Artburst Extras

Faena Art Offers Virtual Arts Courses to Y...

Written By Jonel Juste

Alexandre Arrechea, one of the Faena Art’s Artists, teaching children before the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Faena Art Faena District Miami Beach is offering engaging and innovative virtual Art Courses to young students 12-18 years old. Launched this fall, students now have the opportunity to participate in a range of classes led by artists of Faena Art’s Artist in Residence

New Grant helps Camillus House Art Therapy...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

The Art Therapy program aligns with Camillus House’s aim to reach and meet the homeless in Miami-Dade County and lift them out of their circumstance by providing programs and services with compassionate hospitality and respect...

Live Arts Miami brings artists and organiz...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

“We were driven to create a dynamic event that served both the Miami Dade College and wider Miami community as part of ICED's efforts during National Voter Education Week."

Miami Book Fair’s switch to virtual means ...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

November in Miami means one thing for book lovers, the annual Miami Book Fair.

Delicate flower print installation adorns ...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

The high-resolution scan captured the plants and the actual sunlight read by the scanner in the moment, creating abstraction and digital interruptions in the images. Living in this moment of tension between the digital and real world, Cristina was inspired to try to digitally capture the ever-changing phenomena of nature in an image.

The Different Cultures of Miami Allow for ...

Written By Brea Jones

Singer Carole Carole Ann Taylor photographed by Leesa Richards. In 1972 Carole Ann Taylor made her first trip to Miami Beach when she traveled there as a delegate to attend both the Democratic and Republican Conventions. “On Miami Beach and Ocean Drive all you could see were senior citizens sitting on porches where all the hotels and restaurants are now,” said Taylor whose first Miami encounter left her unanxious for her second trip eight years later.  In 1980, Taylor was

Frost Science Museum answers parent’s need...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

The Pods program was created so that until schools reopen, students from kindergarten through fifth grade K – 5 can come to the Museum to complete their daily virtual school program while under the supervision of a Frost Science Educator.

Frost Art Museum FIU offers exhibitions fo...

Written By Brea Jones

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum will debut new exhibition on September 26 running through January  3, 2021 titled, “House to House: Women, Politics, and Place.”  

 Actress finds her place in a virtual worl...

Written By Marialexia Hernandez

With live performance virtually coming to a halt when the pandemic hit, artists who are used to getting their energy from live audiences now face a different way of working.

The Importance of Fighting Digital Fatigue

Written By Brea Jones

We engage in work, school and entertainment through screens from the confines of our homes. How is this constant onslaught of screen time impacting us psychologically?

Lunchtime ReLaunch series spotlights creat...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

When the Greater Miami Festivals & Events Association had to shift from their annual conference from in-person to virtual due to the pandemic, an idea was born.

The Wolfsonian Digitally Thriving During a...

Written By Brea Jones

Top Miami art venues like The Wolfsonian have increased their digital presence with weekly virtual shows that focus on a wide range of topics as a way to connect with their audience. 

Blind artists make beautiful music with Mi...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

As described on their website, they are, “the only organization in the nation offering an all-inclusive music, audio instruction, and youth development programs for the blind and visually impaired.”

Amanze and Tiredlights EP Let’s Talk Over ...

Written By Leia Villamizar

If you’re in the mood for clever verses and subtly catchy choruses overlaid beautifully in a kind of ethereal Lofi hip hop... Let’s Talk Over Ramen.