If you long to discover your personal vision in art, this exhibiting painter, college professor, and life-long designer will show you the way! Whether you desire step by step training or guidance as you leap to higher ground, Pagano-Weber can help you create the program that’s right for you.

For an overview of Pagano-Weber’s range of work in fine arts, go to her gallery’s site, and view Joanne Pagano Weber, under the Artists tab. Also visit the site The Globolution Project, an exciting and fun website of futuristic multimedia collaborative installations that she continues to create with sculptor Janice Mauro.

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Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo’s latest weekly interviews with the street: this week they feature 2Easae, Alana Dee Haynes, ASVP, Dain, DALeast, ECB, Faith47, Jason Wilder, Jeice2, Lea Rizzo, Missy, ND’A, and SKI NYC.

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From Dave Smith, via the WGNews+Arts mailbag: “Putting up 100 free animal paintings in Greenpoint tonight. Thought you might be interested.”

Well, hellz yeah, we’re interested! These are pretty cute.

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Nick Hugh Schmidt

When first proposing the idea of having my phone on display, I felt a sense of excitement. I thought about others looking through my phone and wondering if they would have a sense of voyeurism. For me, to have complete strangers looking through my phone, and reading my everyday life, gave me a thrill. That was not the only thrill that I would feel while doing this project.

When I first left my phone in the gallery for viewers to look at, I was not worried. I believed that the people coming to the gallery were respectable, and they believed in the art that I was doing. I trusted the gallery director would keep it safe, and I was on my way. But, not long away from the gallery, I realized that I rely on my phone more than I could imagine. I walked to the L stop and proceeded to get on the train to Manhattan. But before I knew what was going on, I was going deeper into the depths of Brooklyn. I had gotten on the wrong train. Second nature kicked in and I reached for my phone to orient myself and see where I was. My phone wasn’t there of course. I realized in that moment that I rely on my phone to do the simple tasks of reading and understanding basic directions. That’s when my self-imposed circumstance became apparent and the reality hit me.

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Last Saturday, May 7, Smack Mellon Gallery, the DUMBO art non-profit, held their annual party/fundraiser for Kentucky Derby Fans and art lovers. The 137th Kentucky Derby was broadcast live on big screen to a well-heeled and hatted audience. “The long-shot colt “Animal Kingdom” surprised the world.

With a ticket purchase of $250, patrons were regaled with unlimited mint juleps, a cornucopia of southern style dishes including pulled pork, and a traditional Derby favorite, bourbon-chocolate walnut pie.

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