Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale is hosting a FREE arts scholarship competition on Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm.

Students in grades 1 to 12 can compete to win scholarships to study painting, design, or illustration this summer at the Museum of Art’s Creative Summer Art Academy.

All students (or their parents) have to do is RSVP TODAY by calling 954-262-0239 or e-mailing education1@moafl.org. We ask people to RSVP as quickly as possible.

Check in is at 9:15 am on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale. Participants are divided into groups of grades: 1 to 4; 5 to 8; and 9 to 12. During the competition, the students will have three hours to create one drawing from a still life.

And while parents are waiting for their children to finish, they can enjoy complimentary refreshments in the Museum Café and take a free, guided tour of the Museum’s entire collection and current exhibition.

Parents (and students) also get to meet the very talented staff of professional artists who will be providing one-on-one instruction while their child is at the Summer Art Academy.

Last year, we had 200 students compete and we awarded over 75 scholarships – so the odds of winning are pretty good.

The scholarship money is provided by the money that is donated during our annual National Art Festival, which takes place over the final weekend in January. All proceeds are given back to the community through the scholarship fund.

And students who do not win a scholarship get something anyway: They get 10 percent off if they decide to enroll.

It has become increasingly problematic for the New Museum (NYC) and its current exhibition featuring the work of a member of its board, Dakis, Joannou. Here is also an audio slideshow of the exhibition below.

Peter Schjeldahl: “Skin Fruit,” at the New Museum.:

“The art world is peculiarly suited to dramatize a problem, or at least a syndrome, of the present day: that of abominable wealth, by which I mean the effect of huge fortunes on people who don’t have them. The global tide of prosperity that rose in the past…”

Peter Schjeldahl: Juicy Fruit.: “Peter Schjeldahl on the Dakis Joannou collection.” (audio slideshow)

(Via Arts & Culture.)

After participating in and being part of the Global Caribbean: Interrogating Politics of Location in Lit. and Culture Conference, there was a point at which the importance of these events cannot be underestimated. Of course, it is always good to hear from others to find out what projects they’re working on, but here the quality of fiction that was covered left me realizing that I’m not doing enough reading.

The Armory Show 2010:

This is a first look at The Armory Show 2010. This year’s edition introduces Armory Focus, a new section that features an important art community every year. The new section is premiering with Berlin, presenting 21 galleries from Germany’s capital. In total, The Armory Show features 267 galleries from 31 countries.

The Armory Show 2010, Vernissage, March 3, 2010.

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(Via VernissageTV art tv.)

Pembroke Pines art colony finished: The 11,000-square-foot building has 22 studios for rent. – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

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