Frames USA & Art Gallery located at 6822 SW 40th St (Bird Road) invites you to bring your kids to a free art event for Mother’s Day on Saturday May 12,2012 from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Your kids will create a Mother’s Day painting for free which we will provide the art supplies. Free food and lots of give aways. No RSVP need just show up!!

Have any questions please contact us at 305-666-3355 email us at framesusamiami@hotmail.com or check our Facebook page .

DATE: Saturday, 05/12/2012
TIME: 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
LOCATION: 6822 SW 40th St (Bird Road), Miami, FL
CONTACT: (305) 666-3355

A very old man with ENORMOUS WINGS
A magical mystery for ages 8 and up
Based on a short story by Gabriel García Márquez
All Proceeds for this showing benefit The Children’s Bereavement Center
Special thanks to Nancy Hector and Janá Sigars-Malina for generously underwriting this performance
Tickets $20
For tickets or information call 305-751-9550
The PlayGround Theatre
9806 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33138
DATE: Sunday, 05/06/2012
TIME: 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm
LOCATION: The PlayGround Theatre – 9806 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores
http://www.childbereavement.org
CONTACT: (305) 751-9550

Battle of the Characters: A tribute to POP ART.
By Aisha Blakey, Xibie Corea, Floyd the Rock Artist (featuring Ed King, the Neo-Pop Artist)
@ CHIRINOS SANCHEZ GALLERY (A North Miami Art Space)

March 30 – April 7, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, March 30, 7:30-10pm

787 NE 125th STREET | NORTH MIAMI, FL 33161

CONTACT: Xibie Corea | xibieart@gmail.com | 305.984.3889

We are pleased to announce a vibrant art exhibition, a tribute to POP ART, this March 30th, 2012 at Chirinos Sanchez Gallery (CS Gallery) – conveniently located in North Miami Beach, right across from MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). This group exhibition is featuring exclusive works by Aisha Blakey, Xibie Corea, Floyd the Rock Artist (featuring Ed King, the Neo-Pop Artist), it truly doesn’t get more exciting than this. Opening reception will happen during the “third Friday of the month” – Jazz night at MOCA.

AisHa! Blakey
I used to ride three buses home everyday. I had a lot of time to see people from very different backgrounds and destinations share moments together. While studying sculpture at the University of Florida, I explored these moments. I moved back to Miami. Now I make sculpture based on my fascination with how we tell our own stories. I think about my cultural differences and how we make sacrifices, or should, in order to live together. I make objects to populate our world.

Floyd
A pioneer in the Motion Art movement; he is the only artist of his kind who creates art with rock bands. The final product is a revolution on canvas fueled by the music’s energy and Floyd’s art. Floyd has appeared on more than 40 TV programs. In 2011 he premiered his Art Video shot to the song “Blen Blen Remix” exclusively on Buenos Dias Miami on Telemundo. In April 2011, Floyd had a solo exhibit at Show Business TV’s production studio at Wynwood Art District. The show which airs across Latin America and the Caribbean features Latin and American celebrities at the peak of their popularity. Due to the highly successful exhibit Floyd’s art is now a regular installment and serves as a backdrop for the interviews. Floyd has worked with Edesio Alejandro and has been invited to exhibit his work in New York City at a charity gala event with participants including Victoria Secret models, championship NASCAR winners and elite fashion designers at Gloria Cressler’s Austrian Forum Cultural Event. These are some of Floyd’s achievements. To read more, please check his website.

Xibie Corea
Miami local artist, born in São Paulo, Brazil. Moved to the United States in 1993. Got involved with the arts and received her Bachelors in Fine Arts from New World School of the Arts/University of Florida in 2006. Xibie has been working in her field as an art director for many years. In 2003 she joined “Art by Girls” and that venture happened ‘till 2007, where she curated and managed exhibitions as well as showed some of her own work. Now Having exhibited in 15+ shows locally, Xibie is now working independently within commercial arts, painting, photography and is much involved with the “blogging” world. Xibie’s main influences are Warhol, Basquiat, Miro and Mackenzie Thorpe (as well as illustrators such as Natalie Dee, Exploding Dog, etc). Oh, and most definitely street art/graffiti and stickers! Being categorized as “pop” as well as “neo-expressionism” artist, Xibie is eager to keep on developing her work while becoming more involved with the community.

Ed King
Since 2003, award winning neo-pop artist Ed King has been living his dream of creating fun and inspiring artwork for clients all over the world. His use of vibrant colors, black outlines, and his signature stitching has won over the hearts and minds of South Florida. While Miami is his home base, Ed King has delivered paintings, prints, and calendars to homes throughout the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Australia, Venezuela, Kuwait, and more. Beyond the upbeat look and feel of the work is an undercurrent of positive messages of prosperity and happiness which is displayed for each painting in his online gallery. “There is a ‘fun-tellectual aspect to my work that people really connect with,” states King. “My job is to bring smiles to the faces of people all over the world. Wherever my art goes, smiles follow”. Artist Ed King has been selected as one of the top creative minds in South Florida by SoFi Magazine, was featured in the German travel magazine GoSixt, and was commissioned to create his artwork into a special award for the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. King has previously won the Calabash Visual Arts Community Service Award, worked with autistic children at the Carrie Brazer Center, and has painted with the kids of Holtz Children’s Hospital. King’s work has represented the “Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Festival” and “Carnaval on the Mile” posters as well as the Legal Service of Greater Miami’s “Heart of Giving” campaign.

For information contact:
Xibie Corea | xibieart@gmail.com | 305.984.3889

DATE: Friday, 3/30/2012
TIME: 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
LOCATION: CHIRINOS SANCHEZ GALLERY
787 NE 125th STREET, NORTH MIAMI, FL
CONTACT: (305) 984-3889

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“You Go Where We Go” – goLIVEmiami

Art Wynwood took place on President’s Day Weekend, February 16 – 20th, 2012. Held in the spacious 100,000-square-foot Art Miami Pavilion, which attracted more than 55,000 attendees during the 2011 edition of Art Miami, the inaugural five-day International Contemporary Art Fair will showcase a compelling array of cutting-edge, contemporary and modern artwork by both emerging and established artists from more than 50 galleries, including “the flying murals of Wynwood” commissioned by the district’s own Tony Goldman.

Art Wynwood featured paintings, photography, sculpture, art video and new media, conceptual art and urban street art by 500 artists from 13 countries: Argentina, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, Venezuela, United Kingdom and the United States. With representation from 100 cities from around the world, including 50 across the U.S., Art Wynwood will further distinguish the Wynwood Arts District as a leading cultural destination for acquiring contemporary art. A VIP Private Preview was held in celebration of the opening on Thursday, February 16, 2012.

“This is a very exciting time and opportunity for the Wynwood Arts District, as well as Miami, our organization, exhibitors and the international community of art collectors who vacation or call South Florida home during President’s Day Weekend,” said Nick Korniloff, Director and Partner of Art Wynwood. “Art Wynwood will further ignite the Wynwood Arts District urban revitalization by providing a high quality, standalone International Contemporary Art Fair that will garner international recognition for the district and deliver a positive economic impact for many years to come.”

Capturing the essence of what the Wynwood Arts District and the Miami Art scene have to offer is paramount. Notably, Tony Goldman, who has been a driving force in the evolution of the arts and warehouse district of Wynwood, will exhibit what he describes as “the flying murals of Wynwood” in the fair’s VIP Lounge. Under his guidance, six 8′ x 24′ murals by international artists, including a Retna work from the Janet and Tony Goldman Collection, an existing piece from How & Nosm, as well as new murals from DAZE, Aiko and Futura, will be installed. Goldman will also be an integral part of Art Wynwood’s soon-to-be-announced host committee, which will be comprised of industry leaders in the art, design and media worlds from Miami and beyond. He states, “We applaud the organizers of Art Wynwood for their decision to launch a new art fair in Miami next month. This is a wonderful example of how Miami – and specifically Wynwood – has evolved into a year round arts destination. I think I speak on behalf of the entire Wynwood community in welcoming and supporting Art Wynwood.”

The following galleries  confirmed for participation:
101/exhibit, Miami
532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York
ACA Galleries, New York
Aldo de Sousa Gallery,Buenos Aires
Alfredo Ginocchio Gallery, Mexico City
Arcature Fine Art, Palm Beach
Art Nouveau, Miami
Ascaso Gallery, Caracas
Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami
Black & White Gallery, New York
BlueLeaf Gallery, Dublin
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables
Contessa Gallery, Cleveland
Cynthia-Reeves, New York
David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
De Buck Gallery, New York
Dean Project, New York
Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York
Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami
Durban Segnini Gallery, Miami
Forum Gallery, New York
Galerie Leroyer, Montreal
Galerie Von Braunbehrens, Munich
HB-Abada/Ricart Gallery, Miami
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami
Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York
Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte
Juan Ruiz Galeria, Maracaibo
Kavachnina Contemporary, Miami
Lausberg Contemporary, Dusseldorf
Leslie Smith Gallery, Amsterdam
Magnan Metz Gallery, New York
Mark Borghi Fine Art, New York
Mike Weiss Gallery, New York
Mindy Solomon Gallery, ST. Petersburg
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
Now Contemporary Art, Miami
Olyvia Fine Art, London
Pace Prints, New York
Pan American Art Projects, Miami
PRIVEEKOLLEKTIE, Heusdenaan de Maas
Rudolf Budja Gallery LLC, Miami
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York
The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
Tresart, Coral Gables
Unix Fine Art, London
Villa Del Arte Galleries, Barcelona
Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami-Paris
Waterhouse & Dodd, London
Westwood Gallery, New York
Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam

Art Wynwood Sponsors and Partners:
Art Wynwood is generously supported by: JW Marriot Marquis Miami; Hotel Beaux Arts Miami; Turon Travel; Museo Vault; Kushner Moving Group; Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau; Miami Art Dealers Association; Wynwood Art Dealers Association; Goldman Properties; Lombardi Properties; The Miami Herald; Wynwood Walls; db Bistro; Joeys; Wynwood Kitchen and Bar; Bakehouse Art Center; Société Perrier; The Miami New Times and Midtown Miami.

About Art Miami, LLC:
Art Miami, LLC is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. Art Miami, LLC produces Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), Miami’s longest running contemporary show.

2012 national YoungArts winners from South Florida perform on stage at YoungArts Miami!

DATE: 02/23/12, Thursday
TIME: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Cinematic Arts, Photography and Visual Arts Exhibition Opening
LOCATION: ARTSEEN, 2215 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami
Light fair will be provided
Space is limited; kindly RSVP by Friday, February 17, 2012 to communication@youngarts.org (tickets not required)

DATE: 02/24/12 Friday
TIME: 6:00 pm
YoungArts Miami Performance*
LOCATION: Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
For tickets, visit The Colony’s box office in person or contact Ticketmaster.com / 800-745-3000
(For tickets reserved by phone or online, service fee applies.)

DATE: 02/26/2012, Sunday
TIME: 05:30 pm
YoungArts Miami Performance*
LOCATION: New World Center @ 500 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
For tickets, visit NWC’s box office in person (Monday-Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM), by phone at 305.673.3331 or visit http://www.newworldcenter.com/EventDetail.aspx?EID=571  (For tickets reserved by phone or online, service fee applies.)
http://www.youngarts.org

*These performances feature different groups of YoungArts winners , the best in the nation in cinematic arts, dance, jazz, music, photography, theater, visual arts, voice and writing.

For more information about YoungArts Miami, visit www.youngarts.org/young-arts-miami or contact info@youngarts.org / 305.377.1140.

Young Arts’ Regional Programs:
In an effort to offer the YoungArts experience to a greater number of deserving young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts, all YoungArts winners from the South Florida and Greater New York City area, are invited to participate in YoungArts Miami and YoungArts New York, respectively.

In addition to performance and exhibition opportunities, these young artists will enjoy the rare opportunity to take master classes and interdisciplinary workshops from world-renowned artists, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bill T. Jones, Roberto Juarez and other masters in a variety of artistic disciplines, and will perform and exhibit their works at cultural venues in Miami and New York City. The YoungArts Miami and YoungArts New York experiences are in addition to the recognition, monetary awards and college scholarship opportunities that all YoungArts winners receive, as well as continued support and artistic development afforded to them as YoungArts Alumni. YoungArts Miami and YoungArts New York are part of a plan to expand the YoungArts reach and impact through regional programs.

DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
TIME: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: Bal Harbour Shops - 9700 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour

Miami’s Independent Thinkers & The Awarehouse present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Art Basel 2011

Art Basel satellite fair dedicated to showcasing local artists announces selected artists for the 3rd edition event, December 1st – 4th, 2011 at The Awarehouse.

Kerry McLaney (305 Creative Group), Heather Read, Sara Read and Laraine Hart, in association with The Awarehouse, present Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASEL 2011, a collaborative multimedia art exhibition showcasing Miami’s premiere, emerging and young artists.

DATES: December 1st-4th, 2011
SCHEDULE: Thursday 4pm-8pm (VIP/PRESS), Friday 6pm-3am, Saturday 6pm-3am, Sunday, 12pm-5pm
WHERE: The Awarehouse - 550 NW 29th Street, Wynwood FL 33127
ENTRY:  $10. Free–VIP passes

www.MiamiThinkers.com

Twitter @TheAwarehouse @MiamiThinkers

The 4-day fair aims to feature local artists working across a range of media – painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, muralists, performance and new media artists. The fair will run from December 1-4, 2011 during Art Basel and will include, live music, DJs, performance art, fashion and gastronomic edibles by Ms. Cheezious.

Again this year, Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASIL 2011, a co-op farmers market featuring organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, body products, baby products, vegan treats, yoga, sustainable clothes, accessories and activities. Will also include eco-friendly designers and artists. In collaboration with 305Green & Arbodela Fest, full vendor list released soon.

Selected Artists Include: Alex Ibsen; Alex Trimino; Alexandra Snowden; Alfredo Perez; Ana Villarruel; Annette Mauricio; Anthony Humphreys; Ashley E. Craig; Barbara M de Varona; Betsy Gandy; Carla Fache; Caroline Geys; Carolyn Mendoza; Charis Kirchheimer; Clara Varas; Dan Walker; Danielle Campfield; David Gary; David Rosenbloom; Diana Maquire; Diana Rodriguez; Enrique Sendra Perez; Ernesto Kunde; Ernesto Montes; Felisa Prieto; George Goodridge; George Riveron; Gil Bitton; Gina Cunningham; Henry Ballate; Humberto M Vento; Ileana Tolibia; Isabelle Wilcynska; Jaime Ferreyros; JeanPaul Malozzi; Jeff Ryan; John DeFaro; John Pack; Juan “ERMAN” Gonzalez; Karen Starosta-Gilinski; Katia Danilova; Katya Neptune; Kayce Armstrong; Kim Yantis; Lisa Danker; Lori Nozick; Luis Arturo Mora; Maitejosune Urrechaga; Mark Diamond; Marlene Lopez; Mary Larsen; Mauricio Ferrazza; Mesa Gonzalez; Michael White; Mikelle A Moore; Milcho; Myra Wexler; Natalia Molina; Nicole Martinez; Phaedra Robinson; Ramon Branger; Ramon F. Bofill; Redinger-Libolt; Rod Deal; Rodrigo Arcaya; Ron Syllien; Ryan Hayoun; Sandra Caballero; Sean Murdock; Sean Sullivan; Shane M Maberry; Sophie Bonet; Sri Prabha; Stephanie Gonzalez; Tatiana Poveda; Ted VanCleave; Tiffany Smith; Xiomara Ponce; Zusel Escriba

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.

Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.

So who better to check in with than a fashionista on a schedule and stilettos to show off. Make sure you follow her on Twitter @AnnieCVazquez. She keeps her #artbasel tweets flowing.

Check out her links below:

Your Fashion Guide to Art Basel in Miami 2011

Art Basel socialites flock to Marni boutique in Miami’s Design District

Designer Mara Hoffman Makes Art Basel Debut

Fashion Must Have for Art Basel 2011: Artist Made Limited Edition Tshirts

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WHAT: Colossal Rose Bed To Bloom On South Beach
DATES: Sunday, Nov 27th – Sunday, Dec 4th
LOCATION: Sagamore - 1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
WEBSITE: www.sagamorehotel.com

Sagamore, The Art Hotel, Announces Will Ryman as Featured Artist for Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 In honor of the hotel’s 10th anniversary of the Annual Art Basel Brunch

Internationally acclaimed artist to install 65th Street Last seen in the U.S. in New York City

South Beach is coming up roses, literally, as Sagamore, The Art Hotel on Miami Beach, along with its owner, Martin Taplin, art collector and curator Cricket Taplin, and the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, announce Will Ryman’s 65th Street to be publicly installed on the hotel’s beachfront for Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. A towering sculpture with one bud reaching as high as 22 feet, the exhibit reflects Ryman’s flair for the dramatic and absurdly wonderful.

The dwarfing blossoms will spring up from steel stems on Sunday, November 27, and remain on display through Sunday, December 4, 2011. A fanciful and colorful display of flora blooming on white sand beach and set against the Atlantic’s perpetuity, the installation will enamor viewers with its larger-than-life landscape.

Offering a bug’s-eye-view of the world, 65th Street will feature four colossal pink and red buds, ranging from five to ten feet in diameter, with the tallest bud inhabited by a brass aphid and beetle. Ryman, familiar with non-traditional materials, utilizes stainless steel, yacht-grade fiberglass resin, automotive paint and brass to create sculptures designed to withstand the elements.

Will Ryman is the latest in a long list of distinguished artists to exhibit at the South Beach hotel. Since the inception of Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002 when the international art market incorporated the city of Miami as a prime art venue, Sagamore, The Art Hotel, has hosted celebrated artists from around the world including Massimo Vitali, Yoko Ono, Spencer Tunick, Olaf Breuning, Elliot Erwitt and Roxy Paine, among others.

“Will Ryman is one of the most important artists of our time; his art will make history and we are extremely fortunate to celebrate his amazing talent at the Sagamore,” says Cricket Taplin.

This year Sagamore, The Art Hotel, will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Annual Art Basel Brunch. One of the most sought-after Art Basel events – which commenced in 2001 despite the events of 9/11 canceling the launch of Art Basel Miami Beach– the hotel partners with six local museums including the Bass Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Art at FIU, the Wolfsonian-FIU and Lincoln Center in New York City.

“It is a privilege and an honor to have Will as the featured artist of our 10th anniversary,” continues Taplin. “My husband and I began collecting his work in 2006; we have followed his career since and are constantly impressed with his larger-than-life concepts and ideas. He takes everyday objects that are often overlooked, blows them up and places them center stage, reminding you, literally, to ‘take time to smell the roses.’”

A native New Yorker, Will Ryman is internationally known for his large-scale figurative sculptures based on urban scenes and oversized flora. His work steadily incorporates a range of materials including plaster, fiberglass, stainless steel, paper machê, magic sculpt, brass, copper tubing, and cast aluminum. A writer turned artist, Ryman’s work is heavily influenced by the works of absurdist playwrights and philosophers.