Origami Family Day – with Famed Origami Artists Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander + Ronin Taiko Drummers
Saturday, March 23 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (last entry 3:00 pm)
Activities FREE with Garden admission.
Registration is highly recommended for 1pm lecture with Michael La Fosse and Richard Alexander as seating is limited.
Join us in celebrating Japanese culture and the ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN exhibit during this activities-packed Family Day featuring artists, authors, and origami superstars, Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander who collaborated on the exhibit. Michael and Richard will be on hand all day; signing some of their many origami books, teaching how to fold original butterfly designs, and helping you perfect your paper airplane folding techniques! Plus Taiko drummers, snack vendors, and bubbles!
9:00 am – 10:30 am | Book Signing & Butterfly Folding in the Pavilion behind the Gift Shop
Michael and Richard will sign books and demonstrate how to fold their original butterfly design. Guests are encouraged to try their hand at folding their own butterflies by following simple written instructions.
10:45 am – 11:45 am | Paper Airplane Folding & Flying on the Great Lawn
Richard and Michael will teach visitors how to fold one of their best-flying paper planes, and will allow those who would prefer to fold their favorite plane to show off. Folders will get to use a motorized plane launcher to try out their designs. Michael will teach participants how to make their own simple plane launcher with a rubber band.
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Taiko Drums by Ronin Taiko
Ronin Taiko is a Fort Lauderdale-based Japanese Drum Troupe that practices and performs the art of Taiko. Through powerful sounds, energetic movements, and the use of theatrics, Ronin Taiko has developed a unique passionate dedication to the traditions of Taiko drumming and performance.
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander present “Hand Papermaking & Origami Art: From Botany to Bronze” in Exhibit Hall A
Michael and Richard will present an overview of Origamido Studio’s work in origami and papermaking through the years, including their recent collaboration of ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN at Mounts with Kevin and Jennifer Box. Michael coined the term “Origamido,” featuring the Japanese “do” suffix to reflect origami’s potential as a worthwhile lifelong pursuit (“study,” “journey,” “path,” or “way”). Michael and Richard are perhaps the first and only origami artists who make their own custom papers for each new piece. Come find out all the fascinating aspects of this art form, what inspires them for each project, what materials they chose, and why origami appeals to the artist in us all.
Registration is highly recommended for 1pm lecture with Michael La Fosse and Richard Alexander as seating is limited.
Public Art Survey | City of Boca Raton
Public Art Division
GARDENSART presents a Solo Exhibition of Cynthia Maronet’s Paintings, Drawings and HD ChromaLuxe Prints on Metal Panels
The artist translates her intuitive language of color, light, shape, harmony and space into a new series of coastal paintings, pencil drawings plus six HD ChromaLuxe prints that open a window onto tropical landscapes.
EXHIBITION DATES
January 25 to April 30, 2024
Open Seven Days a week from Dawn to Dusk
SANDHILL CRANE GOLF CLUBHOUSE
9500 Sandhill Crane Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412
OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, March 10, 2024
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
WALK THE EXHIBITION WITH CYNTHIA MARONET
Wednesdays at 1:00 pm on:
January 31, February 28, March 27, and April 24
Discussion will follow on site at DANCING CRANE RESTAURANT.
Open Daily to the Public for Brunch, Lunch, Dinner and Happy Hour
561.630.1172
Exhibition URL: https://www.pbgfl.com/276/GardensArt
Featured image: “C’mon…Let’s Go Shelling.” It’s 30” x 30” Oil on Canvas.
The BlackLuxe Picnic is a unique food, beverage, and music festival celebrating the excellence of the black culture in a luxury picnic setting. Founded in 2022, this event was created to bring the African American community together to celebrate peace, love, and unite during black history month.
BlackLuxe Picnic Festival features various DJs, a live performance from RnB sensation Bobby V, live bands, stilt walkers, food trucks serving authentic cuisines and tasty drinks, bright and colorful photo installations and décor used for vibrant and beautiful photo opportunities.
Dress to impress and bring your own food, picnic baskets, picnic tables, picnic blankets and more to curate your own unique picnic experience.
Join us for a night of fun and art with artists, Laurent Dareau, Christine Ellinghausen and Francisco del Rio. Original paintings, mixed media and sculptures @artwithdna @franciscodelriorodriguez
February 16,17 and 18 from 5pm to 8pm.
Francisco del Rio , ART WITH DNA Gallery, 5212 S Dixie Hwy. West Palm Beach, 33405
Bring your own materials and set up in the figure studio as the nude model moves through different poses. This is a self-guided session!
Established in 2007, Festival of the Arts BOCA was designed to promote the cultural arts and to enrich the quality of life of the residents of Boca Raton, North Broward and Palm Beach County.
Experience the 18th Annual Festival of the Arts at Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton, from March 1-10. This cultural extravaganza features sought-after classical and contemporary performers, award-winning authors, speakers, cirque performances, and film screenings, making it a testament to The Palm Beaches as Florida’s Cultural Capital.
Visit the link below to view the full schedule.
The Wellington Art Society (WAS) is pleased to announce their latest art exhibition- “Harmony” currently on display through April 19, 2024. The exhibition, made possible through the generous support of Dr. Vincent Apicella, CEO of Premier Family Health, is located in the beautiful medical center of Premier Family Health, at 1037 S State Rd 7, Suite 211, Wellington, FL. Original artworks featuring many mediums and techniques focused on well-being may be seen daily by the public in the common areas from 9am -5 pm; additional exhibition artworks are featured in offices and exam rooms. All artworks are for sale with a portion of proceeds benefitting the WAS Scholarship and Outreach Programs.
Please email your request to purchase or for more info to: presidentofwas@gmail.com
Featured Wellington Art Society Member Artists are:
Heather Bergstrom ⋅ Lisa Campbell ⋅ Kimberly Clark ⋅ Kim DiGiacomo ⋅
Cynthia George ⋅ Jan Gmitter ⋅ Marcia Greene ⋅ Lou Ann LaBohn ⋅
Joe Marcou ⋅ Ali Mendoza ⋅ Charles Moses ⋅ Sue Oakes ⋅ Leslie Pfeiffer
Marion Roberts ⋅ Raymonde Talleyrand ⋅ Eve Troncone ⋅ Andrea Vossen ⋅ Elaine Weber ⋅
For more artist information and to take a visual tour visit: WAS You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@wellingtonartsociety6023
Pictured artwork: Aqua Vista by Susan Oakes
Originally from Mississippi, Reuben Aldridge Hale, Jr. (1927-2018) was a versatile artist whose work was exceptionally broad in scope, from portraiture, figurative, abstract, optical and more. Much of his later work explored his enduring fascination with the changing role of women in the 20th Century, capturing their strength, resilience, and inherent beauty. After high school and then serving in World War II, he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he developed a strong background in classical art. He later went on to study abstract expressionist painting with Hans Hofmann and Paul Burlin, and sculpture with David Slivka and Reuben Nakian. Hale earned his Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University, and in 1961 accepted a position as an art instructor at Palm Beach Junior College (now Palm Beach State College), where he went on to serve as the college’s Chairman of Fine Arts and later Chairman of Humanities.
“He never stopped making art,” daughter Irma Hale often says, as is evident by the art-filled family home where the artist lived for his last 49 years. After Hale’s passing in 2018, she co-founded a nonprofit, The Artwork of Reuben Hale, Inc. in 2019, to share and celebrate Reuben Hale’s legacy as an artist, educator and civic leader. Towards that end they have begun offering private docent-led tours of the home, artwork and sculpture garden by appointment. “The home,” she says, “is as much a piece of art as anything else he did.”
Call (561) 833-6522 or email artwork@reubenhale.com to schedule a tour. Admission is $25 per person, payable at the door (via check, cash, credit card or PayPal).
Located in the historic El Cid neighborhood of West Palm Beach, tours begin on the front porch at 2715 S Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach FL, 33405, and typically take 1.5 hours.
Reuben Hale’s home is in a residential neighborhood. Please park in the driveway if there is space to park not blocking the sidewalk. Alternately there is often parking on a side street such as Almeria Rd (between S Dixie Hwy and S Olive Ave) or Belmonte Rd (between S Olive Ave and S Flagler Dr).
Over 600 artists use the pavement as canvas to transform downtown Lake Worth Beach into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions. The tradition of street painting traced back to 16th century italy when itinerant artists would use their chalks to transform pavement into a makeshift canvas, street painting has retained its appeal through the centuries. As in ages past, crowds gather to watch as fine works of art emerge. The “paintings” last only until the next rain, but the lively spirit and accessibility of the exhibition captivates audiences and inspires lasting memories