Artistic license catalogue press release copy

ARTISTIC LICENSE M I A M I -DA DE COUNTY P UB L I C S C HO O LS

CORAL GABLES MUSEUM

Support the Arts! Now in its nineteenth year, the Florida Legislature established the Artistic License funding program in an effort to support arts organizations, programs, and activities within counties with the sale of the “Support the Arts” License plate. For the past four years, Miami-Dade County Public Schools has conducted a week long Summer Symposium for Visual Arts Teachers with the gracious support of Artistic License funding provided by the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Office. To date, over 300 teachers from the tri-county area have had the opportunity to work with master artists from the Miami community and abroad. As a result of the intense visual arts infused courses, visual arts teachers have created hundreds of works of art and renewed their creative spirit as the teacher-artist.

The teacher-artist has free reign to select his or her own tools and authors their own parameters as creator. The teacher as an artist is actively engaged in the creative thought process; they are easily inspired by other teachers, artists, and routinely exchange ideas. The teacher as an artist will immerse themselves in conceptual influences needed to fuel the creative spirit. Like El Greco, the teacher as an artist will experiment to perfect their particular style until they achieve their personal level of accomplishment.

The “teacher as artist” temperament ranges from the passion of Van Gogh to the calmness of Cezanne, always allowing the journey through the personal creative process to be that of an adventure in the realm of discovery.

As an educational organization, we will strive to continue providing professional growth for our teacher artists within the studio setting. We are humbly grateful for the support from the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Office that has allowed us to provide our teacher artists with these exceptional opportunities for self-exploration and discovery, and we look forward to the continued prospects of expanding these opportunities to the ever-widening circle of teacher artists in the future.

Mabel Morales, District Supervisor, Visual Arts Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Azcuy, Ray, Juice, 2012, 55 x 38 x 7 , stainless steel, spray paint

ARTIST-TEACHER IN THE 21ST CENTURY William Chiodo The artist-teacher has always occupied a remarkable place in the education profession. Successful art teachers have the unique capacity to both create thoughtful, polished works of art and to impart the elusive knowledge of that process to others. As we become an even more visually-oriented society, the additional abilities to first identify and then to distinguish between objects of value, to interpret meaning from symbol, and to rapidly sort a bombardment of eye-catching stimuli become vastly more important skills.

An element of the genius of the artist-teacher is to instill a sense of accomplishment in all students, and perhaps especially in those who find minimum success in other more traditionally established subjects. The natural affinity of humans to express their individuality finds a ready outlet in the art studio. The unforgiving nature of some media and technique, the challenge of continuous problem-solving, and the journey from visualization to product provide a first-rate exercise in discipline for the unfocused. Thus, the guidance provided throughout by the experienced artist-teacher becomes invaluable.

Contemporary artist-teachers become comfortable in their own creative skins, are aware of the difficulty of balancing many disparate roles and responsibilities, and manage unwieldy expectations. Above all, there is a certain, often unspoken, joy—unlike any other—reserved only for these professionals when those mentored finally find their own visions. It is the perpetuation of a long and honored ritual, for the students have avoided the greatest peril of all: unrealized potential.

Arguinzoni, Ken, Healthy Gumball Machine, 2013, 23 x 54 x 23, metal, plastic capsules, toy figures

DIRECTORS’ FOREWORD

Christine Rupp, Coral Gables Museum Continuing our support for Miami Dade County Public Schools, the Coral Gables Museum is pleased to be the host of Artistic License, a juried art exhibition presented by their Visual Art Department . Artistic License showcases master artists from Miami, along with visual art instructors who studied under them. It provides a glimpse into not only the artists’ works in a variety of media, but how they inspire educators to reconnect with their inner artist.

Since 2010, the Visual and Performing Arts Department of Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ has conducted summer art workshops to assist art teachers in their personal, professional development and growth . The concentrated studio studies under master artists: Ray Azcuy, Pablo Cano, Alejandro Mendoza and Lucinda Linderman among others are funded by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Arts Council, the Miami-Dade County mayor and Board of Commissioners. The result of this particular collaborative studio environment is a distinct array of works in a variety of media in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional form. The show includes works by Elaine Abbe, Abdiel Acosta, Ken Arguinzoni, Ray Azcuy, Pablo Cano, Meme Ferre ‘, Charles Humes, Lucinda Linderman, Stephen Mack, Alejandro Mendoza, Melissa Maxfield-Miranda, Shelly McCoy, Scott McKinley, Leslie Mitchell-McKinley, Catherine Rivera, Alina Rodriguez-Rojo, Carlos Sanjurjo, and Mirena Suarez.

We hope you are inspired by Artistic License to consider the role, pedagogy, practice and philosophy of these artists as teachers and how they influence the way art is taught in our K-12 public schools. We look forward to working once again with teachers, students, parents, and administrators in delivering meaningful workshops, events, and groundbreaking exhibitions.

Mack, Stephen, Big Rock, 2009, 16 x 20, silver gelatin print

Arguinzoni, Ken, Untitled, 2013, 28 x 20 x 30, clear vinyl, plastic, toothpicks

Abbe, Elaine, I Got Rhythm, 2012, 19 x15 1/2, fabric, acrylic paint on paper, colored pencil on canvas

Cano, Pablo, Boring Boris, 2007, Viva Vaudeville Marionette, Size: 2’ X 1’ X 1, Image courtesy of Liam Crotty, styrofoam, doll eyes, cigarette foil, wood, fabric The human condition and observing people inspires me to create my marionettes.

Finding objects and simple materials that are not associated with fine art inspires me to create. I work with cigarette foil from discarded cigarette boxes I find on the street or collected by fans and friends. I use the silver foil to cover the surfaces of my marionettes like a shiny skin. Plastic Baroque frames and hub caps are some of my favorite materials to work with.

Sculpting with lightweight materials like Styrofoam was a big breakthrough for me. I hope that my marionettes inspire people to recycle and create art with materials we all take for granted.

-Pablo Cano

Acosta, Abdiel, What Lurks Beneath, 2012, 11 x 14, ink wash on scratch-board paper

Mendoza, Alejandro, From There to Here, 2012, 72 x 36 x 4, ink, enamel, iron patina, resin on wood

“Alejandro Mendoza is one of Cuba’s most diverse and intensely driven contemporary sculptors. His career in the U.S., particularly in South Florida, has had far-reaching impact. His work is constantly evolving yet maintains an aesthetic and personal integrity. His sculpture, in particular, is unafraid of venturing into different themes and tones--from defense of natural world to explorations of the personal and collective unconscious. His work boldly explores a wide range of formal concerns and draws on and fuses such diverse references as nature, urban detritus, and the dream state, and he does this in works whose deceptive simplicity and presentational immediacy allows them to be enjoyed by people with cultivated and popular tastes alike.”

- Ricardo Pau-Llosa

Humes , Charles, Earnest, 2011, 18 x 24 “, watercolor paint on paper

Humes, Charles, She does the best she can, 2000, 48 x 72, oil paint on canvas

Suarez, Mirena, The Only Way is Through (Detail), 2013, 4’ x 7.5 ‘, linocut, ink, mirrors, relief print

Linderman, Lucinda, Spindle Top, 2013, 48 x 42 x 18 , reclaimed shrink wrap, coat hangers Image courtesy of Juan Cabrera

Maxfield-Miranda, Melissa, Retreat, 2013, 18 x 17 x 2, clay, fabric, marbles, acrylic paint

Ferré, Meme, La Adventura, 2013, 50 x 50, acrylic and oil paint on canvas

Rivera, Catherine, Luminosity, 2013, 1 1/2 x 7 x 1/4 , sterling silver, fused glass, Japanese glass beads, freshwater pearls, silk thread

Sanjurjo, Carlos , Air Battle Over Innsbruck, 2012, 21 x 28, photo collage, ink, acrylic & oil paint on paper Image courtesy of Nestor Arenas

Mitchell-McKinley, Leslie, Standing Room Only, 2013, 18 x 39 1/2 x 28, wood, recycled dyed fabric, latex paint

Rojo, Alina, Cut up, 2013, 36 x 48 x 5, recycled paper, re-purposed fabric, ink on mylar, light

McKinley, Scott, Register/ Scatter, 2012, 60 x 80, acrylic paint on canvas

Azcuy, Ray, Barrier, 2012, 55 x 37 x 15, wood, plastic, canvas, acrylic paint, stainless steel, 24K gold plated brass

McCoy, Shelly, “It is your flesh that I wear” , 2013, 49 x 61 x 48/ 49 x 61x 48, mixed media with encaustic

Mack, Stephen, Volcanic Eruption, 2008, 16 x 20, silver gelatin print

KEN ARGUINZONI-BEST OF SHOW STEPHEN MACK- SECOND PLACE CHARLES HUMES- THIRD PLACE ELAINE ABBE- HONORABLE MENTION CARLOS SANJURJO- HONORABLE MENTION

“The Artistic License is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.”

The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and educational programs/activities and strives affirmatively to provide equal opportunity for all as required by: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended – prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.

Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 – prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), as amended – prohibits discrimination on the basis of age with respect to individuals who are at least 40.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, prohibits sex discrimination in payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work in the same establishment.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. – prohibits discrimination against the disabled.

Americans with Disabilities Act if 1990 (ADA) – prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment, public service, public accommodations and telecommunications.

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) – requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to “eligible” employees for certain family and medical reasons.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Florida Educational Equity Act (FEEA) – prohibits discrimination on the bases of race, gender, national origin, marital status, or handicap against a student or employee.

Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 – secures for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status.

School Board Rules 6Gx13– 4A-1.01, 6Gx13 – 4A-1.32, and 6Gx13 – 5D-1.10 -prohibit harassment and/or discrimination against an employee or student on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, political beliefs, marital status, age, sexual orientation, social and family background, linguistic preference or disability.

Veterans are provided re-employment rights in accordance with P. L. 93-508 (Federal Law) and Section 295.07 (Florida Statutes), which stipulate categorical preferences for employment.

REVISED 07/01/01

The National YoungArts Foundation warmly congratulates all Miami-Dade artists and teachers and thanks you for your mentorship of young artists

2014 Application is open for Students ages 15-18 or in grades 10-12 Students can apply for Visual Arts, Photography and our new discipline Design Arts Application closes October 18 To apply, visit youngarts.org