Welcome to the BFA ORG (formerly titled The Filberts) official MySpace page!!
We are an organization from University of South Florida [Tampa Campus] that promotes the arts and participates in various campus involved activities such as fundraisers, live model drawing sessions, exhibitions, and local artistic excursions. Membership is free and if you are an USF student and would like to become involved in our endeavors, don't hesitate to contact us.
The Filberts Drawing & Painting Club from the University of South Florida (Tampa location), wishes to share information with you regarding our nude model drawing sessions that we hold every month on Fridays! Each session lasts 2 hours, from 4-6PM in room FAH 281 in the Fine Art building at USF. Cost for USF students is only $3.00 and $5.00 for non-USF students!
It's a wonderful opportunity to practice your figurative drawing in whatever media you prefer and the price cannot be beat!! Not only do you get to practice your figurative drawing, you also get to meet new people who share similar artistic interests and profits benefit USF's Painting & Drawing Club!
Also, afterwards you can attend gallery receptions at the Oliver, Centre, and CAM and even sit in on famous visiting artist lectures that happen to be scheduled!!!
Please come on out and bring anyone else you know who might be interested!
Elusive- my interactive solo exhibition - has been open since Monday (1/07) and has been quite successful! Several positive comments and visitors have stopped by, pictures have been taken and reviews have been written! For details on the exhibition, check out the Centre Gallery Website (HERE). There will be a reception this Friday (1/11) from 7-9PM, which will include food & drinks. Also, there will be receptions at the CAM & Oliver Gallery as well. This is not a night to miss!!!
Oracle Excerpt:"It's like walking into an artist's vision of Armageddon. Propped against the sofa are several ornately framed portraits of American presidents rendered in layers of reflective foil and mirrored glass. The coffee table is a jumble of images of grieving women, wounded children and men plummeting from buildings, while the bookshelf plays host to a bag of army men and toy grenades. In the middle stands 22-year-old Desiree D'Alessandro, electronic media major, who is preparing for her 2008 exhibition, Elusive." (MORE)
Thank you for coming out last night! We appreciate your walking demonstration[s] and look forward to cataloguing your data in with our other walking specimens. again, we appreciate your participation and helping us keep our missing Professors studies alive!
Where: Tampa Museum of Art 600 N. Ashley Dr. Tampa, FL 33602 USA
The Tampa Museum of Art presents Art After Dark: Inside/Out. The exhibition theme will explore the contemporary artwork of more than 20 local artists.
Guests enjoy live music, art, entertainment, performances, complimentary food and Starbucks coffee, and a cash bar. The December event features the local band, The Vera Violets, who will perform their signature blend of psych-rock and shoegaze.
Admission is free for museum members and $10 for non-members. Art After Dark with Starbucks is sponsored by the St. Petersburg Times and tbt* Tampa Bay Times. For more information, call (813) 274-8534.
You can add this project to your own artistic resumes as being participants in this public, performative artwork!!
THIS is all you have to do to participate:
Via Phone Option: This is perhaps the most exciting way to participate and share your direct experience on this website: http://www.desiree-dalessandro.com/sleepwalktalk.html
Thanks in advance for your participation.
_INSTRUCTIONS_
I. Set alarm for an hour between 2 - 5AM II. Awake, dress, grab cell phone & number w/ validation code III. Walk details such as location, distance, & duration are decided by the participant IV. Call the FREE number:
#: 1 (641) 715 - 0101 code: 4762278
V. Say your name, where you are calling from, and then speak your stream of conscious into the phone, mentioning any/all provoked thoughts, fears, & prompted memories.
SAFTY WARNING – Please take caution if walking alone at late hours and participate responsibly.
Over the course of the semester, the Performance class have been developing experimental walking performances. You are invite to participate in this week long series of events – brief descriptions below. Individual invitations/announcements for each of the walks to follow.
1. Sleep Walk/Talk
In this ongoing series, the artist wakes you up in the middle of the night to embark on a sleep walk through your neighborhood. This project explores our willingness or reluctance to become estranged in our most familiar environment.
When: any day / any time between 2-5 AM Where: begin at your residence To participate: see http://www.desiree-dalessandro.com/sleepwalktalk.html for instructions on how to do self-directed sleep walks (you can call toll free 1 (641)715-0101, code 4762278 to leave a digital recording of your walk) questions/concerns/comments, contact D.A.DALESSANDRO@gmail.com
2. Stroll Towards a Dream (Home)
In this intimate walking tour, you will guided by your friendly Dream Estate Agent through Historic Hyde Park. You will be exploring, shopping for and acquiring your ideal "home".
When: Tue, Nov 27 -- Thu, Nov 29 – Fri, Nov 30 between 3-5 PM Where: Old Hyde Park To participate: To reserve a spot on this walking tour, contact Laura Bergeron, your friendly Dream Estate Agent: (813)751-4609 laura.m.bergeron@gmail.com
This is a walk in which participants will survey the area around the Fine Arts Building on the USF Campus. We will explore how well we know our everyday working environment through detailed observation and quantitative methods.
When: Tue, Nov 27 – Thu, Nov 29 between 3:30 – 5:30 PM Where: FAH building, USF Campus To participate: meet Ginger anytime in front of the advising office (ground floor, red double doors) and depart from there
4. Ingestion Walk
Under the gentle guidance of your facilitator, you will spend time slowly exploring your senses, focusing particularly on taste. You will simultaneously explore your relational perceptions in "everyday" environments. Each walk takes approx. 30 min
When: Weds, Nov 28 at noon – Tue, Dec 4 at 6:30 PM, other times TBA Where: meet in the courtyard of FAH (Fine Arts Building, USF Campus) To participate: contact Victoria to reserve a spot and to check on all available times. vskelly@mail.usf.edu
5. Desert Walk
Following the flow of cracks in the pavement, let's cross the desert at the Sulfur Springs K-Mart Parking lot.
When: Wed, Nov 28 – Thu, Nov 29 – Sat, Dec 1 between 2:30 – 3:30 PM; Other times TBA Where: K-Mart Sulfur Springs, 8245 N Florida Ave - (just N of the river) To participate: contact Raul Romero rauljromero@gmail.com or just meet directly in front of the K-Mart
PROJECT SLEEP WALK/TALK, the public and performative work I had previously posted a call for, is now complete in its early stages. A website has been created including the initiating dozen participants as well as project details, upcoming exhibition information, and ways for participation to be extended to everyone interested.
A group of art students from the Summer in Paris/Venice Program, including myself, are featuring artwork that was completed while in Paris and also artwork that was created afterwards but still inspired by our Parisian and Venetian excursions. The show has been a great success already and I would love to see you at our reception! Come check out the works on display and partake of awesome food at the reception!
DÉRIVE: ARTWORK FROM USF'S SUMMER PROGRAM IN PARIS 2007 An exhibition of works inspired by a summer studies in Paris
( November 19 - November 30, 2007 ) ( Reception: Friday, November 30, 2007 from 7-9pm )
FEATURED AT THE CENTER GALLERY AT USF Located on the first floor, in room 102, of the University of South Florida's Phyllis P. Marshall Center (813) 974-5464 - phone (813) 974-8011 - fax centregallery@admin.usf.edu Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday & 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM For more details, check out http://www.ctr.usf.edu/gallery/
We're leaving @ 6 am Saturday morning for the Miami trip. Meet in the parking lot west of the Art building (social sciences parking lot). For those who don't know and actually check this?
OMFG!!!! I got accepted into the 31st Annual Juried USF Student Art Exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum in Tampa. MY FIRST MUSEUM SHOW!!! The museum's Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony is March 23rd at 7pm. *fingers crossed* The show will remain open from 3/23 - 4/06. Come on out and support the artists and thier works!!
President
Vice President
Secretary / Webmaster
Listserve Monitor
Faculty Advisor
Club Motivator
Club Supporter
