Arts Archives

Traveling Florida exhibit aims to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS

Balloons and streamers fill the interior of Jeff Allen's Ormond Beach home as he prepares to celebrate the 60th birthday of his partner, Jim Geary. Birthdays have special meaning to the two men who are HIV positive. Nearly two decades ago that diagnosis may have been a death sentence, but, with early detection and drug improvements, HIV/AIDS patients are able to live a full life and manage the disease.

February 2, 2012 12:05 AM

Alice Johnson celebrates 85th birthday with Palm Coast exhibit

For a time in the 1980s, Alice Johnson became a black artist.

January 31, 2012 12:05 AM

Photographer aims to make work a religious experience

For photographer, filmmaker and cinematographer Curtis Wehrfritz, ritual is not something practiced only by indigenous or tribal cultures, or something conjured only in religious settings.

January 29, 2012 12:30 AM

Artists ready to paint the town in New Smyrna Beach

For 36 years, IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts has brought hundreds of local, national and international artists to New Smyrna Beach for the juried art show and competition. Hosted by the Atlantic Center for the Arts, the festival runs Saturday and Sunday at Riverside Park, with vendors extending to Canal Street along the Intracoastal Waterway.

January 27, 2012 12:15 AM

Tintype photos capture 'SurfLand'

Photographer Joni Sternbach is used to seeing her images of surfers instantly, once she has taken them on shorelines around the country. No thanks to modern digital technology, however.

January 27, 2012 12:10 AM