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Always looking to expand their Art of Black Miami programming which celebrates the black diaspora, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau this summer debuted their Art of Black Miami Podcast.

“Es una gran responsabilidad ‘evaluar’ el desempeño de un artista”, afirma Baltasar Santiago Martín.

Ultimately, they wanted it to be invigorating and offer a message of resilience, hope and joy. To them, all these factors would make a successful mural.

“We do this in part because in the US many people do not see the value of arts and culture. They think of it as a nicety and not a necessity.”

MAMP LAB 5 speakers on adding diversity to programming. At the recent Miami Arts Marketing Project Lab 5, hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Miami, a stellar gathering… Continue reading Arts leaders divulge tips to attracting diverse cultural audiences

“It makes me happy to see the community bringing people together to celebrate our similarities and differences,” says artist Cavan Koebel.

Seeing the project as the perfect match, artist Alex Yanes feels it is “exactly the kind of response to food scarcity this city needs, merging creativity with humanity.”

Despite the pandemic, the Arts & Business Council of Miami continues its long-running Miami Arts Marketing Project workshop series. The most recent one, held virtually in late March and titled… Continue reading Arts leaders divulge navigating virtual events during MAMP Lab 3

The South Beach-based boutique hotel has teamed up with O Cinema and Florida International University to present “Zen and the Art of Film.” The virtual film festival and salon series is held on the first Monday of the month through May 3rd.

“Everything in life during the pandemic – movies, television, music – is touched by artists. This is why the support of individual artists is so important.”