Storyteller: Anna Cruz
Anna Cruz is a storyteller. “I used to dream in Tagalog often, but now not so much.” In February, she got back from a nice long visit to Manila—the first time she’d been back in years. “I was still surprisingly fluent…my vocabulary isn’t as wide Read More …
In the Eyes of the Hungry: Sponsored by the NEA and Inspired by John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath
The agricultural history of Florida preserves itself within the art pieces of In the Eyes of the Hungry, an exhibition on display at the Orlando City Hall Terrace Gallery. The show’s title comes from John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath in which farmers face Read More …
For Locals Only: Snapshot of Central Florida Gothic
Central Florida is, at once, a draw for all manner of peoples from all corners of the globe, a melting pot of culture, and a grey, muddied mush pressed into the pungent forms of souvenirs, repainted and sold to any passer-through. It’s not just the Read More …
Get Vocal: Lessons from a Guerrilla Girl
Why don’t we begin the evening with one big collective scream?” Moments later, the Carleton Auditorium at the University of Florida erupted into a jarring choir of the cries of those feeling the heaviness of our social and political climate. I would be lying if Read More …
Baldwin Park: An Inventory of Diminishment
So far, from daily interactions in a new town planned meticulously to be the very, very best of live-work-play, the following observations are made: A boy about two-and-a-half, crying, with his father crouched in front of him, their noses inches away. Dad was exhorting his Read More …
Artborne Party and Bring Your Own Vinyl
Artborne Magazine’s monthly party with afterparty provided by Bring Your Own Vinyl.
Derek Demeter: Space Case
Derek Demeter is a conservationist at heart. He uses the road less traveled out of an occupational necessity for dark spaces, and takes some stellar photography along his route. Flights of fancy aside, Demeter is an astronomer with a passion for photography that evolved concurrently. Read More …
Rosemarie Romero’s Porn Nails
I traveled to Gainesville for Gaze back in January. The festival was organized as a platform to celebrate work by women-identified, non-binary, trans-feminine, trans and cis women creatives. The festival featured musical performances, art, and a panel discussion, all focused on an exploration of female Read More …
Brooks Dierdorff: Creating Awareness
“What is the difference between going to a national park or going to Disneyland?” At first, the question might seem trivial, but through his ongoing series, Aesthetics of Eden, Brooks Dierdorff shows us that this question is more important than we imagined. Dierdorff has Read More …
Art is a Drag: Transformation Series
Daniel Morris is most known for his distinct style of portrait photography. He considers his subject in terms of the elements of art—line, color, shape, form, pattern, texture—organizing them into a unified composition while at the same time discovering and revealing the subject as metaphor. Read More …
