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NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Performance | Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru
Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00pm-3:00pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Bolivia Mágica Ballet Folklórico Become inspired with an energetic performance by Bolivia Mágica Ballet Folklórico, a non-profit organization founded in 1992. Currently under the direction of Maria E. Velázquez this creative team works to preserve and diffuse the spirit…
Lecture | Art, Observation & Medicine
Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:00 – 8:00pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium Nova Southeastern Universities College of Osteopathic Medicine will provide an overview of the development of the art of observation curriculum and how this format has been used with NSU students on medical outreach in Peru….
Thursday, May 2 7-8pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium During this panel discussion artist Fabian De La Flor, Maria Lina and Carlos Llerena Aguirre will explain how ancient cultures and traditions from the region have influenced modern artists from the Andes. Reservations are required. Please RSVP to…
Event | Multicultural Mixology
Thursday, May 2 8:00pm-9:00pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Lobby Join All Together Now [ATN], the museum’s dynamic group of young adults interested in art and design in a Multicultural Mixology session in celebration of our upcoming exhibition Wari: Lords of Ancient Peru. Local bar tenders will craft cocktails…
Art of Wine and Food Series continues
“An Evening of Breaking all the Rules with Napa Valley’s Art + Farm Wine!” Thursday, April 25, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. $35 per person This monthly series will be hosted by Stephanie Miskew, certified sommelier and wine educator. The guest chef of the month will pair perfect flavors with these…
Lecture on the work of Photographer Diane Arbus
Saturday, April 27, 2:00 pm, Horvitz Auditorium What makes Diane Arbus’s photographs so enthralling? Is it subject matter or creative style, or a combination of both? George Slade, consulting curator of photography at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, offers insights into the distinctive qualities of this ground-breaking American photographer…
Meet Augusten Burroughs, author of THIS IS HOW: Surviving What You Think You Can’t
Saturday, May 4, 2013 Books & Books at the Museum of Art| Fort Lauderdale If you believe life has a grudge against you, if you ever wondered -How am I supposed to survive this? This is how. Augusten Burroughs is the number on New York Times bestselling author of A…
Lecture and Book Signing with Poet Richard Blanco
Saturday, April 27, 6:00 p.m. Join us as we welcome Richard Blanco, as he reads from a selection of his poems and participates in a Q & A session. Blanco was selected to write and read the inaugural poem for President Obama’s second swearing-in on January 21, 2013. He is…
Performance by Dance Troupe Afro con Tempo
Thursday, April 25, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium $25 per person non-members / $15 per person for Museum members Afro conTempo uses passion, rhythm and fusion to stimulate interest in the exciting traditions of Afro-Peruvian culture through dance. Using a combination of Afro-Peruvian…
Talk and Book Signing with Ben Katchor, author of Hand Drying in America and other stories
Thursday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. Books & Books at the Museum of Art Ben Katchor is one of the most original and imaginative American cartoonists at work today. HAND-DRYING IN AMERICA is a collection of graphic narratives on the subjects of urban planning, product design, and architecture—a surrealist handbook for…
Film Series | Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru
Thursday, April 25, 5:00 pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium Please join the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale this month as we continue our film series in conjunction with our newest exhibition, Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru. The Museum will be featuring films in our Horvitz…
AutoNation Academy of Art + Design Merit Scholarship Competition
Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Join us for the annual Merit Scholarship Competition for students who would like to attend the Creative Summer Art Academy 2013. Students going into grades 1-12 will have up to three hours to create one observational still-life drawing to be considered for…
Last Session for Creative Summer Art Academy, Grades 1-12
August 5-16 The Creative Summer Art Academy will host its final two-week intensive art workshops for students in grades 1-12 from August 5-16. Classes run 9:00 am-4:00 pm, daily. Before and After Care programs, as well as merit and need-based scholarships, are offered. For more information and to RSVP contact…
Lecture – Have You Ever Heard of the Wari?
Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:00 – 8:00 pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium Carol Damian, director of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University In the ancient world of the Andes, the Wari Empire is relatively known to the general public, eclipsed by the Incas. However,…
AutoNation Academy of Art + Design Open House
Saturday, April 20, 2013 10am -2pm Join us for our Open House where you will have the opportunity to rotate through our studios and disciplines, including: Drawing & Painting, Ceramics, Computer/Graphic Arts, Printmaking, and Textiles. Meet and speak with our Academy Director Anthony Lauro and Faculty members about their respective…
Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:00-8:30pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium $25 per person non-members / $15 per person Museum members Explore the mystery and magic of Pre-Columbian and world cultures with world fusion sounds of the Miami-based band Inca Spirit. These musicians combine instruments such as the…
Reception honoring Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D, Archeologist
Saturday, April 6, 2013 3:00–4:30 p.m. Complimentary event For members at the Academy Supporter ($250) level and above Join us for a private reception to meet Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D., one of the foremost experts on Moche culture and archaeologist at Peru’s Catholic University in Lima. Hear Dr. Castillo’s enlightening…
Repairing the Future With Rebecca Bradley and Gage Couch, Cadence Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Noon – 1:30 pm Complimentary event for members at the Museum Enthusiast ($150) level and above Repairing the Future is a discussion of how art, design, business and connectivity woven together properly have the power to…
Lecture with Archeologist Luis Jaime Castillo
Saturday, April 6, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Horvitz Auditorium Luis Jaime Castillo, Ph.D., is one of the foremost experts on Moche culture. An archaeologist at Peru’s Catholic University in Lima, he has conducted excavations for the last 20 years, particularly at San Jose de…
First Fridays at the Museum Café
Music and Lunch on the Plaza Friday, April 5, Noon – 2:00 pm Come listen to live music by Jeff Egan & his Jazz Trio while enjoying our popular tri-color pasta with grilled chicken. Also be sure to check out the latest books and gifts in the Museum store. For…