Robert Bush named President of the Arts & Science Council

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Robert Bush named President of the Arts & Science Council

Published March 17, 2014 by Dennis Scholl

Robert Bush Breaking news - our good friend and colleague Robert Bush was JUST named the head of the Arts & Science Council, an organization he joined in 2000. We are thrilled by the decision of the board and congratulate him. Click here to read the...

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Building a movement toward inclusivity

Published March 17, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jenea Rewertz-Targui, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts The Ordway welcomes everyone and is committed to making our facility and programs accessible and inclusive to all in our community, including those with disabilities. We look forward to expanding and increasing access to opportunities to attend, participate in, and learn...

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“Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies”

Published March 17, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

For many of us, Cubism conjures up feelings of confusion; it is difficult to read visually; the subject is not always clear and neither is the message, and then there are all those cartoonish representations of guitars and violins. But if we can stop and try to understand what Pablo...

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“Da-Da” premieres at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

Published March 17, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

On April 4th and 5th, “Da-Da: A Contemporary Dance” by Augusto Soledade premieres at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center at 8 p.m. "Da-Da." When I hear the word dada in the context of contemporary dance, I think anti-movement. However, Soledade's expansive definition of 'da-da' is...

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Bass Museum: March 2014 update

Published March 17, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Leilani Lynch, Bass Museum of Art Since I’ve been at the Bass Museum of Art, I’ve dealt with a number of artists in our tc: temporary contemporary storefront window space on Collins Avenue. Most of these projects have consisted of installing existing work on the walls in these two...

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Storytellers’ night at Roasted Café keeps oral tradition alive

Published March 17, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Storyteller's Night at Roasted Cafe. Before we wrote our thoughts or research on paper, oral history was the most popular way of passing down a legacy of culture, lifestyle and methods. Now that we live in a time where we bind our thoughts as well as...

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The “Plot” thickens at The Bindery Projects

Published March 17, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

The Bindery Projects’ new exhibition, by New York City-based artist Sreshta Rit Premnath, is rooted in fundamental, literal questions about bodies in space: “Why am I here? What is this existence, this right to be, that precedes or exceeds property?” “Plot” blends poetics, sculpture, moving and still images in wide-ranging...

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Folk blues records, art books published by Detroit challenge winner

Published March 16, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Erica Perdue With the Knight Arts Challenge now accepting applications in Detroit, we caught up with year 1 challenge and People’s Choice Award winner Lo & Behold Records and Books . The store won funding to preserve and make available traditionally-produced recordings of the store’s Folk Blues Night performances....

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The unmistakable Bernstein way

Published March 15, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer There’s a famous moment in one of the equally famous Young People’s Concerts of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra that Leonard Bernstein created and conducted between 1958 and 1972. In one of those 53 televised concerts that provided a music education...

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Support Borscht Corporation in Miami Herald’s Solve this Miami contest

Published March 15, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Lucas Leyva, Borscht Corporation " Hello! In the past Borscht only had events every two years or so, but we are happy to share that we are finalists for a grant that would help us make monthly events a reality! All you have to do is vote for us...

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In Miami salon, Redfords advocate using art to inspire social change

Published March 15, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Juan Carlos Pérez-Duthie, Miami freelance writer Winning hearts is half the battle when it comes to saving the environment, and art can be one of its strongest allies. That’s the message iconic Hollywood actor Robert Redford and his wife, artist Sibylle Szaggars Redford, delivered to a crowd gathered at...

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FringeArts presents WetLand

Published March 14, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sarah Braverman, Fringe Arts FringeArts is committed to celebrate new and emerging art ideas, to reveal what is yet to be discovered, to challenge expectations, and to support artists while serving our city as a cultural hub. We’re excited to share the news that WetLand presents the opportunity to...

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A Creative Exchange of Music and Dance

Published March 14, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Emily Parkinson, Miami City Ballet After visiting a rehearsal at Miami City Ballet studios, New World Symphony (NWS) fellows began meeting regularly with a group of our dancers to examine the relationship between sound and movement, resulting in a creative exchange between the talented young artists. Corps de ballet...

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Armageddon Beachparty & Co. an explosion of influences at START Gallery

Published March 14, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

The opening night crowd at START Gallery. START Gallery has invoked some primal powers with its newest collection, Armageddon Beachparty & Co., a collaborative body of work created by husband-and-wife pair who go by Motu & Kozma (respectively). Kozma, of Motu &...

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Duval-Carrie’s new and re-imagined landscapes

Published March 14, 2014 by Anne Tschida

"After Bierstad — The Landing of Columbus." The window at the back of this one gallery in the new Perez Art Museum Miami serves as a portal to the best of the city. From this perch you can see Biscayne Bay, all the boats and ships...