United States Mint and National Endowment for the Arts to Present Webinar on Artistic Infusion Program

December 11, 2013 Session Covers How Artists Apply to Program

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A United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver sculpts the reverse side (tails) of the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Bronze Medal, a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded in honor of her efforts on behalf of the Burmese people.

Photo courtesy of the United States Mint.

November 25, 2013

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will present a webinar on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET to assist interested artists in applying to the Artistic Infusion Program (AIP). The webinar will be hosted and archived on the NEA website, arts.gov. Representatives from the Mint and the NEA will be part of the webinar.

Established in 2003, the AIP serves to enrich and invigorate the nation’s coins and medals by commissioning designs from a select pool of outstanding artists. The Mint is especially interested in artists who will bring innovative perspectives and utilize symbolism in their work to clearly and evocatively convey subjects and themes on a small space.

The webinar will start with a presentation covering the basics of the AIP including how artists participate in the program as well as the eligibility requirements, application process, and other program details. The presentation will be followed by an open question and answer session. AIP guidelines and application materials are on the NEA website.

Applications to AIP are due on January 10, 2014.

How to Join the Webinar

Please register in advance. You may listen using your computer's speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350 and use participant code: 739587. Attendees will be muted but able to type in questions and comments through a Q&A text box.

In Case You Can't Attend

An archive of the webinar will be available on the NEA's website shortly after the event.

Follow the conversation on Twitter at #AIParts.

About the National Endowment for the Arts

The NEA was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at www.arts.gov.

About the United States Mint

The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792 and became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. It is the nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver, gold, and platinum bullion coins. The United States Mint's numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to the taxpayer.

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Tired of Practicing? Alternative Careers for Entertainment Lawyers

Tired of Practicing? Alternative Careers for Entertainment Lawyers Event: Monday Nov. 25, 2013 Entertainment law can be a rewarding profession, but what happens if you are a film or television attorney who is tired of the rigors of practicing law and ready to take on new challenges?  NYWIFT has assembled an esteemed group of former entertainment attorneys who have made the jump to new careers in show business. They will discuss their previous lives as lawyers, reveal how they made the decisions that lead them to change the focus of their work, and share how they implemented that change into successful new careers in everything from marketing to public relations and investing.  Marc Handelman is Director of Marketing for Frankfurt Kurnit. He identifies target audiences, develops tactics for outreach, supports new business proposals and helps attorneys establish and maintain new client relationships. Handelman plans both outside and in-house events for the firm, and has helped develop conferences, seminars, panel discussions, CLE presentations and social events for media, entertainment, advertising, corporate and legal audiences. Handelman also leads the firm’s public relations efforts, and has developed relationships at a wide range of publications. He helps attorneys write and publish articles in both legal and nonlegal publications.  Prior to coming to Frankfurt Kurnit, Handelman was Director of Marketing for Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, one of New Jersey’s largest and best-known law firms. For eight years, he was New Projects Editor in charge of new business development for Brownstone Publishers Inc. Handelman also practiced law for four years at Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler.  Nneka Norville is Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at BET Networks, responsible for the management and oversight of cause marketing and CSR initiatives, as well as related strategic partnerships with charitable organizations, government entities, foundations, non-profit organizations and corporations. Prior to joining BET Networks, Norville managed entertainment media partnerships as a Program Officer for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's domestic and international campaigns. While at Kaiser, she was responsible for the launch and creation of LIVE UP, a groundbreaking cross-Caribbean health awareness campaign uniting over 20 countries across the region, and the management of BET Networks Emmy-Award winning Rap It Up campaign.  Adaora Udoji is an entrepreneur, angel investor and strategist.  She is a 2013 alum of the Pipeline Fund Fellowship which focuses on angel investing. Currently, she serves as mentor for Women Innovate Mobile, a startup accelerator, and advises several other startups at the nexus of media and technology. Udoji founded The Boshia Group, a network of content creators, developers and strategists, on the heels of an award-winning journalism career at ABC News, CNN, Court TV and WNYC radio. She worked as a producer, then a correspondent and anchor. She was among those who contributed to CNN, receiving the Peabody Award for coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and a DuPont-Columbia University Award for reporting on the Tsunami Disaster in South Asia. The National Academy of Arts & Sciences recognized her reporting at ABC on the Afghanistan war. Essence Magazine named her one of the 25 most influential African-Americans. She is on the Board of the Montclair Film Festival, served on The Council of Urban Professionals and The New York Women In Communications Foundation. S. Casper Wong is a Silicon Valley attorney turned New York-based writer, director and producer of both narrative and documentary films. Her recent feature documentary, The LuLu Sessions, has won 10 international awards and nominations, including the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary, Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Documentary and Emerging Director Awards.  She is the recipient of two screenwriting grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and production grant from New York State Council on the Arts. Her award-winning short Shirts & Skins was acquired by the Independent Film Channel and distributed by Tribeca Film Institute's Reframe Collection. She has represented Roger Corman in his film co-productions with China since 2011, overseeing all aspects of production. A former corporate counsel for IBM specializing in antitrust and international intellectual property, Wong has a BS in biomedical engineering from Columbia University, a JD from New York Law and an MFA in film from NYU. Moderator Jim Arnoff is a television packaging agent who represents New York production companies, developing and selling original programming to the networks. Arnoff has worked at the William Morris Agency as both an in-house lawyer and packaging agent. A certified life coach for the entertainment industry, he has lead workshops for the Producers Guild of America, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, HBO, MTV Networks and the Writers Guild of America. He is also a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts and FIT. Produced by Octavia Taylor. Join the conversation on Twitter:  #nywiftlive | @nywift NYWIFT programs, screenings and events  are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of  Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York  State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and  the New York State Legislature. #fineartmagazine

C24 Gallery Pulse Miami

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Jonathan Ferrara Gallery MIAMI PROJECT 2013 BOOTH 211 December 3 - 8, 2013

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

MIAMI PROJECT 2013

BOOTH 211

December 3 - 8, 2013

Midtown Miami/ Wynwood District

 NE 29th Street and NE 1st Avenue

artists to exhibit include

Brian Borrello

David Buckingham

Hannah Chalew

Skylar Fein

Michael Pajon

Dan Tague

Monica Zeringue

If you wish to attend the fair, please contact the gallery for complimentary passes. 

VIEW FAIR ONLINE

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"Circumstance: American Beauty Down on Bruised Knees"

Formento + Formento's groundbreaking photographic work "Circumstance: American Beauty Down on Bruised Knees" Presented by TrafficNYC and Vincent Vallarino Fine Art Gallery at Art Miami

New York, NY (November 20, 2013) Vincent Vallarino Fine Art and TrafficNYC, two New York based galleries, have partnered to present the dynamic husband/wife teamFormento + Formento at Art Miami from December 3rd- 8th. Formento + Formento's most noted photographic series, "Circumstance: American Beauty on Bruised Knees", will be displayed at Art Miami - Booth B19 (The Art Miami Pavilion Wynwood Arts District 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, Fl.).  The series, which was created on their 2009 epic journey across America, captures a decaying American landscape with staged juxtapositions of iconic, awe-inspiring real American beauties. The characters, both vulnerable and powerful, represent the backbone of American culture that have been abandoned and left behind. The images exude an ethereal sensuality along with a cinematic narrative, creating ambiguous scenes reminiscent of David Lynch's films and Edward Hooper's powerful Ashcan themes of the solitary figure, the melancholy of dusk, and the lonely road. In 2009 the United States was suffering from the subprime crisis. BJ and Richielle Formento packed their home and three Siamese cats into a 27-foot silver Airstream trailer and set out on a cross-country photographic odyssey. The trip led the couple through 25 states as they delved into the real life stories of women in the pits of despair. Operating on a shoestring budget, they found their subjects and models as they traveled, from local newspaper ads to local diners. "So much of the 'producing' America is now defunct," says BJ Formento, "back roads lead us to ghost towns and forgotten strip malls, to abandoned churches and motels, to rotting steel mills and theaters, prisons, airports and train stations. Luckily we found women in these towns to play our heroines. It was an amazing journey." These images attest to just how much the world around us can mirror the world inside. The Formentos' abandoned buildings, as much a protagonist here as the women who inhabit them, are a potent reminder of loss. The life energy is drained from their bones. Whatever lives were once housed within them with their attendant hopes and dreams and have since faded. Art Miami marks another exciting benchmark for BJ and Richeille Formento whose photographic expeditions have spanned the globe. The Formentos were a top finalist in Vogue's New Exposure Competition 2012, working with Bottega Venetta and Red Digital Camera. A solo exhibition opened in November 2012 to rave reviews at London's Society Club. The couple's work was featured in Vogue Italia's Corso Como Gallery, Milan in both 2012 and 2013. 2013 kicked off in New York City at Edelman Arts and Traffic Art Space, which ran in tandem with an exhibition at Wonderground Studios and Robert Klein Gallery presented their work at Photo Paris earlier this month. Most notably, the Formentos celebrated the release of their first art tome,Circumstance, published by YK Editions in September 2013. The book is accompanied by a short documentary on their work shown throughout the early fall at the Pompidou Museum in Paris.    About Formento + Formento BJ Formento was born in Hawaii and grew up in the Philippines. After receiving his BFA in Photography from the Academy of Arts University of California, he moved to New York and assisted Richard Avedon, Mary Ellen Mark, and Annie Leibovitz, as well as studied with Eugene Richards and Arnold Newman. Richeille Formento was born in London and attended the prestigious Central St. Martins College of Art before working as an art director and designer in the fashion industry. To view additional work by Formento + Formento visit TrafficNYC. Traffic Social Media Links: Facebook: Traffic Creative Management Twitter:  @Traffic_NYC  Pinterest:   Traffic_NYC  Instagram: Traffic_NYC LinkedIn: Traffic Creative Management Vincent Vallarino : @VVFAModern   Media Inquiries Contact: Jennifer Gross ; Alanna Navitski Evolutionary Media Group Phone: 323-658-8700 Email: Jennifer@emgpr.com ; Alanna@emgpr.com      DEANNA IV_2010_29 PALMS_CA PRECIOUS LITTLE IV, 2010 LOS ANGELES, CA  --- Jennifer Gross Evolutionary Media Group 1111 N. Las Palmas Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 Office: 323-658-8700 Cell: 323-646-8412 Email: Jennifer@emgpr.com AIM: JennGross Twitter: @JennGrossEMG #fineartmagazine

"Exploring Shapes and Colors"

The  Museum of Russian Art

Opening Reception Sunday, December 1, 2013   4 pm - 6 pm Proudly Presents exhibitions "Exploring Shapes and Colors"  Serge Strosberg, Alexander Garber and video installation by   Ginger Andro and Chuck Glicksman     and "What Remains"    Asya Dodina/Slava Polishchuk Cocktail Reception with the Artists: Sunday, December 1, 2013    4 pm - 6 pm Museum will be open: December 1 - December 14   Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 4 pm - 7 pm   #fineartmagazine

DONALD KILPATRICK: THE HIVE

The Butcher's Daughter proudly presents 

  

DONALD KILPATRICK: THE HIVE

Please join us for the opening reception  

December 7th from 5-10:00PM

 

This solo exhibition features over twenty new oil paintings on panel and intimately scaled works on gold edged vellum card.

The Hive presents a loosely narrative series that uses allegory to explore themes of authority, duty, and domestic civilization.

Working at the turn of the century, poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) completed the Duino Elegies that pondered existential purpose and the viability of salvation which in part is the basis for The Hive.

In a letter to his publisher, Rilke wrote:

"Everywhere transience is plunging into the depths of Being... It is our task to imprint this temporary, perishable earth into ourselves so deeply, so painfully and passionately, that its essence can rise again...

We are the bees of the invisible. We wildly collect the honey of the visible, to store it in the great golden hive of the invisible."

Created predominately in Payne's Grey, Kilpatrick creates an atmospheric, dream-like environment that encourages reflection, investigation, and longing for requited faith.

The Hive runs through January 12, 2013

SAVE THE DATE

Artist + Curator In-Conversation Event on December 19th at 5:00PM

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Lord Balfour Hotel Miami Hosts “WORD” Art Exhibition Opening December 1

Lord Balfour Hotel Miami Hosts “WORD” Art Exhibition Opening December 1

An Intimate Exhibition Features 10 Artists during Art Basel Miami through January 31

NOVEMBER 15, 2013, MIAMI BEACH...It’s fitting that the Lord Balfour hotel in South Beach host an art exhibit entitled ‘WORD’ from December 1 – January 31. Why? Well, step into the hotel and you will immediately see a key design detail – an almost origami like scroll on the ceiling that includes several famous quotes from Lord Balfour and Winston Churchill.  Balfour coined a few phrases that linger today:  “Make it short and sweet“ is etched into mirrors in the loos.  A book of letters was published in 1992 between Balfour and Lady Elcho – who were said to be “greater than friends and less than lovers” scandalous for the time and titles.  So hosting an exhibition at the hotel in which words are a central theme makes perfect sense.  The exhibit has been organized by PinkBastard and includes works by artists Adriana Carvalho, Alissa Christine, Katie Flood, Kevin Foltz, Cory Foote, Rosa Naday Garmendia, Franklin Sinanan, Lauren Swartzbaugh, VILTE and David Zalben.

Brazilian born Adriana Carvalho resides in Miami but was introduced to the welding process in Chicago.  She creates artwork out of passion and ideas from circumstances in daily life.  Sexy lingerie made with harsh metal products appear as light as a feather and the messages woven into the sculptures represent her dreams, fears and social commentary. 

Modern conveniences have manufactured a swift and vapid style of letter writing. Artist Cory Foote documents his digital experience using a large format 4x5 camera, film, photographic paper, and an iPhone.  “I send over 1,160 text messages every month... they are rarely of any remarkable worth.” Foote created a physical document of his digital experiences with communications in an age of mobile phones and social networking websites.

Miami based artist David Zalben was born in Brooklyn. Bending wire into sculpture he transforms verse into a visual art form that is not only sculptural, but tells a story of love, vexation and spiritual growth.  “I’m fascinated with complicated simplicity, and wire allows me to invent with just my hands and a pair of pliers,” says Zalben.  Zalben’s works are truly beautiful in their sculptural sense, while the words provide a depth that far exceeds mere aesthetics.

We look forward to welcoming these artists along with guests, neighbors and visitors to Miami Beach during Art Basel Miami2013.  In the words of the great playwright, W. Sumerset Maugham “Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.” 

About the Lord Balfour Hotel

The Lord Balfour gives a wink to the Brits, and delivers a distinctive experience and chic vintage style that merges with a thoroughly modern setting. Situated at 350 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, in a neighborhood better known as “SoFi” to the locals, the hotel sits just steps from the beach and Lummus Park.  Located within the heart of the historic Art Deco district the city’s ever growing arts and culture scene takes hold at the hotel’s exhibit pre and during Art Basel Miami 2013.  For reservations, please call 305 673.0401 or email info@lordbalfourmiami.com www.lordbalfourmiami.com www.facebook.com/lordbalfour

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Elemental By Chizuco Sophia Yw

<Precarious 3 >  12" x 14" x 9" eggshell lamp Elemental  By Chizuco Sophia Yw http://www.chashama.org/event/elemental November 16 - 30, 2013 461 West 126th Street New York, NY 10027 Gallery Hours: Sunday, November 17th and 24th, 3 to 6 pm Monday, November 18th, 3 to 6 pm Fridays, November 22nd, 29th, 4 to 7pm Saturdays, November 23rd, 30th, 1 to 6pm By Appointment: sophiashappy@gmail.com Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Saturday, November 16, 5 to 8pm (Doors open at 3 pm) Artist Talk at 6:30pm Music: Tobias C Wong 7pm Performance: Sophia 7:45pm For Elemental, Chizuco Yw compares the elemental forces in two different media: abstract landscape painting and eggshell chandelier installation. Employing multiple mediums and a few larger-scale works, including a 17-foot long-painting, a 15-foot wide eggshell chandelier, titled Precarious, and a preserved, salted whole fowl, Yw’s installation is filled with light and color. She translates her images into simple geometric shapes; squares, circles and lines. Painting with many thin glazes and dynamic techniques that incorporate dripping passages and large brushstrokes, the colors are luminously overlaid and interconnected. Using more than 1000 cracked eggshells, the light filtering through the chandelier has an attractive, soft color. Yw’s work speaks to the mystery of the fragility of life and the transformative connections that transcend the fleeting moment. Since 2009, Yw has been using recycled materials such as light shades, stuffed animals, and eggshells. The everyday use of the chicken and its products has drawn Yw to incorporate these objects into her work. Using the fragility of the eggshell, Yw reminds us that although our fragile individual existence in nature is momentary, through connection it is transformed into a greater work filled with light and color. Chizuco Sophia Yw has exhibited nationally and internationally at the Chelsea Museum (New York), the Staten Island Museum (New York), the New York Hall of Science (New York), Lincoln Center (New York), Art Monaco 13 (Monaco), the Affordable Art Fair Brussels (Belgium), the LA Art Show 2013 (Los Angeles), the Red Dot Art Fair Miami (Florida), and Artexpo 2013 (New York), the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Japan), and Shoko-ji temple (Japan). Her works are in the permanent collection of the Shoko-ji temple and Osaka Medical Center as well as in many private collections. *************** "Precarious 2" (eggshell chandelier) was selected for online exhibition from 1,900 submissions, by guest curator Edwin Becker, Chief Curator of Exhibitions, Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam). http://www.curatenyc.org/2013/author/ebecker Chizuco's artworks are currently being exhibited at NYFA, Group show "Pangea" until January 17th 2014 https://www.facebook.com/events/1417855848435469/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar Sophia's Interview on  http://www.theartistcatalogue.com/2013_Volume.html more images  →  https://c-sophia.see.me/ #fineartmagazine

GORDON HUETHER AT ART BASEL WEEK, EXHIBITING AT SPECTRUM MIAMI! DECEMBER 4th - 8th

GORDON HUETHER AT ART BASEL WEEK, EXHIBITING AT SPECTRUM MIAMI! DECEMBER 4th - 8th Please join us for an exclusive sneak preview of Gordon Huether's Center-Court exhibit at Spectrum Miami,  located in the renowned Wynwood Arts District  in Midtown Miami!     GORDON HUETHER'S VIP RECEPTION  Wednesday, December 4th  4-6 pm OFFICIAL SPECTRUM OPENING RECEPTION 6-10pm Spectrum-Miami BOOTHS 405, 406, 413, 414, SC-2  3011 NE 1st Avenue at NE 30th St Miami, FL 33137 Wynwood Arts District, Midtown Miami As friends and family of Gordon Huether Studio, we are proud to extend to you our 'Insiders Pricing' on selected works,  for a select few! FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US mail@gordonhueher.com OR CALL US 707.255.5954 BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE!  www.gordonhuether.com #fineartmagazine #artbasel #gordonhuether

Exposition hors les murs #13
Manuel Ruiz Vida
Variation indicible

Vernissage samedi 7 décembre 2013 à partir de 16h
en présence de l’artiste.
Exposition jusqu’au samedi 11 janvier 2014

La Galerie Depardieu, "hors les murs" 
vous invite 18 avenue des fleurs 06000 Nice 
tél 0 493 96 40 96 - galerie.depardieu@orange.fr www.galerie-depardieu.com

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