Nichole Spates Artist Profile | Art in Bloom at The Brick Gallery

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Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA), a nonprofit, 501(c)3 was established in 2001, with its inaugural effort, the Horse Fever public art project. MCA’s mission is to champion, convene, and create opportunities for artists and arts organizations. MCA supports activities relating to the arts, historical and scientific museums, and specific education through grants, advocacy, fundraising, and partnerships.

MCA has donated over $1.5 million to the arts and other charitable organizations in Ocala/Marion County and established a Cultural Endowment fund of $900,000. MCA has supported local arts organizations with over $310,000 through its annual Cultural Grant Awards.

MCA also operates Brick City Center for the Arts, a popular art gallery, located in historic downtown Ocala. Monthly rotating exhibits feature art by regional artists. The venue, and its adjacent courtyard, is a sought after rental for special events.

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Nichole Spates

A native of Atlanta, Nichole Spates lived in New York City for eighteen years before moving to Orlando, Florida in 2019. Her photographic work, often shown or shared under the name LensMomentsNS, has increased in scope and volume over the last few years and reflects the incredible diversity of experiences that she encounters in her daily life. Her style is expressed through the lens of her personal interests which, beyond photography, include urban landscapes and parks, dance in nearly any form, nature- especially how it finds a way into even the most urban of environments, modern art and public art. Seeking out striking imagery through a lens has been a factor in her life since her teens. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions in New York City and Central Florida and featured in online group exhibitions, a journal and an awards magazine.

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