Art Hive Magazine /// #19 /// Fall 2016

ISSUE No 19

ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH

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THIS SEASON’S HOTTEST ART FAIRS

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AKBAR GBAJA-BIAMILA

FINDS INSPIRATION AFTER FOOTBALL

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answers your design dilemmas

Interview with

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THE POWERHOUSE BEHIND

YOUR INSPIRED ITINERARY FOR FALL !

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HGTV’S DESIGN STAR DAVID BROMSTAD

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KATE ALBRECHT

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TIA MOWRY

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AKBAR GBAJA-BIAMILA

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CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW

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2017 INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT & SYMPOSIUM

The Miami designer answers reader’s design dilemmas in our new ASK THE EXPERT column.

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ON THE COVER

ISSUE No 19

Our interview with the actress, author,and creative entrepreneur behind the popular lifestyle brand, Mr.KATE.

The multi-faceted star shares her advice on finding balance in her work life and home life, and what keeps her going when negativity gets in the way.

The host of American Ninja Warrior recalls what it took to transition from football star to television stardom.

Interview with Nicole Henry, the creator of the nation’s largest outdoor museum show.

Interview with Debby Coles-Dobay, Public Art Manager for the City of Boynton Beach, on Palm Beach County’s most ‘moving’ art event.

TIA MOWRY

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HEART 18 THE BUZZ 19 HGTV’S DESIGN STAR DAVID BROMSTAD The Miami designer answers reader’s design dilemmas in our new ASK THE EXPERT column.

20 THE HIVE

Artists from around the globe share their passion for the arts.

24 THE HIVE SPECIAL:HALLOWEEN EDITION Readers submit their spookiest Halloween stories.

INSPIRATION 30 KATE ALBRECHT

Our interview with the actress, author,and creative entrepreneur behind the popular lifestyle brand, Mr.KATE.

36 TIA MOWRY

The multi-faceted star shares her advice on finding balance in her work life and home life, and what keeps her going when negativity gets in the way.

VOICES 42 AKBAR GBAJA-BIAMILA

The host of American Ninja Warrior recalls what it took to transition from football star to television stardom.

46 GIVING CLIENTS WHAT THEY NEED

Jon Hunt shares his insights on giving your freelance clients what they need, not what they (think) they want.

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48 IN HARMONY: THE COLLAGES OF KATHRYN ADELE SCHUMACHER

By Bruce Helander

52 ROLANDO CHANG BARRERO

Interview with the community arts advocate and gallerist .

EXPERIENCE 56 CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW

Interview with Nicole Henry, the creator of the nation’s largest outdoor museum show.

61 FRIGHTENING FALL FUN

Our list of fall events, from frightening to friendly, for the whole family.

62 2017 INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT & SYMPOSIUM

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Interview with Debby Coles-Dobay, Public Art Manager for the City of Boynton Beach, on Palm Beach County’s most ‘moving’ art event.

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Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.

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Creative Inspiration Our recent interviews with actress Tia Mowry, and former football player and TV host Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, have left us truly inspired. They are both busy celebrities and personalities, yet embody what it means to be a positive influence on others. Tia works to motivate women to fight against bullying and to stand up to peer pressure. Her podcast, Mostly Mom, lends tips and tricks to help moms battle guilt and tackle parenthood. Akbar’s passions have helped guide children and young adults to learn about finances and how they can make smarter choices for their future. He also actively works as a board member of the Asomugha Foundation, an organization that creates quality educational opportunities for those in need. As we interviewed both Tia and Akbar, we learned that no matter how busy you are, there’s always time to be an inspiration and a role model. YOU can make an impact.

Events, Events, Events!

The anticipation of the upcoming season is palpable. The annual migration of the masses to South Florida brings back the inevitable hustle and bustle, creating momentum for the art fair circuit. October is the return of the highly anticipated and largest indie craft fair, Stitch Rock.

Held in Delray Beach at the Old School Square, it features unique and one-of-a-kind hand made goods. It’s for the crafter, art enthusiast, and just about anyone else in between. November is the kickoff of the Canvas Outdoor Museum Show. Now in its second year, and taking place throughout the city of West Palm Beach, the two week long exhibit will feature outdoor murals and sculptures that you can enjoy with the whole family while strolling downtown. There is also no shortage of spooky fun to be had in your city, with plenty of local events that will fill up your social calendar. Make sure to check out the Experience section of the magazine to keep up with all of the art fairs and happenings this season has to offer. We hope to see you out and about!

Launch of the Art Hive Magazine Podcast The rise in popularity of podcasts over the past 10 years seems like an inevitable feat. And why shouldn’t it be popular? After all, a podcast is a form of digital media that allows for easy accessibility—granting the listener the power to tune in to their favorite programs from anywhere around the world when it’s convenient for them to listen, not just early mornings on the car ride to work—through any smart phone, mobile device, or computer. On top of that, there is a vast array of content, from the practical to the downright peculiar, that is available to you at this very instant. You can get your daily dose of personal inspiration from motivational coach and entrepreneur, Tony Robbins, if you’re feeling down in the dumps. In the mood for something a little more intimate? Listen in on comedian Marc Maron interview President Barak Obama— and the commotion it caused when the president showed up to record in Mark’s garage. And of course, there are the more niche topics available ranging from learning how to perfect your golf swing, arts and culture gossip, and a round table discussion about the classic 90’s teen movie, Clueless. If there’s a subject you’re devoted to, there’s probably a podcast about it.

We have both been avid podcast listeners for many years now (nearly as long as the medium has been around) and have always wanted to broaden our media horizons. So, it was only a matter of time before we went and created our own podcast! We are excited to be launching the Art Hive Magazine Podcast this summer! As former educators, we have both enjoyed the process of teaching and sharing information with others, in interesting ways. The Art Hive Magazine Podcast will blend our ideas on topics covering creativity and inspiration, as well as include in-depth interviews with successful and motivational authors, artists, celebrities, and creative professionals.

If you’re new to the world of podcasts, we recommend starting out on iTunes or downloading the Stitcher app. Also, an important thing to take note of is that (most) podcasts are FREE, so listen in and indulge! We hope you will add us to your list!

We thank you for your continued support and hope you will stay creative everyday!

XOXO, Jessie & Angela

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THE BUZZ

LIVE THE DREAM

living arrangements, but also inspires and educates future creators, innovators and artists is a tremendous asset for our community,” says Jon Ward, West Palm Beach CRA Executive Director.

Are you looking for a way to live into your creative calling 24/7 without taking on a second job to cover living expenses? Do you long to share your artistic gifts with a community eager to receive them? Northwood Village, one of the trendiest and art-centric neighborhoods in West Palm Beach, could be the hottest ticket to the subculture you’ve been craving – and your new permanent address.

The LOT 23 apartments are located in two buildings at 608 and 610 23rd Street, West Palm Beach. For artists needing more information or those wishing to apply immediately to be considered for one of the last remaining units, visit cceflorida.org/lot23-artists-in-residence or call (561) 805-9927.

Attention Dancers, Musicians and Performance Artists!

Several visual, literary, textile and photographic artists are already enjoying the benefits of attractive and affordable urban living thanks to the LOT 23 Artist in Residence program through the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). If selected, you’ll enjoy being their neighbors in your own spacious, private two-bedroom apartment housed in one of two buildings in this unique colony exclusively available to working artists.

Nationally recognized as one of the most innovative CRAs in the country, the mission of the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is to enhance the viability, long‐term stability and the overall economic health of the Downtown City Center and Northwood Pleasant City districts, known as the core of the City of West Palm Beach. For more information, visit wpb.org/cra.

Offered in partnership with the Center for Creative Education (CCE), this program provides access to apartments at the substantially discounted rate of $350/month. In return, LOT 23 resident artists provide 20 community service hours per month in the form of free art classes for Northwood Village, Pleasant City and West Palm Beach residents.

While artists from all disciplines can apply, the CRA is especially interested in performance artists, musicians and dancers to fill the last remaining vacancies.

Their expertise will add variety to CCE’s educational programs for local residents.

“Creating a program that not only benefits talented individuals with affordable

LAPSE:

A MULTIFACETED APP MERGING ART AND AUGMENTED REALITY

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Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, The John. S and James L. Knight Foundation, and Locust Projects, Miami’s longest running experimental art space, launched Lapse on May 30, a major public art commission by Miami native, Charlotte-based artist Ivan Toth Depeña.

Lapse consists of six interwoven components: The Visions and The Collective, a series of publicly accessible murals; The Sounds, a GPS-based audio soundscape discoverable on Miami’s downtown MetroMover; The Writings, a virtual prose experience in Museum Park; The Sculpture, an augmented experience triggered by a public sculpture; and The Moment, a site-specific exhibition at Locust Projects’ space in the Miami Design District. Lapse is the newest chapter of the artist’s ongoing series The Fallen Sky Chronicles. This series has been developing for several years in tandem with personal writings about a character who becomes infected by a technological glitch, restructuring the physical world and morphing consciousness with images and data found on the web. The projects in the series employ chance as a structural element and consist of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and video/new media installations.

Connecting each of these six components is Lapse, a custom mobile application. Through groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) technology, Lapse responds to triggers and activates virtual and auditory experiences with a mobile device’s camera lens and sound output. The augmented reality technology overlays Depeña’s visual and audio creations over site-specific Miami locations.

Dissolving the boundaries of physical reality and an alternative, virtual world, Lapse continues The Fallen Sky Chronicles’ narrative, which envisions a disruption of real world time and space. Imagining a moment of transcendence in human consciousness, Lapse exposes a world where, as The Fallen Sky Chronicles describes “the delicate stitches holding their realities together, and those of other dimensions, had begun to intertwine and unravel.” Referencing ideas such as the “singularity,” a term used to define the hypothetical event when artificial intelligence surpasses that of humans, Lapse imagines our brains being fused with technology, revealing an augmented consciousness imbued with images and data. In this way, Lapse creates a space to both revere and meditate on our increasingly technologically entwined lives.

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ASK THE EXPERT HGTV’S DESIGN STAR SOLVES YOUR BIGGEST DESIGN DISASTERS.

Q: I just bought a ranch style home and I want to make my small space appear larger. Do you have any cost effective tips for utilizing color or patterns to enlarge my home’s appearance?

A: Having a small space does not mean you can’t have your own designer showcase. Bringing out the smart in design with your selections like furniture and accessories, your home could look spacious and inviting.

You can create a gorgeous designer look with the correct furniture, some fantasticly thoughtful accessories and space planning. Color choice is also very important and will bring the room and space together.

CREATE A SPACE PLAN: Don’t buy furniture/accessories without a plan. This is the most important part of your design for any space. Measure the area of your entire room including the height and either draw the space on simple graph paper or on computer using a simple design program.

Maximize your space with proper size furniture choices that fit your space.

You can also go the extra step and use tape to layout your area rugs and furniture to give you a better idea. If you are dealing with an existing furnished room and it appears cluttered, try and sell, donate, or DIY existing pieces that are fitting with your design vision. Removing oversized furniture and accents can really open up a space and make it appear larger.

When purchasing furniture, measure each piece and add this to your space plan. If you’re shopping on-line, the furniture dimensions are usually included beneath the description. Literally use the graph paper as your guide. Each block is a foot. This will make sure proper room design without purchasing something too big or too little. Remember, small spaces doesn’t necessarily mean you buy tiny pieces of furniture.

WALLS AND PAINT: Choosing the right color to paint a room can be overwhelming. When you go to your paint store and look at a wall of paintchips, you become frustrated because the choices are limitless. That’s why I have a very simple solution. When designing a space, the last item I choose for the room is my paint color. After selecting all of the furniture, fabrics and accessories,

only then will I choose paint color. I do this because you can have paint in literally 1000s of colors. A couch is much more expensive and come in limited colors. When I design a space the color is picked last, you will thank me for this crucial tip! ;) Remember, if you are reluctant to add bold color with paint, keep your walls neutral and bring color into your space through with accent pillows, area rugs, art and accessories.

If you have a small space with limited light, you want to choose lighter neutral colors. Dark spaces with dark colors can make a space feel small and suffocating. If you like dark colors, bring them in with your furniture or accents.

Adding an mural instead of paint can be a fantastic way to make your place look larger. There are limitless possibilities to murals and most of them are now “peel and stick”, so don’t worry about a huge commitment.

This is great for renters out there that can’t or don’t want to paint! Yasss!

I love the idea of an outdoor scene or an architectural moment to bring visual interest and an illusion of depth. It’s a fun and unique way to make a small home appear larger.

PATTERNS: For small spaces, patterns in your accents like pillows, throws and lampshades are the way to go. Keep your area rugs/carpets neutral for the most part. A heavily patterned area rug/carpet can really make a space look smaller. Instead of busy patterns, try using textural rugs or more subtle patterns when selecting your area rugs/carpets.

AVOID CLUTTER: A clean palate is the best way to restart. Proper shelving and storage is a must. Many pieces of furniture today have dual purposes; ottomans can be a storage trunk, your bed can lift up and also serve as storage, dining tables that seat 4 can extend to seat six and be utilized as an desk. These types of interior pieces are a great and unique way to maximize the use of your space and avoid clutter. Remember, clutter creates a chaotic feeling.

Be mindful when choosing all of your furniture but most of all have fun and let your design freak flag fly!

If you have a design question you’d like to ask David, email us at asktheexpert@arthivemagazine.com.

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“My name is Aisha Jemila Daniels and I’m a visual artist from Miami, Florida going into my final year at Howard University, where I am studying Fine Art Photography. My mother’s best friend, Toye—may she rest in peace—was a gelatin silver photographer. She photographed Black people on her travels as an AIDS /HIV doctor. Her impressionable photographs are remarkable in that they capture Black people in their most natural settings. Her lovely photographs inspired me to take my first photography class at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, FL back in 2008.”

“Agent X creates experimental, multimedia collages, paintings, and 2D artwork.

His work is an amalgamation of diverse cultures, past, present and future, and his signature collage street intellectualism is a commentary on the urban experience.

The phenomena of pop culture, technology, fashion, music, politics, and race are central to his practice of designing experimental works.”

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TRYGVE SKOGRAND “As an artist, I go through life collecting bits and pieces of what to me feels like a huge jigsaw puzzle.

I was born in Norway, and educated originally as a civil engineer before I turned to art. I have exhibited in Norway and Italy, and three books based on my art have been published in Norway.”

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“Brittany Duffy, better known as OddArtistry, is an 19 year old South Florida based photographer and graphic designer. Her love for surrealism, fantasy, and horror have played a major role in the content of her craft.”

“I am currently a student in hopes of obtaining a bachelors in film/ multimedia. I have been photographing the world around me for 2-3 years now. Before I got into photographing I was very much into matte painting and visual effects. When I photograph I attempt to capture a dreamy and candid look. Currently I am doing photography as a side hobby, but I would love to eventually do it as a career. ”

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MICHEL OMAR “Visual artist and photographer entitled as Producer in Media from the American College of Photography ‘Ansel Adams’, currently living in Mexico City. My work is based in portrait and digital art, characterized for the exaltation of color and combination of metaphors and fiction that gives birth to works that struggles between reality and fantasy.”

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JOEY BEARBOWER

“I am 23 years old, graduated from the German University in Cairo, Faculty of Applies Sciences and Arts in 2014, [and] Majored in Media Design. I worked as a graphic designer and a video editor. Now, I’m currently working as a freelance stop-motion animator. I am also an illustrator and a photographer, but only for personal artistic expression. ” MORE OF AMIRA @ timespaceandme.tumblr.com

“I am an illustrative hand lettering artist who is passionate about creating unique and innovative artwork that motivates and inspires.”

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MARNI MANNING ZAHRA NAZARI

“My name is Marni and I’m an emerging artist, working mainly in watercolor and colored pencil with a folk art style.”

“Zahra Nazari was born in Iran. She received her MFA in Painting & Drawing at State University of New York, New Paltz, NY, and her BFA from the School of Art & Architecture in Tabriz, Iran. ”

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THE HIVE | HALLOWEEN EDITION

THE DOG TAGS

By Joey Knee Let me start off by saying this a 100% true story. Let’s get one thing straight.

I’m a morning person. Early to bed, early to rise has always been my motto. I’m a square, what can I say. But then again, I guess that’s just the discipline Navy SEAL training teaches you. In fact the only thing I hate more than staying up late and sleeping in, is missing a workout. Barring the time I overdosed on the night of my senior prom in 73’ and was in a coma for 24 hours, I haven’t gone a day without working out since I was 15. So you can imagine how upset I was when I nearly missed training last Tuesday. I usually go to the gym right after I get out of work at 5pm, but last Tuesday I was in a pretty bad accident. I was heading to LA Fitness in Hollywood on my moped when a couple of spoiledrich, punk kids ran a red light doing about 215 mph in a McLaren F1 and plowed into me, sending me sailing approximately 3/4 of a mile. I was pretty messed up but luckily some lawn work was going on around me and a pile of freshly raked leaves broke my fall. I couldn’t believe I was OK. I reached in my smoking shirt collar, pulled out my dog tags and kissed them, looking up at the sky. How many times have these things kept me safe? I decided to go to the ER anyway just to be safe. After waiting around for 6 hours without being seen I just got up and left. It was then I realized what time it was...11:05pm! LA Fitness Hollywood is closed! No problem, I’ll just head to the Fort Lauderdale location, they’re open until midnight.

I got there at about 11:15pm and had my workout. I usually like to train for about 4-5 hours but obviously this wasn’t going to happen today. I went at it with incredible intensity for forty-five minutes and then was asked to leave by the manager as they closed up. Myself and the remaining staff in the gym all walked out to the parking lot together and started home. I began walking home because my moped was out of commission. I got half way through the parking lot as the last staff member’s car pulled away. Just then I realized something.

My dog tags were missing! The accident probably weakened the chain and they must have fallen off in the gym, but it was closed now and everyone was gone. I had to get back in though. I wasn’t about to leave here without them.

I wondered around to the back alley behind the gym. The street lights were all off and there was an eerie calm in the air. I was a security expert in the Navy so disabling the alarm and breaking in the back of the gym was no problem. I was opening the back alley door in about 5 minutes. I cracked the door and peered in the dark gym. It was weird there at night. No treadmill noise, no weights clanking and no music. I stepped carefully in the door and quietly started to close i behind me. Just then I heard a loud crash right behind me in the alley.

My heart almost thumped out of my chest, but i was embarrassed to see it was just a cat knocking over a metal garbage can full of empty lean body drink mix packets. How ridiculous. Nobody was here. I clearly saw with my own eyes that everyone had left and the gym was empty. So I entered the gym and closed the back door. I started scanning the floor in the dark for my tags. I went from machine to machine all around the gym retracing my steps, all the while feeling like someone was watching me. For twenty minutes I couldn’t find them and I definitely couldn’t shake the feeling that there were eyes somewhere in the darkness of the gym watching my every move. My eyes were killing me from earlier. I guess I had got something in them during the accident and my blurry vision wasn’t helping the situation. I decided to make my way to the men’s locker room.

It was dark and I was tripping over mats and ab rollers but I made it to the locker room. I walked in and heard what could only be described as creaking pipes. But its the funniest thing, when your paranoid everything sounds like something. And these pipes sounded almost like a mans voice whispering. I went to the back of the locker room and found the sinks. It was dark but I got right up next to the mirror and peeled my lower eyelid down trying to see anything caught in it. It was too hard to make out so I just bent over and turned on the water, flushing my eyes out repeatedly. With my head still lowered I wiped my face with my sleeve. I picked my head up and went to reexamine my eye in the mirror. I got right up next to the mirror, opened my eyes and...

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I could see an orange extension chord coming from the blender and going to a nearby outlet where a hairdryer was plugged in. He swung it around his head a few more times then slung the screaming blender in my direction. I dove out of the way again. The blender missed me and went into the sink, which was still running and now full of water. The beast immediately thrust his hand in the sink to retrieve it and was startled by a burst of electric shock. I took that opportunity to run out of there as fast as I could.

As I was exiting the gym I saw a gleam in the corner by the Hammer Strength bench press. MY DOG TAGS! They were just a few feet away. I could grab them! I ran back toward the machine passing the smoothie stand. I bent over and picked them up and felt a warm calm wash over me with them in my possession again. But that feeling was quickly replaced by an icy chill. I reached over my shoulder and felt a sticky ice cold goo on my neck, as the smell of bananas and peanut butter filled the air. Just then the beast reappeared. “YOU WANT A SMOOTHIE” it screamed. It swung at me again with the blender as I ducked out of the way. The blender gave off a loud shriek as it got stuck in the wall behind me. He tried to pull it out but couldn’t. I thought fast and dove over the smoothie counter. I looked up at the ceiling and saw a huge light fixture. I quickly started stacking up all the bananas directly under the light fixture.

I heard a loud thump as he jumped up and landed on the top of the smoothie counter. He was massive but jumped so effortlessly, almost like the raptors in the kitchen scene of Jurassic Park. He stayed there, perched looking at me, as if he was trying to figure out what I was. I looked him right in the eye and screamed “HEY! SEE THAT. LOOK AT ALL THOSE BANANAS!” His eyes darted over towards them. He dashed over to the pile of banana Just as he got over there, I grabbed a 25 pound plate and chucked it up at the ceiling light fixture and held my breath. The weight clipped the wire holding up the light and it came crashing down on him. He must have been knocked unconscious but I wasn’t taking any chances. I ran out of the front door of the gym, never looking back. This has to be one of the most bizarre nights of my life. I still can’t wrap my head around what exactly happened in there. But you know something?

When I think about it, that night was the best workout I’ve had in a long time.

SIMONE

By Khris Ramella Simone broke her dreamy gaze out of the grimy third story window to glance over at Glen. He lay there so peacefully, the sheets tucked neatly around his soft, rounded chin. His hands were laced together and resting on his chest as if he were in a soft, silent prayer.

She was surprised that the heat did not disturb him. The summer had been a hot one. It was night now and still the air was thick with humidity and oppressive heat. Simone could feel the moisture cling to her skin as the stifling air wrapped itself around her, languishing at her neck, getting caught deep in her throat.

Simone brushed off her damp brow, shifted her weight on the windowsill, and returned her gaze to the street below. Through the dirt smudged window her attention focused on the women on the corner. Simone recognized the strained, tired look on the faces of the half nude women who paraded their bodies up and down the block. She felt the anguish; thinly veiled by polite smiles as they waved down the next “date.” She smiled and again glanced over at Glen. If it weren’t for him she too would be out there tonight. Simone though, was different from the rest of the girls. She refused all of the pimps. She worked mostly with regulars and referrals and when the streets were necessary she stayed away from protected turf. She put money away and kept up her appearance. She took every opportunity afforded to head uptown to find a real boyfriend. Simone just wanted to be loved. She deserved to be loved.

THE HIVE | HALLOWEEN EDITION She presented her best appearance and made the rounds of all of the best clubs and restaurants. Her exotic, smoky looks opened doors and provided endless refreshments.

She passed herself off as a secretary in an accounting firm.

Sometimes she’d find what seemed like a sincere one. They would stay around for a few weeks and then disappear. Simone struggled to understand why they always left. She was fun, sophisticated and particularly good in bed. She would begin to feel comfortable, almost human, in the familiar routine of new love. She would eventually tell them she loved them and they were gone as fast as they came. Then Simone met Glen.

Simone knew the first time their eyes met in an intense instant that he would be forever. As he walked over to her full of self-assurance and wanting, she could picture his lips parting to utter a simple, “I love you too.” It was all she really wanted. To be loved.

Simone was right. The last two months have been a whirlwind. Glen sent her flowers weekly. She used a friend’s address and was thrilled to hear of the deliveries. He spoiled her with the nicest restaurants and cafes in the city. They shared movies, museums, books, and concerts. They snuggled and giggled like the lovebirds she was so sure they would remain.

After tonight’s dinner and a new movie they checked into a sleazy hotel for a night of sizzling lovemaking. Simone had given herself sexually like she had never before to Glen, and he had been surprised and delighted at her skills in bed. He often teased little Miss Secretary about her proper, conservative work appearance. “No one would ever guess you could do that!” he would whisper in his pleasure.

Simone had decided tonight would be the night she would reveal her feelings of love.

She had held out long enough and was brimming with anticipation. At last she could give up her other life. Simone could get a real job and often thought of what it would be like to welcome her love home after a long, hard day.

The heat didn’t slow down their passion and after a very satisfying evening of hot, steamy sex, Simone took Glen’s strong, sensual hand in hers. She gently kissed and stroked each finger. She looked deep into the eyes of the man she loved and said, “I love you Glen.” She stared at those lips as she waited for them to part with their declarations of love and adoration. Her heart beat loudly and overflowed with joy, when they finally did.

“Simone, I think you are wonderful, but I have a family.”

Simone jumped as the scene replayed itself in her mind. How long had she been sitting there anyway? She eased herself down from the windowsill and went over to the dingy mirror. The reflection surprised her. A lonely little girl had replaced the happy woman of earlier this evening. Her face was damp with sweat and red from what looked like smeared makeup. Her shirt, Glen’s shirt, was splotched with red and heavy on her chest.

Again she gazed over at her lover. It seemed like days since she snapped out of her disbelief in time to hear, “…I thought you knew. I’m sorry Simone. Maybe we shouldn’t see each other anymore.”

Something inside her snapped and she remembered the knife under the box spring.

He had no idea she had been here before or that she kept the knife hidden in case a client got out of hand.

The rage was deep and the knife in her hands high above the man she loved. “No Glen, you can’t leave me. You love me, don’t you? I deserve to be loved!”

Simone called the police quite calmly and expected them soon. They took their time responding to calls in this neighborhood.

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Forgiven or Unforgiven

By William Duffy It was a beautiful summer day when a local scout troop, accompanied with their scout master named Rich, visited the ancient historical “Indian Mound Park” that currently resides in Pompano Beach. The mound rises approximately 12 feet high surrounded by majestic trees while overlooking the nearby intercostal waterway. The scouts started to ascend the mound with their scout master, when some of the scouts started yelling and running about in a chaotic manner.

Rick immediately scolded the boys telling them to behave and to show proper respect because the mound is a burial ground for the Tequesta Indians that lived in the area a 1,000 years ago. The boys became sullen and gathered respectfully around Rick at the top of the mound.

Rick then told the boys about the creation of the mound. The legend is that, all of the Tequesta Indians in the area died of small pox and that the many of them were buried in this very mound. In fact the last Tequesta Indian chief, is rumored to be buried in the mound. Rick stated that the area is considered sacred ground and should be treated with the utmost respect.

According to the legend, the chief himself had small pox and that he somehow had the strength to bury the members of his tribe as well as his family just before he died. It is believed that he was able to bury the dead due to a shark tooth necklace that he wore which was enchanted by the tribal shaman allowing the wearer to cheat death for a short period of time. What is not clear, how did the chief get buried in the mound since he was the last known tribal member to die?

As Rick continued talking about the mound, one boy, named Joey, got bored and wandered a short distance from the group, yet still on the mound, and sat down. Joey pulled out his pocket knife and started to dig in the mound and after a few inches his knife hit something hard. With some additional, effort Joey pried a black shark’s tooth from the ground. Once the tooth was in his hand, it felt ice cold and a closer inspection indicated a small hole had been drilled into the top of the tooth. Joey quickly glanced around and noted that no one else saw what he found. He secretly slipped the tooth into his pocket and returned to listen to the scout master.

Later that night when the Joey got home he found some string and strung the shark’s tooth and quickly tied the string to make a necklace. He immediately placed the necklace around his neck and went to bed. That night Joey had terrible dreams about his family falling ill with some sort of rash making them too sick to get out of bed. Joey did not sleep and felt chilled to the bone the entire night.

When Joey woke up in the morning, he looked into the mirror and noticed that he had a strange red painful rash on his skin underneath the necklace. Not wanting to get caught with the necklace, he hid it under his pillow before he went to school. As the day continued Joey felt worse and the rash had spread from his neck to his chest and back. After going to the school nurse, Joey was sent home and was taken to the doctor.

The doctor inspected the rash and determined that the rash looked like small pox marks. Joey’s medical history indicated that he had been vaccinated for small pox years ago so the doctor was totally stumped regarding the cause of the rash. After many tests Joey was sent home despite feeling no better.

Simone felt sorry for the little girl in the mirror. She looked so sad. She deserved to be loved. Simone walked over to the bed and lay down next to Glen. She took his slippery hand in hers and kissed it softly. She looked at the sleeping angel, her very true love and said, “I couldn’t let you leave.”

That night Joey did not put the necklace around his neck and just kept it under his pillow. Nonetheless, as Joey tried to sleep he was bone chillingly cold and was plagued with disturbing continuations of the prior night’s dreams except now he was burying his family because they had succumbed to their terrible rash. In the morning Joey felt so cold and awful that he could not get out of bed. Joey realized that the rash now covered his entire body.

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THE HIVE | HALLOWEEN EDITION under the pillow. Rick asked Joey what he had under the pillow and he burst out crying and said “it is the chief ’s shark tooth and I stole it”!

Joey reached under the pillow and gave the necklace to Rick. Rick saw the necklace in disbelief and asked Joey if he could take the tooth. Joey emphatically stated, “I do not want it and I should have never taken it and it is going to kill my family”. Rick took the necklace and quickly left.

Rick went directly to the Indian mound without delay and reburied the newly strung shark tooth necklace in the mound hoping that the gesture would somehow help the That night Joey slept soundly without the chill of the past two nights.

His dreams were of a majestic stern man with tan features and long black hair. The man appeared to be reaching out to Joey through his dreams; attempting to give him something. In the morning, Joey woke up feeling much better and the rash seemed to be clearing up. Joey stretched his arms above his head before getting out of bed and his right hand slipped under his pillow and felt something hard and cold.

He immediately threw his pillow on the floor to reveal a shark tooth necklace. In horror, the boy recoiled like a snake from the returned necklace.

The St.Clair Shores Demon

By Bill Shock This story takes place in a suburban community, just minutes outside of Detroit, Michigan in a quiet town known as St. Clair Shores. The events that I witnessed take place may or may not have been from a dark, demonic source… Regardless, it is still unexplainable.

I grew up with a strict Catholic upbringing, primarily stemming from my grandfather on my father’s side, who demanded the family go to church on Sundays, and say their prayers daily. As long as I’ve known my grandfather, he was always this way. You couldn’t talk ten minutes with him without him taking a script out of the Bible, most of which was completely Deutsch to me. “God Bless”, and “Praise the Lord” were words spoken out of his mouth a minimum twenty times per day.

He would even teach me (and all my cousins and siblings) catechism!

This man is truly a saint among us on Earth. With that being said, I remember a particular part of the bible in which he would preach that basically was interpreted something like this: The closer you try to get to Christ, the more Satan tried to pull you from Him, and coerce you to the “dark side”. He never used the term “Hell”. He always called it “the dark side”, or “the darkness”. He taught that if you face your fears and trust in the Lord, then ultimately the devil will never have any power over you. I was 8 or 9 years old at the time, over 25 years ago.

Listening to this at that age, you listen and understand, but in the back of your mind you’re not thinking that you would encounter “the devil”, unless it’s philosophically.

My cousins and I would discuss this amongst ourselves when we had the opportunity to. My cousins had all these wild and bizarre stories that were told to them by my grandfather, mainly of his encounters with Satan, and they passed them down to me. I always assumed that they were just trying to scare me, or get my anxiety levels up or something. Therefore, I never really paid much attention to what they were saying.

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My parents had divorced when I was about 6 or 7 years old, so every other weekend I would stay with my father at his apartment. My father, however, would play “dad” throughout the day, then decide to go out with his buddies until very late at night. Obviously, this meant that I would get dropped off at my grandfather’s home to get babysat. This would happen fairly often, about once or twice per month.

My grandfather’s house was a small home roughly 1,500 sq. feet that was built in the 1950’s. He was the original owner of this house at the time, as he had it built from scratch. The style of home back then was a lot different than it is today. Today, you see most homes with very big, open spaces in which you can see 90% of the home from the front foyer, with very few walls. However back then, it was the complete opposite: A lot of unnecessary walls separating every single room in the house. There was even a door that was always closed that led to the kitchen, and one on the other end of the kitchen, which was always shut and locked with a padlock-style lock. There were even doors that opened to an empty hallway, where most people at this time stored their grandfather clocks. Being in a 1,500 sq. foot home, you were constantly opening and closing doors just to navigate through the house. My grandfather kept family photos, as well as crucifixes and pictures of Jesus on every single wall throughout his home. He even had random bottles of holy water placed at various locations throughout the home. Also you would find an actual crown of thorns sitting on his coffee table! It seemed like the kind of home in which you would feel very comfortable in, however I never felt that way. I love my grandfather, but unfortunately I disliked going to his house. It was just an uncomfortable feeling, mainly for two reasons that stood out to me: One was the front door. The front door was a standard door, however it was painted an ugly burgundy color, and it had this diamond-shaped window at a standard adult’s eye level in it, revealing anyone’s face that came up to the door as they peered in. Right next to the door, sat a Blessed Mother oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. It was one of those 1940’s lamps that sat the statue in it, surrounded by metal “strings” in which had a continuous flow of oil beads dripping. The center of it sat the Blessed Mother, who had a strange look on her face, while staring at you. The second thing in particular that made me uncomfortable about the house was the basement door, which was the door in the back of the kitchen that had the padlock on it. For whatever reason, my grandfather kept it locked at all times, and only he knew where the key was. He claimed he didn’t want any of the grandkids “falling down the stairs”.

One weekend came where my dad was dropping me off at my grandfather’s again. He brought me over there at around 3:00 in the afternoon, which I’d be staying until at least the next day. Again, I was uncomfortable from the start. For the first hour of being there, I had to sit through an hour of a priest preaching on his television, which was one of those giant 600 lb. boxes made of wood that is essentially a table, with a small 20-inch screen with giant knobs next to it for changing channels. After the hour was up, my grandfather decided we needed to go grocery shopping. When we left the house, I noticed my grandfather didn’t lock the door. He never did. He never wanted to lock his keys inside, and he trusted all his neighbors, as they were all great friends…

THE HIVE | HALLOWEEN EDITION When we got back to his house, he tried to walk right in his house, as he always does. However, it did not open. It was clearly locked. He always kept a backup key hidden on the back porch, so he walked around to grab it. By the time he walked back around and attempted to open the door, it simply opened by itself. I saw him pause for a moment, as he was confused, however then took a peek inside. Everything seemed quiet, he had just assumed the door must’ve gotten stuck somehow. As we made our way into the kitchen, we opened the kitchen door, only to reveal a small porcelain pig sitting on a doily in the middle of the kitchen floor, similar to a “piggy bank”, facing in our direction. However, this was not a “cute little piggy”. It specifically remember it having a jaw that was wide open and somewhat twisted to the side, with all-black

beady eyes, and wrinkles above the eyes in a mad look. I saw him quickly scurry to grab the pig, and then placed it on the counter. He then started whispering the “Our Father” prayer to himself. I knew he looked upset and worried, however I remained nonchalant as if I didn’t notice a problem. He then asked me to help him bring the groceries downstairs into the basement refrigerator, his back up fridge. This would be the first time I would be in this basement since my 4th birthday party. As we reached the bottom of the stairs, I noticed he turned as many lights on as possible. Upon a giant wall was a cartoon mural of the “Flintstones”, painted years ago from an artist hired for an older cousin’s birthday party. However, the cartoons were clearly “THE Flintstones”, yet they looked nothing like them. The outfits and the theme defined the Flintstones clearly, but the faces were distinctly different from the familiar Fred and Barney face. They had more of a “mean” look on their faces, and they stared right at you, smiling. The look of it really freaked me out. My grandfather noticed me looking at the creepy mural, then walked over and pulled curtains shut. These dark burgundy, ugly curtains now covered the entire mural. Very creepy, especially for an 8-year-old.

Things started to get even creepier as we walked back upstairs: I noticed my grandfather stop at the top step and look back to the kitchen floor, noticing the pig-on-a-doily figurine once again facing our direction. He once again started saying the Our Father, only this time very loud. This obviously, left me feeling VERY uncomfortable, to the point where I wouldn’t leave his side. He handed me a crucifix, and told me to pray with him. He then took the pig statue outside and threw it in his garage garbage can, and closed it. When we came back inside, he started walking around the house, holding his bible and rosary, opening every door there is and looking around. Nothing or no one inside anywhere. By now, I wanted to just leave and head home. I got on the phone and paged my dad’s beeper for him to call. However, he didn’t respond. I started immediately to ask my grandfather what’s going on, to which he didn’t have an answer. He just sat there with an obvious-scared look on his face, however acted calm. He then said “Nothing that can hurt either of us. Praise the Lord, Jesus Christ.”

With those words, it made me feel even MORE uncomfortable and I now believed that something actually COULD hurt us. No more disturbances or strange encounters happened for the remainder of the evening, as we were saying several prayers together and getting ready to go to sleep.

I went in my room to sleep, and kept the lights on. I knew I wasn’t going to sleep at all. I was still freaked out. However, I must’ve dozed off in the early morning hours, only to wake up hearing an eerie laughing sound: Like someone trying to be quiet while they laugh, however in a very sinister way. I tried to look around, however my bedroom door was shut, and now the lights were off. I remember also feeling very hot, to the point where I had literally thrown the sheets off of me. I sat up in bed, deciphering whether or not the laughs I heard were real, or I was dreaming. As I sat and listened to see if I could hear it again…

I couldn’t. However, I did hear my grandfather now talking off in the distance, something I couldn’t quite make out. I jumped out of bed and darted to the door. Once I opened it, I ran down the hall towards the main living room, only to see my grandfather facing opposite direction,

READER SUBMISSIONS towards the eerie front door. I noticed he was holding the Bible, and also had a crucifix in his right hand. He then held the crucifix up to the diamond-shaped window in the door, and started saying a prayer.

All of a sudden, I could smell the most rancid, awful stench I’ve ever smelled: It was like a burning-skin smell. Then my grandfather got very loud and said “In the name of Jesus Christ, I COMMAND YOU TO LEAVE!” as his voice grew louder and louder, as he repeated it. He said it again a few more times, before all of a sudden I heard this “howling” sound that was overwhelmingly loud. It sounded like someone screaming in agony, however angry at the same time. I couldn’t even tell where it was coming from, however the growling got louder and louder. The best way for me to describe it is that it sounded EXACTLY like I’ve heard from the Patrick Swayze movie “Ghost”. Particularly when the demons come up from the ground to take Willie Lopez’s spirit down to Hell. Seeing that movie, to this day, has reminded me of this encounter at my grandfather’s house, just because of how eerily similar these screaming sounds were.

I quickly ran over to y grandfather, who was so scared, he was shaking.

He quickly consoled with me and said “it’s ok, it can’t hurt us.” The screaming sound came to a sudden halt, in which I could now tell it came from right outside the front door. “He can’t come in here, or hurt us, don’t worry”, my grandfather reassured me. We once again went over to his living room, opened the Bible, and just started praying.

We stayed up all night, and he made a few phone calls first thing in the morning. About an hour later, our local priest from the church came by in full uniform and talked with my grandfather. He reassured my grandfather that “nothing can get in this house, as long as it’s not invited in.” He gave my grandfather some more holy water, and walked around splashing it in various spots of the home. He then assured my grandfather that “it’s not the house”, and that it’s he that the devil is after.

I could not see the figure standing in the diamond-shaped window, however my grandfather described it as “The most hideous, terrifying face you could possibly imagine.” He describes it as bright-red, with wrinkles every where, as well as horns coming out of both temples.

This thing had a scowl on its face, with a crooked, wicked smile that remained stuck open. The eyes were also deformed, as one was clearly lower than the other. There were no pupils…only all black. My grandfather also said that this creature had a half human torso, half horse body, with hooves as feet, a creature known as a “Centaur”. He also described the same “hot” feeling that I described immediately after waking up.

After listening to this, I knew I never would be coming back to my grandfather’s again, however I was comforted that the priest was there.

The priest confirmed that what my grandfather had been experiencing was something of the demonic origin, however not Satan himself. I remember him stating that Satan doesn’t come himself, however sends these minions/demons to do his work. I also remember him saying that Satan is “most likely going to be in a human form, where you wouldn’t be able to tell who or what it is.” In reference to the random pig statue-on-a-doily, the priest described that specifically the “decapitated pig head” represents Satan is near. However, it’s usually very subtle and not that blunt.

These experiences this weekend at my grandfather’s house will forever be instilled in my brain. It was over 25 years ago since it happened, but I remember it crystal clear. To this day, it is the most scared I’ve ever been in my life. I know there are skeptics out there who don’t believe in the paranormal or afterlife. My advice is this: Remain skeptical, however follow God’s will, do the right thing, and you most likely will never encounter something like this…

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INTERVIEW WITH THE POWERHOUSE BEHIND INSPIRATIONAL LIFESTYLE BRAND

INTERVIEW BY JENNIFER LOVE GIRONDA

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THERE IS NO RESPITE WHEN YOU’RE TENACIOUSLY WORKING FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE IF YOU’RE NOT WORKING ON THE DREAM, NO ONE ELSE IS!

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Jennifer Love Gironda: When did you first know you had a knack for all things creative?

Kate Albrecht: I never really analyzed it, I was just surrounded by creative people and it was part of my awareness that I could just make and do things from a young age. My grandma worked at a school that specialized in furniture painting techniques and my mom was always DIYing our clothes and homes and gardens, etc. I realized I had a knack for decorating by doing my own places and then getting asked by friends to help them with theirs! It snow-balled from there.

JLG: I read an interview where you mentioned you would like to be the Martha Stewart of your generation. What are the key elements you want to ‘keep’ and what do you think you will ‘change up’.

KA: I love that Martha has an aesthetic perspective that guides her brand. I want Mr. Kate to be an omnimedia business like a Martha Stewart that perfectly blends content creation with products that resonates with our overall aesthetic. I want to always keep in mind technology and new media, so where Martha had a TV show and magazine, we have [a] YouTube series and a blog!

JLG: I read that you actually started making your jewelry line to supplement your acting career, which if anyone has seen your YouTube videos, totally explains why you are such a natural in front of the camera. What were some favorite roles that you had, or aspects of acting that you enjoyed?

KA: Thank you! I was lucky with my acting career and got to play some fun roles in some fun/weird projects. I was on the series Entourage for a few seasons which was fun, I had a really hilarious scene with Jason Biggs in an elevator in a movie called My Best Friend’s Girl with Kate Hudson, and I got to play opposite Chris Pratt in a wacky indie movie called Deep In The Valley where I played, yup, a porn star... no nudity required, thank you!

JLG: While we are on the topic of jewelry—what are your favorite trends for fall?

KA: I’m not one to stress over trends because I like to define my own sense of style. That said, I do like to stay aware of the ever-changing or rotating, world of fashion, especially with DIY in mind for videos

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for our YouTube channel or posts for our mrkate.com blog. There are always trends that are DIYable—like for this Fall the one sleeve trend or the metal embellishment trend, which to me just means, wear more jewelry! The newest Mr. Kate jewelry collection called Dusk, features some very on-trend items like the Open Tusk Collar (statement chokers are IN!) and the mixed metal Rain Earrings but basically everything is awesome, of course I’m biased.

JLG: If you could pick one artist, living or deceased, to work with on a project, who would the artist be? And the project?

KA: That’s so hard! Maybe Leonardo da Vinci who was as inventive as he was artistic. I would want to make some rad floating canopy bed with him that could fly away in case of any home intruders. Ha ha, I mean, #whynot!

JLG: Being that you are both an artist and an entrepreneur, do you have tips for business and or creative organization?

KA: Being an entrepreneur has completely re-defined my understanding of a long work day. There is no respite when you’re tenaciously working for yourself because if you’re not working on the dream, no one else is! I am lucky to now have a team of people, my husband/business partner Joey included, who are all super talented and fun to work with so the long days are much more pleasant. I would say that you have to identify your weaknesses and be honest with yourself about what those are. For me, it’s the technicalities of business, I hate math and contracts so teaming up with Joey, who loves that stuff, was a very important step to free up my time to be able to concentrate on the things that I’m good at, like creating, strategizing, designing and snapchatting.

JLG: Can you tell us a bit about how Mr. Kate evolved into an omni-media lifestyle company and how you formed your dynamic team?

KA: I always try to keep the macro and micro visions of the company in mind on a day to day basis. What is the big picture dream and macro moves we need to make to get there and on a micro level, who is ordering the snacks for the office kitchen and where the heck is my curling iron because I need to shoot an intro to this nail art video!?

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JLG: I have watched your ‘OMG We Bought a House Videos’ and you have a great dynamic with your husband and business partner. What are some of the ways that he complements you? How about the other members of your team?

KA: Thank you! Yes Joey is my perfect foil. He is very stable and smart. I’m smart, but not so stable - ha! He let’s me be a creative weirdo and our partnership in business and life is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. We have a team of unicorns working with us now at Mr. Kate. Joey is the president of the company and my boss man babe. Brad is our head of video which means he shoots, directs and edits the majority of our videos although we just hired Sarah to help with editing as well. Sarah is from the South and I love that she’s a tech-y female! Kelly is our super stylish assistant editor on the content side of things. She is my human spell check and has kindly added some much needed commas in this interview. Sofia is our creative producer who is a bohemian jane of all trades - she can DIY anything and photograph it beautifully while doing it. Daisy is our shipping coordinator who slaaaays at all things product fulfillment, and Tiro is our digital tech and all around mover and shaker, like literally, he’s a dancer!

JLG: One fun part of your YouTube videos is your pop-up ‘OMG TIP!’ images that come up throughout the videos. What is a favorite or recent ‘OMG TIP!’ that you have come up with recently?

KA: Haha! Wow, I have to go back and look! I would say I love what we did in Tom and Katie’s space (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU82naZhHw) with the mix of the dark elegant green accent wall color in contrast to the large scale string/yarn art on the dining room wall. The ceilings were so high and it was awesome to go bold with the color and DIY with the art.

JLG: One thing that seems to be a signature of your brand is your ability to juxtapose different styles and elements, whether it be textures, thrift shop items with high end pieces, or even masculine and feminine (Like your name!) What is your favorite ‘mix’ you have created recently?

KA: I do love juxtaposition! It’s the yin and yang of life because we are all seeking balance aren’t we? I love our Pussy Panties (http://shop.mrkate.com/ products/pussy-panties) because they combine humor with function because the panties themselves are custom cut and sew items that I hand-picked with comfort in mind. We’ve had people come back for more sets because they just love wearing them so much!

JLG: What’s next for Mr. Kate?

KA: We are getting back into shooting OMG We Bought A House because we’re finally renovating our kitchen and bathroom. And we’re also in the thick of shooting OMG We’re Coming Over: Digitally Famous (our spin-off show) which is our collab series where we go into the homes of famous Youtubers or pop culture stars and re-do a room in their place. We have some really fun episodes coming out with Andrea from Andrea’s Choice and Joslyn Davis from Clevver Style. We have a new packet of BeautyMarks which we’re releasing in a couple weeks and the new Dusk jewelry collection just came out. We also have set a company goal to get to one million YouTube subscribers by the end of the year so please head over to your YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/mrkate) and become part of our family of creative weirdos! #mrkate1million

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You and your sister have been vivacious television stars since you were young children—I have actually read that you were the ones who initiated moving to California to pursue acting. Can you recall a moment when you first realized that acting was your passion?

That’s a really good question. You know, to be honest with you, it didn’t start out like, “I want to act.” It was just all about performing—so in Texas is where the acting bug bit me. I was modeling, I was dancing, I was a part of pageants. I give a lot of credit to my mom because I truly believe that it is the parent’s job to kind of nudge their kids along in the right direction. They kind of see what their kids’ natural gifts are at a very young age so they can mold and nurture them to become the best that they can be. My mom, she always knew there was something special because I was a very happy ball of energy. I always loved making people smile, I always loved making people laugh. There was this one play in particular, just a local play, it was in Texas at the time. I remember that was kind of like “the moment”, it was the first kind of play that I did where I had to learn lines and act and I had a blast...I had a great time. I think kids at a young age are geniuses when they are able to pick up on things, gifts basically, so I think she noticed that. I started

I have to be a witness, I have to live out that life. That’s what really helped me get rid of mom guilt. In regards to finding a balance—I think the key for me is that I’m passionate at whatever I do. So, when you’re passionate, number one, work never really feels like work. Number two, I think with me trying to find balance it’s all about finding what’s important to you and prioritizing. I make time for my family, I make time for my husband. I think this helps as well in regards to balance. There are going to be some days were you’re overwhelmed—allow yourself to feel that and be that. Sometimes people say, “Oh well, don’t cry,”and they don’t allow you to feel and be and just kind of embrace the moment. I noticed that when you do embrace feeling overwhelmed, if you feel like you want to cry, you feel like you want to scream, and you do, you feel so much better after doing it. My point is, how I keep a balance is on those days where I do feel overwhelmed, I allow myself to feel overwhelmed.

I put my computer and my email aside and I give myself a breather whether that’s two hours or just twenty minutes. I’m allowing myself to feel that, so when I do, I’m able to get back to whatever needs to be done in a healthy way, and that’s what really helps me.

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to take to just performing and then there was the television show called Star Search that was out, that was hosted by Ed McMahon. I would see little kids sing, dance...even Beyoncé was on there...LeAnn Rimes was a competitor. I was like, “Mommy I want to do that, I want to be a part of that!” I remember, she was like, “Well, you know we have to move to California to do that.” So long story short, she was in the Army at the time and you can’t just quit the army. I remember she presented her case in front of the court and said, “Look, I’m not just doing this to get out of the army. I see something in my kids. They could have a career out of this.” Literally three years into being in L.A. I ended up booking Sister, Sister.

You seem to be a pretty busy lady and there’s no doubt that you have a crazy schedule—how do you manage to balance being a mom, wife, and career woman?

I have a podcast called Mostly Mom and that was the question that seems to be the norm and it was a question that a lot of women were asking me. There’s two answers to your question: balance and getting rid of guilt. I saw my mom do so much for us that once we grew up, she had nothing to do. It’s like she had given up her life for us and then once all of us were out of the house, she was lost, and it was a learning lesson for me. At the end of the day, yes, we are there to nurture our kids, yes, we are there to mold them, but that doesn’t mean that you have to give up on your own goals and aspirations as a mother. Your kids do leave the nest one day. Granted there are some parents who only want that out of life, and that’s fine, but I know a lot of moms who feel guilty about having a career while having children and I tell them my perspective changed because of what I saw with my mom. Not only that, I want my son to see that Mommy works hard for what she has, nothing is given.

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Where did the idea for creating your podcast, Mostly Mom, come from?

Just by me being a mom and trying to balance it all. I know that I want help and I want advice. I know what helps me feel better is when I hear about other moms that go through the same thing that I go through. A mom who has gone home crying after her child just had an embarrassing tantrum at the grocery store. When I share this information with other moms and they say, “Girl, that ain’t nothing,” then you’re like, “Oh my gosh, I’m not alone!” What I’m saying is, there is strength in hearing other women and other people’s stories. I wanted to create a hub that all moms, and just people in general, can go to be inspired and to be uplifted. I thought having my own show, Mostly Mom, could offer that inspiration.

On top of having a successful podcast, we know you have a cooking show as well! Can you tell us a bit about the inspiration behind your Cooking Channel show, Tia Mowry at Home?

It’s the same thing, like with the Mostly Mom podcast—for me it’s all about inspiring and uplifting others and being an example. I noticed that within the mom community a lot of moms talked about food and how they felt guilty about ordering fast food and providing food that wasn’t necessarily the best for their children, but it was quick and it was easy. I wanted to show and inspire other moms and people in general that, “Look, I have a busy lifestyle, it can be done.” Sometimes people just have to be guided, they don’t know what to do or how to do it.

When I come up with my recipes it’s all about practicality but not sacrificing taste. It’s all about creating great meals that the whole family can enjoy and that are predominately healthy. That’s where having a cooking show came from. It just came from inspiration...and I love to cook!

You have been a great advocate against bullying and body shaming, and even made mention to not wanting to have your photos altered in Photoshop. When was your ‘enough is enough’ moment and when you decided that you had to speak out against the negativity?

Two things. The first is when I started to put on a little weight because of me just being happy, me just enjoying my cooking show, me just tasting and eating all different types of meals to get inspiration from. I got a lot of backlash because of it. I’m like, “Wow! How can someone be so interested and have a huge opinion on my weight?” How did that benefit the world? The weight gain was automatically associated with, “I had to be pregnant.” It’s just such a narrow-minded way of thinking, that, “Oh, okay, she’s put on a few pounds, so she must be pregnant!”

I remember I had posted on my Instagram, “Guys…no, I’m not pregnant, I’m just eating,” and it wouldn’t stop. People kept on saying things. I could have a beautiful picture with my husband being really nice or loving and generous for Valentine’s Day, setting a great example or being a great father to our son. They looked past that and it was all about me being pregnant and gaining weight. It just made me see how vain and superficial and how judgmental people can be and just look past the whole inspiration of the photo.

The second, I think the one where I really said, “enough is enough” —where I just felt like I had to put a spotlight on the situation— was when the singer Iggy Azela said she thought of driving herself off a cliff because of how much bullying she was getting on social media.

Another one, a woman named Kehlani, a famous R&B singer, she actually attempted to commit suicide because she was being bashed and being called a whore and being called all these crazy names because she was having a love triangle. I said, “Okay, you know what guys, enough is enough!”

When I start to see that people want to end their lives because of this, that’s when I feel like there needs to be some sort of control on bullying and calling people names and I think people are starting to do it. I’m starting to see some people get fired from their jobs after seeing their behavior online.

Just because you’re not in front of the person or talking to them it doesn’t mean that you should be able to say anything and bash them in any kind of way. We should all be responsible for behavior. I think once there is some sort of consequence to your behavior online, I think we will start to see people think before they speak more.

shaming start as early as first grade. How the kids who had a higher body mass index were the ones that were more likely to skip school, to drop out of school, to have depression. It carries on into adulthood and that has mental effects. I’m very passionate about this. In regards to the bullying situation: you can’t change what God has given you. All people are made beautiful and when people are vulnerable, when they have that vulnerability and that state of mind, it just really touches my heart.

You touched on how you deal with being overwhelmed earlier in regards to balancing your home life and work life. It seems like situations in Hollywood can often be blown out of proportion. What do you do to overcome the challenges of dealing with negative publicity?

I think people in general, even in the entertainment business, thrive off of negativity and conflict. I mean, that’s how a lot of people make their money, really. When you look at a lot of these magazines, people make money off of negative headlines. The challenge is that a lot of people find it hard to be themselves and to stand up for whatever they believe in. My mom, she’s always told me, “You have never really had a hard time knowing who you are and being true to who you are.” This business is all about integrity and character and that is what’s important to me. Sometimes they do say that the nice guys finish last, but I don’t believe in that. I think at the end of the day, when you look at your life, we’re not looking at fame, we’re not looking at the money. At the end of your life, people are not going to be talking about how many cars you had and how many houses you had. They are going to be talking about how you treated other people. To me that is what matters. Being an example, being an inspiration, and leaving a mark that way.

What piece of advice would you want to share with someone just starting out in a creative field or wanting to pursue a career in Hollywood?

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Are there any organizations that you are a part of that you’re really passionate about?

I am a part of certain organizations like the Make Wish Foundation and I’ve worked with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation for years because I’m very passionate about children.

I would love to definitely do more in regards to bullying. I even read, and I mentioned this on my podcast, Refinery29 did an article on how there was this study on how the effects of body

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I think the advice that I would give them is, number one, look at why you’re doing this. Because this business is very fickle. You’re successful, you’re not successful. You’re making money, you’re not making money. A lot of people want to be in this business for all the wrong reasons.

There’s a lot of rejection but when you are really, really, really passionate about what you do and you love what you do, you can have rejections but you keep on going. Number two, constantly build on your craft. No matter if that’s taking acting classes, no matter if that’s doing a play in your local community. Make sure you have a great support system. Be careful who you share your dreams and your goals with because there are a lot of people out there that are not going to be rooting for you and you don’t want that energy to jump onto you.

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Being a professional athlete, what are some skills, if any, that you have been able to take from the field and apply to your TV hosting career?

I think a lot of it is some of the intrinsic value, such as being able to work hard, persevere...this is a long journey for me. I look at my football career and I realized it wasn’t the most decorated. I put in thousands of man-hours into my football career with the hopes of being one of the greats. I fell short of that, but there was something I learned along the way—how to be persistent in order to stay on top and to be able to out work my opponents. Getting into the hosting thing might have been an unorthodox journey, whereas if you look at the landscape of hosting, especially some of the former athletes who are doing it, a lot of them are decorated Hall of Famers, Super Bowl Champions, they have all these different types of accolades, where I don’t have those.

I had to kind of create my own way. It all started from the opportunity that I got in San Diego. I actually got hurt when I was with the Dolphins, came back home to San Diego to train. I had local guys give me an opportunity. What I realized was that if I was going to stay in this business, I had to stay consistent. I had to stay consistent with the training preparations, so I went to the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp, I did acting classes, so I could kind of learn to be more of me. Which sounds a little weird, but I had to learn to be more of me rather than what I was accustomed to seeing on TV. That’s kind of the trap— the first thing you want to do is speak a certain way, you want to use a certain cadence because that’s what you’ve heard prior to, so that’s kind of what I’ve taken from the many, many thousands of hours I put into my football career and athletic career. That’s what I’ve taken over to the hosting and then the other part is to be able to work together on the team. I think about American Ninja Warrior, I think about it being a massive production, we have a lot of moving parts. I think the quality that I bring is that I am used to operating in a team environment, especially football, and bringing some of those team elements to big productions.

Prior to hosting American Ninja Warrior, you were known to have combined your athletic career with being socially conscious and helping the community, specifically during your college career where you spent time talking to young people about finances and investing as well as helping with reading and math programs. What sparked this need to help others with their financial responsibilities?

My brother, who is now actually my financial advisor, has always been financially savvy—he knows the details of finances—but for me, mine came from more or less a passion. I’ll still never forget the first time I made the Oakland Raiders my rookie year in 2003, and I remember getting my first paycheck, and to me it was a ton of money! That year I made $225,000! I was like, “Man, I couldn’t believe this!” What I realized, especially coming from my childhood and from

my neighborhood, my parents always talked to me about saving money but that was it. I didn’t know the next level after that, I didn’t know about investing, going through a budget plan, or planned spending. I just thought about the next generation. There are so many stories of athletes going broke after their playing career, some of them while their playing. A lot of it has to do with the insecurity of growing up in a poor community and then wanting to show everybody, “Hey, I made it! I made it! I made it!” It’s sometimes hard to talk to a guy after he just signed a big contract or is making a lot of money, it’s kind of too late. I thought, what if we go backwards and go all the way back to the youth and start teaching them the value of finances, just dropping it in their ear. They may not be able to grasp the entire thing but the fact that they’ll understand it and hear, “This isn’t unfamiliar for me.”

So when they get that opportunity perhaps their insecurities won’t lead them to a point where their spending money for other people, to show people that, “Hey, I’m rich.” I’ve also spread the message to kids that I’d rather be rich than to look rich. Especially in this MTV, you know, social media culture where everybody says you got to drive a certain type of car and you’ve got to wear a certain type of jewelry, not that you can’t buy jewelry, but you look at a lot of the young athletes coming in and their spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their jewelry, which is not necessarily an appreciating asset. For some of them they lose value. When you take the same type of money, you invest it into the market, there’s a great chance that you’re going to get a better return, so that’s what I wanted to give to the youth. I try to use some of those examples, especially personal examples. I’m not perfect, I went through my struggles and I wanted to share that with them.

You kind of touched on it a little with the finances, but have you seen ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary “Broke”? What did you think about it?

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I thought it was horrible—I was excited to watch it because nobody had ever done it but they used guys like Andre Rison and some of the other guys to kind of detail the luxurious lifestyle. The average NFL player doesn’t live that type of lifestyle. As much as they are blown up and the hype and the media, we don’t live that type of lifestyle. Those are for your top percent of guys who signed those multi-million dollar contracts. The rest of the guys are just like me. These are your ‘hard hat guys’ who are still making a lot of money in comparison to rest the world, but they’re not spending that kind of money. A lot of these guys spend money—not because they want to buy a Ferrari—a lot of them have families that are depending on them. How do you handle the social pressure and the guilt that comes along with that? I’m having these conversations with the kids because most of them think if you ‘make it’ you got to buy your momma a house, a car. I always give them the plane analogy: make sure you cover yourself first before you put the mask on the other child. That’s because if you’re not good, then the people around you aren’t going to ARTHIVEMAGAZINE.COM

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be good, so many of them think that the idea is that as soon as you get it, you got to spend it on everybody and then they get guilty. “Oh, you’ve changed. You’re not the same person anymore.” Then there is the insecurity part of having to show all your friends that you’ve made it. Then there’s a bad investment, and then you get out of the NFL and you start thinking, “What do I do with my life?” So, now you start throwing big chunks of money that you had because you’re used to making hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a year—now you throw big money into a “scam” type of investment hoping to reproduce the same type of income in your high earning years. They didn’t show that in the documentary. So that was why I don’t think they nailed it. The average person is going to walk by and say, “Yeah, those guys deserve to go broke.” You spend your whole life doing one thing and now all of a sudden you’re 32 years old and now you have to figure out what you’re going to do next, and for a lot of them, that’s hard. You put your focus into one thing and you became the absolute best. What real opportunity is there to work on another skill set? So for that part I empathize, and again, they didn’t show that and that’s the other reason the players go through depression. No matter how much money you made in your career there’s a form of depression because you kind of lose who you are. You have to redefine yourself. You are no longer “the football player”... what you should have never really been...but it’s hard when you get a microphone, you get fans and people reacting to you in a certain way, and you kind of buy the hype. When it’s over, it’s over.

We watched the ESPYS and LeBron James made mention that athletes should be the ones to go into the communities and be role models for underprivileged children. Do you feel that athletes should have a moral or social responsibility to give back to the community?

I think that there a lot of athletes who are doing enough—they really are. There are a lot of athletes who have a voice. The next level, it’s not just going out and talking. How do you actually get to the grassroots level and started doing things that are actually going to [make an] impact? Not every athlete has that type of influence. LeBron James makes serious change, but your guy who’s just struggling to make the team, maybe making a million a year, he can do some things, but not on the level of some of these other guys. When you’re talking about creating jobs and doing those type of things, that’s different. It’s always good to hear a good voice and a good message from an athlete or somebody who you can relate to, who came from your neighborhood.

That’s impactful, and by no means am I underestimating the power of that, but I think the next level is going to be the education and the creation of opportunities for some of the people in the neighborhood.

Not a handout. It’s a hand up.

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here are lots of different ways to earn a living as a visual artist.

Graphic Design, Illustration and Fine Art all have their own perks and challenges. I have curated and often participate in group and solo gallery shows. The topic of nurturing gallery relationships is not one I wish to explore here but I did wish to make the point that the Fine Arts world is very different from the illustration industry. When I am preparing paintings for a show, I follow my own internal muse to determine the theme: I make pictures of stuff that I like—on my own terms. In my role as an illustrator however, I have a different sort of aesthetic mandate. Although I may strive to put my own editorial spin on an author’s article or enhance a narrative with layers of visual metaphor, I cannot lose sight of the fact that I was hired to visually support and elucidate someone else’s concepts. At the very least, I must never contradict or undermine the tone or intent of the text (unless of course the purpose is satire).

More often than not, an art director or agency will approach me with a very specific need—a book cover, poster, character design for a game or comic, etcetera. They tend to already have an idea of what scene or subject they wish me to portray. There is one guy whom I have worked with for the past sixteen years and despite our sarcastic banter, passive aggressive Facebook comments and his refusal to use capital letters, he is one of the most professional art directors I have worked for. He hires me when he needs art that looks like—well, MY art! He is good

get it work in the limited space available on the cover. It also dawned on me that the image he had chosen might give away a surprise story twist. I wrote the author an email expressing my concerns and suggesting that instead of a full tableaux, we zoom in on one of the character’s faces so that the emotion of the scene rather than the action was front and center. He was enthusiastic about my idea and I went ahead and painted my own personal favorite cover from the trilogy.

In general, I have worked with smart and business-savvy clients, but every once in a while, a potential client contacts me and I can tell from the first line of their email that they have never even spoken to an illustrator, much less hired one. They will offer ridiculously low money or none at all, promising “exposure” or huge royalties at some nebulous future date. They also tend to have lawyer friends who want them to retain all rights for every method of reproduction known to man to any art that is produced until the end of time. Most of these firsttimers are not purposely trying to rip off illustrators. They simply don’t know the rules of the game. Illustrator Randy Gallegos has stepped up to the plate and responded to the need to educate clients by writing an exhaustive but easy to read guide on How to Commission Illustration.

He has generously made it available for free to anyone who wants to learn more about the business of art. Go to the link below to download the PDF from Randy’s blog.

“YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT” – Mick Jagger and every parent, ever. at filling me in on what he needs in terms of physical measurements, color and subject matter, but his art descriptions are often cryptically short. He prefers to leave the majority of the conceptualization up to me, claiming (paraphrased) “i’m working on 18 other games. that’s your job”. That’s not to say that he blindly accepts anything I toss his way. He has no trouble pointing out where I messed up a hand or weapon and there was also that time where I submitted a horizontal sketch for a vertical book cover. I still haven’t heard the end of that one.

Appropriately enough, the vast majority of writers are oriented more toward the verbal rather than the visual so conflicts can occur when an illustrator is asked to illustrate something that sounds good in words but looks silly or inappropriate when it is put into visual form. A supposedly dangerous and frightening alien I was hired to illustrate for a major science fiction magazine comes to mind. Basically, the creature was Cousin It from the Addams family with skinny broomstick arms—not exactly the stuff of nightmares. The description could not be changed, but I did my best to add enough disturbing details to at least make the alien mildly unpleasant rather than down-right goofy.

Other challenges may arise when one works with self-published authors. A couple of years back I was approached by an author who was self-publishing a trilogy of science fiction novels. He was very easy to work with and we were both happy with the way the first cover came out. For the second book he had a very specific image in mind, but when I began sketching, I realized that the scene was going to be far too busy to be an effective cover. The scene in the story was very dramatic and exciting with a lot of characters but I simply couldn’t

Now it’s time for me to explain to that guy who just emailed me why I will not do eight thousand dollars worth of work for five hundred dollars…

LINKS: • Here is the link to download Randy Gallegos’ excellent guide for commissioning illustration: http://blog.gallegosart. com/2012/10/how-to-commission-illustration.html • Randy Gallegos’ Art Page: http://gallegosart.com

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Kathryn Adele Schumacher, Still Life: Picnic at the Beach, Mixed media collage, 25 x 25 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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Kathryn Adele Schumacher

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outh Florida collage artist Kathryn Adele Schumacher is beginning to receive the attention she deserves for her captivating paper creations that incorporate disparate recycled images from the printed page and often embellished with scraps of her watercolors. The respected medium of collage continues to be the process of choice for many mainstream artists who are able to successfully manipulate pieces of paper into abstract configurations that often reflect a recognizable signature style. Schumacher’s recent exhibition titled “Joie de Vivre: Journeys Through Collage” at the Center for Creative Education (CCE) in West Palm Beach displayed a large group of impressive collages with a strong common denominator of rich color and eccentric shapes that from a distance appear to be abstract expressionist, but close up reveal a clever and imaginative use of mixed media, including fragments of photographs, splices of textural designs, and in some cases, actual printed cotton material. Tribute to Rene Magritte, an original collage acquired by the Coral Springs Museum of Art, is saturated with a recognizable DNA that is consistent with the series of works reproduced in a handsome catalog for the CCE show. Schumacher takes a cue from the great Dada masters as well, with her playful compositions and metaphorical connections that make her work stand out as unique and idiosyncratically recognizable.

When you think about collage and its continued popularity in contemporary art, it is hard to believe that Schumacher’s working approach of assisting creative expression goes all the way back to the invention of paper in China, around 200 B.C. It wasn’t until the 10th century, when Japanese calligraphers began to attach glued paper incorporating hand-brushed letter forms when writing and preserving their poems.

Somewhere around the 13th century, the technique of collage appeared in medieval Europe, followed by gold leaf panels that were utilized in Gothic cathedrals around the 15th century, which often combined an assemblage of gemstones and precious metals that were applied to religious images and icons. A good example of 18th century collage art can be found in the work of Mary Delany, and followed during the 19th century by collage methods used among hobbyists for items like photo albums and books, which went on to become popular with Victorian photo college.

Frequently this path of expression became a female erudition of Victorian aristocratic collective portraiture, an encouraging sign of acceptance of women as artists in a completely male dominated sport. My favorite historic collage artist is a German woman named Hannah Höch, who produced small but startling inventive compositions around 1919, at the same time that another favorite of mine, Kurt Schwitters, was exploring a similar medium that like Höch, would make him famous and earn a place in history for both artists.

Collage (from the French coller: “to glue”) soon became an accepted but still controversial in its revolutionary notion of adding paper to drawings and paintings by the two artists who coined the term, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, in the beginning of the 20th century when collage elbowed itself into modern art as a household word. Historians agree that it was Braque who took up the concept of collage itself before Picasso, adding bits and pieces of torn and cut paper to experimental drawings. Picasso adopted collage immediately after, and likely was the very first artist to use collage in paintings. Imagine for a moment how shocking it must have been for the public to be exposed to a new way of creating artworks that turned away from oil painting exclusively and broke all the customary rules of picture-making. For Picasso and Braque, it may have been their two-man contest of one-upmanship with inventive wills that propelled this new idea quickly to the forefront of acceptable practices that have influenced countless artists who followed after them, from Matisse and his iconic gouache decoupage Blue Nude II (1952) to photomontages like Richard Hamilton’s Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing? (1956), which was created for the catalog of the groundbreaking London exhibition titled “This Is Tomorrow” and many perceive as one of the earliest works to be considered Pop Art. Collage continued to be an innovative choice for a variety of applications, such as newspaper editorials, magazine covers and repeat patterns for fabric. Perhaps the best known and circulated collage in history was the British artist Peter Blake’s revolutionary record album cover art for the Beatles’ pioneering “Sargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which to this day does not have a musical equal. It needs to be noted that the evolution of the collage style for illustrating editorial can be traced back to the mid-forties, with striking collages by Eduardo Paolozzi and Ray Johnson that utilized fragments from cartoon strips, advertising labels and celebrity scrapbook imagery.

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BELOW: Kathryn Adele Schumacher, Still Life: With Fruit, Mixed media collage, 25 x 25 in. Courtesy of the artist.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Kathryn Adele Schumacher, De-constructed, Mixed media collage, 24 x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist.

As a young boy, I became captivated by the magic of turning ordinary magazine pages into adaptively reused design elements that could be rearranged into a different context, camouflaging the original communicative intent and producing a hybrid design that mixed narrative and design elements into a brand new composition of appropriated and often vintage materials. Kathryn Adele Schumacher, a South Florida-based artist, shares the same ongoing fascination and enthusiasm with collage that has propelled my own career, as well as others on the national scene, from Richard Prince to Robert Rauschenberg. Schumacher majored in fine art and art history, receiving a BA degree from Rollins College, then embarking on a career in the advertising and broadcast industries. Many years later, she decided to seriously pursue her passion for art and design, 50

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starting with the UCLA post-graduate program in interior design, where eventually she decided to gather fragments of woven materials and patterns and put them together in a collage format. Schumacher continues to be attracted by the flexibility and narration that collage offers, as she examines her work to “…constantly and consistently provide a pleasing continuum for the eye by connecting color, line and texture so that one can ‘rove’ with their eyes while they view and explore her art.” In the last few years, she has concentrated on developing an abstract narrative style that incorporates much of her visual connections to the advertising industry and to interior design, where in some cases she has applied literal materials from sample books and ad imagery that is closely aligned with her former employment.

Schumacher has developed a wide variety of approaches to her work that range from engaging abstract compositions to more narrative pieces that offer a recognizable twist. A good example is Still Life: Picnic at the Beach, which is a mixed media collage depicting a grand, classic setting for a first class picnic. The central focus is on a basket filled with a luscious assortment of fruit, surrounded by other objects with a natural fit like a small pink transistor radio, a bike with a basket, a beach umbrella, and a dreamy sky featuring stylized clouds that are topped with a white bird appropriated from Picasso, one of Schumacher’s favorite artists. She cleverly adds dimensions to this work by creating a foreground that requires the viewer to look past swimmers, surfers, photographers, dancers and sunbathing beach babes into a vanishing perspective that creates a convincing illusion of space. In another literally delicious looking work titled Still Life: with Fruit,” the artist creates a masterful composition that generates a charming interpretation highlighted with some drawing by hand added for clarification. Schumacher subtly portrays another spatial illusion here by adding a distant image of buildings taken from a penthouse terrace, which increases the feeling of depth in the background.

Bruce Helander is an artist who specializes in collage and writes on art. He is a former Provost of Rhode Island School of Design and a former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in over fifty museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Guggenheim. He is a member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

Schumacher also is skilled at assembling harmonious pieces of paper that almost become a symphony of dancing shapes that move together as if they were choreographed to synchronize. Vertical fragments of textured paper are connected at the hip, “dressed” in complementary colors that naturally mesh together for an encore.

The art of collage is alive and well in this latest series of colorful works that show a high level of sophistication and risk-taking, which often give these energized surfaces a delightful visual vibration and have become identifiable as the artist’s trademark. These are handsome and confident works that push this distinctive medium to an enjoyable level for all of us.

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ARTIST + GALLERIST + CULTURAL CREATOR

Rolando Chang Barrero Can you tell us a bit about your background in art and how you decided to turn it into a career?

I got a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where I graduated with the honor of being the recipient of the lauded Ryerson Traveling Fellowship in 1990. I began my M.A.A.T. (Masters of Art and Art Therapy) immediately upon graduation.

In 1991, I was offered the position as Interim Galleries Director for the Miami Dade College Art Galleries, which included The Frances Wolfson Gallery, Center Gallery in Downtown Miami, and the InterAmerican Gallery in Little Havana, and left Chicago for Miami.

In 1992, with the support of Olga Garay and Eduardo Padron, I organized one of the biggest relief efforts by artists responding to Hurricane Andrew.

I also opened my art studio at the Lincoln Road ArtCenter in Miami Beach where I opened my very first gallery, GroundLevel, with Jenni Persons, located at 922 Lincoln Road in 1993 with a spectacular exhibition called Who`s Who in South Beach.

By 1994, my career came to a halt with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer.

You are a socially conscious person, often using art as an impetus for healing. Can you tell us a little bit about how you’ve dedicated time using art as therapy to help others?

I didn’t handle the AIDS pandemic in the late eighties very gracefully to say the least—I was angry and showed it. I enrolled in my M.A.A.T. program to be able to help people with AIDS, or GRID as it was sometimes referred to, and joined ActUp Chicago demonstrating and creating “activist art” until the depression was unbearable and I suddenly realized 52

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that by 1992 most of the lives I was fighting for had died. I made one last commemorative piece called “Los Pajaros” to honor my friends. When I was diagnosed with cancer I just gave up and lost all hope and joy. I did survive the brain surgery in 1994.

It took me until 2009, 15 years later, to recover from various addictions to medications, drugs, and subsequent alcoholism. I soon opened my gallery on the beach again and closed it in 2011 to move to Delray Beach. It was while living in my small cottage that I decided to invite people to my home to attend art classes and eventually created the curriculum for The Art Of Recovery: A Creative Approach to the 12 Step Recovery.

I now work every Monday and Thursday, as an invited artist at various recovery centers where my program has helped introduce clients to recovery through art.

The years of tension in Cuba have created a breeding ground for artists to create work to express themselves and their struggles. Being that you are a Cuban artist yourself — and with Cuba entering a new era — how do you think this will affect Cuban artists in the future and in what ways do you think their artwork will transform?

More then 50 years have gone by, that’s a half of a century of struggles, human rights violations, censorship, executions, incarcerations, exiles, human trafficking, and other abuses. The music, the dancing, the poetry, the art—all censored— and still is to a large degree. Very little freedoms are allowed when it comes to true personal expression. (Here’s one of many, many examples: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-literature-of-uprootedness-an-interview-with-reinaldo-arenas) I’m waiting for the day that all artists can have true freedom of expression without the fear of retaliation in Cuba. I’m hopeful that day will be soon.

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A paradigm shift in the arts is inevitable as Palm Beach County continues to grow. You can expect to see a demand for more world class cultural events, specifically in West Palm Beach.

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You started the Boynton Beach Arts District (BBAD)— can you tell us your motivation behind its creation and what your mission is for its future? How important is it to you to advocate for the local arts community?

My motivation was to meet artists, network with them, and get my career back on track. I rented a warehouse space to paint there, when it was called the Neighborhood Art Gallery, as soon as I saw a For Rent sign going up one day. I eventually met Richard Beau-Lieu, the founder of the Neighborhood Art Gallery, and Debby Coles-Dobay, the Public Art Administrator for the City of Boynton Beach, who both welcomed me warmly. I soon felt very lonely, as my space was in a dark area way in the back corner away from Rick’s gallery, so one day, trying to connect with other artists, I came across a poet named Renda Writer on Facebook and asked if he could help me put an exhibition together. He gave my links to a number of local artists and told me to contact them and introduce myself as “a friend of Renda”. I did, and the ActivistArtistA Gallery had its first exhibition.

By the second exhibition I had secured two more warehouses and [artist] Lea Vendetta soon moved in to share a space with me. Then [artist] Chan Shepherd painted the very first mural that would eventually become the ActivistArtistA Bay Gates Project. A little bit of branding needed to be done to make the area sound more appealing so I choose the Boynton Beach Art District because I thought the acronym BBAD was great. Chan soon moved in too and we organized the first large event there with help from a few other artists that had joined us. The event was KeroWACKED, an homage to Jack Kerouac.

The Art Walks began soon after and the press loved it! We won the [Broward-Palm Beach New Times] Best Art Walk in Broward and Palm Beach County in 2013 (of course, we were the only art walk back then) and eventually everyone started an art walk. Now we have the honor being the first and longest running art walk in the area, as many have come and gone. The ActivistArtistA Gallery held the [Broward-Palm Beach New Times] Best Art Exhibition of 2015, (Un) Common Traces.

The mission for the future is to continue to serve as an incubator for emerging artists and muralists. We expect a really great 2017. We have a great reputation for providing fresh and consistently unique programming, and that won’t change.

Advocating for the local arts community at BBAD is my primary purpose. I make every effort to engage not only visual artist, muralists and musicians, but all the local schools. I believe that BBAD should include all children at our functions and remain a family friendly entity where the whole community can gather to celebrate creativity and art.

Photos © Katie Deits

You’re an accomplished gallerist, with the recent opening of your third art space, The Box Gallery, curating an assemblage of seasoned and emerging artists. What is your ultimate vision for the space?

The Box Gallery is designed to accommodate a very broad spectrum of works being created. It’s a flexible space in the heart of the West Palm Beach Cultural Corridor. Easily the most accessible gallery in West Palm Beach, right off exit 69, off I-95.

The 4,000 square foot space has been a dream of mine for years. I get to provide exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, video and film screening, dance recitals, and more. Since June 3rd, when I opened the doors, the fanfare and excitement has been tremendous. The three most recent exhibitions have brought together artists, arts writers, curators, and collectors. I expect that the support will continue to grow exponentially during the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Coming up is the Flora and Fauna Exhibit, a retrospective of South Beach artist Don Shearer, Jacques de Beaufort Surrealist works, and during Art Synergy’s ArtWeek 2017 during Art Palm Beach, I’m planning the Art in Florida: Curator’s Choice exhibition which celebrates the work of the top Florida curators.

You are continually creating new opportunities for artists here locally — how do you see the South Florida arts community transforming over time and how can people contribute to its success?

A paradigm shift in the arts is inevitable as Palm Beach County continues to grow. You can expect to see a demand for more world class cultural events, specifically in West Palm Beach. I believe many local artists will get much deserved recognition and receive well merited accolades in prominent galleries in the near future. I love creating new opportunities for artists, but it’s also their responsibility to take advantage them, and in time create newer ones for the younger artists in return. I love seeing genuine altruism developing. I personally would not be where I am in Palm Beach County if it weren’t for the help of so many people.

BBAD grew organically as a result of being “a friend of Renda’s”.

Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art developed out of my relationships with local artists. The Box Gallery has been achieved due to the shared experiences with friends over 30 years. Art Synergy’s success is a direct result of tireless hours of hard work by members of all our art districts, our amazing advocates and supporters in Palm Beach County.

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Pg 56 • CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW Hula Wall, ©Adrian Wilcox Photography Pg 62 • INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT AND SYMPOSIUM Revelation by Amos Robinson, Courtesy of the artist Pg 61 • FRIGHTENING FALL EVENTS ©iStock Pg 66 • ART FAIR GUIDE 2016-2017 ©Jessie Prugh Pg 70 • ART GALLERY DIRECTORY ©Jessie Prugh

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ARTS ADVOCATE + GALLERIST + CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR

INTERVIEW WITH NICOLE HENRY, FOUNDER OF NICOLE HENRY FINE ART, CANVAS ART CHARITIES, AND THE

CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW

Can you tell us a little bit about when you first became interested in art and when you realized that it was a field you wanted to dedicate your career to?

OPPOSITE PAGE: Nicole Henry, © Nelsonphoto.com CURRENT PAGE: HULA WALL, © Adrian Wilcox Photography

Art has always been a passion of mine. When I was a little girl my parents would take me to museums. They said I was the only child who wanted to sit in my stroller and stare at the art in amazement and wonder. As I grew, my curiosity and passion for art continued to develop. I began to take lots of art classes and study art history. I continued my education by studying at Southern Methodist University’s Meadow School of The Arts.

I knew this was my journey. I wanted to have an art gallery and non profit to inspire people through art.

Are there any gallerists, past or present, who you admire or who have influenced you?

I am inspired by Peggy Guggenheim’s story. She is my inspiration for a gallerist and collector. Peggy did things that were outside the box and lead her life around her passion which was art. She was also the first, modern, female patron of art. She created her own rules and really forged a movement and environment for artists and society of that time. Peggy Guggenheim was a true pioneer!

What makes Nicole Henry Fine Art a unique art space and what can someone expect to find when they come to a show there?

I want people to feel inspired and connect to art when they see it. Each piece tells a story. I want people to ask questions and feel comfortable inside my gallery. You don’t have to be an art enthusiast to come to the gallery. You just have to be open to learning how art connects us all. I love to help create that connection. We know how to throw a really fun party too!

You’re an incredibly dynamic gallerist whose influence has been the linchpin of the growing arts scene in West Palm Beach.

Your largest creative endeavor to date, CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW, has been a hugely successful and socially conscious art experience, where you’ve curated a stable of national and international artists to share their work with the community. Can you tell us about how CANVAS came to be and why you chose West Palm Beach to be its platform?

Giving back is one of my passions. I formed CANVAS Art Charities a 501c3 which enriches the community through public artwork, art appreciation, art education and art events. I felt this was a way I could create an experience for people of all backgrounds and ages to get to interact with museum quality art while walking around the city. This year we will have a permanent Outdoor Museum along N. Flagler Drive between 2nd-5th Streets. It will create a free art experience for the whole family to interact and hangout in the heart of Downtown West Palm Beach. I chose West Palm Beach because it is where I have my gallery, where I want to live and where I will raise my family.

It is a very special place that is under a major renaissance. It is an urban environment with a tropical climate. I am so excited to see the city coming into its own. It is my goal in the next few years to have our city recognized as an international art hub.

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I am so excited to see the city coming into its own. It is my goal in the next few years to have our city recognized as an international art hub. - Nicole Henry

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KOBRA WALL, © Adrian Wilcox Photography

What can the masses expect to see and experience at this year’s CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW? I feel we will have the most important public art show anywhere in the world for CANVAS 2016! We are bringing in major monumental installations, sculpture, muralists and a really unique vibe.

Our artist line up consists of the top artists from around the globe and locally.

Please tell us about your vision behind your not-for-profit organization, CANVAS ART CHARITIES — What does it do for the community and how can people get involved?

CANVAS Art Charities is the non profit that raises the funds to create CANVAS Outdoor Museum Show and all its programming.

Championing art in public places, CANVAS transforms landscapes into an interactive art experience, activating spaces and engaging with the city from concept to completion. Colossal murals and installations punctuate the landscape, along with a complement of public and private events as a nexus between the artists and the community. CANVAS ART CHARITIES is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding the visual arts and an innovative artist in residence program enriching the community through public installations, exhibitions, education, and events to foster social and economic outcomes. We encourage the community to join with us and get involved. We have a committee that meets once a month.

ABOUT CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW: “CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM brings together the most innovative contemporary artists from around the world.

Championing art in public places, CANVAS transforms landscapes into an interactive art experience, activating spaces and engaging with the city from concept to completion. Colossal murals and installations punctuate the landscape, along with a complement of public and private events as a nexus between the artists and the community.”

- Nicole Henry

NOVEMBER 11-20, 2016 more info @ www.canvaswpb.org

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Monster Bash | Myfrightnights.com/ Monster-Bash 9067 Southern Blvd. • West Palm Beach October 30

59th Oktoberfest Miami® 2016 | ascmiami.org/oktoberfestmiami 11919 SW 56th St. • Miami October 14-16 and October 21-23

Moonfest | Moonfest.me 100-500 Blocks Of Clematis St. • West Palm Beach October 29

Halloween Sundowner At Vizcaya | Vizcaya.org 3251 South Miami Ave. • Miami TBA

Pumpkin Bash | Harboursideplace.com Harbourside Place-200 N US Highway One • Jupiter October 22

Halloween Half Marathon | Halloweenhalfmarathon.com Miami Beach October 29

Scarecrow Festival | Historicalsocietypbc.org 300 N. Dixie Highway • Downtown West Palm Beach October 22

House Of Horror | Houseofhorrorpark. com 1455 Nw 107Th Ave. • Doral TBA

Boca Raton Wine & Food Festival | Bocaratonwineandfoodfestival.com Florida Atlantic University (FAU) 777 Glades Road • Boca Raton November 4-6 Dia De Los Muertos | Lakewortharts.com Downtown Lake Worth November 5 Delray Beach Wine and Seafood Festival | Dbwineandseafood.com Downtown Delray Beach A1A & Atlantic Ave.• Delray Beach November 12 & 13

Shriek Week | Sugarsandpark.org Sugar Sand Park-300 S. Military Trail • Boca Raton October 21, 22, 28 & 29

Miami Harvest Festival | miamiharvest. com Miami-Dade Fair Expo 10901 Coral Way (SW 24th St) • Miami November 19-20

Spookyville | Southfloridafair.com/ Spookyville 9067 Southern Blvd. • West Palm Beach October 16-18, 23-25, 30-31

Miami Nice 2016 Halloween Yacht Party | Miaminiceweekend.us 400 Se 2Nd Ave. • Miami October 29

X Scream Halloween | Xscreamhalloween.com 2030 S. Congress Ave. • West Palm Beach TBA

Octoberfest Miam | Octoberfestmiami. com Marlins Park / 501 Marlins Way • Miami October 1

BROWARD COUNTY 7th Annual Harvest Festival & Great Scarecrow Competition | 954-473-2955 3750 S.Flamingo Road • Fort Lauderdale October 8-9

Spooky Zoo Nights | Zoomiami.org/ Spooky_zoo_nights 1 Zoo Boulevard-12400 Sw 152 Street • Miami October 28, 29 & 31

Freak Show Horror Film | Freakshowfilmfest.com Premiere Cinemas 14 at the Fashion Square Mall 3201 E. Colonial Dr. • Orlando October 21-23 Frightmares | Frightmareshaunt.com 3000 Ringling Blvd.• Sarasota TBA Global Peace Film Festival | Peacefilmfest.org TBA • Orlando September 19-25 Halloween Horror Nights® 26 | Halloweenhorrornights.com Universal Orlando Theme Parks & Universal CityWalk® 6000 Universal Blvd. • Orlando Select Nights from September 16-October 31 Howl-O-Scream® | Seaworldparks.com Busch Gardens / 10165 N McKinley Dr. • Tampa Select Nights from September 23-October 30 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party | Disneyworld.disney.go.com Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World 3111 World Dr. • Orlando Select Nights from September 2-October 31 Run For Their Lives Zombie Fun Run 5K And Afterparty | Runfortheirliveszombierun.com 4 Harrison St. • Cocoa October 28 The ‘I Like it HOT!’ Festival | Ilikeithotfestival.com 6340 126th Avenue N. • Largo September 10 & 11

IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! PLACE: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE: 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton THE HAUNTING: If you’re a student trying to get some work done in the Dorothy F . Schmidt College of Arts & Humanities building, you may be rudely interrupted by an uninvited guest.

Security guards and students alike have allegedly experienced paranormal activity such as doors randomly slamming, eerie cries down the hallways, and even reported sightings of a female spirit randomly roaming the building.

PLACE: BLUE ANCHOR WHERE: 804 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach THE HAUNTING: The majestic pub that was originally erected in murky London in 1864 made the unlikely trip to sunny South Florida in 1996 when it was dismantled piece by piece in England and re-erected in Delray to become a local landmark on Atlantic Avenue.

Stories of the pub’s infamously eerie past remained ingrained in its wooden paneling and stained glassed windows, making it a harrowingly haunted attraction today. It is said that the pub has been haunted by a ghost named Bertha Starkey, who was stabbed to death at the bar of the Blue Anchor by her jealous husband after finding out she was cheating on him. On top of that, two of Jack the Ripper’s victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddows, were said to have spent their last waking hours enjoying drinks at the bar before they were murdered.

The pub’s haunted past and reported encounters have drawn so much media attention over the years that it won Travel Channel’s Most Haunted Pub in 2004.

PLACE: THE BILTMORE WHERE: 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables THE HAUNTING: The luxurious hotel at one point became a military hospital and medical school in WWII before turning back into a glamorous hot-spot, cultivating the hotel’s creepy reputation. Guests have claimed to have been haunted by the soldiers who have died there, seeing them appear and disappear, through windows and down hallways.

Also, a raucous party on the 13th floor of the Biltmore turned into a grisly murder scene when a gangster named Thomas “Fatty” Walsh was shot dead after a gambling dispute on March 4th, 1929. The spirit of Walsh is said to still be haunting the Biltmore, specifically the 13th floor of the hotel, even today.

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2017 INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT AND SYMPOSIUM A conversat io n w ith t he Public A rt Manager fo r the Cit y o f Bo ynton Beach:

D e b b y C o l e s - D ob a y

You serve as the Public Art Manager for the City of Boynton Beach, working as a liaison between the Arts Commission, developers, artists, city staff and the Community Redevelopment Agency. What has been your personal “arts” mission for the city? What would be your ultimate dream come true for public art in Boynton Beach and South Florida as a whole?

Debby Coles-Dobay: As public art manager my goal is to connect the cultural environment in Boynton Beach with the global community. This can be accomplished by integrating meaningful public art projects into the community to brand the City, create placemaking and celebrate our diversity. By focusing on kinetic, eco and glass public art projects, it will allow the City to become an arts destination. These art forms rely on public participation, or at the very least, stimulate creative thinking. Creative thinking is essential for all disciplines and contributes to the creative economy, changing where people want to live, work and learn – where they think, invent and produce.

The creation of the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium is a unique attraction to Boynton Beach. Held biennially since 2013, the interactive art event hosts symposium presentations, kinetic performances, along with indoor and outdoor art installations. Where did the idea of hosting a Kinetic art event come from and how do you feel it has impacted the city? Why Kinetic art in particular?

OPPOSITE PAGE: Revelation by Amos Robinson. Courtesy of the artist.

DCD: In 2009, city staff and the Arts Commission began its master strategic planning. One of the Art in Public Places program successes is the Avenue of the Arts year-long outdoor sculpture exhibition along East Ocean Avenue. The exhibit attracted visitors to the downtown area in east Boynton and created a cultural destination. Artists, national and locally, exhibited a wide variety of sculptures including some kinetic artworks. One of the the master strategic plan initiatives was to develop a public art event, unique to Boynton Beach that would educate the public on the value of art. It was at that time, I was introduced to Ralfonso, an international kinetic artist and founder of the Kinetic Art Organization. Through our conversation, we discovered shared goals and proposed a kinetic art exhibit that included an educational component. In conjunction with the Art Commission we then developed the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium event for the City of Boynton Beach.

Kinetic art is created by artists who push the boundaries of traditional, static art forms to introduce visual experiences that will engage the audience and profoundly change the course of modern art.

Kinetic Art’s movement by wind, gravity, water, solar, or human interaction, peaks curiosity. People who see it don’t often think of it a fine art form. When they see the artworks, they want to learn how it works and how it is made. The inspirations derived from viewing and learning about kinetic art forms stimulate creative thinking.

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KINETIC ART’S MOVEMENT BY WIND, GRAVITY, WATER, SOLAR, OR HUMAN INTERACTION, PEAKS CURIOSITY. PEOPLE WHO SEE IT DON’T OFTEN THINK OF IT A FINE ART FORM. WHEN THEY SEE THE ARTWORKS, THEY WANT TO LEARN HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT IS MADE. THE INSPIRATIONS DERIVED FROM VIEWING AND LEARNING ABOUT KINETIC ART FORMS STIMULATE CREATIVE THINKING. - Debby Coles-Dobay

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CENTER: Leaf Weathervane by DougTaylor. Courtesy of the artist.

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The city of Boynton Beach is a proponent in leading the nation in Green Building Standards. How has the fusion of art, technology, and the Green movement been an impact on the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium?

DCD: Disciplines such as science, technology, engineering, art and math known in current educational curriculum, as S.T.E.A.M principles, is an intricate part of the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium. In addition, kinetic art forms explores the 4th dimension which is time and change over time. This principle of kinetic art influences new technologies and energy uses. I often use a Theo Jensen quote, “The walls between art and engineering are only in our minds.” Kinetic artists seek to propel the mind to wonder and to encourage viewers to appreciate the joy in motion and learn about other ways it can benefit society.

With so many prominent and well attended art fairs that have emerged from Miami, it’s refreshing to see Boynton Beach contributing to the art scene by sharing the arts with the community as well. How important do you feel the impact of public art is to a community and how can residents of other cities advocate for public art in their area?

DCD: The International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium combines kinetic fine art with educational programming and entertainment making it internationally unique to typical art fairs. By focusing on kinetic art, it teaches the public the value of art.

Many exciting developments have emerged from the previous biennial events. A community collaborative has been formed and is creating a Kinetic Art Project that utilizes alternative energy and up-cycled objects. It will be showcased at the Feb. 3-5, 2017 Kinetic Art event. A commissioned project titled, Kinetic Intentions, will engage participation in monthly mobile making workshops that will contribute to a community built tree art project.

These activities are critical to the success of the Kinetic Art event. When public art engage the community, whether local or international, it provides meaningful marketable programming.

City’s benefit from public art programs not only because they spur economic development, create jobs and increase cultural tourism but they also shape our consciousness, celebrate our diversity and have a transformative effect on the community. Public art should embrace the goals of a city, meet the needs of the community and contribute to many types of projects.

What can visitors expect to see at this year’s International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium?

DCD: In addition to the intriguing projects mentioned above there will be 12 iconic kinetic artworks installed the end of September 2016 along East Ocean Avenue in downtown Boynton Beach. For the weekend event many more one-of-a-kind visual art experiences will be offered such as, 60 indoor kinetic artworks, kinetic influenced technological innovations, engaging symposium presentations, kinetic entertainment and a chance to meet kinetic artists!

Several site specific outdoor artworks will be featured at the Feb. 3-5, 2017 weekend event. One is by a kinetic artist from Europe that is a fabricating a special kinetic artwork for his introduction to the US market. A major power generating kinetic sculpture with large sculptural sail “wings”, that was in a private collection is being refurbished, to be showcased for the first time since the late 80’s. A kinetic artist from the Netherlands has connected with a regional dance company to create abstract kinetic art performances.

What ways can visitors and residents enjoy public art in and around Boynton Beach year round?

DCD: The Art in Public Places program is funded through a onepercent public art fee. As development occurs, public art is integrated into the architecture, infrastructure, landscape and greenways throughout Boynton Beach. To date, over 50 public artworks have been installed throughout the City. A virtual tour is available on the Art in Public Places web site at BoyntonBeachArts.org. Rotating art exhibits are featured in City facilities such as the City Library and Civic Center. Opening receptions and special events are scheduled to celebrate the rotating art exhibits. The Avenue of the Arts outdoor art exhibition features national and local artists’ sculptures. Self-guiding tours are available 24/7 with groups tours accommodated by request.

The Boynton Beach Arts District is home to several artists studios.

The district hosts special events and monthly Art Walks that are held throughout the year.

What ways can artists stay connected to the Kinetic Art event and become involved in other public art projects in Boynton Beach?

DCD: A wonderful volunteer group has committed their time to the event. Year round opportunities as docents, tour guides or special exhibit volunteers are always welcomed. The Arts Commission is the volunteer board appointed by the City Commission to plan the visual arts in the City. The board is actively recruiting new board members.

Information about the Arts Commission qualifications and duties can be accessed on the BoyntonBeachArts.org.

In addition to the Art in Public Places website, a dedicated web site for the International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium is IntlKineticArtEvent.org. If someone is interested in participating they can contact Debby at ColesDobayD@bbfl.us.

We encourage everyone connect and engage with us on Facebook @BoyntonBeachArtinPublicPlaces and on twitter at @ BoyntonPublicArt. • The International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium February 3-5, 2017 Visit IntlKineticArtEvent.org for more information

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ART FAIR GUIDE 2016-2017

PALM BEACH COUNTY STITCH ROCK | rockthestitch.com

“Stitch Rock is South Florida’s largest annual indie craft fair & bazaar bringing back old school crafting techniques with new school flare! With over 80 vendors the show is full of uncommon handmade goods like D.I.Y fashion, funky home deco items, adorable plushies, natural bath & body goodies, vintage finds, hot rod paintings, pin up photography, & much more!”

WHEN: October 1, 2016 WHERE: Delray Center for the Arts at Old School Square • 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach

CANVAS OUTDOOR MUSEUM SHOW | canvaswpb.org

“CANVAS transforms landscapes into an interactive art experience, activating spaces and engaging with the city from concept to completion. Colossal murals and installations punctuate the landscape, along with a complement of public and private events as a nexus between the artists and the community.”

WHEN: November 11-20, 2016 WHERE: 301 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach & Throughout Downtown West Palm Beach

PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY | artpbfair.com “The versatile and rich selection of works on display will have a strong focus on emergent talent, as well as blue chip mid-career cutting-edge artists, anchored by a fresh selection of secondary market works by top name artists from the Modern, Classical Modern, Post-War and Pop eras. It is estimated that nearly 1000 artists from over 60 countries will be on display at the fair.”

WHEN: January 12-15, 2017 WHERE: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion • 825 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach

ART PALM BEACH | artpalmbeach.com

“Art Palm Beach is internationally recognized as the premiere mid-winter contemporary art fair on Florida’s Gold Coast by both art critics and enthusiasts. The fair provides a unique opportunity to reach collectors from around the world.”

WHEN: January 18-22, 2017 WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Center • 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach

ART SYNERGY | artsynergypbc.com

“Art Synergy in collaboration with Art Palm Beach will produce more than 65 exhibitions throughout the nine Palm Beach County Art Districts in January 2016 during Art Palm Beach week. The nine art districts are: Antique Row, Artists Alley Delray, Boynton Beach Art District, Lake Park and North Palm Beach Art District, Lake Worth Arts, Northwood Village, West Palm Beach, and Worth Ave.” WHEN: January 18-22, 2017 WHERE: Palm Beach County Convention Center & PBC Art Districts 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach

FOTOfusion | fotofusion.org

“Learn from these lectures/seminars by the top professionals in the business. Topics range from advanced printing techniques to beginning with a digital camera. There’s something for everyone!”

WHEN: January 24-28, 2017 WHERE: Palm Beach Photographic Centre • 415 Clematis St, West Palm Beach

2017 INTERNATIONAL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT AND SYMPOSIUM | intlkineticartevent.org

“This event will connect you to one-of-a-kind visual art experiences, 12 iconic outdoor kinetic artworks, 60 indoor kinetic artworks, monthly mobile making workshops that contribute to Kinetic Intentions community art project, the collaborative Kinetic Art Project that utilizes alternative energy and up-cycled objects, kinetic influenced technological innovations, engaging symposium presentations, kinetic entertainment and meet international kinetic artists!”

WHEN: February 3-5, 2017 WHERE: Boynton Beach • Visit website to view entire map

ARTIGRAS | artigras.org

“The Fine Arts Area features gallery quality work of 300 fine artists exhibiting a variety of talent and diversity of styles in 13 categories including Ceramics, Fiber (wearable and nonwearable), Digital Art, Drawing & Printmaking, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and Wood.

Winners of the juried exhibition will receive $17,000 in prize money.”

WHEN: February 18-20, 2017 WHERE: Downtown Abacoa • 1200 Town Center Dr #111, Jupiter

ART BOCA RATON | nextlevelfairs.com

“Art Boca Raton is a new contemporary art fair from the organizers of Art Palm Beach. International galleries will be exhibiting modern, contemporary, and emerging art from the 20th and 21st centuries.”

WHEN: March 15-19, 2017 WHERE: Research Park on the grounds of Florida Atlantic University • 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton

DELRAY AFFAIR | delrayaffair.com

“The Delray Affair is the largest arts & craft festival in the Southeast United States. The event takes place along the palm tree lined downtown streets of Delray Beach and stretches 12 city blocks from the Intracoastal to NW 2nd Avenue.”

WHEN: April 7-9, 2017 WHERE: Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH | artbasel.com

ART MIAMI | artmiamifair.com

PULSE MIAMI BEACH | pulse-art.com

SUPERFINE:THE FAIREST FAIR | superfine.world

“In our American show, leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa show significant work from the masters of modern and contemporary art, as well the new generation of emerging stars.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: Miami Beach Convention Center • 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach

“A well-respected source for the discovery of emerging to mid-career artists offering a comprehensive overview of the contemporary art market today.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: Indian Beach Park at 4601 Collins Avenue

MIAMI PROJECT | miami-project.com

“Miami Project Edition 5 will be erected atop and within an expansive structure located in Miami Beach, just steps from the entrance of NADA Miami. A dramatic, 75,000 square foot exhibition space featuring 40 foot cathedral ceilings will be built seamlessly into the existing architecture, elegantly housing 60 exhibiting galleries.”

WHEN November 29-December 4, 2016 WHERE: 6625 Indian Creek Drive, Miami

SCOPE MIAMI BEACH | scope-art.com

“With over 75 art fairs spanning more than 15 years, SCOPE is celebrated as the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative programming.”

WHEN: November 29-December 4, 2016 WHERE: SCOPE Miami Beach Pavilion • 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

ART CONCEPT | nextlevelfairs.com

“The new “waterfront fair in the round” focusing on modern and contemporary works will be held in a spectacular waterfront fair venue in the heart of downtown Miami’s Arts, Museum and Entertainment District during America’s largest international fair week. Just steps from world renowned restaurant dinning, five star hotels and luxury shopping the fair offers abundant parking and shuttle service.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami • 301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami

NADA ART FAIR | newartdealers.org

“The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is the definitive non-profit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation, support, and advancement of new voices in contemporary art.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: Deauville Beach Resort • 6701 Collins Ave, Miami

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“Entering its 27th edition, Art Miami remains committed to showcasing the most important artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries in collaboration with a selection of the world’s most respected galleries.”

WHEN: November 29-December 4, 2016 WHERE: The Art Miami Pavilion-Midtown- Wynwood Arts District • 3101 NE 1st Ave, Miami

“Gain access to the freshest art and design from Miami and around the world. Support living, working artists by putting the most important set of eyes on their work: your own. Dive into the new art world where music and performing arts shine as brightly as what hangs on the walls.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: 56 NE 29th St, Miami

ARTSPOT MIAMI | artspotmiami.com

“The show is supported by an exciting schedule of symposiums, lectures, tours and receptions for VIP art collectors alongside special art exhibitions.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: 1700 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami

SATELLITE ART SHOW | satellite-show.com

“Alternative art fair that presents new and exciting projects that span the gamut of art, music, performance, installation, new media and tech.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: The Parisian Hotel • 1510 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

AQUA MIAMI | aquaartmiami.com

“The sister satellite fair to Art Miami, made a huge splash during Art Week 2015 with its successful five-day exhibition of the strongest emerging and mid-career artists and galleries in the industry.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Aqua Art Miami at the Aqua Hotel • 1530 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

CONTEXT ART MIAMI | contextartmiami.com

“Sister fair to Art Miami dedicated to the development and reinforcement of emerging and mid-career artists.”

WHEN: November 29-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Art Miami Pavilion- Midtown-Wynwood Arts District • 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami

ART BEAT MIAMI | artbeatmiami.com

“Experience of art, cultural exchange, food & music inspired by Haiti and artists worldwide.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Little Haiti Cultural Center and Caribbean Marketplace • 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SPECTRUM MIAMI ART SHOW | spectrum-miami.com “A juried, contemporary art show in the heart of Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District featuring an international slate of artists and galleries. It’s where contemporary meets extraordinary.

Join us for a 5-day fine art experience, featuring music, entertainment, and other special events.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Spectrum Miami Tent • 1700 NE 2nd Ave, Miami

MIAMI RIVER ART FAIR | miamiriverartfair.com

“This art fair was conceived as a showcase of world-class galleries, artists and projects in an indoor booth setting at the Riverfront Hall. This grand show space overlooks the oneof-a-kind outdoor Riverwalk Sculpture Mall that will feature monumental sculpture on the banks of the historic Miami River.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: James L. Knight International Center • 400 SE 2nd Ave, Miami

RED DOT MIAMI | reddotmiami.com

“A juried, contemporary art show in the heart of Miami featuring an international slate of galleries. The show features over 500 leading contemporary artists, museum exhibitions, art labs, events, and talks focused on collecting.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Red Dot Miami Tent • 7 SW 8th St, Miami

PINTA MIAMI | pintamiami.com

“PINTA Miami is an exclusive and intimate art fair created as a venue for the exhibition and promotion of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese art that includes the participation of fifty prominent galleries from the United States, Latin America and Europe. With a focus on the abstract, concrete, neoconcrete, kinetic and conceptual art movements, this carefully curated fair creates a platform that allows for a broader discussion amongst artists, curators and collectors.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Mana Wynwood • 318 NW 23rd St, Miami

X CONTEMPORARY | xcontemporaryart.com

“This show profiles 16 art dealers active in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, all whom are women, and all whom helped shape the careers of America’s most important 20th Century artists. The intimate environment features 35 international galleries, with a special focus on private dealers and independent curators with unique access to new discoveries in 20th and 21st century art.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Nobu Hotel Miami Beach • 4525 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

ART ON PAPER | thepaperfair.com/miami

“Features sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography, all unified by the medium of paper.”

WHEN: December 1-December 6, 2016 WHERE: Deauville Beach Resort • 6701 Collins Ave, Miami

PRIZM | prizmartfair.com

“Our mission is to promote the work of artists from African and global African Diaspora, who reflect global trends in contemporary art, through a blockbuster exhibit held during Art Basel/Miami.”

WHEN: November 29-December 11, 2016 WHERE: TBA

DESIGN MIAMI | basel2016.designmiami.com

“Each show balances exclusive commercial opportunities with progressive cultural programming, creating exciting collaborations with designers and design institutions, panels and lectures with luminaries from the worlds of design, architecture, art and fashion, and unique commissions from the world’s top emerging and established designers and architects.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Meridian Avenue & 19th Street

UNTITLED | art-untitled.com

“Untited, Art is an international, curated art fair founded in 2012 that focuses on curatorial balance and integrity across all disciplines of contemporary art.”

WHEN: November 30-December 4, 2016 WHERE: Ocean Drive & 12th Street, South Beach • Miami

SATELLITE ART SHOW | satellite-show.com

“SATELLITE features diverse programing, mirroring the breadth of the current state of the art world; curated exhibitions, installations, special projects, virtual reality initiatives, music and performance art. SATELLITE is publicly endorsed by Mayor Philip Levine of Miami Beach.”

WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: The Parisian Hotel-1510 Collins Avenue • Miami Beach

ART AFRICA MIAMI FAIR | artafricamiamifair.com

“Art Africa Miami Arts Fair is a juried multidisciplinary exhibition of fine contemporary art from the global African Diaspora. The central idea of Art Africa Miami is to present an array of visual works that pay homage to the centrality of Africa and its descendants contribution to the modern art world. ” WHEN: December 1-3, 2016 WHERE: TBA

MIAMI STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL | miamistreetphotographyfestival.org

“The MSPF© is an international photography festival showcasing the best of contemporary Street Photography viewed through the eyes of emerging photographers in this genre. The goal of the Festival is to establish a global platform for learning through exhibitions, workshops, lectures and other events. ” WHEN: December 1-4, 2016 WHERE: HISTORYMIAMI MUSEUM• 101 West Flagler Street, Miami *Art Hive Magazine is not responsible for changes, errors, or cancellations of events.

Please visit the website of each Art Fair location for more details.

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ART GALLERIES + CREATIVE SPACES PALM BEACH Addison Gallery 206 N.E 2nd Street, Delray Beach addisongallery.com Amanda James Gallery 412 East Ocean #1, Boynton Beach amandajamesgallery.com Armory Art Center 1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach armoryart.org Arts Garage 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach artsgarage.org Art House 429 429 25th Street, West Palm Beach arthouse429.com Art House Gallery 255 NE 6th Avenue, Delray Beach arthousedelray.com Artisans on the Ave 630 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth artisansontheave.com Artists Alley Delray Beach 3rd Avenue Studios and Galleries NE 3rd Street, Delray Beach artistsalleydelray.com

Bruce Webber Gallery 705 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth webbergallery.com Cacace Fine Art 354 NE 4th Street, Suite D Delray Beach cacaceart.com Carré d’Artistes - Art Gallery 430 Plaza Real, Boca Raton carredartistesfl.com Center for Creative Education 425 24th Street, West Palm Beach cceflorida.org Cornell Art Museum 51 N Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach oldschoolsquare.org Cultural Council of Palm Beach County 601 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth palmbeachculture.com DeBilzan Gallery 38 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach debilzangallery.com DTR Modernt Gallery 440 South County Road, Palm Beach dtrmodern.com

JF Gallery 3901 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach jfgallery.com

Vertu Fine Art 5250 Town Center Cir #128, Boca Raton vertufineart.com

James Schot Gallery & Studio 2800 N Federal Highway, Suite A Fort Lauderdale jamesschotgallerystudio.com

John H Surovek Gallery 349 Worth Avenue 8 Via Parigi, Palm Beach surovekgallery.com

Wally Findlay Galleries 165 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach wallyfindlay.com

L.Mercado Studios 2000 Harrison Street, Hollywood lmercadostudios.com

Kevin McPherrin Int’l Gallery 4851 N. Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton kevinmcpherrin.com

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Lighthouse Art Center 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta lighthousearts.org

Art and Culture Center/ Hollywood 1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood artandculturecenter.org

Lois Brenzinski Artworks 533 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach loisbrezinskiartworks.com

Art Gallery 21 600 NE 21 Court, Wilton Manors artgallery21.org

Mary Woerner Fine Arts 3700 South Dixie Highway #7, West Palm Beach marywoernerfinearts.com

Artist’s Eye Fine Art Gallery 38 South Federal Highway Canterbury Square #2, Dania Beach artistseyeinc.com

Las Olas Fine Arts 701 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale lasolasfinearts.com New River Fine Art 914 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale newriverfineart.com North Beach Art Gallery 3334 NE 34th Street, Fort Lauderdale nobegallery.com Pocock Fine Art & Antiques 1200 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 102, Fort Lauderdale pocockfineart.com

Native Visions Galleries 104 Breakwater Court, Jupiter nativevisions.com

Art Serve Gallery 1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale artserve.org

Norton Museum of Art 1451 S. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach norton.org

Bailey Contemporary Arts-BaCA 41 NE 1st Street, Pompano Beach baileyarts.org

Onessimo Fine Art 4530 PGA Boulevard, Suite 101, Palm Beach Gardens onessimofineart.com

Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery 4566 North University Drive, Lauderhill bearandbird.com

Steven Greenwald Design 3023 NW 60th Street, Fort Lauderdale sgdgallery.com

Rosemary Duffy Larson GalleryBroward College 3501 SW Davie Boulevard, Davie browardvpa.com/gallery Rossetti Fine Art Gallery 2176 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors tomrossetti.com

Artists Guild Galley 512 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach bocaguild.com

FAU Universities Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton fau.edu/galleries

Art Link International 809 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth artlinkinternational.com

Flamingo Clay Studio 15 South J Street, Lake Worth flamingoclaystudio.org

Pavo Real Gallery 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton pavoreal.com

Broward Art Guild 3280 NE 32nd Street, Fort Lauderdale browardartguild.org

Studio 18-City of Pembroke Pines 1101 Poinciana Drive, Pembroke Pines ppines.com/studio18

Ashley John Gallery 410 S. County Road, Palm Beach ashleyjohngallery.com

Ford Fine Art 260 NE 5th Avenue, Delray Beach fordfineart.com

Rosenbaum Contemporary 150 Yamato Road, Boca Raton rosenbaumcontemporary.com

Avalon Gallery 425 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach avalononatlantic.com

Galleria Gilda 2211 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth artinfl.org

RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery 50 US-1, Jupiter rosettastonefineart.com

City of Sunrise Art Gallery 10770 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise sunrisefl.gov

Upper Room Art Gallery 300 SW 1st Ave, unit #123 & #129, Fort Lauderdale upperroomartgallery.com

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Benzaiten Center for the Creative Arts 1105 2nd Ave S, Lake Worth benzaitencenter.org

Gallery 22 -Yaacov Heller 282 Via Naranjas, Boca Raton yaacovheller.com

Russeck Gallery 203 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach russeck.com

Cultural Center of Pompano Beach 102 W Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach ccpompano.org

Gallery Biba 224A Worth Avenue, Palm Beach gallerybiba.com

Stewart Fine Art 5501 N Federal Highway, Suite 3 Boca Raton sfaglass.com

Blue Gallery 600 E. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach bluefineart.com Bohemia AG 536 Northwood Road,. West Palm Beach bohemiaag.com Boynton Beach Art District 401 West Industrial Avenue, Boynton Beach boynton-beach.org Bruce Helander 410 Evernia Street # 119, West Palm Beach brucehelander.com

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Griffin Gallery 5250 Town Center Cir #128, Boca Raton griffingallery.net Habitat Galleries 513 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach habatatgalleries.com Holden Luntz Gallery 332 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach holdenluntz.com ICFA & Erdesz 358 NE 4th Street, Delray Beach icfgallery.com

Studio E Gallery 4600 PGA Boulevard #101, Palm Beach Gardens studioegallery.com Sundook Art Galleries 524 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach sundook.com The Box Gallery 811 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach theboxgallery.info

Fat Village Center for the Arts 531 NW 1st Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale fatvillagecenterforthearts.com Gallery 721-The Purvis Young Museum 725 Progresso Drive, Fort Lauderdale gallery721.com George Gadson Studios 1350 East Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 124, Fort Lauderdale georgegadsonstudios.com Girls’ Club 117 NE 2nd Street, Ft Lauderdale girlsclubcollection.org Indaba Gallery 609 N 21st Avenue, Hollywood indaba.com

Adamar Fine Arts 21173 NE 18 Place, Miami adamargallery.com Alberto Linero Gallery 2294-B NW 2nd Avenue, Miami albertolinerogallery.com Alfa Gallery 1607 Brickell Avenue, Miami alfa-gallery.com Alejandra Von Hartz Gallery 2630 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami alejandravonhartz.com Arevalo Gallery 100 SW 10 Street, Miami arevalogallery.com Art Fusion Gallery 3550 North Miami Avenue, Miami artfusiongalleries.com

Avant Gallery 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Suite 102, Miami avantgallery.com

Fredric Snitzer Gallery 1540 NE Miami Court, Miami snitzer.com

Now Contemporary Art 337 NW 25th Street, Miami nowcontemporaryart.com

Galerie Helene Lamarque 125 NW 23rd Street, Miami galeriehelenelamarque.com

O. Ascanio Gallery 2600 NW 2nd Miami oascaniogallery.com

Gallery Diet 6315 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami gallerydiet.com

Opera Gallery 39th Street, Suite 239, 2nd Fl, Miami operagallery.com

Bakehouse Art Complex 561 NW 32nd Street Miami bacfl.org Bill Brady Gallery 7200 NW Miami Court, Miami billbradygallery.com Brisky Gallery 130 Northwest 24th Street, Miami briskygallery.com Canale Diaz Art Center 146 Madeira Avenue, Coral Gables canalediaz.com Cernuda Arte 3155 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables cernudaarte.com Collection Privee Gallery 2301 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami collectionpriveegallery.com Curator’s Voice Art Project 299 NW 25th Street, Miami curatorsvoice.com David Castillo Gallery 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 300, Miami Beach davidcastillogallery.com De La Cruz Collection 23 NE 41Street, Miami delacruzcollection.org D & G Art Design Gallery 6801 Collins Avenue, Suite C1405, Miami Beach dgartdesigngallery.com

Gary Nader Fine Art 62 NE 27th Street, Miami garynader.com Gecko Art Galleries 6500 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami geckoartgalleries.com Haitian Heritage Museum 4141 NE 2 Ave. # 105C, Miami haitianheritagemuseum.org Harold Golen Gallery 2294 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami haroldgolengallery.com Institute of Contemporary Art 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami icamiami.org Irazoqui Art Gallery 2750 NW 3rd Avenue, Miami irazoqui.net Ka.Be. Contemporary 223 NW 26 Street, Miami kabecontemporary.com Latin Art Core 1646 SW 8th Street, Miami latinartcore.gallery Little Haiti Cultural Center 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami littlehaiticulturalcenter.com

Diana Lowenstein Gallery 2043 North Miami Avenue, Miami dianalowensteingallery.com

Locust Projects 3852 North Miami Avenue, Miami locustprojects.org

Dina Mitrani Gallery 2620 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami dinamitranigallery.com

Maman Fine Art 3930 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 204.

Miami mamanfineart.com

Dot Fiftyone Gallery 7275 NE 4th Avenue, Miami dotfiftyone.com Durban Segnini Gallery 3072 SW 38th Avenue, Miami durbansegnini.com

Robert Fontaine Gallery 2121 NW 2nd Avenue, Unit 3, Miami robertfontainegallery.com Rubell Family Collection 95 NW 29 Street, Miami rfc.museum Sammer Gallery 125 NW 23rd Street, Miami sammermiami.com Spinello Projects 7221 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami spinelloprojects.com The Americas Collection 4213 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables americascollection.com The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse 591 NW 27th Street, Miami margulieswarehouse.com Tresart 2121 NW 2nd Ave, Bay #2. Miami tresart.us Virginia Miller Galleries 169 Madeira Avenue, Coral Gables virginiamiller.com

Markowicz Fine Art 110 NE 40th Street, Miami markowiczfineart.com

Waltman Ortega Fine Art 2233 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami waltmanortega.com

Merzbau Gallery 2301 N Miami Avenue, Miami merzbaugallery.com

White Porch Gallery 2727 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami whiteporchgallery.com

MIArt Space 151 NW 36 Street, Miami miartspace.com

WYN 317 Gallery 167 NW 25 Street, Miami wyn317.com

Saturday & Sunday, December 3 – 4, 2016

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Armory Art Center Campus 1700 Parker Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401

WestPalmBeachArtsFestival.com (561) 832-1776

Don’t miss to the first annual West Palm Beach Arts Festival produced by the Armory Art Center! It will feature local and out-of-town artists and activities for all ages.

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Espace Expression 317 NW 28th Street, Miami espace-expression.com

Rimonim Art Gallery 7500 NE 4th Court, Suite 103, Miami rimonimartgallery.com

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Emerson Dorsch 151 NW 24th Street, Miami dorschgallery.com

Ricart Gallery 444 NW 28th Street, Miami ricartgallerymiami.com

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N’Namdi Contemporary 177 NW 23rd Street, Miami nnamdicontemporary.com

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Fountainhead Studios 7338 NW Miami Court, Miami fountainheadresidency.com

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Ascaso Gallery 2441 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami ascasogallery.com

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Mindy Solomon Gallery 8397 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami mindysolomon.com

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Etra Fine Art 2315 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami etrafineart.com

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Art Nouveau Gallery 348 NW 29th Street, Miami artnouveau-gallery.com

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What is an art walk? Oh—just a fun way to get in touch with your local arts scene! Art walks usually consist of an evening, once a month, in which awesome artists, galleries, food vendors, and musicians all come together to showcase and support the arts scene in their respective communities. More likely than not, there’ll be wine and hors d’oeuvres too! Check out an art walk near you...

ARTISTS ALLEYFIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Delray Beach Artists Alley, On East Atlantic Avenue and in Pineapple Grove.

1st Friday of each month.

6:00pm to 9:00pm More info @ artistsalleydelray.com

BOYNTON BEACH ART WALK Boynton Beach 06-422 West Industrial Ave, Boynton Beach 4th Thursday of each month.

6:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ activistartista. blogspot.com

NORTHWOOD VILLAGE ART AND WINE PROMENADE West Palm Beach 400 Northwood Road, West Palm Beach.

Last Friday of each month.

6:00pm to 9:00pm More info @ northwoodartwalk.com

EAST VILLAGE UNCORKED Pompano Beach Harbor Village Shoppes, between Harbor Drive and 28th Ave on East Atlantic Boulevard.

1st Friday of each month.

6:00pm to 9:00pm More info @ pompanobeachcra.com

FAT VILLAGE ART WALK Downtown Fort Lauderdale Four-block area, branching out from the intersection of NW Fifth Street and First Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.

Last Saturday of each month, (except December) 7:00pm to 11:00pm More info @ fatvillage.com

HOLLYWOOD ART WALK Downtown Hollywood, Florida 3rd Saturday of each month.

7:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ visithollywoodfl. org/artwalk

ISLAND CITY ART WALK Wilton Manors Wilton Drive in the Wilton Manors arts & entertainment district.

November through April, 3rd Friday of each month.

7:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ islandcityartwalk.com

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BIRD ROAD ART DISTRICT Miami Centrally located just east of the Palmetto Expressway (SR-826) and south of Bird Road (SW 40 St.). Most of the studios are located just off of SW 74 & SW 75 Ave. 3rd Saturday of each month.

7:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ thebirdroadartdistrict.com

COCONUT GROVE FASHION + ART + MUSIC NIGHT Coconut Grove Grand Avenue, Commodore Plaza, Main Highway and Fuller Street.

1st Saturday of each month, 7:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ coconutgrove. com/fashion-art-musicnight

CORAL GABLES GALLERY STROLL Coral Gables This walk is centered around Ponce Circle Park, but is fairly spread out.

1st Friday of each month.

More info @ greatgables. com/CoralGables/ GalleryStroll.html

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Downtown Miami 111 SW 3 St. Downtown Miami - 33130 1st Friday of each month.

6:00pm to 10:00pm McCormickPlaceMiami

LINCOLN ROAD/ SOUTH BEACH ART WALK South Beach 800,810 and 924 Lincoln Road Mall.Art Center/South Florida on Lincoln Rd. to the CANDO Arts Co-Op Gallery by the Bass Museum of Art. 1st Saturday of each month.

7:00pm to 10:00pm More info @ lincolnroadmall.com/ lincoln-road-art-walk

WYNWOOD ART WALK MIAMI 36th St. S. to 20th St., between NE 2nd Ave and NW 6th Ave,Miami. Just north of Downtown, south of the Design District, east of I-95, and west of Biscayne Boulevard.

2nd Saturday of each month.

6:30pm More info @wynwoodmiami. com

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Death by Design Nov. 17-Dec. 4, 2016

Fort Lauderdale North Beach shopping and arts district along 32nd, 33rd and 34th streets off of A1A and Oakland Park Boulevard.

1st Saturday of each month.

7:00pm to 11:00pm More info @ facebook.com/ NorthBeachArtsDistrict

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*Art Hive Magazine is not responsible for changes made to events. The time or date of your Art Walk may have changed. Please visit the website of the Art Walk location you would like to visit if you have any questions.

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