Location announced-Dallas Museum of Art

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Dallas, TX – The Video Association of Dallas has announced that the 25^th anniversary of its VideoFest will be Sept. 27-30, 2012 at its original home, the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. in downtown Dallas. Call 214-428-8700 for information or visit www.videofest.org.

VideoFest is now the oldest and largest video festival in the United States, and continues to garner critical and popular acclaim. Merging art and technology since 1986, VideoFest has specialized in independent, alternative, and non-commercial media, presenting hard-to-find works rarely seen on television, in movie theaters, or elsewhere, despite their artistic excellence and cultural and social relevance. Even in a Web 2.0 environment where everything is seemingly available on the Internet, the VideoFest provides curatorial guidance, a critical voice in the wilderness navigating the vast and diverse landscape of media, helping to interpret its cultural and artistic significance. The event provides a communal environment for real-time, face-to-face dialogue between makers and audiences.

Highlights of VideoFest 25 will include:

The winners of the 24 Hour Video Race (the 2012 race will be May 4 at the Angelika);

The winner of VideoFest Awards for narrative feature, narrative short, experimental, documentary feature, documentary short, animation and other;

The Texas Show, a juried compilation of short film and video by Texas artists;

Workshops for filmmakers;

The Program, curated visual art videos and installations, including work by Robert Frank;

VideoFest 25 jewelry designed by Brad Oldham;

Retrospective programming at The Power Station;

Shorts online first for voting, winners to be screened at DMA

ABOUT VIDEO ASSOCIATION OF DALLAS

The mission of the Video Association is to promote an understanding of video as a creative medium and cultural force in our society, and to support and advance the work of Texas artists working in video and the electronic arts.   The Video Association of Dallas (VAD) is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated on April 25, 1989.   It began in 1986 as a weekend event, “Video As A Creative Medium”, presented at the Dallas Museum of Art by independent curators Barton Weiss and John Held. That first event, which included two nights of video by selected local and national video artists, was a great popular success, which led to the founding of the Dallas Video Festival (DVF) in 1987.  Video Association of Dallas also presents the 24 Hour Video Race, the Texas Show Tour, North Texas College Film Festival, Texas Independent Film Network screenings, Texas Fllmmakers Production Fund workshops, Three Star Cinema, and other programs throughout the year.

For press information: Lisa Taylor at 214-914-1099, taylormadepress@gmail.com.

VIDEOFEST 25 FACT SHEET

WHAT:                 VideoFest 25

Presented by the Video Association of Dallas

WHERE:

At the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.

WHEN:

Thursday, Sept. 27               7-11:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 28                    7-11:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29                noon-11:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30                  10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

TICKETS:

All-Festival Pass: $50

All-Evening Passes: Thursday or Friday $20

All-Day and Evening passes: Saturday or Sunday $25

Seniors (60 or older) and students with ID: $10 off

Some selected programs will be $6 per program available at event only

Special: 5 Films for $5 each, see any 5 films during the 4 days of  VideoFest 25 for $25

Tickets will be available at the door or online at videofest.org

INFO:

Video Association of Dallas

T: (214) 428-8700

E: info@videofest.org

http://www.videofest.org

Press: Lisa Taylor, 214-914-1099, taylormadepress@gmail.com

Sign up for the Video Association Newsletter and Videomaker’s Resource List: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001PATbu7Y33LGmUMkarkySZQ%3D%3D

Join the Video Association of Dallas’ Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6575722334

Become a Fan of the 24 Hour Video Race: http://www.facebook.com/pages/24-Hour-Video-Race-of-Dallas/103277330637

Become a Fan of VideoFest 25: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dallas-VideoFest/192194875617

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/videofest

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Cross-Cultural Art and Architecture of Synagogues

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Etty Horowitz will serve as moderator

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Dallas Architecture Forum, the non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenging and on-going public discourse about architecture will present a moderated panel discussion on Cross-Cultural Art and Architecture of Synagogues on Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers, Ste. 100.  Admission is free. Etty Horowitz, a sculptor, will serve as Moderator. For more information on the Dallas Architecture Forum, visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. For questions about the Forum, call 214-764-2406.   Panel Season Sponsors are Heather + Ray Balestri, Cindy+ Armond Schwartz, and Talley Associates.

The design parameters and embellishment of Jewish sacred spaces follow millennia of precedent, from the actual dimensions of Solomon’s Temple to liturgical symbolism of Ark, Bimah and Menorah.  This panel will look at ancient worship places in Israel and discuss the relationships with contemporary architectural practice including projects in the North Central Texas area.

About the moderator:

Born in Israel, Etty Horowitz has lived in Fort Worth, Texas since 1993. She earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Technion Institute in Israel, and then studied art at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1996, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Horowitz is an accomplished sculptress with a diverse exhibition record spanning 20 years.

Horowitz strives to express strong connections between art and the cultures it represents, and often combines visual art with architecture, dance, and theater. Her pieces incorporate a variety of materials, including metal, stone, and bronze. Horowitz’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in TX, ME, MI, NM, AR, and NY. She has been featured in several periodicals, and her art is part of many collections. Horowitz also enjoys discussing her work, and has presented lectures in galleries and museums around the country.

About the Dallas Architecture Forum

The Dallas Architecture Forum is a not-for-profit civic organization that brings leading architectural thought leaders from around the world to speak in Dallas and also fosters important local dialogue about the major issues impacting our urban environment.  The Forum was founded in 1996 by some of Dallas’ leading architects, business, cultural and civic leaders, and it continues to benefit from active support and guidance from these citizens. The Forum fulfills its mission of providing a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design in – and for – the Dallas area. The Dallas Architecture Forum’s members include architects, design professionals, students and educators, and a broad range of civic-minded individuals and companies intent to improve the urban environment in North Texas.  The Forum has been recognized nationally with an AIA Collaboration Achievement Award for its strategic partnerships with other organizations focused on architecture, urban planning and the arts.  For more information on the Forum, visit www.DallasArchitectureForum.org.

Among the over 130 speakers who have addressed the Forum’s Lecture Series are Shigeru Ban, Brad Cloepfil, Diller + Scofidio, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves,  Daniel Libeskind,  Thomas Phifer,  Rafael Vinoly, Juhani Pallasmaa, AIA Gold Medal Winner Peter Bohlin, and  regional architects David Lake and Ted Flato.  Pritzker Prize winners speaking to the Forum have been Kazuyo Sejima, Rafael Moneo, Thom Mayne, Rem Koolhaas and Norman Foster (the latter two in collaboration with the ATT Performing Arts Center).   Other speakers for the Forum have been leading designers Calvin Tsao, Andrée Putman, and Karim Rashid; landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh; and National Trust President Emeritus Richard Moe.  Important critics, authors and patrons who have spoken to the Forum include Emily Pulitzer, Terence Riley, Pulitzer Prize winners Robert Campbell and Blair Kamin, Aaron Betsky, and the late David Dillon.

The Forum organizes and presents an annual series of Panels—local, informal, open, and offered free of charge as a public service to the community—led by a moderator who brings a subject of local importance along with comments by participating panelists.  Moderators and Panelists have also come from both other Texas cities as well as from national institutions that were connected with particular Panel subjects.  Panels offer attendees the opportunity to participate in creating discourse.  Important topics addressed in Panels in recent years include: “Thoughts on the Dallas Comprehensive Plan”; “The Kimbell Expansion: A Discussion”; “Filling Out the Dallas Arts District”; and “Re-envisioning the Trinity”.

The Dallas Architecture Forum also presents two symposia annually.   The Forum works closely with the School of Architecture of the University of Texas at Arlington, and jointly presents the David Dillon Symposium in Texas Architecture.  Symposia have focused on local architectural icons Frank Welch and E. G. Hamilton, and on “African American Architecture in Dallas”.  The Dallas Design Symposium, founded four years ago by the Forum, has created a partnership with the Nasher Sculpture Center and in 2011 presented environmental artist Christo.

For more information on the Dallas Architecture Forum, visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org. For questions about the Forum, call 214-764-2406.    To follow us on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dallas-Architecture-Forum/139899379388425?ref=ts.  For Twitter, our account is DallasArchForum.

For press information and photos, please contact: Lisa Taylor, 214.914.1099 or Taylormadepress@gmail.com

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Paris Opera House Chromolithographs and Steel Engravings by Architect Jean Louis Charles Garnier Exhibition

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Beaux Arts, a Dallas Design District art gallery specializing in antiquarian prints and rare maps from the 16^th-19^th centuries, presents Le Nouvel Opera de Paris Folio.  This exhibition of 22 chromolithographs and steel engravings from 1878 of the Paris Opera House by its architect Jean Louis Charles Garnier will open Saturday, Feb. 18 5-8 p.m. with a free public reception. The exhibition will continue through March 24.  Additional architectural engravings will be on display from the gallery’s expansive architecture collection.  Beaux Arts is located at 1505 Hi Line Dr. Dallas, TX 75207. It is open to the public for free Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday noon-5 p.m. See www.beauxartsart.com for more information or call 214-741-5555.

About the Artist:

Jean Louis Charles Garnier (1825-1898) was a French architect, born on Nov. 6, 1825, in Paris. He became the apprentice of the French architect Louis Hippolyte Lebas and learned neoclassical style design. He was a full time student at École des Beaux-Arts in 1841. Garnier spent 5 years in Italy after winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1848 at the age of 23. He later traveled through Greece and found architectural influence among the ruins there. Garnier entered the competition for the Académie Nationale de Musique, better known as the Opéra, in Paris in 1861. He won fifth prize in the first stage of a two-phase competition and later that year won the commission selected from over 171 entries. The Opéra was built from 1862 to 1867; the interiors were not completed until 1874. The folio Le Nouvel Opera de Paris was published in 1878 to honor Garnier’s grand design.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Marla H Bane – dallasartssalon@gmail.com

Marty Ray – raystudios@sbcglobal.net

Honorary Co-Chairs Edith Baker and Patricia Meadows announce the 2010 EASL Art Heist! The Art Heist is held every other year and is the Emergency Artists’ Support League’s main fundraising event for grants to North Texas area visual artists with emergency medical and other needs.  Ticket levels are $50 (admits one to the party only) and $250 (admits two to the party and a work of art in the Heist).  Sponsorship levels are available starting at $500 and offer additional privileges.

The Art Heist party, being held at Lofty Spaces,  816 Montgomery Street, allows guests to “heist” a work of art donated by over 150 local professional artists.  Doors open at 7PM on Saturday, October 30^th for a preview of the art and the “heist” starts at 8PM.  The party will continue until 11PM until all the art is heisted!

There will also be a special drawing for a “Stolen Gems” work of art.  These are special pieces in four mediums donated by Susan Kae Grant (photograph), Otis Jones (drawing), Sherry Owens (sculpture) and Marty Ray (ceramics).  “Stolen Gems” tickets are $25 each and the winner does not need to be present to win.

A sampling of notable local artists that have donated work for the Heist includes Bob Nunn, Cecil Touchon, Celia Munoz, Chris Fulmer, David Hickman, Denise Brown, Ellen Tuchman, Frank X Tolbert II, Gregory Story, Heather Gorham, John Pomara, Kathy Boortz, Kenda North, Mark Smith, Norman Kary, Rusty Scruby and Susan Lecky.

Online ticket purchasing and further information about EASL and the Art Heist can be found at at www.easl.us. Tickets can also be purchased directly from Art Heist Chairs and Committee Members: Marla Bane, Marty Ray, Anna Palmer, Patricia Meadows, Rini Baker, Melodee Ramirez, Kim McCarty, Nancy Ferro, Edith Baker, Norman Kary, Kathy Windrow or Taylor McDaniel in Dallas or from Pam or Bill Campbell in Ft Worth.

EASL is a volunteer committee, founded in 1992, that raises and distributes funds to artists in need.  EASL funds provide emergency financial assistance to visual artists and art professionals during times of unforeseen medical emergency or dire temporary distress by awarding monetary grants. Grants are available to visual artists residing in Dallas/Ft.Worth and the surrounding counties. To date, EASL has dispersed over $300,000 in grants to artists.  EASL grants are distributed confidentially to maintain the artists’ anonymity and dignity. The EASL Fund is maintained and held for distribution by the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc., Dallas, Texas.

EASL Art Heist Honorary Chairs: Edith Baker and Patricia B. Meadows 

EASL Art Heist Co-Chairs: Taylor McDaniel, Anna Palmer, Marty Ray

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