The paintings of Miles Batt are now on display at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. Batt is a well known artist, teacher and juror. Since 1968 Batt has received 105 major painting awards. Batt is respected as a teacher of design, color and creative thinking. He has made presentations at universities, museums, art groups [...]
Visitors to the Coral Springs Museum of Art can enjoy the sculptures of Lothar Nickel. The display will be available until April 2011. Nickel’s sculptures seek to explore the characteristics of the three dimensions of space, how they play together when form takes on a gestural expression, volume and the beauty of the right proportions. [...]
The Coral Springs Holiday Parade bought thousands of residents together for a night of family fun. Even though the night was cold, almost everyone had a good time. There were plenty of middle and high school marching bands, community organizations, churches, athletic teams and of course Santa Claus. “This is just an awesome event,” said [...]
The International Ballet Company performed the Nutcracker Suite at the Coral Springs Performing Arts Center this weekend. About 100 people including students with the the International Ballet Academy performed in the classic ballet which is often presented at Christmas time.
Kristie Gilroy and her son Will spent Saturday together painting watercolors. They were among about 13 young people and adults who participated in the Family Day at the Coral Springs Museum of Art in the Sculpture Garden. They were painting water colors of the scene around them. “This is a nice thing to do on [...]
CORAL SPRINGS – Who says musicals from the 1940s can’t cut it on the theatrical stage today? Not anyone who saw the Stage Door Theatre’s production of “On the Town,” the 1944 show that became a film in 1949 with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly leading the cast. (Kelly also co-directed.) “On the Town,” which [...]
At some time, most people will collect something. The Coral Springs Museum of Art is showcasing a collection of pencil sharpeners and other small items that people might collect in a lifetime. People can observe a wide range of pencil sharpeners at the Museum. According to the Museum, pencils were available longer than the sharpener [...]
Families came together at the Coral Springs Museum of Art to build toy boats. They used recycled material and created boats that could actually float. Debra Gregg offered a presentation that covered the basics of making toy boats from nearly anything. The presentation was part of Family Fun Day at the Coral Springs Museum of [...]
Visitors to the Coral Springs Museum of Art can view the paintings of Nicholas Berger. Berger’s paintings have the power to draw the viewer into the heart of the scene, interacting with each individual in a personal way. He has extensive experience in watercolor and his recent work consists of Hudson River landscapes painted in [...]
A group of middle school students participated in the Big Read program at the Coral Springs Museum of Art on November 6. The students read Edgar Allan Poe’s famous novel, The Masque of the Red Death. They participated in a discussion led by writer David Plumb and Barry Treu, educator director at the museum. The [...]
