| AIR 2009 a Mural for the Arts with artist, Romero Britto and students from Coral Springs High School, JP Taravella High School and Douglas High School continues to reflect the true spirit of the Artist in Residence program …to watch the creative process in progress!!
Romero Britto
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Mural for the Arts
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This year we wanted to involve students, to share with them the possibilities and opportunities that exists in the arts. Romero has become the premier contemporary pop artist of his generation. He is a South Florida resident and is internationally recognized as a leading pop artist.
He spent four days with our sixteen students, two in his studio and Gallery in Miami Beach and two days here at the Museum. Romero shared with them his time, his artistic talent, the studio, marketing and business experience. This did allow the students to see that being an artist is more than beautiful art.
On Monday, March 23 the first day at the studio ended with Romero sketching out the Mural for the Arts and the students painting in the first layer of color. The students then went to Romero’s Lincoln Road Gallery to see how the retail side of the studio operates on Tuesday March 24.
Romero worked with the students at the Coral Springs Museum of Art on May 4 & 5, 2009 to complete the Mural for the Arts, which was dedicated on May 5.
Thank you to Romero Britto for being an artistic activist and believing that “art is too important not to share”. Thank you to our generous sponsors for making AIR 2009 possible. And to Estee Mandel for being the project manager and liaison to Britto Central.
Student Participants
JP Taravella HS
Rosa-Mia Hernandez, Jesica Montanari-Gerraci, Ariel Kletsel
Victoria Miller, Lindsey Wuest
Teacher Chaperones: Ms. Susan Anderson, Ms. Pat Taback
Ms. Donna Haynes
Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
Kari Klein, Ariel Hertz, Sara Behanna, Danielle Cabezas
Sasha Gregg
Teacher Chaperone: Ms. Brooke Anderson
Coral Springs HS
Jolene Winn, Julia Smith, Kimberly Majszak, Brooke Shaw
Carla Midkiff, Lacy Chalich
Teacher Chaperone: Ms. Jacquelene Horniker
Broward County Art Curriculum Specialist
Maria Armstrong
2009 Artist-in-Residence Program Sponsors |
City
of Coral Springs
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Funding
Arts Broward |
State
of Florida |
The
Fresh Market |
Broward Cty Cultural Council
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TAP SHOES FOR
DANCING BOY
During May/June of 2009 the Coral Springs Museum of Art purchased
“Dancing Boy” a
9 foot high sculpture by
pop artist Romero Britto. This is the final stage of the Britto Celebration the Museum hosted
March~May 2009
This sculpture celebrates the visual and theatrical arts and will be permanently installed on the grounds of the Museum.
Help the Museum raise funds for the sculpture, base and installation with a tax deductible donation of $100.
Dancing Boy will be dedicated in a ceremony on Ocotber 7 at 5pm.
A bronze donor plaque will be installed on the base after the dedication date. Call the Museum at 954.340.5000 or visit www.csmart.org for
additional details.
Dancing Boy funded by
City of Coral Springs
Funding Arts Broward
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council
C S Festival of the Arts
The Fresh Market
Our Town America
Broward Cultural Division Friends of the Museum
C S Museum of Art
JM Family Enterprises & Charles Mills
Jesse & George Siegel Foundation
The Green Family
The Opler~Levine Family A. Ian Fraser
Rich, Linda, Julia & Frisco Hopper
Phil Solar & Roberta Lewis~Solar
Cody Sherrin
Wally F. & Mary B. Dale Roy & Janet Gold,
Grace Dubow
Mike & Gerry Krag, Barbara K. O'Keefe & Family
Mr. Bojangles
In Memory of
Alan W. Rumley
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