Thursday, August 21, 2014

Art Fallout welcomes new venues and collaborators

We have a few newbies to welcome to the Art Fallout blast radius this year!

MAC Fine Art
New to the neighborhood, MAC Fine Art is located in a massive building in the 4 Avenue warehouse area, just east of FATVillage. The gallery hosts rotating exhibitions of international, national and local acclaimed artists and publishes the high quality limited edition prints. In addition, MAC maintains an in house Multimedia Department with a digital photography studio, a state-of-the-art GicleƩ printing facility, and a computer-graphic/prepress department.
Facebook | @macfineart
Twitter | @mac_fine_art

Made in Broward at The Cottage
Also new to the neighborhood, Made in Broward at The Cottage is located in a renovated historic home in the residential neighborhood of Flagler Village. They offer alternative education programs that focus on personalized experiences for children and adults, introducing practical and art skills to students such as gardening, culinary programs, sewing, word working, crochet and more.
Facebook | @madeinbroward


Radio-Active Records at Girls' Club
Founded in 2001, Radio-Active has been specializing in new and used independent vinyl, cds, turntables, accessories as well as operating as an special event venue in downtown Fort Lauderdale for over 10 years. They will be presenting a pop-up exhibition and spin session at Girls' Club featuring an emerging group of vinyl collectors' prized pieces.
Facebook | @radioactiverecords
Twitter | @radioactiverecs
Instagram |  @radioactiverecords

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Open Call for Artwork, exhibit at downtown Fort Lauderdale's largest artwalk

All South Florida artists are invited to submit artworks for a one-day, open-call visual art exhibition of unframed works on paper at Girls' Club contemporary art space. 

A panel of prominent South Florida arts professionals will informally judge the works, offering professional feedback, thus exposing artists' work to local gallery owners, art dealers, independent curators, art writers and museum professionals. The public is invited to comment as well, using a system of color-coded handwritten messages placed by each work.
  • Find a new audience for your work and expand your exposure
  • Get feedback from artists, curators, collectors and others
  • Network with other local artists
  • Hear directly from the public about your work

Click here for online entry form and rules of participation



Friday, August 15, 2014

2014 Art Fallout Venues announced

In its fifth year affecting the streets of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Art Fallout brings together an eclectic mix of contemporary art venues, artist studios, pop-up galleries and exhibits.  As the catalytic spark of the Fort Laduerdale's recent cultural growth, these fallout sites continually present thought provoking, innovative exhibits and programs, feeding the area's hunger for a unique cultural experience.

Girls' Club | a non-profit foundation and alternative art space with a private collection of over 700 works of contemporary art, presenting multi-media exhibits, publishing catalogs and artist editions and producing public programming

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale | an iconic art museum established in 1958, presenting a rotating program of exhibits, public programs and art classes

Bedlam Lorenz Assembly at 1310 Gallery | sponsored by Young At Art Museum, BLA is a contemporary collective of local artists and creators that work to facilitate the creation and presentation of art into culture, with a focus on community accessibility

FATVillage | a micro-district of artist studios, alternative exhibition spaces and creative businesses that have fueled Fort Laduerdale's art scene with events, exhibits and murals

Glavovic Studio | an architect and design firm led by Margi Glavovic Nothard, building ambitious, culturally enriched projects that have helped evolve the face of Broward County's architectural identity

Cadence Pop Up Gallery | a urban planning and design firm that presents unique cultural projects collaborating with local artists

MAC Fine Art  | a contemporary art gallery with a notable track record of innovative visual art exhibits that has recently moved to our area from Wynwood, Miami

Made in Broward @ The Cottage | a local alternative education center focusing on hands-on learning with artist-fueled exhibits of a very eclectic nature



For decades, artists have called this area of Fort Lauderdale their practice space. Filling the area's historic homes and commercial spaces with creative energy and the obsessive fervor that only artists can generate. Recently, a new wave of artists studios have popped up, increasing the blast-radius of this artist-effect, and adding to the unique character of the area.

Participating this year:

Francie Bishop Good
Margi Glavovic Nothard
Tin Ly
Henning Haupt
Michel Pellus
Sri Prabha
Cheryl Brown
Francisco Sheaut & Julio Green Art Studio
Janet Slom

more open studios to be announced soon!