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Art of Black Miami Artist Unveils Exhibition at Hilton Miami Airport during Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, the GMCVB, through the Art of Black Miami platform, in partnership with the Hilton Miami Airport, will showcase an exhibition featuring the works of Haitian-born artist Annick Duvivier. The exhibition, titled Closer to Nature, will be on view in the hotel lobby throughout February. The initiative, which began last year, creates an opportunity to further connect Miami’s local arts and culture community to tourism.

Kimpton EPIC Hotel Celebrates Miami-Based Artist Nate Dee for EPIC Art Exhibition

Through February, EPIC’s 16th floor corridor will transform into an exhibition space featuring the original works of Nathan Delinois (Nate Dee). Born and raised in South Florida, Nate Dee has numerous influences, including his Haitian background and the use of color as well as in street art. He's been featured on multiple blogs and magazines and has displayed his work in exhibits throughout the U.S. and internationally. His murals have taken him across the globe doing commissioned projects worldwide. The GMCVB is a marketing partner of their Art in Residency Program that helps advance the works of local artists.

AfriKin Art: The Gaze Africana Exhibition

Visit the Scott Galvin Community Center to view AfriKin Art: The Gaze Africana. This is a contemporary fine art exhibition of African excellence. This exhibit speaks of the strength and resilience of the Black community. Runs through February. Click here for more details.

A M A D L O Z I Gallery Presents: Afri-Facture

African Heritage Cultural Arts Center A M A D L O Z I Gallery presents Afri-Facture showing February 4 throught March. The exhibition will feature artworks, predominantly from continental Africa, that explores America’s fascination with travel, particularly the romanticization of connecting to humanity’s ancestral past. For many that have not traveled beyond the borders of the continental United States, the mystery of distant cultures creates a need for connection through visual and tactile experiences. Curated by Bayunga Kialeuka and Joanne Hampstead, the exhibition features artworks from the following collections: Kay Crawford Collection Afri-Kin Collective, Amadlozi Gallery Collection Miami MoCAAD and Patrice Emery Lumumba Foundation. For more information visit here.

Congratulations to Cornelius Tulloch Named 2023 YoungArts Jorge M. Pérez Award Winner

Congratulations to Cornelius Tulloch for being named the 2023 YoungArts Jorge M. Pérez Award winner. Tulloch, a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist, and designer, 2016 YoungArts award winner in Design Arts and Visual Arts, and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, will receive an unrestricted award of $25,000. Established in 2018, and one of YoungArts’ largest financial awards, the Jorge M. Pérez Award honors a YoungArts Visual Arts award winner who has succeeded in strengthening their community through artistic endeavors. Cornelius also participated in the Art of Black Miami podcast organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. The podcast highlights and introduces the stories of emerging and experienced artists who make Miami an exciting place to live and visit. Click here to listen.

GMCVB Art of Black Miami Creative Conversation Brings Together Community Creatives in Liberty City

On January 26, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, hosted an Art of Black Miami Creative Conversation bringing together community creatives. Titled, Practicing Change: Artists, Aesthetics & Storytelling the art talk explored how artists and their aesthetics reflect what time it is on the clock of the world and how we are collectively changing inside of that time. The panel included Arts Curator and Director of Education, Pérez Art Museum, Marie Vickles and Artists, Kandy Lopez, Shawna Moulton, and Marjares Marmolejos. The event was presented as part of the culmination of Miami Arts, Culture & Heritage Month and was moderated by Founder, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, and Visual Art Promoter, Rosie Gordon-Wallace. For more information and up-to-date events visit ArtofBlackMiami.com.

Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Recipients of Third Annual Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowship

The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) announced the recipients of the third cycle of the Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowship (CCI). CCI is a program that aims to advance the study of Caribbean art while providing opportunities for exchange and collaboration across the Caribbean region and its diasporic communities. The 2022 CCI Fellowship recipients are: Puerto Rican visual artist Guillermo Rodríguez; Brooklyn-based filmmaker and artist of Jamaican-American descent Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich; and Cuban researcher and curator Abel González Fernández. Read more here.

Minimakers: Quilt Patch

On February 4, join the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA), for a celebration of Black History Month by creating a quilt patch during MOCA Minimakers. This workshop program is inspired by artist Faith Ringgold, American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, best known for her narrative quilts. Click here for more details

Tenth Anniversary of Art + Soul

Don’t miss Pérez Art Museum Miami's Tenth Anniversary Art + Soul, celebrating the Fund for Black Art. Come support the Fund and enjoy an evening of art, cocktails, music and dancing under the stars. On February 11, celebrate this year's honoree actor and activist Jesse Williams.

Call to Artist - U-WRAP NoMi

The North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA), through its Arts in Public Places program, seeks to commission the design of original works of art for its Public Utility Box initiative. We’re all about the heART of the city, and as such, are transforming the main corridors of the City of North Miami, using designs and vibrant colors reflective of the area’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. To participate with this opportunity, artists are invited to submit a short bio and samples of their existing work to be considered by February 28. Click here for details.

Call to Artist - NoMi MURALscape Project

The North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA), through its Arts in Public Places program, seeks to commission the design of original works of art for its city wide mural public arts initiative. Qualified artists will create a mosaic of murals throughout the NMCRA that infuses culture and tapestry creating a narrative that can invoke thoughts and transformation. Each mural will reflect the city's theme of “Resilience and Sustainability”. Artists are invited to submit a short bio and samples of their existing work to be considered, by February 28. Click here for details.

Here & Now: 2023 Commissioned Artists

Miami Light Project launched Here & Now in 1999, as the first program of its kind in South Florida dedicated to commissioning and presenting Miami-based performance and multi-media artists. Here & Now commissioned artists are identified through an open request for proposals and selected through an adjudication process completed by a panel consisting of MLP programming team members, working artists, colleagues, and Here & Now Alumni. Meet the 2023 commissioned artists here.

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow

Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. When slavery ended in 1865, a period of Reconstruction began, leading to such achievements as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. By 1868, all persons born in the United States were citizens and equal before the law. But efforts to create an interracial democracy were contested from the start. A harsh backlash ensued, ushering in a half-century of the “separate but equal” age of Jim Crow. On view through February 12, click here to learn more.

Open Studio by collaboARTive

Every third Saturday, collaboARTive opens its doors 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.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the Proposed County Arts and Cultural Budget

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava convened a virtual town meeting about the proposed FY 22-23 budget for the arts and cultural community. Mayor Levine Cava shared the great news that her proposed budget includes increased support for the arts and progressively addresses many other key issues facing our community. The Mayor asked to share the presentation from last night’s meeting which is linked here for your reference. The town meeting was very well-attended and represented the incredible diversity of arts organizations and artists that are making our community one of the most inclusive and dynamic places in the world. For further information visit Miami Dade Arts.

Celebrate our Cultural Community - Return & Rediscover the Arts Campaign

Launched during National Arts & Humanities Month and to kick-off the 2022-2023 cultural season, this campaign is developed by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs to invite all arts groups, artists and cultural institutions to join in promoting the non-stop and outstanding activities presented by our cultural community. Click here to learn more.

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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