Panama City, FL – The Visual & Performing Arts Division of Gulf Coast State College and Ponce 500 Plantation will present “Flor500.” The exhibit features painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and ceramics created by the artists of Region One, as well as a participatory drawing session and lecture by Xavier Cortada.
Flor500 is a nature, art and history project originated by Miami artist Cortada to commemorate Florida’s quincentennial in 2013. The project marks the importance of when the history of our state changed forever and gives us a glimpse of what its landscape was like five hundred years ago. A team of scientists selected 500 flowers that were in Florida at the time Ponce de Leon landed; the flowers were then divided into eight regions throughout the state. Next, 500 Florida artists were asked to depict one of the flowers from their respective region.
In conjunction with the exhibit, Ponce 500 Plantation will plant a wild flower garden. The Plantation has carved out a resident plot for a Flor500 wildflower garden that Cortada and local Flor500 artists will help plant on Friday, August 23. “Our Ponce Plantation and the Flor500 projects really complement each other and we are delighted to add a permanent wildflower garden to the mix,” said Ronnie Barnes, plantation lead. “We are thrilled to be at the intersection of agriculture and art.” Barnes added that local artist Heather Parker worked hard to organize local artists to gallery their Flor500 art at Gulf Coast State College and it was an organic fit.
The festivities will start at 5:30 p.m. on August 23 at the Amelia Center Theater with a lecture by Cortada, followed by a Ponce 500 Plantation planting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The opening reception will be held at the Amelia Center Gallery, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Ponce Plantation tours will be led from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m.
The work will be on display in the Amelia Center Main Gallery (Room 112) until September 12. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Pavel Amromin at pamromin@gulfcoast.edu or call 769-1551 ext. 4874. August 21, 2013
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Gulf Coast State College Presents “Flor500” Art Exhibit & Lecture
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