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culture Museum of Art celebrates tenth anniversary This fall, there are a number of exciting new programs and exhibitions at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. The Museum is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive and is open Monday through Saturday from 10AM to 5PM. For additional information on any of the following programs, contact the Museum at 954-340-5000 or visit csmart.org. 10 th Anniversary Year with an International Theme A new season celebrating the 10 th anniversary of the Coral Springs Museum of Art will feature spectacular exhibitions of American realism and fine art crafts through November 18 along with the Museum’s permanent collection. Artist John Whalley, an American realist, conducted a Walk & Talk and book signing for his new book and exhibition, In New Light. The International Woodturners will also be exhibited for the first time in the Museum. Artists from France, Canada and the United States are featured. Painter Deborah Fletcher will present her work, Gilded Memories, with a Gallery Walk & Talk on Saturday, October 7 at 3:30PM. Ceramicist Klawdia Proia will also do a presentation about her exhibition, Joie de Vivre. Art Classes in an Art Museum Learn how to be your creative best at the next 8-week program of Art Classes in an Art Museum when it begins on Monday, October 23. In addition to the many drawing, painting and ceramics classes, new subjects this session are Parent & Child Ceramics, Parent & Child Watercolor, Kreative Kids (age 5), Exploring Sculpture (ages 6-9), Art Around the World (ages 6-9) and Open Studio Figure Drawing. Instructors are professional artists and class size is limited. Classes are offered Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays. Family Fundays scheduled for fall Bring the entire family to the Museum of Art every second Calebasse La Sirene by Klawdia Proia, Ceramic Trio by John Whalley, Oil on Panel What are you reading? Saturday of each month at 3:30PM to enjoy Family Funday. Parents and children ages 3 and up will enjoy creating art using the current Museum exhibition as inspiration. Funday projects include: Trash to Treasures Recycled Art on October 14, Pop Art Creations on November 11, and Snow Day on December 9. The fee is $3 per person, per session. Please reserve a Funday art space by calling 954-340-5000. Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month Hundreds of arts organizations and communities across the nation are celebrating National Arts and Humanities Month though October. Since 1993, events during National Arts and Humanities Month have encouraged millions of Americans to renew or begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts and humanities through activities and programs that honor the efforts of artists, historians, and cultural groups. “Now is the chance to recognize and celebrate the positive impact the arts bring to our schools and communities,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. Visit broward.org/arts and csmart.org and view their calendars for events and celebrate the arts! Chantelle Louis-Jeune 4th grade Coral Springs Elementary The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ”My favorite part was when the little prince traveled to different asteroids and he discovered important things about them. I also learned lots of difficult words!” Keelin Bielski, 7th grade Coral Springs Middle The School Story by Andrew Clements “The book is about Natalie Nelson, a sixth grader, who writes a book. She uses a pen name, lies about her age and has it published. My favorite part is the ending, but I don’t want to give it away!” Thomas Korzen 8th grade Sawgrass Springs Middle Eragon by Christopher Paolini “This book is the first of the Inheritance Trilogy, which was written by a 17-yearold boy. Eragon is based on the times before the middle ages and it’s a world of magic and dragons.” 12 • Coral Springs • Fall 2006 Visit coralsprings.org
Selected artists to begin work on new public projects With the City Commission’s approval of three new public art proposals, artists will begin chiseling and bring their ideas to fruition starting in the fall. The team of Tom Askman and Lea Anne Lake of Spokane, Washington have been selected to create a new seating area at the Coral Springs Gymnasium. Their goal in developing the seating area (rendering shown at right) was to create something both functional, yet innovative and make visitors want to spend a little more time at the Gym. “Artists who work in the public arena tend to want to create something that they will walk up to it, interact with it and feel that they are in a special place,” said artist Tom Askman. Askman is one of the original groups of artists in the northwest United States that integrated their artwork with the architecture or streetscape to cause more public interaction. Another piece in the works is by MariaLuisa Tadei of Rimini, Italy. She was selected to design and fabricate a unique sculpture to welcome residents and visitors traveling north on University Drive. The 15-foot-tall fiberglass sculpture covered in glass mosaic tiles will be installed on the northeast corner of University and Riverside Drive. “Mosaic is very contemporary because it is like a television pixel, but at the same time it’s based in the past,” said artist Tickets will be available beginning in early December for the City’s 17th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, which will feature L. Douglas Wilder, the first African-American Governor in U.S. history. The theme for this year’s celebration is “The Legend Lives…for All”. This year’s festivities include a student address, business luncheon, community celebration, and V.I.P. reception. Wilder will serve as keynote speaker for the January 12 activities, which begin with an address to over 1,200 middle and high school students at 9:30AM at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Following the student address, Wilder will speak at a noon luncheon at the Coral Springs Marriott at Heron Bay, 11775 Heron Bay Boulevard. Tickets are $40 per person. At 7PM, a community-wide celebration, featuring a keynote speech by Wilder as well as inspirational music and dance performances, will be held at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts. The celebration will be followed by a 9PM VIP Reception. Tickets for the Community Celebration are $5 for adults and $1 for children, 17 and under. The VIP Reception tickets are $20 each. Tickets for the Community Celebration will be on sale at MariaLuisa Tadei, “I like working with mosaics because it helps me build bridges between the past and present, towards the future.” New York-based artist Kevin Barrett’s sculpture titled Union One will also be permanently installed on the corner of 101 st Avenue and Sample Road near Wendy’s. Barrett said the turquoise sculpture represents a person he fell in love with in 1986. He enjoys doing public art because he says the public doesn’t always want to walk into a gallery. Be on the lookout for these projects, as construction is expected to be completed within a year. The City hopes that residents and visitors alike will be inspired by these new pieces of public art. For more details, visit coralsprings.org/ publicart. MLK Celebration to feature former U.S. Governor Wilder L. Douglas Wilder Keynote Speaker the Center for the Arts Box Office, and luncheon and VIP Reception tickets will be available at City Hall in the Mall and City Hall at 9551 West Sample Road. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration continues with an educational and inspirational Student Workshop. It will be held at the Center for the Arts on Monday, January 15 from 9AM to 2PM. Students of all levels are encouraged to participate in the Art & Literary Exhibit Contest highlighting the theme and the life and works of Dr. King. These entries will be judged, and winners will be invited on stage to receive their prizes. Students are encouraged to talk to their art and English teachers to find out how they can enter the Art and Literary Contest. All work must be related to this year’s theme, “The Legend Lives…for All”. Entries will be on display at the Center for the Arts for a couple of weeks in January. Sponsors are still being sought for the celebration, as well as for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship, which benefits needy high school seniors who wish to pursue higher education. For more information, call 954-344-1005 or visit coralsprings.org/mlk. Watch CityTV Channel 25 Fall 2006 • Coral Springs • 13 culture
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