This Summer, Occupy Wall Street isn’t the only thing occupying an infamous New York area. Art is occupying Times Square! In Art Takes Times Square, be sure to catch out the new exhibit Alex Vera is showcased in… the one and only New York’s Times Square! Alex Vera’s art and the selected artworks of different artists will be shown on Nasdaq, Thomson Reuters, Clear Channel and Spectacolor signs, among others, as well as A2aMedia’s Port Authority display in New York’s busiest center, Times Square. And Alex Vera’s art will be displayed on 21 feet by 12 feet signs in Times Square for all to see!

The art of Alex Vera will also be shown at the Artists Wanted party featuring Questlove of The Roots/Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during the VIP party, June 18, 2012. Don’t miss it!

official logo of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

And here’s a scanned copy of the print version:

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Alex Vera and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to create greeting cards to raise money and awareness of cancer. These cards can be purchased at a variety of locations including hospitals, restaurants, and select stores at the Galleria mall. For more information on purchasing these wonderful, vivid and uplifting cards, please contact us here. And don’t forget to participate in the Relay For Life, a community event to celebrate, remember and fight back. The event is free and will be held at Huizenga Plaza, 32 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale on April 21 & 22, 2012 from 6-11 PM. For more information, you can visit the American Cancer Society’s website here or by calling 954-200-7533. Together we can make a difference!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The American Cancer Society
Date: April 21st and 22nd, 2012
Location: Huizenga Plaza, 32 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Contact: Kelly Lawrence, 954-564-0880 kelly.lawrence@CANCER.org

They say the most beautiful images in the world can come from something so ugly or painful. A rose can arise from the cracks of the hardest, cold concrete. Light can spring up from the darkest morose sky. And a death from cancer can inspire the most glorious expression of art. And so begins the life’s work of Miami artist, Alex Vera. Cancer has always been a haunting word throughout Alex Vera’s life and a constant reminder that life is short and precious. His uncle died of brain cancer when he was only 12-years-old. In 2000, his grandmother received a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer and is now a survivor. But even a triumph in the family did not heal the emptiness of Alex Vera’s heart, knowing that there were so many other people who would never be able to share in the joy of winning over this disease. In 2008, Alex Vera lost his aunt to a long and arduous battle with the unforgiving disease. Once again, he was crushed because cancer is so indiscriminate.  When cancer takes a life it does not consider the legacy left for the loved ones of the deceased. It does not consider all the lonely people who miss their aunts like mothers and their uncles like fathers. It only robs family members of beautiful memories and sticks them with broken dreams that came only a moment shy of a diagnosis.

It was then that Alex Vera decided to overcome too and give back the one true thing he had left —his art. Alex Vera, an artist from Miami that paints vibrant pop art that pulsates life and brightness out of every crevice of the canvas, has created two paintings to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. These paintings have been made into art for Greeting Cards to support those who lost the battle to cancer and the survivors along with a search for the cure.

The Relay, which takes place at Huizenga Park on April 21st and 22nd, is an event to raise money in support of cancer research. Each dollar raised will help save lives. This is an opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives. Through the support of others, the American Cancer Society is creating a world where cancer can’t claim another year of anyone’s life. The Relay for Life helps create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Alex Vera’s works have been exhibited in the prestigious Art Basel Miami 2011 and Sleepless Nights Miami 2011 and can be found in galleries across the U.S. He is a proud supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life and more birthdays for survivors of cancer. To learn more about Alex Vera and find out how you can buy his special American Cancer Society Relay For Life Greeting Cards and PAINTINGS, please visit http://www.alexvera.com. To find out how you too can get involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life-Downtown Fort Lauderdale, please contact Kelly Lawrence at Kelly.lawrence@cancer.org.

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South Beach, also known as Miami Beach, is where Art Basel Miami 2011 is taking place.

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An exclusive selection of more than 250 leading art galleries from USA, Canada, Europe,
Latin America, Africa and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century artworks by more than 2,000 artists. On show are exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special sections (listed at left, with their participating galleries) will feature projects by emerging artists, new artworks, public art projects, performances, video and sound art.

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This pop art piece is quite popular in pop culture and many artists at the Las Olas Art Fair incorporate mixed media into their work.

Please join Alex Vera at the 24th Annual Las Olas Art Fair on January 7 & 8 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The art show takes place on 600 East Las Olas Boulevard and runs from 10 am to 5 pm. The show features 200 exhibitors including the artist Alex Vera.

Hope to see you there!

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Island City, Inc. is pleased to announce our 6th season of the Island City Art Walk. The art walk will resume on November 18, 2011. The public is invited!

The Island City Art Walk is held on the 3rd Friday of each month, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., November through April, along the 1.1 mile Wilton Drive, in the Wilton Manors Art and Entertainment District. The official participants include galleries, eclectic stores, cafes, boutiques and upscale restaurants, which will host over 40 local artists. This is a grassroots collaboration bringing culture and business together for the public to enjoy.

Wilton Manors, known also as the Island City, was founded in the 1920′s. It was incorporated in 1947 as the Village of Wilton Manors and eventually became an official city in 1953. The Middle River forks and loops around Wilton Manors, making it a river island, which means that to enter the main portion of the town, you must cross over a small bridge at the various entry roads.

Wilton Manors continues to improve its infrastructure especially along the drive. Just recently, new traffic lights, parking meters and pedestrian lamps have been added along the drive. (Bring quarters). A new paved parking lot has been added off of Wilton Drive and 21st Court in place of the old City Hall. A new City Hall is now located on Wilton Drive. The addition of new contemporary apartment and loft buildings along with many upscale, creative businesses and fabulous restaurants along the 1.1 mile Wilton Drive are all evidence of a lively and friendly town bringing vitality to the urban village. A bit of history mixed with South Florida style contemporary life, only adds to ambiance of the town.

Come and enjoy an evening of fun in one of South Florida’s most eclectic and easy-going neighborhoods. South Florida fine artists will be displaying paintings, photographs and sculpture at the various business locations. Have an early dinner in one of the great restaurants then take a stroll. Enjoy the works of art, discover a new place to shop, people watch, ride the free trolley and make new friends. Wine and cheese and other treats will be served in many of the participating businesses.

Mary Ellen Charapko
Founder and Organizer

Florida International University

Alex Vera has been selected as one of the artists to participate in Florida International University’s Masters’ Mystery Art Show. FIU’s MMAS opens November 15, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, Miami Beach.

The Masters’ Mystery Art Show (MMAS) is an international annual art event featuring over 1000 artworks by more than 500 artists from 31 countries around the globe. It includes nationally and internationally recognized artists, many brilliant emerging artists, as well as a number of celebrities from other fields. The MMAS was developed to benefit Florida International University’s Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Program. This fundraising event has grown to provide supplementary funding for our MFA program, grants for alumni, as well as an opportunity for international exposure for FIU and its Art Programs.  This important event, which coincides with Art Basel, takes place at the Ritz-Carlton, Miami Beach.

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This Art Is So Gay, sponsored by MetLife

“THIS ART IS SO GAY”

LGBT VISITOR CENTER ANNOUNCES ARTISTS FOR LGBT ART EXHIBITION

Exhibition to be Unveiled at a Reception During Sleepless Night, Nov. 5

MIAMI BEACH, FL – October 31, 2011 – Eleven local artists have been selected to participate in “This Art is So Gay,” a visual art exhibition at the Miami Beach LGBT Visitor Center, sponsored by MetLife. The exhibition will kick off with an artists’ reception during Sleepless Night, November 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with the artists in attendance and all art will be offered for sale with proceeds benefitting the not-for-profit MDGLCC Foundation for its LGBT scholarship program. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public with the exhibition running through December 5 during Art Basel. The LGBT Visitor Center is located at 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor, Miami Beach.

In addition to the visual art exhibition, the Sleepless Night kick-off reception will feature interactive “flash-mob” hurricane parties in celebration of “Captiva,” a new comedy that will be making its world premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Carnival Studio Theater. “Captiva,” from 2011 Carbonell Award recipient Christopher Demos-Brown, explores what happens when a family is stranded together on that western Florida island during a hurricane and they are forced to face each other with honesty and bottles of wine.

“We encourage the community to come out and support our local LGBT artists at this amazing exhibition’s unveiling reception,” said Steve Adkins, chairman of the board of the MDGLCC Foundation, Inc. “There won’t be a better way for people to kick off their Sleepless Night art experience.”

Exhibiting artists selected by the panel of judges are:

Lewis Aqui, photography
Carla Fache, abstract painting
Raul Frontal, photography
Pete Halpern, landscape paintings
Marcelo Holzinger, contemporary paintings
Ali Miranda, photography
Alfredo Perez, etched oil on canvas
Dale Stein, photography
Tolibia, mixed media
Evelyn Valdirio, painting
Alex Vera, painting

“The response to the call-for-entries from the LGBT artistic community was overwhelming,” said Cindy Brown, executive director of the LGBT Visitor Center. “There will definitely be more art exhibitions at the Center in the future.”

The MDGLCC opened the country’s first-ever Chamber-sponsored LGBT Visitor Center last November. The Center is open to the public five days a week and has been the venue for special events for the MDGLCC, MetLife, Florida Grand Opera, Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and Miami Beach Gay Pride, just to name a few. The LGBT Visitor Center, sponsored by MetLife, is located in Miami Beach’s Old City Hall at 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor North, Miami Beach, in the heart of South Beach.

For more information on the LGBT Visitor Center or the “This Art is So Gay” LGBT Art Exhibition, contact Cindy Brown at 305-397-8914 or cindy@thecenergysolution.com.

CALENDAR

WHO: South Florida LGBT Visual Artists
Cast members from the new theatrical comedy, “Captiva”

WHAT: “This Art is So Gay,” an LGBT Art Exhibition, Kick Off Reception
WHEN: Saturday, November 5
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
(during Sleepless Night)

Exhibition Hours – Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., through December 5.

WHERE: LGBT Visitor Center
1130 Washington Avenue
First Floor
Miami Beach
(Washington between 11th and 12th Streets)

TICKETS: The Kick Off Reception and the exhibition are FREE and open to the public

PARKING: 12th Street Municipal Garage
Metered Street Parking

This Art Is So Gay Press Release (Microsoft Word Document)

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