Events: Visual Arts
All That Is Solid
When considering the idea of form and function, a conversation arises between objects that exist as façade-inaccessible metonymic references to that which is concrete. ALL THAT IS SOLID exploits this concept to examine both social and economic development and the implications on urban growth as it relates to Miami's creative ecology.
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Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus movement, ALL THAT IS SOLID pays homage to this brief yet defining moment in history that succeeded in pollinating disparate relationships between design, architecture, and performance. The exhibition highlights artists who converge at the intersection of form, function, material, and action.
ALL THAT IS SOLID is presented by MDDA and co-organized by Miami collaborative groups Ground Control and Placeholder, collectively known as GCP.
Location
Paradise Plaza
151 NE 41 Street, Suite 223,
Miami,
FL
33137
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Hew Locke: For Those in Peril on the Sea
This exhibition presents the second iteration of For Those in Peril on the Sea (2011), an installation by Hew Locke (b. 1959, Edinburgh; lives in London) first shown in 2013 during PAMM's inaugural programming. Consisting of dozens of scaled-down replicas of ships suspended from the ceiling, the installation creates the impression of a massive exodus taking place throughout the architectural space above the viewer. It features a broad range of vessel types, from cigarette boats, catamarans, and cruise liners to ragged fishing skiffs and timeworn cargo ships. In light of Miami's history as the site for numerous waves of immigration particularly from the Caribbean, and specifically by sea For Those in Peril on the Sea will have a particular resonance for the Museum's audiences. With its significant links to the South Florida community, this installation, part of Pérez Art Museum Miami's permanent collection, promises a powerful experience for visitors.
Location
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Nostalgia Exhibit
Nostalgia Art Exhibit Opening Reception on August 2nd from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
NOSTALGIA is our August Art Exhibit in the Grassroots Gallery featuring emerging artists Anna Gibson and Sam Carfora. The Grassroots Gallery is free and open to the public Tuesdays – Saturdays from 12 pm – 6 pm. On the evenings we have events, the gallery is open until 10 pm.
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Anna Gibson’s Bio:
Anna is predominantly self-taught in what she sees and the technical knowledge she has. She calls it a gift, but just does her work naturally and it turns out. Anna still loves learning new photography techniques. She loves to photograph locally and often heads to the beach long before others even think of waking. “The best shots of the sunrise, after all, start roughly an hour before the sun peeks over the horizon. I’ve gotten some of my best photos in the rain and the bitter cold and the sauna-caliber heat of a Florida day,” she said. When commissioned to do a particular piece you will find her in the same spot again and again, vying for the perfect lighting or perfect colors for what she envisions. “I wouldn’t quite call it an obsession, but some people might,” Anna said.
Sam Carfora’s Bio:
Sami has always felt drawn to capture moments, well before ever owning a camera. Her drive to tell as many stories as she can is what propelled her into the art form of photography. Each of her photos is backed by an internal need to seek out beauty, to put truth to pictures, and to convey raw emotion. The goal of her pieces is that the viewer will experience the same feeling she had while taking it; that in the cross-hairs of creativity and perfect timing, a connection between artist and audience will be formed. Sami feels that the ultimate compliment is to have her art displayed in someone’s home – to have been invited into their sacred space.
Location
Arts Garage
94 NE 2nd Ave,
Delray Beach,
FL
33444
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Out of Context Exhibition by Chris Friday
Explore the playfully challenging and enormously successful installation of black and white drawings and sculptures created by current FIU MFA student Chris Friday.
Location
Miami Beach Urban Studios
420 Lincoln Rd. Suite 440,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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The Burden of the Incommunicable. Works by Sybren Renema
Join us for the opening of photographs by Dutch-born, Glasgow-based artist, writer and musician Sybrn Renma.
Exhibition Opening Reception: The Burden of the Incommunicable. Works by Sybren Renema. Tuesday, 6/18/19, 6:00PM.
- Free and open to the public.
Location
Miami Beach Urban Studios
420 Lincoln Rd. Suite 440,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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Contemporary Visions of the Industrial
The Frank presents New Industry: Contemporary Visions of the Industrial, an exhibition focused on industrial aesthetic, blurring the lines between fine art, mechanical design and fabrication while also challenging traditional artmaking materials and techniques.
The new exhibition will feature the work of five South Florida artists: Nestor Arenas, Yves Gabriel, Kx2, Devora Perez and Norman Silva.
Reception guests will enjoy a performance by top Miami rap artist and Pembroke Pines native, Sam Stan. The Third Space Gallery will feature an exhibition of artwork by the students of Fletcher Art & Cultural Center. This event is free and open to the public. Complimentary refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
New Industry Opening Reception: Aug 29, 2019 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
The Frank Art Gallery
601 City Center Way,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33025
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Lowe After Hours
Thursday, Sep 5, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - English
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Enjoy all of the Lowe's galleries and exhibitions together with food, fun, and entertainment. Free and open to the public...after hours!
Location
Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables,
FL
33146
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Spray Paint + Stencils
Saturday, Sep 14, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - English
In this hands-on mixed media workshop, artist Ronald Sanchez will demonstrate a variety of street art techniques merged with typography, masking and assemblage. Students will apply these methods to create an eye-catching work of contemporary art that is equal parts pop and urban art. Ages 12 years and older. All materials are provided and no prior experience is required. This workshop is free and open to the public.
Sanchez is a mixed media conceptual artist based out of the Laundromat Art Space artist residency program in Miami. His artwork combines typography, tagging and other paint media with otherwise overlooked items from everyday life, such as reclaimed wood, street signs and other found objects.
Ages: 12yrs+
Location
The Frank Art Gallery
601 City Center Way,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33025
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Frank Contemporaries
Thursday, Sep 26, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - English
The September Frank Contemporaries will feature architectural designs and models by students and faculty of the Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture. This event is free to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Frank Contemporaries is a free monthly pop-up exhibition and meet-up for emerging creative and visual arts professionals to network and foster connections. The September Frank Contemporaries will feature architectural designs and models by students and faculty of Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture. This event will include a presentation by Associate Professor Jeff Huber on issues of sea level rise in south Florida and solutions in adaptive ecological, landscape, urban, and architectural design. This event is free to the public. Complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Location
The Frank Art Gallery
601 City Center Way,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33025
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Myrna and Sheldon Palley Lecture Series Featuring Joyce J. Scott
Thursday, Sep 26, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - English
Joyce J. Scott: Visions and Truths
Widely exhibited both domestically and abroad, MacArthur Fellow Dr. Joyce Scott is known for producing beautiful, complicated works that address the ugly realities of the human condition, notably, war, racism, misogyny, rape, police brutality, and gun violence. Scott is represented in distinguished public and private collections worldwide and has received myriad accolades, including three honorary doctorates. Working with beads and glass, Scott illuminates difficult truths as one of the most potent storytellers of our time.
Generously sponsored by Myrna and Sheldon Palley.
Admission: Free
Location
Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables,
FL
33146
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Lowe After Hours - LOWELAPALOOZA
Thursday, Oct 3, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - English
It's the LOWELAPALOOZA!
Bring your friends and family to a special, mini music-festival edition of the Lowe After Hours! Enjoy a rotation of live, student performances, festival-themed bites, and beer courtesy of Concrete Brewery.
Free and open to the public.
Location
Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables,
FL
33146
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Industrial Adornments
Saturday, Oct 12, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - English
Under the guidance of artist duo KX2, students will discover a variety of beginner jewelry-making techniques, essential terminology and an introduction to basic tools and materials.
KX2 is the artist/sister collaboration of artist Dana Kleinman and metalsmith Ruth Avra Kleinman. Their work has been shown internationally, including at the 2008 Beijing Biennale at the National Museum of China in conjunction with the Summer Olympics. A jewelry designer as well as a metalsmith, Ruth Avra holds a degree in Art Jewelry from the University of Wisconsin Madison and runs her own jewelry company, Avra Inc.
This event is free to the public. All materials provided. No prior experience required.
Ages: 12yrs+
Location
The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibition Hall
Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Way,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33025
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Opening Receptions: Diago & Carlos Estévez
Thursday, Oct 24, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - English
Join us for the opening reception with the artists of two special exhibitions:
DIAGO: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present and Carlos Estévez: Cities of the Mind
Admission: $12.50; Complimentary for Lowe members
Presented by the University of Miami Lowe Art Museum and the Harvard University Hutchins Center for African & African American Research in collaboration with the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (Miami MoCAAD).
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Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present
(October 24, 2019 – January 19, 2020)
A leading member of the new Afro-Cuban cultural movement, visual artist Juan Roberto Diago (b. 1971) has produced a body of work that offers a revisionist history of the Cuban nation. His “history,” a term that he frequently inserts in his works using the visual
language of graffiti, contradicts the official narrative of a racially harmonious nation created through the selfless efforts of generous white patriots. Diago’s Cuba is a nation built on pain, rape, greed, and the enslavement of millions of displaced Africans, a nation still grappling with the long-term effects of slavery and colonialism. To him, slavery is not the past, but a daily experience of racism and discrimination.
Africa is not a root, but a wellspring of cultural and personal affirmation, the ancestors that sustain him in his journey. This exhibit examines Diago’s creative work over the course of his entire career. It traces his singular efforts to construct new pasts, the pasts required to explain the racial tensions of contemporary Cuba, the pasts of this Afro-Cuban present. Guest curated by Dr. Alejandro de la Fuente (Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Professor of African and African American Studies, Director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, and Chair of the Cuba Studies Program at Harvard University).
Location
Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables,
FL
33146
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José Carlos Martinat: American Echo Chamber
Dec 4, 2019 to Jan 26, 2020 - various times - English
For PAMM's double-height gallery, Jose Carlos Martinat created American Echo Chamber (2018), an installation that responds to the amplification and reinforcement of ideas in the current social and political landscape. This large-scale work is composed of mechanical light sculptures that collectively generate a dramatic and entertaining space for visual consumption. The sculptures are inspired by symbols of both American and Peruvian cultures ranging from historical images such as the political cartoon "Join, or Die" attributed to founding father Benjamin Franklin to popular internet memes. These symbols are often composed of images related to violence, manipulation, racism, or migration. The artist also includes artisanal pyrotechnic castle fireworks from Lima. By creating a space that amplifies the consumption of these symbols, Martinat compares the contemporary political scene to an echo chamber, emphasizing a dynamic in which people seek information from media outlets that reinforce their beliefs as an unconscious exercise of validation and prejudice.
Location
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Lowe After Hours - Havana Nights
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - English
- Baseling at the Lowe Havana Nights -
Join the Art Basel festivities at your museum. Visit our two stellar exhibitions: DIAGO: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present and Carlos Estevez: Cities of the Mind while enjoying Cuban bites, live music, and mojitos courtesy of Bacardi, USA.
Free and open to the public.
Location
Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables,
FL
33146
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