Gordon Wallace

In August, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. will welcome artists whose work appears in the exhibition Depth of Identity: Art as Memory and Archive to join in conversation with leading writers and historians.

The Betsy (thebetsyhotel.com), a luxury family-owned and operated hotel on Miami Beach known internationally as a hub for arts, culture, and community, announces its 10th Annual Overture to Overtown (OTO) Jazz Festival, in celebration of National Jazz Appreciation Month (“JAM”) from April 1-April 30, 2022 on Miami Beach. Proud to be joining with other national jazz presenters, the hotel's month-long program co-produced with Carole Ann Taylor, will include over 40 live performances, curated community conversations, curated outdoor exhibits, and the exhibition, Sounds of FREEDOM. 

Starting Feb. 10 through May 15, audiences will have the opportunity to view his impressive work at Oolite Arts where Thické will debut his first solo exhibition, ORDER MY STEPS: There are no answers here, move on.

On Thursday, February 25th, at 7pm, The Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (Miami MoCAAD) presents Gifted and Black: Miami's Art Scene 2021 and Beyond, a virtual panel discussion aimed to celebrate both Miami's Black Artist and Black History Month.

The City of Coral Gables is turning on the lights. Illuminate Coral Gables (ICG), a new public art initiative focusing on the intentional use of light and technology to transform public art by day into magical and mysterious work at night, will be on view Feb. 12 – Mar. 14, 2021.

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) announces programming for the upcoming season with creative and professional development opportunities supporting YoungArts award winners at every stage of their careers. YoungArts' offerings will focus on four key areas: free virtual programming for artists and audiences; creative development and presentation opportunities; community support, engagement and networking; and financial awards.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, in partnership with the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator( DVACI), and WomenArts, will present the Spoke Soul Festival (SSF) during March at the Arsht Center (1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132). The thought-provoking programming which celebrates how women change and impact the world kicks off on March 19th, 2020, with the SHE VOTES Panel at the Arsht Center - Knight Concert Hall Peacock Education Center at 3 pm. The SHE VOTES panel will challenge the narrative of the commemoration of the 19th Amendment and the role Florida played in the suffrage movement. The panel will be moderated by Marisol Zenteno, President of The League of Women Voters. The panel includes; Honorable Judge, Angelica D. Zayas, Jane Kyle Altman-Marketing Principal, Kaufman Rossin-Past Chair, Women's Fund Miami, Lori St John, CEO, CPA, Esq., Author & International Speaker, and a representative from Dream Defenders. This free and open to the public event requires RSVP at education@arshtcenter.org.

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) President and CEO Carolina Garc a Jayaram announces details for the organization's 2018 regional programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York. Spanning the country, YoungArts regional programs are modeled after National YoungArts Week, the organization's signature program held annually in Miami. This year, 757 YoungArts winners extraordinarily talented aspiring artists ages 15 18 or grades 10 12 from 47 states will have the opportunity to participate in classes led by master teachers such as Inna Faliks (1996 Winner in Classical Music), Marina Lomazov, Roger Bonair-Agard, Patricia Engel, Kimberly Browning, and more. Winners will participate in interdisciplinary workshops, professional development seminars and present their work to the public through performances, exhibitions and readings at world-class arts institutions in each city.

Last year's Art Basel Week kicked off with a much talked-about tribute to Miami's arts pioneers - alongside the city's new cultural visionaries - with the retrospective of visionary artist Martin Kreloff's 1976 “Miami Says Art” (which 36 years ago brought together the city's then up-and-coming arts luminaries to look into his camera and exclaim “ART”).

Last year's Art Basel Week kicked off with a much talked-about tribute to Miami's arts pioneers - alongside the city's new cultural visionaries - with the retrospective of visionary artist Martin Kreloff's 1976 “Miami Says Art” (which 36 years ago brought together the city's then up-and-coming arts luminaries to look into his camera and exclaim “ART”).