Category Archives: art

Annual Craft Show sale

By PAM HARBAUGH The Fifth Avenue Art Gallery has a 20 percent discount on all remaining items in its Annual Craft Show. There are still some beautiful items left, including jewelry, mugs, paintings and objets d’art. You can even buy the works on layaway. This year’s exhibit will close on January...

DR. SKETCHY at Derek Gores

By PAM HARBAUGH As you continue digesting the feast…you can get your art on at Dr. Sketchy’s “Black Friday Betty.” This is gonna be a participatory happening of sorts. Although planning a happening is an oxymoron. Nevertheless…. With the event’s cash bar, you can have a bit of “drink ‘n draw”...

HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery

A collection of some of the unique gifts for sale at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery's 33 Annual Holiday Craft Show.

Some of some of the unique gifts for sale at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery’s 33 Annual Holiday Craft Show. By PAM HARBAUGH You can find some great little affordable treasures at artsy gift shops and galleries. And there is none more venerable than the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery’s Annual Holiday...

ART WORKS this weekend

A detail of the ArtWorks 2014 poster is by Ryan Speer

A detail of the ArtWorks 2014 poster is by Ryan Speer By PAM HARBAUGH The sweetest outdoor art exhibition of the year happens this weekend. It’s the 19th annual “ArtWorks.” It runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday along Highland Avenue in the Eau Gallie Arts District. While the...

ART BASEL MIAMI on the EGAD Art Basel Bus

2014 Copyright Art Basel Miami. Courtesy Art Basel

2014 Copyright Art Basel Miami. Courtesy Art Basel By PAM HARBAUGH Yes. It’s about three weeks away, but with the holidays approaching and your schedule filling up fast, make sure you make time for Art Basel Miami. And other than heading down there in a caravan of cars with other art...

Friends of Textile Lecture tomorrow with artist KAREN RIFAS

Detail of a photo courtesy of Karen Rifas By PAM HARBAUGH One of the most sophisticated and cultured events you can experience in Brevard County are the series of lectures presented by the Friends of Textiles, an arm of the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts. The lectures are always educational,...

VIDEO: ‘A MESSAGE TO MY DAUGHTER’ photography exhibit

"Valeigha," Detail of photo by Erika Masterson

“Valeigha,” Detail of photo by Erika Masterson By PAM HARBAUGH Melbourne photographer Erika Masterson has created a simply gorgeous exhibition. It’s called “A Message for My Daughter” and it’s going to make every parent out there want something like this for their child. Dozens of beautifully created photographs hang on the...

Funk Center thrills with ‘Light and Shadow’ exhibit

detail: Hye Shin 'EMBRACE I' ( wire, digital printed silk, mixed media , 13”h x 11”w x 11”w 2014) photo courtesy of the artist

detail: Hye Shin ‘EMBRACE I’ ( wire, digital printed silk, mixed media , 13”h x 11”w x 11”w 2014) photo courtesy of the artist By PAM HARBAUGH Scoot this up to the top of your “must see” list. It’s “Light and Shadow: Contemporary Fiber Art by Hye Shin.” The exhibit, which...

VIDEO: Installation Art Exhibit at Ruth Funk Center

By Pam HARBAUGH The place to be in Brevard on Friday evening was the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts as it opened its new exhibit, “Light and Shadow: Contemporary Fiber Art by Hye Shin.” Visitors seemed electrified by the excitement of true “installation art,” the first of its kind in...

SUSAN MARTIN exhibition

“Leaf Me Alone," a 2014 work in acrylic by Susan Martin. An exhibition of Martin’s botanical-themed work opens Sept. 8 at the Renee Foosaner Education Center.

A detail of “Leaf Me Alone,” 2014, acrylic by Susan Martin. By PAM HARBAUGH One of my very favorite artists, Susan Martin, will have a one person show of her hyper-real botanical paintings beginning today in the Frits Van Eeden Gallery at the Renee Foosaner Education Center, which is part of...