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An evening you MUST experience!  Koosh & Co. winter art festival is an event that compares to no other.  A non for profit fundraising event hosted in collaboration with Koosh Jewelers will accommodating and constructing cross-disciplinary artistic experiences.  

The foundation for Art and Youth brings another exciting event with the kickoff to a new school year at awesome Olsen Middle School in Dania Beach Florida.  Art, Youth and Community:  engaging students with local artist, businesses, developers and city officials for a better understanding of how our communities are built.  This collaborative effort is with the intention of shaping our students, our future leaders, into sharp progressive community members, developers and leaders.

Artist Statement 

My style and media have definitely evolved over the last few years as I’m continuously exploring surfaces and materials…

Initially, I set out to paint on canvas and incorporated up-cycled and repurposed materials that would otherwise be disposed of, such as discontinued fabric and paper samples, to create backgrounds and “dress” my subjects. Three years into my adventure, I discovered I could paint directly on upholstery fabric and area rugs and have fallen in love with the effec

Artist Statement 

I am inspired by nature and color. Daily I admire the beauty of the sunrises, sunsets, clouds, flowers and the details of its beauty. There is something meaningful and inspiring in each piece such as love, hope, healing and empowerment. I will provide uniqueness and creativeness to every work of art which will inspire people to wear the products and/or hang the art workwith great satisfaction. As a visual artist I use pastels, ink, paint, calligraphy, illustration and photograph

Nolan is best remembered for magically transforming silk to cinderblock as a contemporary artist. His fans and collectors from across the globe are expressing their heartbreak at this loss. Nolan Haan was also known for personally restoring the historic Oliver House now Haan/Oliver House after transporting it down the New River on barges in Fort Lauderdale. Since 1993, Nolan provided affordable housing at his historic apartment complex which he managed personally with longtime partner Mitchell L

Dear Friends,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the annual Koosh Art Festival must be postponed.  We were all looking forward to it and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.  But be assured that Koosh & Co. will reschedule!   

We are planning a new date for this distinctive event and will update you as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you at all our future events.  In the meantime, please feel free to contact the event coordinator, Kelly Shara

Fort Lauderdale native and local artist, Stacy Daugherty, uses Artography to create thoughtful, compelling works of art through photography that speak to the soul. Daugherty can be found creating and collaborating with residential and corporate clients at her ArtServe studio/gallery space. Her works have been recently featured in the 4th Annual Art Fort Lauderdale, ArtServe’s 30th Anniversary Preview, and the Impressions exhibit Bonnet House Museum & Gardens where she won a People’s Choice award

Artem Mirolevich is trained as an illustrator, and his high skill for extreme detail is present in all his works, whether etchings or oils on canvas. Each work is a tale of its own, a surrealist tale of otherworldly places and people, where the artist’s imagination is completely set free. Directly drawing inspiration from Durer to Dali to the Manga comic tradition, Mirolevich’s work is a portal to the mystical meta-civilization, where doom and hope co-exist. The artist is not afraid to make stat

“Goradesky’s work is compared to Christo & Jean-Claude. Using the Power of Art to bring awareness to our natural surroundings, Goradesky’s art extends from multi-media design to complex material creations.” -Discovery Channel

Artist, graphic designer, and journalist. Her talent for her art emerged from childhood and has marked every stage of her life. Studies journal- ism and cartoon drawing. In a world marked by information, from her profession, exercised the task of turning the news into graphics. Had in her hands the creation of covers for magazines, cartoons and portraits of characters in newspapers and other publications.