M Gallery of Fine Art SE LLC is pleased to present “Southern Dreams,”

Denise LaRue Mahlke, PSA

On Display from June 1 - 31, 2012

 M Gallery of Fine Art SE LLC is pleased to present “Southern Dreams,” an exhibition featuring pastel artist Denise LaRue Mahlke. Mahlke is known nationally for her works depicting the beautiful scenery across the United States.  The show will be composed of pastel master works and hang from June 1^st – 30^th.

There is a quiet thoughtfulness and passionate purpose to the work of artist D. LaRue Mahlke.  Her paintings convey a sense of restfulness and peace that reflects the spiritual connection she feels for the landscape she loves. Denise believes that being an artist is a calling that involves preserving, celebrating, and sharing in God’s creation. This sense of having a calling, a God-given purpose, motivates her to paint from the heart and challenges her to continue to sharpen her skills, understanding, and dedication. “There is always more to learn and I have a responsibility to put forth my best efforts in the spirit of thanksgiving and praise. The opportunity to reflect the creative ingenuity and love of the Creator through my work is a privilege and a joy.”

Denise is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, and is also a member of Plein Air Austin and Central Texas Pastel Society.  Her work has been featured in American Artist, Pastel Journal, Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, and Western Art Collector, and continues to gain national recognition and earn awards.  She is an invited artist to the prestigious Maynard Dixon Country show, which supports the Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts, and Artistic Horizons which benefits Arts Without Boundaries.

For more information please contact M Gallery of Fine Art at 843.727.4500, sales@mgalleryoffineart.com, www.mgalleryoffineart.com, or stop in 11 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

Occupy Graduation

STUDENTS RALLY TO

OCCUPY GRADUATION 

AS STUDENT DEBT SURPASSES TRILLION DOLLAR MARK,

GRADUATES EXPRESS FRUSTRATION WITH NOT SO BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD

MEDIA CONTACT WORKHOUSE CEO ADAM NELSON
TELEPHONE: +1 646. 205. 3540 | EMAIL NELSON@WORKHOUSEPR.COM 

USA (10 May 2012) Graduation day is one of the proudest moments in a student's life. But for so many people facing a mountain of student debt, it's also a time for entering an unfair world of loan collectors and limited job prospects. Burdened by this debt, graduating students will exeunt the college stage with a silent, but firm expression of their angst and frustration in response to the growing student loan debt bubble. Formed by the collective voices of OWSPR, WORKHOUSE, Occupy Colleges, Move On, OccupyWallSt.org, Occupy Student Debt, Occupy Together, Ben Cohen (Ben and Jerry’s), Rebuild the Dream, “Default: The Student Loan Documentary,” Backbone Campaign, Occupy Student Debt, EDU Debtors Union, Forgive Student Loan Debt and Wear Your Debt, students throughout the country have pledged to use Commencement ceremony -- their big day---  to address this debt jubilee by white taping the actual dollar sign of their debt incurred to caps and gowns or by wearing symbolic ball & chains on their ankles in silent protest. A simple demonstration of expression to illustrate the national student frustration over this deep financial crisis, Occupy Graduation does not seek to interrupt the actual ceremony of commencement in any way save for visual representation. Amongst the Institutions who have pledged participation include George Washington University (Thursday, 17 May 2012), CU Boulder (Friday, 11 May 2012), The University of North Carolina (Sunday, May 13) and many, many more. For a full list and more information visit Occupy Graduation 

Wonderful World / By Rancian& Caroline Gaudrlault

artMRKT Hamptons Fair

www.art-mrkt.com/hamptons As the artMRKT Hamptons fair quickly approaches, I would like to take a moment and highlight a number of the show’s developments involving our exhibitors, cultural partners and sponsors. Opening Night Preview Barbecue to Benefit Parrish Art Museum Our Opening Night Benefit for the Parrish Art Museum is going to be something truly special this year. We are proud to be working with noted Brooklyn chef Leon Gunn to welcome the Parrish Art Museum members, donors and board to our preview event on Thursday, July 19th. An alumni of Wolfgang Puck, Aria, Noho Star and Williamsburg Brooklyn’s Traif restaurants, Leon will be serving up his refined take on the quintessential Hamptons dining experience, the summer barbecue. Together with our supporting sponsors, we look forward to producing a fantastic evening for our partners, dealers and guests. It is our honor and pleasure to produce our Opening Night Preview to benefit the Parrish Art Museum. We would like to extend a special thanks to Terrie Sultan along with all of the Parrish Art Museum board and staff for their support. Exhibiting Galleries It is our sincere pleasure to be working with great New York dealers P.P.O.W., Lennon Weinberg, DC Moore Gallery, Meulensteen, Forum Gallery, Morgan Lehman, Envoy Enterprises, Lyons Wier, Nancy Hoffman, Dean Project, Eric Firestone Gallery, Halsey Mckay Gallery, Allegra LaViola Gallery, Keyes Art Projects and Kathryn Markel Fine Arts. 101/Exhibit from Miami, AUREUS Contemporary from Providence and Mindy Solomon Gallery from St. Petersburg return for a second year along with newcomer David Lusk Gallery. We would like to thank Karen Boltax of Boltax Gallery for her time and dedication serving as our local Hamptons advisor. The Premier Location and Venue artMRKT Hamptons returns to the Bridgehampton Historical Society grounds which are conveniently located in the heart of Bridgehampton on Montauk Highway (Rt. 27). A short and familiar drive from all parts of the Hamptons, the area serves as a central shopping and dining destination that sees thousands pass through on a typical summer weekend. This year's venue will feature several upgrades including a laser-leveled floor, larger marquis and an improved layout. Limited to 40 galleries, artMRKT Hamptons will afford exhibitors a chance to engage a large audience in a spacious and relaxed setting. view location map view layout map New Cultural, Media and Promotional Partnerships We look forward to working with our returning 2011 cultural partners the Bay Street Theatre, Children’s Museum of the East End, Nature Conservancy, Southampton Hospital and of course a special welcome goes to our new partners Artadia, Lower East Side Print Shop and the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. It's partnerships like these that make our fairs one-of-a-kind. We are proud to welcome several new media sponsors, Hamptons Cottage & Gardens, Hamptons Magazine and VENU Magazine. They join last year's national media sponsors such as The Art Newspaper and Modern Painters as well as last year's local media sponsors, The New York Observer, Dan's Papers, Hampton Jitney's NextStop Magazine, Social Life Magazine and Hamptons.com. We are also excited to announce several new targeted marketing efforts in local cultural publications which will include Guild Hall's Summer Program Guide. Cadillac returns to sponsor artMRKT Hamptons and Sotheby's International Homes joins us as our Exclusive Realty Partner. Sotheby's will be helping promote artMRKT Hamptons by engaging its extensive database of Hamptons' homeowners. Several other large promotional partnerships are in the works and will be announced shortly. MRKTworks Auction Program In an effort to intergrate our fair into the landscape of the Hamptons and give back to the community, artMRKT has developed an innovative program called MRKTworks. Here, artMRKT will present a series of contemporary works for sale through a unique blend of an online and live auction platform, with the work’s corresponding non-profit beneficiary receiving 100% of the proceeds. The auction will begin online July 5th and will conclude July 22nd at the fair. We are thrilled to name the Bay Street Theatre, Children’s Museum of the East End, Nature Conservancy and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation as our 2012 artMRKT Hamptons MRKTworks beneficiaries. For more information and to apply online visit www.art-mrkt.com/hamptons. artMRKT Productions also produces artMRKT San Francisco, Texas Contemporary and Miami Project.

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Photos from Jeanette Korab's Carnevale de Venezia

Carnevale de Venezia

Mixed Media & Photographic Art by Jeanette Korab

Shortell Design Saturday April 21st

Joseph Shortell (Host), Angela Minnich,  Jeanette Korab, Nichole Davis and Courtney Caulfield

Suzann Farren, Jeanette Korab, Nancy Lassetter and Peggy Lohr

Jeanette Korab & Coke Buchanan

Bob Hopkins and Jeanette Korab

Jeanette Korab

NYWIFT/HSBC screening series: Jessie Owens

NYWIFT/HSBC screening series: Jessie Owens Event: Monday Apr. 30, 2012 Join us for a free screening of the documentary Jessie Owens, produced and directed by NYWIFT member Laurens Grant, and written and produced by Stanley Nelson—the team behind the Emmy-winning documentary Freedom Riders. Director and producer Laurens Grant will be available for a Q&A after the screening. “He is the quintessential Olympic hero. He stood up to racists in Germany, he stood up to racists at home and he did it with a grace and a genius that have not been equaled.” —Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter and author of Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Jesse Owens was the most famous athlete of his time, whose stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world, even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, his grace and athleticism rallied crowds around the world. Yet when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he couldn’t even ride in the front of a bus. Jesse Owens is the story of the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper who triumphed over adversity to become a hero and world champion. But his story is also about the elusive, fleeting quality of fame, and the way Americans idolize athletes when they suit our purpose and forget them once they don’t. It is hard to imagine a more politically charged atmosphere than the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Originally opposed to the idea of the games, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was convinced by his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels that they were the perfect opportunity to showcase the superiority of Aryan athletes. Hitler presided over the opening day ceremonies, whipping the crowds into a frenzy of excitement. On August 3, when Jesse Owens stepped into the massive new Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the crowd went silent with anticipation, sitting on the edge of their seats to see the much-talked-about track star from America compete against the Germans. Running on a muddy track, Owens equaled both the Olympic and world records of 10.3 seconds in the 100-meter dash and won his first gold medal. Tradition called for the leader of the host country to congratulate the winner but Hitler refused. “Do you really think,” the German leader said, “I will allow myself to be photographed shaking hands with a Negro?” The film will premiere on the PBS series American Experience on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 8:00 pm (check local listings). Laurens Grant is a multiple Emmy–winning documentary filmmaker. She won a Primetime Emmy as the producer of the documentary Freedom Riders. Grant has also co-produced two specials for PBS: Slavery and the Making of America: Seeds of Destruction and Latin Music USA: The Chicano Wave. She has also produced and directed documentaries for A&E and The History Channel, and she has directed films in Africa and Latin America. Before working in documentary, she was a foreign correspondent in Latin America and headed up the Panama bureau for Reuters, where she wrote for Newsweek and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. Use the hashtag #NYWIFT in your tweets!  NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are made possible, in part, by public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Legislature and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Foundation. Last updated: Apr. 23, 2012 Event Information NYWIFT/HSBC screening series: Jessie Owens Date/Time: Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 6:30 PM Pricing: Free for NYWIFT members RSVP online Location: Norwood Club 241 West 14th Street