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This Friday night at Barry University’s Andreas center, check out the debut of the Maroon Chronicles—a heart-thumping featurette produced by the creative forces at Carnival Arts and written by teens from the Miami Bridge youth crisis shelter. [caption id="attachment_6516" align="aligncenter" width="320" caption="A Carnival Arts teen paints a backdrop with production... -
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When Ryan Murphy, the creator of the runaway Fox hit Glee, accepted an Emmy award for the direction of the show’s pilot episode, he said during his acceptance speech that the TV comedy ultimately was about the importance of arts education. It’s no secret that seemingly every time the economy... -
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While visiting San Jose I was able to visit the artist residency program at the Montalvo Arts Center. Set on a 350-acre estate just southwest of San Jose, it is a multidisciplinary program that includes a culinary residency! I've often wondered why the culinary arts aren't included in more fine... -
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As part of the Knight national art program I've been traveling around to the eight Knight resident cities (Akron, Charlotte, Detroit, Macon, Miami, Philadelphia, Saint Paul and San Jose). This week found me in San Jose for the launch of the ZERO1 Biennial, an exhibition that melds art and technology,... -
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It's become a bit of a parlor game to size up Miami's art scene -- where it is at in relation to the rest of the world, where it is going. Is there a Miami look or zeitgeist? After numerous visits to shows as the high season kicked in, it... -
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Locust Projects is pleased to announce a new series of exhibitions and events for the fall season--- September 29th, 6:30pm: Conversation and Tasting with Michelle Bernstein An evening with James Beard Award winner and author of Cuisine a Latina, Michelle Bernstein. Michelle is the executive chef and owner of Michy's... -
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Vanessa Garcia, nominated for the Miami Herald's “20 under 40” up-and-coming artists, has helped transform Miami’s theatre and writing community over the last few years. Her presence has added a new voice to the growing chorus. In fact, her theatre company, The Krane, has just returned from a successful showing... -
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The show of 20 paintings, all the same size and within the same frames, taking over the walls at the expansive new Now contemporary art gallery, is not easy. Nothing from the the cerebral and thoughtful Ruben Torres Llorca ever is. But while intense, "Figure 1 to 20/20 Yards of... -
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ArticleBy Roberta F. King, Vice President PR & Marketing, Grand Rapids Community Foundation A year ago, The Rapidian was launched in Grand Rapids, Michigan with much fanfare. Seriously, we held a launch party with about 100 supporters and counted down the seconds until the site went live at 4 p.m. Sept. 15, 2009. The fanfare was only the beginning of what has been a successful venture in nonprofit citizen journalism and an amazing leadership opportunity for the Community Foundation. The success of year rests squarely on the shoulders of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, which spearheaded site design and instituted the values of The Rapidian. The numbers show that The Rapidian is a solid source for hyperlocal news in Grand Rapids. The site has 206 reporters, 13 editorial mentors and 128 active nonprofit users with hundreds more registered users, several who comment often.
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