Received this from our friends at Gallery 101 up in Ft Lauderdale. A very nice gallery and a fun theme.
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OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS – MAY 2010 SHOW – MASQUERADE
Curator & Founder of the Urban Individualists has an open call to artists of all 2D and 3D mediums. Title and Theme of show is Masquerade, show will take place in May 2010 at The Gallery 101 in Fort Lauderdale.
“Masquerade” Artworks will showcase masks depicting an artistic rendition of the “Carnival, Ceremonial, Spiritual and Traditional including masks people put on each day as a disguise or a false outward show. The exhibit is sure to be an original and uniquely vibrant and colorful show. It will represent masks of many sorts and some will be of the “unexpected an expected” “traditional and non-traditional”.
A Mask is a form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks. As cultural objects they have been used throughout the world in all periods since the Stone Age and have been as varied in appearance as in their use and symbolism.
The opening reception will be a “masked gathering” a “masquerade ball” multimedia art reception.
Fee: $25 US non-refundable for up to 1 image submission and $10 each image thereafter up to a total of 3 images. Works will be juried by The Gallery 101 and The Urban Individualists. Please submit image for review in jpeg only via email size to Helene Ruiz the Founder of The Urban Individualists at ruizhelene@aol.com. Submissions will not be reviewed without fee which is payable via PayPal to: donations@theurbanindividualists.org be sure to subject your payments “fee for submission “masquerade”
There will be a first prize winner of $100.00 and 2nd prize winner of $50.00.
The deadline for submissions is April 2nd, 2010. You will be contacted with via email notifying you if your work has been accepted into the show.
About Us:
This artist collective was born from the vision of Helene Ruiz, an artist who resides and works out of her apartment in the Bronx, NY. Her vision is to assemble a group of artists, both visual and performing, into a collective body.
This group represents a multicultural network of collaborating individualists cohesively working as a unit. Ms. Ruiz has worked long hours to link her dream to the aspirations of others.
The Urban Individualists believe that we can make an impact in art as a collective body, separated only by our distinct styles. We have a voice that needs to be heard.
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The Gallery 101
3042 North Federal Hwy
Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale Fl 33306
954-882-1861
presents
“MASQUERADE”: A Multi-Media Arts Event and Masquerade Ball!
Opening reception and “masked gathering”
SATURDAY MAY 22nd, 2010 From 7-10 PM
for those who may want to purchase a mask for this event, there will be a limited amount of masks available for sale at the door
Refreshments
This exhibit will include masks and other art works by artists responding to symbolic and concrete uses of masks related to carnival, ceremonial, spiritual, and other societal appearances of “masking”. The exhibition will examine the mask as a wearable work of art, as a means of hiding or changing the identity of a person, as a protective device, literal and metaphoric meanings of”masking” in contemporary culture.
Historically, mask-makers have shown great resourcefulness in selecting and combining a wide array of materials. Artists in this exhibition also incorporate familiar and unexpected materials in their works.
Poetry by Mia Roman-Hernandez
A Special Live ‘MASKED”performance by Jean Minuchin from 8:30 pm till 8:45pm
BE SURE TO BE HERE FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL TREAT!!
EXHIBIT WILL INCLUDE WORKS BY THE FOLLOWING FEATURED ARTISTS;
Lily Fernandez, Adam White, Virginia Metayer, Elisabeta Hermann, Helene Ruiz, Sergio Cervantes, Joseph Intini, Lynnette Shelley, Mia Roman-Hernandez, kUrban, Janet Villasmil, Wahala Temi, Tammy Mae Moon, Patricia Ariel, Melissa Shawn Griffin, Jennifer Geiss, Damien Venditti, Rishona Cann, Judy Polstra, Jim Hammond, Jean Minuchin, Ellen Schefler and Nadya of Dream Pieces and Outrageous Wear
this is a special event curated by Helene Ruiz, founder of The Urban Individualists in collaboration with Adam White, of The Gallery 101..this exhibit ends june 5th, 2010
GALLERY 101 HAS MOVED TO THE FAT ARTS DISTRICT!
THIS EVENT AND ALL FUTURE EVENTS WILL NOW BE
GALLERY 101
501 N ANDREWS AVE
FT LAUDERDALE FL 33301