Aventura Mall Hosts 7th Annual Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale

Aventura Mall will "bake a difference" when it hosts the 7th Annual Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale, a culinary benefit to end childhood hunger in America. The event takes place  Sunday, May 22, from noon-4pm at Aventura Mall's Center Court.
                                    
Local bakeries, restaurants, marketplaces, and hotels will offer samples of sweet treats for $2 to $5. Tickets for all bake sale items will be on sale at the event for $1 each or $10 for 13 tickets - a baker's dozen. Proceeds will be distributed to local organizations that feed children and assure them access to good nutrition.

The 2010 bake sale

Participating vendors include: Grand Lux Café, Nordstrom Café Bistro, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Ocean Prime, Alisa’s Painted Bistro, Turnberry Ocean Colony, The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Spa, Chef Allen's, Florida International University, Edda’s Cake Design, Hot Cookies, Cookies by Shar, The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Caramel Swirls, Chocolate 4 Charity, Forever Sweet Cakes By Design, Jennifer's Homemade, Joe's Stone Crab, Nestle Waters, and Whole Foods Market.

The event will also include raffles for great prizes, a cupcake decorating station for kids and several pastry demonstrations.

One in almost four children in America goes to bed hungry each night – that’s 17 million nationwide and more than 637,000 kids in Florida alone. Proceeds from Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale will be distributed to local organizations that feed children and assure them access to good nutrition; past recipients have included Feeding South Florida, Florida Impact and FLIPANY.

Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen's

Event Chairman is Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen's Restaurant and Co-Chairwoman is Jennifer Behar, of Jennifer’s Homemade.

South Florida's number one shopping destination among locals and international visitors, Aventura Mall ranks as one of the top five highest grossing malls in the country in sales per square foot. Anchored by Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Macy’s, Aventura Mall boasts 300 specialty stores, ranging from chic, internationally renowned names such as Herve Leger by MaxAzria, Burberry, Faconnable, Henri Bendel, Michael Kors and Hugo Boss to many of the most popular and recognized retailers, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple, Calvin Klein, Forever XXI, True Religion and Diesel. Aventura Mall is also home to 10 full-service restaurants and an exclusive contemporary art collection featuring 10 installations positioned throughout the shopping center. 

Located at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard, the mall is open Monday through Saturday, 10am-9:30pm, and Sunday, noon-8pm. For more information call 305-935-1110, visit online at www.aventuramall.com, Facebook and Twitter.   


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Three New Exhibitions Featured at Frost Art Museum's "Target Wednesday After Hours"

The newest exhibitions at The Frost Art Museum will feature works by artists from China to California to South Florida. From Francie Bishop Good's images bringing to light an underserved population to the artists' in "EAST / WEST: Visually Speaking" view of the western world to David and Hi-Jin Hodge reflecting on living in self-imposed boxes, each of these unique exhibitions contemplate and reflect on reinterpreting what many may overlook throughout their daily activities as well as what they may have established as the norm.

These works can be viewed during Target Wednesday After Hours, from 6-9pm at The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum on the Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 10975 SW 17 St., Miami. This event is free and open to the public. 

Zhong Biao, Grand Entry, 2007,
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas,
78 3/4 x 59 3/8 inches,
Courtesy of the Artist

 "These exhibitions focus on artists with innovative methods and unique viewpoints that clearly think outside of the established confines," said Carol Damian, director and chief curator of The Frost Art Museum. "As an educational institution, enlightening the public to new perspectives in art is central to our vision."  

 In "EAST / WEST: Visually Speaking," 12 Chinese artists focus on merging two diverging visual languages: East and West. They reinterpret aesthetic visual traditions according to their perceptions and knowledge of European and American visual arts and appropriate iconic images such as Greek Hellenistic sculpture to the ubiquitous Pepsi logo. While in some works the reference to Western culture seems adoring, especially to the visual culture lexicon, in other works it appears to parody the West, its cultural symbols and values. The exhibition features contemporary works by Cai Lei, The Luo Brothers, Ma Baozhong, Cang Xin, Shen JingDong, Shi Liang, Sun Ping, Tang Zhigang, Zhang Hongtu and Zhong Biao.

The South Florida Cultural Consortium Exhibition presents recent works by the recipients of the 2010 South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media Artists Fellowship. The artists on view in this exhibit are Cooper, Michael Genovese, Francie Bishop Good, Nolan Haan, Sibel Kocabasi, Beatriz Monteavaro, Glexis Novoa, Jonathan Rockford, Bert Rodriguez, FriendsWithYou, The TM Sisters, and Tonietta Walters. An alliance of the local arts agencies of Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, the Consortium assists artists through direct grants awarded solely on the basis of creative excellence to improve artists' skills and encourage career development. This exhibit is an essential feature of the fellowship program and enables artists to be shown in a flagship visual arts institution of the region.

Returning to The Frost Art Museum with their own installation are David and Hi-Jin Hodge with Who's Counting and Temporal State Of Being. It consists of two multi-media works that explore the idea that 21st century existence is lived in a context of boxes, of our own making, and asks the question: Have we lost a sense of the boundlessness and seamlessness of space and time, because of the pervasively rectangular environments and of everyday life? David Hodge and Hi-Jin Hodge have created video installations for artistic exhibitions around the world. Their installations blend editorial materials and innovative uses of technology to explore complex human and social questions.

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Aventura Mall Exhibiting Original FIU Student Art On Food Court Tables

Aventura Mall is showcasing original works created by art students at Florida International University (FIU) through March 7. The 10 unique images, displayed on 100 tables in the Aventura Mall food court, represent love in various forms. They range from a playful photo of a puppy peering through a wrought iron fence to a tender image of two seniors holding hands. 


The exhibition is being presented by Turnberry for the Arts, Aventura Mall’s dynamic cultural initiative combining contemporary art and education, and sponsored by the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, located on the Modesto A. Maidique FIU campus in South Miami. 


Jacqueline Fletcher, director of Turnberry for the Arts, said the innovative program will allow hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life to enjoy artwork in a non-traditional way. 

“We’re excited to launch this wonderful collaboration that brings community exposure to talented art students,” Fletcher said. “The art is fun and whimsical.” 


According to Carol Damian, director and chief curator for the Frost Museum at FIU, the selections were narrowed down from about 35 submissions based on how the art complements the Aventura Mall environment. 


“The students were enthusiastic about the project and found it quite challenging,” Damian said. “We’re thrilled to partner with our art department at FIU, Turnberry for the Arts and Aventura Mall.”

The Aventura Mall was voted Best Local Shopping Destination by Miami Herald's "Hot List" and ranks as one of the top five highest grossing malls in the country in sales per square foot. The 2.7 million square-foot multi-level mall is home to Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Macy's Men's Home Furniture, JCPenney and Sears, 300 stores and restaurants, a 24-screen movie theater, and an artist-designed interactive playground, Rainbow Valley.


Located at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard, the mall is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., and Sunday, noon-8 p.m. For more information call 305-935-1110 or visit the website at www.aventuramall.com.


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