Public Invited to “Life’s a Beach” Artist Reception at PBIA

For Immediate Release: Nov. 28, 2007
Contact: Elayna Toby Singer (561) 233-0235

Palm Beach County’s Art in Public Places program invites the public to attend an artist reception at the Palm Beach International Airport on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the Airport’s Concession Mall, Level 2 Main Terminal, across from Travelers Lounge. Parking is available in Short Term levels 4-7.

With refreshments at hand, guests can mingle with Palm Beach County artists whose photography, paintings and mixed-media works immerse us in the rhythms and views of our wondrous shores. The exhibition runs through January 30, 2008. Selected works were chosen by Palm Beach County’s Public Art Committee. Artworks are for sale.

Life’s a Beach features works by local artists Lee Gordon and Glenn Heino of Boca Raton; Teresa Ann Frazee of Boynton Beach; Sandra Davis, Carla Golembe and Tom Melillo of Delray Beach; F. Max Tucker of Greenacres; David Coston and John R. Math of Jupiter; Tammi L. Clifford, Esther Gordon and Glen Thomas Pruitt of Palm Beach Gardens; Adrianne Hetherington of Royal Palm Beach; Bruce A. Yodanis of Tequesta; and Lily & Lucien Capehart, Cheryl Maeder, Raymond P. Neubert, Holly Rutchey and Thomas L. Tribby of West Palm Beach.

Through a grant from Palm Beach County’s Cultural Council, HMS Host helps support Palm Beach County’s Art in Public Places exhibition at the Palm Beach International Airport, Destination: Culture. Selected works are exhibited for four months, with changing cultural and travel themes for every exhibition.

For a virtual tour of the art, visit www.pbcgov.com/fdo/art/exhibitions.htm

Artists interested in receiving “Call to Artists” for upcoming airport exhibitions and other Art in Public Places projects can submit their contact information through the Artists’ Registry page of Palm Beach County’s Art in Public Places Web site, http://www.pbcgov.com/art/FDORegistry.aspx.