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February 2012. ArtCenter/South Florida’s Board of Directors has named Maria Del Valle Hernandez as Executive Director. An incubator for contemporary art, the organization serves its community with dynamic education programs, juried artist exhibitions and 40 artist-in-residence studios at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.  Del Valle Hernandez joins ACSF as a leader in the industry with more than 20 years … +

February 2012. New World School of the Arts was one of two schools nationwide selected by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz this year to represent the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] in a national “Peer-to-Peer Jazz Education” tour. With lead funding from the NEA, the Institute will introduce the program in Santa Fe and Albuquerque public schools February 27 – … +

February 2012. Arts for Learning (A4L) has announced its most recent appointments to the A4L Board of Directors: Daniel Lewis, founding Dean of Dance, New World School of the Arts, and Susan Kelley, Co-Owner, Kelley Roy Gallery. The current A4L Board now has 13 members representing businesses or organizations that actively support Miami-Dade cultural arts.

The 29th Annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) will shine a spotlight on four up-and-coming directors from around the world, most who will be presenting their films in the U.S./North America for the first time. Joong-Hyun Kim, Alejandro Landes, Pippo Mezzapesa, and Susan Youssef are this year’s featured 4 World Directors to Watch.

A Partnership between One Sotheby’s International Realty and Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO)February 2012. One Sotheby’s International Realty, the leading luxury real estate firm throughout South Florida, is pleased to announce ONE CIFO Project, a groundbreaking fundraising partnership with the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO). Their combined efforts raise funds the foundation, to further its mission to support emerging and mid-career artists … +

February 2012. The “3rd Annual Middle School Art Festival” at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame 6 to 12 Prep allowed young artists the chance to experience life as professional artists.  Thirty-five pieces of work from Miami-Dade Catholic middle school students will be exhibited through February 22, 2012.

February 2012. “Can posters stop a disease? Obviously not! But depending on where they are made and who they impact, they can make a huge difference. They may only be paper, but they are tough and durable,” wrote art director and author Steven Heller in the exhibition catalog for Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters, 1985 – 2010, organized … +

The “3rd Annual Middle School Art Festival” at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame 6 to 12 Prep gives young artists the chance to experience life as professional artists.  More than 30 pieces of work from Miami-Dade Catholic middle school students will be exhibited from January 31 through February 18, 2012. ACND Gallery of Art at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame 6 to 12 Prep, … +

Jan 16, 2011. 6:30 p.m. The newest art gallery in Coral Gables, ArtSight, is inviting the public to be part of their grand opening celebration featuring a ribbon cutting ceremony with the mayor of Coral Gables, Jim Cason. ArtSight Gallery is an alliance of three sculptors and three painters bringing their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to the Gables.

Dec 14, 2011. The Cleveland Orchestra announces that single tickets are now on sale for programs in the Orchestra’s sixth Miami season, which includes a series of subscription concerts co-presented with the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County as well as music education and outreach activities throughout the Miami-Dade community.

Nov 2011. Audrey Michelle Gair, a June 2011 graduate of the New World School of the Arts (NWSA) high school, Miami was selected as the 2011 National Latino Art Beat competition winner. Gairs’ artwork titled “Mi Cultura”, is an acrylic on canvas self-portrait.

From Nov 6, 2011 through Sept 30, 2012. Re-Framing the Feminine demonstrates the varied strategies employed by female photographers to frame their experiences using the technology of film photography and digital media. Curated by Dina Mitrani, Miami-based photography curator and gallerist, Re-Framing the Feminine will include approximately fifty works.

Nov 6th, 2011. 8:00 – 12:00 a.m. The Auction Project is a published catalogue dedicated to representing single artworks made by young and emerging artists. The catalogue is produced in a traditional auction catalogue format, documenting the artwork and artists with short essays and providing market values. However, with the intention of creating a new platform for appreciating and purchasing artwork, The … +

November 2011. Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College (MDC), today announced the launch of a Kickstarter project for its “Florida Focus” program. An annual celebration of made/set-in-Florida films, the program’s overall objective is to provide local producers and filmmakers an important and essential opportunity to exhibit their talent within an international film festival model (provided by … +

Wolfsonian Museum – FIU. Oct 28, 2011. 7:00 p.m. “Digital design is not simply a means to an end, but is opening doors for different kinds of sensibility of design – it is opening up a Pandora’s box of new possibilities for architecture,” says Eric Goldemberg, author of the newly published book Pulsation in Architecture. Goldemberg presents his book as part of … +

Oct 2011. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is proud to announce the appointment of a new Managing Director, Kevin G. Mynatt, who concurrently serves as the company’s Director of Production. FGO also welcomes Erin Turner in the role of Technical Director.

From Oct 26 through Nov 9, 2011. A major milestone in the life of New World School of the Arts, the Dance for the Community dance series is part of the young arts institution’s 25th Anniversary celebration. “The South Florida community has played an integral role in the growth and achievements of NWSA – and what better way to demonstrate our gratitude … +

South Florida Art Journalist, Anne Tschida was guest speaker at the opening reception of “Teaching Artists – A Catholic Tradition” held in September at the ACND Gallery of Art. Ms. Tschida stands with (l to r): Yunier Oliver Cervino (ACND 6 to 12 Prep); Kerry Ware (St. Patrick); Catherine Wichmann (St. Anthony); Vivian Macia (St. Agnes); Daniela Blanco ( ACND Gallery Intern); … +

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 … +

Oct 2011. Miami Beach’s Collins Waterfront Architectural District is one step closer to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The State of Florida’s Historic Preservation Review Board voted unanimously to recommend that the federal government list the district on its prestigious register. The effort to obtain the listing was the result of the hard work of many dedicated historic … +

Sept 2011. Classical South Florida announced that it is expanding its public radio service in Palm Beach County. On September 14, 2011, WPBI 90.7 FM began broadcasting an all-classical music format, with NPR News headlines heard during morning and evening drive times.