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The
galleries of
the Boca
Raton Museum
of Art were
bustling
with
activity and
anticipation
during the
opening
reception of
the Museum’s
Summer
Exhibitions:
59th Annual
All Florida
Juried
Competition
and Boca
Museum
Artists’
Guild
Biennial
Exhibition
on Tuesday
June 22,
2010. The
exhibitions
will be on
display
through
August 8,
2010.
In a special
presentation,
winners of
the All
Florida and
the Artists’
Guild
Biennial
were
announced to
a crowd of
participating
artists,
guests,
Museum
Members and
Patrons.
59th
Annual All
Florida
Juried
Competition
and
Exhibition
If
the
submissions
that poured
into the
59th Annual
All Florida
Juried
Competition
and
Exhibition
are any
indication,
independent
art
continues to
flourish in
Florida. The
annual
contest and
exhibition
drew 1398
submissions
from artists
around the
state. This
year’s
juror, Linda
Norden,
selected 92
artworks for
the
exhibition –
paintings,
sculpture,
photography,
videos and
installations
– by 81
artists.
Best in Show
went to
Kerry
Phillips of
Miami for
Chairs Found
and Fixed,
an
installation
on display
in the front
of the
Museum.
Merit Awards
were given
to three
artists -
Roberta
Schofield
for her body
of work,
Running and
War;
Noelle Mason
for
Nothing Much
Happened
Today: for
Eric and
Dylan
and Melissa
Marrero for
her body of
work,
Measurements
and Orange.
The All
Florida is
the state’s
oldest
statewide
annual
juried
competition.
It showcases
both
prominent
and emerging
Florida
artists,
granting
visitors
insight into
today’s
Florida art
scene. This
year’s juror
was Linda
Norden, a
curator,
writer and
historian
based in New
York. The
Museum is
grateful to
AT&T, the
Real Yellow
Pages for
their 4th
year of
continued
sponsorship.
Boca
Museum
Artists’
Guild
Biennial
Exhibition
This
year’s
juror, Dr.
Carol
Damian,
selected 50
artworks for
the
exhibition.
First Place
went to
Francene
Levinson’s
Rising
sculpture,
Second Place
to Lorraine
Bader’s
Empress Cixi
collage,
Third Place
to Jerome
Glickman’s
Rebirth
of Creative
Self
painting,
Juror’s
Recognition
to Hanne
Niederhausen’s
Gutenberg’s
Notebook
sculptural
frottage and
Honorable
Mention to
Sally
Cooper’s
La Mer
triptych
painting.
This juried
exhibition
is held
every two
years for
the
professional
artist
members of
the Boca
Raton Museum
Artists’
Guild during
the
companion
competition
– the All
Florida
Juried
Competition
and
Exhibition.
A wide
range of
work is
presented,
portraying
the
pluralistic
nature of
artists
working in
South
Florida
today. This
exhibition
of this
Museum
affiliate
organization
pays tribute
to the level
of artistic
excellence
existing in
this state
and
showcases
its
membership’s
depth of
talent.
Dr. Carol
Damian is
professor of
art history
in the
School of
Art and Art
History and
the director
and chief
curator of
the Patricia
and Phillip
Frost Art
Museum at
Florida
International
University.
The Artists’
Guild is an
auxiliary of
the Boca
Raton Museum
of Art. The
Guild is an
exciting,
active
organization
of artists,
art lovers,
and
supporters
of the arts.
Its goals
are to
support the
mission of
the Museum
and provide
an
association
of artists
in all media
to
interchange
ideas,
support and
educate
members and
to provide
quality
venues for
the
exhibition
of their
original
fine art.
The Boca
Raton Museum
of Art, 501
Plaza Real,
Boca Raton,
is open
Tuesday -
Friday 10 AM
– 5 PM and
Saturday and
Sunday noon
– 5 PM.
Admission is
$8 for
adults, $6
for senior
citizens (65
and older),
$4 per
person for
group tours
and $4 for
students.
For more
information
call
561.392.2500
or visit
www.bocamuseum.org
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