VISUAL COLLABORATIVE (AN EXCLUSIVE ART EXHIBITION DISPLAYING THE WORK OF VARIOUS RISING NATIONAL ARTISTS AROUND THE COUNTRY) PRODUCES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OPENING ART EXHIBITION IN MIAMI.
MIAMI, FL – Art enthusiasts, community writers and various artists came together on Saturday, April 12 to celebrate the opening of the weeklong art exhibition in Miami. Adeave studios and Icy Public Relations, the producers of this yearly Art Exhibition, hosted 6 artists in this exclusive art event opening called Visual Collaborative. The event took place at Undercurrent Arts, 2563 North Miami Avenue Miami, FL. With over 350 people in attendance throughout the night, the event was a great success.
The Artists for the 2008 Visual Collaborative Art Exhibition were Ade Olufeko- New York, Dawn Okoro – Texas, Jens Karlsson – New York, Linda Zacks – New York, Miko Simmons – Minnesota, Tiphanie Brooke – Arizona. Miko Simmons’ provocative art was the highlight of the evening.
Visual Collaborative is an annual group exhibition/networking event focused on creative professionals and visual artists from all around the country, showcasing a rich blend of media work. These works include New Media Design, Abstract Art, Interactive Design, Oil Paintings and Traditional Painting styles.
This year Visual Collaborative adopted a new community outreach program that will enable the team to give the proceeds to charity to help build the bridge between the community and the arts. The charity of choice this year was the Voices for Children Miami- Dade. The mission of Voices for Children Foundation is to raise funds to ensure that every abused and neglected child in Miami-Dade County has a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem and that financial assistance and other resources are available for their accompanying health, educational and social needs.
A much-deserved appreciation goes to our charity partner Voices for Children Miami-Dade and all the sponsors of the event including Drysack and Martin Miller’s Gin for the complimentary drinks for all the guests and Exotica Unique for the contemporary furniture. Our heartfelt thanks also goes to Wildfire for their management expertise, 4SHO Productions for their media sponsorship, Ella Brown Couture for its financial support, Undercurrent Arts for the use of the Gallery and assistance with the Art set up and Loquat Event Management Company for their extraordinary planning services and complimentary gifts for all the guests. Thank you to all of the guests that came to show their support. We look forward to seeing you next year.
The Visual Collaborative team has chosen New York as the next location for the 2009 Art Exhibition next spring. For more information, please contact ICY Public Relations at 305.940.0067, or visit us online at www.visualcollaborative.com.
AN EXCLUSIVE ART EXHIBITION FEATURING SEVEN RISING NATIONAL ARTISTS TO DISPLAY THEIR WORK AT VISUAL COLLABORATIVE IN MIAMI ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12 FROM 7PM TO 10PM PRESENTED BY ADEAVE STUDIOS , ICY PUBLIC RELATIONS AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNDERCURRENT ARTS 2563 N. MIAMI AVE. MIAMI, FL 33127
Visual Collaborative is an annual group exhibition/networking event focused on creative professionals and visual artists from all around the country, showcasing a rich blend of media work. These works include New Media Design, Abstract Art, Interactive Design, Oil Paintings and Traditional Painting styles.
The exhibition/opening cocktail reception is organized and produced by Adeave Studios, an Interactive Design & Technology Company that operates nationally and ICY Public Relations, a PR boutique firm focused on International Fashion, Arts and Entertainment.
The first Visual collaborative event was held in Minneapolis, MN on March 16, 2007 at the Center for Independent Artists. The exhibition was one week long and drew over 2000 art enthusiasts to its location. With the success of the first event, the team has decided to make Visual Collaborative an annual event featured in a different city each year. The second series will be held in Miami, FL and will open on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 7PM.
The event will feature local and national artists showcasing 4 pieces of their art collection. The goal of our event is to educate, inform and entertain the society about these new artists and build a strong bridge between the community and the arts.
Visual Collaborative has adopted a new community outreach program that will enable us to give the proceeds from the event to Charity. Each year, Visual Collaborative will donate to a charity in the local area to facilitate the relationship between the community and the arts.
The charity of choice this year is the Voices of Children Miami- Dade. The mission of the Voices for Children Foundation is to raise funds to ensure that every abused and neglected child in Miami-Dade County has a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem and that financial assistance and other resources are available for their accompanying health, educational and social needs.
The Artists for the 2008 Visual Collaborative Event are Ade Olufeko- New York City, Audrey Scott – Miami, Dawn Okoro – Texas, Jens Karlson – New York City, Linda Zacks – New York City, Miko Simmons – Minneapolis, Tiphanie Brooke – Arizona
Ade Olufeko is a New York based Web Designer and Digital Design artist. He grew up in Nigeria after leaving Minneapolis at a very young age. Spending most of his formative years absorbing the flamboyancy of Lagos, Nigeria, a hub of creativity and social complexities, his work is greatly influenced by his environment and his mother (Lady Yombol). Ade is an experienced graphics designer, illustrator, and educator.
Audrey Scott cannot resist experimenting with different mediums. Each medium contributes a new avenue to explore her creative process. She exemplifies the use of acrylics to portray her range of emotions. Her goal is to never give up the experimentation with different mediums, which allows her to grow as an artist.
Dawn Okoro, painter and University of Texas alum is pursuing her craft while she is enrolled as a second-year law student at Texas Southern University in Houston – and unsurprisingly she has become something of an accidental celebrity consort and a portrait artist to the stars. So far she has teamed up with Erykah Badu to raise awareness for the singer’s nonprofit organization, and has had Shaun Robinson of “Access Hollywood” and Victoria’s Secret model Nichole both commission portraits. She’s shown artwork in London, and even sent a painting to a show in Australia whose organizer turned out to have appeared in a recent “Star Wars” film. Okoro’s art has recently graced the pages of the Paris-based “CLAM” magazine.
Jens Karlsson is the Creative Director at Your Majesty New York, where he directs rich media campaigns for entertainment and consumer brand clients. Karlsson’s work has been published in books, magazines and galleries worldwide. He has acted as juror for several industry awards and spoken at conferences. In the online community he goes by the name Chapter Three, chapter3.net.
Linda Zacks is the creative spark behind extra-oomph.com. Her work percolates from the tangible grime that is the oozy texture of New York City. It is about the cacophony of whooping sirens and grinding metal. Nothing is out of the question: old wood, torn paper, rusty metal, ink, duct tape or a scribbled-over Polaroid. Everything is an art supply. Her words form a rhythmic Latin hustle, pimp struttin’ with meaning and experiences, setting one up for that same sort of woozy swoon one feels when roaming the streets around Times Square.
Miko Simmons has successfully brought his passion for art and technology to innovate directions in the fine art world while bringing the human element to computer graphics technologies. He has won several international awards and had showings at galleries and museums around the world including the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Soviet National Academy of Sciences held in the Hall of Architects, Moscow.
Tiphanie Brooke is in her early twenties and works as a graphic artist who specializes in mixed media collage. She works and lives in a tiny studio space in downtown Phoenix. She spends her time working on art collections ranging from mixed media collages, to handmade paper goods, to industrial design pieces. Antigirl.com is her visual timeline of mixed media art. Her work constantly evolves with her life and visual skill, success and failures. Her work is instinctually her own and most certainly unique. She uses a blend of traditional materials and the luxuries modern technology affords.
This weeklong exhibition is open to the public from April 12 to April 19 and is produced by Adeave Studios and Icy Public Relations and sponsored in part by Kindred Spirits, Drysack, Martin Miller’s Gin, Exotica Furniture, Wildfire and Loquat Event Management Company.
The Exhibition will be held at Undercurrent Arts, 2563 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33127. The After party for the Exhibition will be held at Karu N Y 71 NW 14th St, Miami, FL 33136. For more information please call ICY Public Relations at 305.940.0067, or visit us online at www.visualcollaborative.com
GRAMMY NOMINATED PRODUCER NOTTZ REMIXES UK INDEPENDENT LABEL ARTIST; ADAMA’S TRACK “TAKE ME HOME”. THE RESULT IS A SMOOTH UNION BETWEEN A MAJOR PRODUCER AND AN INDEPENDENT LABEL ARTIST
NEW YORK, NY February 1, 2008 — We are very happy to announce the Grammy Nomination of Record producer, Nottz Raw, for his production on the Kanye West album ‘Graduation’.
Over the past decade, the Virginia-based Producer has made hundreds of classic beats for both newcomers and industry legends. And, judging from his future plans, he’s just getting started. To put it bluntly, Nottz Raw has one hell of a catalog. In a little over a decade the low key Norfolk, Virginia, native has managed to supply backdrops for hip-hops most notable names from Busta Rhymes, SNOOP DOGG and Method Man to Scarface, G-UNIT, Notorious B.I.G. DR. Dre AND THE LIST GOES ON!!!
Nottz latest collaboration is with a newcomer from the UK, Adama. He heard of Adama’s music through her myspace page and was instantly interested in working with her. Nottz approached Adama and asked to remix her song ‘Take Me Home’. The result is a bass pumping new version to the song that will be added as a bonus track on Adama’s debut album ‘Delicate Dragon’ which is due for release in April 15th 2008 on 4Dpeople Records.
Adama is an artist from the UK who has recently moved to New York and is getting folks here very excited about her unique style. Nottz is not the first to fall into Adama’s creative web. She has already worked with the likes of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees and Peter Buck of R.E.M. Adama’s upcoming debut album which was produced by Gili Wiseburgh (Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Sugar Babes), incorporates eclectic flavors that appeal to people cross-genre from rock, r&b, pop to jazz. Adama’s style gives a sense of credibility and authenticity but still maintains the melodic focus of pop.
Adama is scheduled to perform with her band on February 6th in the Cutting Room 19 W 24th St New York, NY 10010 for at 9:30pm. For press tickets to review the performance or inquiries about featuring Adama, please call 561.506.6530. Also visit Adama’s websites online at http://www.adamaworld.com/ or www.myspace.com/adama . Do not miss a chance to watch this rising star perform live.
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