Arts Biz Blog

Little Haiti Book Festival has many storie...

Written By Fernando Gonzalez

The festival will take place Sunday, May 5, at Little Haiti Cultural Center and Libreri Mapou in Miami.

How Colombian artist Beatriz González got ...

Written By Elisa Turner

"Beatriz González: A Retrospective" is on view through Sept. 1 at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

In ‘To Write Miami’ series, au...

Written By Michelle F. Solomon

Presented by Miami Dade College's Museum of Art and Design, the series begins April 24 and runs through December.

MEDIA PANEL DOLES OUT STRATEGIES TO INCREA...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

On a bright, sunny April morning in Miami, the conference room at the Adrienne Arsht Center filled up quickly, as attendees grabbed a cup of coffee and a seat. The eager audience was prepared to listen and learn from a

MAKER FAIRE MIAMI CELEBRATES MIAMI’S FASCI...

Written By Jean Blackwell Font

The first Maker Faire was in 2006, “in the San Francisco Bay Area as a project of the editors of Make: magazine.” Maker Faire Miami started in Miami in 2013, founded by MANO Americas, and is celebrating its 6th year of showcasing “fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do.” (miami.makerfaire.com) It makes sense that The Maker Faire Miami is hosted on the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, home to the MDC Idea Center, MAGIC and MDC Makers Lab. The Idea Center has established itself as a center for innovative ideas and entrepreneurial development, while the Makers Lab offers students a high-tech space filled with power tools, laser cutters, and 3-d printers. Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex (MAGIC) is a state-of-the-art complex features courses and technology for 3-D computer animation, pre- and post-production, audio engineering, motion capture, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, video game

Emerging Arts Leaders Miami spotlights Afr...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center sits quietly on a corner in the heart of Liberty City. The bright blue building with a lovely courtyard, colorful murals, theater and classrooms has been producing locally grown talent for years. The Center, which opened in 1975, has been under the direction of Marshall Davis since 1983. Marshall’s background as an educator inspired him to “transform the center from a place for recreational programming to one that also included educational programming and training,”

ARTS LEADER PROFILE: Meet Tanya Bravo, fou...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

Tanya Bravo left her theater roots for the corporate world of marketing for a while, but after a trip to New York City where she was exposed to immersive theater, she returned to her theater roots. Bravo is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of Juggerknot Theatre Company founded in Miami in 1998. The company helped redefine the burgeoning theatre scene emerging from Miami’s Urban Core, showcasing and developing works from local and national playwrights.

O, Miami founder P. Scott Cunningham break...

Written By Fernando Gonzalez

The monthlong series of events once again aims to bring poetry to unexpected places throughout Miami-Dade County.

MUSIC IS LIFE EXHIBIT AT THE SAGAMORE HOTE...

Written By Jean Blackwell Font

The Sagamore Hotel on Collins Avenue has long been recognized as “The Art Hotel” on South Beach. #SagamoreisArt is an ongoing series supported by the hotel’s owner, Ronit Neuman, who is committed to supporting the growth of the cultural ecosystem in Miami. The hotel’s newest exhibition, Music is Life, opens on Thursday, April 4, 2019 and