Category: Americas

“Athena Shrugged” is a series of four solo exhibits by important emerging and established female artists.   The exhibition series fills virtually all of the 2017 calendar at Long-Sharp Gallery’s New York Project Space, 24 West 57th St, New York, Suite 606.  It kicks off March 8 and ends December 16. Jamea Richmond-Edwards, If You Look Closely You Will See […]

In 2006, artist Russell Young photographed underdog presidential candidate Barack Obama.   Young created screenprints based upon those photographs, screenprints which remained in Young’s archives until January 2017 when he was contacted by gallery owner Rhonda Long-Sharp. Together they launch the renamed “Obama Legacy Portrait Series.” “People will debate the importance of Barack Obama’s actions as the […]

Ed Delgado, President and CEO of the Five Star Institute, announced today that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray will be attending the 2017 Five Star Government Forum set for April 5 in Washington, D.C. Delgado, a former executive with Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac, said he plans to meet with Cordray to […]

Catawiki, the online auction house for rare and unique items, is putting on a themed photography auction for the King of Cool and Hollywood, the late Steve McQueen, providing fans with the opportunity to secure a piece of movie history. The auction features numerous vintage press images, from photographers such as John Dominis, William Claxton and Jim […]

In November 2016, F. Garcia Wholesale and Export, Inc Florida made a food donation to families in Venezuela. Here, the company provides the facts and circumstances that led to the family owned and operated business making this donation to the people of Venezuela. Accompanying photographs of the container shipment reaching Venezuela and the families that […]

While on a business trip in Miami, Institute Managing Partner Anton Kreil and Senior Trading Mentor Raj Malhotra had a chance meeting with a Soft Commodities Exporter that turned into a White Knight Food Delivery for 500 families in Venezuela. For a full package of images for publication, click here. Followers of the Institute of Trading […]

Operation Homefront today announced the formation of a Veterans Financial Services Advisory Council (VFSAC), a new leadership group created to support the mission of building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive, not simply struggle to get by, in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. Brig Gen (ret) John […]

The Five Star Institute announced that James B. Lockhart III will deliver the morning keynote address at the 2017 Five Star Government Forum on April 5, 2017 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Lockhart is the Vice Chairman of WL Ross & Co. LLC, and is responsible for the management and oversight of $6 billion of […]