Speaker: Jill Weisberg

Hollywood native and visual thinker Jill C. Weisberg got her start in public art in 2008 as a designer and project manager working with an arts collective that helped make Miami’s Wynwood arts district one of the largest concentrations of international street art in the world. Weisberg has curated the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project since its inception in 2012 and has been instrumental in cultivating Downtown Hollywood as an arts hub. She is responsible for scouting diverse talent, locally, nationally and internationally and bringing professional experienced artists to South Florida. Weisberg has approached the curation of DHMP with the flair of a contemporary and global steward. She selects contemporary artists working with a wide range of subject matter, styles and themes that flow seamlessly into the historic Downtown architecture. An artist herself, Weisberg has shown her fine art across the United States and is an accomplished graphic designer, art director, and curator. Her fine art practice consists of thought-provoking 2-dimensional work and murals with a feminist edge. A background both in design and fine art has influenced her to create work that uses both parts of her experience in those fields. Recently, Weisberg and her partner opened Storefront Art Studio in Downtown Hollywood which is their own painting studio and exhibition space.

This talk is part of The 3rd Annual Art Fort Lauderdale - "The Art Fair On The Water"'s "artDISCOURSE" series of artist talks taking place during Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week with free admission made possible by support from The Community Foundation of Broward's Helen & Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund.

This talk will take place at the Stonewall National Museum & Archives / Stonewall National Museum - Wilton Manors.

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