SPECIAL EVENTS
GARDENSART EXHIBITION: DIVERSITY IN ART: Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, City Hall Lobby, 10500 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens. Features Lore Baer’s photography and sculpture and John Bowen’s watercolors. Through Feb. 16, Info: (561) 799-4100; www.pbgfl.com
ART AFTER DARK: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. An evening of glass, jazz music and a behind the scenes look at Tony Award winner Red. The pbpulse.com Tour at 5:30 p.m. will focus on the Studio Glass exhibit which features a glass blowing demonstration at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. The 6:30 p.m. Tour will discuss the Cocktail Culture exhibit. A 6:30 p.m., go ‘Behind the Scenes of Red,’ the story of the work and inner turmoil of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. The 2010 Tony Award® winning play opens at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre on Feb. 14 and the Maltz’s artistic director Andrew Kato and director Lou Jacob will discuss the staging of the play. Meet jazz musician Jamie Ousley before his performance at 7:30 p.m. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org
OPENING THIS WEEK
A NEW LIGHT ON TIFFANY: CLARA DRISCOLL AND THE TIFFANY GIRLS: Opens Tuesday, through April 22, Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. More than 50 Tiffany lamps, windows, mosaics, enamels, ceramics and pages of recently discovered correspondence written by head designer Clara Driscoll (1861-1944). Exhibition special programs include a tour and project fourth- to eighth-graders at 10 a.m. Feb. 4; and a gallery talk and insider’s tour by co-curator Margaret K. Hofer at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 28. Both programs are free with paid museum admission, but reservations are required. Info: (561) 655-2833; www.flaglermuseum.us.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GLASS: Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. The studio glass movement celebrates a half century of creativity with three programs:
Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation: The Wisconsin-based glass artist created a large-scale glass construction, inspired by 17th- and 18th-century still-lifes. Through May 27.
The Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow: A mobile glass art studio makes a 10-week run with eight public programs daily during which Corning glassblowers will demonstrate complex glass-making techniques. Through March 25. Admission to the Roadshow is $3, free for members and children younger than 13.
Studio Glass: Works from the Museum Collection: Curated by Jerry Dobrick, this showcase of studio glass from its permanent collection coincides with the Beth Lipman installation and the visit by the Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow. Artists Dale Chihuly, William Morris, and Toots Zynsky will be featured. Info: (561) 832-5196; www.norton.org.
INSIGHTS: Opens Tuesday through April 9, Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. A multimedia art exhibition presented by The National Association Of Women Artists, Florida Chapter. A reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 9, in the Ocean Breeze room. Info: (561) 243-7922.
LAST CHANCE
CONCEPTUAL NARRATIVE: MIXED MEDIA FROM THE CHODORKOFF COLLECTION: Through Tuesday, FAU’s Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. An exhibition of contemporary fine art and crafts that features an eclectic mix of glass, fiber, ceramics, painting, sculptures and prints by several established artists, including Dale Chihuly, Ed Rossbach, William Morris and Clifford Rainey. (561) 297- 3770; www.library.fau.edu/geninfo/hours.htm
‘THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL’: Through Feb. 3, Holden Luntz Gallery, 332 Worth Ave., Palm Beach. Comprised of photographs that were taken during decades when people lived with exuberance: 1940s-60s and the 1980s. The energy and freshness in the arts found a visual equivalent in the photography of the masters, including Frank Horvat, William Klein, Harry Benson and Clive Arrowsmith. Info: (561) 805-9550; www.holdenluntz.com
ON DISPLAY
FULL OF GRACE: Through March 14, The Palm Beach Photographic Center, 415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Features more than 150 images that chronicle the history of a child’s place in the world, beginning 150 years ago. Info: (561) 253-2600; www.workshop.org.
FIGURED SPACES: SELECTIONS FROM THE JOHN MORRISSEY COLLECTION: Through Feb. 11, Schmidt Center Gallery at FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Features figurative works by 12 women contemporary artists. Info: www.fau.edu/galleries or (561) 297-2966.
ART & LIFE: THE SPIRIT OF HAITI: Through Feb. 10, at the Art Gallery at PBSC Eissey Campus, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Features 27 pieces of art and crafts created by nine artists of Haitian descent living in South Florida. The art and crafts of Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel, Haiti, will also be on exhibit. Info: (561) 207-5015; www.palmbeachstate.edu/artgallerypbg.xml.
FIGURED SPACES: SELECTIONS FROM THE JOHN MORRISSEY COLLECTION: Through Feb. 11, University Galleries FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Features 40 works by 12 artists, from the collection of West Palm Beach attorney John Morrissey, all of which present the human figure in spaces or environments that convey a wide range of psychological states and evoke strong emotional responses. Info: (561) 297-2966; www.fau.edu/galleries/Morrissey.php
MARTIN SCHOELLER – CLOSE UP AND NATURA MORTA – PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRIZIA ZELANO: Through March 18, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors 65+, $4 students, and free for younger than 12 and museum members. Info: (561) 392-2500; www. bocamuseum.org.
MAH JONGG: HISTORY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH THE CENTURIES: Through Feb. 17, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. The opening reception features a viewing, tours, video and live mah jongg demonstrations and a screening of The Ties That Bind, a film about the women who play this centuries-old game. Info: (561) 558-2520.
DIANA NICOSIA: THE WORLD OF COLOR: ITALY, BRAZIL, FRANCE AND KUWAIT EXHIBIT – Through April 15, Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Features 45 original oil paintings created between 1985 and 2011. Admission: $10 general; $6 seniors; $4 students (13-21); $2 ages 4-12 and free for children ages 3 and under. Info: (561) 243-7922; www.oldschool.org.
SCENES FROM AFRICA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM SPEAR JR.: Through Feb. 28, The Spady Museum, 170 N.W. Fifth Ave., Delray Beach. Nearly two dozen colorful photographs from Senegal, Ethiopia, East Togo and Benin. Hours: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays; Saturday by appointment. Admission: Free for members; $5 nonmembers. Info: (561) 279-8883; www.spadymuseum.org.
COCKTAIL CULTURE EXHIBITION: Through March 11, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Explores social rituals of drinking and entertaining through fashion and design, a multi-disciplinary exhibition that features more than 150 objects dating from the 1920s to the present. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org
IN HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY, A MODERN DAY FEAST FOR THE EYES: Through Feb. 17, Levis JCC’s Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery At The Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. Mordechai Rosenstein’s tapestries, paintings, murals and silk screen prints. Free. Info: (561) 852-3276.
CUBA: VANISHED DREAMS: Through Feb. 17, Levis JCC’s Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery At The Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement, 21050 95th Ave. S., Boca Raton. Maryelle Braunstein’s street photography of Cuba, her vanished dreams and reminders of years past. Free. Info: (561) 852-3276.
THE EMPEROR’S ORDERS: DESIGNS FROM THE QIANLONG IMPERIAL WORKSHOP (1736 -1796): Through Feb. 19, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Features 10 objects in various media; painting, jade, ceramic, glass and metalwork, all created for the greatest art collector in 18th-century China, the Qianlong Emperor. Info: (561) 832-5196; norton.org
FOREVER YOUNG: ARTISTS OF THE 60s, 70s AND 80s: Margot Stein Gallery, 512 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. Featuring Motherwell, Hockney, Warhol, Dine, Rauschenberg, Wesselmann, Goodnough, Nevelson, Rivers, Marca-Relli. Info: (561) 582-5770; www.margotstein gallery.com
AMERICAN TREASURES: Through March 18, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton. An exhibition featuring 36 works by renowned American artists, including masterworks by Milton Avery, George Bellows, Albert Bierstadt, Charles Burchfield, Thomas Cole, John Steuart Curry, Thomas Eakins, Adolph Gottlieb, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Jack Levine, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Andy Warhol and Andrew Wyeth, among others. Info: (561) 392-2500; www.bocamuseum.org
CURVED, HERBERT MEHLER SCULPTURES: Through April 6, Armory Art Center’s Sculpture Garden, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. The inspiration for Herbert Mehler’s large-scale steel sculptures are inspired by organic, natural matter such as fruits and seeds, and draw a contrast between the fluidity of the shapes and the overwhelming weight of the steel. Info: (561) 832-1776; armoryart.org
PARIDISE IN PERIL: WORLD WAR II IN PALM BEACH COUNTY: Through Aug. 18, the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. Archival photographs featuring Palm Beach County citizens, maps of historically significant areas and artifacts. Free. Info: (561) 832-4164; www.historical societypbc.org