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Michelle F. Solomon

Written By Artburst Editor
May 3, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Michelle F. Solomon is the editor of ArtBurst Miami. Michelle was immersed in theater and the arts from a very young age. When she was 5, she began a professional singing career as was one of the featured performers with the Stars of Tomorrow at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N.J. A graduate of Emerson College, Boston, Mass., with a Master’s degree from the State University of New York, Michelle has been arts editor at major and mid-sized newspapers, including Executive Arts Editor of the Albany Times Union and Assistant Features Editor of Entertainment at The Detroit Free Press. She was an on-air Entertainment Reporter and Managing Editor of New Media for NBC affiliate, WDIV-TV, Detroit, and digital executive producer of new media at ABC affiliate, Miami’s WPLG-TV, Local 10. Nominated for the 2022 Rabkin Prize for Visual Arts Journalism and a 2023 Sunshine State Award for Beat Reporting — Visual Arts coverage, in addition to her position as editor for artburstmiami.com, she covers a variety of cultural events for ArtBurst and is also editor and writer for miamiartzine.com, a publication of the Miami Beach Arts Trust.

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Orlando Taquechel

Written By ArtBurst Team, 11.05.2019

Orlando Taquechel has been a dance writer and dance researcher for over 35 years with articles published in Cuba, Mexico and the United States. He is also a professor, choreographer, and artistic director. Orlando graduated with a degree in Architecture, a Bachelors in Theater and Drama, and with a Masters. He is the recipient of the Medal to the Merit

Amy Sherit

Written By ArtBurst Team, 02.05.2019

A seasoned marketing executive, Amy Sherit established her own marketing agency at age 29, before venturing into publishing. With her marketing skills & passion for culture, she developed CultureOwl, a leading-edge multiplatform brand that offers extensive arts programming digitally as well as in print. CultureOwl Magazine is one of the most respected publications in South Florida. Amy holds an MBA

Jean Blackwell Font

Written By Artburst Editor, 12.14.2018

Jean Blackwell Font has lived and worked in Miami and the Beaches since 1990 in wide-ranging roles in the Arts, Hospitality, and the Non-profit sector. Years of collaborating and working with programs, exhibitions, digital marketing, and social media have manifested in a successful content-driven, strategic approach for marketing the Arts. As a practicing visual artist, she shares a studio in the Bird Road Arts District