THIS WEEK
AMERICAN, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY: NEW SELECTIONS — Through Sept. 26, Eaton Fine Art Inc., 435 Gardenia St., West Palm Beach. Paintings, sculpture, photographs and prints from international artists. (561) 833-4766.
A CIRCUS OF SMALL WONDERS — Through Sept. 13, 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart. Vintage and iconic pieces from the Elliott collection that explores how we play, as children, as adults, and how play has shaped our lives. Detailed dollhouses, and model planes, trains and cars, Legos, erector sets, board games and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. (772) 225-1961.
BARBIE’S BACK AND SHE’S 50 — Through Oct. 25, Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Celebrate Barbie’s 50th birthday with more than 1,000 dolls and accessories from the private collection of Nichole Fitzgerald that creatively tell Barbie’s story. $6 general, $4 seniors and students 14-21, free for members and children 13 and younger. 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m Tuesday-Saturday, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. (561) 243-7922. www.oldschool.org
LOOKING AHEAD
EXHIBIT: ART OF OUR OWN — 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, Temple Judea, 4311 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens. Local artists and members of Temple Judea in a variety of mediums and techniques including oil, pastel, watercolor and photography. Through July 24. (561) 624-4633 or visit wwwtemplejudeapbc.org
ON DISPLAY NOW
58TH ANNUAL ALL FLORIDA JURIED ART COMPETITION — Through Aug. 30. Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Boca Raton. This year’s juror, Roy Slade, selected 60 artworks — paintings, sculpture, photography and installations — by 48 artists. Free for members, $10 guests. Museum admission: $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (65 and older), $4 per person for group tours and $4 for students. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (561) 392-2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org
EXPANDING BOUNDARIES: LYRICAL ABSTRACTION — Through Aug. 30. Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Boca Raton. Explore selections from the Permanent Collection that reflect the long and rich evolution of abstraction in the 20th century. Lyrical Abstraction arose in the 1960s and 1970s, following the challenge of Minimalism and Conceptual art. Many artists began moving away from geometric, hard-edge and minimal styles toward more lyrical, sensuous, romantic abstractions, worked in a loose, gestural way. Museum admission: $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (65 and older), $4 per person for group tours and $4 for students. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (561) 392-2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org
AMAZING FEATS OF AGING — Through Aug. 23, South Florida Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. A new interactive science exhibition that features more than 20 hands-on exhibits in a colorful, carnival-themed atmosphere that explore the science of aging, with special emphasis on healthy aging, how animals age and the aging brain. Where: Tickets: $9 adults, $7.50 seniors age 62 and older, $6 for kids 3-12, free for younger than 3 and members. (561) 832-1988. www.sfsm.org
ROOTED IN TRADITION: ART QUILTS FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM — Through Oct. 25, Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Discover the history of the quilt movement and see 64 quilts from the Quilt Museum’s 350 quilts. (772) 231-0707.
EARTH ELEMENTS — Through July 16, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. The earth-inspired artwork of Melani Kane Brewer, Pam Moody and Maya Schonenberger, including fiber works, ceramics and jewelry. Each artist interprets nature in Florida through their individualized twists on traditional media. (561) 746-3101.
FIND ART: STAFF STYLE — Through July 16, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. A group exhibition spotlights the hidden talents of the staff of the Lighthouse Center for the Arts. Painting, ceramics and drawing, showing the vitality and diversity of work. (561) 746-3101.
SURFARI ? Through Sept. 4, Lighthouse Center fot the Arts, 373 Tequesta Dr., Tequesta. This exhibition captures endless summers filled with surf, fun and sun: vintage surfboards, movie posters, photographs, surf club jackets and a special surf movie. Admission is free, movie night admission is $2. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. (561)746-3101.
THE MUSIC BEHIND THE MAGIC: DISNEY 1928-TODAY — Through Sept. 6, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Norton Museum of Art explores music’s integral role in Disney’s success- from animation and flim to TV, radio and Broadway. Free for members and children under 13, $12 adults, $5 visitors 13-21. Museum admission: $8 adults, $3 visitors 13-21. Hours: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday. (561)-832-5196 or visit www.norton.org
THE HUMAN FORM IN JAPANESE ART — Through Sept. 13, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Learn about the rich tradition that began with the Jomon Period ancestors of modern Japanese. Japan’s depictions of the human figure have been used to express beauty, drama, heroism, morality, divinity, hope and so much more. Plus Japanese costume, which mimics the human form, then molds to it as it wraps the body. Admission: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for children and students ages 7 to 17 and free for members and kids 6 and younger. (561) 495-0233. www.morikami.org
AN ECLECTIC PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT — Through July 8. Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., in the second floor gallery. Features the photographs of the members of the Boca Raton Museum of Art – The Art School. (561) 266-9490.
PURVIS YOUNG: RAW — Through July 30, EXOR Galleries, Royal Palm Place, 291 Via Naranjas, Suite 45A, Boca Raton. Purvis Young is the ultimate recycler. He paints on anything that can support paint and the pressure of an artist’s hand — cardboard, discarded political signs, used paper, doors, plywood scraps, metal sheets, carpet remnants — you name it and Purvis has painted on it. He uses materials and inspiration harvested from the streetscapes that he depicts. (561) 361-7474. Five percent of purchases will be donated to Tri County Humane Society if you mention it. www.exorgalleries.com
CLAY, GLASS, METAL, STONE: A COOPERATIVE GALLERY GRAND OPENING — Flamingo Clay Studio, 605 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. See the work of up to 21 artists. Hours: noon-9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday and Monday. (561) 588-8344. Email: JClay6@aol.com
EARTHLY DELIGHTS — The Gallery at Eissey Campus Theatre, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Art teachers display original artwork that comments on the relationship between natural and man-made beauty. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Call Karla Walter at (561) 207-5015.
ROMAN VISHNIAC: SELECTIONS FROM THE VANISHED WORLD — Through July 26, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Roman Vishniac was an accomplished Russian-American photographer, biologist, art collector and historian, whose portfolio, “The Vanished World,” is one of the few pictorial documentations of Jewish culture. (561) 832-5196.
DAVID MAXWELL: TO THE POINT — Through July 19, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Boca Raton. Often called a “contemporary Seurat,” Maxwell (American, born in Chicago 1941-2006) painted the contemporary world in a meticulous pointillist technique. (561) 392-2500.
THE SPRING MASTERS OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION — Through July 26. FAU Boca Campus, Schmidt Center Gallery, and The University Galleries, School of the Arts. Free. Call (561) 297-2966 or www.fau.edu/galleries
MYSTIC: AN EXHIBITION OF OILS BY CECILIA LUEZA — Through Aug. 27, Palm Beach Community College Eissey Campus Theatre, 3140 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.- Fri. (561) 207-5905.
FLORIDA ARTIST DON RAY’S EXHIBITION — Through Labor Day weekend, in the atrium of the Spa at the PGA National Resort, 400 Avenue of Champions, Palm Beach Gardens. Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Closed Tuesdays in June). A collection of 21 wildlife and marine life paintings with new pieces added throughout the summer. Sale of the pictures benefits the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. (561) 575-3399. www.buschwildlife.com or (561) 627-3111. www.pgaresort.com
