STUDENT SHOW OPENS OCTOBER 21, 2010

The Palm Beach State College Student Show opens this Thursday and runs through December 9th at the Jan and Gary Dario Gallery at the Lake Worth Campus. The Opening is October 21 from 5 to 7 pm.

Come see the work created by our incredibly talented students

Discover Local Artists: Steve Konopacki

(The original article appears at pbpulse.com)

The exhibit, Inner Space – large scale paintings by Steve Konopacki, runs through October 7 at the Jan and Gary Dario Gallery, HU Bldg., Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth campus.

Wellington resident Steve Konopacki teaches college composition at Palm Beach State College, where his classes integrate the techniques of the formal writer with those of the word-painter.

His abstracts are hard to categorize, since he aims for his viewers to go beyond their rational search for meaning and explore the place within themselves that is without language, where color and relationships work together.

“I invite the viewer into the world where thought has passed from thinking, by capturing the latent silence found in the space between hard-edged shapes and scale,” he said. ” The interpreting mind passes from language-based semantic identification (what does it mean?) towards a stillness…towards still ‘life.’

“In the movement from recognizable shapes into the surrounding silence, the constantly churning mind —the mind that demands meaning from all things — calms down and accepts the shape as a shape, not what it should become.”

Palm Beach State College is at 4200 S. Congress Avenue, Lake Worth. Gallery Hours are 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, contact Kristin Miller Hopkins at (561) 868-3909.

Featured Art Faculty: Professor Miroslav Antic

As you make your way through the lobby of the Humanities Building you will notice a large painting on display by Professor Miroslav Antic.

Originally from Yugoslavia, Prof. Antic has been a professional painter and educator for 30 years.He has taught art at the School of theMuseum of Fine Arts in Boston and was the former Department Chair at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach.Prof. Antic has exhibited his paintings in over 60 shows nationwide,including the Boca Raton Museum of Art, The Drawing Center, NY, Institute of contemporary Art in Boston, New Orleans Museum ofArt, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado and the Kidder Smith Gallery in Boston. He has been the recipient of over 25 artistic achievement awards including awards from the NEA, New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the Florida Individual Fellowship in the Visual Arts.

Professor Antic teaches Life Drawing and Figure Painting. Artwork displayed:“Untitled (Fishing Outing)”2006Oil on canvas70” x 84".

The Sketchbook Project

A friend sent me a link for the The Sketchbook Project 2011 tour and here is a link to a video on CNN. It's sort of like a concert tour but for sketchbooks. Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country. If you are interested check out this link

More Urban Art- Ben Eine

I wanted to add another urban art image. This piece is by Eine and is located 1 block away from SDC Gallery on Rivington Street in London.
As an artist and graphic designer I appreciate artists who use type artistically. If you visit Eine's web site you will see he sells reproductions of his artwork.

Are you an artist or designer and do you want to sell your art? Do you have a web site? If you don't you should take a course in web design at Palm Beach State College.

Urban Art

If you are a Palm Beach State Art Dept., Lake Worth fan on facebook you might have seen the recent post on Street Art in London.

Most my students know that I am here in London for an art exhibition at SDC Gallery. Today I walked around the East End of London (near Brick Lane) looking for Urban or Street Art. Here is a piece you might enjoy. It is actually carved into the side of the building. The white is the surface of the wall and the colored parts are carved away revealing the stone below.

If urban art is your thing (because I definitely love it) you may be interested in one of my favorite books London Street Art Anthology.

And remember to respect the property of others, you can make urban art inspired art on canvas. Afterall, if it is good enough for Banksy it's good enough for you.
Hope you enjoy the art.

Graphic Design Student Designs New College Web Site

The Palm Beach State Graphic Design Department is very proud to announce one of our talented students, Danielle Mitchell designed the layout and navigation system for the new Palm Beach State College website.

Danielle enrolled in the Graphic Design Intern course GRA 2940 and was placed in the College's Marketing Department where she earned 3 credits and real world experience. She will Graduate in May with an Associate in Graphic Design, Associates in Arts & a Web Design Certificate with a 3.75 GPA. She is on both the President's & Dean's List and serves as a PTK Officer of 2008-2009 School Year (Vice President of Finances).

This fall Danielle will transfer to a 4 year school to earn her BA and then Masters degree. We are very proud of Danielle's accomplishments and wish her continued success!

Palm Beach Craft Show

The Palm Beach Fine Craft Show is this weekend: March 5, 6, & 7th 2010 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The 7th annual Palm Beach Fine Craft Show brings more than 100 of the nation's most distinguished craft artists to the heart of West Palm Beach. Visit their web site for a coupon for discounted admission.

Lake Worth Graphic Design Student Sarah Nastri Exhibition: Broken Landscapes

After completing high school, Sarah Nastri began her college education at Palm Beach State. Moving to Los Angeles she expanded her art experience and education until she eventually moved back to Florida to finish her degree at The University of Central Florida, graduating with a BFA specializing in printmaking. Sarah is now continuing her education at Palm Beach State, taking courses in web design classes.

When asked about her work, Sarah states:
"art and creativity are an important part of who I am. I love the challenge in finding new and exciting materials and techniques to add to the diversity of my portfolio. My art has always been a personal experience. I feel a close relationship to my pieces as they develop.

Family is a strong inspiration and consistent theme throughout my developing work. I combine landscape and architecture to portray surreal spaces. The use of imagery from new and old family photographs is incorporated through the use of various media to create balanced compositions.

My use of overlapping images and color create compelling pieces that manly focus on the aesthetics of printmaking. Working with color and creating texture brings the flat surfaces alive."

Sarah's solo exhibition Broken Landscapes is a collection of prints, mixed media and wall sculpture at The Eissey Campus Theatre, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. February 24th- April 6th.

Careers in Art Panel Discussion

Are you interested in a career in the arts? Join us at the Palm Beach Gardens Campus for a panel discussion on art careers. Guest speakers are:

• Laura Ledford, Senior Graphic Designer,The Boner Group
• Brianna Anderson-Guthrie, Curatorial; Assistant, Norton Museum of Art
• Dorrie Koller, Painter and Art; Consultant, Studio E
• Konrad Kwok, Director of Design/Architect, Song & Associates
• Cara McKinley, Ceramic Studio Mgr & Instructor, Lighthouse Center the Arts



Thursday, February 25, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
SC-127 (BioScience Complex)
Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach Gardens campus
Free - No Registration Required
~ Refreshments ~
For more information, call 561-207-5350
www.PalmBeachState.edu/career.xml

Twice Upon A Time

The opening reception of Twice Upon a Time, is tomorrow night at the Eissey Campus of Palm Beach State College. The show runs from February 16th - March 26th, 2010. The opening is from 5-8pm. We hope to see you there.

Lake Worth Street Painting Festival

Just a reminder that the 16th Annual Street Painting Festival is Saturday and Sunday February 20-21 from 10 am to 6 pm in downtown Lake Worth. According the the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce they boast the largest street painting festival in the country with over 400 artists participating. The 2-day event transforms the downtown streets of Lake Worth with more than 200 street paintings. Palm Beach State always has several students participating, so make plans to be there.

For more information visit their website.

Opening Reception: The Highwaymen at Lake Worth Campus

In Celebration of Black History Month The Division of Humanities Presents a Selection of Paintings from the Florida Highwaymen. The following excerpt was taken from the Highwaymen Paintings website and provides a brief synopsis of the work.

"During the early 1950’s through the 1980’s a group of twenty-six African-American artists known as the "Florida Highwaymen" used vivid and bright colors to display the beautiful untouched Florida landscape.

The Florida Highwaymen painted wind-bent palm trees, serene sunsets, churning oceans and bright red Poinciana trees. They painted from their garages and back yards on inexpensive Upson board and then on the weekends they would travel and sell their Highwaymen paintings to hotels, offices, businesses and individuals who appreciated the artwork for around $25 a piece.

Collecting Florida Highwaymen art has become an exciting, but often expensive, hobby. The market for an original work of art by a Florida Highwayman can easily bring $5,000 or more. Some of the Highwaymen who are still living have resumed painting to meet the continuing demand for their work."

We hope to see you at the opening tonight from 5-7 pm.

Help for Haiti

Faculty, students and staff are all concerned with the people of Haiti, if you want to help but aren't sure of how or where, the Red Cross and the United Nations Central Emergency Fund are two good options. No amount is too small and your donations can be put into action in as little as three hours after making a contribution. Keep the people of Haiti in your thoughts and if you know someone with family or friends with ties to Haiti, talk to them and help if you can.

Art Palm Beach 2010

Looking for something to do over the long holiday weekend? Why not visit ART PALM BEACH: Celebrating its 13th anniversary, Art Palm Beach is a dynamic event being held at the Palm Beach Convention Center from January 15-19. Art Palm Beach plays host to international galleries
presenting contemporary art, photography, video, installation art,
public sculpture, and design. Admission is $15 for a single day pass and $20 for a multi day pass.

Call for Entries

The Town of Lake Park is having an event “ Art on Park Festival” and they are seeking to have their first event poster. The town thought it would be beneficial to have the participation of some local college students on this 1st Art Festival. It is a great opportunity for building your portfolio and great exposure if selected.

The winner will receive a prize towards grants for their arts. The event is on March 27th & 28th 2010. Therefore we need to speed up the process in order to have all materials in time for the event. If you are interested please contact Jennifer Spicer.

Celebration on Each Campus

At 4 p.m. on January 12, 2010, the District Board of Trustees will take official action to put the new name Palm Beach State College into effect. The new college seal, logo and slogan also will be unveiled. To hear what our students are saying about the big change visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14O2glHD94 .

Visit www.pbcc.edu/events.xml for specific information on the celebration, either in personor by watching the action live on the Web. The Web address for the live video stream will be:
StateCollegeBeginsLive.asx

Art of Ink Show at Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus

The Art of Ink show is now opened at the Eissey Campus in Palm Beach Gardens and features 60 works of Contemporary Calligraphy. There will be a demonstration by Master Sun Wuk Kim and other participating artists on Tuesday, January 12th-5-6pm. For more information visit pbcc.edu or contact gallery assistant Karla Walter.

12 Week Course Added: Multi Media Animation

Due to high enrollment we are please to announce that we are offering a 12 week section of Multi Media Animation.

You will learn how you use Adobe Flash and build interactive components that can be used on web sites or as stand alone animations. This is an Intro to Flash so beginners are welcomed.

Palm Beach State College students can enroll online using Panther Web. Classes are filling fast so enroll today!

Call for Entries:6th Annual National Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Competition

Submit your entries for the 6th Annual National Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Competition.
Palm Beach State/PBCC, Lake Worth campus.
Juror: Marisa Pascucci, Curator of American Art at the Norton Museum of Art. Awards of $1650.
Open theme.
Slide or digital entries due: February 19, 2010.
Exhibit runs from April 8 – June 17, 2010.

For a prospectus, send SASE to: Palm Beach Community College Attn: Kristin Miller Hopkins, Gallery Manager, Division of Humanities, MS15, 4200 Congress Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33461 or download at: http://www.pbcc.edu/x9339.xml

Welcome to Palm Beach State College Humanities

Welcome to the first blog entry for Palm Beach State College Humanities Department. The goal of this blog is to inform the community about all the events on and near campus.

You'll find invitations and reviews of shows and performances.

We are very proud of our faculty and students and hope this blog will serve as a showcase. If you have any ideas please post your comments or send me an email at martinv@pbcc.edu.