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Art of Black Miami Podcast Series II

On July 18, the Art of Black Miami Podcast featured Jenny Perez who is a culturally influenced visual artist based in Miami. With nearly a decade of experience in the art world, Perez creates projects in a range of sizes for a wide audience—from massive interior and exterior murals, to gallery-owned series and prints on mixed media, and at-home private collections around the world. The GMCVB Art of Black Miami Podcast Series highlights and introduces the stories of local artists whose style of work is represented or influenced by South Florida’s diverse landscape. The podcast is available to stream for free on the GMCVB website ArtofBlackMiami.com, Podbean, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Beyond the Sound of Silence. Latin-American Artists Connecting Sound, Art, and Society

This multi-sensory exhibition featuring leading artists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, all of whom explore the interaction of image, sound, memory, and perception. Thematic focuses include the intersection of indigenous traditions with contemporary art as well as the relationship between form and language in musical implements, including the most personal instrument: the human voice. This exhibition was curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective. Opening is on July 21 and will be on view through October 2, 2022. RSVP required for event. Learn more here.

North Bay Village Mural - Call to Artists

This public art opportunity is shared on behalf of North Bay Village, Florida. North Bay Village's award-winning Master Plan has guided development and beautification in the Village since its inception in 2019. This project includes public art elements; North Bay Village seeks a mural painted on a prominent facade. Open to professional visual artists based in the USA, deadline is on Thursday, July 28, 2022 11:59PM. Submit qualifications at DemandStar.com or for questions AAtkinson@nbvillage.com.

Back-Chat #3: Identity, Form, and Fibre

The third of four Back-Chat sessions, ‘Identity, Form and Fibre’ is scheduled on July 21 at 7pm via ZOOM. DVCAI Founder | President | Curator Rosie Gordon-Wallace will introduce moderator Louise Martorano, Executive Director of RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver Colorado to converse with artists Stephanie J. Woods, a US multimedia artist from Charlotte, NC, and Suchitra Mattai, a multidisciplinary artist of Indo-Caribbean descent. Taking visual cues from the artists’ individual practices, ‘Identity, Form and Fibre’ examines the nuances of identity that are revealed through materiality - employing organic photographic and installation formats, patterned cloth, textured fibres and hair imagery - resulting in artworks that delve into personal and social constructs around the self. Learn more here.

Arts & Business Council of Miami - Miami Arts Marketing Project Presents Maximizing MAMP: Increase Impact - Outsource Your Marketing

Join the Arts & Business Council of Miami for another Miami Arts Marketing Project session on July 26, Maximizing MAMP: Increase Impact - Outsource Your Marketing. Learn how to find the right consultant or agency, questions to ask, & how to determine realistic goals, costs and expectations.

Miami Emerging Arts Leaders: Virtual Networking Event

Arts Leaders Assemble! On July 27, join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for a virtual, interactive networking session with opening remarks by Michael Spring, Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Did you know Miami-Dade County is home to more than 40,000 cultural workers? Meet other young and/or new arts administrators and find out how to stay connected to Miami’s arts community. Click here for further details.

Hampton Art Lovers Presents: Overtown Born Day Celebration

On July 30, join Hampton Art Lovers as they commemorate the 126th Anniversary of the Birth of the Overtown Community. Overtown was born 126 years ago, join us as we celebrate its past, present and future. This celebration also features the artistry of REMYZ MUSIC, Christell Roach, and out exhibition Starry Crown: Art of #BlackGirlMagic. Initially built to serve as a home for African American railroad workers employed by tycoon Henry Flagler, over the decades Historic Overtown evolved into a hub for Black culture, music and business. Click here for further details.

Miami Film Festival: Call for Entries

Showcase your work at one of the most immersive and distinguished film festivals in the United States. Presenting its 40th Edition from March 3 - 12, 2023, the Festival highlights the work of the world’s best emerging and established filmmakers to the diverse cosmopolitan community of Miami. Renowned for unique filmmaker-audience interactions and world-class parties, the Festival also awards cash prizes totaling more than $100,000 in competition categories. Click here for further details. Application regular deadline is July 31 and late deadline August 31.

Summer Blooms - Solo Art Exhibit of the Artist Annick Duvivier

Artist Statement: Last year at this time (2021), I was in the NICU with my baby girl. She stayed for a total of 110 days. There, I was continually told by the physicians and nurses that I needed to create a CONNECTION in order to have LOVE, ENERGY and HAPPINESS. Difficult challenges provide the foundation for COURAGE and GROWTH, to have HOPE and POSITIVITY! I created this painting collection illustrating with orchid flowers each of those words, using the meaning and symbolism of color. It is a year-round celebration of color, feminine strength, and desires. Open daily to the public from 9am to 9pm through August 16 at the Kimpton Epic Hotel 16th Floor Gallery. Click here to learn more.

Opening Reception for CAPTURE: a Portrait of the Pandemic

On August 4 from 7-9pm, join HistoryMiami and DJ and photographer Rahsaan “Fly Guy” Alexander for the opening of their newest exhibition CAPTURE: a Portrait of the Pandemic. The 61 image exhibition will open with drinks, live music, and much more. Limited tickets available. The event is free to attend, RSVP here.

CAPTURE: a Portrait of the Pandemic

HistoryMiami Museum is pleased to announce the launch of CAPTURE: a Portrait of the Pandemic, created by one of Miami's most sought-after club DJs, Rahsaan "Fly Guy" Alexander. The museum’s Center for Photography will serve as the backdrop for Alexander's largest show to date, with dozens of never-before-exhibited photos. The exhibition's images are a visual representation of experiences and attitudes resulting from the life-altering year of 2020 when our community struggled with the realities of a pandemic, racial injustice protests, homelessness, and the entertainment industry on the brink of implosion. The images focus on themes ranging from protests to nightlife, using both black-and-white and color imagery to tell moving stories of love, disbelief, rage, and change. Along with the photography, HistoryMiami will also showcase Rahsaan's short documentary film, PIVOT: A 2020 - August 5, 2022 - January 8, 2023.

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Presents Depth of Identity: Art as Memory and Archive

The unprecedented exhibition Depth of Identity: Art as Memory and Archive explores the impact and legacy of the African, Indo, and Caribbean Diaspora across US cities and the Caribbean. Experience the art and culture of the African Diaspora during a three-month exhibition from August 11 – October 20, 2022, at Green Space Miami, featuring nineteen artists. Scheduled events include visual art, music, film, teas, and art performances by Yacine Tilala Fall and Kim Yantis during the run of the exhibition.

Call to Artists: Civil & Probate Courthouse

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and the Miami-Dade Internal Services Department request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to commission artworks for the new Civil and Probate Courthouse of Miami-Dade County. Application deadline is August 16. Click here for further details.

ARTiculation at Arsht: Summer Slam Edition

Join the Arsht Center on August 20 for this free, not-to-be-missed evening of curated and competitive verbal expression and cheer on your favorite poet! ARTiculation at Arsht, Summer Slam Edition, will be a slam poetry event in which local, regional and national poets can sign up to perform their original work and win up to $1,000. Witness storytellers transform their words into performances that remind us of the integral role poetry and spoken word play in our culture. Individual poets and slam teams (of four members or fewer) aged 14 and older are welcome to sign up now through August 1. ARTiculation at Arsht Summer Slam Edition will be hosted by Ingrid B with DJ She-J Hercules and curation by Deborah Magdalena and Just John. Reserve your passes for this summer slam today! Click here to learn more.

Open Studio by 4726

Warehouse 4726 opens its doors on August 20, every third Saturday for an evening with the artists and creative community of the Bird Road Arts District. As an artist-run space, they offer a unique insider’s view and invite you into the private world of the working artist. See where the magic happens and talk with Miami-based artists about their work and their process. Community. Conversation. Creativity. Click here to learn more.

Calling All Artists for the 2023 Coconut Grove Arts Festival

Coconut Grove Arts & Historical Association invites you to apply to be one of the 285 participating artists in the 59th Annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival. For 58 years, the Festival has been one of the most prestigious outdoor juried fine arts shows in the United States. In 2021, Sunshine Artist placed them third among 200 arts festivals for the last 10 years. There is truly not a more iconic South Florida arts festival. The idyllic Coconut Grove setting, the sailboats moored on Biscayne Bay, the familiar faces, the festive atmosphere, and the world-class art all lead to its success. Apply to be an artist, the deadline for the CGAF artist applications is August 22, 2022.

Artist Website Workshop

Every artist needs a great (affordable!) Website. Design yours with guidance from an expert. This workshop is designed for visual artists in Miami who are in need of a website that is affordable, easy to manage, and professional. Font Squared co-founder Jean Blackwell Font introduces the features and benefits of a Squarespace website. Held on August 27, click here to learn more.

Hampton Art Lovers Presents "Starry Crown: Art of #BlackArtMagic"

Hampton Art Lovers presents a curated installation that celebrates the Art of #BlackGirlMagic with portraiture and sculptures of African-American women featuring the art of Elizabeth Catlett, Samella Lewis, Benny Andrews, Faith Ringgold, Ruth Carter, John Biggers, Basil Watson, Barkley Hendricks, others. This show highlights selections from Ebony Broadsides (works on paper) and the Florida Memorial University Collection. On view through August 28, click here to learn more.

Veo Veo, I See I See, Mwen wè Mwen wè, an Interactive Mural & Oral History Project Celebrating Black Miami History

The Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (MoCAAD) is honoring the late Judge Lawson E. Thomas – a man who fought fearlessly for the rights of Black people in Miami – with a mural etched on the building that once housed his Overtown law office at 1021 NW Second Ave. The 49′ x 14′ work entitled “OVERtown: Our Family Tree,” is one of four murals that are a part of the museum’s “Veo Veo, I See I see, Mwen wè Mwen wè” interactive public art project exploring Overtown through visual art, storytelling and technology. The mural is produced by Anthony “Mojo” Reed II, Louis-born, Miami-based artist. Click here to learn more about the interactive mural project.

Faena Art featuring Bougainvillea by Cornelius Tulloch

Bougainvillea: An Exploration of Adornment is a site-specific installation by Cornelius Tulloch that explores Caribbean cultural aesthetics. The fashion and music of Jamaica’s Dancehall scene echoes the state of the country and the lived experiences of those on the island. Visualize this exhibition from through September 3, where Tulloch reimagines the everydayness of contemporary Caribbean culture through the lens of dancehall, Jamaican junkanoo and masquerade. This new photographic series plays with Black visual aesthetics and creates an environment that overflows from the photographs into the design elements constructed specifically for the Faena Art Project Room. Click here to learn more.

HistoryMiami Museum Selects Photography Fellow

HistoryMiami Museum’s Center for Photography is excited to announce Woosler Delisfort as the winner of the newly created photography fellowship for emerging, local documentary photographers! The fellowship was created to capture and amplify community stories relating to Black Indigenous, People of Color, and Latinx community members. After reviewing dozens of applications, the esteemed panel including Aldeide Delgado, CW Griffin, and Caroline Laporte chose Delisfort for his project focused on Miami’s spiritual community. Click here to learn more.

DVCAI Named Among South Arts’ Southern Cultural Treasures

South Arts announced the Southern Cultural Treasures: a $6,000,000, four-year initiative supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) -led and -serving arts and cultural organizations throughout the Southeast. As part of the cohort, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator is one of 17 organizations that represent BIPOC arts and community-driven stewardship throughout the nine-state region that includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Click here to learn more.

FAMU Announces New Meek-Eaton Black Archives Director

Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced Timothy A. Barber as the next director of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum. Barber, a FAMU alumnus, was the long-time executive director of the Black Archives History & Research Foundation, Inc. in Historic Overtown. He is also the creator and founding director of the Historic Lyric Theater Cultural Arts Complex. Click here to learn more.

From the Andes to the Caribbean: Art of the Spanish Americas from the Thoma Collection

From the Andes to the Caribbean: Art of the Spanish Americas from the Thoma Collection presents paintings from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, and Puerto Rico dating from around 1600 to the mid-19th century. The variety of styles underlines the great diversity among works of art broadly called “Spanish Colonial.” Many of the works reflect the powerful role of the Catholic Church during three centuries of Spanish rule. The portraits featured in the exhibition were commissioned to reflect the social status of both peninsular Spaniards and Creoles, those born of Spanish families in the Americas. On view through September 4 at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU.

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 2022-2023 fall cycle of arts and cultural grants programs available to Miami-Dade County based non-profit cultural groups. 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.

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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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