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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 21, 2009

For the second year, local artists will put their works to an endurance test on the streets of downtown Tampa in the form of kinetic and interactive sculptures.

Called "artLOUD!," the event is organized and sponsored by CREW (Commercial Real Estate for Women), a nonprofit group anchored by Abbey Dohring, vice president of the Dohring Group. The event features seven artists who will install 11 dynamic sculptures that react to the environment in different ways, often moving in response to the wind.

The artists are: Bradley Arthur, Marc Dewaele, Chad Fisher, Ofra Friedman, Cecilia Lueza, Bryant Martinez and James Oleson, Jr. A panel of local artists will judge the works for awards.

The sculptures will go on display Friday and remain up for one year. They are primarily along Franklin Street, from Kennedy Boulevard north to Interstate 275. Maps of sculpture locations are on display along Franklin Street in the area of the exhibits.

For information, visit www.crewtampabay.org or call Dohring at (813) 223-9111.
Gallery Hosts Electronics Exhibit

The Scarfone/Hartley Gallery on the University of Tampa campus presents the fifth biennial exhibition honoring the computer age.

Called "Electronics Alive V," the show features experimental computer animations, two- and three-dimensional digital art, interactive digital works and computer graphics from national and international artists in the field.

Along with the exhibition, artists will give gallery talks. The times and presenters are: 10 a.m. Feb. 5, Cynthia Lawson; 1 p.m. Feb. 9, Anthony La Molinara; 10 a.m. Feb. 12, Bruce Wands; 2 p.m. Feb. 12, David Grad; 10 a.m. Feb 19, Christina Hung; 11:30 a.m. March 2, Chris Landreth.

Many of the artists will attend a free reception, from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 20, at which Lew Harris and Terry Mohn will collaborate in designing and composing an original performance piece.

The exhibit opens Tuesday and runs through March 24 at the gallery in the R K Bailey Art Studios at 310 North Boulevard. Admission is free.

Call (813) 253-6217 for hours and information.

A Second Show Brings Artists Together

On the heels of the first "Convergence" exhibit, which ends Thursday, Orange Park Gallery in downtown Tampa presents a second show.

Subtitled, "A Journey Continues," the group show of works by nine local, national and international artists opens Saturday and continues through Feb. 28.

The idea is that everyone is converging on the Tampa Bay area for the Super Bowl, said gallery owner Greg Phillips. And this worldly group of artists - all of them has major works displayed in the United States or overseas - also will congregate here.

"It's very broad in the scope of work," Phillips said. "Everyone has a totally different style and so it's really a convergence of different styles, but they all have a very powerful message in their works. We're trying to show that diversity in this second round of Convergence."

The artists and the countries they now claim as home include: Fauzie As'Ad, Lichtenstein; Michael Beauchemin, United States (Port Charlote); Deryck Campbell, Jamaica; Graham Davis, Great Britain and Spain; Larissa Makeeva, Russia; Guillermo Portieles, United States (Tampa); Julie Steiner, United States (Nevada); Carolos Camargo Vilardy, United States (Tampa); Basil Watson, Jamaica.

Some of the artists will attend a free opening reception at 5 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 1215 N. Franklin St. in downtown Tampa.

Call the gallery at (813) 333-6299 for hours and information.

Little Works Bring Large Rewards

The Miniature Art Society of Florida opens its 34{+t}{+h} annual juried international competition at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center Sunday.

True, it's across the bay. But it's a one-of-a-kind show and worth the travel.

Approximately 850 scaled-down works by artists from 34 states and 12 countries create an amazing montage hanging on panels that fill the gallery. From far away, they are simply small frames with color; up close, they are little gems. Created according to strict guidelines, these watercolors, oils, acrylics, scrimshaw and sculptures look like they could be the treasures of a Lilliputian kingdom.

The show runs through Feb. 8 at the center, 1143 Michigan Blvd. in Dunedin. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for youths 6 to 18.

Call (727) 298-3322 for hours and information.

Correspondent Esther Hammer can be reached at (813) 259-7662 or ehammer@tampatrib.com.

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