New Job for Dennis: NEW MUSEUM APPOINTS DENNIS SZAKACS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN A NEW POSITION GEARED TOWARD INSTITUTION’S NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH

NEW MUSEUM APPOINTS DENNIS SZAKACS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR IN A NEW POSITION GEARED TOWARD INSTITUTION’S NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH New York, NY…Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director of the New Museum, announced today that Dennis Szakacs, formerly Deputy Director of the institution and, more recently, Director and CEO of the Orange County Museum of Art, will rejoin the staff of the New Museum as Associate Director. In his new role at the New Museum, Szakacs will oversee all finance- and development-related activities, and will focus on business planning and the further development of both earned and contributed income. Additionally, Szakacs will help spearhead major initiatives planned for the upcoming fortieth anniversary of the New Museum in 2017—a year that will also mark the tenth anniversary of the Museum’s acclaimed building on the Bowery, designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA. Szakacs will work closely with Phillips, Deputy Director Karen Wong, and Artistic Director Massimiliano Gioni. Szakacs was Deputy Director at the New Museum from 1997 to 2003, when the institution was still housed in a loft building on Broadway. During those years he worked with both founding Director Marcia Tucker and Phillips. Prior to joining the New Museum he served as Director of Development and, later, as Deputy Director at P.S.1 in New York. From 2003 to 2013, Szakacs was Director and CEO of the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, California, where he elevated the institution’s national and international profile through distinguished exhibitions and a significant touring program. He also doubled the museum’s operating budget and substantially increased its endowment. The New Museum and the Orange County Museum of Art also collaborated on several projects during Szakacs’s tenure, including exhibitions devoted to John Waters and Mary Heilmann, and the ambitious restoration of the monumental work A Tale of Two Cities by late artist Chris Burden, in preparation for the New Museum exhibition “Extreme Measures” (2013–14). “Dennis’s knowledge and understanding of the New Museum’s history and unique character run very deep,” said Phillips. “It is particularly fitting that he returns to us at an exciting time of institutional growth, as we approach our fortieth anniversary and the decade anniversary of our arrival on the Bowery. We will celebrate these milestones with special initiatives, including a major campaign for endowment and future expansion. Dennis’s entrepreneurial spirit is entirely in step with the New Museum ethos, and we look forward to having him on our senior team.” ABOUT NEW MUSEUM The New Museum is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to contemporary art. Founded in 1977, the New Museum is a center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists from around the world. From its beginnings as a one-room office on Hudson Street to the inauguration of its first freestanding building on the Bowery designed by SANAA in 2007, the New Museum continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas. #fineartmagazine

This is a call to Artists: 2nd Annual Mother Brook Arts & Community Center Fall Open Studios

Mother Brook Arts & Community CenterFall Open Studios     Call to Artists What: 2nd Annual Mother Brook Arts & Community Center Fall Open Studios When: November 14 and November 15 Where: 123 High Street, Dedham, MA    Noteworthy: *Our center has been featured in Artscope Magazine, the Boston Globe and Dedham Life. *Our 2014 November Open Studios attracted 1,300 visitors. *This show is completely juried - no imports or buy/sell allowed.    *There is no fee to apply, if accepted by the jury the registration fee is $125.00.    *An expanded print, broadcast, and internet advertising campaign is planned for 2015.    *Artists retain all proceeds from their sales.       *Artist amenities include free parking and discounted hotel rates. *This event occurs indoors.  Hours are 10 am - 6 pm on 11/14 and noon to 6pm on 11/15. *Application and complete information available at www.motherbrookarts.org/open-studios  Mother Brook Arts & Community Center Fall Open Studios is a two day event designed to showcase the talent and art of a diverse group of artists. You are invited to apply. The weekend will feature artist demonstrations, live music and dance performances, children's activities and gourmet food trucks - all contributing to an exciting event filled with great energy, great people and great art.   Located in Dedham, MA, MBACC is ideally situated in metropolitan Boston, drawing visitors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut.  Housed in a former 1920's schoolhouse in is the creative home of over 35 resident artists, including photographers, painters, fiber artists, sculptors, ceramicists, illustrators, MetalMorphosis Silversmithing Studio, and the Dedham School of Music. Now Accepting Applications Application Deadline: Midnight (EST), Friday, July 31, 2015 Notifications Emailed: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Registration and Fee ($125) Due: Midnight (EST) Monday, August 31, 2015 Application on our website at http://motherbrookarts.org/open-studios-call-to-artists For more information please email openstudios@motherbrookarts.org. This call to artists is brought to you as a service of The Art Festival Newsletter, the nation's only quarterly newsletter dedicated to the success of art festival artists. Please visit us at:  www.theartfestivalnewsletter.com We invite you to visit the incredible homepage for artists:  www.Art-Linx.comSearching for festivals? Visit www.theartfestivaldirectory.com

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Hi I am not thinking of Sept. yet but some art organized: TAI XIANGZHOU: Celestial Tales Opening Reception: September 10, 6–8 PM

TAI XIANGZHOU: Celestial Tales 297 Tenth Avenue, New York September 10 – October 3, 2015 Opening Reception: September 10, 6–8 PM Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present Tai Xiangzhou’s inaugural solo-exhibition,Celestial Tales, at 297 10th Avenue fromSeptember 10 – October 3, 2015. This exhibition will debut monochromatic ink paintings from the Chinese artist’s most recent body of work. Collected by major museums and institutions in the U.S., such as the Brooklyn Museum and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, Celestial Tales marks Tai Xiangzhou’s premier exhibition at a contemporary gallery. Tai’s latest works reinterpret traditional Chinese ink painting through the study of meteorites and reveal an increasingly more vibrant and expressive style than his previous series, Genesis, which explored these traditions through biomorphic forms. Under the tutelage of master ink painter Liu Dan for over a decade, Tai incorporates the old master’s tradition of landscape painting with a fresh approach incorporating the philosophies and ethos of today. Exclusively using paper created with 10th century techniques and Qianglong era ink, Tai believes that “to present landscape painting that meets modern tastes, we must start from the experience of modern society – by properly accessing the living spirit of art, researching the materials, techniques, medium and modern time-space experience. In short, we should not only keep alive traditional art, but also the tradition of art.” The artist’s lively brushstrokes exude an incredible energy and style that are uniquely his own. Tai Xiangzhou (b. China, 1968) graduated with a Doctorate from the Art Academy of Quinghua and has studied ink painting under Liu Dan since 2005. He is currently in the collections of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University, Beijing, China; Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT and has work on loan to the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. He currently lives and works in Beijing.

For media requests, please contact:   ART COMMUNICATIONS + BRAND CONSULTANCY Anna Rosa Thomae ART@annarosathomae.com Image Detail: Tai Xiangzhou. Celestial Chaos, 2014 No. 2, ink on silk. 77 1/8 x 82 1/8 inches; 195.6 x 208.4 cm #fineartmagazine

Horse Fans take notice! Bo Derek chairs the FEA Awards for 20115:

Hollywood actress Bo Derek has been announced as Chair of the Jury of the prestigious FEI Awards 2015, the annual awards launched by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport. (Photo: Bo Derek)

 

Bo Derek puts perfect “10” equestrian heroes in the limelight  

 

Hollywood actress Bo Derek, star of the romantic comedy "10" and recently cast in the cult Sharknado series on US cable network SyFy, has been announced as Chair of the Jury of the prestigious FEI Awards 2015, the annual awards launched by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport.

 

A lifelong horse lover and riding enthusiast, Derek is the International Ambassador of the Lusitano Horse, a spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Institute and serves on the California Racing Board. 

 

The FEI Awards 2015, in association with the FEI’s Top Partner Longines and with international fashion designer Reem Acra, celebrate the world’s exceptional equestrians, saluting excellence, courage, commitment and dedication.

 

“The FEI Awards honour the deep contributions that our horses, riders and everyone in the equestrian community make to our society,” Bo Derek said.

 

“I already know that judging these awards is not going to be easy, and we have just one month to the nomination deadline. I urge everyone to think of those who are working with and taking great care of our phenomenal horses, and those who are doing their upmost to achieve the best for horse sport, and for our society as a whole - they need your votes!”

 

Bo Derek, who also lends her support to a number of animal, conservation and aid organisations, including Richard Branson's Wild Aid and Yasuni-ITT rainforest preservation, and to wide-ranging initiatives dedicated to helping veterans find work after returning home from service, was honoured for her contribution to equestrian sport with a Longines Ladies Award in 2014.

 

Her autobiography, Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned From Horses, reflects her enduring love and understanding of equines and other animals, which she weaves into photography assignments for the likes of Vanity Fair magazine and her film projects.

 

“I am honored and excited to be working so closely on the FEI Awards 2015, and looking forward to seeing the nominations flow in,” Derek added.

 

Nominations for the FEI Awards 2015 are open at www.feiawards.org, with five hotly-contested categories:

 

The Longines Rising Star Award is for equestrians aged 14 to 21 who demonstrate outstanding sporting talent and commitment.

 

The Reem Acra Best Athlete Award celebrates athletes who, over the last 12 months, have demonstrated exceptional skills in the arena, and have taken equestrian sport to a new level.

 

The Against All Odds Award rewards people who have pursued their equestrian ambitions despite physical issues or extremely difficult personal circumstances.

 

The Best Groom Award is dedicated to the vital behind-the-scenes team members who work 24/7 to ensure that horses get the best possible care and attention.

 

The FEI Solidarity Award will be presented to an FEI Solidarity or equestrian development project, or an individual or organisation that has demonstrated skill, dedication and energy in expanding equestrian sport.

 

Bo Derek will be joined on the FEI Awards 2015 judging panel by FEI President Ingmar De Vos; Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice President and Head of International Marketing of Longines; fashion designer Reem Acra; Carmen Barrera, Chair of FEI Regional Group V (South America); and Ulf Helgstrand, President of the Danish Equestrian Federation and Vice President of the European Equestrian Federation.

 

Glamorous Gala with Bo Derek

The FEI Awards 2015 winners will be flown to the glittering FEI Awards Gala presented by Longines in Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan on 13 November, where Bo Derek will present the awards.

 

Over 350 guests from the global equestrian community, including members of the FEI’s National Federations around the world, will also attend the gala to celebrate the award winners.

 

Nominations for the FEI Awards 2015 will close at midnight on 28 August.

 

Follow the awards on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram #feiawards

 

About Bo Derek

Raised on the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California, Bo Derek took her first modeling job at the age of 15 with the hope of buying a new surfboard. She first entered the public consciousness with her breakout role in the hit film “10”, when her natural beauty and cornrow hairstyle started a global fashion craze. Bo Derek continues to work in film and television and supports several animal, conservation and aid organisations - full biography:http://officialboderek.com

 

About FEI Awards

 

The FEI Awards, created by FEI Honorary President HRH Princess Haya, were launched in 2009. Full details on past winners are available here.

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Get Ready for winter? Fridge Art Fair 3rd Edition, Miami

Fridge Art Fair Announces Third Miami Edition
The Fridge Fudge PopMiami Beach Holiday Inn
Thursday, December 3 Through Sunday, December 6, 2015~         ~         ~

Also, Fudge Pop Pre-Party on Wednesday, December 2, 2015

LOS ANGELES, CA – Fridge Art Fair NYC and Fridge Art Fair Miami is pleased to announce its third Miami Edition: The Fridge Fudge Pop taking place in the heart of Miami’s arts and culture center fromThursday, December 3 through Sunday, December 6, 2015. There will also be a Fudge Pop Pre-Party on Wednesday night, December 2^nd. The location for Fridge Art Fair’s Fridge Fudge Pop will coalesce in the “Grand Ballroom” of Miami Beach’s “Grand Deco” district at the Holiday Inn-Miami Beach – Oceanfront (4333 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140; 305-532-3311). For more information about exhibiting or attending please visit http://www.fridgeartfair.com.

Fridge Art Fair’s third Miami edition has moved from its original location in the City of Miami and its Little Havana home to its new Miami Beach location, but Fridge has not forgotten its Miami Calle Ocho roots! The Fudge Pop Pre-Party will take place at The Historic Ball & Chain on Calle Ocho, beginning at 8:00pm in the heart of “Little Havana Central Station of Arte” where you can get a sneak peak of the landmarks of one of Miami’s most influential and treasured neighborhoods. Entrance is free for Fridge Fudge Pop registered guests to join in the celebration of Fridge Art Fair’s continued successes.

At Fridge Art Fair Miami, galleries, collectives, and artists are all equals in terms of their participation in The Fridge Fudge Pop! The fair is open to all and all are invited. Fridge Fudge Pop will host a VIP Preview of artists on Thursday, December 3^rd from 4:00-7:00pm and will have open hours from 11:00am-9:00pm Friday until Sunday, December 6^th. This year Fridge Fudge Pop welcomes back frequent Fridger, Johan Wahlstrom as well as second timer, Erin Ko who administered a psychedelic trip via a smartphone app to viewers at Fridge New York 2015, among many other innovative artists. Founder, Eric Ginsburg, is also teaming up once again with Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition (BARC) to benefit the pooches-and other furry friends-he loves to paint. 

Fridge Art Fair Miami will be held at the Holiday Inn, Miami Beach, located directly across from the Fontainebleau Hotel and N.A.D.A. A wide range of booth choices and art fair floor plans will be made available.

Fridge Art Fair –

Fridge Art Fair was born in 2013 on New York’s Lower East Side. The inaugural Fair was filled to capacity with exhibitors who answered Founder Eric Ginsburg’s challenge, “Can you fit into the Fridge?” at Kazuko Miyamoto’s small but storied storefront, Gallery OneTwentyEight. The Fair has gathered a growing following of exhibitors, sponsors and visitors through two more New York editions, as well as two previous Miami fairs in 2013 and 2014. So far, each Fridge Art Fair has coincided with Frieze New York in May and Art Basel Miami in December.

Fridge Art Fair is the boutique, soft sell, dog-friendly satellite fair dubbed as, “The baby who has refused to obey orders to stand outside the door while the adults confabulate inside,” by Artinfo.

Fridge Art Fair Founder and Artist Eric Ginsburg, known for the uniquely soulful and painterly qualities of his portraits, Eric credits Sol LeWill as a patron and friend who commissioned works, as well as a mentor, and, along with Eric's "pen pal" William Wegman, as “kind of a hero.”

Ginsburg studied with Maureen Gallace at NYU and received his MFA from Columbia University in 2005. His works are found in public & private collections around the wold including: Herb & Dorothy Vogel (now in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art);Galerie Nieu Schoten (Ten Boom Museum, The Netherlands); the New Britain Museum of American Art; The Cartin Collection; Cindy Sherman; William Wegman; Lisa Spellman; and the Francis J. Greenburger Collection, Paula Cooper and the LeWitt Collection.

Sponsors – 

This edition of Fridge Art Fair Miami is being sponsored by Ball & Chain, Barlington Group, Charles Group Hotels, Lose Style Events, Publix, and Holiday Inn returns as the Fair’s premier sponsor after co-hosting Fridge New York 2015. 

Links –

• Fridge Art Fair - http://www.fridgeartfair.com

• Fridge Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/fridge.artfair

• Fridge Twitter – https://twitter.com/fridgeartfair

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Looking for art in San Francisco, check Heather Marx Art Advisory Presents Monthly Curated Collection

Heather Marx Art Advisory Presents Monthly Curated Collection This week, the HMxAA online shop is featuring San Francisco-based artists, Mary Button Durell and John Warren Travis.

Mary Button Durell Orange Back Pattern Paper and Acrylic 30 x 22 x 2 inches   John Warren Travis Fog Slams Flowering Plum Buena Vista Watercolor on Stonehenge Paper 22 x 30 inches Heather Marx presents her seventh online collection with artists Mary Button Durell and John Warren Travis. Each spent most of their working lives in high profile, creative mediums before devoting themselves, full-time, to the visual arts. They have been in their Mission studios producing ethereal and gutsy works for close to two decades, creating sophisticated bodies of work that have, until recently, gone unrecognized. For his latest series of watercolors on stonehenge paper, Travis paints onsite at Buena Vista Park, a former cemetery in what is now San Francisco’s Haight/Ashbury neighborhood. Travis pares down each landscape into halos of color, fog, light and line work that captures the drama and mystery of this unique scenery. There is an element of intimacy and meditation in these watercolors that emanates Buena Vista Park’s storied history--lines allude to the the shifting perspectives of tree limbs, branches, leaves and the views beyond. [To view more John Warren Travis work, visit the website] Image at left: Planta Genista Buena Vista Watercolor on Stonehenge Paper 22 x 30 inches  Mary Durell's textural and diaphanous pieces mimic biomorphic forms, suggesting the infinite organic fabrics that make up the natural world, from the ethereal and cosmic to the microcosmic. Each natural, free-form piece transmits light and illuminates shadow depths, creating undulating patterns throughout the day. Basic principles--line, light and color--play essential roles as each work seems to reconfigure the complexity of the universe into simple materials. It’s important to note that this will be the first time Durell’s bas-relief line pieces will be debuted on the HMxAA Shop. [To view more Mary Button Durell work, visit the website] Image at left: Ink Line Blue Paper and Ink 8 x 9 x 2 inches John Warren Travis received his MFA from Stanford in 1967. He is a retired Professor Emeritus from the Department of Drama, University of California at Berkeley where he taught Costume Design and Costume History and instituted The Costume Study Collection and Undergraduate Minor in Costume.  He studied studio art at California College of Arts & Crafts, Art Students League and The San Francisco Art Institute. He has been painting for over 15 years and has had recent solo exhibitions at: Claremont Foundation in Claremont, CA; Curated State in San Francisco, CA; and a forthcoming show at Ligne Roset in San Francisco, CA. Mary Button Durell studied at California College of Art and Crafts in Oakland, CA and The San Francisco Art Institute. She has exhibited widely in San Francisco including: Southern Exposure, Limn Gallery and the San Francisco Arts Commission. She recently completed residencies at Creative Growth in San Francisco, CA and Chalk Hill in Sonoma, CA. Durell created a large site-specific installation for Shift, an exhibition curated by HMxAA at The NWBLK in Fall 2014 in San Francisco, CA. To see additional works from Heather Marx's latest online collection, please visit www.hmxaa.com/shop/. Follow HMxAA on Instagram, marxartadvisory and Facebook, Heather Marx Art Advisory. #fineartmagazine   Copyright © 2015 Danielle Smith, All rights reserved. You are on your list because of your status as a member of the media. Our mailing address is: Danielle Smith 1890 Bryant St. Suite 315 San Francisco, CA 94110

Save the Date if your in Brooklyn:SATELLITE COLLECTIVE PERFORMS, September 3-5, 2015, 8PM

SAVE THE DATE SATELLITE COLLECTIVE PERFORMS SEPTEMBER 3 - 5, 2015, 8PM BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC

SATELLITE COLLECTIVE 2015   AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE 29 ARTISTS AND DANCERS. 4 COMPOSERS. 3 CHOREOGRAPHERS. 2 SHORT FILMS. LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC. POETRY.   "These are people who know how to produce a show" - NY Times FEATURING Stelth Ulvang (The Lumineers) / Devin Alberda (New York City Ballet) / Ellis Ludwig-Leone (San Fermin) / Manuel Vignoulle / Esme Boyce / Lora Robertson / Richie Greene / David Moss / Brandon Stirling Baker / Kevin Draper / Nick Jaina + Satellite Ensemble / Damian Smith, Advising (San Francisco Ballet) / Nathan Langston SAVE THE DATE September 3-5, 2015, 8PM   Brooklyn Academy of Music BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY    Tickets on sale July 25, 2015   www.satellitecollective.org Satellite Collective Facebook Twitter SoundCloud LinkedIn Instagram Vimeo

Satellite Collective is a New York-based 501(c)3 arts non-profit committed to generating interdisciplinary works of performance and publication. Founded in 2010, Satellite Collective has produced three evening-length ballets, four hours of original music, two hours of original film, commissioned four modern dance works, founded an artistic publication, hosted five annual arts retreats, and has recently launched Telephone, which simultaneously published the interconnected works of 315 artists from 42 countries. Satellite Collective was selected by the Brooklyn Academy of Music to participate in the 2015 BAM Professional Development Program in collaboration with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management.   Copyright © 2015 SATELLITE COLLECTIVE

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