ArtForward
Fulcrum for creative efforts.
“The whole visible universe is but a storehouse of images and signs to which the imagination will give a relative place and value; it is a sort of pasture which the imagination must digest and transform.”
- Charles Beaudelaire
- Charles Beaudelaire
Founder Joyce Manalo is an art advocate who is passionate about the vision of contemporary artists. She is commited to bringing a larger audience to experience works of artists, in order to perpetuate an appreciation for the visual arts. Some of her contributions include writing about art & process, documenting artists, curating exhibitions, and producing art events in New York City and the Hudson Valley.
She has curated shows at Leo Fortuna Gallery, Collective Gallery 173-171, ABC No Rio and Governors Island. Joyce has also worked with Columbia County Council for the Arts, Phillips de Pury, Bridge Art Fair, FIGMENT and Pure Project. Currently, she is working with Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) for the Peekskill Project 2008, and Fourth Arts Block for a public art piece.
She has curated shows at Leo Fortuna Gallery, Collective Gallery 173-171, ABC No Rio and Governors Island. Joyce has also worked with Columbia County Council for the Arts, Phillips de Pury, Bridge Art Fair, FIGMENT and Pure Project. Currently, she is working with Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) for the Peekskill Project 2008, and Fourth Arts Block for a public art piece.
Philosophy
ArtForward facilitates various collaborations with the art community and individuals & businesses outside the visual arts. This approach creates an intrinsic value of aesthetic awareness and a profound exchange of views. It is deeply rooted in working with local art councils, artist studios, alternative spaces, galleries, auction houses, contemporary museums and medium to small businesses to widen the channels for exhibition opportunities and cooperative projects in tandem with encouraging appreciation in the arts.
Contact
For invitations to events, ArtFWD: Newsletter, writing samples, project collaboration and visual arts programming e-mail
joyce@art-forward.com.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY (unpaid)
Applicants should be organized, responsible, and detail-oriented individuals with good writing ability and computer skills and an interest in art.
Basic computer skills should include Word, Excel, Internet research, ability to write short letters, and to summarize researched information.
Interns are required to make a minimum two-day a week commitment for a minimum of 4 weeks.
