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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Travis Newbill: on Journalist/Voyeur

Article by Travis Newbill:

*nb: Correction was made to this article. The exhibition can be seen at ActivistArtistA Gallery at the Boynton Beach Art District. 422 West Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach Fl 33426

Artsy Fartsy

Can Digital Images Be Fine Art? Round Table Discussion Tonight in Boynton

By Travis Newbill Thu., Apr. 5 2012 at 11:14 AM

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If Ansel Adams were alive with a Facebook account, and he saw those really artsy Hipstamatic "prints" that you've been posting, what would he think? Would he agree that they are super cool and artistic, or might he call them cheap imitations of the real thing?

The debate as to whether digital images can be considered fine art is a lively one in the art world. "With all of the 'auto this,' 'auto that' [in digital photography], the photographer pretty much becomes the button pusher," says Rolando Chang Barrero, Director of ActivistArtistA Gallery in Boynton Beach.

Barrero recently put together an exhibition at the Boynton Beach Art District entitled Journalist/Voyeur, which explores the topic of whether digital photography can be fine art, as well as other questions related to journalistic and fashion photography, by featuring the work of "two non-traditional artists"--fashion photographer Jonathan Dvoretz and commercial photographer Michael Herb.

To flesh out the topic even further, he has organized a round table discussion to take place tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.at the same location.

The talk will be moderated by City of Boynton Beach Public Art Administrator Debby Coles-Dobay and will feature special guest panelists Lona O'Conner of the Palm Beach Post, Lisa Rockford, curator of 1310 Gallery, Candy Childrey of Florida Arts Guild, Dan O'Brian of Broward Arts Guild, New Times' own Monica McGivern, as well as the exhibiting artists, Jonathan Dvoretz and Michael Herb.

The exhibition itself will be open for public viewing from 1 to 5 p.m. prior to the discussion.

For More information visit ActivistArtistA.com

Friday, March 30, 2012

Packaging Nature Exhibition



Curated by Rolando Chang Barrero, 



Packaging Nature Exhibition









Human nature and the environment is reveled through installations, assemblages, photography, and sound. 





The Packaging Nature Exhibition is open to the public and is Free.





Opening reception on April 26, 2012 at 6 PM in conjunction with the 



Boynton Beach Art District Art Walk.



Exhibition runs through May 17, 2012





ActivistArtistA Gallery 



422 West Industrial Ave.



Boynton Beach, Fl 33426





Selected work by:





Gina Bentivegna



Wendy Doscher-Smith, Kim Fay, 
Juan Gonzalez,  Brian Lewis ,  Saramati Narasimhan, Elle Schorr, Vicki Siegel, Serafima Sokolov , Ryan Spinelli,  Karla Walter









For more information and images visit us at 



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Friday, March 23, 2012

Salty Eggs on Gallery!

“Journalist/Voyeur” Opens Friday at ActivistArtistA Gallery

“Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. Gloom is their game, the spectacle their passion, normality their nemesis.” — Gay Talese

Some days, the journalist serves his or her calling’s highest purpose: informing the public about wartime struggles and corporate corruption, or documenting the senseless shooting death of an unarmed Florida teen by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Then there are the not-so-banner days – when the journalists of the 24-hour news cycle offer little more than celebrity mental breakdowns, 911 calls to tell police that Burger King is out of lemonade, and breaking news coverage on the demise of Kim Kardashian’s and Kris Humphries’ nuptials.

The split personality of the journalist as both careful informer and insatiable voyeur is one that has been debated at length both on air and in the public sphere. This split is now also the inspiration behind ActivistArtistA Gallery’s latest installation “Journalist/Voyeur: The Work of Jonathan Dvoretz and Michael Herb,” which opens Friday. To coincide with the Boynton Beach’s Artwalk, show curator and Gallery owner Rolando Chang Barrero wanted to show the “tension between the two roles of the journalist.” So he selected two photographers to play with the idea. Michael Herb brings the more newsy part of the equation with a series called Project 365, for which Herb took one picture a day for an entire year. Many of these days included chasing down and documenting events from San Francisco to Florida. Photographer Jonathan Dvoretz, on the other hand, brings in the more playful and voyeuristic side of photography, working mostly in commercial, fashion, editorial, and advertising.

The show opens 6 p.m. Friday and continues through April with a special roundtable discussion with Palm Beach Post reporter Lona O’Connor on April 5.

Where: ActivistArtistA Gallery (422 W. Industrial Ave., Boynton Beach)
When: 6 p.m. Friday, March 23
Price: Free
Contact: http://activistartista.blogspot.com/

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Events Events Events!

Friday March 23, 2012

The Best Art Walk in Palm Beach County!

The Boynton Beach Art District

406-422 West Industrial Ave

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Byron Eggers Show

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FRIDAY March 2, 2012 at 10 AM!!!! TUNE IN!

Greetings Friends,

Well the rumors are true....Byron aka Da EggMan has a new show,new station,new time....Same kool vibe....Join Byron Monday to Friday from 10am-12pm......Yes it is true now there is daily serving of Eggman ,with some H-Love on the side...Our good friend and co-host Billy Hitz will be joining us in the studio every Friday as we feature local music and continue to support the scene!!
This week serenading us LIVE in the studio is our great friend ,and loyal supporter of the scene, the one and only Steve Minotti............His voice is sooooo sweet!! Sharing in the love is artist and founder of ACTIVISTARTISTA , Rolando Chang Barrero.........Rolando will be talking about his amazing event KEROWACKED...Homage to Jack that went down last Sunday!! He is breathing life into the Boynton Beach Art District,and we are so glad to have crossed in each others path!! .............Please continue to follow us on our ride...........Gratitude for all the love...........Til........Safe Travels On Your Journey................
Jah Bless
Love and Light,
H-Love

New Times Review of KeroWACKED

by Mickie Centrone

Later this month!

Join the fun at...

THE DISTRICT ART WALK

March 23, 2012

Open Studios!, Gallery Walk, Food Trucks, FREE Art Magazines, Live Music and the ActivistArtistA Bay Gates Project!

The District Artists:

Rolando Chang Barrero
Denny Reed
DXTR
Rick Beau Lieu
Lea Vendetta
Studio Sage
Ron Emanuelle

ActivistArtistA Gallery: Opening Reception at 6 PM

Journalist/Voyeur

The Work of Michael Herb and Jonathan Dvoretz

The Neighborhood Art Gallery

Check out pictures of our last event:
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/slideshow/kerowacked-homage-to-jack-at-activistartista-36222516/