After witnessing the devastation that took place in Japan leaving thousands homeless, hungry, and in need of medical care, a/k/art consulting & curating is hosting a live art auction to benefit the victims of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami.  50% of the proceeds from the sale of the artwork will be donated to the cause through the American Red Cross. 

The event will be held on Saturday, May 21 at the…

Come take part in the third annual Orlando 24 Hour Film Festival. You have 24 hours to write, shoot and edit a 3-5 minute film under specific guidelines. The grand prize, $2,000! 2nd place is $1,000 and 3rd place is $500. There are also 8 other winning film categories.

The event is May 14th 9am - May 15th 9am.

The competition will include a packet that will be picked up at 9 am the day of the event. Inside the packet will be two genres to choose from and a list of 15…

Human beings as a species are essentially evil and only do what is right out of fear of being caught or censure. It is also better to have only one true friend than a whole scene of hypocritical acquaintances and their ape like posturing and drunken camaraderie in which they pretend to care about one another. The fact is they don't care one whit, but rather put up an appearance because of their innate fear of solitude and having to face the ugliness which is themselves. Many people see…

The Downtown Arts District received three awards at this year's Golden Bricks Awards luncheon, which was held on April 7. Silver bricks were awarded for Mona Lisa Smiles Upon CityArts Factory and…

The Downtown Arts District benefited from an event last Saturday in the Lilly Pulitzer area of Bloomingdale's.

Thanks to our supporters who attended and shopped, $850 was raised from sales. 

Lilly Pulitzer's Senior Fashion Designer, Abraham Cruz greeted guests.

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{Click the image to read about the history of the Downtown Arts District and CityArts Factory}