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.

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

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.

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

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.