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Arts
8:27 am
Fri May 31, 2013

Check Out The Emerging Arts Scene In Boynton Beach

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Artist Rolando Chang Barrero is spearheading the effort to grow Boynton Beach's arts scene.
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Even dumpsters are fair game for artists working in the Boynton Beach Arts District
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If you’re looking for Boynton Beach’s arts district, you won’t find it near any trendy restaurants or high-end boutiques.  Actually, the closest business is an auto shop and the nearest place to grab a bite to eat is a gas station on the corner.

But if no one took this artists’ enclave seriously 18 months ago . . .

“ . . . they do now!” exclaims Rolando Chang Barrero.

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Arts
6:30 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Boynton Beach's Growing Arts Scene Keeps Things "Fresh And Green"

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Artists will work to repaint the bay doors in the Boynton Beach Art District with colorful murals as part of an ongoing public exhibition.
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As one of the key players behind the up-and-coming Boynton Beach Art District (BBAD), artist and gallery owner Rolando Chang Barrero is getting no down time during South Florida's "off season." Barrero is among the region's year-round residents who stick it out during the slow, sultry months to ensure his pet projects make it through to grow another season.

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Politically-Charged Art in Boynton Beach
10:01 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Miami Artist Who Faced Censorship In Pembroke Pines Moves Sex Exploitation Statement to Boynton

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'Baby Whores and Other Political Commentaries' will feature work by EVol i ART, plus many others.
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South Florida artist Virginia Erdie strives to be "a little bit of an activist" with her work. It's fitting, then, that her art has ruffled a few feathers along the way. Her next major installation almost didn't see the light of day.

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Boynton Beach Arts District
4:00 pm
Tue February 12, 2013

KeroWACKED Multimedia Festival Is Sunday In Palm Beach County's "Art Mecca"

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Rolando Chang Barrero (third from right) helped create the Boynton Beach Arts District.
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By Tricia Woolfenden

Rolando Chang Barrero is floored by what is happening in the Boynton Beach Arts District, and that's a good thing.

"There is a lot going on," Barrero said.

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