NAD sponsors 1st Wednesday ART ALIVE Studio and Gallery Tours

Next ART ALIVE - June 1st , 5pm - 8pm

NAD takes the summer off, but Connie & Nicholas’ Gallery is open every Wednesday except July 13th.

ART ALIVE returns October 5th, 5pm - 8pm
As always, with light refreshments and some surprises.

Connie Joins Naples Art District

The Naples Art District is the largest concentration of professional working artists and galleries in southwest Florida. Intertwined with businesses that cater to the design and building trades, NAD artists are a great source for fine art, home décor and remodeling essentials. Get more info at Naples Art District.

èBella Magazine Coverage of Connie Now On-line

New Life - Giraffe ©Connie Bransilver

The link to èBella Magazine coverage of Connie last month is here.  http://ebellamag.com/images/eBella_TheArts_Mar2016.pdf

Florida Humanities Council focus on Everglades and GOE

Guardian Franklin Adams, Miccosukee Elder Betty Osceola (niece of Guardian Buffalo Tiger), and Guardian Deb Jansen ©Connie Bransilver

Labeled the “Adventure to Florida’s last frontier,” the twenty guests lead by Guardian Franklin Adams, traveled in Big Cypress, Fakahatchee, and Everglades National Park, winding up with a half day slide show and discussion with Miccosukee Elder Betty Osceola (niece of Guardian Buffalo Tiger), Guardian Deb Jansen, and Nicholas and Connie.  Among other requests, one guest asked for the lyrics of Walt Leuzinger’s “River of Grass.”  www.Floriidahumanities.org.

Portraits Almost Complete With Nowhere to Go

Guardians of the Everglades portraits in the studio. ©Connie Bransilver

While Nicholas completes the portraits Connie is trying to raise the money to complete the interviews and create the explanatory panels.  Two major art museums are considering premiering the exhibition.  While there are over 40 environmental organizations working toward Everglades conservation, we are the only one dedicated to spreading the word through powerful visual messaging using art and stories of leadership to create an emotional attachment that changes behavior and inspires action. That, along with the quality of the art, should easily sell the project. Click here for the Executive Summary.

Witness to Climate Change Dies Trying

Flooding near Lake Okeechobee. Photo in honor of Gary Braasch ©Connie Bransilver

Sometimes called the Photographer from La Mancha, my friend, colleague and dedicated environmental photographer, Gary Braasch, made documenting the effects of climate change his life’s work. He died this month while snorkeling and photographing along the Great Barrier Reef. Gary once noted that we have a lot of technology addressing climate change, but nothing’s going to happen until we actually FEEL it ourselves and SEE it. (Same with Everglades conservation.)  Read more about Gary Braasch at www.opb.org/news/article/gary-braasch-climate-change-portland-photographer/