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Reveal Yourself GalleryShow

Charlotte Snyder — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:39:36 +0000

Thanks to
Linda Kernick for judging our “Reveal Yourself” gallery show, and to all the participants. It was our biggest show yet!

Congratulations to our winners: Regina Halushka 1st place, Brandon Pence 2nd place, Daniel Kocher 3rd place, Sefan Halushka honorable mention, and Mike Lewis honorable mention.

1st place Regina Halushka with "REM"

2nd place Brandon Pence with "Tragyk 3"

3rd place Daniel Kocher with "Fractured"

Honorable Mention Stefan Halushka with "Can You See Me Now"

Honorable Mention Mike Lewis with "Transgenese Hypnagogiques de L'Jolie Chatte"

Reveal Yourself Gallery Show

Nothing But Art

Holly Bain — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:03:13 +0000

Join us for our “Nothing But Art” week of art on January 16th through the 20th. It’s our first annual showcase of art happenings culminating with the “Reveal Yourself” gallery show. The week starts with a Children’s Tye Dye class on Monday, January 16. Tuesday, January 17th, join Lou at the Cartooning Club. We go digital on Wednesday with Basic Photography & Photoshop – Intro to Layers. Thursday is Collage. The week ends with our “Reveal Yourself” gallery show. More details to come….

Reveal Yourself Show Poster

Holly Bain — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:03:27 +0000

Graffiti Art at the NWFLAA

Angel — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:09:13 +0000

Thanks to all who came out to the Graffiti Show and demo in October. The graffiti demo, by DVK’s Zink and Smerk One, was an inspiring art piece to witness in action. The finished piece is located behind Closet Swap in downtown FWB for those who would like to check it out. A special thanks goes out to these graff writers (artists) for meeting with our members and for agreeing to be the judges for our Graffiti Show. They commented that, “Graffiti isn’t always about being the best painter or artist, but more about ‘representing’ who you are and what you believe in.” Congrats to Helen Harris for taking 1st place with her own “Personal Graffiti.” They also awarded Mark Bonner with 2nd place for executing beautiful graffiti techniques in his piece titled “Kate.” The Graffiti Show will be displayed in the Art Lair for one more week, so we welcome those of you who missed the show to come by and check out artwork by our members along with a collection of works by artists in DVK.

DVK:
Dam Vandal Kreations is a collective of artists ranging in fields of art from painting to tattooing, music, and screen printing: all with roots stemming from graffiti, by which the collective was founded upon.

What was formed in 2006 by two friends in a makeshift art studio in a garage, has transformed into a group of artists from all over the world with different backgrounds in the art world.

Guest Artists Bios:

Zink
Originally from Phoenix, AZ
Lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1993
Age: 34
Type of graffiti: 3-D
Years graff writing: 5 years
Crew: Dam Vandal Kreations
Influence: Street Art Period

“Art is a mood, an expression…some sad, some happy…some bright, some dull.
It’s the act of creating that brings me back.”- Zink

Smerk One
Originally from Houston, TX
Lived in Fort Walton Beach since 1993
Age: 34
Types of graffiti: 2-D, Wildstyle, Characters, Realism
Years graff writing: 20 years
Crew: Dan Vandal Kreations
Influence: Life

“We want people to understand that what we do, we try to make it a positive impact
on the individuals that see our art.”- Smerk One

2012 NWFLAA Gallery Shows

Holly Bain — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:31:55 +0000

Next year’s gallery show schedule is as follows:

January – “Reveal Yourself”

February – “See You In The Movies”

March – “Go Digital”

April – “Dali’s Moustache”

May – “What’s Your Passion”

June - “Members Show”

July – “Eye Spy”

August – “Co-Exist”

September – “Enlist Now”

October - “Noir”

November - “Abstract Only”

December – “Eco-Green”

More info on each show will be announced shortly.

First Meeting of the Cartoon Club

Holly Bain — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:52:59 +0000

HEY GANG!!

The very First meeting of The NWFLAA Cartoon Club will be on Tuesday July 26th, 6pm at the Art Lair. Bring your sketch pads for drawing and also so that I can see and get some idea about what you like and where you would like to go with your cartoons. Also bring your drawing implements, because this club will be mostly about doing not talking about doing. We have a Funnies Paper to publish, remember. The meetings will be twice a month, but we will not meet on the Tuesday before our NWFLAA monthly Art Show turn in date, in case any of you are pressing to make that deadline.

All cartoon work will be your individual choice and created at your own pace and personal progression. The Cartoon Club Group itself will be a fun collective for support, experience, learning, as well as a nurturing ground for your own individual development in the art of cartooning. I don’t believe there is any benefit to criticism, so don’t worry, there will be none of that allowed. At times you may be given suggestions or even a short assignment in order to help you expand your ideas and technique. I will be here for your encouragement, questions, help, or any other cartooning needs. But I will be drawing too, and enjoying learning from you.

I am at the Art Lair every Tuesday from about 3:30 to 6:00 but I can stay longer if you want me for extra time. Contact me on my cell, facebook, or email, or stop me on the street. Come on, be the first kid on your block to sign up! You will be required to sign with your own blood. (But that requirement “may” be waived if you are too hesitant or squeamish).

Lou Pearson 847-687-4789 lou.pearson@yahoo.com

2011 NWFLAA Fall Festival of the Arts

Holly Bain — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:23:21 +0000

Our Fall Festival of the Arts is scheduled for Saturday, November 12 – 9am-5pm, at the Landing in Fort Walton Beach. Applications will be accepted until Saturday, October 8, 2011. To participate, you can download the application
HERE. Pictures of the area will be added shortly.

Fall Festival of the Arts THIS WEEKEND!

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:51:39 +0000

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That’s right! The Northwest Florida Arts Association Fall Festival of the Arts is THIS WEEKEND!

Northwest Florida Arts Association founding members
Brandon Pence,
Holly Bain and
Charlotte Snyder will all be in attendance for the weekend. There will be activities for kids and giveaways happening all weekend!

The Fall Festival of the Arts will be in the Santa Rosa Mall on Saturday from 10-6 and on Sunday from 10-5. The Festival is located in the main entrance of the Santa Rosa Mall.

After the Festival on Saturday night, we will have the reception for the GRUNGE exhibit at the Art Lair! Free food and drinks and admission is free! Come support local artists this weekend, all weekend, at the Santa Rosa Mall!

Digital Artist Brandon Pence posts preview of NWFLAA Consumerism Piece

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:30:14 +0000

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NWFLAA member and digital artist Brandon Pence has posted a preview of his latest piece, “Invisible Light” over on the
Brandon Pence website.

Brandon Pence is one of many artists who are participating in the NWFLAA’s Consumerism exhibit. The reception for the exhibit is this Friday at the Santa Rosa Mall in the old Victoria’s Secret (across from Toys R Us). This is the first NWFLAA exhibit and we are all excited to see how it goes!

Please head over to the
Events page and read more about the Consumerism event!

Retro High Resolution Textures for NWFLAA Members

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:17:39 +0000

The first set of high resolution textures has been released exclusively for NWFLAA members!

This set consists of the following 3 textures. Each texture is high quality, 2000x1000px 300DPI JPEG’s that can be used for any project. They are completely yours if you are an NWFLAA member, with no need to credit us or pay us any sort of rights. They’re yours with no strings attached.

View the samples below and if you’re not a member,
sign up now!!!