Love Heals All Wounds.
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The Adrienne Arsht Center is awarding $1,000 to Miami-based artists to create new works of dance, music, theater, spoken word and other performing arts that capture our community’s unique voice and experience during this unprecedented time.
These works will be part of the center's new Heart of Art online commissioning program - the first online commissioning program in Miami-Dade County created to inspire new work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artists are invited to submit two-minute video proposals, with the next deadline for submissions on Aug. 21, 2020.
The new video works will be showcased on the Arsht Center’s website and promoted across the Center’s social media platforms and in the Arsht@Home e-newsletter.
Artists, get working. The next submission deadline is just around the corner.
See some of the commissions below that have been showcased so far.
“Through this first-of-its-kind project, the Arsht Center seeks to engage and connect people from every corner of our Miami community through artistic expression and inspiring cultural experiences, which are needed more than ever in this time of isolation,” said Johann Zietsman, Arsht Center president and CEO. “The arts can heal, unite, provide much-needed escape and help us process what is happening. It is important that we support artists in their greatest time of need and encourage them to keep creating.”
Heart of Art is supported by TD Charitable Foundation and the Community Recovery Fund at The Miami Foundation.
Miami-Dade Arts Support Action Center
Applications and guidelines are now available for COVID-19 Relief Fund for the Arts.
In response to these alarming effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners and Mayor approved $10 million in CARES Act relief funds to support the arts and cultural business sector. The resolution was initiated by County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, championed by Commissioner Dennis Moss, and approved by the Board of County Commissioners and Mayor. We are excited to launch the Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) program to help arts and cultural organizations and artists address the negative financial hardships faced.Grants for Arts Organizations - Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) Grants Program
Guidelines for the new Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) grants program for arts and cultural organizations are posted online.
This week cultural organizations that receive annual operating support will be notified of maximum funding request amount available for their eligible expenses. Organizations that do not currently receive annual support should click here for details and application process. Application deadline is August 31, 2020.
Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) Program Resources - OrganizationsAccess the Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) Program page here.
The new Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) Program is wholly funded by the federal CARES Act. To assist organizations with the application process, we are hosting a series of mandatory workshops for cultural organizations beginning August 14.
Check out all the information here.
