Tiger Strikes Asteroid celebrates five years with lots of love

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Tiger Strikes Asteroid celebrates five years with lots of love

Published July 22, 2014 by CSchwartz

How do we love TSA? Let us count the ways. And no, we are not talking about the Transportation Security Administration, although the acronym likeness has always been as dissonant as it has been entertaining. July marks the five-year anniversary of Philadelphia- (and now also Brooklyn) based artist-run exhibition space...

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A constructive engagement, from Brazil to Miami Beach

Published July 22, 2014 by Anne Tschida

Installation view of "Untitled." (Photo by Lujan Candria) Constructivism as an art form first arose in the revolutionary era of Russia, a precursor of sorts to Bauhaus and other movements that combined architectural, material and design elements, with the aim of taking art from the walls...

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Gospel jamathon brings together artists from across genres

Published July 21, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Live Musician Jamathon. A live jamathon at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Macon next week will bring together musical artists of all types to share their talents and network. Many of our talented musicians around town made their start playing...

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Grace Minnesota invites you to dance in the streets of Minneapolis to celebrate marriage equality

Published July 21, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

St. Paul City-Artist-In-Residence Marcus Young and the artists of the Grace Minnesota have been encouraging folks to cut loose and dance in the streets since 2008. This year, on Aug. 1 in Minneapolis’ Peavey Plaza, they’ll do so to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Minnesota’s legalization of same-sex marriage. The...

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Orange Island Arts Foundation seeks submissions from Florida writers

Published July 21, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

St. Petersburg Beach. Photo by Neil de la Flor. The Orange Island Arts Foundation seeks work from Florida writers in any genre. Submit a high-quality video recording of your work (mobile phone recordings are acceptable) in an interesting location. But consider this: The theme of the...

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Points of Pine: inspired by Stella, produced by Moore, activated by you

Published July 19, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Elizabeth Shannon, Bass Museum of Art Most artists are none too thrilled if you sit on their sculptures. However, Miami artist Emmett Moore is one of the exceptions. Moore’s Points of Pine (2014) is currently sited in Collins Park as part of the Bass Museum of Art’s tc: temporary...

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The Hanging Garden of Goran Tomcic

Published July 18, 2014 by Anne Tschida

Installation view of "Heart Strings." Photo by Francesco Casale When walking into the Dimensions Variable gallery (a Knight Arts grantee), you get the feeling of entering a hanging garden, but one that may appear in the Everglades, or in an otherwise semi-tended organic reserve. Two large...

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Bragg Jam 2014 equals Moonlight Miles 5K, a Concert Crawl, and an Arts and Kids’ Festival

Published July 18, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Bragg Jam Moonlight Miles 5K race. This year marks 15 years of the annual Bragg Jam Festival, a Knight Arts grantee. It was started in the name of two young brothers named Brax and Tate Bragg. They were two musicians from Macon who were traveling to...

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Shakespeare in Detroit lightens up mid-summer with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Published July 18, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

A packed crowd made camp in New Center Park, to assure themselves space for the show. Very apropos of the season, and much in line with their mission of site-specific, Detroit-based Shakespeare performance, Shakespeare in Detroit staged the Bard’s timeless comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as...

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Artists of Rubber City display 24th Annual Juried Show

Published July 18, 2014 by Roger Durbin

The Artists of Rubber City are a much unheralded group. ARC doesn’t seem to send out press releases much, and maybe relies on their usual concurrent exhibits along with Summit Artspace (a Knight Arts grantee and where ARC has space on the third floor) to bring in the audience. You’ll...

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Ordway Summer Dance – Thursday, July 17, 2014

Published July 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Renee Prola, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts It was the perfect night for dancing…sunny with a slight breeze and Rice Park was the perfect setting. A large group gathered by 6pm for The dance lesson The performance Salsa lessons lead...

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Charlotte Dance Festival call for entries

Published July 17, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

Charlotte Dance Festival. The 2014 Festival in the Park is fast approaching in September. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Festival bringing good music, great art and enjoyable times to Charlotteans at Freedom Park. One of the main goals of the Festival is to...

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A brief history of what to do this weekend in Miami…

Published July 17, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

The XXIX International Hispanic Theatre Festival continues with multiple performances this weekend. It shouldn't be hard to find the right performance to attend. The question is stamina. On Saturday, July 19th, Spain's Periferia Teatro presents the family friendly Guyi Guyi, a play by Juan Manuel Quiñonero and María Socorro García,...

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Ted Knighton beckons us into uncharted woods at International House

Published July 17, 2014 by CSchwartz

On a day-to-day basis we are often so jaded and hurried that we miss the beauty all around us, and even lose sight of the strangeness that is life. Thanks to Ted Knighton, we have a not-so-subtle reminder of the weird and the sublime by way of Knighton's illustrations, installations...

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Over-Do: Day Party with Bruce Wonder and Shawty Slim illuminates Macon-based DJs

Published July 16, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

The Over-Do: Day Party with all eight deejays for July 19. Smack dab in the middle of the day on July 19 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., you can witness eight different deejays groove out at Roasted Cafe on 442 Second Street in Downtown. This...