Art Center South Florida
924 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach Fl
33139
305-674-8278
www.artcentersf.org
Rating - Good
Level -Intermediate/Emerging
Type - Contemporary
Subcategory: non-profit
Their Published Description:
ArtCenter was established in 1984 by a small group of artists who envisioned a potential cultural renaissance in what was then a blighted and vacant Lincoln Road. In partnership with the City of Miami Beach, the group obtained Federal Community Development Block Grant funds to acquire properties and create an artists' colony in 21 storefront spaces. Since then, ArtCenter has become the cultural and economic catalyst for the revitalization of the Lincoln Road neighborhood and South Beach. In 1986, the City of Miami Beach recognized the success of our founders' vision by designating ArtCenter's three-block area as the Lincoln Road Arts District.
As an arts incubator promoting the development of visual arts and artists, ArtCenter is an important resource for South Florida's cultural life. Through our policy of open studios and free admission, ArtCenter exposes the public to the artistic process on a daily basis, helping promote the idea that everyone can be connected to the creative energy of art-making. Simultaneously, we nurture the artists' creative efforts and encourage the community's understanding of the value of this effort, helping residents and visitors reconnect with the creative energies inherent in us all. No other institution in the region offers this array of services or even this kind of approach. ArtCenter/South Florida, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida. ArtCenter exists to provide affordable workspace on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach for outstanding visual artists in all stages of career development. ArtCenter offers access to resources and support, creates opportunities for experimentation and innovation, and encourages the exchange of ideas across cultures and artistic disciplines. ArtCenter's mission is manifested through three primary program components: the juried artist program, contemporary exhibition program and our multiple education programs.
Editors Description
If you want to have a studio space amongst the razzle-dazzle of Lincoln Street this is the place for you. You can walk down the street past the many outdoor restaurants on your way to do buy a dress that’s just a little too risqué for any other part of America, or you can pop into your studio and get some work done. This is not a place for the easily distracted. The beautiful Miami people are right outside, and there is no shortage of places to have cocktails with them two doors down. With that said, this space is very strange as it acts as a studio space for independent artists who often say they stay there because they can sell to all of the foot traffic that passes thier studio. These studios all kind of remind me of a fish bowl, and I am not sure if I would like to work that way, but if you want to combine selling your work time with studio making time, this is your place. The large Gallery beside the studio spaces is for non-permanent shows that are often curated. They are hit or miss. I have seen really good stuff, stuff that was good last year and wanna be good stuff, and stuff that everyone else’s thinks is on point but is getting stale. The space is beautiful; it has many large street font windows that allow for amazing light and good vistas. Its especially dramatic at night when the art inside the gallery seems to glow to the street.
Friends Comments:
None at this time.
Fache Arts Gallery
2300 North Miami Avenue
Miami Fl
33127
www.fachearts.com
Rating –WTF
Level –Intermediate
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Vain Empire of Commercialism
Their Published Description:
Carla Fache was born in Santiago, Chile, on May 14,1977. Residing in Miami, Fl since 2001. Since the age of four, her drawings reflected her creative mind, signaling her out from the rest of her peers. During her adolescence, her imagination exploded into a world of creativity, displayed onto the canvas. She translates her innate and original talent, through her strengths and passions, using her favorite color "RED". Surrealist art and the comics lured her into the art world, preparing her to discover her artistic niche in abstract modern art. Her mission is to allow the spectator to tap into his/her own imagination and exercise his/her freedom of thought and expression through his/her own interpretation.
Editors Description
Seriously folks I found this gallery on a website for call for artists, and was intrigued because I have been in Miami many times and had never heard of this gallery. Well the only published statement about the gallery I could find was the one above and its about Mrs. Fache. This is most obviously a vanity gallery for Carla Fache’s work. The only shows the gallery has that have been curated (by Mrs. Fache or her husband….) have Carla in them. Something of course that is frowned upon in all respectable circles. So good for Carla, she has built a commercial empire, but why the heck they are accepting proposals is really beyond me. So…if you want to have a group show in this vain empire of commercialism send them a package. If you are not sure what her philosophy is, to tell if your work may match, here is a quote form her artists statement “When I finish my paintings I feel happy and satisfied with my work. The brush on the canvas is like caressing the one you love. Painting is my renaissance, my life, my stairway to heaven.” Send me a postcard from heaven and let me now how her affair with the painter of light Tom Kinkade is going while you are there.
Friends Comments:
None at this time.
Florida Atlantic University School of the Arts
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Schmidt Center Gallery & Ritter Art Gallery
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida
513-562-6262
or 800-323-5692
Web www.fau.edu/galleries
Rating –Excellent
Level –Intermediate/
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Academic
Their Published Description:
The University Galleries at Florida Atlantic University present exhibitions of contemporary art, other humanities disciplines and related programs designed to stimulate interpretation thought, discussion, and other responses to the visual arts. The University Galleries are committed to reaching and building university and community based audiences by collaborating with various academic departments and student groups in the university as well as groups and organizations based in local and regional communities.Currently two exhibition spaces comprise the University galleries: the Schmidt Center Gallery and the Ritter Art Gallery. Each gallery presents four to six exhibitions during the traditional academic year from September through May. In addition to these formal gallery spaces, plans are currently underway to employ the architecturally distinct hallway space adjacent to the Schmidt Center Gallery as well as outdoor spaces adjacent to the Ritter Art Gallery.
Editors Description:
I had the opportunity to both show and work for FAU. I did not show at either of these galleries, I showed on the FAU Jupiter Campus in the Atrium and highly discourage any serious artist from showing there. I was not treated, during installation or de-install the way an artist should be treated, Plus there was a lot of snide shit going on behind my back from the committee that had invited me. I will not even bother posting their info they were so bad. So don’t show in Jupiter, but do show with FAU on the Boca Campus. The Schmidt is a beautiful gallery, with Museum quality walls and an exceptional director. What makes him so good is his ability to match projects with the financial backing of the Cultural Non-Profits down in the surreal land of sun and ridiculous wealth. The director here has a sharp eye and is very clever when it comes to contemporary art and will bring in the best projects he can. As an artist I was always treated with respect from him and his entire staff and would not discourage anyone to show here.
Friends Comments:
None at this time.
MulryFine Art
3300 south Dixie drive #2
West Palm Beach, FL
33405
561.833.0583
www.mulryfineart.com
Rating –Unstable
Level –All
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Commercial
Their Published Description:
Located on "Antique Row", a thriving district on South Dixie Highway between Belvedere Road and Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, Mulry Fine Art enjoys close proximity to numerous shops and artistic institutions. The Norton Museum of Art, The Society for the Four Arts, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and the Palm Beach Convention Center (home to well-known art fairs Palm Beach 3 and Palm Beach! Art & Antiques Fair) are all easily accessible.
Mulry Fine Art features works by established and emerging artists, including painting, photography, sculpture and works on paper. Exhibitions will range from talented, aspiring artists who have never shown their work publicly, to well-known 20th-Century masters.We also provide private consulting services, including the purchase and sale of select works of art on behalf of interested individuals and institutions
Editors Description:
Mulry herself is extremely nice, and can be very courteous. When I visited her last she was very attentive to what I was showing her, and seemed genuinely interested. I had a very pleasant chat. She is not the best at keeping in touch but not terrible either. I wouldn’t recommend this gallery for a totally different reason. For all kinds of reasons I have issues with collectors getting involved with galleries in any capacity other than buyer. I think it takes the integrity out of the gallery process. This gallery at this moment has a collector actively involved with the workings of the gallery, now I can see why this would work, the collector buys the stuff the relationship seems symbiotic…but really how immoral and wrong is that. I happen to know this collector personally, and think she is completely evil and an insane control freak on top of it all. So my sympathies go to this gallery and to Mulry. I look forward to seeing how this Drama will unfold so I am giving this gallery an unstable rating and it may not be a good time to work with them.
Friends Comments:
None at this time.
GAVLAK Gallery
3300 South Dixie Highway Suite 4
West Palm Beach, FL
33405
561.833.0583
Web www.gavlakprojects.com
Rating –Good
Level –All
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Commercial
Their Published Description:
On November 26, 2005, New York/ West Palm Beach-based Sarah Gavlak, an independent curator, writer, and private art dealer opened her eponymous gallery, Gavlak at 3300 South Dixie Highway, on the famed Antique Row in West Palm Beach, Florida. The gallery showcases the work of primary international emerging and established artists including Jose Alvarez, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Bettina Brüning, Carolyn Carr, Todd Eberle, Phillip Estlund, Wade Guyton, Sandra Hamburg, Kathleen Johnson, Anthony James, Laleh Khorramian, Miyeon Lee, Marilyn Minter, Aleksandra Mir, Alexandra Penney, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, and Elif Uras. Gavlak artists range in media from painting, collage, video, and installation.
Editors Description:
Lets put it this gallery this way, I would not leave the director with kittens to watch over but boy can she work the blue chip gallery system and that I can respect, if its not who I want to be. This director knows what she is doing in the realm of commercial art and knows how to make it happen. The first time she applied to the containers at Basel she got her galley in. If this gallery represents you, chances are you will sell work; the director is all business and very good at it. I have joined her entourage a time or two and she was very gracious to go to dinner with, and has never been impolite, disrespectful or rude to me. Her gallery shows some of the best work, like Marylyn Minter and some of the most meaningless decorative/ethnic local Fl painting simultaneously (nameless) but I am sure she will sell it all. To her credit she has taken a chance on some emerging artists. One is a good friend of mine and very happy working with her. Although I have heard the street grumble a little bit about this gallery’s ethics in treating a few other local artists. Generally however I think this is a good gallery, if your goal is to sell work and get placed in some dominant collections. She is well connected and knows how to play the high art collectors game extremely well.
Friends Comments:
None at this time.
Studio 17 Gallery
17 NW 36th St
Miami Fl
305 576 1169
Rating – Very Good
Level – Intermediate/Emerging
Type – Contemporary
Subcategory: Commercial
Published Description
Non-available
Editors Description
This gallery is in the Wynwood Art District, right beside the design district. There are a lot of galleries in this area, some that totally completely suck and some that are international players. This is not an international player but the gallery definitely does not suck. This gallery stands out from the many in the neighborhood because the director here is very cool. She has a lot going on, all of it art related and is tapped into a scene of artists whose work has integrity and merit. I was not only treated with respect while visiting her gallery and parties, but had a fantastic time, and was surrounded by fantastic local artists who live their life with art at the center. I was not left with the cold pasty taste that most commercial galleries give me. This gallery is highly recommended.
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Gallery
17 NW 36th St
Miami Fl
305 576 1169
http://www.virginiamiller.com/
Rating – BAD
Level – Intermediate/Emerging
Type – International and South American Artists
Subcategory: Commercial
Published Description
ArtSpace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Greater Miami's longest-established contemporary fine art gallery, is entering its 34th year of presenting outstanding museum quality exhibitions and assisting its clients with a complete range of art services. Miller has curated and presented close to 300 exhibitions in a dozen locations.
Editors Description: see freinds comments
Freinds Comments
located in Miami, approached me to show in their space, and I started asking around to see if established artists had heard anything about her. Of the ten people I asked, two had been represented by her, and ALL said that she paid her artists months late, and often, not at all.
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