels and cradled board.  Wood or canvas flat panels must be framed.  All paintings not protected by plexi or glass can now be varnished.

 

 

            

 

  

 

Download prospectus at: www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 “Wet Paint – Just Add Water”  

City of Sunrise Civic Center Gallery

Judged by Eydi Lampasona Myers

 

 

 

AWARDS  RECEPTION:  

 

Thursday, November 17^th     6 – 7  PM

Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery

10610 W Oakland Park Blvd.     Sunrise, FL 33351

Takes place November 14^th through January 9, 2023

 

 

DEADLINE  TO ENTER:  November 10, 2022

 

INTAKE:November 14, 2022

 

 

 

 

G  C  W  S       Presents:

Representative   art   from   previous   exhibits

 

 

 

About the Gold Coast Watercolor Society (GCWS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Gold Coast Watercolor Society (GCWS) in Broward County is dedicated to advancing the art of watercolor media.

 

 

GCWS   offers:

Opportunities to learn, paint and sketch
Workshops taught by nationally recognized artists
An annual membership show
Juried shows in venues such as museums, galleries and local businesses
Paint-ins with live models
Lectures and demonstrations, showing “how it’s done” by selected artists
Non-juried group shows in local libraries and other public venues
Plein air painting opportunities

 

 

 

Please   Join   Us!

Meetings are held October through May on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm

ArtServe

1350 E. Sunrise Blvd.     Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

 

 

 

 

 

Download prospectus at: www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/exhibits

 

 

 

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986