February 2011. Today’s artists are a determined bunch, melding resources, circumstances, and experiences with the expertise learned through their traditional and contemporary fine art practice. The reGENERATION exhibit celebrates these artists.
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 … +
March 9, 2011. For three years, contemporary art filmmakers Wet Heat Project captured turning point moments and events in the career rise of ambitious, Miami-based conceptual artist Bert Rodriguez as he ventured beyond the hometown borders and penetrated a national and international art market.
December 2010. The Sundance Institute selected Key Biscayne native Daniel Cardenas’s short animation “Xemoland”, about a seven year-old boy who believes there is an alternate reality on Key Biscayne, for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival’s Short Film Program in January.
Exactly one year after the Haitian earthquake, Wednesday, January 12, 2010 will mean a solemn day of personal reflection for the students, faculty, and alumni of Archbishop Curley Notre Dame.
December 2010. Winners of the 2010 DawnTown architecture competition, which invited innovative designs for a seaplane terminal on an island in downtown Miami, were announced on December 3rd, at an award ceremony that featured remarks by world-famous architects Chad Oppenheim and Terry Riley.
Nov 15th, 2010. 7:30 p.m. WLRN’s ArtStreet Project will feature the cultural photographer on Monday, November 15th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The interview will feature photographs from Cuba, Morocco, India, and other parts of the world.
October 2010. The Kresge Foundation, located near Detroit, Michigan, has awarded the Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) a $46,000 technical assistance grant through its 2010 Arts and Culture Program. Kresge funding is rare in the state of Florida and the foundation has only awarded a handful of grants locally over its 86-year history.
Oct 2nd, 2010 through April 21st, 2011. The Masterworks Season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will provide classical music and dance performances through 2013, with new support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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.
Oct 15th, 2010. The Coral Gables Art Cinema finally opens on October 15th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. with the Florida theatrical premiere of Freakonomics, the funny and insightful feature film based on the bestselling book.
New Horizons Band. September 2010. The University of Miami Frost School of Music is now host to the New Horizons Band in Miami, an organization geared toward senior adults (age 50+) who want to learn or relearn to play a musical instrument. There are currently 150 New Horizons Music Programs nationwide, and The Frost School has also taken the initiative to teach … +
January 2010. Miami-raised artist Daniel Arsham and his collaborative practice Snarkitecture have been commissioned to create two large signature features for Miami’s new Florida Marlins ballpark. The new 37,000-seat stadium, situated on the site of the former Orange Bowl in Little Havana, is scheduled to open in 2012.
January 2010. Performing Arts Network (PAN), retakes center stage in a temporary facility at 13146 W. Dixie Highway in North Miami following a devastating fire that destroyed its former studio and black-box theatre in June 2009.
Girl’s Club Collection. January 2010. Girls’ Club, a non-profit alternative space exhibiting contemporary art by women, will mount its first solo exhibition by a South Florida artist, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge. One of twenty Knight Arts Challenge winners emerging from 1,562 applications, Girls’ Club received $10,000 to produce a site-specific … +
December 2009. A new Locust Projects initiative will increase exposure to contemporary art by commissioning works to be exhibited on billboards throughout Miami-Dade County, thanks to the support of The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
January 2010. YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts will bring three world-renowned artists to Miami January 11th through 16th, to serve as Master Teachers for YoungArts Week as part of the Aon-sponsored Legacy Master Class Series.
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.
December 2009. The Cintas Foundation announced it will present the 2010 Cintas Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in the Visual Arts to Carmen Herrera. The 95 year-old Cuban painter was awarded the Cintas Foundation Fellowship two times early in her career, in 1966 and then in 1968. Founded in 1963, the Cintas Foundation awards fellowships annually to creative artists of Cuban lineage who … +
November 2009. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation tours for the first time The Sites of Latin American Abstraction. Its only stop in The United States will be at The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) which inaugurates the museum’s 2009 – 2010 exhibition schedule.
From Oct 10th through Nov 21st, 2009. Calix Gustav Gallery just opened its doors in Wynwood with the exhibition Mafiart. The exhibition’s namesake, Mafiart, is a light installation by French artist Klaus Guingand, which will be featured at the opening. Also on view will be works by up and coming artists Judith Gilmer, Chris Chavers, Janet M. Mueller, Michael Lindabury and Lazaro … +
November 4th, 2009. 6:00 p.m. The University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences announces the establishment of South Florida’s first Center for the Humanities. The Center is dedicated to supporting humanities, arts, and interpretive social science research and teaching, as well as to presenting public programs to enrich Miami’s intellectual culture.
October 2009. Arts Ballet Theater of Florida recently announced the world premiere of a new piece by renowned modern choreographer, Josee Garant. Now, to add to the excitement of their triple-bill show, is live music, via the South Beach Chamber Ensemble.
October 2009 After ten years in Los Angeles, the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI) has found a new home at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg was intimately familiar with HMI and the Mancini Family during his tenure as head of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California. When HMI announced its plans … +
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