By GERRY BARKER
Photos/Video by Gerry Barker

"Genius" is a word that in today's world is often overused or misapplied. But no one can question its use for one of history's greatest achivers: Leonardo Da Vinci.

The High Renaissance polymath, born in 1452, who gave the world the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, pushed the boundaries of art and science through his limitless curiosity, a visionary whose inventions were hundreds of years ahead of his time.

While countless papers and books have been written about his achievements,  the man and his life have been captured in a new, multi-media, immersive art experience in "Da Vinci: Genius." After its launch in Berlin in 2022, and a stop in Amsterdam the following year, it is making its U.S. debut at the PBS South Florida studios in Boynton Beach, FL., starting Nov. 2, 2024 and running through April, 2025.

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(Press Release) ​Tequesta, Fla., (October 24, 2024) – Lighthouse ArtCenter (LAC) in Tequesta, FL, celebrated the remarkable work of the forty-four ceramic artists featured in the "LUSH 3" exhibition and presented five artists with cash awards at an Artists’ Reception on October 17, 2024. "LUSH 3" is a biennial contemporary ceramics open-call exhibition paired with an artist working primarily in 2D media. The exhibition occurs at the LAC Gallery & 2D Studio, located at 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469, through November 16.
 
The juried exhibition received nearly 500 submissions from both emerging and established ceramic artists nationwide, featuring functional, sculptural, and experimental pieces created within the past two years. A panel of nationally recognized ceramic artists carefully selected forty-four works from artists working in thirty-eight different cities. Jamie Bates, a renowned ceramicist, and LAC 3-Wings Fellowship Visiting Artist, served as a judge during the Artists’ Reception, which included an Awards Ceremony presented by LAC Curator Anthony Record and Executive Director Jeni Licata.