Fountainhead Residency Partnership. April 2008. Locust Projects announced its partnership with the newly formed Fountainhead Residency program initiated by Miami collectors Dan and Kathryn Mikesell. The residency offers Locust’s flights for visiting artists and the use of a three-bedroom house to accommodate the artists for up to three months.
Closing until November 2008. The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse will suspend public visitation hours for the summer season starting April 26th, 2008 and will reopen to the public in early November 2008. Over the summer the collection will undergo major new re- installation of the 45,000 sq. ft. exhibition space. The collection will reopen in November with a new exhibition of … +
Spring Camp. From Mar 31st through Apr 4th, 2008. Spring Break Camp at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is for youngsters from six to thirteen. The program is design to spark children’s imagination and creativity, as they become puppet masters and puppet designers. Students at Spring Arts Camp will explore Japan and make puppets from across Asia including a Chinese … +
Presented by MDC and Inter-American. From Mar 25th through Apr 26th, 2008. Miami Dade College and Inter-American Development Bank join forces to present the exhibition Beyond Borders: Modernism Through a Selection of Artwork from the Collection of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. The exhibition opens to the public on March 25th, 2008 at the Miami Freedom Tower, located at 600 … +
March 2008. A new artistic initiative is put in place in Miami Beach. The Eco Art Gallery by the Sea is an opportunity to involve all members of our community around a common benefit: A Clean Beach. In participation with the City of Miami Beach and Miami Dade County, business and resident stewards can demonstrate their stake in our neighborhood by contributing … +
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 … +
ArtStudies. March 2008. ArtCenter/South Florida (ACSF) is celebrating a new semester of education, membership and docent programs. Featuring award-winning artist educators and special incentives, the non-profit organization shows its true colors by offering a vibrant and flexible curriculum to art enthusiasts at well-priced fees.
From Mar 27th through Mar 30th, 2008. The art world is gearing up for the tenth edition of The Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, at Pier 94 in New York City. Visitors to The Armory Show will encounter new art by over 2,000 living artists from 160 of the world’s leading galleries and nonprofit organizations. Exhibitors will be coming … +
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 … +
Celebrating Black History Month. February 2008.To commemorate Black History Month, AT&T has announced the unveiling of a specially commissioned quilt that celebrates the spirit of African Americans and highlights the unique talents of the renowned Gee’s Bend Quilters. The AT&T Gee’s Bend Quilt measures 95 inches by 82 inches. It was created by 46 members of the Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective and … +
A urban installation by Spanish artist Chus Garcia Fraile. Miami Beach. Through March 2008. The Art Basel week in Miami leaves many traces of its presence behind. Some of the most enjoyable are the street art interventions that stay on our walls through the whole year. Most of them are solely created with the purpose of being admired for a week only, … +
New Arts Management Degree. January 2008. St. Thomas University, in collaboration with the International Center for Art Economics (Icare) at the University of Venice, Italy launches a MA Degree and Graduate Certificate Program in Communication Arts with a specialization in Art Management beginning January 11th, 2008.
January 2008. The Moore Space selected Jim Drain and Bert Rodriguez as this year's winners for its 2008 European Residency programs. In January 2008 Jim Drain traveled to Berlin to perform a special Moore Space artist residency at the renowned Berliner Kunstlerprogramm des DAAD. In March, Bert Rodriguez will travel to Paris to present a project room at FRAC Le Plateau, Ile … +
December 2007. MutualArt.com, a revolutionary new online information service will officially launch its online presence in March 2008 following two years of research and development. MutualArt.com offers an unprecedented amount of art information, and more useful online tools than have ever been available before – a global solution for people beginning to collect art, as well as established collectors, art professionals and … +
From Jan 7th through Jan 12th, 2008. On the week of January 7th, the nation’s top 150 young artists will be in Miami as part of 2008 youngARTS Week for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that furthers their artistic development. The annual program of National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), youngARTS Week allows the 17 and 18 year-old artists to participate in … +
November, 2007. A group of leading Miami arts organizations announced the creation of an annual Justin Macdonnell Award to support locally based performing artists and the creation of new performance works. The Award is named for Justin Macdonnell, the departing Artistic Director of the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. During the Center’s first year, Macdonnell sought out diverse and challenging programming … +
November, 2007. Effective immediately, Miami Art Museum has increased admission for adults and seniors. The admission rate for adults is now $8 and the admission for seniors is now $4. Admission for children under 12 and students with valid ID is still free. Joint admission to the Miami Art Museum and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida is now $10.
November 17th, 2007. Florida Grand Opera will open its 67th anniversary season on Saturday evening, November 17th, 2007, with a new production of Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte, establishing a new Opening Night Gala tradition for the Company. After the curtain descends on the final act of Così, Gala guests will gather in an elegant setting on the Lynn Wolfson Stage at Carnival … +
Stimulating Lincoln Road Revelers during Sleepless Night Event. November 3rd, 2007. ArtCenter / South Florida will join the Miami Beach cultural and business community in celebrating the inaugural Sleepless Night event on November 3rd, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. ACSF will host three exhibitions including a video installation by artist Dr. Muu; a Chus Garcia Fraile installation of giant Post-It … +
{mosimage}December will no longer be the "visiting art fairs month" when a totally renewed Art Miami shifts its dates to the high season's peak this December. Its new home will be a large tent structure on NW 2nd Avenue, between 22nd and 23rd street, right in the heart of Wynwood Art District. The 100,000 square foot pavilion will host approximately one hundred … +
2007 Emilio Sánchez Award in the Visual Arts. From Jun 7th through Sep 16th, 2007. The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University will feature the work of the five finalists for the 2007 Emilio Sánchez Award in the Visual Arts given by the Cintas Foundation in an exhibition opening on June 7th, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. The finalists … +
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. From Oct 8th through Oct 13th, 2007. The art and culture of Contemporary Cuba will be explored onstage at the Historic Asolo Theater in a series of films, lectures, and music presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Art from the Farber Collection at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
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