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Art & Chat with Dan Perez presented by ArtServe

by Dan Perez August 13, 2020

Join me on Tuesday, August 18th as I’ll be hosting the next “Art & Chat” via Facebook Live

With the Coronavirus pandemic still upon us, many companies and organizations have moved their methods of communication to online platforms like Facebook Live and the popular ZOOM app. Fort Lauderdale based arts organization ArtServe has begun a series of online discussions called Art & Chat that features local artists and “art-trepreneurs” (did I just coin a phrase?) sharing their formulas for success as an artist. On Tuesday, August 18 at 6:00pm, I’ll be featured as a guest “chatter”.

I’ll be talking about the steps I’ve taken to grow and maintain my video production business since launching it back in 2006. I’ll also be turning the spotlight on the many clients who have supported me all these years, as well as my film projects and future plans. Your participation would be greatly appreciated so please consider joining in and being a part of the discussion. The chat starts at 6pm and runs until 7pm.

You can join in via Facebook Events > www.facebook.com/events or via ZOOM (Link HERE)

Hoping to see you there!

August 13, 2020

Art | Music | Film | Food: Artserve presents RedEyeBEYOND in Fort Lauderdale

by Dan Perez July 17, 2018

written by Dan Perez

This past weekend (and for the third year in a row), Mrs. Perez and I attended the RedEye Music and Art festival presented by Artserve, a Fort Lauderdale based nonprofit organization that provides ongoing programs, facilities and services to empower local artists to help improve the cultural fabric of the community in South Florida.

RedeyeBEYOND (as it was named this year) serves as a fundraiser for ArtServe to support programs for at-risk youth, underserved populations, and local artists. Live bands, indie films, spoken word, live art, stand-up comedy, and art in all its forms converge at this truly unique event in Fort Lauderdale.

To learn more about ArtServe (and how you can get involved in next year’s event) visit their website at www.artserve.org. To check out the photographs (you know I never attend this event without my camera and a few good lenses), simply scroll on down the page. And yes, the arts are alive and well in Fort Lauderdale – see you next year…

First things first, there was plenty of art to view and purchase…

Artist April Saler at her mixed media installation

Dancers? Yup.

Live body painting? Yup. Courtesy of Bonnie & Clyde Body Arts

Free fortune cookies handed out by performance drag artist Akrylika Fabriziocruz? Check.

Henna tattoos by artist Dita Sharp? Check.

Virtual reality gaming station? Of course.

Some guy playing a tuba? Yeah, that too.

Every girl, just the way she is, has something about her worth noticing. So artist Lori Pratico (photo above) started Girl Noticed, a community mural project that travels the globe to spread awareness about the positive impact the act of “noticing” a girl has.

Mrs. Perez making friends with The Killer Robots, a costume band from Orlando…

Stand-up comedy, spoken-word, and live painting…

And like I said before, plenty of art to peruse and/or purchase…

And plenty of live music.

Oh, and this robot. That’s a wrap – see you next year…

July 17, 2018

Blog Photography Sound and Vision

Redeye: Reality Reimagined, Fort Lauderdale (In Pictures)

by Dan Perez July 18, 2016

written by Dan Perez

So, this past weekend, I attended (for the first time) the annual RedEye arts festival in Fort Lauderdale. The festival, which celebrated its 10th year, is presented by ArtServe, a non-profit organization that empowers local artists and cultural entities to achieve their vision, improve the cultural fabric of the community and discover innovations in the arts by providing ongoing programs, facilities and services.

ArtServe is now centrally located in Fort Lauderdale, sharing its 25,000 sq. ft. venue with a Broward County branch library. This multi-purpose facility provides low-cost space where artists, non-profits and the public can hold classes, workshops, performances, meetings, events, and conduct business.

This year’s theme for RedEye was ‘Reality Reimagined’ and the four hour event (6-10pm) was packed with live music, live performance art, films, food, fun and more. I was very honored that two of my short documentary films were screened at this unique festival – GRAFSTRACT: The Bronx Street Art Renaissance which won the “Best Street Art Film” award at the 2015 New Urbanism Film Festival in Los Angeles, and Wall 2 Wall Women, which I shot right here in Miami and features several of South Florida’s top street artists.

I brought the family with me to RedEye: Reality Reimagined and we were not disappointed (my teenage daughter even snuck up to the spoken word stage to read one of her poems!). We will be back at this dynamic multi-media festival next year for sure. And as I am wont to do, I also brought along my Lumix GH4 and snapped a few pictures (that pretty much speak for themselves) – enjoy and see you next year…

Outside of ArtServe, young artists got familiar with spray paint cans…

Once inside, two eye-popping pieces by South Florida-based artist Brian Poli-Dixon

Art everywhere…

Belly dancer captivating the crowd…

Body painting and live painting were also going on inside…

Clay & mixed media piece by Venezuelan artist Tomas E. Rojas

The Killer Robots, a costume band from Orlando, made an appearance…

After the screening of Wall 2 Wall Women, I was joined by two of the film’s “stars”, Diana Contreras and Alexandra Le Boom aka Miss Lushy

If you didn’t have the big bucks for the original art, there were plenty of art prints (and t-shirts) for sale…

Video Game Lounge? Yup.

Oh, and there was this guy here…

Art everywhere REDUX

The Spoken Word Salon was humming all night and there was also plenty of live music in the UnPlugged Acoustic Stage as well as a performance by Alexander Star and The Golden People on the main stage. Overall, a night to remember – see you next year!

Painting at top, “Wildest Dreams” by Julia Gaffney

July 18, 2016