It's always a happy blur recalling the fast passing time we affectionately call "the holidays," Thanksgiving, Art Basel, Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Years, Three Kings, and finally Martin Luther King Day.
This year, more memorable than most as we continue to navigate a rapidly changing social and physical environment. What is the work we all choose to contribute to our global wellbeing at this time? Healing, in all forms is so imporant. And truth.
This year, for the first time since before the pandemic, I made it to three of South Florida's iconic #MiamiArtWeek fairs and at each I was surprised with the messages of remembrance and determination. At Art Basel, the piece I went looking for by Julie Buffalohead was even more brilliantly impactful than I had imagined with its bright blue background and creative cast of characters illustrating the ongoing creation of the universe.
At Spectrum I was overjoyed to present my own debut alongside an incredible body of work on canvas created in a collaboration with rescued chimpanzees and the 1990s teenage sensation B-52s.
At Art Miami my favorite piece was the life sized printing screens installed like giant dominoes in a sculpture garden.
I also visited the Night Garden at Fairchild Tropical Garden for the first time, bringing a new understanding of nature immersion with lights cascading across dappled screens of trees, shrubs and flowers.
Today, two new opportunities to engage with Indigenous art and artists opens up. In Hollywood this week, the Tibetan Sacred Arts Tour makes a visit to Seminole Okalee Village across from Seminole Classic Casino to build a sand mandala for world peace while also sharing art and teachings from their monastic tradition. Sacred Arts Tour
Today in Winter Park, "Yaat Ya Oke: Welcome Travellers," a new exhibition featuring 27 Seminole artists opens at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. On through April 14, the exhibition includes contemporary works in acrylic, watercolor, digital art, glass beads, mixed media, natural fibers, found cardboard, photography and sculpture. Details, hours and directions
Next up: Water for Peace Day...
Stay tuned!
Tara
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