If you email, you’ve most likely seen Julian Beever’s amazing optical-defying sidewalk chalk illustrations that have been circulating on the Internet since 2004. The fascinating art projection is called “anamorphosis”. Beever’s colorful drawings appear to defy the laws of perspective by appearing to be three dimensional (http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm).
Why would such a talented artist prefer using the [...]

Everyone in Broward County is invited to the exhibition, Natural Forces: Broward County Public Art & Design, which will run from March 4 – April 24, 2010 at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, March 4, from 6:00 – [...]

[ March 10, 2010 to March 14, 2010. ] Journey with fascination into the depths of a city that ignites with light, color and flights of fancy when Cirque Dreams Illumination brightens up Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, March 10 -14. Tickets on sale now.

Filled with imagination, suspense and theatrical innovation, Cirque Dreams Illumination turns the everyday ordinary…into [...]

The City of Tamarac invites the public to join the Mayor and Commission for the official dedication of “Under the Shadow of a Big Tree”, by Ilan Averbuch, at Tephford Park (10003 Southgate Boulevard). The dedication will take place on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
Mr. Averbuch is a world-renowned New York based sculptor [...]

[ February 15, 2010; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] BOCA RATON, FL (January 26, 2010) – Astrology, tarot, numerology hand-writing analysis, Reiki and messages from “the other side” – all are yours to discover at the Intuitive Arts Festival presented by the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC’s Sandler Center on February 15, 2010.

From 11:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m., this fun-filled and enlightening day features free [...]

[ February 4, 2010 to February 7, 2010. ] The circus has arrived in Pembroke Pines, but there are no elephants, no lions and no tigers under this Big Top. There will be plenty of oohs and ahhs and screams of delight, as performers from Cirquesa-DreamQuest dazzle the audience with daredevil acts, magic and more.

Cirquesa-DreamQuest will be coming to Pembroke Pines on Friday, January [...]

[ March 6, 2010 to May 2, 2010. ] “Impressions of Florida,” the annual juried art exhibition and fundraiser to benefit the public programs of Bonnet House will have a special opening event March 6, at 6 p.m. at Bonnet House. Guests will be treated to our signature Bonnet House Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres, preview the exhibition, and partake in an edible art competition [...]

[ January 6, 2010 to February 23, 2010. ] The second annual art exhibit “Doing Business As…Artist Entrepreneurs” (D.B.A. 2010) will feature seven Broward County Residents and “Artist As An Entrepreneur Institute” (AEI) Alumni: Katherine K. Allen, Jeff Breed, Olga Dziembowska, Liliana Gerardi, Alan Isely, Rachel Piering and Jami Nix Rahn.  Featured also are three honorary exhibiting artists: Virginia Fifield, Jacklyn Laflamme and LeeAnna [...]

The University Galleries in Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will host the annual “Art with a Heart” exhibition featuring visual art from the students of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County. This year’s exhibition is part of a national competition and will be presented in FAU’s Ritter [...]

[ January 30, 2010 to January 31, 2010. ] Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University has invited artists from around the world to participate in the National Art Festival, one of South Florida’s most prestigious art shows. The event will be held Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31, 2010 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The 2009 National Art Festival was a huge [...]

Luna Bella Gallery in partnership with RC Creative Design is a new adventure in the world of art featuring design services and accents that are suitable for both home and office. Ramon Carrillo of Luna Bella Gallery signed a lease for the 1,200 square foot storefront at 2015 Harrison Street in October. Pablo [...]

[ December 17, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Select paintings featured in the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell exhibition will “come to life” during the Night at the Museum event. Actors from the Inside Out Theatre Company and Nova Southeastern University students will be in character to re-create scenes from Norman Rockwell paintings. The actors, [...]

[ November 14, 2009 to February 7, 2010. ] Voices from the past capture you as you meander through the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Museum of Art—Fort Lauderdale.

As a journalist, exploring Rockwell’s art, predominantly for The Saturday Evening Post, was a reminder of when print dominated the information market and it was the art of a cover that drew the reader in. In [...]

Remember the beloved Holiday pop-up books of your childhood? Remember how with each turn of the page a world of three-dimensional beauty would fill your eyes with warmth, color and delight?
Share that experience again with your children or grandchildren for FREE with paid Museum admission on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 2 pm at the [...]

[ January 23, 2010; February 27, 2010; March 27, 2010; ]

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens will be offering four orchid classes beginning in January from 10am – 12pm. Orchid supplies will be available for purchase at all classes and a tour of the orchid greenhouse, lathe house and display house will be given at the end of each class.

Orchid Class Schedule and Description:

January 23 [...]

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens begins its 2009 Lecture Series Monday, November 9th with an evening lecture from 7pm – 8:30pm. The first of four lectures is titled “Dining Out 2000 Years Ago” with Michelle Williams, Ph.D., RPA, Director, Southeast Region, Florida Public Archaeology Network at FAU. This lecture will explore the various plants [...]

following is the calendar of art events for the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center (www.levisjcc.org) for the 2009-2010 season. The JCC is located at 9801 Donna Klein Blvd., Boca.
19th Annual Book & Author Luncheon
WHAT:              Two best-selling authors will discuss their works of literature.  Attending this year will be Jeffrey Zaslow (author of “The [...]

[ November 9, 2009; 7:01 pm; January 4, 2010; 10:00 am; February 8, 2010; 7:00 pm; March 8, 2010; 10:00 am; ] Bonnet House Museum & Gardens begins its 2009 Lecture Series Monday, November 9th with an evening lecture from 7pm – 8:30pm. The first of four lectures is titled “Dining Out 2000 Years Ago” with Michelle Williams, Ph.D., RPA, Director, Southeast Region, Florida Public Archaeology Network at FAU. This lecture will explore the various plants utilized [...]

[ October 15, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] WHAT:

The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, continues its FREE Third Thursday monthly event series with a special screening of “Play The Game” the 2008 Winner of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival’s Audience Award.

The 105 minute film features a cast of Andy Griffith, Paul Campbell, Doris Roberts, Marla Sokoloff, Liz [...]

[ January 20, 2010; 6:00 am; ] [caption id="attachment_3212" align="alignright" width="300" caption="M.C. ESCHER (Dutch, 1898-1972), Fish Vignette, 1954, woodcut, 3 x 3 ½ inches. Boca Raton Museum of Art Permanent Collection1999.228. Gift of The Walker Collection. ALL M. C. ESCHER'S WORKS AND TEXT ©, THE M. C. ESCHER COMPANY, BAARN, THE NETHERLANDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. M. C. ESCHER ® IS A REGISTERED [...]

As a result of the budget crunch, Broward commissioners are slashing the art budgets for new construction projects.  Previously, commissioners had approved setting aside two percent of all construction budgets to include art projects, integrated and free-standing, but a tighter budget has the commission asking the county attorney to amend the ordinance to allow commissioners [...]

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens is offering two four-week Calligraphy workshops this season.  The first workshop begins Tuesday, October 20 and runs every Tuesday through November 10 from 9:30 – 11:00am.  The second workshop begins Tuesday, April 6 and runs through April 27 with the same hours.
Anthony Pastucci, the class instructor, has been teaching calligraphy [...]

Local film expert Rachel Galvin has become immersed in the film industry over the last 13 years as not only an actress, but also a producer, director, casting director, talent manager and more. In her new 184-page guidebook “Basics of the Biz: A Holistic Approach to Becoming an Actor,” she shares her experiences.
Although her family [...]

The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, teamed up with exclusive European-style nightclub Gryphon, located in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, to present a late night art party  celebrating the artists and collectors featured in the Museum’s current internationally, critically-acclaimed exhibition With You I Want to Live. Images of the [...]

[ October 1, 2009 7:30 pm to October 4, 2009 4:00 pm. ] WHO 

Seraphic Fire, South Florida’s professional choral ensemble, returns for its Eighth Season with 41 concerts performed at venues in Miami-Dade and Broward County. The season begins with The Musical Da Vinci Code: A Musician, A Message And A Pope.

WHAT
The 16th Century Papal Chapel was a place of mystery and intrigue. Composers throughout time have hidden secret numerical or [...]