SMART: San Miguel Art Festival

Artists and gallery owners from Mexico and beyond meet up in San Miguel de Allende to celebrate art, creativity and innovation

The art-filled public spaces of Hotel Matilda provided the central hub for the recent SMART San Miguel Art festival. The boutique hotel and passion project of art collector Harold “Spook” Stream can be directly linked to his family’s love of art and Mexico. As a young girl, Stream’s mother Matilda often traveled to Mexico to visit her aunt’s friends Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The …

BOFFO Fire Island Art Camp

NYC's arts-focused nonprofit opens a summer residency and programming at the beach

By claiming public spaces for artistic enrichment, New York City’s non-profit arts organization BOFFO continues to create ambitious participatory art projects. Their mission encourages engagement with works stemming from collaborations between communities and artists, both emerging and established. And, to top if off, all of their projects are free and open to the public. For the second time, BOFFO will be summering at the Fire …

The Dolls “Summer of ’93”

The dynamic DJ and violinist release their first single and offer up album art designed by Curtis Kulig

Yesterday, The Dolls, a New York-based original music collaboration between international DJ Mia Moretti and violinist Margot Moe released their first single, “Summer of ’93.” The track, available for free download, bounces along with pleasant nostalgia. It’s danceable, pretty and prepared to usher in the the summer of 2013 with ease. Sampling from Arthur Russell and incorporating Moe’s vocals and violins, the single balances reverence …