Artist, Rolando Chang Barrero in The South Florida Business Journal Today- New Art District

Rolando Chang Barrero in front of his studio space in the Boynton Beach Art District.

By Brian Bandell  –  Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal

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When Chang Barrero arrived in Boynton Beach in 2011, he went to the art district at 401 West Industrial Avenue seeking studio space. At the time, the site was overgrown and had been used to depose of old refrigerators.

Working with the property owner, Chang Barrero cleaned up the site and set up his studio. The city gave him permission to paint murals on the industrial building, including on the metal gates. In addition to curated works, the art district invites children from across the state to paint murals.

Then, he started a monthly artwalk festival with bands, food trucks and vendors. Now, many other artists and creative entrepreneurs inhabit the repurposed warehouse bays.

“We beautified the whole road,” Chang Barrero said. “It has been carefully curated and aesthetically developed."

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in The Sun Sentinel: Today Federal cuts prompt artist's 10-hour free expression event

Federal cuts prompt artist's 10-hour free expression event

by Jan Engoren Contact Reporter

President Donald Trump has put forth his proposed budget, which calls for the elimination of funding for the National Endowment of the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Other cuts include the departments of Education and Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency programs, among many others. 

Artist Rolando Chang Barrero, who runs the ActivistArtistA Gallery in Boynton Beach and the Box Gallery in West Palm Beach, and his fellow artists are reacting to proposed budget cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.
For his upcoming KeroWACKED Show at the Boynton Beach Arts District, Barrero said he is organizing "Sound Out Loud," a 10-hour open-mic event for people to express their First Amendment rights "as if they might not have this opportunity again."
Forty people will get their turn at the microphone for 15 minutes each from noon to 10 p.m. April 16 at ActivistArtistA, 422 W. Industrial Ave. Email BoyntonBeachArtDistrict@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
A companion exhibit, "Lest We Forget," remembers the Holocaust and the results of what happens when government separates people by religion and/or nationality, Barrero said.
"The ideas for these shows came about as a direct result of the current political climate and Trump's policies," he said. Continue to full story.

Sound Out Loud!
Sponsored by ActivistArtistA, Fare Play, and The Box Gallery 

April 16, 2017 | 12-10P
Contact: BoyntonBeachArtDistrict@gmail.com

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Free Tickets to The 6th Annual KeroWACKED Multimedia Fest at BBAD

KeroWACKED 2017

ActivistArtistA's Multimedia Fest

The Boynton Beach Art District

404-422 West Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach Florida 33427

Free Tickets $5 Donation

Vendors Opportunities! Contact BoyntonBeachArtDistrict@Gmail.com

Live Music + Dancing + Open Studios + Open Mic
Food Trucks + Art Vendors + Egg Hunt + Murals
Street Painting for kids + Workshops + More

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Today's West Palm Beach Magazine! Feature Article: KeroWacked Festival Celebrates Spirit of the Beats!

West Palm Beach Magazine!

Feature Article: Click the link to read story!

KeroWacked Festival Celebrates Spirit of the Beats!

by

Sandra Schulman

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KeroWACKED is Back!

Sunday, April 24, 2016 11-11pm

Boynton Beach Art District

410-422 West Industrial Avenue

Boynton Beach, Florida 33426

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Live Music, Poetry, Painting, 3D Chalk Art, A Forge, A Camper, 

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KeroWACKED Multimedia Fest: Street Painting, Aero Art, Murals, Live Bands and more.....

There's nothing like

KeroWACKED MulitMedia Fest!

"The largest gathering of talent all in one place at one time!"

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The 12 hour Art and Culture Marathon

presents....

The KeroWACKED Exhibition at ActivistArtistA Gallery

Featuring work by: Tristyn Bustamante, Ren Curtis, Gabriela Witis, Serafima Sokolov, Eduardo Mendieta, Nicole Galluccio, Mark Allen, Gregory Dirr, Ben Pachter T.J. Brown,Frances Salbarrey Whitney Anderson
and others.

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Live Music and Entertainment

Coordinated by Marilu Guzman of WBMGR Raido and Rod Dusinberre Featuring:

Alex Bach | Gregory Dirr, Ben Pachter, T.J. Brown | SloFunkPump | Jennell Eve 
Koffin Varnish | Ian Wehmeyer | 
John Graves | Jack Tafoya | Baby and The Troll |Epicurean Pleasure
Rod Dusinberre | Zack Elliott | Craig McInnis | Arlow Cain

Jennel Eve

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Live Painting, Murals, Presentations and Performances

Coordinated by Rolando Chang Barrero Featuring:

JC Carroll
Artist/Actress/Performance

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Eduardo Medieta
Artist/Muralist

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BULKS
Artist/Muralist/Graffiti

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Serafima Sokolov
Artist/Muralist

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Nicole Galluccio
Artist/Muralist

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Jennifer Chaparro
Street Painting/Chalk Art
The Electric Koolaid Acid Test

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Aero Art

Michael Kupillas | Tom McAvoy | Rolando Chang Barrero

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The Dark Angel Armory and Forge
Shaun Williams + Sylvia AndrassY + Amy McGrotty

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Lea Bell
Artist/Weaver/Fiber Arts

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Blacksmithing and Loom Presentations only a few things going on at KeroWACKED 2016

The KeroWACKED Multimedia Fest

Sunday, April 24, 2016 | 11-11pm

at

The Boynton Beach Art District

410-422 West Industrial Ave.
Boynton Beach, Florida 22426

Tickets

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list of events and performances

throughout the day!

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Lea Bell and her LOOM!
Loom Presentations by Leah Bell
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Leah is the Editor at The Key Zine, Group Facilitator, Marketing & Outreach at Inspire Recovery and Lead Writer/Editor at Webstetic

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"It's that energy the Boynton Beach Arts District -- that fervent, funky DIY arts engine -- has seized upon for its annual celebration of the beatnik spirit. It's on its third KeroWACKED, which, as with most BBAD events, is the brainchild of resident sprite/evil genius Rolando Chang Barrero." -Fire Ant New Times

More about KeroWACKED 2016

The KeroWACKED® 

Outdoor Multimedia Festival is Back! 

SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016

KeroWACKED® is a MultiMedia Fest celebrating the life and work of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and the Beat Generation. 

The #1 Outdoor Multimedia Event of Palm Beach County 
Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 11-11pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1035779663130608/

The KeroWACKED Exhibition
Group Exhibition at ActivistArtistA Gallery/Studio

Aero Art
Michael Kupillas | Tom McAvoy | Rolando Chang Barrero

Leah’s Loom Live Fiber Art Presentation by Leah Rothchild

Metalsmithing Presentation by
The Dark Angel Armory and Forge
Shaun Williams + Sylvia AndrassY + Amy McGrotty

Mural Painting
Edurado Medieta | Serafima Sokolov | Nicole Galluccio

Art Cars and Camper E.B. Fromkes and BULKS

Performance Art
Jane “JC” Carroll of ArtAct

Live Music 12 Hours Non-Stop Entertainment Featuring:
Alex Bach | Gregory Dirr, Ben Pachter, T.J. Brown | SloFunkPump | Jennell Eve 
Koffin Varnish | Ian Wehmeyer | Fried Chickens and Crackers 
John Graves | Jack Tafoya | Baby and The Troll |Epicurean Pleasure
Rod Dusinberre | Zack Elliott | Craig McInnis | Arlow Cain

Food Trucks
Ps561 Food Truck1 | Caribbean Cowboy Food Truck | Joji Yogurt
Event is Sponsored by:
WBMGR Radio | The Rickie Report | Florida Arts Associationi | ActivistArtistA Gallery

EXHIBITIONS + LIVE MUSIC + VENDORS + FOOD TRUCKS
"It's that energy the Boynton Beach Arts District -- that fervent, funky DIY arts engine -- has seized upon for its annual celebration of the beatnik spirit. It's on its third KeroWACKED, which, as with most BBAD events, is the brainchild of resident sprite/evil genius Rolando Chang Barrero." -Fire Ant New Times

*KeroWACKED® is sponsored in part by the Florida Arts Association, The Boynton Beach Art District, Secret Garden Cafe, and The Rickie Report.

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KeroWACKED Mulit-media Fest is Sunday April 24, 2016 11-11 PM!

The KeroWACKED® 

Outdoor Multimedia Festival is Back! 

SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016

KeroWACKED® is a MultiMedia Fest celebrating the life and work of  

Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and the Beat Generation.  

EXHIBITIONS + LIVE MUSIC + VENDORS + FOOD TRUCKS

"It's that energy the Boynton Beach Arts District -- that fervent, funky DIY arts engine -- has seized upon for its annual celebration of the beatnik spirit. It's on its third KeroWACKED, which, as with most BBAD events, is the brainchild of resident sprite/evil genius Rolando Chang Barrero." -Fire Ant New Times

The Beat Generation was a group of authors whose literature explored and influenced American culture in the post-World War II era. 

The bulk of their work was published and popularized throughout the 1950s.

Central elements of Beat culture are rejection of standard narrative values, the spiritual quest, exploration of American and Eastern religions, rejection of materialism, explicit portrayals of the human condition, experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and sexual liberation and exploration.

Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1956), William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch (1959) and Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957) are among the best known examples of Beat literature.

In the 1960s, elements of the expanding Beat movement were incorporated into the hippie and larger counterculture movements. Neal Cassady, as the driver for Ken Kesey's bus, Further, was the primary bridge between these two generations. Allen Ginsberg's work also became an integral element of early 1960s hippie culture.

Curator, Rolando Chang Barrero 

Art Call Deadline April 10, 2016

No Fee to Submit Proposals!

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Performance Art ( groups or individuals),
Visual Artists, Muralists, Literary and Poetry Readers,
Musicians and Bands of all genres. 

Special Thanks to Rickie Leiter of the Rickie Report!

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