The diversity of Miami artists and their works will be represented at the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator’s exhibition at the National Historic Museum Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture.  The exhibition, Inter|Sectionality: Diaspora Art From The Creole City is curated by DVCAI’s founder Rosie Gordon-Wallace and features the work of twenty-five artists including local and national representation.  GMCVB through its Art of Black Miami platform is a contributing sponsor of this exhibition.  The exhibition is slated to open September 2020, exact date to be determined. The exhibition will be viewed through February 2021, to learn more visit DVCAI.  *Titled artwork included in the exhibition by Anja Marias, ONCE UPON A TIME, WHEN WE EXHALED THE SKY, 2020.

Miami-Dade Aviation Department’s Division of Fine Arts & Cultural Affairs is seeking existing two-dimensional artworks for purchase from and created by professional visual artists with demonstrated experience in public art and/or with a history of exhibiting artwork at galleries, museums, and alternative art spaces. Works selected for purchase will be included in Miami International Airport’s art collection. Artists may submit up to two works produced within the last three years that will contribute to the facility and engage visitors and employees in unexpected and delightful ways. The submission deadline is August 9th at 11:59 p.m. , and it’s open to professional visual artists living and working in Miami-Dade County.  For more info & to submit visit:  Click here to apply. 

Virgin Trains USA West Aventura Station
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County Department Transportation and Public Works request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to commission artworks for the Phase I of the new Virgin Trains USA West Aventura Station – Phase I. The selected artist(s) will design unique artwork(s) that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors, and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. Design teams include Zyscovich Architects and Lemartec construction.  The submission deadline is Friday, August 21st at 11:59 p.m. and it’s open to professional visual artists or artist-led teams based in South Florida. Click here to apply.

Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Artist Calls – Virgin Voyages, Terminal V, PortMiami – South Florida 
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County, PortMiami and Virgin Voyages request qualifications for artists to be considered to make full proposals for the new Terminal V at PortMiami. Opportunities for public art include a large-scale text-based artwork application to exterior north wall, a suspended lighting feature, integrated sculptural wall applications, and free-standing artist designed-planters for the terminal’s interior and exterior. The submission deadline is on Monday, August 24th at 11:59 p.m. and it’s open to professional visual artists based in South Florida. Click here to apply.

Time-Based Media Virgin Voyages, Terminal V, PortMiami – National
Call to Artists: Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County, PortMiami, and Virgin Voyages request qualifications for artists to be considered to make full proposals for the new Terminal V at PortMiami. The selected artist(s) will design a unique video or time-based media artwork and / or display system that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors, and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. The Submission deadline: Monday, August 24th at 11:59 p.m. and it’s open to professional visual artists based in the USA. Click here to apply.

Heart of Art commissioning project continues to explore Miami’s unique experience around the COVID-19 pandemic.Using video as the virtual stage, 30 Miami-based performing artists will each be awarded $1,000 to create new works of dance, music, theater, spoken word and other performing arts that capture Miami’s unique voice. Deadline for submission is August 21st.

In conjunction with the City of Miami - S.E. Overtown / Park West CRA, Hampton Art Lovers presents an exclusive collection of Purvis Young (1943-2010) in the community (Overtown) that birthed his genius. Young is the most renowned visual artist from South Florida, but his work is grounded in the experiences of an African-American man seeking Freedom in his "Promised Land" of Historic Overtown. Purvis was a visual folklorist, and an outsider to the art world. He was prolific and criticized for painting too much. In his own words: "they don't say that birds fly too much, Shakespeare wrote too much or opera singers sing too much - But it don't bother me".  For further details visit Purvis Comes Home.

Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) has installed a new outdoor piece on its newly renovated MOCA Plaza featuring Miami-based artist and award-winning photojournalist Carl Juste's photograph, “I Am A Man.” Juste has been a photographer with the Miami Herald since 1991.

In 2008, while working on a newspaper story with fellow Miami Herald journalist Leonard Pitts Jr., Juste captured the image of Memphis sanitation worker Elmore Nickelberry and his son, Terence, holding placards reading “I Am A Man.” These signs became emblematic of Black Americans’ struggles after being carried during the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike in 1968.  Now on view,  this project is made possible with the generous support of the Miami Herald Media Company. 

Fund was created to help visual creators stay on track and achieve their dreams. In addition to the new Creative Residents this year, an additional $1 million is allocated to the Creative Residency Community Fund. This fund enables them to support many more creators by funding their projects and hiring them for Adobe-commissioned projects. 

Artists will be taking over Fountainhead's Instagram channels and offering virtual studio visits. In addition, Fountainhead has recently created a resources page on their website, to ensure artists stay on top of upcoming deadlines for grants and other opportunities that can impact their careers.