Art opening with Contrapunto

New Exhibit with Latin American Art Group Contrapunto

Contrapunto Art Exhibit

Art Exhibit: An Evening of Art Featuring ATL Latino Artists

Join us for an evening of art featuring the work of some of Atlanta’s most celebrated Latino artists.

We will showcase the artists of Contrapunto and the winners of this year’s “Portraying the Undocumented Experience Art Contest” for high school students.

Join the artists in celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth and Welcoming America’s #WelcomingWeek. The event is free and open to the public.

The artists of Contrapunto are: Jorge Arcos, Catalina Gómez-Beuth, Pedro Fuertes, Dora López, Graciela Núñez Bedoya and Carlos Solís.

Art Exhibit: The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series

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The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series

ZuCot Gallery in Atlanta will host the regional semifinalists for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series national art competition this September.  The Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series is a search to discover the next great class of emerging visual artists from North America.
The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Artisan Series gives artists the opportunity to compete for a chance to exhibit at art gallery events across the U.S. and Canada. Regional winners will have the opportunity to showcase their work at SCOPE Miami Beach, one of the largest global art fairs in the world.
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE and Artsy will co-host the grand finale event in Miami in December where the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 USD stipend and a collaboration with Artsy to create a public art installation in New York City in 2019. The Second Place and People’s Choice Winners will each receive a $3,000 USD stipend to create a solo art exhibit in their home city.

ZuCot Gallery Reception

If you are an art lover and are in the Atlanta area on September 6th, stop by ZuCot Gallery for the Bombay Sapphire Reception showcasing the artists in the competition.
When:
September 6th from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Where: 
ZuCot Gallery
100 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

Art Opening: Surrealist Apparatus

Art exhibit with Contrapunto

Art Exhibit Reception: Group Contrapunto

Art Opening: Surrealist Apparatus

I proudly present my next curatorial show: Surrealist Apparatus

Project: Surrealist Apparatus

Surrealist Artists are deeply interested in interpreting dreams as unspoken feelings and desires. The world of a surrealist artist explore the notion of converting our subconscious into reality. The project “Surrealist Apparatus” brings to the surface the subconscious thoughts of the imaginary process to create what we perceive and sense.
According to dictionary.reference.com, the word apparatus means “a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use.” Besides creating the opposite of our own limitations of rational thoughts, we try to manifest and reveal the different dimensions of are own realities. In this case, I’m trying to create a theme where we merge as an Apparatus.
Illustrating the process of integrating ourselves as part apparatus and part human. Showing in our own personal way a scene of the steps of being connect with our minds and ideas and the manifestation of the final result. Carlos Solis




Another unique thing about this show is the incorporation of poetry. A wonderful group of poets work with us to write a poem of an artwork or painting selected by them. Each poem is going to be hung next to the painting they wrote about during the exhibit. 

Here are the names of the poets who are participating in this project: Edwin Torres, Todd Colby, Sharon Mesmer, Albert Mobilio, Joseph Donahue, Joanna Fuhrman, Anne Waldmann, John Yau, Boni Joi Koelliker, Guillermo Parra and Ronna Lebo

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New Exhibit: Blackness in Latin America at The Hobbs Center for the Arts, New Mexico.

Art Opening: Contrapunto

Art Reception at The Rialto

Art Exhibit: Blackness in Latin America

ARTISTS:
Jorge Arcos, Stanley Bermudez, Pedro Fuertes, Dora Lopez, Carlos Solis Alexis Mendoza, Jose Peña, Margarita Fresco Crespo, Carlos Barberena, Ismael Checo, Marco Razo and Reinaldo Vargas.

The idea for this project came from an investigation made by Carlos Solis (Contrapunto’s founder) as a result of this investigation Carlos created a painting based on the historical character Pedro Camejo. Pedro Camejo was born in San Juan de Payara in 1790 in Venezuela and died in battle in Campo Carabobo, Venezuela in 1821. Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero or The First Black was a Venezuelan soldier who fought in the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant. The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his bravery and skill in handling spears, and because he was always in the first line of attack on the battlefield. The nickname is also attributed to Camejo’s being the only officer of color in Simon Bolivar’s revolutionary army.Carlos Solis and the members of Contrapunto discussed the African influence in Latin America and their own work and the possibility of creating an exhibition of artwork that focuses specifically on the African influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Many of the artists of Contrapunto had already been creating artwork about the subject matter along those lines because the African influence is ingrained in the culture of many Latin American and Caribbean countries. This exhibition recognizes the long overlooked African history and influence present in Latin American countries. The exhibition illustrates a very real connection between Latin Americans and the massive contribution that Africa have made to music, food, dance, language, and art in the Americas as well as the Caribbean.

Art Opening: Visions

The Acworth Cultural Arts Center will be sponsoring a fine arts exhibit of the best of the best works from North Georgia Artists.

 ‘VISIONS’ — a juried collection from area artists representing various mediums — will be displayed here during the holiday season.

 the Grand Opening planned for Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. 

Address:  4815 B South Main St, Acworth, GA. adjacent Fusco's Restaurant.

 Ellen Kennerly
Executive Director
Acworth Cultural Arts Center

 Go to our website http://www.acworthculturalarts.org

Carlos Solis Solo Show: The Reality of Dreams

Art Opening

Contrapunto: Art Exhibit at Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Art Exhibit: Blackness in Latin America_Negritud en Latino America

Blackness in Latin American Art (Influencias en el Arte Latinoamericano)
The idea for this project came from an investigation made by Carlos Solis (Contrapunto’s founder) as a result of this investigation Carlos created a painting based on the historical character Pedro Camejo. Pedro Camejo was born in San Juan de Payara in 1790 in Venezuela and died in battle in Campo Carabobo, Venezuela in 1821. Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero or The First Black was a Venezuelan soldier who fought in the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant. The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his bravery and skill in handling spears, and because he was always in the first line of attack on the battlefield. The nickname is also attributed to Camejo’s being the only officer of color in Simon Bolivar’s revolutionary army.
Carlos Solis and the members of Contrapunto discussed the African influence in Latin America and their own work and the possibility of creating an exhibition of artwork that focuses specifically on the African influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Many of the artists of Contrapunto had already been creating artwork about the subject matter along those lines because the African influence is ingrained in the culture of many Latin American and Caribbean countries. This exhibition recognizes the long overlooked African history and influence present in Latin American countries. The exhibition illustrates a very real connection between Latin Americans and the massive contribution that Africa have made to music, food, dance, language, and art in the Americas as well as the Caribbean.
The members of Contrapunto; Jorge Arcos, Stanley Bermudez, Pedro Fuertes, Dora Lopez, and Carlos Solis would exhibit their work along several Afro Latino artists like Alex Mendoza, Jose Peña, Juana Valdes, Dio-genes Abreu, Ismael Checo, Luis Sphenberg and Cuban guest artist Reinaldo Vargas. The range of media and techniques in this project goes from drawing, painting, mixed media, and installation.

Exhibition Opening Reception

October 17, 2014

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Lamar Dodd School of Art

270 River Rd.

Athens, Ga. 30602

Contact: Katie Geha 773-965-1689
 "Negritud in Latin American Art" in Gallery 101
http://calendar.uga.edu/index.php/detail/exhibition-opening-reception

Art Exhibit: The Colors of Summer

905 Juniper Gallery presents:

"The Colors of Summer"

Opening Night May 30th, 2014

Time: 6-10

Address: 905 Juniper street NE unit 109, Atlanta GA 30309