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SOLO ART MIAMI PRESENTED BY MEDICA HEALTHCARE PLANS SEEKS ARTISTS

The inaugural SOLO Art Miami art fair, presented by Medica HealthCare Plans, which will be held November 19-21, at the Miami Airport Convention Center, is now inviting artists to apply for participation in this year’s event.

The deadline for artists to apply is September 15. Individual artists and galleries may submit their work in the following mediums clay, watercolor, sculpture, painting, photography, jewelry and metalwork, fiber, mixed media, print making and drawing, glass and wood.

Artists must submit a CD ROM with 5 JPEG images of the work to be presented attached with their application and artist curriculum vitae or a total of five (5) 4” X 6” photographs highlighting their work. Four images must represent the type of work which will be displayed and sold. The fifth image must show the booth display with work visible. If a booth image is not available, then a grouping of works representative of the works to be exhibited at the show may be submitted. A booth image is required for the application to be judged.

“The artist community has embraced our concept of presenting an art fair that highlights the work of the independent artist,” said Gilda Sacasas, executive director of SOLO Art Miami and herself a noted local contemporary artist. “We feel the timing of SOLO Art Miami just before the holidays will undoubtedly motivate buyers and collectors to attend.”

Artists can visit the SOLO Art Miami web site at www.SOLOartmiami.com to obtain an application.

SOLO Art Miami, presented by Medica HealthCare Plans, is being organized by SOLO Art Group, LLC. Gilda Sacasas, the group’s executive director, was one of the founders of Carnaval on the Mile, a three-day event with 100 participating artists and an attendance estimated at 200,000. For information on SOLO Art Miami, contact Patricia Leon at (305) 349-4374.

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Hey Everyone!

So, as you know, we got a booth at the big Fall for the Arts shindig at the Adrienne Arsht Center on September 12th. Now, we have the opportunity to showcase a few artists there! If you would like your art to be seen in front of the thousands of patrons there, please send an email right away to: art@lifeisartfest.org.

GUIDELINES:
* One (1) piece per artist.
* Art must be equal to or smaller than 24×36.
* All art must be mounted and ready to hang (wire on the back, etc).
* Art must be accompanied by an information sheet with the artist’s name, work name, and website printed in large type. A bio sheet may also be included.
* Art must be dropped off during setup on the morning of September 12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
* Art may be picked up after the event at the same location.
* Bring business cards, flyers, and other promotional material!

Also, if you are a performer: singer, musician, poet, dancer, etc, we do have space in the booth for small performances. There will be no amplification, but we do have a jambox, if you need music.

DISCLAIMER:
Life Is Art, Adrienne Arsht Center and Fall for the Arts are not responsible for loss or damages.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Send the following information to art@lifeisartfest.org
1) Your name:
2) Your phone #:
3) Your email address:
4) Your website:
5) Short description of your work:

By sending your application, you acknowledge and accept the above guidelines.

You have probably seen the signs all over Miami for this cool event, so you know it is going to be good! This is a great opportunity to get your work out in front of a lot of people.

We also would like to ask for one piece of art donated for a door prize we are going to do. This will help us build our email list so that we can bring more people to our events. If you would like to donate a piece, please let me know. You do NOT need to donate to participate. The piece chosen will be featured on our e-flyer.

I hope to see everyone there!

Sincerely,
James Echols
Life Is Art, Inc.

River Of Art

Wednesday, September 1, 6:30pm
party, art, music, fashion, performance and more!
showcase, networker, fundraiser
TEXT BLEUMOON TO 41513 and GET A FREE DRINK
NO COVER
Bleu Moon is donating a portion of the sales to Life Is Art.

Bleu Moon Resto-Lounge
1717 N. Bayshore Drive, 2nd Floor
Inside the Doubletree Grand Hotel
just a few blocks from downtown
Behind the Omni Complex
Just a few blocks east of the Adrienne Arsht Center
Google Map It!
reservations : 786-275-4051

BE GREEN! Take the Metromover to the Omni Station
valet parking: $5.50 for 2.5hrs (must get validated at the bar)
plenty of metered street parking

Musical Arts by Macarldie

Visual Arts by Greg Pitts and Pauline Bonilla

Dance Performance by Myka

Life Is Art is proud to bring you another great showcase in our weekly River Of Art series. As always, we invite you to enjoy a wonderful evening of art and music. There is never a cover and we never ask for donations. Bleu Moon donates a portion of the sales to Life Is Art to help us fund our other programs. We are building towards a bigger art fair and this makes a big difference. Hopefully you can make it this week and have a good time while supporting the arts.

MACARLDIE
www.Macarldie.com
Macarldie performs live on Piano and Vocals. His vocal stylings are a fusion of Jazz, Caribbean and Pop blended with a touch of Rap and Poetry. He has fused the sounds of all the music he enjoys into a coherent sound.His fans call it Caribbean Jazz. He has been performing locally and internationally with his Band “Macarldie and the Jazz Allstars”.

GREG PITTS
www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/greg-pitts.html
Born to a single parent family, Greg Pitts started out life at a disadvantage. Growing up without a father figure made life less than ideal. He did not meet his father until the age of 12. As a young teen, he exhibited artistic capabilities, however the lack of understanding and from his family lead to discouragement. He continued to strive to express himself artistically. He purchased his first camera on lay-a-way from a camera store in his hometown of Lima, Ohio.
His artistic eye and fashion sense while a senior in high school lead to him was offered admission to a prestigious fashion design school, but because of stereotypical attitudes, students at school would call him a nerd and at home no one would assist him in the application process, stating that that kind of stuff is for sissies. Discouraged, he graduated without any formal plans. Later, he joined the Army in order to provide for his soon to be born son.
Despite a difficult start in life, he continued to express his artistic side.
Greg Pitts abstract artwork has been compared to that of abstract impressionist artist Jackson Pollock. He was the featured artist of the month for February 2009 with Elements of Art and has been exhibited at Etra Fine Art Gallery and Ornare both in Miami, FL.

PAULINE BONILLA
www.flickr.com/photos/donttouchmapeyote
I am currently a student at Miami Dade College in the process of getting my A.A in Fine Arts to then transfer to USF St. Petersburg Graphic Design School. I also work in Miami Dade College’s Visual Resource Center as an assistant to the Art Director; a Fine Arts library setting for students to learn Art from Prehistory to Contemporary and engage in Art exploration through digital media and slides.
My passion for Photography began early in High School and since then I discovered ways to express myself with others through Art. I want to show the audience what I see, that’s all, think of it as an invitation to my world.

MYKA
I have been dancing for 10 years at local events and social parties. My dance bellydancing Egyptian style. I have participated in the National Night Out Police events in 2008 and 2007, City of North Miami Thanksgiving Parade, Calle Ocho events and many other local socials.

Also, there was a special fundraiser for Citizen Gulf by Social Media Club South Florida.

Thanks everyone for coming out and supporting Life Is Art, Soul of Miami, and Social Media Club of South Florida.

More Info Coming Soon

More info coming soon.

Talmage Thornhill has been involved in the fine arts since childhood. Years of her life were dedicated to the study of professional dance and performance. She holds her B.F.A from Florida State University, where she danced under famous ballerina Suzanne Farrell and dozens of other accomplished performers and instructors.

After moving to Miami from her home town of Chapel Hill, NC, Talmage danced for a professional ballet company before refocusing her energy on youth development in the non-profit sector. Talmage brings to the table an artistic eye and a keen business sense that was cultivated in part during her professional career at the City of Miami Beach. Her lifetime love of visual arts has fueled her recent choice to join the Life Is Art team.