New World School of the Arts Theater Alumni make the New Times' The Best of Miami' List

Oct 15th, 2010. 6:00 p.m. Tarell Alvin McCraney, award-winning international playwright will be offering a special gift to New World School of the Arts to celebrate his 30th birthday to launch NWSA’s 2010-2011 theater season.

Fall 2011. After 20 successful seasons, Miami Dade College’s (MDC) premier performing arts series, Cultura del Lobo, has changed its name to MDC Live! Performing Arts Series. When the series was inaugurated in 1991, it was limited to the Wolfson Campus (hence the name – a Spanish twist on Wolfson – “Lobo”) and served as a platform for progressive, mostly Latin American … +

July 2012. This summer, Arts for Learning (A4L) launched its newest initiative “ArtWorks” made possible through a recent $75,000.00 grant awarded by UBS, the global financial services firm. ArtWorks is a paid internship program in the arts for high school students who live in the surrounding neighborhoods of Miami’s Wynwood Arts District, namely, Overtown, Wynwood, Little Haiti, and Liberty City.

December 2009. This new space will house the personal collection of Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz and will serve as an extension of their home, which has been available for public viewing for the past fifteen years. The collection focuses on international contemporary art.

February 2011. Leading international “green” architect Chad Oppenheim was selected by top Philippine developer, The Net Group, to design the nation’s first certified green project. The Net Metropolis is the flagship pilot development of the recently created Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) to answer to the local environment’s specific needs. Oppenheim, who has a growing reputation for his green design work, participated … +

Deadline: May 30, 2011. WAN Interiors + Design Lighting Awards 2011 are now open for entries. The award celebrates and promotes the best in international lighting products and projects, attracting entries from all over the world and providing a global platform to showcase new designs.