about Josie Gulliksen

Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, she currently writes for Biscayne Times, Edible South Florida and Miami Media Group and has a personal blog Scene Around South FL. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today covering the arts community, calendar of events and restaurant scene. She has also worked in public relations in non-profit for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, in travel and tourism for Newman PR and at the Miami Science Museum. She has written for Florida Travel + Life Magazine, Family Matters Magazine and Florida Monthly Magazine.

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As a means to help creatives and artists around Miami continue to thrive and make work, we will periodically publish a list of available grants.

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African Heritage Cultural Arts Center to be renamed honoring Mars...

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We will periodically publish any upcoming arts grants opportunities we find here in the Artburst Miami blog with links to register. Sign up for our newsletter to get all the updates!

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