Miami-based artist Marie Franco’s debut solo exhibit, “A primera luz” (“At first light”) at Laundromat Art Space offers an intimate portrayal of Latino immigrant life, told through oil paintings that radiate both warmth and resilience. Olga Garcia-Mayoral has the story.
Hoping to dispel the stigma around mental health, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Miami-Dade County is presenting its Sixth Annual Reel Minds Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Josie Gullliksen has the story.
Tiffany Madera, born in Miami to Cuban parents, turned to belly dance not just as art but as a calling, one that took her to Havana in 2003. It became the start of the documentary 'Havana Habibi.' Daisy Cabrera has the story.
What's the latest after a turbulent budget season? An interim director for Miami-Dade County's Department of Cultural Affairs, a letter from the Cultural Affairs Council Chairman, and the creation of an Arts and Culture Innovation Task Force.
A teaching artist for MOCA North Miami received an award to present workshops to help students who want to pursue careers in art. The idea was sparked by her own students.
Miami-Dade's vibrant cultural community isn't just an asset; it is an economic powerhouse. Arts & Business Council of Miami CEO Laura Bruney shares why the county should remain all in with the arts.
Eight visual arts journalists have been awarded the Rabkin Prize, which celebrates the creative and intellectual contributions of today’s arts writers and comes with a $50,000 unrestricted award. One of the winners is from Miami.
Four concurrent exhibitions at Mindy Solomon Gallery in Allaptattah cohere around a shared visual language of mark-making in abstraction borne through urgency, corporeality, and raw aggression. Erin Parish has the review.
At a virtual town hall set up by the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced a proposal to reinstate money cut from the arts and culture in the upcoming budget.
A grass roots gathering outside of the Stephen P. Clark Government Center is the latest action arts groups are taking to bring attention to devastating cuts.