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    Here Comes the Painter, Gustavo Acosta

    Published January 6, 2011 by

    Since civilization began, when humans started living together in large numbers and setting up social systems in order to keep that grouping going and thriving, the city has come to represent human progress. And as industrialization and the modern age arrived, the city took on even greater significance—as the place...
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    Charlotte Chamber Music: Exhilaration in Less Than an Hour

    Published January 6, 2011 by

    Albert Schweitzer said “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” Charlotteans can turn to many places or feline friendships, but for music that soothes the soul – and doesn’t break the bank – the city’s residents turn to Charlotte Chamber Music. [caption id="attachment_10693"...
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    Pass It On! at Miami Music Project

    Published January 4, 2011 by

    By Miami Music Project Staff Launched in the midst of the giving season, Miami Music Project’s Pass It On! initiative provides an opportunity for members of the community to take part in the unique effort to bring about social change through music. Hundreds of instruments go unused day after day,...
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    A New Year, A New Art Association

    Published January 4, 2011 by

    While the Miami and Wynwood art scene has grown and morphed tremendously over the last number of years, once in a while the actual art dealers and galleries have felt a little, well, left out. So as 2011 arrives, so too does a...
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    Octavio Campos: We Don’t Hate You!

    Published January 4, 2011 by

    After a two-year sabbatical, Octavio Campos is back, and he is excited about the future. Right now Campos is in the theatrical midst and mist of creating the initial raw choreographic sketches for a new set of solo (socio-political) sketches—“PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!!!” and “Mermaids, Porn Stars and Pigs”—that he...
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    Kellie Scott Makes Art Accessible

    Published January 4, 2011 by

    With the recession clouds seemingly beginning to break up, and with the start of a new year, Red Sky Gallery owner Kellie Scott is offering something new and different. Starting Jan. 14, Red Sky will offer a concurrent exhibition at both locations: the 6,000-squre-foot flagship gallery at 1244 East Blvd....
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    Lenelle Moïse: Helping Miami’s LGBTQ Teens SpeakOut

    Published January 4, 2011 by

    SpeakOUT, Tigertail's Gay & Lesbian Teen Spoken Word Project, welcomes Lenelle Moïse for a week of workshops and performance. Moise is a lesbian and award-winning Haitian-American poet laureate, playwright, essayist, composer and nationally touring artist who creates intimate, fiery politicized texts about the intersection of race, class, gender, sexuality, spirituality,...
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    Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Update

    Published January 3, 2011 by

    By Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Knight Arts Challenge Winner Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is in the news again. One of its students, Natalia Sulca, has been invited by The Orange Bowl Committee to kickoff the pre-game festivities at the 2011 Discover Orange Bowl. Natalia will sing “God Bless...
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    Hopes and Dreams for the Arts in 2011

    Published December 30, 2010 by

    Whenever a new year begins, all eyes become focused on the future. All of us, as Emily Dickinson wrote, “dwell in possibility.” Here’s what several leaders of Charlotte’s arts organizations hope will come true in 2011. John Boyer, CEO, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art:...
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    Grantee Update: McColl Center

    Published December 29, 2010 by

    By McColl Center for Visual Art Staff Innovative fiber artist Sonya Clark can add McColl Center for Visual Art to her already impressive resume when she begins her residence on July 15, 2011. Born in Washington, DC to a psychiatrist from Trinidad and a nurse from Jamaica, Clark gained an...