Discover Art in Public Places

MIAMI Beach holds a reputation for being a world class art destination. 

In 2019, travelers will come across new art installations as they explore Miami Beach by renowned artists such as, Ellen Harvey, Joseph Kosuth, and Sarah Morris. 

Scattered throughout the city, visitors can embark on an artistic scavenger hunt, all situated around #Miami Beach's 7 miles of pristine beaches.

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Sao Paulo Art Biennial: A reason to explore

THE 33rd Sao Paulo’s Art Biennial opened its doors to the public on September 7 and will remain open until December 9th, 2018. It’s the second largest biennial in the world, just behind the inspirational Venetian Biennial, bringing over 500 thousand viewers per edition.

The Biennial alone would be enough reason to jump on a plane, but for art lovers, the country is an adventure to be explored. Curated by Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Spanish director, chief-curator and Art History Master, the 33th Biennial was built on the idea of privileging the individual experience of the spectator on the appreciation of art, where the artist is not only exhibiting its work but also curating it, hoping to bring a bigger and better communication between viewer and artist.

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A new beginning for an iconic show under the Big Top in 2019

CIRQUE du Soleil has announced that #Alegría, one of its most iconic shows, will return to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Staying true to the essence of the original creation, Alegría will retain its unique spirit of joy and optimism for which it was renowned around the globe.  

Cirque du Soleil first presented Alegría in April 1994, a production destined to change the history of the company, an emblematic show that was to win over more than 14 million spectators. Under the traditional Big Top and in its arena version, Alegría visited 255 cities around the world in its 19 years of touring before finally bidding audiences farewell on December 29, 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. 

The classic power struggle of old meets new is reinterpreted for today’s cultural pulse. Alegría translates from Spanish to ‘happiness and joy’. High energy acrobatics and progressive visions of youth collide with traditional aristocratic perspectives to slay old notions, rise with wisdom, and propel forward with no holding back.

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Follow in the steps of the masters

WALKING vacation specialist “The Blue Walk” has announced the dates for a variety of #Art Walks in #France and #Italy that have proven to be a hit with solo travelers. 

Tailored to all skills levels, the tours are led by popular artist-teachers. They provide the perfect opportunity for budding novices and experienced artists to “follow in the steps of the masters” in some of Europe’s most picturesque cities and coastal towns. Tours are limited to small groups to allow for maximum one-on-one opportunities between students and art instructors.

Available tours include Art Walk Italy that incorporates watercolor and sketching lessons with artist Leslie Fehling, September 22 – 29; Watercolor Sketching in Paris with artist Laure Ferlita, October 7 – 13; and Chalk Painting in Florence, Italy with Tracy Lee Stum and Sharyn Chan, October 15 – 21.

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Art in the Arab world

LOUVRE Abu Dhabi opened its doors to the public on 11 November 2017. It is the first museum of its kind in the Arab world: a universal museum that focuses on shared human stories across civilisations and cultures.

Located in #AbuDhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pritzker Prize winning French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a museum city (Arab medina) under a vast silvery dome. Visitors can walk through the promenades overlooking the sea beneath the museum’s 180-metre dome, comprised of almost 8,000 unique metal stars set in a complex geometric pattern. When sunlight filters through, it creates a moving ‘rain of light’ beneath the dome, reminiscent of the overlapping palm trees in the UAE’s oases.

On display will be the museum’s important collection of artworks, artefacts and loans from France’s top museums. These span the entirety of human existence: from prehistorical objects to commissioned contemporary artworks, highlighting universal themes and ideas and marking a departure from traditional museography that often separates according to origin. In addition to the galleries, the museum will include exhibitions, a Children’s Museum, a restaurant, a boutique and a café.

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Visit Zagreb for a brush with culture

ZAGREB is just an easy, two hour flight from London Heathrow with #Croatia Airlines and British Airways, from London Gatwick with Monarch and also from Manchester with Monarch with a flight time of just 30 minutes more. A wide range of accommodation in the capital from funky hostels, city apartments through to five star hotels.

Street Art - This is quite remarkable and brings present day street art to a new level. Also known as MUU, everyone is talking about this. Street Art was based on an idea by a group of famous Croatian artists to revitalise various parts of Zagreb. The ZagrebBeThere app is a free iOS and Android app which takes you to Zagreb’s coolest spots and helps you to discover the fabulous street art.

Museum of Broken Relationships - An art installation which is now world famous. It exhibits mementos of relationships which have gone wrong (not just between lovers) and is housed in an 18th Century Palace in the Upper Town.

Croatian Museum of Naive Art - Also in the Upper Town, there was an amazing collection of totally self-taught artists and sculptors, many of which were simple country folk. Without any training, this movement developed between 1930-1970’s with most of the artists from the Zagreb and surrounding area, with Hlebine having an important role in this genre. www.hmnu.hr/en

Mestrovic Atelier - The art scene of the capital cannot be considered without mention of Ivan Mestrovic, Croatia’s most famous sculptor and architect. Across Croatia, even in the smallest places, there is usually a Mestrovic creation somewhere. He lived from 1883-1962 and worked with Rodin. More than 300 sculptures and other artwork are on display in his former residence in the Upper Town and dating from 17th century. www.mestrovic.hr/muzeji/atelijer-mestrovic/atelijer-mestrovic.html

Art Pavilion - Not to be missed, a beautiful yellow art deco building at the southern end of Zrinjevac Park. This was never intended as a permanent structure (it was intended as temporary exhibit in Budapest in 1896) and was rebuilt in original stone in Zagreb. The Pavilion houses a wide range of exhibitions – featuring works of both local and international world class artists. www.umjetnicki-paviljon.hr/en

Moderna Gallery - Home to a national collection of 19th and 20th century art including “Tactile Gallery MG”, the first multi-sensory gallery in this part of Europe for visually impaired people. www.moderna-galerija.hr

Lauba House for People & Art - This contemporary art gallery opened in 2011 with a permanent collection that rotates every month. Located in an old Zagreb textile mill, it features new artists from Croatia and abroad. www.lauba.hr/en

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Australian art comes to Tate Modern

WORKS by renowned Australian artists Gordon Bennett and Susan Norrie have gone on display at Tate Modern for the first time. They are among ten works of art which have now been jointly acquired by Tate and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney. The partnership, launched in 2015, is made possible through a $2.75 million corporate gift from Qantas and enables both museums to expand their collections each year, bringing the work of Australian artists to new global audiences.

Visitors to Tate Modern can find the works by Gordon Bennett and Susan Norrie on Level 2 of the Boiler House as part of the ‘Artist and Society’ display. This free collection display explores how artists respond to political contexts, raise awareness of social issues and argue for change in the world.

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Holland America Lines Million Dollar art collection

HOLLAND America Line newest vessel, ms Koningsdam, which launched in April 2016 has a collection of art on board worth USD $4.1 million. The result is a floating art gallery with 1,920 pieces ranging in value from USD $500 to USD $600,000 that spans the decks, public rooms and staterooms. 

More than 21 nationalities are represented by Koningsdam’s artists, with the greatest number of contributors coming from the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom. Artists also hail from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain and Switzerland. Koningsdam features artworks in many media, including photography, painting, mixed media, illustration, prints and sculpture.

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Polka dot pumpkins

A Yayoi Kusama Museum is set to open in Tokyo’s Shinjuku on 1st October 2017.  Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan’s most famous and prolific artists. Even when people don’t recognise the name, mention her spotted pumpkins and everybody lets out an ‘aaah’ of acknowledgement.

So it’s very exciting news for one and all that the internationally famed artist will have an entire museum dedicated to her polka-dot works from this autumn onwards, located in one of Tokyo’s most central and well-trodden districts.

The five storey Yayoi Kusama Museum will house a gift shop on the first floor, with floors two and three dedicated to exhibition spaces. On the fourth floor, the artist will create Instagram-friendly immersive installations. On floor five, visitors can expect to find a reading room with documents and material relating to Kusama’s works.

Each year, Kusama will run two rotating exhibitions, the first of which will be titled: “Creation is a Solitary Pursuit, Love is What Brings You Closer to Art”. This exhibition will run from 1st October 2017 until 25th February 2018. Tickets will go on sale from 28th August, and will cost around 1000 yen (£6.40) for adults, and 600 yen (£4.20) for children.

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Play Me . . .

BRISTOL artist Luke Jerram's musical art trail, Play Me, I'm Yours, has returned to the streets of Bristol this week from August 17 to September 7th.

The pianos - each decorated by a different #Bristol artist - will be installed in public spaces across a city for everyone to play and enjoy.

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Head to Yokohama

HEAD to Yokohama from August - November this year to experience this celebrated exhibition of local and global artists, now in its sixth year.

The sixth edition of the Yokohama Triennale will take place between 4 August and 5 November 2017, with the theme “Islands, Constellations & Galapagos”.

Yokohama is just 30 minutes’ from central Tokyo by train. This year’s festival will take place in the Yokohama Museum of Art and Red Brick Warehouse, which is home to a number of stylish shops and restaurants (including ocean front cafes and casual eateries such as Bill Grainger’s ‘Bill’s’). 

Combine your trip to the Yokohama Triennale with a visit to Yokohama’s other attractions, such as the Cup Noodle Museum (where you can create your own cup noodle!), the city's enormous China Town, the Kirin beer factory (which offers free tours) and a stroll along the waterfront at Yamashita Park.

www.yokohamatriennale.jp/english/2017/.

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Bristol Street Art & Banksy-inspired Giveaway

UPFEST 2017, Europe’s largest, free, street art & graffiti festival, will take place from 29 to 31 July when over 300 artists will paint at 35 venues throughout Bedminster & Southville.

Talented artists travel from 30 countries and across the UK to paint live on 30,000sqft of surfaces in front of 35,000 visitors.

Ashton Gate will be the biggest area at the festival with more than 100 artists painting live, inside and outside of stadium. The venue will also host the longest painting surface for the festival to date with 50 artists painting on a 200m stretch, alongside a New York Style Subway Train, live entertainment, a plethora of children's workshops including Morph making sessions in association with Aardman and an art fair area featuring hundreds of pieces of affordable art and exclusive prints from a selection of festival artists.

And for a chance to win a Banksy-inspired giveaway enter online at visitbristol.co.uk/competition

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Music at Masada

THE legendary electronic music artist Jean Michel Jarre will perform at Masada, Dead Sea, #Israel, this coming April. The concert is part of a big-scale campaign to bring awareness to the environmental issues that the Dead Sea is facing

The French musician, considered one of the pioneers of electronic music genres such as synth pop, new age and ambient, will perform at Masada on April 6.

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Art and the National Trust

THE National Trust’s Petworth in West Sussex is holding an exhibition that explores JMW Turner’s leading role in shaping this uniquely British art form, the exhibition runs from January 7 - March 12 this year.

Petworth contains one of the National Trust’s finest art collections, including permanent works by Turner, and its art exhibition has become a major annual event for visitors.

Entry is by pre-booked, timed tickets only, which are on sale from from www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth and tickets include entry to the gardens, parkland and selected rooms in the house.

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Art at Kew

FLORA JAPONICA a new exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew opened in September and runs until March 5, 2017.

Featuring intricate and detailed botanical paintings by 35 of Japan's best contemporary artists will fill The Shirley Sherwood Gallery,.These stunning watercolours have been painted from specimens collected all over Japan, as well as a couple of works which have been painted from specimens collected within Kew Gardens. Also on display will be works never before seen outside Japan, including historic drawings and paintings by some of Japan’s most revered botanists and artists, such as Dr Tomitaro Makino (1863 – 1957), Sessai Hattori and Chikusai Kato (Edo period artists).

After Flora Japonica comes to an end in March 2017 it will move to the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo (September 12 to December 3, 2017), and Tokyo University Museum. Kew Gardens is also delighted to announce that The Japanese Embassy in London will hold a small satellite display of Flora Japonica this autumn (October 24 to November 30) highlighting the lasting relationship between Kew Gardens and Japan.

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African bush art

WILD HORIZONS a tour company in Victoria Falls provides a range of activities, transfers and accommodation for tourists. Activities include white water rafting, gorge swings, wildlife viewings and cultural excursions.

In partnership with Art of Africa they have created a unique elephant experience, where following a talk about the elephants and their history artists can paint the images they see surrounded by the African bush.

After expressing themselves on canvas the guests will enjoy a two-course buffet lunch and are then transferred back to their lodgings in Victoria Falls. Further details are available via www.wildhorizons.co.za

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View Somerset artists at work

WITH more than 200 venues taking part, Somerset Open Studios (September 17-October 2) is a county wide opportunity to meet artists and makers from a range of disciplines in their working environment. It includes established names such as Richard Pomeroy and Marissa Weatherhead as well as emerging artists revealing how they work, their inspiration, and creative processes.

Disciplines range from the visual arts, sculpture, stone carving and metalwork to textiles, wood, jewellery, furniture, glass and mixed media. Meet the artist face-to-face in their own small studio, home, or temporary studio space; browse and buy or place a personal commission for a special piece.

For more details go to www.somersetartworks.org.uk or call 01458 253800 for a guide to the artists, venues, and affiliated events.

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High and Low in Snowdonia

LANDSCAPE #artist #AnthonyGarratt has completed work on ‘High and Low’, an outdoor painting installation in #Snowdonia, North Wales. The installation evokes a narrative about the history, geography, and industrial heritage of North Wales. It features two giant canvases, both of which were painted by the artist in situ. 

The first canvas floats on a vessel on a lake next to an abandoned copper mine on the flanks of Snowdon. It is a double-sided canvas and reveals itself to the viewer according to the direction of the prevailing wind. A second canvas hangs beneath a mountain in a disused slate cavern at Llechwedd, near Blaenau Ffestiniog. It’s in an underground chamber where men and boys toiled for 12 hours a day, six days a week, in semi-darkness.

The Welsh slate industry – which hit its production peak in the late 19th century – changed the landscape of North Wales and shaped the nature of its communities for generations.

The installation has been brought to Snowdonia by Bun Matthews, a local businesswoman who is passionate about landscape painting. Bun is owner of www.menaiholidays.co.uk. She hopes the installation will encourage visitors to make a deeper connection with the region's dramatic landscape and the forces that have shaped it.

The installation will be in place until November 2016.

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Ship-Ahoy for the Great North Snowdogs

A PUBLIC art event in the North-East of England will see animated character The Snowdog set sail across the North Sea.

Approximately 80 large sculptures based on the popular character from The Snowman and The Snowdog will form a mass public arts trail around Tyne and Wear from September to December in an event to support St Oswald's Children's Hospice.

As the sponsor of a Great North Snowdog, the DFDS shipping line will host one of the giant sculptures onboard its ship Princess Seaways during August. The DFDS Snowdog will be decorated to fit a maritime theme and will sail between Newcastle and Amsterdam every day.

The trail will feature sculptures sponsored by businesses and decorated by national and local artists. At the end of the year, the Great North Snowdogs will be auctioned and money raised from the sale of the unique sculptures will support St Oswald's Hospice Children's Service, which cares for youngsters with incurable conditions.

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Biennial spending bonanza ahead for Liverpool

LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL 2016 is forecast to have an economic impact of more than £21 million when it returns to the city between July 9 and October 16. The festival, which takes place in galleries, unused buildings, and public spaces across Liverpool, attracted 875,000 visits in 2014 and is expected to be popular again when more than 40 international artists create work in the city this summer.

With more than 50% of visits coming from outside the Liverpool city region, overnight visitors are forecast to spend an estimated total of £11 million on accommodation, dining out, and visits to other attractions during their stay.

Following the 2014 Biennial, an independent report calculated that an economic impact of £20.8 million was generated by the festival in the preceding 15 weeks.

Sally Tallant, director of Liverpool Biennial, said: ‘The importance of culture in the city is well documented, but I think sometimes culture’s economic impact on the city and its businesses can be forgotten about. Liverpool Biennial welcomes visitors from around the world who come specifically to see the Biennial and stay in Liverpool.

‘While the Biennial itself is free, the visitors have a significant impact for hotels, restaurants, and bars. This is before even considering the longer-term benefits that come from the city’s growing reputation for culture.’

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