ARTS & CULTURAL NEWS
Liz McKinley
26 MartinArts | Spring | Summer 2019
Rob Steele
Named CEO
of the Historical
Society
of Martin County
Rob Steele is
honored to join ranks with
the talented and committed
Staff and Board of Directors
of the Historical Society of
Martin County to help chart
a new course for the Elliott Museum and Gilbert’s Bar House
of Refuge. He humbly submits that he will do his very best to
“stir the pot” in an animated fashion to assure that both of these
iconic campus’s become beacons of fun and entertainment.
“We hope to very quickly shake off the dust normally
associated with historical societies, and reach into every corner
of our community by providing an eclectic mix of challenging
and entertaining experiences.”
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
ALL–FLORIDA
JURIED ART SHOW
For the 28th year, the Arts Council
invites artists residing across the State
of Florida to submit artwork for our
annual All Florida Juried Art Show.
This highly competitive exhibition
showcases contemporary artists from
every corner of Florida. The fee is
$40 and includes up to 3 submissions.
Deadline to apply is July 31, 2019 at
midnight.
Be a Floridian: Join the Flamboyance
The Marine Resources Council is encouraging
everyone to “Be A Floridian” and to refrain from using
fertilizers on their property during the summer months.
Stuart Art Supply and the Arts Council have
partnered with them to make their mascot, the flamingo, seen
all over town with creative plumage.
Artists were quick to jump on the team, making very
creative flamingos that will make the invisible, visible.
“Counting the Days”
Nationally, the arts are part of
the military continuum.
The National Endowment
for the Arts Military Healing Arts
Partnership enables creative art
therapies and arts engagement activities
to support wounded, ill and injured
service members and their families.
Local children’s book author
and illustrator, Janeen Mason, is working
on a new book in partnership with the
Council and the Division of Cultural
Affairs that focuses on challenges
children with parents who are deployed
in military face.
This children’s book, Counting
the Days, will be distributed on military
bases throughout the state of Florida.
Color Me Joyful
By Alice Laputka
Patchwork Flamingo
By Leah Krumme