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Art of Black Miami Podcast Series II

The GMCVB officially launched the second-annual Art of Black Miami Podcast Series highlighting and introducing the stories of local artists whose style of work is represented or influenced by South Florida’s diverse landscape. The new season features 15-minute conversational-style interviews with Addonis Parker, Michelle Lisa Polissaint, Cornelius Tulloch, and other Black, Latin, and LGBTQ+ artists who contribute to the rich culture of Miami and Miami Beach. Art of Black Miami Podcast Series II kicked off last month featuring Addonis Parker. Tune in monthly as we introduce and highlight Miami-based artists sharing their experiences and artistic expression influenced by Miami’s cultural landscape. The podcast is available to stream for free on the GMCVB website (ArtofBlackMiami.com), Podbean, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Miami Arts Marketing Project Presents Magical Moments: Experiential Arts

Join the Miami Arts Marketing Project on May 10 for their next session Magical Moments: Experiential Arts. Personalized arts activations are an innovative way to engage your patrons and audiences. Linked to trends in marketing, entertainment and social media, immersive art empowers the participant to customize and share their experience. From custom exhibitions, to participatory performances, to interactive lobby displays, this session will explore opportunities to increase involvement and empower your enthusiasts.

Artist as Catalyst

The Artist as Catalyst Program is a two-day immersive experience for emerging artists interested in making a positive social impact with their art. Located in the heart of Miami and embracing a specifically regional focus, 15 to 20 young Catalysts, ages 18-26, will be selected to partake in studio classes, keynote conversations, and interactive workshops on the themes of Artistry, Citizenship and Entrepreneurship. Produced by The Peace Studio and guided by experts, scholars and practicing artists, the two-day program on July 7 & 8 is a primer for a full conference in 2023, which our inaugural class of 2022 Catalysts will automatically gain access to. Deadline to apply is May 13. Click here to learn more.

Hampton Art Lovers Presents: "Poetry Under a Simple Tree: Christell Roach"

“Poetry Under a Simple Tree” is a celebration of language, history, community and belonging in the historically Black community of Overtown. Overtown has been a place of inspiration for artists and writers for generations. But its also the past home of teachers, preachers, and domestic laborers who lived and created history on the grounds of what is now recognized as the Hampton Art Lovers gallery at the Historic Ward Rooming House. Click here to learn more about this event on May 14.

Applications Now Open for Oolite Arts' Ellies

Artists have helped Miami become one of the most culturally vibrant cities in the United States. For longtime residents and first-time visitors alike, the visual arts are a central part of the Miami experience. We hope this grant program, which is offering up to $500,000 this year, will be a game changer both for our visual artists and our city, by providing working artists with the resources they need to do their best work. The Ellies are offered in four categories to support Miami-Dade working and emerging artists, art educators, and established, professionally accomplished artists. Applications are open now through May 16. Learn more here.

Fountainhead Arts Announces the Return of Artists Open

Fountainhead is thrilled to announce the third in-person edition of Artists Open, a Miami-Dade County-wide open studios event offering the public access to over 300 artist’s studios across the county. Held on May 21 from 11am to 6pm, eventgoers can access a completely interactive guide at Artists Open that provides information about participating artists, their specific studio location, and social media contact details to stay in touch with artists pre- and post-event. Organized by neighborhood, the guide is designed to make it easy for local art lovers to discover new areas and meet with makers right in their own backyard. The event is generously sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Click Artists Open to learn more.

Disrupting Anti-Blackness: Artists Voicing Truths Artists Voicing Truths

This exhibition invites dialogue about systemic abuses of power and local, national, and global responses to these events. Moreover, this exhibition seeks to recognize the prevalence of anti-Blackness while affirming Black life and experiences. The featured artists include Mel Chin, Patrick Martinez, Woosler Delisfort, Rhea Leonard, Vanessa Charlot, Hank Willis Thomas, Amberly Alene, and Victor Ekpuk. On view through May 29 at FIU's Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum. Click here to learn more.

Radical Conventions: Cuban American Art from the 1980s

A landmark exhibition, "Radical Conventions: Cuban American Art from the 1980s" is the first major museum presentation to focus solely on Cuban American art created during the 1980s. By exploring the heterogeneous nature of Cuban diasporic work from this pivotal decade, the show offers a critical counterpoint to an often binary, identity-focused narrative by framing the artists’ works more expansively within the aesthetic frameworks prevalent in the American avant-garde of the late '70s-'80s and the era’s broader socio-economic, cultural, and political landscape. The exhibition features nearly 100 works by over 25 Cuban American artists representative of various generations. Click here to learn more and to reserve our complimentary tickets. On view through June 12.

Beyond Tradition Exhibition Now Open The Arc In Opa Locka

Petra Brennan Tourism Business Enhancement Director with the GMCVB Multicultural Tourism & Development Department attended the official opening of the exhibition Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Sculptures from Africa, at The ARC in Downtown Opa-locka. The exhibition is curated by internationally renowned curator Tumelo Mosaka, the former lead curator for the Investec Cape Town Art Fair. The exhibition challenges Western cultural norms and perspectives of what contemporary African art is by presenting African sculpture in dialogue with works from some of Africa’s exciting artists. Beyond Tradition is open to the public now through August 28, at the ARC. For more information about this event and others visit Art of Black Miami.

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Grant Guidelines

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs has released guidelines and deadline schedules for the fiscal year 2021-2022 for general, project based and youth grants in the cultural arts and tourist development areas available to Miami-Dade County based non-profit cultural organizations. Guidelines containing information regarding eligibility requirements, funding requests and program criteria can be downloaded here. Grant guidelines can also be requested by calling the Department of Cultural Affairs at (305) 375-4634, or via email at culture@miamidade.gov.

Experience Art of Black Miami365

Experience Art of Black Miami year-round throughout Greater Miami & Miami Beach. Explore exhibits and art initiatives that showcases the diversity of the visual arts locally, nationally and internationally, celebrating the black diaspora. For up-to-date art events visit Art of Black Miami.

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