Here’s the start of the Art of the Weekend … There may be more to come.
CON-SCIENCE
Miami artist Carla Fache’s recent paintings will be the subject of Con-Science, an exhibition at Amy Alonso Gallery. Her recent works were inspired by by the consequences of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, the mystery of recent Earth craters and the possibility that we’re not alone in the universe. “It’s about re-thinking, re-acting and re-living … with or without science, but definitely with our inner faith.”
Not that her work will spell all of that out for you. According to the gallery’s press release, Fache has developed her own language in painting. “My imagination travels to non-existing dimensions that I best describe through a process of layering,” the artist says in her statement about the show. “When I paint, I feel as if I am hypnotized by colors and textures, all of which will create soft, thin layers that hide or reveal a mark of an unspoken feeling, emotion, or thought.”
Con-Science opens 7-11 p.m. Friday and runs through Sept. 15 at Amy Alonso Gallery in MOCA Plaza, 750 N.E. 124th St., Suite 2, North Miami. contact 786-709-5129.
PINKGHOST MINI-MARKET
PinkGhost has begun showcasing eight to 10 local artists and businesses from 1-5 p.m. Saturdays at PinkGhost, 1888 Polk Street, Hollywood. Admission is free. Those interested in being a vendor should e-mail Info@pinkghost.net.
SOUTH FLORIDA GRAFFITI EXPO
Eight hours. Twenty artists painting live. Five thousand square feet. Live music. Food. If that sounds like fun, show up at Kevro’s Art Bar on Saturday night where artists including Crome, Dekal, Legend 187, Sand, Remote, Droz, Trek Six and others will paint amid performances by Protoman (pictured here), Speaking Volumes, Lox and others at South Florida Graffiti Expo. The event, organized by WeMerge Magazine, will also feature music by Cadet-yo, DJ Dubbs and a special appearance by DJ Stevie D, billed as the Dick Clark of hip-hop. Donation of $5 is requested. The party starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at Kevro’s Art Bar, 166 S.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach. Call 561-274-0007.
FAT VILLAGE ARTS DISTRICT WALK
Art galleries and studios, theater projects and music studios all hold open houses on Saturday and the fourth Saturday of every month in Fat Village Arts District. The district is home to Blackbooks, Alfred Phillips Art Studio, The Art of Alex, Francisco Sheuat Art Studio, Julio Green and Gallery 101, which this Saturday will celebrate its one-year anniversary with Arts Out Loud with David Meulemans and Johanna of Sweden. Refreshments will be served by Chefs of Distinction and Brew La-La and there will also be a complimentary wine tasting and a special (apparently mystery) guest. It all happens from 7-11 p.m. Saturday between Northwest Fourth Street and Northwest Sixth Streets, a block west of Andrews Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Visit Facebook.com/FatVillageArtsDistrict.
A NIGHT OF ART & JAZZ
Check out an art show curated by Jackie Tufford, who played Miss Pin Cushion in Showtel earlier this year, while listening to music by Tom Van Rijn Palm Beach Jazz Trio at Downtown in the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens.
Art will include Paper Places featuring work by Wendy Boucher (whose work is pictured here), She used paper and glue to create scenes from her world travels, and Seeing the Small, in which artists have transformed a space using pennies, gum wrappers and pins. The latter work includes window displays by Lauria Atria, whose installation is titled “Economic Development,” Lauren Jacobson and Cristina Sierra, who’ve created “No Chew For You,” and Tufford, who will do a “Miss Pin Cushion” display. There will also be wearable art by Atria and Tufford and painting and a performance by Raindrop.
It all takes place 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Center Court at Downtown in the Gardens. 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens.
