This is a reminder to anyone who didn't see or respond to this blog. We need to know if you guys are interested in doing this before we plan it.

Hey there guys! I'd like to get our first field trip planned, so here is my idea...

I think the Norton Museum would be a great place for our first meetup, as it has a large lobby and reception area to gather in for the initial meet-up and a cafe in case we're there for a while and need re-fueling. There is also a lovely garden in the middle of the museum to walk around in if it stops being so damn cold. The museum is only around a 20 minute drive from Fort Lauderdale, where most of us seem to be located. I'd have no problem car pooling some Ft. Lauderdale people up to West Palm if you're concerned about gas or finding the place.

"The Museum is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. From its founding the Norton has been famous for its masterpieces of 19th century and 20th century painting and sculpture."

Not only is the museum worth visiting for the permanent collection, which is so large and varied that it's housed in a 5 story building, but they always have some sort of interesting exhibition going on. If you're interested in coming, check out this list of their current exhibits and let us know if any of them interest you in particular so we can figure out dates: www.norton.org/Exhibitions/Cur…

I'd personally like to go after March 19th, when this collection will be displayed: www.norton.org/Exhibitions/Cur… It may be the only chance we'll ever get to see some of these awesome works, especially the  Rembrandt stuff, before they go into storage.

Let us know! :blowkiss:
Hey guys!!

If you live around Fort Lauderdale, come by the Undergrounds coffeehaus this saturday from 8 pm-midnight for my solo show "But Home is Nowhere..." A collection of all my paintings from the past three years. :) It's my first solo show ever and I would adore for you to be there. Besides, I'm raffling off some original art, some prints, and perhaps some little wearable goodies. ;) Could be your lucky night!

And besides- Art isn't the only thing being served up there: Along with tasty treats for your eyes, there will be... well... Tasty treats for your tummy too! :) Undergrounds has the best flavored tots in the world, and you can wash it all down with their extensive menu of gourmet coffee creations.

Event location: (Google map it! :D)

2743 East Oakland park blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

Phone number: 954-630-1900

Otherwise, you can find other info on the facebook events page: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid…


Hope to see you there! :D
Let me know if you're from DA! <3

SPREAD THE WORD!! It only takes 5 minutes! :D
We need to get an idea of where everyone is located so we can plan a little field trip/meetup somewhere near the majority. :D We don't need your address or anything, a city or county is fine. :lol:

Please also let us know if you're interested in meeting up, give us some suggestions for where you'd like to go, and what days/times are best for you.
Just a heads up for those who would like their work to be in our gallery:

I'm opening the gallery up so you may suggest your work, but you must add it to the "Member Artwork" Gallery.
:bulletblue: You can submit to the gallery by going to the  "Member Artwork" folder and pressing "Submit To This Folder", or by selecting our group during the deviation submission process.
:bulletblue: By having your work in our gallery instead of the favorites, our group will be displayed on your actual deviation under "Found In These Groups". This will help spread the word about our group!
:bulletblue: Our Featured gallery will probably be for a weekly feature of member art.
:bulletblue: The Faves "Featured" area is for art having to do with south Florida, not work necessarily by our members. You may suggest any work to our Featured faves gallery as long as it has something to do with south Florida, whether is was taken here, is a rendering of the landscape or buildings, or incorporates themes having to do with the area.

I know the gallery/favorite thing is a little confusing for groups, but I hope that clears everything up! :D
With the new year brings a new group and my own personal resolution to meet more artists in the area and get out to more museums/galleries/cultural events. I've noticed that I become a thousand times more inspired to create when I'm around other artists, or see others' works at galleries or wherever.

The idea for this group popped into my head just a few days ago, but I already have a few plans:

:bulletblue: Field trips; I'd like to have mini fieldtrips in which anyone, including friends of deviants who don't use the site, can join us and meet up at an art related location such as a gallery, museum, or show. If enough people bought tickets in advance to wherever we went, we could also organize lower group rates!
:bulletblue: Updated listings of local art exhibits and galleries, etc. I'd like one place where I can look and see everything art-related happening in the area--I'm sure others would too!
:bulletblue: Group blog with reviews of current local exhibits and shows. Anyone interested in submitting blogs of this type, please let me know!

These are just a few things, so I'm pretty excited about seeing this group grow! Even if you don't join, please let any deviant you know located near south FL about our group, and thanks in advance! If you would like to suggest a deviant for me to invite, feel free to note me. I'm also looking for people to help run the group, so please say if you're interested in your message when you join.

Happy 2010! :party:
-Manda (madnessism)