2008
MIAMI’S OWN WET HEAT
By Carlos Suarez de Jesus
The Wet Heat Project creates spirited documentary films, web destinations and events that explore an in-depth experience of the contemporary arts and artists of Miami, capturing history in the making… One story at a time. … +
Wynwood: A retrospective
By Anne TSchida
In 8 short years, Wynwood went from total obscurity to internationally recognized arts hub – and now, it may be on the verge of a new journey once again. As Art Basel Miami Beach hits … +
MDC Art Gallery System
By Fran Robbins
As South Florida changes and grows, so, too, does Miami Dade College, one of the nation’s largest educational institutions. And one of the finest examples of how it’s improving to meet the needs of the … +

Tere O’conner’s Rammed Earth
By Manuela Gabaldon
The space shifts, the audience collaborates, there is no permanent stage, no scenery, and at times the room’s complete silence is only disturbed by the sound of dancers’ uninterrupted footsteps; there is nothing conventional about … +

Curator’s Voice
By Manuela Gabaldon
The desire for application or expression of human creative skill is as perpetual and basic as our instinct for survival; whether we call it Art or not is where the triviality of it lies. Photographers, … +

O.H.W.O.W.
By Manuela Gabaldon
Our House West Of Wynwood (O.H.W.O.W), a free spirited space for every type of art medium located, you guessed it, west of Wynwood, lends itself to the display of everything and everyone art; from photographers, … +

CIFO’s The Prisoners Dilemma: Selections from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection
By Manuela Gabaldon
The international exchange of culture and education in the arts has been a constant in the history of the civilized world. This exchange is one of the only worldwide practices that has not yet been … +

Florencio Gelabert ‘s “INTERSECTIONS” At The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
By Manuela Gabaldon
Everything today is “Green”; everyone seems to be concerned with the depletion of our natural resources, deforestation, offshore drilling, and recycling, right? Wrong! This is how it seems to most of us; we are under … +

David Castillo Gallery
By Mia Opalka
Art -Baseling with David Castillo Gallery By Mia Opalka In the face of a global economic crisis, art is probably the last thing on the minds of the general public. But with Art Basel Miami … +

The Rewind/Fast Forward Film and Video Festival
By Manuela Gabaldon
With its unique ability to communicate ideas through the projection of moving images and sound, over the years, film and video have rightfully claimed their place in the art scene. This year’s 6th annual Rewind/Fast … +

New Theater’s “As You Like It” By William Shakespeare
By Manuela Gabaldon
It is not the largest theater on the most illuminated Broadway-like street, it stands alone and unpretentious, warm and inviting, charming and unexpected; New Theater in Coral Gables is curiously small for the worlds that … +

100 Years of Dressing Calderón/ 100 Años Vistiendo a Calderón
By Manuela Gabaldon
I walk the few blocks from the parking lot near Miami’s Bayside and the iconic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami on a day in which the temperature could not have been lower than 98 degrees. … +

Butter Gallery
By Manuela Gabaldon
Cozily located in the heart of Coconut Grove, Butter Gallery offers a diverse selection of art to locals and visitors. This engaging space houses paintings from veteran artists such as Ramirez Vallejo (Colombia) and Francisco … +

The XIII International Ballet Festival of Miami
By Manuela Gabaldon
As it has done for the past thirteen years, the International Ballet Festival of Miami, considered one of the most unique and successful festivals of its kind in the country, will summon dancers from all … +

The Frost Museum Thirty Years On
By Fran Robbins
It started out thirty years ago as The Art Museum at Florida International University. This November, it is reborn as The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, a huge and hugely improved space to show … +

Taking Flight: Ongoing exhibits at Locust Projects
By Mia Opalka
Before Wynwood was synonymous with the arts, three local artists – Westen Charles, Elizabeth Withstandley, and Cooper – got together and started an alternative space where their peers could create work without having to deal … +

Jorge Barlett. Living Life as Art
By Anne Tschida
Until he died, Jorge Bartlett lived his art. The performance and visual artist in fact morphed into a persona he called Art Kendallman (a.k.a. KMAN) – he was a man, he lived in Kendall, and … +

Untitled. About biennials and art fairs
For most of us thinking Art Basel Miami Beach week as the busiest time for the arts ever, well… it may have been so far, but getting outside of Miami for another art fairs gathering … +
The New World Symphony. America’s Orchestral Academy
By Fran Robbins
With the founding of the New World Symphony in 1987, Miami was put on the map as a city keen to encourage its young, aspiring orchestral musicians and conductors. From the very beginning, the NWS … +

The Miami and Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
By Manuela Gabaldon
Every year, the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival presents original and touching films by veteran and emerging directors. Innovative and bold, this film festival has proven its success with its growing popularity over the … +

Teatro 8’s Lorca con un vestido verde (Lorca in a green dress)
By Manuela Gabaldon
The Hispanic Theater Guild presents, Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz’s, Lorca con un vestido verde (Lorca In A Green Dress) this month at Little Havana’s own Teatro 8. Captivating performances, engaging music, and a passionate … +

Fotomission's Annual South Beach Photomarathon
By Manuela Gabaldon
There is a group of people in Miami that dedicate their lives to social consciousness through the photographic medium. These photographic activists are supported by an organization that prides itself on its volunteer based community … +

Diaspora Vibe Gallery: Women’s Work
By Manuela Gabaldon
I arrive at the Diaspora Vibe Gallery, which lends its space to the exhibition of promising Caribbean and Latin American emerging artists, on a Tuesday afternoon. The gallery feels unusually lonely today, as Jamaica-born owner, … +