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 Vallarta Living | The Art of Vallarta
 Banderas Bay Art Escapades
 Ohio Snaps
Interactive 3D street artists are the newest rock stars of Banderas Bay, and Bucerías was the latest city to feature this crowd pleasing art form. From January 20-22, chalk artists from around the world drew amazing renditions directly on the street at The First Bucerías Chalk Art Walk.
Sculptors Take Their Show to the Malecón on Saturday
 Roberta Rand
The Artists of the 1st Annual Puerto Vallarta Sculpture Symposium will be "takin' it to the streets" this Saturday, February 6th, when a forklift will deposit the enormous sculptures on the Malecón to be finished by eight sculptors representing six countries.
Robots as Art
 Associated Press
In a concrete chamber beneath central London, a host of obscure-looking machines are whirring to life, electronic eyes are trembling and winking, and a set of colored circles are pulsing to the beat of a human heart.
World-Class Sculptors Find Inspiration, Audience in Puerto Vallarta
 Roberta Rand
Offering the public a rare inside view of sculptors at work, the Puerto Vallarta Sculpture Symposium runs through February 13th at Casa Alexandra. On February 6, sculptures-in-progress will be moved to the Malecón, near the amphitheater, where the artists will continue to carve and shape their works.
Popular Event to Become a Monthly Celebration of Art and Design
 Patrick Harrison
Make sure to reserve February 13 for a very special event of art and design. Tropicasa Realty has taken works from some of Vallarta's most beloved artists and moved them out of the gallery and into showcase units of Los Altos Villas, a beautiful new development in the hills of 5 de Diciembre.
2010 Painting Workshop Exhibition Benefits the SPCA - Puerto Vallarta
 Mary Ellis
Director Lucille Shipley and 18 local artists are holding their annual workshop exhibition on February 13th & 14th from 2-6 pm at the workshop studio on Calle Zaragoza #414 (next door to the Casa Kimberley pink bridge). 10% of ALL sales will be donated to the SPCA - Puerto Vallarta.
Vallarta Yacht Club Art and Wine Festival
 Bill Finkelstein
The Vallarta Yacht Club 8th annual Art and Wine Festival will be held on February 21st from 3 to 6 pm. On display will be art works from local painters, metal workers, photographers and jewelry makers from around Banderas Bay. Wines from Oregon, California, Washington and Mexico will be featured.
Own a Treasured Painting by Stefan Lökös, Early Master Artist of Puerto Vallarta
 Polly G. Vicars
A one-time opportunity just opened for art lovers worldwide! Inge Lökös the widow of internationally known abstract artist, Stefan Lökös, is offering an online website that will make it possible for collectors, as well as first timers, to own a Stefan Lökös!
Dali Exhibit Opens in Mexico
 IANS/EFE
The work and life of Spanish surrealism genius Salvador Dali, who died 21 years ago, is being remembered in the southeastern Mexican city of Merida with an exhibition of 93 of the artist's engravings.
Ortega Show at Corazon Gallery Fine Folk Art in San Pancho Jan 30
 Ed Schwarz
Corazón, San Pancho’s fine folk art gallery, will present a special, one-night only showing of the works of the famous Ortega family, with a wine and cheese reception for Gerardo Ortega, present head of the family, from 6 pm to 8 pm, Saturday, January 30th.
 2nd Annual Rio Cuale Festival Jan 22-31
 Ohio Snaps
The 2nd Annual Rio Cuale Festival begins on Friday, January 22nd and runs through January 31st. 'Culture in Motion' is this year's theme with 67 events and 195 artists that will fill our downtown island with music, theatre, cinema, dance and workshops - and its all free!
Las Alamandas Announces Winter Art Exhibitions
 Las Alamandas
Las Alamandas, together with Galeria Corsica, is proud to present the paintings of David Gutierrez in a delightful exhibition entitled "The Colors of Mexico," exclusively at the Las Alamandas Gallery now through April.
Vallarta Artists Open Studios Jan 23-24
 PVNN
Vallarta artists Angeline Kyba, Javier Niño, Ireri Topete, Cathy von Rohr, Fernando Sanchez, Cecilia Bojorquez, Edward Alexandre and Ruben Cham will be holding Estudios Abiertos (opening their studios to the public) on January 23rd & 24th from 10 am to 10 pm.
2010 Lucille Shipley Workshop Exhibition
 Mary Ellis
Director Lucille Shipley and her workshop participants are having their annual workshop exhibition on Saturday & Sunday February 13th & 14th from 2-6 pm at the workshop studio on Calle Zaragoza. Maestras Lucille and her artists will be donating 10% of ALL sales to the SPCA Puerto Vallarta.
Great Taste and Art in Bucerias
 Harold Sokolove
The First Annual Taste of Riviera Nayarit and Bucerías Calk Art Walk will combine great taste in food and great taste in art. It takes place from January 20th through the 22nd, on a Bucerías city street closed to traffic for the 3-day event.
Spotlight on Vallarta: The Bucerías Art Walk
 SF Productions
In this edition of Spotlight on Vallarta, host Kori Rayburn takes us to Bucerías, Nayarit for a look at one of the most unique art walks of it's kind - the Bucerías Art Walk. Now in it's 4th year, this bi-monthly event takes place on Thursdays, when 17 local galleries 'Bring Art to the Streets.'
Marvel Sues to Keep Copyrights on Spider-Man, X-Men
 American NewsReel
The home of superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men sued one of its most successful artists Friday to retain the rights to the lucrative characters.
Hotel des Artistes Expands for High Season Hosts Area’s First Art Walk, Debuts a New CRATE Interiors Gallery and a Full Service Spa
 Debra Stevenson
This month, Hotel des Artistes, the leading surf destination condo hotel in Punta de Mita, co-hosts the area's first Art Walk, expands its on-property amenities with a full service spa and welcomes the CRATE Interiors Gallery to its lobby.
Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium to Become a Reality
 PVNN
The City of Puerto Vallarta will provide a backdrop and an inspiration for ten International sculptors as they carve their forms in large blocks of stone during the First Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium (PVISS), scheduled to take place January 31 - February 13, 2010.
Tropicasa Realty & Los Altos Villas to Host a Very Special Event of Art and Design
 Patrick Harrison
Make sure to reserve January 9 for a very special event of art and design. Tropicasa Realty has taken works from some of Vallarta's most beloved artists and moved them out of the gallery and into showcase units of Los Altos Villas, a beautiful new development in the hills of 5 de Diciembre.
Murals Discovered at Mayan Excavation in Mexico
 Margaret Shapiro
Newly discovered Mayan murals, uncovered during an excavation at Calakmul in southeast Mexico, offer a glimpse of the life of ordinary people instead of the more common depictions of the concerns and lives of Mayan ruling elites, according to the researchers who found the works.
Drawn Together in Yelapa
 H. Holt Sauvé
Combine 97 years of jungle painting experience between 5 Artists and what you get is the show currently running at Yelapa's Hotel Lagunita Gallery. Curator Nicola Weston tells us that she chose these artists because they share a love for Yelapa's creative, though remote, environment.
Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing
 LeyteGroup
Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.
President Calderón Inaugurates Constructive Invention Exhibition by Zacatecas Artist Manuel Felguérez
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Manuel Felguérez Exhibition, Constructive Exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, which joins others presented at this cultural center, confirming Federal Government's efforts to enable Mexicans to enjoy the best of national and international art.
Puerto Vallarta Artists Open Studios
 Alex Gomez
From December through March, twelve Puerto Vallarta artists are opening up their studios for one weekend each month, allowing the public to meet them in person, step inside their studios and witness first hand the inspiration and motivation which drives them to create their works of art.
Nacho & Carmen Jacobo: Sharing a Passion for Mexican Art
 Roberta Rand
When you step into the Indigena Gallery on Calle Juarez in the heart of Puerto Vallarta's bustling Old Town, the first thing you notice is the sheer volume of art and artists represented. The gallery features two floors and over 5,300 square feet of display space. No knock-offs from China here.
San Pancho's Galeria Corazon is Moving to New Location
 Ed Schwartz
Galeria Corazon owners Judi and John Levens have teamed up with Judith Anderson's Galeria Serendipidty to share a new space at the corner of Avenida Tercer Mundo and Calle Cuba, one block from the beach in San Pancho. A formal opening and reception will take place at 6 pm on December 20.
June Rosen Lopez 9th Annual Holiday Open House
 PVNN
If you haven't started your Christmas shopping yet, you won't want to miss local jeweler June Rosen Lopez's 9th Annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 13 from 2 to 8 pm. June invites you to visit her home and gallery, where you can see her new creations and find gifts for everyone on your list.
Metin Bereketli, Healing Painter at 'Love in Action' Chapala, Mexico
 Michael Kyne
I have just come back from the Love in Action Children’s Shelter in Chapala, Mexico where I watched Metin Bereketli work his magic and charm with his 'Healing Art' program. The idea of his show is to lift up the children’s spirit out of whatever unhappiness is in their lives at that moment.
Puerto Vallarta Film Festival December 2-6
 Alex Gomez
Don't miss the 6th Annual Vallarta Film Festival! Scheduled to take place December 2nd-6th at Cinemark Theater in Plaza Caracol, the 2009 PV Film Fest will feature five consecutive days of full-length films and documentaries from Hollywood and around the world.
Chad Buck Exhibition at T Fuller Fine Art
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta and San Francisco Bay area constructivist painter Chad Buck offers an exhibition of new work at T. Fuller Fine Art on December 5th at 7 pm. The new exhibit, which features silverpoints on linen canvas as well as new transcendent paintings, will be on display through January 9, 2010.
US Grains Council Photo Contest
 Cindy
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) asked farmers and others to submit photos of this year’s harvest and despite the slow pace this year they have already gotten some good ones.
Mexican Revolution Revived in Asia Art Exhibit
 Miral Fahmy
It's been nearly a century since Mexico was ravaged by revolution but the social, political and religious ramifications of the conflict have been brought to life at an art exhibition thousands of miles away.
Three Artists Paint at Galleria Dante
 Claire Guarniere
As part of Galleria Dante's seasonal Open Studio program, three artists who love Vallarta for the brilliant colors that inspire their paintings, Cherie Sibley and the talented husband and wife team, Juana Cortez and Oscar Solis, will be painting in Galleria Dante this month.
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