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48 Hour Film Project Showcases Local Talent From Miami To Palm Beach

Daniel Rivero — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:54:56 +0000

For those in film school, the project is like a crash course and a final exam, jam packed into one restless weekend.

This is the Miami edition of the 48 Hour Film Project, an international event that gets play from local filmmakers from Israel and Johannesburg to Las Vegas, Nevada. The one constant -- you get 48 hours to complete a short film from scratch.

How A Miami Billionaire's $100 Print Became A $20 Million Collection

Christine DiMattei — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:46:56 +0000

"It was ages ago," says Jorge Perez with a laugh, recalling the first artwork he ever invested in.

It was purchased when Perez was still a young student in New York, years before he became a billionaire developer and the man Time Magazine dubbed the "Donald Trump of the tropics.”

Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Boys In Ballet

Arianna Prothero — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

If you ask someone to name a valuable commodity, they may say gold, or oil. Ask someone in ballet the same question, and there’s good chance they’ll say boys.

Most ballets have almost equal part male and female roles. But in the U.S., boys who want to do ballet are hard to come by.

For that reason boys often receive full scholarships to ballet schools and other forms of special treatment in order to attract them to the profession.

Former principal dancer with New York City Ballet Philip Neal was one of those boys.

Why Ballet Is A Man's World, Except In Miami

Arianna Prothero — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:30:00 +0000

The legendary choreographer George Balanchine once said, “ballet is woman,” and that seems to be the case, considering the scarcity of boys aspiring to become ballet dancers compared to the legions of girls. But of the girls who grow up to become top dancers, few have actually graduated into the upper levels of leadership.

Ballet’s Glass Ceiling

Website Connects Street Artists, Business For A More Colorful Sao Paulo

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:53:37 +0000

It's lunchtime in the heart of Sao Paulo's financial district. Surrounded by tall buildings of cool glass and steel, men and women in suits and business attire walk back and forth busily in Brazil's largest city.

Standing amid the bustle is Leticia Matos — who is, for want of a better word, a crochet artist. She couldn't look more different from the people around her.

Wearing a short-sleeve shirt and covered in bright, quirky tattoos, Matos is at work, too.

Miami Artist Who Faced Censorship In Pembroke Pines Moves Sex Exploitation Statement to Boynton

Tricia Woolfenden — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:01:50 +0000

South Florida artist Virginia Erdie strives to be "a little bit of an activist" with her work. It's fitting, then, that her art has ruffled a few feathers along the way. Her next major installation almost didn't see the light of day.

Student Curators Bring Miami Art To Florida International University

Jessica Meszaros — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

An Endangered Architectural Species: South Florida's Historic Movie Palaces

Arianna Prothero — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Now that the Oscars are over, let’s take a look back at how people used to watch movies in South Florida: in ornate theaters with lit marquees and plush seats.

These historic movie palaces have become an endangered species in the region.

The Miami Herald’s Howard Cohen grew up watching movies in many of these iconic theaters and writes about them in the Miami Herald.

Auction Halted Of Banksy Mural Removed In London

editor — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:04:00 +0000

Last week we told you about the uproar surrounding the auction of a piece of art by mysterious graffiti artist Banksy that disappeared from its home on a wall in north London.

The Associated Press is now reporting that Fine Art Auctions Miami, the U.S.-based auction house that was due to sell the work on Saturday, announced that the item was withdrawn from sa

WLRN's Continuing Coverage of Big Changes At Miami City Ballet

Arianna Prothero — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:45:57 +0000

On September 4th, the Miami City Ballet suddenly announced the company’s founder, Edward Villella, had resigned that morning from his post as artistic director 8 months earlier than planned. Not only is Villella one of America’s most famous dancers, he is one of South Florida’s biggest cultural commodities. In 25 years, he created a world-class ballet company from scratch and helped spark Miami’s arts renaissance. But, the last year at Miami City Ballet had been marked by financial troubles and power struggles. Insiders claimed that Villella had been forced out.

Artists Have An Edge In This Year's "All Florida" Competition

Tricia Woolfenden — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:57:29 +0000

Changes in the Boca Raton Museum of Art's 62nd annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition will give a leg up to artists who submit their works by the competition's Feb. 28 deadline.

The cutoff date for the show is earlier than in previous years, and submissions were at about "one-third" their usual level, said assistant curator Kelli Bodle.

VIDEO: A Hip Hop Symphony? Pablo Malco Shows South Florida Kids They Can Fulfill Their Visions

Tricia Woolfenden — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Pablo Malco, born in Brooklyn and raised just outside of Houston, always felt like something of "a misfit" in his youth. His parents are from the West Indies/Trinidad and even when he moved to southern California at the age of 16, he struggled to find a community with the diversity he craved.

KeroWACKED Multimedia Festival Is Sunday In Palm Beach County's "Art Mecca"

Tricia Woolfenden — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Rolando Chang Barrero is floored by what is happening in the Boynton Beach Arts District, and that's a good thing.

"There is a lot going on," Barrero said.

Warhol, Knick-Knacks, And Prestige At This Year's American International Fine Art Fair

Tricia Woolfenden — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:00:00 +0000

The Faberge jewels and gilded frames showcasing Renaissance-era paintings are still intact, but this year's American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF) promises a bit more of a modern spin.

Fate Of Arts Garage In Delray Beach To Be Decided On Feb. 12: Organization Asking For Public Support

Tricia Woolfenden — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Artists and art lovers in Delray Beach are waiting with bated breath for the Delray Beach City Commission's decision on what will happen to the space currently occupied by Arts Garage.

Three Miami Thinkers Take On Beavers At The End Of The World

Nathaniel Sandler — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:00:00 +0000

In 1946, a bizarre cargo shipment stopped over at the Pan American Airlines headquarters in Miami. En route to Tierra del Fuego, the southern most tip of South America, fifty North American Beavers were temporarily housed in a walk-in refrigerator maintained by the airline. The door of the fridge, however, was made of wood.

This is oversight at its worst; Beavers in a prison made of wood.