Historical Museum of Southern Florida. From Jun 21st , 2008 through Jan 25th, 2009.Walk into a re-creation of Interama – Miami’s futuristic fair of the Americas from the 1960s. Under development for decades, Interama was never built, but captured the imagination of planners, architects and public officials during an era when Miami increasingly perceived itself as a hemispheric crossroads.
July 27th and August 31st, 2008.Vizcaya Museum and Gardens opens its gates free of charge on the last Sundays in July and August for a day of free programs and activities for all ages. These programs are designed to explore the history of Vizcaya, its founder James Deering, and Miami, as well as our connections to other areas and cultures of the … +
From Jul 27th through Sep 13th, 2008.The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami is presenting several events related to its ongoing exhibition Rare Egyptian Artifacts starting this month and running through September 2008. The Museum is located at 1301 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables, right by the university's entrance.
Florida Jews in Sports. From Jul 1st through Nov 23rd, 2008.The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Mostly victories – and the lessons learned from competition, will be explored in this broad-scoped exhibit that includes nearly 150 athletes in two dozen sports, presented on miniature playing fields and courts, and including sports teams owners, coaches and journalists.
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967. From May 31st through Sep 8th, 2008.Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, on view at MOCA North Miami, is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and curated by Dominic Molon. The group exhibition has been regarded as the most serious … +
New Palley Pavilion. May 2008.The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, located at 1301 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables, officially opened a new wing on May 2nd dedicated to the art of glass. The Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts is named for two University of Miami alumni and longtime benefactors, who donated their collection … +
Ongoing at the Grand Ramp.Monumental nineteenth-century tapestries are on permanent display at the Bass Museum of Art. Pieces in the exhibition include The Start of the Hunt and The Return from the Hunt, designed by French artist Louis-Marie Baader.
June 2008.Funding Arts Network (FAN), in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, presented the $50,000 Knight New Work Award for 2008 to The Wolfsonian- FIU in May at FAN‘s annual awards luncheon in Miami.
Miami Art Museum. From Jun 6th through Sep 21st, 2008.Special installations by Miami artists, including Leyden Rodriquez-Casanova, Matt Schreiber and Tom Scicluna along with selections from local collectors and Miami Art Museum’s growing permanent collection, will make up Shadows, Disappearances and Illusions in MAM’s Upper Level Gallery from June 6th through September 21st, 2008. The opening reception will take place at the … +
Bass Museum of Art. From May 2nd through Oct 19th, 2008.The Taplin Gallery's Henri and Flore Lesieur Pavilion at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach currently holding the exhibition Splendor in the Bass: The Portraits starting May 2nd, 2008. This installation highlights aspects of the original John and Johanna Bass founding donation to the museum, and features traditional portraiture from … +
Sponsored by Target. May 2008.Miami Art Museum announced today that Target will provide a grant to underwrite this year’s edition of the award-winning MAM in the Neighborhood program. MAM in the Neighborhood, which brings activities to neighborhood centers throughout Miami-Dade County and children, won a 2007 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties.
Voom Portraits. From May 2nd through Aug 3rd, 2008. Voom Portraits Robert Wilson at the Bass Museum of Art is an exhibition of provocative high-definition video portraits by epochal avant-garde artist Robert Wilson. These works were commissioned and produced by Voom HD Networks, a US-based television provider devoted to high-definition television channels. The portraits of approximately 25 people and animals are presented … +
BFA Spring 2008 Exhibition. From Apr 25th through May 3rd, 2008. The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU is unveiling its annual BFA Spring exhibition featuring works of art by graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts Students from the School of Art + Art History at Florida International University. The opening reception free and open to the public will take place … +
Three-part presentation by Lynn Whitelaw. May 15th, 2008. 7:30 p.m. At the Jewish Museum of Florida Lynn Whitelaw, Director, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, FL will provide a three-part presentation to complement the museum’s exhibit In the Beginning by modern artist Abraham Rattner. “Rebel With a Cause” is Whitelaw’s assessment of Rattner as a Figurative Expressionist within … +
MOCA at Goldman Warehouse. From Apr 12th through Jun 28th, 2008. Featuring works from the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Pivot Points, Part 2: New Mythologies will explore the ways contemporary artists create self-mythologies and construct stories with their work. These narratives provide a story line for artists to follow in the conception of new work. The … +
Lowe Art Museum. From Apr 12th through Jun 8th, 2008. Every year, the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami organizes what is called the UM Faculty Exhibition. These shows are a wonderful opportunity for the general public to get to see the work of UM’s faculty members, otherwise reserved for the intimacy of the university campuses. This year, the UM … +
Wifredo Lam in North America. From Feb 8th through May 18th, 2008. Miami Art Museum presents the first solo museum exhibition ever exhibited in South Florida of the work of Wifredo Lam, arguably the most influential Cuban artist of the 20th Century. Wifredo Lam in North America includes approximately seventy paintings and works on paper on loan from North American collections. Lam … +
Wolfsonian Museum. From May 8th through Jun 1st, 2008. Ten unique books created by fourth- through sixth-grade students at Miami-Dade public schools will be on display in the lobby of The Wolfsonian – Florida International University from May 8th through June 1st, 2008. The books are the final product of Page at a Time, an innovative, interdisciplinary arts-education program created in 1996 … +
Lowe Art Museum. From Jun 28th through Nov 2nd, 2008. Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London, will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from June 28th through November 2nd, 2008. The major traveling exhibition tells the story of British pioneer and archaeologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 – … +
From Apr 25th through Jul 20th, 2008. Miami Art Museum presents Quisqueya Henriquez: The World Outside, A Survey Exhibition 1991 – 2007, the first major survey of this Cuban-Dominican artist’s work in the United States. The World Outside provides a selection of 22 sculptures, installations, drawings, photographs, videos and light/sound works spanning the last two decades of the artist’s career. HenrÃquez has … +
Artful Citizenship Findings. March 2008. The Wolfsonian – Florida International University released additional findings to their expansive report on their three-year pilot program entitled Artful Citizenship, an arts-integrated social studies curriculum. Sponsored by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, The Wolfsonian’s innovative visual-literacy curriculum was successfully implemented with third, fourth, and fifth-graders at three Miami-Dade County public elementary … +
Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega: Parres Trilogy. From Mar 6th through Jun 29th, 2008. Continuing its collaboration with Miami Art Central, Miami Art Museum will present Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega: Parres Trilogy, an examination of the urban experience in Mexico City, the artist’s adopted hometown. The three-part film series will make its U.S. debut alongside two other recent works. The exhibition … +
Receives Endowment from the Knight Foundation. February 2008.The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami recently announced that it has received a $5 million endowment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Exhibition Endowment was announced by Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibarguen and will enable MOCA to present three exhibitions or multi-media projects each year featuring … +
Bass Museum of Art. Through Apr 13th, 2008. The mid-century was a time when Miami fully developed as a “modern” city and established itself not only as a glamorous escape destination, but also as a desirable place to establish a home. This evolution was consciously created and molded by talented designers such as Alfred Browning Parker, Morris Lapidus, George Farkas, Frederick Rank, … +
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