Kovacs Events in Washington DC Area Confirmed for This Fall at National Gallery of Art and AFI

‘Television’s Original Genius’ Life and Career Will Be Celebrated with Panel Discussion and Screening of his Work on October 27 at National Gallery of Art and Two Screenings of his TV Work at AFI in Silver Spring on November 3^rd and 4^th

Ediad Productions announced today that legendary comedian Ernie Kovacs (www.erniekovacs.com) is the subject of two diverse retrospectives coming to the Washington D.C.-area this Fall.  Both the National Gallery of Art (www.nga.com) and AFI Silver Theatre (www.AFI.com/Silver) will focus on Kovacs’ unique comedic talents as innovator, performer, creator and video artist gifted with a skewed sense of humor when television was in it’s infancy in the 1950s and ‘60s.

On Saturday, October 27, at 4pm, the National Gallery of Art (4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, East Building) will present Ernie Kovacs: Video Art for the Intimate Vacuum, which will include both a screening of his absurdist video art as well as a panel discussion featuring noted critics Bruce Bennett & David Bianculli and Kovacs archivist Ben Model. Admission is free.

The following weekend, at 4:30pm on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4 at AFI Silver Theater (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD) will screen highlights of Kovacs’ most beloved television shows and iconic characters for their Ernie Kovacs Program. Both programs will be curated by Ben Model who will feature footage from Kovacs’ groundbreaking television programs. Admission prices vary.

”Ernie Kovacs is an entire chapter in the high/low art debate,” said Margaret Parsons, head of film programs, National Gallery of Art. “He was gifted on so many levels and was already mixing media – music, video and performance art – by the mid ‘50s, creating his own ‘happenings’ long before the art movements of the 1960s”.

“It’s a tremendous honor to have both the National Gallery of Art and the American Film Institute celebrate the comedic genius of Ernie Kovacs,“ said Joshua Mills, President of Ediad Productions. “Kovacs fans will be able to experience both his most well known and some of his more offbeat shows and sketches at these two prestigious institutions.” 

Known as ‘Television’s Original Genius,’ Ernie Kovacs was a hugely influential figure for late night entertainers like Steve Allen, David Letterman, and Conan O'Brien, whose work has been cited appreciatively by Martin Scorsese, Harold Prince, Matt Groening (THE SIMPSONS, FUTURAMA), Robert Smigel (SATURDAY TV FUNHOUSE; Triumph, the Insult Comedy Dog), Joel Hodgson (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman), Andrea Martin (SCTV), Terry Gilliam (MONTY PYTHON), and author Jonathan Lethem, among others.

Ernie Kovacs was a pioneer in early television whose inventive use of the medium inspired countless performers, directors, and video artists.  In addition to creating such indelible characters as Percy Dovetonsils, Matzoh Hepplewhite, and Uncle Gruesome, Kovacs invented a distinctly modern form of comedy that playfully subverted the television medium. Edie Adams (www.edieadams.com) was his on-screen partner as well as his wife. After his death in 1962 Adams was instrumental in not only saving but also preserving Kovacs’ body of work during the 1960s when she bought all existing Kovacs materials - including the masters that the television networks were planning to destroy them due to cost and storage issues.

Since 2011, the Ernie Kovacs archive has released video and audio material from the collection, most of which has never been seen or heard in more than 50 years. This continues on October 9 when The Edie Adams Christmas Record featuring Ernie Kovacs will be released via Omnivore Recordings (www.omnivorerecordings.com). Then. on October 23, The Ernie Kovacs Collection Volume Two, a three-DVD package, will be released via Shout! Factory (www.shoutfactory.com). Kovacs and his work have also been feted at such prestigious institutions as The Paley Center for Media, Museum of the Moving Image in New York, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, the Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, California and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, Spain.

About the National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov. Follow the Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NationalGalleryofArt and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ngadc.

Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon entering. Checkrooms are free of charge and located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances. For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 by 26 inches cannot be accepted by the Gallery or its checkrooms.

About the American Film Institute

AFI is America’s promise to preserve the history of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers.  AFI provides leadership in film, television and digital media and is dedicated to initiatives that engage the past, the present and the future of the moving image arts. 

About AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

A program of the American Film Institute, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, one of Washington’s cultural landmarks, is a beautifully restored 1938 theater offering a year-round program of the best in American and international cinema, featuring a dynamic mix of first-run films, festivals, premieres, retrospectives, special events, special guest appearances, and educational and community programs.  AFI Silver combines state-of-the-art film and video projection facilities with the latest in broadcast technology in its three theaters.  AFI Silver also houses production facilities, meeting spaces and elegant reception and exhibition areas.

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.  An agency of the Department of the Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. For more information about AFI Silver, go to AFI.com/Silver.

Woman Overcomes Disability to Become Award Winning Artist

Karen Sue Wheeler is an award-winning American artist who was born with a form of Muscular Dystrophy known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She uses a small brush and very little pigment that creates a dry-brush effect that resembles colored pencil. Each painting that she produces takes from 80-500 hours to complete. She developed a unique sling-like device that she wears on her arm to assist her with wielding her tools, rather a brush, pencil or pen.  Joel Geist Video created a portrait of Karen.  The film has captured her views on her artwork, some of her techniques of working with watercolor, and it shows a phenomenal amount of her work and accomplishments.  The film is available for viewing HERE.

Karen hides or places a rose in every painting completed after 1986.  It represents her in her work, and it is one of the most loved and accepted flowers in societal and visual terms.  When she relates the rose to herself and her life, she also considers the strength and the thorns. Therefore, when people view Karen's work they not only feel her presence, they accept her and enjoy her work for the pleasure it brings.

Todd Kerns, bassist for Slash's band was the subject of one of Karen's paintings, "In Todd We Trust":

"Karen is one of those living examples that art and creativity flow through those who are chosen as their vessel. It is awe inspiring. I always marvel at every new piece she creates. Her unique creativity and humor always shines through as only a truly inspired artist can do."

From 1985 to 1991 Karen was the only disabled artist on the Board of Directors of VSA Arts California, a non-profit organization dedicated to integrating mentally and physically challenged adults and children into society via the arts.  She not only coordinated and participated in major statewide exhibits and programs but also held the position of Vice President.  She is still on the Honorary Board.  Karen was selected Disabled Professional Woman of the Year by the Pilot Club of Southeast Los Angeles in 1990.

Karen now resides in Henderson, Nevada and is currently the only surviving professional artist in Southern Nevada with a neuromuscular disease.  She has collectors who live all over the world, a list of which includes Julian Lennon, Phil Collins, Shadoe Stevens, Justin Hayward, Joan Rivers, Damon Wayans and Steven Segal. 

Karen is a lifetime member of the Vegas Artists Guild where she served on the Board of Directors for 11 years.  In addition, she served three years on the Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities and considers herself an advocate for those less fortunate.  She also co-created with William Schnell in 2012 a site to assist people with disabilities called Go Hit Yourself.  (www.GoHitYourself.com)

Native New Yorker, World- Renown Surrealist Announces Art Opening

World-Famous Surrealist VINCENT CASTIGLIA Announces Retrospective Art Exhibition ‘Resurrection’ – Appearing at Sacred Gallery NYC, October 4^th – 31^st

Opening: Thursday, October 4th from 8 PM – 11 PM

"Stings of The Lash", 55" x 83", 2005

H.R. Giger Museum Honored NYC Native Displays Collection Utilizing his Own Blood as a Medium

World-famous surrealist and New York City native VINCENT CASTIGLIA is pleased to announce his upcoming solo art exhibition entitled ‘Resurrection’, taking place from October 4^th-31^st at Sacred Gallery NYC (located at 424 Broadway 2nd Floor between Canal and Howard, NYC).  The gallery will host an opening reception on October 4^th from 8-11pm. This retrospective encompasses all of Vincent’s available work from the beginning of his career and aims to examine the congruency of life and death. Propelled by correlated personal experiences just this year, his deep and continually renewed understanding of the consistency between the two themes will come to prominence at this haunting and memorable exhibition.

‘Resurrection’ will include a striking collection of Vincent’s paintings, which are created exclusively in his own human blood. Vincent’s figures, their musculature and skin, are painted with what could be thought of as “liquid flesh”. Its tendency to quicken the subjects is likely inapproachable by any other medium---as it is actual tissue with which it is being rendered. In this way the subject’s realism is not merely an optical illusion due to its level of detail, but rather is an actual transference of flesh and blood to each work.

In the privacy of his studio, Vincent practices a kind of modern-day phlebotomy, siphoning the life force which contains his own psychic energy, while giving it an outlet and form. In doing so, he dissolves the barrier between artist and art in a most literal and immediate sense.

In a personal statement, Vincent states, “This exhibit is the culmination of a lifetime of searching and posing many questions through images, making declarations of truths uncovered and pouring a myriad of emotions, conflicts, and bliss' into these coagulations which delineate all aspects of the past decade of my life.”

For more information on Sacred Gallery NYC, please visit www.sacredgallerynyc.com 

VINCENT CASTIGLIA is the first American artist to receive a solo exhibition invitation from Oscar Award-winning artist H.R. Giger in the history of the H. R. Giger Museum Gallery. Vincent’s art has been praised by fellow artists, musicians, and other notables throughout his career.

“With such precise technique, his depiction of human musculature is nothing short of outstanding.”  

– Paul Booth / World-renowned Tattooist, Artist, Gallery Owner, Fanatical Nihilist

“If the body is the temple, then the heart is the altar and the blood is the sacred flame that enlightens the shrine. Vincent is painting with holy light.” – Martin Eric Ain / Musician, Celtic Frost

“The ominous truth that his art confronts, along with the exquisiteness in which it is portrayed, provides a timeless revelation into human existence.” – Joe Sopkowics, Forensic Photographer

VINCENT CASTIGLIA’s impressive work has seen many sides of the entertainment world, as well. MTV New Media's Horror-Slasher Film, Savage County, featured his art as its official movie poster, depicting the three murderers in the film. Prior to the film, Vincent painted album art for heavy metal band Triptykon's 2010 debut release, Eparistera Daimones. Triptykon is founded by former Hellhammer / Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer.

His work has been featured on New York 1 News, Spike TV, as well as the television series, Miami Ink. His work has been explored by countless art and culture, and media publications, in the US and internationally, including the New York Post, New York Daily News, and the recently released, Lexikon Der Phantastischen Künstler “The international encyclopedia of fantastic, surrealistic, symbolist, & visionary artists”.

His work hangs in many distinguished international collections; one of his most celebrated works of 2006, “Gravity” was recently acquired by Rock legend Gregg Allman.  Vincent’s paintings have been exhibited at museums and galleries in the US, and internationally, including CoproGallery, (Santa Monica, California), Last Rites Gallery (New York) The Museum of Sex (New York), The Museum Of Porn In Art, (Switzerland), The HR Giger Museum Gallery, (Switzerland), , The Mall Gallery (London, England) Canvas Los Angeles (Los Angeles California), Fuse Gallery (New York), Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center (Ft. Myers, Florida), Art @ Large Gallery (New York) Gallery Lombardi (Austin Texas), L’imagerie Gallery (Hollywood, California), Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, (Mexico), C-Pop Gallery (Detroit, Michigan), Shooting Gallery (San Francisco, CA), Seed Gallery (Newark, New Jersey), The 7th Annual Dirty Show (Detroit, Michigan),  as well as The Congregation Gallery (Hollywood, California).

For more information on VINCENT CASTIGLIA, please visit www.vincentcastigliaart.com.

6th Annual NYC Food Film Festival Oct 17-21, Tickets On Sale Today + Sizzle Reel!

Early Bird Discount: 33% Off Tickets for First 33 Hours

Six Events w/ 100+ Foods & Drinks and 40 Food Films

The Lowcountry Oyster Roast to Feature 20,000 South Carolina Oysters  + A Sideboard of Classic Lowcountry Dishes by Chef Robert Stehling of Charleston's Hominy Grill

I ♥ Japan to Feature World Premieres of New York Cooks for Tohoku with Chefs Boulud, Bouley, Payard, Romano, Telepan, Cardoz, Ono, Koketsu and Ramen Dreams with Chef Keizo Shimamoto

Food Porn Party Returns with Seattle’s Hand-Forged Top Pot Doughnuts, Brooklyn Star Pig Tails, Dirt Candy and more

“dinner and a movie…elevated to an art form.” – New York Times

“borderline-genius” – New Yorker
 

The NYC Food Film Festival returns to New York City for its 6^th consecutive year, offering a unique series of events where food and film lovers will taste what they see on the screen, as attendees are simultaneously served the food that is seen in the films. Produced in association with the James Beard Foundation and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City, the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival runs from October 17-21.

This year’s Festival will feature six different events showcasing 40 food films, 18 world premieres, and over 100 foods and drinks, plus an Awards Ceremony hosted by NBC’s Cat Greenleaf. Highlights include an authentic Lowcountry Oyster Roast featuring 20,000 South Carolina Oysters freshly harvested in Bulls Bay, the return of the notoriousFood Porn Party with pig tails from NYC’s own Brooklyn Star and hand-forged Top Pot Doughnuts from Seattle, and world renowned ramen expert Keizo Shimamoto who will journey from Japan to demo & serve his famous ramen. See below for full event schedule.

Festival Director George Motz said, “In our 6th year we have hit our stride at the Food Film Festival. Once again the quality of the food films being submitted just gets better and better. The events surrounding those films will be unforgettable and tasty!"

“New York City is the entertainment and culinary capital of the world, and it’s one of the many reasons that set our great city apart,” said Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. “The NYC Food Film Festival recognizes our city’s diverse culinary history and it’s the perfect chance to celebrate our booming TV and film industry while enjoying some of the best food our city has to offer.”

Among the 18 world premiere films, a few highlights include “An L.A. Pastrami Story,” the story of Legendary Langer’s Deli in Los Angeles, “Sugar Shack,” a documentary that explores a Canadian maple farm at the peak of maple season, “Meat Hooked!,” a documentary about the rise and fall (and rise again) of butchering, “Ramen Dreams,” a documentary about blogger & chef Keizo Shimamoto, who follows his obsession for ramen to a small noodle shop in Tokyo and “New York Cooks for Tohoku,” documenting a group of world renown chefs who journey to Japan to cook for tsunami victims. A full list of Official Selections, as well as photo stills and video trailers, can be found at thefoodfilmfestival.com/films.

TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS GO ON-SALE ONLINE TODAY AT
www.thefoodfilmfestival.com

General Admission Tickets are available to all events. A limited amount of VIP Tickets and Festival-wide VIP Passes are also available, which include entry to a series of pre-parties and VIP Seating. The menus each at event will include food celebrated in the films along with beer, wine and cocktail pairings by Festival Mixologist Allen Katz, of the New York Distilling Company and The Shanty.

The 2012 NYC Food Film Festival is produced in association with the James Beard Foundation and benefits the Food Bank for New York City, which will receive top tier integration throughout the Festival to remind guests that all New Yorkers deserve access to nutritious food. Additionally, a portion of Festival proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank to assist in its important work.

--- OFFICIAL EVENTS OF THE 2012 NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL ---

Single Malt Whisky: The Islay 8
Wednesday Night, 10/17/12 (Opening Night Event)
Featuring the US Premiere of Whisky: The Islay Edition, a tasting of whisky from all 8 distilleries on the Isle of Islay in Scotland, which is renowned for its single malt whiskies, and a special tasting menu by Chef Chris Rendell of Highlands Restaurant.

The Films: Whisky: The Islay Edition, The Benevolent Butcher: Bacon, Cook Book

Farm to Film to Table: Meat Your Butcher
Presented by Frei Brothers Winery and Bon Appétit
Thursday Night, 10/18/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring an evening of sustainable meat Butchering and fine wine from Frei Brothers Winery, the World Premiere of Meat Hooked! by Suzanne Wasserman and the meat of Fleishers, Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats and Jeffrey Ruhalter, the original butcher of Essex Street Market. With Northern Spy Food Co. and vegetarian delights by Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy.
The Films: Meat Hooked!, Farm to Table, Farmer Poet

I  ♥ Japan
Friday Night, 10/19/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring the world premieres of New York Cooks for Tohoku with Chefs Boulud, Bouley, Payard, Romano, Telepan and more, and Ramen Dreams who’s star, Chef Keizo Shimamoto, will cook and serve his legendary ramen in the U.S. for the 1^st time ever.

The Films: New York Cooks for Tohoku, Ramen Dreams, Tako NY, Sushi: Handcrafted Happiness, Kasadela Izakaya: The House That Chicken Wings Built

Edible Adventure #005: Sweets, Meats and Fun Buns
Saturday Afternoon, 10/20/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring Bark Dogs from Brooklyn, Hangover Buns, A Dirt Candy Surprise, Strawberry Pie and Fresh Maple Syrup Taffy!

The Films: A Taste of Home, An L.A. Pastrami Story, Artisan Baker, Bark Butter: Why Every Hot Dog Needs a Little More Pork Fat, Hangover Buns, Mexican Cuisine, Pat and Stick’s Great Big Ice Cream Sandwich Adventure, Sidesaddle Kitchen: Vegan Bakery, Sugar Shack, Brooklynography: Matt & Allison Robicelli, Wooly’s Ice: Pimping Out Mad Flavas of Taiwanese-Style Shaved Ice in New York City

The Food Porn* Party and Awards Ceremony
Hosted by NBC’s Cat Greenleaf of Talk Stoop
Saturday Night, 10/20/12, AMC Village 7 Theatres, East Village
Featuring Extreme close-ups, Food Burlesque and more! Eat Seattle’s Hand-Forged Top Pot Doughnuts, Brooklyn Star Pig Tails and more. Meet Food Porn star Larry Cauldwell and enjoy a special performance by the Sundelles.

The Films: 10,000 Cases, Bon Appetit, By the Fireside with Larry: The Zimlet, Deep-Fried Tofurky: A Thanksgiving Miracle, Dog Eats Dream, Food Porn, How to Make Vietnamese Coffee, The Benevolent Baker: Doughnuts, The Benevolent Baker: Bacon

The Lowcountry Oyster Roast (Closing Night Event) 
Sunday Evening, 10/21/12, IndieScreen / Windmill Rooftop, Williamsburg
Featuring an Exclusive Screening of The Mud and The Blood and an all-you-can-eat Bulls Bay oyster roast. Charleston’s own Hominy Grill + Chef Robert Stehling will round out the southern coastal feast and M Shanghai String Band will perform.

The Films: The Mud and the Blood, Mickle’s Pickle, Tic Tac Toe Chicken and Mama Sugar’s Sweet Potato Cobbler.

NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS
The NYC Food Film Festival is proud to announce its primary sponsors for 2012, which include Sugar in the Raw, Jarlsberg, Frei Brothers Winery, Bon Appétit, Bloomberg andWarsteiner, the exclusive imported beer of the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival. New York Mouth, the leading source for indie food and tasty gifts, is the exclusive online retailer of the 2012 Food Film Festival season and is offering a special discount of 10% off the entire mouth-watering site through the duration of the Festival – use the code 'NYCFFF10’.

NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL JUDGES
The NYC Food Film Festival is a competitive film festival that presents awards in seven categories: Best Feature, Best Short, Best Super-Short, Best Film Made In New York, Best Food Porn, Food Filmmaker of the Year, and the Audience Choice Award.

The Official Selections of the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival are reviewed by a judging panel comprised of members of New York City’s food and film communities. The 2012 judges are: Edible’s Rachel Wharton, NBC’s Cat Greenleaf of Talk Stoop, Chef, TV Host and Author David Rosengarten, Lawrence Kretchmer of Bold Food, New York City Film Commissioner Katherine Oliver and Dori Begley of Magnolia Films.

THE 2012 FESTIVAL VENUES
The New York Distilling Company, 79 Leonard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
AMC Village 7 Theatres, 66 3^rd Avenue, East Village, Manhattan
IndieScreen / Windmill Rooftop, 285 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

ABOUT THE NYC FOOD FILM FESTIVAL
Returning to New York City for its 6th consecutive year offering a unique series of events where food and film lovers return to taste what they see on the screen, the NYC Food Film Festival is the only festival in the world that serves the food that is seen in the films. Produced in association with the James Beard Foundation and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City, the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival runs from October 17 through October 21 in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The NYC Food Film Festival has grown from an intimate food-nerd date-night destination to one of New York City’s most beloved festivals, and the largest of its kind in the world. Last year, the Food Film Festival made its 2nd trip to Chicago, where it will return this year from November 15^th – 17^th for the Chicago Food Film Festival. The NYC Food Film Festival was created by George Motz, the documentary filmmaker behind the award-winning Hamburger America film, book, and mobile app, and host of Travel Channel's Burger Land, along with Harry Hawk. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival presents the best, and the most memorable, of the world’s favorite and exotic foods on the big screen...and then serves them to the guests. The NYC Food Film Festival is co-produced by Grease Bomb LLC and Food Films America.

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World-Famous Surrealist VINCENT CASTIGLIA Announces Retrospective Art Exhibition 'Resurrection' - Appearing at Sacred Gallery NYC, October 4th - 31st

"Stings of The Lash", 55" x 83", 2005

H.R. Giger Museum Honored NYC Native Displays Collection Utilizing his Own Blood as a Medium

World-famous surrealist and New York City native VINCENT CASTIGLIA is pleased to announce his upcoming solo art exhibition entitled ‘Resurrection’, taking place from October 4^th-31^st at Sacred Gallery NYC (located at 424 Broadway 2nd Floor between Canal and Howard, NYC).  The gallery will host an opening reception on October 4^th from 8-11pm. This retrospective encompasses all of Vincent’s available work from the beginning of his career and aims to examine the congruency of life and death. Propelled by correlated personal experiences just this year, his deep and continually renewed understanding of the consistency between the two themes will come to prominence at this haunting and memorable exhibition.

‘Resurrection’ will include a striking collection of Vincent’s paintings, which are created exclusively in his own human blood. Vincent’s figures, their musculature and skin, are painted with what could be thought of as “liquid flesh”. Its tendency to quicken the subjects is likely inapproachable by any other medium---as it is actual tissue with which it is being rendered. In this way the subject’s realism is not merely an optical illusion due to its level of detail, but rather is an actual transference of flesh and blood to each work.

In the privacy of his studio, Vincent practices a kind of modern-day phlebotomy, siphoning the life force which contains his own psychic energy, while giving it an outlet and form. In doing so, he dissolves the barrier between artist and art in a most literal and immediate sense.

In a personal statement, Vincent states, “This exhibit is the culmination of a lifetime of searching and posing many questions through images, making declarations of truths uncovered and pouring a myriad of emotions, conflicts, and bliss' into these coagulations which delineate all aspects of the past decade of my life.”

For more information on Sacred Gallery NYC, please visit www.sacredgallerynyc.com 

VINCENT CASTIGLIA is the first American artist to receive a solo exhibition invitation from Oscar Award-winning artist H.R. Giger in the history of the H. R. Giger Museum Gallery. Vincent’s art has been praised by fellow artists, musicians, and other notables throughout his career.

“With such precise technique, his depiction of human musculature is nothing short of outstanding.”  

– Paul Booth / World-renowned Tattooist, Artist, Gallery Owner, Fanatical Nihilist

“If the body is the temple, then the heart is the altar and the blood is the sacred flame that enlightens the shrine. Vincent is painting with holy light.” – Martin Eric Ain / Musician, Celtic Frost

“The ominous truth that his art confronts, along with the exquisiteness in which it is portrayed, provides a timeless revelation into human existence.” – Joe Sopkowics, Forensic Photographer

VINCENT CASTIGLIA’s impressive work has seen many sides of the entertainment world, as well. MTV New Media's Horror-Slasher Film, Savage County, featured his art as its official movie poster, depicting the three murderers in the film. Prior to the film, Vincent painted album art for heavy metal band Triptykon's 2010 debut release, Eparistera Daimones. Triptykon is founded by former Hellhammer / Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer.

His work has been featured on New York 1 News, Spike TV, as well as the television series, Miami Ink. His work has been explored by countless art and culture, and media publications, in the US and internationally, including the New York Post, New York Daily News, and the recently released, Lexikon Der Phantastischen Künstler “The international encyclopedia of fantastic, surrealistic, symbolist, & visionary artists”.

His work hangs in many distinguished international collections; one of his most celebrated works of 2006, “Gravity” was recently acquired by Rock legend Gregg Allman.  Vincent’s paintings have been exhibited at museums and galleries in the US, and internationally, including CoproGallery, (Santa Monica, California), Last Rites Gallery (New York) The Museum of Sex (New York), The Museum Of Porn In Art, (Switzerland), The HR Giger Museum Gallery, (Switzerland), , The Mall Gallery (London, England) Canvas Los Angeles (Los Angeles California), Fuse Gallery (New York), Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center (Ft. Myers, Florida), Art @ Large Gallery (New York) Gallery Lombardi (Austin Texas), L’imagerie Gallery (Hollywood, California), Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, (Mexico), C-Pop Gallery (Detroit, Michigan), Shooting Gallery (San Francisco, CA), Seed Gallery (Newark, New Jersey), The 7th Annual Dirty Show (Detroit, Michigan),  as well as The Congregation Gallery (Hollywood, California).

For more information on VINCENT CASTIGLIA, please visit www.vincentcastigliaart.com.

The Artist Series’ 15th Annual Test Drive Your Seats event is Wednesday, September 19th at the Times-Union Center at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Current Broadway season ticket holders can pick up their ticket packets, exchange their tickets, buy single tickets for family and friends, and “test drive” their seats. Patrons who want to purchase season tickets can come out to see the venue, see which seats are available, and become season ticket holders on-site! Attendees can also register to win a pair of season tickets to the Jacksonville Broadway Series! Discover your Broadway with The Artist Series’ 2012–2013 Broadway in Jacksonville Season, which features three Jacksonville premieres – MARY POPPINS (January 22-27), BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (February 26-March 3), and ROCK OF AGES (April 2-7) and the return engagement of WEST SIDE STORY (December 4-9). Season tickets to the 2012-2013 Artist Series Season are on sale now with four-show package prices starting at $121.50. Season ticket prices vary depending on the show time, day of the week, and seating location. Current subscribers can renew by calling (904) 632-3373 or 1-888-860-BWAY, Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. They may also email their invoices torenewal@artistseriesjax.org. New subscribers can order their season tickets by calling (904) 632-3373 or 1-888-860-BWAY, Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. New subscribers may also email newsub@artistseriesjax.org. Subscriber benefits include: premium seat locations, no waiting in line for tickets, exclusive exchange privileges, priority ticket purchases, access to other Artist Series events, and lost ticket insurance. VIP Seating is available to contributors to The Artist Series at five levels: Angel, Producer, Benefactor, Patron, and Donor. Call (904) 632-3373 for additional benefits available through the newly-expanded VIP Theater Club. Reservations for groups of 10+ for each Broadway show are available now by calling (904) 632-3228 or emailing groupsales@fscj.edu. Tickets to individual Broadway shows in the 2012-2013 Broadway Season are not available for purchase yet, but season ticket holders can purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the public. Single ticket on-sale dates for our Broadway in Jacksonville Season will be announced this fall. Broadway subscribers can also purchase tickets to other Artist Series events, including Broadway Specials, Concert and Variety, Dance, Opera, and Family shows at the Test Drive Your Seats event. Performances for each of the four Broadway shows are Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30PM, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00PM, Saturday afternoons at 2:00PM, and Sundays at 1:30 PM and 7:00 PM. (All times are subject to change). American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf are available for one pre-determined Sunday evening of each presentation. Test Drive Your Seats is one day only at the Times-Union Center on September 19th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is complimentary at the Enterprise Parking Garage for the first 100 people. Ask an Artist Series representative for a parking pass, available while they last. The Artist Series, Broadway in Jacksonville, is a division of Florida State College at Jacksonville and is the largest presenter of national and international touring companies in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. For more information on the 2012-2013 Artist Series Season, please visit www.artistseriesjax.org or www.facebook.com/artistseriesjax. For more details on the Test Drive Your Seats event, contact Sarah Roy at (904) 632-3211 or saroy@fscj.edu. To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call The Artist Series Box Office at (904) 632-3373 (toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY) Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the The Artist Series’ website: www.artistseriesjax.org

The Artist Series’ 15^th Annual Test Drive Your Seats event is Wednesday, September 19^th  at the Times-Union Center at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL  32202, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. 

Current Broadway season ticket holders can pick up their ticket packets, exchange their tickets, buy single tickets for family and friends, and “test drive” their seats.  Patrons who want to purchase season tickets can come out to see the venue, see which seats are available, and become season ticket holders on-site!  Attendees can also register to win a pair of season tickets to the Jacksonville Broadway Series! 

Discover your Broadway with The Artist Series’ 2012–2013 Broadway in Jacksonville Season, which features three Jacksonville premieres – MARY POPPINS (January 22-27), BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (February 26-March 3), and ROCK OF AGES (April 2-7) and the return engagement of WEST SIDE STORY (December 4-9).

Season tickets to the 2012-2013 Artist Series Season are on sale now with four-show package prices starting at $121.50.  Season ticket prices vary depending on the show time, day of the week, and seating location.  Current subscribers can renew by calling (904) 632-3373 or 1-888-860-BWAY, Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm.  They may also email their invoices to renewal@artistseriesjax.org.  New subscribers can order their season tickets by calling (904) 632-3373 or 1-888-860-BWAY, Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm.  New subscribers may also email newsub@artistseriesjax.org.

Subscriber benefits include: premium seat locations, no waiting in line for tickets, exclusive exchange privileges, priority ticket purchases, access to other Artist Series events, and lost ticket insurance.  VIP Seating is available to contributors to The Artist Series at five levels: Angel, Producer, Benefactor, Patron, and Donor.  Call (904) 632-3373 for additional benefits available through the newly-expanded VIP Theater Club.  Reservations for groups of 10+ for each Broadway show are available now by calling (904) 632-3228 or emailing groupsales@fscj.edu. 

Tickets to individual Broadway shows in the 2012-2013 Broadway Season are not available for purchase yet, but season ticket holders can purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the public.  Single ticket on-sale dates for our Broadway in Jacksonville Season will be announced this fall.  Broadway subscribers can also purchase tickets to other Artist Series events, including Broadway Specials, Concert and Variety, Dance, Opera, and Family shows at the Test Drive Your Seats event.

Performances for each of the four Broadway shows are Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30PM, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00PM, Saturday afternoons at 2:00PM, and Sundays at 1:30 PM and 7:00 PM.  (All times are subject to change).  American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf are available for one pre-determined Sunday evening of each presentation.

Test Drive Your Seats is one day only at the Times-Union Center on September 19th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is complimentary at the Enterprise Parking Garage for the first 100 people.  Ask an Artist Series representative for a parking pass, available while they last. 

The Artist Series, Broadway in Jacksonville, is a division of Florida State College at Jacksonville and is the largest presenter of national and international touring companies in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.  For more information on the 2012-2013 Artist Series Season, please visit www.artistseriesjax.org or www.facebook.com/artistseriesjax.  

To order by phone with Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover call 

The Artist Series Box Office at (904) 632-3373

(toll-free outside of Jacksonville 1-888-860-BWAY)

Tickets are also available online with Instant Seat Selection by visiting the

The Artist Series’ website: www.artistseriesjax.org