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Energetically impressionistic in her painting, Argentinian painter Dolores Gonzalez creates art that is boldly unafraid, seeking to portray the spirited dynamism of her everyday life and culture. The unadulterated feelings of her soul and spirit cascade throughout Gonzalez’s canvases, brightly articulating a jubilant hope in being alive. The artist sees every blank, white canvas as an expectantly encouraging opportunity to imbibe a two-dimensional surface with the fantastical whimsies of a joyful, ecstatic essence. Colors seemingly melt and collide in fiery, yet soft, curvilinear forms. Gonzalez sometimes mixes her palette directly on her canvas, a technique that enriches her work with a spontaneous, vivacious quality. “When I have the white canvas, I let my feelings flow and everything comes along,” she says. “I am inspired in my deepest emotions.”

Dolores Gonzalez left her corporate job to pursue her artistic passions and devote her time and attention to the creation of unforgettable works of art. She lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Exhibition Dates: November 29 – December 20, 2011

Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Gallery Location: 530 West 25^th St,New York City

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Dolores_Gonzalez.aspx

About the Exhibition

Brighten up your winter days by visiting Agora Gallery to view four new exhibitions. The Pursuit of Excellence: an Exhibition of Contemporary Russian Art displays the powerful, passionate creations of talented Russian artists. Labyrinth of Abstraction introduces work which will inspire and enlighten, as artists explore varied techniques and media to express their fascinating ideas and feelings. You will be enthralled by the work in Idiosyncratic Expressions, which represents the personal insights and emotions of dynamic, compelling artists. There is also a delightful and memorable solo exhibition, Quo Vadis?, which presents the work of remarkable artist Z. Todorova who investigates the deep connections between humanity and the world in which we live.

Featured Artists:

The Pursuit of Excellence: an Exhibition of Contemporary Russian Art

Ivan Erastov  |  Dmitri Freund  |  Tamara Grizjuk  |  Eugeniya Infelicina  |  Igor Nelubovich  |  Igor Petrov  |  Valery Zharkih  |  Mikhail Zhirmunsky

Quo Vadis?: Z. Todorova / a Solo Exhibition

Z. Todorova

Labyrinth of Abstraction

Deborah Jean Burdin  |  Soco Freire  |  Kristina Garon  |  Dolores Gonzalez  |

Margaretha Gubernale  |  Rob Heath  |  HyungJinPark  |  Hoa Vu

Idiosyncratic Expressions

Eduard Anikonov  |  Hilary J. England  |  Julius Fürjes  |  Claude Mailhot  |  Marty Poorter  |  Chris Schäffeler  |  Carol J. Walker  |  De`Nica Watts

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelseaart galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

TheatreWorld makes extraordinary productions possible without destroying your budget.

Tampa, FL – TheatreWorld Backdrops, LLC (TWB) announces the release of its extraordinary product line: the newest, highest quality theatrical backdrops are being presented to American and Canadian producers, directors, and special event planners for rent or purchase at the most affordable prices. The company offers time-tested traditional, dramatic new designs, and highly-customized spectacular alternatives to dazzle audiences at any event.

TWB, creators of the finest visual imagery products for both traditional Broadway musicals as well as the latest contemporary musical blockbusters, brings to you an assortment of visually-mesmerizing and gripping scenic backdrops, panels, banners, and digital-projection images.

TheatreWorld Backdrop endeavors to be your source of choice for renting, purchasing or commissioning original custom all-occasion backdrops that appeal to every eye.

Created and operated by theatre, design, and multimedia professionals, TWB continues to develop one of the highest quality suites of Backdrops, Panels, Curtains, and Projection Images available to the marketplace today. In addition to its ever-growing suite of products, TWB offers a host of custom design services and products, supported by teams of the finest artists available to create the perfect visualization for your production.

“TheatreWorld’s mission is to provide its clientele with both traditional and original designs, presented in visually stunning formats, insuring budget-friendly packaging, coupled with the highest quality of customer service,” states TheatreWorld on its web site.

TWB’s market offerings include hand-painted, airbrushed, and digitally-printed backdrops, panels, and banners available for rental or purchase at the most competitive prices in the industry with frequent specials, loyalty rewards for regular customers, and discounts for multiple week rentals. Durable, yet lighter weight, Muslin and Poly is used to fabricate backdrops (as opposed to traditional heavyweight canvas) to make hanging backdrops much easier, as well as greatly reducing paint cracking, wrinkles, and use damage. TWB asserts that muslin and poly is the wave of the future and will shortly replace traditional canvas products and provide a better product medium.

But the fascinating collection of products does not end with backdrops and drapery products alone. TWB has stepped into the innovative technology realm as well and introduces to clients its full suite of dramatic, high-impact images as Digital Projection Images in a variety of standard and high definition densities to support its growing base of theatres, event managers, and corporate clients who employ technology-based alternatives.

About TheatreWorld Backdrops:

TWB is a leader in the design, production, sale, and rent of scenic backdrops, panels, and banners. With over a decade of producing professional entertainment events, coupled with building theatre and concert companies from the ground up, TWB’s staff knows the time investments, challenges, and extraordinary costs generally associated with creating first class events. TheatreWorld Backdrops, LLC was created to help change that. TWB welcomes inquiries from Producers, Directors, Set Designers, Event Coordinators, Photographers, and/or Corporate media and event teams. No project is too small to receive TWB’s complete attention.

Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, scheduled for September 1-4 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, features numerous “Conversations” during the fair giving both novice and experienced collectors first-hand information on aspects of art collecting and direct encounters with numerous artists and leaders in the art world.

San Diego, CA, August 23, 2011 — Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, scheduled for September 1-4 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, features numerous “Conversations” during the fair giving both novice and experienced collectors first-hand information on aspects of art collecting and direct encounters with numerous artists and leaders in the art world. In addition this year, we will feature a “Collector Resource Desk” that will be available throughout the weekend staffed with experts to offer advice, tours and collecting tips.

Friday, Sept. 2nd | 8 – 3 pm | Powering Innovation Economies

For you art lovers involved in city building, public art, community development, real estate development, or education, consider attending the Urban Land Institute’s Powering Innovation Economies Conference taking place at the Hilton from 8am to 3pm on Friday September 2nd. Come hear from leaders who have been successful in using art and culture as economic drivers for their cities and how this emerging trend is being identified as a key ingredient to future great cities in the 21st century. Governor John Hickenlooper from the State of Colorado will share how the City of Denver has earned a position as a leading cultural mecca; John Alschuler will present the highly successful High Line linear park in Manhattan; and Dave Malmuth and Pete Garcia will showcase their concept for San Diego’s IDEA District where innovation, design, education and art are intentionally integrated to create a place where creativity can thrive. Click here to register – Powering Innovation Economies.

“This conversation is about the future of our city and how we can use all of our creative energies to strengthen our artistic scene and drive economic vitality,” said David Malmuth, Conference Chairman and partner in I.D.E.A. District with Pete Garcia.

Saturday, Sept. 3rd | 2 – 3 pm | Professional Resources for Collectors

This panel discussion will cover professional resources for the serious art collector, including: art advisory services, conservation of artwork, state of the art storage for valuable art collections, viewing, and shipping of art works. In addition, topics will include: insurance needs and appraisals for estates, for museum donations, insurance, and resale purposes. This discussion will cover museum quality issues for the serious art collector and provide valuable insights and hard-earned advice from experts in various art-related fields.

Moderated by Arthur Lipper. Panel: James Merriman | Hub International Services, Tim Dadik | Chubb Personal Insurance, Elizabeth von Habsburg | Winston Art Group, Wendell Eckholm | ArtWorks, Wyatt Peabody | Soutirage

Saturday, Sept. 3rd | 5 – 6 pm | Regional Art Survey
Taking the pulse of San Diego’s visual arts community, we’ll discuss the role local artists and institutions play within the region as well as the broader, national scene. What are the strengths of the local arts community, and what’s missing that would make it more vital? How will San Diego participate in Pacific Standard Time, the sprawling, Getty-sponsored program of exhibitions and events launching in the fall?

Moderated by Leah Ollman. Panel: Marcela Quiroz | Curator Director, ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair; Dr. Hugh M. Davies | The David C. Copley Director and CEO, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Marcia Reed, Head, Collection Development & Exhibitions, Getty Research Institute and Artists: Eleanor Antin and Ruben Ortiz Torres.

Friday & Saturday, Sept. 2nd & 3rd | 5 – 6 pm | Art Talks @ Community Table

Friday: 1 – 1:45 Conversing with NAFTA Designer Giacomo Castagnola | Moderator: Jennifer Luce | 2 – 2:30 Conversing with Ale de la Puente (SUMO, Mexico City) | Moderator: Marcela Quiroz (Curatorial Director – Art San Diego) | 3 – 3:45 Panorama: Argentina | Conversing with Maria Bedoian / Luisa González | moderators: Alejandra Laurenzi (Consorcio Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina) / Marcela Quiroz (Curatorial Director – Art San Diego)

Saturday: 2 – 2:45 IN/TO Creating | Short Films Program: Conversing with Mauricio Chernovetzky / Aldo Guerra / Felipe Lima | Moderator: Joe Nalven (Digital Artist/Cultural Commentary) | 3 – 4:00 Collectrium / IPHONE App for Collectors

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 2nd & 3rd | 5 – 6 pm | Meet the Artists @ 21st Editions / Booth #9

Book Signing/ Meet the Artist, Mitch Dobrowner| Saturday 1-3, and 5-7, Sunday 1-3
Mitch Dobrowner may well be the greatest of all landscape photographers. His art subverts the old masters and enlarges the potential for meaning within the landscape photograph. As an avid storm chaser, Dobrowner continually pushes his boundaries while putting his life on the line. Come meet the man and see his first monograph accompanied by his only work ever printed in silver-gelatin.

Meet the Artist, Charles Grogg| Saturday 3-5, Sunday 1-3
Charles Grogg refashions the natural world by the transformative power of art, first by the camera and then through stitchery by needle and thread. No one else has ever made such photographs. They are strange, rapturous visions like nothing we’ve seen before. Meet the man behind Cracked: The Art of Charles Grogg, a tomb of a book incorporating handmade platinum prints on handmade Gompi Toronoko papers. Cracked: The Art of Charles Grogg with 11 poems and an essay by John Wood, published by 21st Editions. Each of the 38 books in the deluxe limited edition feature 10 original 11×14″ prints in platinum and palladium, and three loose 20×24″ Reconstructions suitable for framing.

Over Labor Day Weekend, San Diego will be home to the third edition of ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair. More than 50 leading galleries from the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia will be taking part. Chosen by ART SAN DIEGO’s Curatorial Director Marcela Quiroz Luna, the galleries – which include numerous new participants – will be showing works by over 500 artists. In addition to the gallery booths, special features include curated exhibitions, contemporary furniture design, solo-artist exhibitions, video-based works, performances, art in public spaces, and a lounge designed by noted Architect Jennifer Luce.

ART SAN DIEGO 2011 Exhibitors include: EDS Galería (Mexico City), NODO Galería (Tijuana), En Masse (Montreal), JDC Fine Art (San Diego), 21st Editions (Massachusetts), Tanya Aguiñiga (Los Angeles), Fu Xin Gallery (Shanghai), Castor (Toronto), David Weeks Studio (New York), Leanne Hull Fine Art (La Jolla), Galería Rubbers Internacional (Buenos Aires), JVS Gallery (San Diego), DTR Modern Galleries (Boston), Walter Bischoff Galerie (Berlin), ECOH (Mexico City), Ana Tzarev Gallery (New York), Gemmell Studio (San Diego), Aldo de Sousa Gallery (Buenos Aires), Diehl Gallery (Jackson), Koplin Del Rio (Culver City), Giacomo Castagnola (San Diego/Tijuana), Betsy Lane Art Consultant (Del Mar). AMIC | Arts Management International Corporation (Osaka), Symbolic Collection Gallery (San Diego), Joseph Bellows Gallery (La Jolla), La Caja Galería (Tijuana), 1500 Gallery (New York), Consorcio de Arte (Buenos Aires), Robert Green Fine Arts (Mill Valley), Ginocchio Gallery (Mexico City), Pristine Galerie (Monterrey), Toca Galería (Mexico City), Joanne Artman Gallery (Laguna Beach), Quint Contemporary Art (La Jolla), Mindy Solomon Gallery (St. Petersburg), SUMO (Mexico City).Mauricio Esquivel (Mexico City), Jonathan Ruiz de la Peña (Tijuana), César Vázquez (Tijuana), Tuca Vieira (New York), Daniel Ruanova (Mexico City), Hugo Lugo (Mexico City), Rubén Ortiz-Torres (San Diego/Los Angeles), Tristan Shone (San Diego), Jay Johson (San Diego), Adam Belt (San Diego). David Weeks (New York), Tanya Aguiñiga (Los Angeles), Castor (Toronto), Giacomo Castagnola (San Diego/Tijuana), and SDSU School of Art, Design & Art History Furniture Design Program, Museum Works (Chicago), Artist League Studios (Minneapolis).

SPONSORS: Presenting Sponsor: UBS Financial Services. Exclusive Sponsors: Hub International Services – Insurance Advisor; Chubb Personal Insurance – Insurance Sponsor; Winston Art Group – Art Appraisal Advisor Group; San Diego Magazine – Media Sponsor; and Art Pulse, Charity Partner, Hilton San Diego Bayfront – Hotel Sponsor; Lincoln – Car Sponsor, Charles Koll Jewellers – Jewelry Sponsor, Craters & Freighters – Art Shipping, ArtWorks San Diego – Art Handling, St. Petersburg Vodka – Beverage Sponsor.

For more information about ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair
http://artsandiego-fair.com
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DATES AND TIMES
Friday, September 2 through Sunday, September 4
Daily from noon to 8 p.m.
Closing day from noon to 5 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Opening Night VIP Event: Thursday, September 1
TICKETS AVAILABLE: www.artsandiego-fair.com

LOCATION
Place: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
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East Hanover, NJ (August 6, 2011) – Ownapainting.com, an online resource for 100% hand-painted oil reproductions, announces it has expanded the number of Picasso paintings on the site. To date, there are 58 available painting reproductions that feature the works of Pablo Picasso, the universally famous Spanish painter, draughtsman and sculptor. Among the most well known artists in the 20th century and a co-founder of the Cubist movement, Picasso is most renowned for masterpieces such as the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937).

At Ownapainting.com, the most popular Picasso handiwork is a handpainted oil reproduction of the Three Musicians. The site describes the work as a portrayal of “three solemn or even majestic musicians in a bare and boxlike room. Two characters, the masked Pierrot (left) playing the clarinet, and the Harlequin (center), are stock characters typically used in old Italian comic theater. But in this work, and many others, the Harlequin also represents Picasso himself. At the right, a singing monk holds sheet music. An easily missed element can be found in the barely visible dog, sitting underneath the musician’s chairs. The intricate, jigsaw-puzzle-like composition sums up the Synthetic Cubist style, and the flat planes of unshaded color recalls the cut and paste paper origins with which the style began.”

The Picasso work of art is one of 400 custom paintings that Ownapainting.com can provide to customers. The site provides such reproductions through commissioned pieces that are individually hand painted and meticulously replicated by skilled and qualified artists who possess years of formal study and have been doing full time painting for a long time. The reproductions are typically done in effervescent, lush colors and lifelike texture that are achieved using high quality oil paints and the finest canvas.

Oil painting reproductions are original paintings replicated through hand painting. These are considered as affordable alternatives to original paintings that can cost millions of dollars to obtain. At Ownpainting.com, art aficionados from all over the globe can request paintings to be replicated, which the site’s artists then aim to complete and send to the client in approximately 4 to 8 weeks. The site likewise accepts framing services for custom paintings, though it advises customers to have the paintings framed locally to save expensive shipping charges.

Orders and inquires may be coursed through email at [email protected] To learn more about the oil paintings reproductions and to view the gallery, go to http://www.ownapainting.com/.

Contact:

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ArtisticPhotoImage, a family operated photography company in Texas, USA catering to the photography demands of customers in occasions such as weddings, corporate events, art exhibitions and Bar-Mitzvahs, offers high class service by a master photographer In Plano. The professional photographer happens to be the founder and proprietor of ArtisticPhotoImage Avi Trugeman who has been practicing and teaching photography for nearly around 20 years. His expertise in green screen technology has established him as a successful green screen photographer Plano. He is able to capture emotional, exciting and happy moments and transition them into wonderful photo images through careful implementation of green screen effects and other latest photography techniques. Customers can approach this highly experienced photographer in Plano to make their photographic images look even better and brighter. This professional photographer is ready to serve people in every occasion and moment of their lives when excellent photography skill is required to capture and save their treasured memories for long.

Everybody wants a professional photographer in Plano to memorize the special events in their lives no matter whether it is personal or professional. ArtisitcPhotoImage has given customers a unique way to capture and preserve their sweet as well as emotional moments through high standard photography services of an experienced photographer in Plano. The photographer is committed to follow all modernized photography procedures including green screen technology to enhance the look and value of the portraits and pictures. Again, his equipments are highly professional which can enlarge the desirable photographs without affecting their clarity, visibility and pristine resolution. As a result, large sized posters will remain undistorted and not pixilated even after going through heavy resolution.

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If you need an efficient green screen photographer Plano who can seamlessly integrate your photos with chosen backgrounds then ArtisticPhotoImage has the right solution. To know more about its photography services on offer, consider visiting the site.

ArtisticPhotoImage (http://artisticphotoimage.com) is owned by professional photographer in Plano, Avi Trugeman who has been associated with photography industry for more than twenty years. He is keen to give customers the pleasure of capturing and saving their memorable moments through high quality yet affordable photography service. Whether it is corporate events, conventions, birthday parties, art exhibition or wedding, ArtisticPhotoImage assures to make photography experience memorable for people. It also offers few specialized services like green screen photo shoot, slide show and flush mount albums creation and art photo snaps that will benefit amateur as well as experienced photographers.

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Miami, July 8, 2011 – Miami Dade College (MDC) and the CINTAS Foundation, the new home of the CINTAS Fellows Collection, announce the start of the annual competition for the 2011 Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition administered by the Foundation and the CINTAS Fellowship Program at MDC.

There will be a variety of events at MDC National Historic Landmark Miami Freedom Tower in October highlighting the work of the CINTAS finalists in the three disciplines: music, visual art and creative writing. Hortensia E. Sampedro, president of the CINTAS Foundation, announced that the winner of this fellowship will be awarded $10,000 and the opportunity to pursue a music composition project outlined in their applications. Winners will be announced in October/November 2011.

The only one of its kind in the nation, the CINTAS Fellowship Program has honored more than 300 artists since it was established in 1963. Past music fellows include Sergio Barroso, Armando Bayolo, Mario Bauza (known as the father of Afro-Cuban jazz), José Bernardo, Aldo Rafael Forte, Julián Orbon, Tania León and Orlando Jacinto Garcia. Last year’s winner was Fabian Almazan, and Yalil Guerra was the runner up.

The CINTAS Foundation awards fellowships annually to creative artists of Cuban lineage who reside outside of Cuba. Competition details and all program requirements and application forms are posted on the CINTAS Foundation web site at www.cintasfoundation.org. Applicants for the music fellowship must submit original musical compositions and recordings of their work by August 29, 2011.

About the CINTAS Foundation
The CINTAS Fellowship Program encourages creative development in architecture, literature, music composition and the visual arts. The Foundation was established with funds from the estate of Oscar B. Cintas (1887-1957), former Cuban ambassador to the United States, a prominent industrialist and patron of the arts. The Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition, established in 2006, was endowed by Brandon Fradd of New York City for the benefit of the winner of the music composition award. Fradd, a managing director of Apollo Medical Partners, earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Princeton University, a graduate degree from New College of Oxford University and graduated from Harvard Medical School. He grew up in Miami among Cuban friends from whom he learned Spanish and developed an interest in Cuban music. www.cintasfoundation.org

Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College has a long and rich history of involvement in the cultural arts, providing South Florida with a vast array of artistic and literary offerings including The Miami Book Fair International, the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, the Miami International Film Festival, the Cultura del Lobo performing arts series, the Cuban Cinema Series, the Prometeo Theatre, the Miami Leadership Roundtable speakers’ series, the Miami International Sculpture Park, a renowned art gallery system, several campus theaters, and the nationally recognized School of Entertainment and Design Technology. It is also the home of the National Historic Landmark Miami Freedom Tower.

For more information about the CINTAS program at MDC, please contact Jessica Brodsky at 305-237-7722, or [email protected]

Media-only contacts: Juan Mendieta, MDC director of communications, 305-237-7611, [email protected]; Tere Estorino, director of media relations, 305-237-3949, [email protected]; Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, [email protected]; or Tarnell Carroll, 305-237-3359, [email protected]

This and other MDC releases are available on the web at www.mdc.edu.

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Name: Jessica Lynn Brodsky
Cintas Administrator
MDC Art Gallery Systems
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For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature an Long Island artist, Wayne Croner, in A Maze of Milieu. The exhibition is scheduled to run from July 26, 2011 through August 16, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, July 28, 2011).

About the Artist

As an artist who seeks to express the ineffable through a complex system of geometry, Wayne Croner’s work will dazzle your eyes while inspiring your soul. His stylistic approach varies between hard-edged kaleidoscopic forms and supple dream-like impressions. This is inspirational art, personal and expressive yet highly evolved on a framework of inner logic. “Sacred Geometry is my soul’s language and expressing that in a form which is my art,” Croner explains. The circle, an enduring divine shape and symbol of perfection, is heavily employed throughout his body of work. The shapes act as building blocks, repeating and overlapping to create new forms such as stars, arcs, and half-moons in the negative space. This is a plane that is alive and bursting with energy. Intricate linework and spirographs act as metaphors for the artist’s inner visions. Using oil pastels, color pencils and markers, Croner’s color pairings evoke particular moods, as icy hues recede and soothe us while crimson and canary pulse with vigor.

Wayne Croner lives and works on Long Island, New York.

Exhibition Dates: July 26, 2011 – August 16, 2011

Reception: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Gallery Location: 530 West 25^th St, New York City

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Wayne_Croner.aspx

About the Exhibition:

The artists whose works make up A Maze of Milieu use their art as a primary means of communication with and about the world they experience. Interpretive Realms presents the power of artistic creativity and flexibility combined, with works that sweep the audience away through their passion and purpose. A delicate simplicity and a carefully poised perfection define the works in The Portal of Tranquility, an exhibition in which talented artists achieve a beguiling balance between what we know and what we would like to perceive.

Featured Artists:

A Maze of Milieu: Sevega Adriano, Akram Azmi, Wayne Croner, Tamara Dimitroff, Ben Feldshuh, LeRoi, Teri Levine, JC Morgan, Rumen Sazdov

Interpretive Realms: Rubi Assa, Søs Beck, Pilar Fernandez Duarte, Anti Liu, Danielle Scheffer, Chris Spuglio, Baeza Stanicic, Randi Strand, Stephanie Rado Taormina

The Portal of Tranquility: Ronald DeMuth, Younghee Hong, Tristan Pauli, Debra Trafton

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

We started Il Chiostro in 1995 as a way to offer our artist friends an inspiring place to go to develop their creative ideas.  That first season novelists, painters, dancers, cooks, singers, designers and musicians all came together to be inspired by Italy – and each other.  We cooked and entertained and shared with them all of our stories about Italy.

Since then thousands of new “friends and family” have come to Italy with us seeking the same thing – a place to explore their creativity with others who share their interests.

Now we offer programs in Painting in Tuscany, Cabaret in Venice, Cooking, watercolor in Lake Garda, photography in Rome and Florence and plenty of personal development workshops at our new Tuscan Renaissance Center just outside of Siena.

We are both Italian-Americans with backgrounds in the arts.  For us, there are many beautiful places in the world, but Italy has it all:  food, wine, art, culture, history, music, fashion, language – and passion! We love to cook and entertain.  We like bringing people together.  We bring a diverse and dynamic staff with us each season as cooks, teachers, drivers and program managers to provide the most Italian-centric, inspirational week possible.

Wherever we go in Italy we like to make it our home.  We get to know the locals and set up house so that when guests come it’s like visiting friends or relatives in that place.  We are thankful every day to have the opportunity to live in Italy for half of every year, introducing others to what we know and love about it.  We hope you will join us – or come back – soon.

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For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature an Australian artist, Robyn Hills, in Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Fine Art Photography. The exhibition is scheduled to run from April 19, 2011 through May 10, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, April 21, 2011).

About the Artist

Robyn Hills’ photographs present us with a unique look at the world, peering through abstractions caused by the interplay of light and water. An everyday vista is transformed into a memorable visual experience through Hills’ camera lens. Beads of water spotting a glass surface act like prisms, intensifying the color that lies beyond, while other atmospheric effects such as fog or steam create soothing impressionist scenes, blurring details and capturing the essence of a location. In this sense, Hills has a creative partner in water, which provides endless inspiration that is nonetheless fleeting. “Precisely formed droplets are there for mere moments before they blur, creating movement and asymmetry,” she explains. Her photographs display a flair for composition and color, finding unique tableaux in the most unlikely places, from the bottom of a drink to the floor of a pool.

This game of capturing the moment has been a lifelong affair for Robyn Hills; throughout her travels the camera has never left her side. She lives in Caloundra, Australia.

Exhibition Dates: April 19, 2011 – May 10, 2011

Reception: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Gallery Location: 530 West 25^th St, New York City

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Robyn_Hills.aspx

About the Exhibition:

Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Fine Art Photography provides a glimpse of the world as captured through the lens of a camera, technology, and through the artists own inner vision. The gifted artist’s participating in Altered States of Reality offer us a perception of the world, as seen, through a complex, enigmatic fusion of emotions and technical mastery. The old boundaries have come tumbling down and the new reality has been altered and is forever changing. This exciting exhibition allows us to challenge our ideas, parables and perceptions that constitute our own reality.

Featured Artists:

Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Fine Art Photography – Jeanne Anderton, Luis Beltrán, Carlo Di Giacomo, Jose A. Gallego, Valdemaro Grifoni, Robyn Hills, Kelly Hunt, Michael Katz, Debra Kayata, David LaBella, Guy Marino, Lennette Newell, Denis Palbiani, Yvonne Ribes Zankl, Carolyn Rogers, Shifra, Caryn Singer, Rainer Maria Stark, Martin Zalba Ibáñez

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.