Artists Haven Gallery, a fine art gallery located in Ft Lauderdale, FL, launches charitable initiative by partnering with The Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center to make sure the children with special needs receive toys this holiday season!

Artists Haven Gallery is a collection site from November 26 through December 17, 2011 for dropping off new toys to be donated to The Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center. Toys can be donated during business hours of 12noon - 6pm Mon - Sat. at 2757 East Oakland Park Blvd Ft Lauderdale, FL 33306. Items must be new, unwrapped and in their original packaging; toy guns and weapons cannot be accepted.

On Saturday, December 17, 2011 from 6 - 9pm the Artists Haven Gallery will be hosting a Holiday Party - Charity Event and collecting “Toys For The Children”. Attendees are requested to bring a new, unwrapped toy as a charitable donation.

Local area restaurants will provide Complimentary Wine & Cheese, Hors d’ oeuvres and a special custom made cake. The evening will call for casual dress attire. There is plenty of free parking in front and additional metered parking as well. The event is free and open to the public. 

Established in 1983 as the follow-up program of the state’s Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center system, the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center (CDTC) has grown to be one of the largest children’s agencies in south Florida, serving over 10,000 children and youth annually. The Center’s focus has always been to provide medical care, case management, social services and other types of intervention to children and adolescents with chronic illnesses and development disabilities and to provide support and education to their families. To learn more about the center, please visit www.childrensdiagnostic.org

Please reach out to Elaine Joseph, Executive Director at Artists Haven Gallery at 954-817-4893 if you have questions or need directions to Artists Haven Gallery.

Including - Artists Haven Gallery Representation Contract, Solo Exhibition, Internet Exposure, Website Hosting, Magazine Publicity, and additional Sponsorship Prizes.

Juror:  Wendy M. Blazier, Senior Curator, Boca Raton Museum of Art

For more than 30 years, Wendy M. Blazier she has been active in South Florida as a museum curator, arts lecturer, juror of art shows and competitions, and a strong advocate for today’s contemporary artists working in all media.  Ms. Blazier is a published art historian, arts writer, and veteran museum administrator who, since 2001, serves as Senior Curator at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, where she is responsible for the organization and presentation of the Museum’s changing exhibitions, and permanent collections management. The Boca Raton Museum of Art houses an outstanding collection of photography, numbering more than 1500 images, and representing a veritable textbook  of 19th and 20th century developments spanning the history of the medium.  From early processes to large contemporary works, the Museum’s photography collection demonstrates the range of photographic media from documentary to conceptual.  As Senior Curator at the Museum, Ms. Blazier has organized numerous photography exhibitions of internationally and nationally prominent artists’ works.

Exhibition - The 45 selected photographers will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be August 6, 2011 – August 31, 2011.

Artists Reception & Awards Presentation - Saturday, August 6, 2011 6 - 9pm

Complimentary wine, hors d’ oeuvres & desserts. Casual attire. Event is free and open to public.

Book - A Fine Art Limited Edtion Book will be published & released for sale.

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 artists will be selected (5 artists in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 artists will win a Best of Category Award (1 artist from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

45 SELECTED ARTISTS BY CATEGORY

1. Seascape / Ocean / Waterways   Click to view >> 

Arron Haggart – Hollywood, FL
William Gatz – Miami, FL
Darren Names – Chico, CA
Karl Seifert – Philadelphia, PA
Sheridan Vincent – Rochester, NY   1st Place & Best of Category

2. Landscape / Scenery / Countryside   Click to view >> 

Warren H. Flagler – Hollywood, FL
Alfred Baijan Rasho – Chicago, IL
Lois Settlemeyer – Camas, WA
Steven Winkler – Oakland Park, FL
Kirk Van Zandbergen – Brackney, PA   3rd Place & Best of Category

3. Cityscape / Urban   Click to view >> 

Bruce Bain – Jupiter, FL
Arthur Marcus – Miami Beach, FL
Cindy Murray – Orlando, FL
Diana Nikolova – Ruse, Bulgaria
Lesli Van Zandbergen – Brackney, PA   Best of Category

4. Still Life / Objects   Click to view >> 

Florence A. Roghaar – Boca Raton, FL
Durand Seay – Atlanta, GA
Bernadette Sims – Shalimar, FL   Best of Category
Carol Wontkowski – Attleboro, MA
Jun Ying – British Columbia, Canada

5. Plants / Flowers   Click to view >> 

John Kling – Springdale, AR
John Hummel – Running Springs, CA
Lew Lautin – Boca Raton, FL   Best of Category
Julie Roberson – Dublin, TX
Fran Stetina – Bowie, MD

6. Music / Sports / Journalism / Documentary   Click to view >> 

James Balboni – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Michael Gora – Boca Raton, FL
John Lynner Peterson – Lexington, KY
Roy E. Rodriguez – Cape Coral, FL   Best of Category
Marrianne Romeo  – Santa Barbara, CA

7. Animals / Mammals / Birds / Wildlife   Click to view >> 

Suzi Eszterhas – San Rafael, CA
Fred Fisher – Mariette, GA
Barry Steven Greff – Weston, FL   Best of Category
John Henson II – Lakeland, FL
Jana Peterson – Battle Ground, WA

8. Figurative / People / Portraiture   Click to view >> 

Israel Atzmon – New York, NY   2nd Place & Best of Category
Nancy Brown – Boca Raton, FL
Bill Gozansky – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Frank Johnston – Tamarac, FL
Kit Snider – Delray Beach, FL

9. Abstract / Conceptualization   Click to view >> 

Joseph N. Geraci – Manassas, VA
Virginia Saunders – Hopkins, SC
Johnny Stevens – Austin, TX
Paula Turk – Miami Beach, FL   Best of Category
Jose M. Vidaurre – Miami, FL

Cash & Awards Valued Over $10,000 

Judge: Irvin Lippman, Executive Director, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale

Exhibition - The 45 selected artists will participate in a collective exhibition June 4 - June 30, 2011

Artists Reception & Awards Presentation - Saturday, June 4, 2011 6 - 9pm
Complimentary wine, hors d’ oeuvres & desserts. Casual attire. Event is free and open to public.

Book - A Fine Art Limited Edition Book will be published & released for sale at gallery on June 4th.

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 artists will be selected (5 artists in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 artists will win a Best of Category Award (1 artist from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

45 SELECTED ARTISTS BY CATEGORY

1. Seascape/Ocean/Waterways   Click to view >> 

Rebecca Edwards - Boca Raton, FL
Linda McKenny - British Columbia, Canada  Best of Category
James Pothier - Quebec, Canada
Ernest Socolov - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kitty Zucco - Wilton, CT

2. Landscape/Scenery/Countryside   Click to view >> 

Karl Brenner - Durango, CO
Ana Marie Hoyos - Hollywood, FL
Pati Maguire - Delray Beach, FL
Austen Pinkerton - Dulwich, London  Best of Category
Roxene Sloate - Delray Beach, FL

 3. Cityscape/Urban   Click to view >> 

Mimi Bauer - Fort Lauderdale, FL  2nd Place & Best of Category
Ronnie Cramer - Denver, CO
Steve Horan - Bella Vista, AR
Simone de Knecht - Krimpen a/d Ijssel, Netherlands
Monte Wright - Ontario, Canada

4. Still Life/Objects   Click to view >> 

Lisa Rosemary Boyd - Sunrise, FL
Tracie Brown - Boca Raton, FL
John Kling - Springdale, AR
Marisol Skiff - Coral Springs, FL
Marilyn Williscroft - Fort Lauderdale, FL Best of Category

5. Fruits/Vegetables   Click to view >> 

Christine Alfery - Lac du Flambeau, WI
Maria Elena Elvira "Manena" - Miami, FL
Ira Rom-Lorenz - Davie, FL
Julia Stevens - Plantation, FL 3rd Place & Best of Category
Tally Smith Willard - Claxton, GA

6. Nature/Plants/Flowers   Click to view >> 

Robert Corsetti - Farmington, UT
Clara Hada - Dave, FL
Lilya Kalashyan - Glendale, CA
Kay Sandler - Columbia, MA Best of Category
Suly B. Wolff - Tel Aviv, Israel

7. Animals/Mammals/Birds/Wildlife   Click to view >> 

Annette Alessi - Garnet Valery, PA Best of Category
April Bending - Ontario, Canada
Frank Bolock - Tampa, FL
Debbie Frost - Sunny Side, GA
Kitty Harvill - Little Rock, AR

8. Figurative/People/Portraiture   Click to view >> 

Dick Bobnick - Burnsville, MN
Tomiko Kato - New York, NY
Allen Schmertzler - Portland, OR Best of Category
Timothe Winstead - Enfield, NC
Christa Zurich - Fort Lauderdale, FL

9. Abstract/Pattern   Click to view >> 

Mike Bell - Northumberland, England
Nadine Meyers Saitlin - Boca Raton, FL
Phyllis Toburen, Mequon, WI
Theodosia A.G. Tamborlane - Cranford, NJ
Engelina Zandstra - Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Place & Best of Category

Artists Haven Gallery launches charitable initiative by partnering with Marine’s Toys for Tots. Artists Haven Gallery, a fine art gallery located in Ft Lauderdale, FL is working with Toys for Tots for the upcoming 2010 holiday season. On Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 6-9pm the Artists Haven Gallery will be hosting a Christmas Party Toys For Tot's Event. Attendies are requested to bring a new, unwrapped toy as a charitable donation. Items must be new, unwrapped and in their original packaging; toy guns and weapons can not be accepted. The gallery will also donate a portion of the evenings art sales to the Toys For Tots Organization.

Toys for Tots has been collecting and delivering toys for children since 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks USMCR and a group of Marine Reservists collected and distributed 5000 toys to needy children. Now in its 63rd year, the organization boasts almost 20 million toys delivered to close to 8 million children. 

Local area restaurants will provide complimentary wine and cheese, hors d hourves, and a very special custom made cake. The evening will call for casual dress attire. There is plenty of free parking in front and additional metered parking as well. The event is free and open to the public. 

Artists Haven Gallery is an official collection site for dropping off new toys begining November 1 through December 18, 2010. Toys can be donated during business hours of 12noon - 6pm Mon - Sat. at 2757 East Oakland Park Blvd Ft Lauderdale, FL 33306. Please reach out to Elaine Joseph, Executive Director at Artists Haven Gallery at 954-817-4893 if you have questions or need directions to Artists Haven Gallery.

Exhibition - 45 selected photographers (5 from each category) will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists’ Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be October 15, 2010 – November 4, 2010.

Opening Reception - A Meet the Artists & Awards Presentation event will be held on the evening of Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 6 - 9pm. Free and public invited.

Judging - Is based on creativity, balance of composition, correct exposure, technique, and quality of the subject. The 2010 International Photography Competition will be juried by Thomas E. Graig.

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 photographers were selected (5 photographers in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 photographers will win a Best of Category Award (1 photographer from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

Categories

1. Seascape/Ocean/Waterways    Click to view >>       

Frank E. Aloise - Hollywood, FL
Barry Steven Greff - Weston, FL
Frank Johnston - Tamarac, FL
Rod O’Conner - Rumford, RI
Paula Turk - Miami Beach, FL  Best of Category

2. Landscape/Scenery/Countryside    Click to view >> 

Bruce Bain - Jupiter, FL  Best of Category
Hans Bauer - Kerrville, TX
Denise Dethlefsen - Redding, CA
Craig Fritz - Ft Lauderdale, FL
Kathy A. O’Neal - Miramar, FL

3. Cityscape/Urban/Architecture   Click to view >> 

William Dennis - Boynton Beach, FL
Michael Gora - Boca Raton, FL
David Nau - Lake Worth, FL
Diana Nikolova - Ruse, BULGARIA  Best of Category
Irina Ponomareva - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

4. Still Life/Objects   Click to view >> 

Matthew Bloom - Coconut Creek, FL
Denise Felice - Boca Raton, FL
Grace Greenberg - Delray Beach, FL
Brady Paulus - Middelburg, FL
Michelle Vander – Atlanta, GA  Best of Category & 1st Place
 
5. Fruits/Vegetables/Plants/Flowers   Click to view >> 

Alan Glueckert - Boca Raton, FL
Arron Haggart - Hollywood, FL
Connie Hill - Lake Worth, FL
Don Jacobson - Portland, OR
Kit Snider - Delray Beach, FL  Best of Category

6. Music/Sports/Dance/Photojournalism/Documentary   Click to view >> 

Israel Atzmon - New York, NY
James Balboni - Ft Lauderdale, FL
Lisa A. Fanning - Silver Springs, MD
Bruno Costa E Silva - Brasilia, Brazil  Best of Category & 2nd Place
Sharon Swift - Ft Lauderdale, FL

7. Animals/Mammals/Birds/Wildlife   Click to view >> 

Suzanne M. Beam - Vestal, NY
John Corney - Irvine, CA  Best of Category & 3rd Place
Matt Erlandson - Madison, WI
John A. Henson II - Lakeland, FL
Bernadette Sims - Shalimar, FL

8. Figurative/People//Portraiture/Body/Children      Click to view >> 

Vardan Aroustamian - Sunnyvale, CA
Michael D. Colanero - Pompano Beach, FL
Dennis Dean - Wilton Manors, FL  Best of Category
Perri Hart - Johnson City, NY
Jacqueline Sacs - Tamarac, FL

9. Abstract/Pattern/Texture/Conceptualization   Click to view >> 

James Miller - Cypress, TX
F. A. Roghaar - Boca Raton, FL
Eduardo Soler – Oakland, CA  Best of Category
Dennis Usdan – Boynton Beach, FL
Samuel Vovsi – Princeton, NJ

Exhibition - The 45 selected artists will participate in a collective exhibition April 19, 2010 - May 15, 2010

Meet the Artists Reception & Awards Presentation - Saturday, April 24, 2010 6 - 9pm 

Complimentary wine, hors d’ oeuvres & desserts. Casual attire. Event is free and open to public.  

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 artists will be selected (5 artists in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 artists will win a Best of Category Award (1 artist from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

Juror - Dr. Karen Roberts, Senior Professor of Visual Arts, Broward College received her Ph.D. in Art History (Modern Art) from SUNY University, Binghamton. She studied painting as an undergraduate. She currently teaches the following lecture classes: Art History I (Prehistoric to Baroque), Art History II (Rococo to Contemporary Art), and Art Appreciation. In the studio, Dr. Roberts teaches Beginning Drawing, Life Drawing, Color and Composition, Watercolor, Painting, and Painting Special Topics. She was one of five BCC faculty to be honored in 1992 in the first year of the college's Endowed Teaching Chair program.

45 SELECTED ARTISTS BY CATEGORY

1. Seascape/Ocean/Waterways   Click to view >> 

Frank Bolock -Tampa, FL   Best of Category
Lee Chabot - North Scituate, RI
Jaison Cianelli - New Boston, NH
Ana Maria Hoyos - Hollywood, FL
Mary Singer - Winona, MN

2. Landscape/Scenery/Countryside   Click to view >> 

Gerard Frances - Paris, FRANCE
Vic Mastis - St. Louis, MO
Gabrielle McNeese  - Crosby, TX   Best of Category
Alfred Phillips - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Aleksandra Ristanovic - San Jose, CA

 3. Cityscape/Urban  Click to view >> 

Jeannette Berndsen - Hernando, FL
Simone de Knecht - Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS   Best of Category
Grace McKee - Sedona, AZ
Christopher B. Mooney - Lake Oswego, OR
Vu Nguyen - Nokesville, VA

4. Still Life/Objects  Click to view >> 

Sarah Berg -Thousand Oaks, CA 
Dorothy Fox -Taconic, CT
Liu Nan - Tallahassee, FL
Jack Newman - Boynton Beach, FL
Bill Updegraff - McCormick, SC   Best of Category & 3rd Place
 
5. Fruits/Vegetables  Click to view >> 

Laura Cuevas - Montclair, NJ
Valintine Keating - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Anthony Mignano - Parkland, FL
Fernando Palma - Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL   Best of Category
Carmen Sasieta - Weston, FL

6. Nature/Plants/Flowers  Click to view >> 

Annette Alessi - Garnet Valley, PA
Sue Allen - Lithia, FL   Best of Category
Monica Fallini - Naples, TX
Connie Robayo - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Tally Smith Willard - Claxton, GA

7. Animals/Mammals/Birds/Wildlife  Click to view >> 

Maurizio Battifora - Miami Beach, FL
Sandra Camper - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Patricia Levey - Palm Beach, FL
Dan Menta - Bronx, NY   Best of Category & 2nd Place
Gisela Pferdekamper - Loxahatchee, FL

8. Figurative/People/Portraiture   Click to view >> 

Susan Hanssen - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Michele Hundt - Wellington, FL
Virginia Rhan -Temple Terrace, FL
Joseph G. Runza - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kathie Wheeler - Viroqua, WI    Best of Category

9. Abstract/Pattern  Click to view >> 

Jack Durrwachter - Sedona, AZ
Saule Piktys - Santa Monica, CA
Phyllis Toburen - Meguon, WI   Best of Category & 1st Place
Jane Tracy - Boca Raton, FL
Monte Wright - Kitchener, CANADA

Exhibition - 45 selected photographers (5 from each category) will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists’ Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be September 01 through 30, 2009.

Opening Reception - A Meet the Artists & Awards Presentation event will be held on the evening of Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 6 - 9pm.  Free and public invited.

Judging - Was based on creativity, balance of composition, correct exposure, technique, and quality of the subject. The 2009 International Photography Competition will be juried by Barbara O’Keefe, Executive Director, the Coral Springs Museum of Art. www.csmart.org

In the spirit of an ongoing commitment to giving back to the community we live and work in, Artists’ Haven Gallery will donate 20% of its proceeds from the sale of artwork from the art competition exhibition to the Coral Springs Museum of Art. Through this gift the Museum will be able to fund some of the annual operational costs, as well as growing the community ARTReach programs to benefit and enrich the lives of underprivileged children and exceptional needs organizations.

Awards - From the overall entries, 45 photographers were selected (5 photographers in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 photographers will win a Best of Category Award (1 photographer from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

45 SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS BY CATEGORY 

1. Animals/Wildlife Click to view >> 

Aaron Fink - Atlanta, GA
John Henson - Lakeland, FL
David Carlysle Humphreys - Baton Rouge, LA
Nicki Gwynn Jones - Glos, UNITED KINGDOM
Joanne Williams - Lighthouse Point, FL   Best of Category

2. Landscape/Seascape/Water/Nature/Flowers/Plants/Fruits Click to view >> 

Dan Baumbach - Fairfax, CA
Betsey Chesler - Boca Raton, FL
Mike Criss - Wasilla, AK   2nd Place & Best of Category
Barry Seidman - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Cheyne Walls - Laguna Niguel, CA

3. Digital Conceptualization/Abstract/Pattern/Texture Click to view >> 

Arie Chen - Heffer, ISRAEL   Best of Category
Ari Hahn - Morristown, NJ
David Labella - Essex, CT
Rich Smukler - Boca Raton, FL
Monte Wright - Ontario, CANADA

4. People/Nude/Body/Portraiture/Children Click to view >> 

Anthony Caronia - S.C. BRAZIL
Dennis Dean - Wilton Manors, FL
Lara Alcantara-Lansberg - New York, N.Y   Best of Category
Malca Mehulal - Ra’ Anana, ISRAEL
Humberto Vidal - Weston, FL

5. Still Life/Objects Click to view >> 

Jerry Day - Redlands, CA
Cyril Furlan - New Wilmington, PA
William Gatz - Miami, FL
Leslie Harris - Cutler Bay, FL
Pierre Emile - Paris, FRANCE   1st Place & Best of Category

6. Architecture/Interiors Click to view >> 

Gayle Harper - Springfield, MO
Arthur Marcus - Miami, FL
Mary Ann Reilly - Ringwood, NJ   3rd Place & Best of Category
Scott Smith - Jupiter, FL
Damjan Voglar - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

7. Photojournalism/Documentary Click to view >> 

Connie Bransilver - Naples, FL   Best of Category
Michael Gora - Boca Raton, FL
Don Gurewitz - Somerville, MA
Craig Thompson - Bartlett, TN
Viviana Vammalle - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

8. Music/Sports/Dance Click to view >> 

James Balboni - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pat Ford - Miami, FL   Best of Category
Larry Gates - Elkridge, MD
Todd McFliker - Coconut Creek, FL
Natalie Pagan - Miami, FL

9. Cityscape/Street/Travel/Places Click to view >> 

Mark Acetelli - Los Angeles, CA
Randall Hagadorn -Titusville, NJ
Perri Hart - Johnson City, NY   Best of Category
Felipe Junqueira - Washington, DC
Greg Lindeblom - Fort Lauderdale, FL