Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Presents “Avant Garden” Exhibition and Sale

S/ART/q, a circle of artists working to enhance the arts culture in Sarasota, will curate an exhibition of their artwork entitled Avant Garden in the Museum of Botany and the Arts at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens from January 12 through February 20, 2012. Thirteen artists have been granted access to the Gardens to observe and study the botanical collections, and to gather knowledge and inspiration from their experiences to make original works of art. Through this collaboration with s/ART/q, art and science will be seen in tandem as expressions of human creativity and the desire to understand and interpret the world around us.

Formed in late 2008, the s/ART/q artists are: Joseph Arnegger, Ariana Franco, Brian Haverlock, Tim Jaeger, Amy W. Miller, Daniel Miller, Jen Nugent, Daniel Perales, Jeff Schwartz, Nathan Skiles, Sabrina Small, Tom Stephens and Steve Strenk. These artists will display their interpretations of the Gardens in a fresh and interesting way as well as revealing to the public how artists function in society. The exhibit will bring awareness to rarely seen aspects of the Gardens and its collections.

Entry to the exhibition is included in the price of admission to the Gardens. Public programming will be offered with the exhibition in the form of an opening reception, tours, lectures, and interpretive elements such as labels and a film featuring interviews with the artists. For more information, visit www.selby.org/events/sartq-exhibition. The Museum of Botany and the Arts is open 10 am – 4:30 pm daily.

About Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a leader in the display and study of orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads, epiphytes and tropical plants with a focus on botany, horticulture, and environmental education. For more information please visit www.selby.org

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 900 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Christmas, regular admission $17; children (6 – 11) $6; members and children under 6 years enter free, (941) 366-5731 or selby.org. Get social at www.facebook.com/selbygardens or www.twitter.com/selbygardens

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December 9, 2011– January 7, 2012
G. Wiz Science Museum – 1001 Blvd. of the Arts

Opening Reception: Friday, December 9, 2011 5pm-10pm
Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm

S/ART/Q, a circle of artists working to enhance the arts culture in Sarasota, will inaugurate their 2012 exhibition season with THIRTEEN, premiering at G.WIZ Science Museum on Friday, December 9th, 2011.

THIRTEEN will be S/ART/Q’s first exhibition since March 2010 to showcase the group, including its four new artists: Ariana Franco, Amy W. Miller, Jen Nugent and Steve Strenk. With artists working in a wide range of media, from sculpture to painting, installation to kinetic art, the exhibition will provide a dynamic survey of thirteen professional artists living and working in Sarasota, Florida.

When asked what is so unique about S/ART/Q exhibiting for the second time at G.WIZ Science Museum, artist Steve Strenk replied, “This exhibition is designed to encompass new work, new artists and a new year. Furthermore, it’s the group, the deadlines, and the artistic community that are the criteria for exciting and innovative art. S/ART/Q is a circle of artists who redefines the term new. So come enjoy the show, it’s going to be a great one.”

Design by Daniel Miller

Formed in late 2008, the circle of artists includes Joseph Arnegger, Ariana Franco, Brian Haverlock, Tim Jaeger, Amy W Miller, Daniel Miller, Jen Nugent, Daniel Perales, Steve Strenk, Jeff Schwartz, Nathan Skiles, Sabrina Small and Tom Stephens. S/ART/Q produces roaming/temporary exhibitions, creates educational opportunities in the community while exposing the public to how artists function in society and ultimately enhances the arts culture in Sarasota.

For questions, contact Tim Jaeger at 941.400.0598 or regeaj@hotmail.com

Please visit http://sartq.com for more information about S/ART/Q.
Get social with S/ART/Q at www.facebook.com/sartq and www.twitter.com/sartq

Photo by Daniel Perales

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We’ve become known for our one-off, one-of-a-kind art events, like September’s “Print Party.” Now, in partnership with the Ringling College of Art + Design, we will hold our first “Invitational” show Oct. 22-23 in downtown Sarasota. Each of the ten S/ART/Q artists has invited one artist from the local community to show his or her work with our support during a special two-day engagement at 1549 State St. (formerly furniture store dkVogue and also the home of our Inaugural Exhibition last fall). The opening reception will be from 5 to 10 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 22 with gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 23. The event is free and open to the public.

“This exhibition is inspired by a limitless vision of what our local arts picture can look like,” explains S/ART/Q president and co-founder Tim Jaeger. “The Invitational brings established reputations and emerging talents together with the goal of exposing the public to a vast array of contemporary art of the highest caliber.”

Our core members selected the guest-artists based upon artistic merit and peer recommendation. Each Invitational artist has distinguished themselves in their particular style, genre or medium, reflecting a multiplicity of direction in the local art scene. “The Invitational is another community outreach project for us,” says S/ART/Q secretary and treasurer Jeff Schwartz. “As part of our core mission of involving the community, we want to recognize other artists we feel are contributing significantly to contemporary art in Sarasota.”

The invited artists reflect a diversity of experience, with both students and professional career artists showing a range of work including installation, performance, painting, mixed media and drawing. The 2010 S/ART/Q Invitational artists (in alphabetical order) are: Kim Anderson, Aaron Board, Ariana Franco, Caui Lofgren, Paul Matkowsky, John Mack, Vanessa Mayoraz, Jenn Nugent, Michael Panarella, Andrew Scott Ross, Kim Russo and Steven Strenk.

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G.Wiz Science Museum /// March 26 - May 2

EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 2, 2010

S/ART/Q, Sarasota’s answer to contemporary visual art, announces new exhibition, PROCESS, opening Friday, March 26 at G.WIZ – The Science Museum, in Sarasota, FL

[Sarasota, FL – February 11, 2010] S/ART/Q will close out season in Sarasota this year with a stellar new exhibition at G.WIZ – The Science Museum (1001 Boulevard of the Arts), opening Friday, March 26. While their last show at a former furniture store on State St. displayed the artists’ finished products in a white-cube gallery setting, their new exhibition, simply titled PROCESS, is a sneak-peak inside the artist’s world, from inspiration to completion. With glimpses into the studio through video, samples of materials and actual vignettes from the artists’ workspaces, S/ART/Q strives to demystify Art as well as the techniques used to make it. The finished artworks will be exhibited alongside these process pieces, bringing the experience of the viewer full-circle. The show will be open through Sunday, April 25 and during this month S/ART/Q will host student tours, panel discussions and demonstrations.

PROCESS: Opening Reception 5-11 p.m., Fri., March 26 and exhibit ongoing through May 2,
G.WIZ- The Science Museum, 1001 Boulevard of the Arts, 906-1851 or sartq.com, museum admission $9 (Free: Friday, March 26).

About S/ART/Q:
S/ART/Q is a collective of local contemporary artists providing cultural leadership for Sarasota county through exhibitions, fund raisers and community outreach projects. Founded in early 2009, the group consists of 14 artists including painters, sculptors, photographers and new media experts. Maintaining their commitment to the community through collaboration with varied organizations and individuals, this non-profit strives to present contemporary art events of the highest caliber alongside community service programs.

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S/aRt/Q Inaugural Exhibit Media Poster

After the success of the first s/ART/q fundraising event in August, a T-Shirt Screenprinting Party, and a live collaborative painting demo at the SRQ Hotlist Party, the fourteen artists are joining forces once again, this time turning the empty store front at 1549 State St. (formerly dkVogue), into a gallery for the weekend of Nov. 6. “We see ourselves as ambassadors of the arts community that is Sarasota and downtown is the heart of that,” explains founding member Joseph Arnegger.

The artists will show contemporary art of the highest caliber in many different disciplines including painting, photography, sculpture and multimedia work. After a private, invite-only vernissage on Thursday night, s/ART/q will open the doors to the public once again for a Friday night reception. On Saturday, the pop-up gallery will be open for farmers market hours incorporating several outreach programs into the day (a full schedule will be online soon).

“s/ART/q looks forward to providing the kind of exhibition that this community has been looking foward to for a long time now” says president and co-founder Tim Jaeger. “We are excited to give Sarasota not just another art show, but a multi-tiered exhibition with artist talks, student tours, a director’s walk-through, and much more.

s/ART/q Inaugural Exhibition, Fri., Nov. 6, 5-10 p.m., and Sat., Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1549 State St. (formerly dkVogue), Sarasota.

s/ART/q is a dynamic, new, not-for-profit entity consisting of professional Sarasota artists who strive to present the community, the region, and visitors to the area with contemporary art events of the highest caliber. Our mission is to provide collaborative meeting and working spaces for artists as well as quarterly group shows, open studio visits, and an ambitious schedule of monthly educational, outreach, and public service programs. This group of painters, sculptors, and photographers maintains a commitment to collaboration with other art groups, local businesses, and enthusiasts in order to advance the creative culture of Sarasota county and increase the standard of local visual art. Meet all the s/ART/q artists and learn more at http://sARTq.com

Media Contact: Veronica Pastore, 941.330.4838, veronica.pastore@gmail.com

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