THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO 3
BACK-TO-BACK ART PRESENTATIONS
SAT., FEB 4, START @ 10:15 A.M.
at the Museum of Arts and Sciences
352 S. Nova Rd., Daytona Beach, FL
Museum & FLAG members free, nonmembers pay museum entry.
10:15 Guggenheim Fellow and University of Tennessee Professor of Art
Jered Sprecher presents “Making Art in the Hyper Fast World”. Jered Sprecher will discuss his and other artists’ artwork, and how they embrace or resist against the hyper fast paced time in which we live. Jered Sprecher explores the precarious relationship between nature and technology in his abstract paintings and installations. His work wrestles with the beauty and complexity of the environment and how we as humans interact with the world around us both directly and mediated through technology. He received his BA from Concordia University and his MFA from The University of Iowa. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Bailey Opportunity Grant, and a Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship. He has received prestigious residencies and exhibited in major venues. He is a Professor in the School of Art at the University of Tennessee. He lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee. Please visit http://www.jeredsprecher.com/
11: 15 Museum of Arts and Sciences Director Emeritus and Award-Winning Author Gary R. Libby “Art Treasures of the Museum”. This walking tour with Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Gary R. Libby, will reveal insights into the museum’s exemplary collections which helped establish its affiliation with the Smithsonian. He has been a champion for the arts and the art industry’s best practice standards for decades. He has held significant positions on local, state, and national levels. Libby is a published author of award-winning books and articles for major magazines, including essays for AskArt.com. Four books, which focused on Florida art, won awards and critical acclaim: Celebrating Florida, Coast to Coast: The Contemporary Landscape in Florida, Reflections I Paintings, and Reflections II Watercolors. The Florida Association of Museums (FAM) awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award and Florida Art Museum Directors Association (FAMDA) presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. His Gary R. Libby Charitable Trust supports art and historical endeavors throughout the state of Florida and beyond. Please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Russell_Libby
12:15 The Florida Artists Group “8 Artists from Across the State”. Join FLAG members in a gallery discussion about their works in the exhibit “Sensations” which will be on display through April 23, 2023. FLAG is planning several artists presentations over this time period. Artists represent various media and styles. Members on Feb 4 are: Jeffrey Baisden, Jane Baldridge, David Chang, Nancy Dillen, Grace Leal, Susan Martin, Weldon Ryan, and Roberta Schofield.
FLAG FLORIDA ARTISTS GROUP INC
Sponsored by the Gary R. Libby Charitable Trust
73rd FLAG Annual Symposium and Exhibition
For information on this statewide organization
visit www.FloridaArtistsGroup.org