JAN. 23: DBA 2013 Exhibition opens at Broward County Main Library

Klawdia Proia will exhibit in the DBA 2013 Art Exhibition

Broward County Main Library
Gallery Six, 100 S. Andrews Ave. Fort Lauderdale, Artistsdoingbusinessas.com  

DBA 2013 Art Exhibition, coordinated by DBA Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute grad Ry Nielsen, with assistance from Frank Crowley and JoAnn Nava, will feature works by painters Jim Bobick and Renee Falsetto, fiber artist Isabel Perez Salazar, photographers Candy Childrey and R. Lewis Hooten, and ceramicist Klawdia Proia.

"Living Thermophiles" by Candy Childrey

The show will also include works by DBA Alumni artists Susan Clifton, Frank Crowley, Liora Davis, Virginia Fifield, Michael D. Harris, Henning Haupt, Jacklyn LaFlamme, Amelia Monroe, JoAnn Nava, Elle Schorr, Steven Sylvester and LeeAnna Yater.

For those who are not familiar with theArtist as an Entrepreneur Institute, it's a program featuring 20 classes with lectures, panels and discussions spread over four Saturdays.

The annual course, held at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, is for artists who want to advance their business skills. The participation fee is $100 and includes classes, a coursebook, refreshments and free parking. (The next annual session starts in June and a schedule and contact info can be found here).

Meanwhile, you can check out this year's exhibition, which opens with performances by
poet Mary Rose Harding songwriter Tate Earle and performer Alexis Caputo, who will present poetry and spoken word excerpts from her multidisciplinary project Afro Diaries.

The two-hour reception starts at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and the work will will remain on exhibit through the closing reception and forum, which will feature special guest Brainard Carey, author of Making it in the Art World, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 27.