Seven Contemporary Cuban Artists Exhibition opens in the Grand Atrium during Art Walk! This exhibition is composed of artwork from creators of different aesthetic tendencies, expressing moods, feelings and points of view on dissimilar subjects. Diverse interests about the artist’s surroundings, everyday issues, landscapes and objects that have caught their attention have been captured in their art. The focus of this encounter is on variants of artistic expressions, shining a light on the beautiful diversity of trends and the various ways of assuming art. Participating artists are Aimeé Pérez, Rigoberto Mena, Lía Galletti, Ismael Gómez Peralta, Asbel Dumpierre, Armando Pérez Alemán, and Víctor Gómez. All of which now live in Miami, bringing with them a strong Cuban influence in their work.
Also opening during Art Walk, Carded: Miniature Masterpieces IV, a group exhibition curated by Cesar Aguilera, will be showing in the Capital Gallery. Although miniature art has been in existence for centuries tracing its heritage back to the illustrated manuscripts of scribes in the Far East and Europe prior to the 15th century, the origin of the modern trading card is associated with cigarette cards first issued by the US-based Allen and Ginter tobacco company in 1875. They were the precursors of the sports cards and other trading cards. Artist Ndola Pensy introduced the artist trading card idea to SWFL in 2017 with great reception among artists and this new tradition was born!
Sidney’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden will be open to the public during Art Walk from 6pm – 12am. Come check out some awesome art, beautiful sunsets, and enjoy Sidney’s Signature drinks with us! Havy Rodriguez from the Miami Splash Band will be performing live at Sidney’s from 7-11 PM! Rodriguez is a Cuban born Singer, Songwriter, Guitar player, Bass player and Percussionist that fuses Latin and American music. He plays originals and covers in English and Spanish! Funk, reggae, jazz mixed with salsa, bachata, cumbia, rumba flamenco, Latin rock and Caribbean beats is refreshing and always gets the crowd dancing.
Opening night: Friday, August 6th | 6pm – 10 pm.
Summer Gallery Hours: Mon – Thu 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Exhibitions Close: Thursday, August 26th at 3 p.m.
Sidney’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden
Summer Gallery Hours: Mon – Thu 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. • Music: 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Exhibitions will be on display through Thursday, August 26th 2021.
For more info, visit www.sbdac.com or call 239.333.1933.
