Here’s the low-down on a few art shows opening tonight and another coming up tomorrow ….
BROWARD COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY
Gallery Six, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-357-7444, Artistsdoingbusinessas.com
Doing Business As … Artist Entrepreneurs, featuring art by Liora Davis, Georgeta Fondos , Timothy Leistner, Bonnie Orbach , Lori Pratico (who work is pictured here), Elizabeth Reed, Terre Rybovich and Jennyfer Toplak, opens 5 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 and runs through Feb. 23, when a closing forum will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Doing Business As … Artist Entrepreneurs was formed in 2009 by Lee Anna Yater, Virginia Fifield and Jacklyn LaFlamme whose work will also be in this third annual show. To check out more work by Pratico, one of the featured artists, visit our recent Fresh Art feature.
ADJUST GALLERY
150 N.W. 24th St., Miami, 305-458-2801
Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains is the translation of a Haitian proverb meaning that behind every obstacle, is another obstacle. It’s also the name of Kerry McLaney’s photographic series of landscapes in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The idea of the show, she notes, is to represent the beauty behind the struggle Haitian people face everyday.The exhibition, presented by Miami’s Independent Thinkers and 305 Creative Group, will include 15 limited-edition bamboo-framed prints of various mountainous regions. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Project Medishare. The one-night show is 5-10 p.m. Jan. 12, the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake.
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Central Campus Art Gallery, 3501 S.W. Davie Road, Building 3, Davie, 954-201-6984, Habe@broward.edu
Live Feed-ing, a site specific- and video installation by Jeroen Nelemans, a Chicago-based artist who received his BFA from Florida International University, examines how changes in perception and scale can uncover relationships between natural and artificial systems. According to gallery director Harumi Abe, animate objects become inanimate and visa versa in “Live Feed-ing”, as two display cases are placed within a larger display case, one containing a an operational fish tank and the other a monitor display of live video of a specific zoomed-in view into the neighboring aquatic environment. “Six Feet Above” (pictured here), which incorporates Astroturf, suspended six feet above the ground in the middle of the exhibition space, explores the role of space and time within natural and artificial orders. The show opens 7-9 p.m. Jan. 13, with an artist talk at 8 p.m., and runs through Feb. 2.
