Honoring Mitch Kaplan at MBFI

To honor Mitch Kaplan's contribution to Books & Books 30th Anniversary

The Miami Foundation

For support of the fiscal agency program

'In the Heights' for Eighth- to Twelfth-Graders

To culturally enrich Miami-Dade Schools ninth grade students by making 3,000 seats available to the Tony winning musical In the Heights, coupled with a rap-writing contest.

A Hub for Creative Writing in South Florida (The Betsy Hotel)

To brand South Florida as a muse for authors by expanding a new writer-in-residence program on Miami Beach to include community outreach events.

A Three-Day Art Hackathon

To bolster innovation in the arts by bringing together creative professionals and techies for a three-day art hackathon, where they will develop apps and websites that answer one question: how do we enhance the delivery of local art to users?

An Open, Friendly Space for Filmmakers

To foster the local film scene and build community among filmmakers by creating a monthly gathering where producers screen their films in a variety of locations.

Art Exhibit and Festival

To celebrate the art of the African diaspora by producing a multidisciplinary juried arts festival to coincide with a major public art installation in Opa-locka.

ArtWorks

To provide opportunities for high-school students to pursue their interests in the arts while also learning essential work skills by offering six-week paid summer art internships and apprenticeships.

Artists in Residence Program for Emerging Artists

To support emerging artists by creating an artist-in-residence program as part of the annual Here & Now Festival, which commissions and presents local works.

Arts Garage Jazz Project

To facilitate an exchange of art and ideas by presenting contemporary musical performances, films and visual art exhibitions at a Palm Beach collaborative.

Big Night in Little Haiti Gets Bigger

To introduce new audiences to Haitian music by expanding the successful, one-year-old Big Night in Little Haiti concert and art series.

Borscht Film Festival

To create the Miami Independent Cinema Fund, to help the Borscht Film Festival make Miami a center for independent filmmaking