Brent E. Huffman Presenting Special Advance Screening of "Saving Mes Aynak" at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on Dec. 18

Brent Huffman: "Seated Buddha"

The Rubin Museum of Art, in co-presentation with NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, will show the documentary "Saving Mes Aynak" on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Dec. 18. The director Brent E. Huffman will be at the special advance screening on December 18 and talk afterward about Mes Aynak.

Brent E. Huffman’s documentary follows archaeologists from around the world as they fight to save a 2,600-year-old Buddhist city in Afghanistan from imminent destruction by a Chinese copper mining company. Under threat from the local Taliban as well as pressure from the mining consortium, the archaeologists confront great risk in seeking to document one of the great centers of the Silk Road before it is razed and erased from memory.

Additional screenings of the movie are scheduled for Dec. 20 and Dec. 27 (Huffman will not be in attendance). You may purchased tickets for $15 online.

The ARCAblog asked Professor Huffman for an update on Mes Aynak:

Unfortunately, the situation at Mes Aynak has taken a turn for the worse recently. Afghan archaeologists working at the site need international support more than ever. 

Most of the foreign archaeologists have left due to worsening security. The sites they were working at have been left abandoned and funding has dried up. 

The governor of Logar province (where Mes Aynak is located) was murdered last month - journalists speculate it was due to his support of the Chinese deal. 

Also, Karzai flew to Beijing to let MCC renegotiate the contract removing many of the benefits given tot he Afghan government. No more railway system, no smelter, no infrastructure, no $800 million dollar bonus and reduced royalties. I also fear that there are reduced regulations in this new contract. 

So Mes Aynak and those who are working there to protect the site need our help more than ever.

On the ARCA blog you may read additional posts on Mes Aynak's threatened by copper excavation; dangerous precedent; extension; and Kickstart funds usage.

Brent Huffman: "Seated Buddha"

The Rubin Museum of Art, in co-presentation with NYU's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, will show the documentary "Saving Mes Aynak" on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Dec. 18. The director Brent E. Huffman will be at the special advance screening on December 18 and talk afterward about Mes Aynak.

Brent E. Huffman’s documentary follows archaeologists from around the world as they fight to save a 2,600-year-old Buddhist city in Afghanistan from imminent destruction by a Chinese copper mining company. Under threat from the local Taliban as well as pressure from the mining consortium, the archaeologists confront great risk in seeking to document one of the great centers of the Silk Road before it is razed and erased from memory.

Additional screenings of the movie are scheduled for Dec. 20 and Dec. 27 (Huffman will not be in attendance). You may purchased tickets for $15 online.

The ARCAblog asked Professor Huffman for an update on Mes Aynak:

Unfortunately, the situation at Mes Aynak has taken a turn for the worse recently. Afghan archaeologists working at the site need international support more than ever. 

Most of the foreign archaeologists have left due to worsening security. The sites they were working at have been left abandoned and funding has dried up. 

The governor of Logar province (where Mes Aynak is located) was murdered last month - journalists speculate it was due to his support of the Chinese deal. 

Also, Karzai flew to Beijing to let MCC renegotiate the contract removing many of the benefits given tot he Afghan government. No more railway system, no smelter, no infrastructure, no $800 million dollar bonus and reduced royalties. I also fear that there are reduced regulations in this new contract. 

So Mes Aynak and those who are working there to protect the site need our help more than ever.

On the ARCA blog you may read additional posts on Mes Aynak's threatened by copper excavation; dangerous precedent; extension; and Kickstart funds usage.

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This Book Thief Weekend, Dec. 13 - 15, 2013

Friday, 12/13/2013
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Come down to U562 and see what's happening! Paintings by Evan Neimann, ceramics by Jeremiah Jacobs, woodwork by Rob and Zoe Bocik, and glass and metal by Christian Zvonik.

We will have lots of holiday gifts including wood jewelry, glass ornaments, beautiful ceramic sculptures, cheese/sushi/serving trays, beautiful blown glass sculpture, furnishings and lots more! Have a drink with us to celebrate Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings new home!

5:00 PM.

562 25th St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712-1616

562 25th St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Graduating Fine Art students from University of South Florida are pleased to present Unpronounceable Symbols, December 3rd to December 13th. This graduation exhibition represents the work of the Bachelor of Fine Arts students from the School of Art and Art History at USF. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, video, photography, digital media, and installation will be represented.

Exhibiting Artists: Rachel Bennett, Robert Dallas, Cat Edbauer, Chris Elmore, Alicia Everett, Julia Rose Fowler, Jeremy Gallman, Emily Gerrity, Genevieve Godcharles, Hadley “Dabbers” Hansen, Samantha Hoffman, Brianna Horn, Deanna Larson, Heather McHugh, Daniela Mora, Jordyn Newsome, Tyler Odom, Ashley J. Ortiz-Diaz, Tara Radosevich, Hillary Nicole Reed, Jacob Reidt, Sarah Rupp, Mariel Salisbury, Spooky Steve, Cheryl Weber, Erica Wold and Blayne Wyatt.

A reception will be held on December 13 from 6-10 PM at The Lock Box. The Lock Box is located at 633 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602. Admission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Unpronounceable Symbols runs from December 3rd to December 13 and will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 11am to 6pm.

For more information contact:
Robert Dallas, Exhibition Participant and Public Relations Coordinator
rdallas@mail.usf.edu
http://unpronounceablesymbols.com/

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Saturday, Dec. 14th, 2013 - Biggest 2nd Saturday of the year,,,

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Visit the Phoenix Glass Studio for our annual holiday sale! We'll have great specials on ornaments, paper weights, gift items and more! Glass Art & Sculpture by Susan Gott Cast & Blown. Giftware by Phoenix Studio Artisans.

Sign up to Make Your Own Ornament!
A glass blower will help you, One-On-One gather the glass, choose your color and make an ornament with your own breath, finished with a hook to hang on your tree this year!
only $50
Preregister & schedule a time by stopping by the studio or calling 813-237-3473! 
 10:00am until 6:00pm in EST
811 E Knollwood St, Tampa, Florida  
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Atomic Holiday Bazaar enters its 8th season on Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15 at Sarasota's historic art deco gem, the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. This wonderful community building, built in 1938, has been the Atomic venue since the show's inception.

If you are new to Atomic, Atomic is a family friendly indie craft show, however, there is adult content in the Atomic shows, i.e., adult words, visuals, provocative items, more G to PG rated.

Admission: $5 Adults / 12 & Under Free
Free Entry to Bay Front Room located behind the auditorium.
Free Atomic tote bags screened by sponsor Clothesline and handed out to the first 100 adults through the door at each show by roller derby gals the Suncoast Quad Squad.

Atomic vendor space is entirely sold out and the wait list is filled. 

SRQ Municipal Auditorium - 801 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

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Class Description
The event will provide:

• An overview of the ACA's consumer benefits, requirements, and deadlines
• Discussion of considerations when choosing a health plan (metal levels, deductibles, drug formularies, etc.)
• Question and answer session
• Enrollment information, assistance, and/or scheduling of enrollment appointments

Class Location
Independent Bar and Café 5016 N Florida AV, Tampa, FL 33603

Instructor Credentials

Patrick Cannon has a PhD in Communication
Health Care Advocate and Consultant, Wendell Potter Consulting, LLC
Presenter of statewide public presentations on the Affordable Care Act since 2010

Materials List
Materials for note-taking 
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Attention all local crafters, fashionistas, designers and artisans extraordinaire! We are hosting out first annual Holiday Party and we want you to join!

Come celebrate our grand opening with us! Get gussied up or don your vintage Christmas Cat sweater and let's rock around the Christmas Tree (*wink).

There will be refreshments, finger foods, cheesy holiday tunes, vendors selling stocking stuffers and maybe even a moonlight serenede.

Come out, meet us, cheers with us and see our space! 

2235 1st ave South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
 4:00pm until 9:00pm
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Welcome to St. Pete’s Second Saturday Artwalk! Please join us as our two free Art Trolleys takes you on a tour of over 35 warehouses, galleries and studios that are staying open late just for you! Ride the trolley to these venues or download the map to drive yourself.

This month’s trolley is sponsored by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and will be taking you from Beach Drive to deep in the heart of the Warehouse Arts District. See below for the details where you can browse, watch and purchase “Where Art is Made”! The trolley is free but be sure to bring some cash with you. Many of the venues have cold beverages available for a donation including beer, wine, soda and water.

Free trolley parking can be found on 1st Ave N and 1st Ave S from 15th St to 30th Street right along where Craftsman House and Nuance Galleries are. Additional parking will be available for trolley riders in the vacant lot at the Northeast corner of Central Avenue and 29th Street (Please note that this is NOT one of our trolley stops). In addition, venues with large free parking lots are Duncan McClellan, Soft Water Studio, St. Pete Art Mash and St. Pete Clay Company.
WEST LOOP

TROLLEY STOP – Trolley starts here at 5pm
Craftsman House Gallery – Place Setting Show. Housed in an historic Arts & Crafts bungalow, this gallery features clay, blown glass, jewelry, wood, handcrafted furniture, from over 300 national & local artisans.
2955 Central Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craftsman-House-Gallery/158706022997

Nuance Galleries St Pete – Gallery features 15 of Florida’s top artists working in oil and watercolor, plus international artists from 12 countries. The home of the Clyde Hensley Cuban art collection which traveled the US for 4 years to museums and universities in 18 cities.
2924 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL.
https://www.facebook.com/events/546648472071816/

TROLLEY STOP
Charlie Parker Pottery – A full service ceramic studio offering memberships, private studios, classes for all abilities, both gas & electric kilns, as well as special Raku Fridays. Our gallery is all handmade ceramic art for every taste and budget. 5-9pm
2724 Sixth Avenue S, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlie-Parker-Pottery/143278235683807

Zen Glass Studio – Enjoy live glassblowing, auctions, demonstrations and a gallery show of our newest creations. Featuring the works of Zen Glass artists Joshua Poll, Dave Walker, and Christian Zvonik.
5-10pm
600 27th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/ZenGlassStudio

Bottega D’Arte Galleria - Contemporary art gallery.
2655 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/BottegaDArteGalleria

Epic Artisan Concrete - Handcrafted, customized concrete art: custom sinks, countertops, furniture.
2631 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/EPICArtisanConcrete

The Venture Compound - The Venture Compound is the art studio of the Pangaea Project, a non-profit organization for young and emerging artists and arts that are not commercially viable.
2621 Fairfield Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/TheVentureCompound

TROLLEY STOP
U562 Art Studios & Showroom – A working art studio and showroom. Currently showing the works of Christian Zvonik (blown glass sculpture), Evan Neimann (painter), Jeremiah Jacobs (ceramics and sculpture), and Kendra Zvonik (painter). Proud to be the new home of Funktionhouse Urban Lumber and Furnishings.
562 25th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/Utopia562?fref=ts

Duncan McClellan Gallery – Glass blowing demos, liquid nitrogen food & glass experiments. 5-9:30pm
550 24th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/DuncanMcClellanGlass?ref=hl

TROLLEY STOP
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum – The hub for African American art and culture in St. Petersburg. The gallery is often flanked by artwork detailing a rich diaspora of people of African descent. The garden is one of St. Pete's best kept secrets, providing a beautiful backdrop for performances featuring jazz, poetry, and gospel renditions.
2240 9th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Carter-G-Woodson-African-American-Museum/116551169863

Royal Theater – A community theater facility established in 1948 that encourages diverse artistic, cultural & educational activities that will enrich the lives of children, adults, & the community. Offers art education in the performing & visual arts.
1011 22nd St. South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712

TROLLEY STOP
Soft Water Studios - A 4000 sq ft warehouse space has been beautifully transformed into a fine art gallery and studio space. Featuring a rotating gallery of paintings, photography, and sculpture by Resident Soft Water artists: Sir Paul Glass, Emily Miller, Joe Coleman & Carrie Jadus.
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/sws.art.art

MGA Sculpture Studio – A commission driven sculpture facility that specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of sculptural objects in a variety of mediums from cast-able materials to metal fabrication. Currently working on several large scale commissions for local private entities and across the country.
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/MgaSculpture?fref=ts

St. Petersburg Clay Company – Clay facilities located in the old Seaboard train station.
420 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL. 33712
https://www.facebook.com/stpeteclay

Clay Center of St. Petersburg - Wheel throwing & saggar firing demos. A full service clay studio. 23 member artists, plus visiting member artists during the winter months. Offering classes in hand building, wheel throwing, and sculpture. Gallery features a great representation of the wide variety of work by our members & instructors.
400 23rd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterofStPetersburg?fref=ts

TROLLEY STOP
Cheers Events! – Pirate Pub Art Garden - See the works of multiple artists in the Art Garden and enjoy the custom theming in the Pirate Pub. Different artists are showcased each month
2133 2nd Ave. South St. Petersburg Fl 33712
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheers-Events/127798300883

Red Zen Art – A working studio where creativity is the focus, with many pieces in progress! The studio is home to artist Jim Rolston's Fine Art Paintings and Sculptures. Most of Jim's work is abstract expressionism and ceramic sculpture pieces.
2149 3rd Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/RedZenArt

TROLLEY STOP
Works in Progress Art Studios & Gallery
An eclectic space housing the working studios of artists Daniel DeWindt and Carolynn DelMonte, as well as a showroom area for Calusa Press, a hand-fed custom letterpress company. Monthly exhibits at our small gallery feature the art of various local artists in a casual, welcoming atmosphere! 5-9pm
24 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, Fl 33712
https://www.facebook.com/worksinprogressartstudio

St. Pete Opera Company - A photographic retrospective of St. Pete Opera’s first seven seasons in their new home, Opera Central. The heart of the building is a 750 sq. ft. gallery for visual art. The gallery is available for shows by local artists.
2145 1st Ave South, Saint Peteresburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/StPeteOpera

TROLLEY STOP - (Transfer Station between East & West Loops)
ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing - Folk artists: Sandy Hall. Representing an eclectic group of artists, and serves as a friendly and approachable place for everyone to discover and support local art in St Pete.
1455 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33705
https://www.facebook.com/ArTiclesIncCustomFramingArtGallery

TROLLEY STOP
US Artists Group Electric Zoo Studios - Featuring the work of artist/illustrator, Elaine B. Yates and 3D anaglyphics by Jim McNeely. Electric Zoo Studios-Complete "Live" video and performance studios featuring multi-HD video camera productions, webstreaming, virtual sets with tricaster, large green screen "Cyc" wall.
1741 First Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Us-Artists-Group-LLC-Electric-Zoo-Studios/693304274028442

TROLLEY STOP
Grand Central Stained Glass & Graphics
Stained glass, fused glass and mosaic workers onsite doing their thing - all open and available to answer questions. Music, plus sweet treats will be available.
2401 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
https://www.facebook.com/grandcentralstainedglass

Creative Soul – 2425 Central Avenue, 727-575-7977
Features acrylic, mixed media and oil paintings, mixed media sculptures and jewelry by artist/owner, Amy S. Pate, & local artists. Commissioned art, individual & family portraits also available
2425 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
https://www.facebook.com/CreativeSoulStudio

Painting with Fire Studio – 2428 Central Avenue, (727) 498-6409
A hybrid space featuring a gallery, a flameworking studio, and a metalsmithing studio. Specialty focus is torch-fired enamel jewelry by Barbara Lewis, author of "Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: a Workshop in Painting with Fire," named the Best Craft Book of 2011 at Amazon.
2428 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/PaintingwithFireStudio
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EAST LOOP

TROLLEY STOP
Creative Clay – The Good Folk Show 2013 Invitational Exhibit featuring portraits of Creative Clay members by local & regional professional artists.
1114 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Clay/129582707070749

TROLLEY STOP
Feathered Serpent Gallery - Holiday and jewelry expo. Contemporary Latin American art & gifts.
1018 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
https://www.facebook.com/events/326806587453705/

TROLLEY STOP
Morean Arts Center – “Seasons Eatings” Holiday Show & Sale. Center features over 50 local artists. Rotating contemporary art exhibitions & gallery store.
719 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/MoreanArtsCenter

TROLLEY STOP
Graphi-Ko Gallery – Original paintings, photos, sculptures, & works in glass by owner Wilmer Vergara and other featured local artists. An extensive variety of jewelry created both on-site & imported from around the world.
669 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Graphi-ko-Gallery-Jewelry/125300180883521

Donna Gordon Gallery – Representational fine art featuring the work of professional artists of the Southeast United States, as well as the working studio & bronze sculpture of Donna Gordon.
625 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/DonnaGordonGallery

Dazzio Art Experience Gallery – Premier Gallery & School of Art....."where we believe that all people are meant to be creative, learning in a fun and relaxed atmosphere"...Let Us Release Your Creative Genius!
622 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience

Strands of Sunshine - Holiday gifts from stocking stuffers to keepsakes. Ongoing jewelry creations by owner/artist Amy Marshall.
4 Sixth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/StrandsofSunshine

TROLLEY STOP
Florida Holocaust Museum – Through the Eye of the Needle - Fabric of Survival. The art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. Honors the memory of millions of men, women and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust.
55 Fifth Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-Holocaust-Museum/37754253773

Florida Craftsmen – “Holiday Boutique” Expect to be dazzled by the finest glass, jewelry, clay, fiber, wood, metal, & mixed media created by Florida artists.
501 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-Craftsmen-Inc/352815711033

Art Lofts – (above Florida Craftsmen) - A collection of working artist studios. Artworks range from contemporary mixed media to traditional painting.
10 Fifth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/artlofts

Berk Fine Art & Wags Gallery – Special pricing on gift prints & art mugs. Ongoing colorful paintings of pets & other animals.
10 Fifth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/tammyberkphotography

TROLLEY STOP
Michele Tuegel Contemporary – Home, hearth, & holiday sparkle. Gallery of art, craft, design, & adornment blends new work by 75 national artists with cultural artifacts & timeless furniture.
320 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/MicheleTuegelContemporary

TROLLEY STOP
Timothy Raines Gallery – Timothy Raines expressionistic art captures the icons of luxury & the sporting lifestyle. Also featuring Jon Lee whose passion for fishing & the sea can be seen through his paintings and Jack Dowd’s iconic, life-sized sculptures & pastel drawings.
200 Central Avenue, Ste 111, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/timothyrainesgallery

TROLLEY STOP
Nicole Shannon Design – Holiday Sale! An art gallery & studio featuring eco-friendly art jewelry by artist & goldsmith Nicole Shannon, as well as select works by award-winning American painters and sculptors.
200 Beach Drive (upstairs), Ste 7, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/nicoleshannondesign

TROLLEY STOP
Shapiro’s Gallery – A collection of handcrafted jewelry, glasswork, clay, pottery, wooden boxes, jewelry boxes, clocks, Judaica, metal sculpture and home accessories.
300 Beach Drive NE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/shapirogallery

TROLLEY STOP
Scherer Art Gallery – Specializing in American and European Art Works (Old Master to Contemporary).
145 Fifth Avenue NE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scherer-Art-Gallery/433842296686232

TROLLEY STOP
Lynn Merhige Gallery – “Art to wet the Palate” painting & photography D”Andrea, Defoy, and Mancuso.
216 Fourth St North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynn-Merhige-Gallery/146904772019134

TROLLEY STOP
Art on First – Showcasing the work of artist/owner Rita Gould as well as Carol Bardes, Kennedi Benjamin, Mirella Cimato, Gail Falkingham, Jean Hurst, Mary Khosh, Ronn Johnson, Richard Logan, Pamela Rubenstein, Sonia Ann Smith, & others. A variety of artwork of different media, 2 & 3 dimensional, from traditional to trendy.
550 First Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
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Our partner associations also have great listings for art events!!
• Keep Saint Petersburg Local - https://www.facebook.com/keepsaintpetersburglocal?ref=ts&fref=ts
• Grand Central District Association - https://www.facebook.com/GrandCentralDistrictAssociation?ref=ts&fref=ts
• Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Kenwood-Neighborhood-Association/114387835259?ref=ts&fref=ts

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, www.stpeteartsalliance.org

 

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Closing reception for Cartography of the Soul at Soft Water Studios



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The Duncan McClellan Gallery proudly presents a special Holiday Exhibit with national master glass blowers, Jacob Stout and Charles Savoie plus other St. Pete Hot Glass Gaffers.

At 5pm on Saturday, December 14th, the gallery doors will open to reveal one of a kind blown glass that is perfect for holiday gifts. From bowls and paperweights to decorative cylinders and intricate goblets, you will truly enjoy shopping local at the gallery. If you have larger gifts in mind, the sculptural glass of Duncan McClellan, Peter Wright, Noel Hart, David Patchen Handblown Glass and many others will also be on exhibit and for sale.

While you browse, enjoy an adult beverage,soda or water for a donation from our custom bars (All donations benefit the DMG School Project).

On Sunday, December 15th, 2013 at 2pm, listen to Jacob Stout and Chuck Savoie lecture at Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations, DMG School Project’s Visiting Glass Artists Series at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. Come early and enjoy brunch at 1pm with a 15% off “HotShop” discount (not to be used in conjunction with museum membership discounts) and receive a free mimosa. An Artists’ Reception and glass blowing demonstration at the Duncan McClellan Gallery will immediately follow the lecture.



Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5pm and by appointment.

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Come join us this Saturday, December 14th as we celebrate our next featured artist Princess Simpson Rashid.

We will have live music, free wine and hours'devours and the event is free! Come indulge in extravagant local art, right in the heart of Ybor City.

(From 7- 9 pm there will be on Christmas Parade so come early and enjoy the Christmas snow on 7th Ave.)

Everyone is invited so bring your family and friends!


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On December 14th Derek Donnelly will be having his first official one man show in 13 years. This exhibit will visualy showcase Donnelly's amazing journey of becoming an artist (again) over the past 3 years in beautiful DOWNTOWN St. Pete. Dont miss this one man show of the season!
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A little over 2 years ago we rented a warehouse almost by accident. One day, we looked at each other and said, "we should have a show." Not too long after that, we looked around the front room and jokingly referred to it as an art gallery. Since then we have had literally hundreds of shows, over a dozen art gallery openings, dozens of Free Skool classes, exhibited visual work by nearly 100 different artists and hosted musicians from as Japan, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Mexico and all over the United States. Somehow, we're still here, still kicking ass and getting ready to begin our third year with tons of new programming, theater, free education and general weirdness. Come celebrate our tenacity (and stupidity) with us. We love you.

pornojumpstart (SC) - [Upbeat modular synth heaven]

Sammy Satic- [Chaotic Modular Synth Hell]

Blk/Mas - [Analog Dreams]

Otolathe - [Modular Surgeon]

Hovering Humanoids - [Math Rock of the Titans]

Nequam Sonitus - [Don't ask]

Smith Lavender - [Singing Trinkets and Wells of Energy]

Mark Castle - [Dumpsterpop]

Fevers - [Cold Sweats of Doom]

Lovebrrd - [All your favorites you never wanted to hear again]

THE ATTIC Closing Reception

$10
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Participating Artists:

Stephanie Siefken-Amare
Dean Arscott
Aurailieus
Bask
Lindsey Bassett
Zachariah Bowden
Sharon Britton
Jenipher Chandley
J. Christopher
Sebastian Coolidge
Cameron Cottrill
Nikki Devereux
Maria DiSclafani
Alex Duensing
Jake Fox
Naomi Glueck
Meredith Goerlich
Julian Grimes
Christopher Herres
Jay Herres
Scott Hillis
Reid Jenkins
Eric Kent
Jennifer Kosharek
Dan Lasata
Brandon Marshall
Emily Miller
Chad Mize
James Oleson
Don Orcutt
Johnnie Profhet
Rasta
Sheree Rensel
Thomas Ris
Josue Saenz
Saori
Elena Sarn
Xina Scuderi
Laura Spencer
Stoic
Emily Stone
Kim Stone
John Jairo Suarez
John Taormina
Van Der Luck
Justin Wagher
Cassandra Wahuhi
Zulu

Live music by:
Catatonic Scripts
Hussar

Performance by:
Lindsay King
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(More to come...)



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Friday, 12/13/2013
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Come down to U562 and see what's happening! Paintings by Evan Neimann, ceramics by Jeremiah Jacobs, woodwork by Rob and Zoe Bocik, and glass and metal by Christian Zvonik.

We will have lots of holiday gifts including wood jewelry, glass ornaments, beautiful ceramic sculptures, cheese/sushi/serving trays, beautiful blown glass sculpture, furnishings and lots more! Have a drink with us to celebrate Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings new home!

5:00 PM.

562 25th St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33712-1616

562 25th St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Graduating Fine Art students from University of South Florida are pleased to present Unpronounceable Symbols, December 3rd to December 13th. This graduation exhibition represents the work of the Bachelor of Fine Arts students from the School of Art and Art History at USF. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, video, photography, digital media, and installation will be represented.

Exhibiting Artists: Rachel Bennett, Robert Dallas, Cat Edbauer, Chris Elmore, Alicia Everett, Julia Rose Fowler, Jeremy Gallman, Emily Gerrity, Genevieve Godcharles, Hadley “Dabbers” Hansen, Samantha Hoffman, Brianna Horn, Deanna Larson, Heather McHugh, Daniela Mora, Jordyn Newsome, Tyler Odom, Ashley J. Ortiz-Diaz, Tara Radosevich, Hillary Nicole Reed, Jacob Reidt, Sarah Rupp, Mariel Salisbury, Spooky Steve, Cheryl Weber, Erica Wold and Blayne Wyatt.

A reception will be held on December 13 from 6-10 PM at The Lock Box. The Lock Box is located at 633 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602. Admission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Unpronounceable Symbols runs from December 3rd to December 13 and will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 11am to 6pm.

For more information contact:
Robert Dallas, Exhibition Participant and Public Relations Coordinator
rdallas@mail.usf.edu
http://unpronounceablesymbols.com/

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Saturday, Dec. 14th, 2013 - Biggest 2nd Saturday of the year,,,

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Visit the Phoenix Glass Studio for our annual holiday sale! We'll have great specials on ornaments, paper weights, gift items and more! Glass Art & Sculpture by Susan Gott Cast & Blown. Giftware by Phoenix Studio Artisans.

Sign up to Make Your Own Ornament!
A glass blower will help you, One-On-One gather the glass, choose your color and make an ornament with your own breath, finished with a hook to hang on your tree this year!
only $50
Preregister & schedule a time by stopping by the studio or calling 813-237-3473! 
 10:00am until 6:00pm in EST
811 E Knollwood St, Tampa, Florida  
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Atomic Holiday Bazaar enters its 8th season on Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15 at Sarasota's historic art deco gem, the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. This wonderful community building, built in 1938, has been the Atomic venue since the show's inception.

If you are new to Atomic, Atomic is a family friendly indie craft show, however, there is adult content in the Atomic shows, i.e., adult words, visuals, provocative items, more G to PG rated.

Admission: $5 Adults / 12 & Under Free
Free Entry to Bay Front Room located behind the auditorium.
Free Atomic tote bags screened by sponsor Clothesline and handed out to the first 100 adults through the door at each show by roller derby gals the Suncoast Quad Squad.

Atomic vendor space is entirely sold out and the wait list is filled. 

SRQ Municipal Auditorium - 801 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

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Class Description
The event will provide:

• An overview of the ACA's consumer benefits, requirements, and deadlines
• Discussion of considerations when choosing a health plan (metal levels, deductibles, drug formularies, etc.)
• Question and answer session
• Enrollment information, assistance, and/or scheduling of enrollment appointments

Class Location
Independent Bar and Café 5016 N Florida AV, Tampa, FL 33603

Instructor Credentials

Patrick Cannon has a PhD in Communication
Health Care Advocate and Consultant, Wendell Potter Consulting, LLC
Presenter of statewide public presentations on the Affordable Care Act since 2010

Materials List
Materials for note-taking 
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Attention all local crafters, fashionistas, designers and artisans extraordinaire! We are hosting out first annual Holiday Party and we want you to join!

Come celebrate our grand opening with us! Get gussied up or don your vintage Christmas Cat sweater and let's rock around the Christmas Tree (*wink).

There will be refreshments, finger foods, cheesy holiday tunes, vendors selling stocking stuffers and maybe even a moonlight serenede.

Come out, meet us, cheers with us and see our space! 

2235 1st ave South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
 4:00pm until 9:00pm
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Welcome to St. Pete’s Second Saturday Artwalk! Please join us as our two free Art Trolleys takes you on a tour of over 35 warehouses, galleries and studios that are staying open late just for you! Ride the trolley to these venues or download the map to drive yourself.

This month’s trolley is sponsored by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and will be taking you from Beach Drive to deep in the heart of the Warehouse Arts District. See below for the details where you can browse, watch and purchase “Where Art is Made”! The trolley is free but be sure to bring some cash with you. Many of the venues have cold beverages available for a donation including beer, wine, soda and water.

Free trolley parking can be found on 1st Ave N and 1st Ave S from 15th St to 30th Street right along where Craftsman House and Nuance Galleries are. Additional parking will be available for trolley riders in the vacant lot at the Northeast corner of Central Avenue and 29th Street (Please note that this is NOT one of our trolley stops). In addition, venues with large free parking lots are Duncan McClellan, Soft Water Studio, St. Pete Art Mash and St. Pete Clay Company.
WEST LOOP

TROLLEY STOP – Trolley starts here at 5pm
Craftsman House Gallery – Place Setting Show. Housed in an historic Arts & Crafts bungalow, this gallery features clay, blown glass, jewelry, wood, handcrafted furniture, from over 300 national & local artisans.
2955 Central Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craftsman-House-Gallery/158706022997

Nuance Galleries St Pete – Gallery features 15 of Florida’s top artists working in oil and watercolor, plus international artists from 12 countries. The home of the Clyde Hensley Cuban art collection which traveled the US for 4 years to museums and universities in 18 cities.
2924 Central Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL.
https://www.facebook.com/events/546648472071816/

TROLLEY STOP
Charlie Parker Pottery – A full service ceramic studio offering memberships, private studios, classes for all abilities, both gas & electric kilns, as well as special Raku Fridays. Our gallery is all handmade ceramic art for every taste and budget. 5-9pm
2724 Sixth Avenue S, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlie-Parker-Pottery/143278235683807

Zen Glass Studio – Enjoy live glassblowing, auctions, demonstrations and a gallery show of our newest creations. Featuring the works of Zen Glass artists Joshua Poll, Dave Walker, and Christian Zvonik.
5-10pm
600 27th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/ZenGlassStudio

Bottega D’Arte Galleria - Contemporary art gallery.
2655 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/BottegaDArteGalleria

Epic Artisan Concrete - Handcrafted, customized concrete art: custom sinks, countertops, furniture.
2631 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/EPICArtisanConcrete

The Venture Compound - The Venture Compound is the art studio of the Pangaea Project, a non-profit organization for young and emerging artists and arts that are not commercially viable.
2621 Fairfield Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/TheVentureCompound

TROLLEY STOP
U562 Art Studios & Showroom – A working art studio and showroom. Currently showing the works of Christian Zvonik (blown glass sculpture), Evan Neimann (painter), Jeremiah Jacobs (ceramics and sculpture), and Kendra Zvonik (painter). Proud to be the new home of Funktionhouse Urban Lumber and Furnishings.
562 25th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/Utopia562?fref=ts

Duncan McClellan Gallery – Glass blowing demos, liquid nitrogen food & glass experiments. 5-9:30pm
550 24th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/DuncanMcClellanGlass?ref=hl

TROLLEY STOP
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum – The hub for African American art and culture in St. Petersburg. The gallery is often flanked by artwork detailing a rich diaspora of people of African descent. The garden is one of St. Pete's best kept secrets, providing a beautiful backdrop for performances featuring jazz, poetry, and gospel renditions.
2240 9th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Carter-G-Woodson-African-American-Museum/116551169863

Royal Theater – A community theater facility established in 1948 that encourages diverse artistic, cultural & educational activities that will enrich the lives of children, adults, & the community. Offers art education in the performing & visual arts.
1011 22nd St. South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712

TROLLEY STOP
Soft Water Studios - A 4000 sq ft warehouse space has been beautifully transformed into a fine art gallery and studio space. Featuring a rotating gallery of paintings, photography, and sculpture by Resident Soft Water artists: Sir Paul Glass, Emily Miller, Joe Coleman & Carrie Jadus.
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/sws.art.art

MGA Sculpture Studio – A commission driven sculpture facility that specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of sculptural objects in a variety of mediums from cast-able materials to metal fabrication. Currently working on several large scale commissions for local private entities and across the country.
515 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/MgaSculpture?fref=ts

St. Petersburg Clay Company – Clay facilities located in the old Seaboard train station.
420 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL. 33712
https://www.facebook.com/stpeteclay

Clay Center of St. Petersburg - Wheel throwing & saggar firing demos. A full service clay studio. 23 member artists, plus visiting member artists during the winter months. Offering classes in hand building, wheel throwing, and sculpture. Gallery features a great representation of the wide variety of work by our members & instructors.
400 23rd Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterofStPetersburg?fref=ts

TROLLEY STOP
Cheers Events! – Pirate Pub Art Garden - See the works of multiple artists in the Art Garden and enjoy the custom theming in the Pirate Pub. Different artists are showcased each month
2133 2nd Ave. South St. Petersburg Fl 33712
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheers-Events/127798300883

Red Zen Art – A working studio where creativity is the focus, with many pieces in progress! The studio is home to artist Jim Rolston's Fine Art Paintings and Sculptures. Most of Jim's work is abstract expressionism and ceramic sculpture pieces.
2149 3rd Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/RedZenArt

TROLLEY STOP
Works in Progress Art Studios & Gallery
An eclectic space housing the working studios of artists Daniel DeWindt and Carolynn DelMonte, as well as a showroom area for Calusa Press, a hand-fed custom letterpress company. Monthly exhibits at our small gallery feature the art of various local artists in a casual, welcoming atmosphere! 5-9pm
24 22nd Street South, Saint Petersburg, Fl 33712
https://www.facebook.com/worksinprogressartstudio

St. Pete Opera Company - A photographic retrospective of St. Pete Opera’s first seven seasons in their new home, Opera Central. The heart of the building is a 750 sq. ft. gallery for visual art. The gallery is available for shows by local artists.
2145 1st Ave South, Saint Peteresburg, FL 33712
https://www.facebook.com/StPeteOpera

TROLLEY STOP - (Transfer Station between East & West Loops)
ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing - Folk artists: Sandy Hall. Representing an eclectic group of artists, and serves as a friendly and approachable place for everyone to discover and support local art in St Pete.
1455 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33705
https://www.facebook.com/ArTiclesIncCustomFramingArtGallery

TROLLEY STOP
US Artists Group Electric Zoo Studios - Featuring the work of artist/illustrator, Elaine B. Yates and 3D anaglyphics by Jim McNeely. Electric Zoo Studios-Complete "Live" video and performance studios featuring multi-HD video camera productions, webstreaming, virtual sets with tricaster, large green screen "Cyc" wall.
1741 First Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Us-Artists-Group-LLC-Electric-Zoo-Studios/693304274028442

TROLLEY STOP
Grand Central Stained Glass & Graphics
Stained glass, fused glass and mosaic workers onsite doing their thing - all open and available to answer questions. Music, plus sweet treats will be available.
2401 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
https://www.facebook.com/grandcentralstainedglass

Creative Soul – 2425 Central Avenue, 727-575-7977
Features acrylic, mixed media and oil paintings, mixed media sculptures and jewelry by artist/owner, Amy S. Pate, & local artists. Commissioned art, individual & family portraits also available
2425 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
https://www.facebook.com/CreativeSoulStudio

Painting with Fire Studio – 2428 Central Avenue, (727) 498-6409
A hybrid space featuring a gallery, a flameworking studio, and a metalsmithing studio. Specialty focus is torch-fired enamel jewelry by Barbara Lewis, author of "Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: a Workshop in Painting with Fire," named the Best Craft Book of 2011 at Amazon.
2428 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL
https://www.facebook.com/PaintingwithFireStudio
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EAST LOOP

TROLLEY STOP
Creative Clay – The Good Folk Show 2013 Invitational Exhibit featuring portraits of Creative Clay members by local & regional professional artists.
1114 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Clay/129582707070749

TROLLEY STOP
Feathered Serpent Gallery - Holiday and jewelry expo. Contemporary Latin American art & gifts.
1018 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
https://www.facebook.com/events/326806587453705/

TROLLEY STOP
Morean Arts Center – “Seasons Eatings” Holiday Show & Sale. Center features over 50 local artists. Rotating contemporary art exhibitions & gallery store.
719 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/MoreanArtsCenter

TROLLEY STOP
Graphi-Ko Gallery – Original paintings, photos, sculptures, & works in glass by owner Wilmer Vergara and other featured local artists. An extensive variety of jewelry created both on-site & imported from around the world.
669 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Graphi-ko-Gallery-Jewelry/125300180883521

Donna Gordon Gallery – Representational fine art featuring the work of professional artists of the Southeast United States, as well as the working studio & bronze sculpture of Donna Gordon.
625 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/DonnaGordonGallery

Dazzio Art Experience Gallery – Premier Gallery & School of Art....."where we believe that all people are meant to be creative, learning in a fun and relaxed atmosphere"...Let Us Release Your Creative Genius!
622 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience

Strands of Sunshine - Holiday gifts from stocking stuffers to keepsakes. Ongoing jewelry creations by owner/artist Amy Marshall.
4 Sixth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/StrandsofSunshine

TROLLEY STOP
Florida Holocaust Museum – Through the Eye of the Needle - Fabric of Survival. The art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. Honors the memory of millions of men, women and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust.
55 Fifth Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-Holocaust-Museum/37754253773

Florida Craftsmen – “Holiday Boutique” Expect to be dazzled by the finest glass, jewelry, clay, fiber, wood, metal, & mixed media created by Florida artists.
501 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-Craftsmen-Inc/352815711033

Art Lofts – (above Florida Craftsmen) - A collection of working artist studios. Artworks range from contemporary mixed media to traditional painting.
10 Fifth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/artlofts

Berk Fine Art & Wags Gallery – Special pricing on gift prints & art mugs. Ongoing colorful paintings of pets & other animals.
10 Fifth Street North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/tammyberkphotography

TROLLEY STOP
Michele Tuegel Contemporary – Home, hearth, & holiday sparkle. Gallery of art, craft, design, & adornment blends new work by 75 national artists with cultural artifacts & timeless furniture.
320 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/MicheleTuegelContemporary

TROLLEY STOP
Timothy Raines Gallery – Timothy Raines expressionistic art captures the icons of luxury & the sporting lifestyle. Also featuring Jon Lee whose passion for fishing & the sea can be seen through his paintings and Jack Dowd’s iconic, life-sized sculptures & pastel drawings.
200 Central Avenue, Ste 111, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/timothyrainesgallery

TROLLEY STOP
Nicole Shannon Design – Holiday Sale! An art gallery & studio featuring eco-friendly art jewelry by artist & goldsmith Nicole Shannon, as well as select works by award-winning American painters and sculptors.
200 Beach Drive (upstairs), Ste 7, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/nicoleshannondesign

TROLLEY STOP
Shapiro’s Gallery – A collection of handcrafted jewelry, glasswork, clay, pottery, wooden boxes, jewelry boxes, clocks, Judaica, metal sculpture and home accessories.
300 Beach Drive NE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/shapirogallery

TROLLEY STOP
Scherer Art Gallery – Specializing in American and European Art Works (Old Master to Contemporary).
145 Fifth Avenue NE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scherer-Art-Gallery/433842296686232

TROLLEY STOP
Lynn Merhige Gallery – “Art to wet the Palate” painting & photography D”Andrea, Defoy, and Mancuso.
216 Fourth St North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lynn-Merhige-Gallery/146904772019134

TROLLEY STOP
Art on First – Showcasing the work of artist/owner Rita Gould as well as Carol Bardes, Kennedi Benjamin, Mirella Cimato, Gail Falkingham, Jean Hurst, Mary Khosh, Ronn Johnson, Richard Logan, Pamela Rubenstein, Sonia Ann Smith, & others. A variety of artwork of different media, 2 & 3 dimensional, from traditional to trendy.
550 First Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
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Our partner associations also have great listings for art events!!
• Keep Saint Petersburg Local - https://www.facebook.com/keepsaintpetersburglocal?ref=ts&fref=ts
• Grand Central District Association - https://www.facebook.com/GrandCentralDistrictAssociation?ref=ts&fref=ts
• Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Kenwood-Neighborhood-Association/114387835259?ref=ts&fref=ts

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, www.stpeteartsalliance.org

 

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Closing reception for Cartography of the Soul at Soft Water Studios



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The Duncan McClellan Gallery proudly presents a special Holiday Exhibit with national master glass blowers, Jacob Stout and Charles Savoie plus other St. Pete Hot Glass Gaffers.

At 5pm on Saturday, December 14th, the gallery doors will open to reveal one of a kind blown glass that is perfect for holiday gifts. From bowls and paperweights to decorative cylinders and intricate goblets, you will truly enjoy shopping local at the gallery. If you have larger gifts in mind, the sculptural glass of Duncan McClellan, Peter Wright, Noel Hart, David Patchen Handblown Glass and many others will also be on exhibit and for sale.

While you browse, enjoy an adult beverage,soda or water for a donation from our custom bars (All donations benefit the DMG School Project).

On Sunday, December 15th, 2013 at 2pm, listen to Jacob Stout and Chuck Savoie lecture at Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations, DMG School Project’s Visiting Glass Artists Series at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. Come early and enjoy brunch at 1pm with a 15% off “HotShop” discount (not to be used in conjunction with museum membership discounts) and receive a free mimosa. An Artists’ Reception and glass blowing demonstration at the Duncan McClellan Gallery will immediately follow the lecture.



Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5pm and by appointment.

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Come join us this Saturday, December 14th as we celebrate our next featured artist Princess Simpson Rashid.

We will have live music, free wine and hours'devours and the event is free! Come indulge in extravagant local art, right in the heart of Ybor City.

(From 7- 9 pm there will be on Christmas Parade so come early and enjoy the Christmas snow on 7th Ave.)

Everyone is invited so bring your family and friends!


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On December 14th Derek Donnelly will be having his first official one man show in 13 years. This exhibit will visualy showcase Donnelly's amazing journey of becoming an artist (again) over the past 3 years in beautiful DOWNTOWN St. Pete. Dont miss this one man show of the season!
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A little over 2 years ago we rented a warehouse almost by accident. One day, we looked at each other and said, "we should have a show." Not too long after that, we looked around the front room and jokingly referred to it as an art gallery. Since then we have had literally hundreds of shows, over a dozen art gallery openings, dozens of Free Skool classes, exhibited visual work by nearly 100 different artists and hosted musicians from as Japan, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Mexico and all over the United States. Somehow, we're still here, still kicking ass and getting ready to begin our third year with tons of new programming, theater, free education and general weirdness. Come celebrate our tenacity (and stupidity) with us. We love you.

pornojumpstart (SC) - [Upbeat modular synth heaven]

Sammy Satic- [Chaotic Modular Synth Hell]

Blk/Mas - [Analog Dreams]

Otolathe - [Modular Surgeon]

Hovering Humanoids - [Math Rock of the Titans]

Nequam Sonitus - [Don't ask]

Smith Lavender - [Singing Trinkets and Wells of Energy]

Mark Castle - [Dumpsterpop]

Fevers - [Cold Sweats of Doom]

Lovebrrd - [All your favorites you never wanted to hear again]

THE ATTIC Closing Reception

$10
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Participating Artists:

Stephanie Siefken-Amare
Dean Arscott
Aurailieus
Bask
Lindsey Bassett
Zachariah Bowden
Sharon Britton
Jenipher Chandley
J. Christopher
Sebastian Coolidge
Cameron Cottrill
Nikki Devereux
Maria DiSclafani
Alex Duensing
Jake Fox
Naomi Glueck
Meredith Goerlich
Julian Grimes
Christopher Herres
Jay Herres
Scott Hillis
Reid Jenkins
Eric Kent
Jennifer Kosharek
Dan Lasata
Brandon Marshall
Emily Miller
Chad Mize
James Oleson
Don Orcutt
Johnnie Profhet
Rasta
Sheree Rensel
Thomas Ris
Josue Saenz
Saori
Elena Sarn
Xina Scuderi
Laura Spencer
Stoic
Emily Stone
Kim Stone
John Jairo Suarez
John Taormina
Van Der Luck
Justin Wagher
Cassandra Wahuhi
Zulu

Live music by:
Catatonic Scripts
Hussar

Performance by:
Lindsay King
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(More to come...)



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Christie's New York Auction of "Antiquities" withdraws "Symes Pan" from sale: Christos Tsirogiannis says that in due course more information will be found about The Medici Pan, the Hermes-Thoth, and the Symes Pan

"Hermes-Thoth" marble once passed
through the hands of Robin Symes

by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCAblog Editor-in-Chief

As reported by Professor David Gill on his blog Looting Matters, Christie's New York auction house withdrew the "Symes Pan" identified by Cambridge's Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis from the Schinousa archive. Dr. Gill wrote in an email to the ARCAblog after conclusion of the three-hour "Antiquities" sale at Rockefeller Plaza today:

Buyers of antiquities are rightly concerned about buying objects that can be identified from the seized photographic archives such as the Medici Dossier and the Schinousa images that related to Robin Symes. Institutional reputation is also a factor and auction houses are wanting to distance themselves from any perception of endorsement of the illicit trade in antiquities.

The ARCAblog asked Dr. Tsirogiannis for his perspective on Sotheby's withdrawal of The Medici Pan; the sale of the Symes/Schinousa Hermes-Thoth marble by Sotheby's yesterday; and Christie's decision to not auction the Symes Pan):

The Medici Pan withdrawn by Sotheby's

The Medici Pan in Sotheby's seems to be a totally different case; it appears to lack any collecting history before 1975 and Sotheby's may have to explain when this antiquity passed through the hands of Medici and why Sotheby's did not refer to Medici as part of the collecting history of the object. I am sure that soon we will find out more interesting things about the case of The Medici Pan. 

Although the Hermes-Thoth head was sold with a collecting history before 1970, it is yet to be proved if it is still protected by any bilateral agreements between the US and other countries or breaks any national legislation. One question that Sotheby's may have to answer is when did the object pass through the hands of Robin Symes and Christos Michaelides.

Symes Pan withdrawn by Christie's

Regarding the Christie's Pan (lot 114), Christie's may have to answer why they withdrew the antiquity if it has a documented collecting history before 1970 (at least since 1968)? 

I am sure that in due course, more information will be found and will become available regarding these three cases.

The ARCAblog asked the opinion of Fabio Isman -- an Italian investigative journalist who has covered the illegal antiquities market for decades -- of how antiquities are sold in New York City with so little information about where they came from and how they got to the auction houses:

As usual, the auction houses don't quite care about the past. Important, for them, is only money. I think they are not very ethical. And, at the end, after Christos Tsirogiannis pointed out a few objects he recognized, they decided to withdraw two main objects: which was the minimum they could do.

Signore Isman, the author of "Pezzi di Medici e Symes: all'asta: fino a quando?" in the Italian Artemagazine, writes of "The Great Raid" in Italy since 1970 of the illegal excavation of 'at least one a half million artifacts' (Princeton University) that have been sold on the lucrative international market. Isman points out that of the 85 archaeological finds scheduled to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on December 12, that Christos Tsirogiannis, a Greek archaeologist working in England at Cambridge University, has identified two lots 'that are not new for anyone who has dealt with the Great Raid in Italy, from 1970 onwards.' 

Isman writes that Tsirogiannis identified a marble "Hermes-Thoth" from a photograph in the Schinousa archive, a group of photographs recovered by Greek police of objects Robin Symes and his partner Christos Michaelides sold through their gallery headquartered in London. Isman writes that according to Tsirogiannis Sotheby's acknowledges the connection to Symes but points to a private English collection as the source. Tsirogiannis also identified the Greek terracotta pan, withdrawn today from auction by Christies, from the Symes' photographic archives from the Greek island of Schiousa from where Symes and Michaelides conducted business away from the office. Christies listed the Merrin Gallery and a private New York collector as "provenance". Isman writes that Italian investigators have suspected the Merrin Gallery of conducting business with Gianfranco Becchina and Robert Hecht, art dealers allegedly transacting with Medici.  

Isman writes that the third object recognized by Tsirogiannis from one of the polaroids found in Medici's Geneva freeport warehouse is associated with the "Hydra Galerie", opened in Geneva by Medici, under a false name, in 1983.

At the end of this article, Fabio Isman laments the absence of Paolo Giorgio Ferri from the Cultural Heritage Ministry where he served two years before he returned to the Ministry of Justice -- in the past Ferri would have been the one protesting on behalf of the Italian government against the auction of these suspected artifacts.

  

"Hermes-Thoth" marble once passed
through the hands of Robin Symes

by Catherine Schofield Sezgin, ARCAblog Editor-in-Chief

As reported by Professor David Gill on his blog Looting Matters, Christie's New York auction house withdrew the "Symes Pan" identified by Cambridge's Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis from the Schinousa archive. Dr. Gill wrote in an email to the ARCAblog after conclusion of the three-hour "Antiquities" sale at Rockefeller Plaza today:

Buyers of antiquities are rightly concerned about buying objects that can be identified from the seized photographic archives such as the Medici Dossier and the Schinousa images that related to Robin Symes. Institutional reputation is also a factor and auction houses are wanting to distance themselves from any perception of endorsement of the illicit trade in antiquities.

The ARCAblog asked Dr. Tsirogiannis for his perspective on Sotheby's withdrawal of The Medici Pan; the sale of the Symes/Schinousa Hermes-Thoth marble by Sotheby's yesterday; and Christie's decision to not auction the Symes Pan):

The Medici Pan withdrawn by Sotheby's

The Medici Pan in Sotheby's seems to be a totally different case; it appears to lack any collecting history before 1975 and Sotheby's may have to explain when this antiquity passed through the hands of Medici and why Sotheby's did not refer to Medici as part of the collecting history of the object. I am sure that soon we will find out more interesting things about the case of The Medici Pan. 

Although the Hermes-Thoth head was sold with a collecting history before 1970, it is yet to be proved if it is still protected by any bilateral agreements between the US and other countries or breaks any national legislation. One question that Sotheby's may have to answer is when did the object pass through the hands of Robin Symes and Christos Michaelides.

Symes Pan withdrawn by Christie's

Regarding the Christie's Pan (lot 114), Christie's may have to answer why they withdrew the antiquity if it has a documented collecting history before 1970 (at least since 1968)? 

I am sure that in due course, more information will be found and will become available regarding these three cases.

The ARCAblog asked the opinion of Fabio Isman -- an Italian investigative journalist who has covered the illegal antiquities market for decades -- of how antiquities are sold in New York City with so little information about where they came from and how they got to the auction houses:

As usual, the auction houses don't quite care about the past. Important, for them, is only money. I think they are not very ethical. And, at the end, after Christos Tsirogiannis pointed out a few objects he recognized, they decided to withdraw two main objects: which was the minimum they could do.

Signore Isman, the author of "Pezzi di Medici e Symes: all'asta: fino a quando?" in the Italian Artemagazine, writes of "The Great Raid" in Italy since 1970 of the illegal excavation of 'at least one a half million artifacts' (Princeton University) that have been sold on the lucrative international market. Isman points out that of the 85 archaeological finds scheduled to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on December 12, that Christos Tsirogiannis, a Greek archaeologist working in England at Cambridge University, has identified two lots 'that are not new for anyone who has dealt with the Great Raid in Italy, from 1970 onwards.' 

Isman writes that Tsirogiannis identified a marble "Hermes-Thoth" from a photograph in the Schinousa archive, a group of photographs recovered by Greek police of objects Robin Symes and his partner Christos Michaelides sold through their gallery headquartered in London. Isman writes that according to Tsirogiannis Sotheby's acknowledges the connection to Symes but points to a private English collection as the source. Tsirogiannis also identified the Greek terracotta pan, withdrawn today from auction by Christies, from the Symes' photographic archives from the Greek island of Schiousa from where Symes and Michaelides conducted business away from the office. Christies listed the Merrin Gallery and a private New York collector as "provenance". Isman writes that Italian investigators have suspected the Merrin Gallery of conducting business with Gianfranco Becchina and Robert Hecht, art dealers allegedly transacting with Medici.  

Isman writes that the third object recognized by Tsirogiannis from one of the polaroids found in Medici's Geneva freeport warehouse is associated with the "Hydra Galerie", opened in Geneva by Medici, under a false name, in 1983.

At the end of this article, Fabio Isman laments the absence of Paolo Giorgio Ferri from the Cultural Heritage Ministry where he served two years before he returned to the Ministry of Justice -- in the past Ferri would have been the one protesting on behalf of the Italian government against the auction of these suspected artifacts.

  

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Blue Boy: Moy Loera Solo show at Rhino Gallery

"Blue Boy", the Moy Loera solo show at Rhino Gallery was themed around a character of the same name, with a cloud-like shock of big aqua-blue hair on his head. This character has been developed over several years, becoming increasingly individuated and stylized. It is a minimal figure, composed of hard-edged well-defined outlines and blocks of color within.

Moy Loera and his work.

Sometimes disembodied, as in the painting show above, floating on a cosmic star field, Blue Boy has traces of anime and graffiti influenced, very graphic style. Note the four thought bubbles issuing from his hair towards trhe corners of the frame. (clock-wise)... "True", "Stay Fresh", "Yeah OK" and a heart. These read like basic tenets of the artist.

Work by Moy Loera

In the work above, Blue Boy takes the form of a colorless rectangular box, and the colors are all in cloud-like forms outside the box. Note the black clouds. Blue Boy may  not be laughing, but he still stays positive and smiles.

Work by Moy Loera.

In the work above, Blue Boy's thought bubble is in an ideal form, the diamond. Look closer, there is a face in the facets, with a narrow jaw and ears, looking very fox-like. This is a fox-like visage and to give it away, just happens to be the nagual of Melissa Loera (also an artist). Moy is one of several personal symbolists we have in the area. His work is more accessible than most, deceptively simple, graphic in style and conceptually strong.

Congratulations to Moy Loera and Rhino Studios for a good show.


--- Luis

"Blue Boy", the Moy Loera solo show at Rhino Gallery was themed around a character of the same name, with a cloud-like shock of big aqua-blue hair on his head. This character has been developed over several years, becoming increasingly individuated and stylized. It is a minimal figure, composed of hard-edged well-defined outlines and blocks of color within.

Moy Loera and his work.

Sometimes disembodied, as in the painting show above, floating on a cosmic star field, Blue Boy has traces of anime and graffiti influenced, very graphic style. Note the four thought bubbles issuing from his hair towards trhe corners of the frame. (clock-wise)... "True", "Stay Fresh", "Yeah OK" and a heart. These read like basic tenets of the artist.

Work by Moy Loera

In the work above, Blue Boy takes the form of a colorless rectangular box, and the colors are all in cloud-like forms outside the box. Note the black clouds. Blue Boy may  not be laughing, but he still stays positive and smiles.

Work by Moy Loera.

In the work above, Blue Boy's thought bubble is in an ideal form, the diamond. Look closer, there is a face in the facets, with a narrow jaw and ears, looking very fox-like. This is a fox-like visage and to give it away, just happens to be the nagual of Melissa Loera (also an artist). Moy is one of several personal symbolists we have in the area. His work is more accessible than most, deceptively simple, graphic in style and conceptually strong.

Congratulations to Moy Loera and Rhino Studios for a good show.


--- Luis

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Duryodhana statue from Prasat Chen, Cambodia: "Voluntary" Repatriation by Sotheby's and consigner

By Lynda Albertson, ARCA's CEO

This morning the New York Times reported that consigner Decia Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa and Sotheby's have signed an agreement to “voluntarily” repatriate the 10th century Duryodhana statue illegally removed from Prasat Chen, the most northern sanctuary in remote archaeological complex of Chok Gargyar in Northern Cambodia.

Located 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Siem Reap and the ancient site of Angkor, Chok Gargyar is often referred to in legal proceedings by its modern name, Koh Ker. The site and its temple complexes once made up the 10th century capital of the Angkorian empire.  It is also one of the most remote and inaccessible temple sites in Cambodia.

The decision to repatriate the Duryodhana Hindu warrior follows the Metropolitan Museum of Art's June 2013 restitution of two life-size sandstone masterworks from the same temple complex.   The two "Kneeling Attendants" had graced the the entrance to the Met’s South East Asian galleries since they opened in 1994.

Throughout the investigation Ms. Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa has maintained that she inherited the statue via her husband’s estate and that he had purchased the statue in good faith in London in 1975.  A copy of the the United States legal complaint can be viewed here.

As part of the Stipulation and Order of Settlement accord signed on Thursday December 12, 2013 by Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa, Sotheby's and U.S. federal attorneys, comes the statement that the plaintiffs “voluntarily determined, in the interests of promoting cooperation and collaboration with respect to cultural heritage,” that the object should be returned to Cambodia. Sotheby’s Spokesman, Andrew Gully went on the record to add that “the agreement confirms that Sotheby’s and its client acted properly at all times.”

It is interesting to speculate if this accord was in any way influenced by Aaron M. Freedman who pled guilty this month to six counts of criminal possession of stolen property valued at $35 million.  He was the long term manager of Subhash Kapoor’s art gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. As part of his plea agreement, Freedman has agreed to work with New York and US investigators with their investigation and prosecution of Kapoor who is currently being held in a Chennai jail awaiting trial.

By Lynda Albertson, ARCA's CEO

This morning the New York Times reported that consigner Decia Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa and Sotheby's have signed an agreement to “voluntarily” repatriate the 10th century Duryodhana statue illegally removed from Prasat Chen, the most northern sanctuary in remote archaeological complex of Chok Gargyar in Northern Cambodia.

Located 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Siem Reap and the ancient site of Angkor, Chok Gargyar is often referred to in legal proceedings by its modern name, Koh Ker. The site and its temple complexes once made up the 10th century capital of the Angkorian empire.  It is also one of the most remote and inaccessible temple sites in Cambodia.

The decision to repatriate the Duryodhana Hindu warrior follows the Metropolitan Museum of Art's June 2013 restitution of two life-size sandstone masterworks from the same temple complex.   The two "Kneeling Attendants" had graced the the entrance to the Met’s South East Asian galleries since they opened in 1994.

Throughout the investigation Ms. Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa has maintained that she inherited the statue via her husband’s estate and that he had purchased the statue in good faith in London in 1975.  A copy of the the United States legal complaint can be viewed here.

As part of the Stipulation and Order of Settlement accord signed on Thursday December 12, 2013 by Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa, Sotheby's and U.S. federal attorneys, comes the statement that the plaintiffs “voluntarily determined, in the interests of promoting cooperation and collaboration with respect to cultural heritage,” that the object should be returned to Cambodia. Sotheby’s Spokesman, Andrew Gully went on the record to add that “the agreement confirms that Sotheby’s and its client acted properly at all times.”

It is interesting to speculate if this accord was in any way influenced by Aaron M. Freedman who pled guilty this month to six counts of criminal possession of stolen property valued at $35 million.  He was the long term manager of Subhash Kapoor’s art gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. As part of his plea agreement, Freedman has agreed to work with New York and US investigators with their investigation and prosecution of Kapoor who is currently being held in a Chennai jail awaiting trial.

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Sotheby's sells Symes marble matched by Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis in the Schinousa archives for more than $4.6 million today; Sotheby's withdraws The Medici Pan; and Christie's in NY aims to sell Symes Pan tomorrow

Looting Matters: Hermes-Thoth
Image: Schinousa Archive

Today Sotheby's auction house in New York sold an ancient marble head for more than $4.6 million even after Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis pointed out that the piece, owned by Robin Symes, matched an image in the Schinousa archives. 

On December 5, Professor David Gills wrote on his blog "Looting Matters" under the post Symes and Hermes-Thoth about a 2,000 year old marble head for sale at a New York auction house today:

I am grateful to my Cambridge colleague Dr Christos Tsirogiannis for pointing out that the head of Hermes-Thoth due to be auctioned at Sotheby's New York next week had once passed through the hands of Robin Symes (December 12, 2013, lot 39). The estimate is $2.5-3.5 million.... Colour images of the head feature in the Schinousa archive where they were identified by Tsirogiannis.

In 2006, Peter Watson and Cecilia Todeschini published The Medici Conspiracy: the illicit journey of looted antiquities, from Italy's tomb raiders to the world's greatest museums, an expose about the network of tombaroli and art dealers who funneled looted antiquities into private and public collections from the 1960s through the 1990s. Peter Watson wrote Mr. Symes legal problems in "The fall of Robin Symes" in 2005. On Trafficking Culture, archaeologist Neil Brodie summarizes the illegal activities of Giacomo Medici, convicted in 2005 of receiving stolen goods, illegal export of goods, and conspiracy to traffic. Here's how Symes is believed to have been involved:

By the late 1980s, Medici had developed commercial relations with other major antiquities dealers including Robin Symes, Frieda Tchacos, Nikolas Koutoulakis, Robert Hecht, and the brothers Ali and Hischam Aboutaam (Watson and Todeschini 2007: 73-4). He was the ultimate source of artefacts that would subsequently be sold through dealers or auction houses to private collectors, including Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman, Maurice Tempelsman, Shelby White and Leon Levy, the Hunt brothers, George Ortiz, and José Luis Várez Fisa (Watson and Todeschini 2007: 112-34; Isman 2010), and to museums including the J. Paul Getty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Sotheby's Hermes-Thoth

Neil Brodie explained in September 2012:

Investigative reporter Nikolas Zirganos took a special interest in the activities of British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, and was present in April 2006 when Greek police raided a villa on the island of Schinoussa belonging to Symes and his deceased partner Christos Michaelides. Zirganos described how the villa on Schinoussa was used for what he described as the ‘preparation and closing of deals’ (Zirganos 2007: 318). The villa was in effect a social and commercial hub, where Symes and Michaelides would entertain archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and wealthy collectors to gossip about the market and what was available for purchase, and to arrange sales. Thus, it was possible for a customer to purchase an illicit artefact on Schinoussa without actually coming into contact with it. The artefact would be smuggled separately to Switzerland, where the customer could take possession of it.

Jason Felch, author of Chasing Aphrodite and an investigative journalist for The Los Angeles Times, wrote of Symes in January 2013:

Last year, the Getty quietly returned 150 marble fragments in the collection (88.AA.140 - 88.AA.144) to Italy after evidence emerged that they joined objects found in the same looted tombs of Ascoli Satriano that produced the Getty's Griffins and statue of Apollo, which were returned to Italy in 2007. The objects and fragments were acquired in the 1980s from London dealer Robin Symes.

Dr. Gill described the Schinousa archive last June on "Looting Matters":

This photographic archive records the material that passed through the hands of a London-based dealer. If material from this archive resurfaces on the market, it would be reasonable to see the full collecting history indicated. But such information would no doubt be provided by rigorous due diligence searches.

December 12, 20013, Sotheby's sold the late Hellenistic marble head of Hermes-Toth for $4,645,000 (Hammer's Price with Buyer's Premium)."

The Medici Pan withdrawn from sale at Sotheby's New York

Professor Gill also noted in "Looting Matters" that Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis identified "The Medici Pan" that was later withdrawn from the sale:

Sotheby's New York are due to auction a giallo antico marble bust of Pan next week (December 12, 2013, lot 51). The estimate is $10,000-$15,000. Dr Christos Tsirogiannis has pointed out to me that a polaroid image of the sculpture was found on the Geneva Freeport premises of Giacomo Medici.

The Symes Pan for sale Dec. 13 at Christie's Rockefeller Plaza

Again, on the blog "Looting Matters", Dr. Gill writes about another item for sale that caught the eye of forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis:

Tsirogiannis has now identified a terracotta Pan from the Schinousa archive that is due to be auctioned at Christie's Rockefeller Plaza (December 13, 2013, lot 114, estimate $8000 - $12000). Christie's have offered the following collecting history:

with Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, 1968.

Private Collection, New York, 1968-2011.

So when was the Pan in the possession of Robin Symes? What is the identity of the private collection? Is the collecting history presented by Christie's robust? What authenticated documentation was supplied to Christie's?

The Edward H. Merrin Gallery has been linked to the bronze Zeus returned to Italy, material in the collection of Dr Elie Borowski, as well as the marble Castor and Pollux on loan to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artemagazine

The Italian Artemagazine  in "Pezzi di Medici e Symes all'asta: fino a quando?" (authored by Fabio Isman and his team) asks why illegally excavated antiquities from Italy are being offered for sale in New York City after Cambridge's Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis has identified the items to archives collected in police raids.

Looting Matters: Hermes-Thoth
Image: Schinousa Archive

Today Sotheby's auction house in New York sold an ancient marble head for more than $4.6 million even after Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis pointed out that the piece, owned by Robin Symes, matched an image in the Schinousa archives. 

On December 5, Professor David Gills wrote on his blog "Looting Matters" under the post Symes and Hermes-Thoth about a 2,000 year old marble head for sale at a New York auction house today:

I am grateful to my Cambridge colleague Dr Christos Tsirogiannis for pointing out that the head of Hermes-Thoth due to be auctioned at Sotheby's New York next week had once passed through the hands of Robin Symes (December 12, 2013, lot 39). The estimate is $2.5-3.5 million.... Colour images of the head feature in the Schinousa archive where they were identified by Tsirogiannis.

In 2006, Peter Watson and Cecilia Todeschini published The Medici Conspiracy: the illicit journey of looted antiquities, from Italy's tomb raiders to the world's greatest museums, an expose about the network of tombaroli and art dealers who funneled looted antiquities into private and public collections from the 1960s through the 1990s. Peter Watson wrote Mr. Symes legal problems in "The fall of Robin Symes" in 2005. On Trafficking Culture, archaeologist Neil Brodie summarizes the illegal activities of Giacomo Medici, convicted in 2005 of receiving stolen goods, illegal export of goods, and conspiracy to traffic. Here's how Symes is believed to have been involved:

By the late 1980s, Medici had developed commercial relations with other major antiquities dealers including Robin Symes, Frieda Tchacos, Nikolas Koutoulakis, Robert Hecht, and the brothers Ali and Hischam Aboutaam (Watson and Todeschini 2007: 73-4). He was the ultimate source of artefacts that would subsequently be sold through dealers or auction houses to private collectors, including Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman, Maurice Tempelsman, Shelby White and Leon Levy, the Hunt brothers, George Ortiz, and José Luis Várez Fisa (Watson and Todeschini 2007: 112-34; Isman 2010), and to museums including the J. Paul Getty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Sotheby's Hermes-Thoth

Neil Brodie explained in September 2012:

Investigative reporter Nikolas Zirganos took a special interest in the activities of British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, and was present in April 2006 when Greek police raided a villa on the island of Schinoussa belonging to Symes and his deceased partner Christos Michaelides. Zirganos described how the villa on Schinoussa was used for what he described as the ‘preparation and closing of deals’ (Zirganos 2007: 318). The villa was in effect a social and commercial hub, where Symes and Michaelides would entertain archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and wealthy collectors to gossip about the market and what was available for purchase, and to arrange sales. Thus, it was possible for a customer to purchase an illicit artefact on Schinoussa without actually coming into contact with it. The artefact would be smuggled separately to Switzerland, where the customer could take possession of it.

Jason Felch, author of Chasing Aphrodite and an investigative journalist for The Los Angeles Times, wrote of Symes in January 2013:

Last year, the Getty quietly returned 150 marble fragments in the collection (88.AA.140 - 88.AA.144) to Italy after evidence emerged that they joined objects found in the same looted tombs of Ascoli Satriano that produced the Getty's Griffins and statue of Apollo, which were returned to Italy in 2007. The objects and fragments were acquired in the 1980s from London dealer Robin Symes.

Dr. Gill described the Schinousa archive last June on "Looting Matters":

This photographic archive records the material that passed through the hands of a London-based dealer. If material from this archive resurfaces on the market, it would be reasonable to see the full collecting history indicated. But such information would no doubt be provided by rigorous due diligence searches.

December 12, 20013, Sotheby's sold the late Hellenistic marble head of Hermes-Toth for $4,645,000 (Hammer's Price with Buyer's Premium)."

The Medici Pan withdrawn from sale at Sotheby's New York

Professor Gill also noted in "Looting Matters" that Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis identified "The Medici Pan" that was later withdrawn from the sale:

Sotheby's New York are due to auction a giallo antico marble bust of Pan next week (December 12, 2013, lot 51). The estimate is $10,000-$15,000. Dr Christos Tsirogiannis has pointed out to me that a polaroid image of the sculpture was found on the Geneva Freeport premises of Giacomo Medici.

The Symes Pan for sale Dec. 13 at Christie's Rockefeller Plaza

Again, on the blog "Looting Matters", Dr. Gill writes about another item for sale that caught the eye of forensic archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis:

Tsirogiannis has now identified a terracotta Pan from the Schinousa archive that is due to be auctioned at Christie's Rockefeller Plaza (December 13, 2013, lot 114, estimate $8000 - $12000). Christie's have offered the following collecting history:

with Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, 1968.

Private Collection, New York, 1968-2011.

So when was the Pan in the possession of Robin Symes? What is the identity of the private collection? Is the collecting history presented by Christie's robust? What authenticated documentation was supplied to Christie's?

The Edward H. Merrin Gallery has been linked to the bronze Zeus returned to Italy, material in the collection of Dr Elie Borowski, as well as the marble Castor and Pollux on loan to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artemagazine

The Italian Artemagazine  in "Pezzi di Medici e Symes all'asta: fino a quando?" (authored by Fabio Isman and his team) asks why illegally excavated antiquities from Italy are being offered for sale in New York City after Cambridge's Dr. Christos Tsirogiannis has identified the items to archives collected in police raids.

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Felicity Strong on "The Mythology of the Art Forger" in the Fall 2013 issue of ARCA's Journal of Art Crime

Felicity Strong uses the biographies of Han van Meegeren and Elmyr de Hory, amongst others, in her academic article on "The Mythology of the Art Forger" in the tenth issue of The Journal of Art Crime. From the abstract:

In the twentieth century, there has been the rise in the depiction of the art forger in non-fiction biographies and memoir. Distinct from scholarly research, these portrayals of individual art forgers have developed a common mythology, which weaves through each narrative. The art forger is mythicised as a hero; the failed artist protesting a corrupt art market dominated by greedy art dealers and scholars. In Australian culture, this mythology has its roots in the wider legend of hero criminal such as in the story of Ned Kelly and includes elements of the North American ‘trickster’ mythology. It also feeds into a broader anti-intellectualism and mistrust of the establishment, particularly in the depiction of art curators and connoisseurs. This mythology is evident in a number of biographies of notable forgers, such as Han van Meegeren and Elmyr de Hory, which intersect with the sub-genre of memoir, in the personal accounts of Tom Keating, Eric Hebborn and Ken Pereyni. These narratives fuel the ability of the forgers to construct their own public persona and feed into the wider mythology of the art forger.

Ms. Strong's article begins with:

“Art forgers are endowed with the same evil attractiveness as emanates from great criminals”. Thierry Lenain

Art historian Otto Kurz in his book, Fakes: a Handbook for Collectors and Students, summarizes the basis of the mythology of the art forger. He refers to the “often repeated story of the innocent forger, dished up every time one of the great forgers has been found out”. This mythology more or less follows the same narrative arc across each story: beginning with childhood struggle, such as Tom Keating, described as “born with every disadvantage except a loving mother, or Eric Hebborn, who described his maternal relationship, “as her favourite, my ears were those she liked to box the best, my bottom was the preferred target for an affectionate kick”. Most of the art forgers overcome their struggles through learning the tools of the art trade, working for restorers or conservators and slowly developing a common distain for the cultural elite and art market. Keating is characterized triumphing over adversity through his talents, as he “taught himself reading and achieved a much broader cultural than most of today’s A-level students and feather- bedded graduates”. The art forgers who began their career as failed artists rail against the agents of the market; dealers, gallery owners, critics and curators; whom they perceive as having wronged them. They begin to create forgeries, justifying their production on their perceived mistreatment by the cultural elite. This is evident in the case of Han van Meegeren, who trained as an artist and held a number of solo exhibitions before he began to forge old master painters. Some commentators claim it was series of poorly performing shows and negative reviews by Amsterdam’s arts community, which drove him to forge Vermeer. He allegedly refused the offer of critics, who approached van Meegeren for payment in return for positive appraisals of his shows, resulting in negative reviews. Jonathan Lopez dismisses the idea that he was pushed into forging, claiming that van Meegeren was creating forgeries well before this time, motivated purely by the money that more established artists could command.

Felicity Strong is a PhD candidate in her second year of research at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has a Master of Art Curatorship and has worked in commercial galleries in Melbourne and London. Her PhD research is focused on discovering the extent to which perceptions of art forgery are influenced by depictions in cultural context, such as in literature, on screen and within an art museum environment.

Design for this issue and all issues of The Journal of Art Crime is the work of Urška Charney. Here's a link to ARCA's website on The Journal of Art Crime (includes Table of Contents for previous issues).

Felicity Strong uses the biographies of Han van Meegeren and Elmyr de Hory, amongst others, in her academic article on "The Mythology of the Art Forger" in the tenth issue of The Journal of Art Crime. From the abstract:

In the twentieth century, there has been the rise in the depiction of the art forger in non-fiction biographies and memoir. Distinct from scholarly research, these portrayals of individual art forgers have developed a common mythology, which weaves through each narrative. The art forger is mythicised as a hero; the failed artist protesting a corrupt art market dominated by greedy art dealers and scholars. In Australian culture, this mythology has its roots in the wider legend of hero criminal such as in the story of Ned Kelly and includes elements of the North American ‘trickster’ mythology. It also feeds into a broader anti-intellectualism and mistrust of the establishment, particularly in the depiction of art curators and connoisseurs. This mythology is evident in a number of biographies of notable forgers, such as Han van Meegeren and Elmyr de Hory, which intersect with the sub-genre of memoir, in the personal accounts of Tom Keating, Eric Hebborn and Ken Pereyni. These narratives fuel the ability of the forgers to construct their own public persona and feed into the wider mythology of the art forger.

Ms. Strong's article begins with:

“Art forgers are endowed with the same evil attractiveness as emanates from great criminals”. Thierry Lenain

Art historian Otto Kurz in his book, Fakes: a Handbook for Collectors and Students, summarizes the basis of the mythology of the art forger. He refers to the “often repeated story of the innocent forger, dished up every time one of the great forgers has been found out”. This mythology more or less follows the same narrative arc across each story: beginning with childhood struggle, such as Tom Keating, described as “born with every disadvantage except a loving mother, or Eric Hebborn, who described his maternal relationship, “as her favourite, my ears were those she liked to box the best, my bottom was the preferred target for an affectionate kick”. Most of the art forgers overcome their struggles through learning the tools of the art trade, working for restorers or conservators and slowly developing a common distain for the cultural elite and art market. Keating is characterized triumphing over adversity through his talents, as he “taught himself reading and achieved a much broader cultural than most of today’s A-level students and feather- bedded graduates”. The art forgers who began their career as failed artists rail against the agents of the market; dealers, gallery owners, critics and curators; whom they perceive as having wronged them. They begin to create forgeries, justifying their production on their perceived mistreatment by the cultural elite. This is evident in the case of Han van Meegeren, who trained as an artist and held a number of solo exhibitions before he began to forge old master painters. Some commentators claim it was series of poorly performing shows and negative reviews by Amsterdam’s arts community, which drove him to forge Vermeer. He allegedly refused the offer of critics, who approached van Meegeren for payment in return for positive appraisals of his shows, resulting in negative reviews. Jonathan Lopez dismisses the idea that he was pushed into forging, claiming that van Meegeren was creating forgeries well before this time, motivated purely by the money that more established artists could command.

Felicity Strong is a PhD candidate in her second year of research at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has a Master of Art Curatorship and has worked in commercial galleries in Melbourne and London. Her PhD research is focused on discovering the extent to which perceptions of art forgery are influenced by depictions in cultural context, such as in literature, on screen and within an art museum environment.

Design for this issue and all issues of The Journal of Art Crime is the work of Urška Charney. Here's a link to ARCA's website on The Journal of Art Crime (includes Table of Contents for previous issues).

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