Found 102 blog entries tagged as Arts and Culture.

Southeast Florida residents who appreciate art will enjoy this creative display of the renowned Vincent Van Gogh.  The Dutch post-impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In a period of ten years, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. This cutting-edge projection technology creates an engaging journey into the world of Van Gogh.

The exhibition uses his dreams, thoughts, and words to propel the experience as a narrative. Move along the projection surrounded in walls wrapped in light, color, and shapes that swirl, dance and refocus into flowers, cafes, and landscapes. Masterpieces,…

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The Palm Beach County Art in Public Places program is managed by the Facilities Development and Operations Department of Palm Beach County. The mission of the program is to provide art that complements public buildings, parks, and plaza. Located at the Palm Beach County Gardens Branch Library, 11303 Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens is "Garden Gate" by Garth Edwards.  Designed, fabricated, and installed by artist Garth Edwards, Garden Gate is inspired by Palm Beach Gardens' early vision of the town becoming a "Garden City". Garth’s design and color palette complement the library's interior design and architectural features, resulting in a vibrant, whimsical installation that appears to bloom from the walls and corners of the library.  Click to…

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If you are a musician, artist, or writer looking for your “big chance”, take the stage at Arts Garage. If you are ready for your close-up, Arts Garage is ready for you. If not, be part of the audience, and go watch the show and creative process unfold every second Tuesday of the month from 8-10 p.m. at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach.  

The garage is also home to the Marshal Family Foundation Gallery for area visual artists.  The venue offers art education with classes for children and adults and theater.  It is geared to shining a spotlight on local and emerging artists. Arts Garage is committed to offering a multicultural, diverse experience that promotes inclusion in the arts and the opportunity to #DiscoverDiversity.

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The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach is offering the “Kravis Creates! Virtual Summer Arts Program” from July 21 – July 30, 2021. The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach will launch its Kravis Creates! Virtual Summer Arts Program beginning June 21. The virtual summer arts program is beginning June 21st with weekly sessions that will offer young artists ages 7 to 18 the opportunity to connect and create through the arts. 

Virtual participants will be guided through week-long workshops in disciplines like acting, dance, playwriting, spoken word, and stop motion filmmaking by Kravis Center professionals. The program is sponsored by Rita and Charles Bronfman.

Connect, imagine, and create your world through…

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The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, celebrates its anniversary each year by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum's founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, who was Flagler's youngest granddaughter. Whitehall's first and second floors will be open, as will Railcar No. 91 in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. This year, the Museum is offering free admission on Sunday, June 6th as part of an extended Founder's Day Weekend admission program.

The Museum Store, which is in the historic West Room, is open for a socially distanced shopping experience. Iced tea, lemonade, and lavender cookies will be available for purchase and may be enjoyed outside on Museum grounds. 

To reserve Founder's Day Weekend admission tickets, call (561) 655-2833 ext. 10.…

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Old School Square Pavilion in Delray Beach will host Martin Sexton. Old School Square is in a historic area at 51 North Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach. The 5-acre site is at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Swinton Avenue, connecting Delray's downtown shopping district. The show will be held on Thursday May 27, 2021 and is the only Martin Sexton concert scheduled at Old School Square currently.

Why not end the month May with great music.  This is an “I Want My ’90s Back” musical showcase starring Palm Beach County’s own Vanilla Ice.  The singer/songwriter with a soulful edge brings an understated passion to both personal and topical material. Always an independent soul, Sexton’s singular sound inspires a sense of wanderlust and escapades in those…

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The search for meaning is a never-ending journey through life’s peaks and valleys. To give tribute to this never-ending journey, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach will present “Painting Enlightenment: Experiencing Wisdom and Compassion through Art and Science”. This exhibit features the work of Japanese scientist-turned-artist Iwasaki Tsuneo, through September 19, 2021.

The Morikami Museum presents numerous exhibitions of Japanese art and objects throughout the year. Showcasing different aspects of Japan’s rich and diverse culture.  The presentations showcase items from the museum’s remarkable collection, as well as pieces appropriated from private collectors and other respected…

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The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, in West Palm Beach, will host the Palm Beach Symphony as the 2021 season comes to an end.  On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 7:30pm, guest pianist Alexander Toradze, performs Ravel’s lighthearted and sparkling Piano Concerto in “G” Major with a tribute to American jazz.

In the second Palm Beach Symphony premiere of Ravel on the evening’s program, the Symphony performs Ma Mère l’Oye, or the Mother Goose Suite, which like the fairy tales it celebrates, enchants listeners with a sense of wonder. Brahms' first orchestral work, Serenade No. 1 in D, allows the Symphony to shine in a proper conclusion to a historic season.

Palm Beach Symphony Masterworks Series can be livestreamed from the Kravis Center for the…

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The arts in Boca Raton have been supported by the Boca Raton Cultural Consortium.  The cultural association was organized in 1999.  Their mission has been to raise the public’s awareness of the quality, diversity, and impact of arts and cultural programs in the community.

Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. Art is the creative expression of one’s experiences, emotions, and other qualities. Art is one aspect of culture. Major elements of the arts include performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, and culinary arts. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance, or artwork with the written word and it can all be found in Boca Raton through the cultural consortium.

Boca Raton has a rich and…

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Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery, located at 373 Tequesta Drive in the quaint seaside Village of Tequesta, rouses the senses with fabric/textile exhibition entitled “Stitched” through May 27, 2021.  The exhibit is an exhibition commemorating the art of textiles.

Various collections from textile artists will be on display including Kirk Ke Wang’s, “Landscape of Human Skins.” Ke Wang’s work incorporates abandoned pieces of clothing, or as he refers, “skins”.  He incorporates clothing left behind by civilization through a succession of large-scaled colorful, mixed media collages. He uses clothing worn by immigrants and others to create a story of profound, thought-provoking compositions. 

The work of several distinguished artists’ weavings,…

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