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WE ATTEND A DANCE COMPETITION HELD BY THE FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARTS AND LETTERS. AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1944, WE FIND OUT HOW THE SOCIETY AND ITS LOCAL CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH THE DECADES.

WE TRAVEL TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO MEET ROSIE GORDON-WALLACE, A CURATOR, COMMUNITY LEADER, AND FOUNDER OF DIASPORA VIBE CULTURAL ARTS INCUBATOR WHOSE MISSION IS TO HIGHLIGHT AND SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN DIASPORA.

IN FLORIDA, THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH HAS ITS VERY OWN SOUNDTRACK THANKS TO AN EXCITING PROJECT LAUNCHED BY THE CITY’S CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. A GROUP OF LOCAL TALENT WAS BROUGHT TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EP THAT REPRESENTS POMPANO BEACH’S UNIQUE COMMUNITY.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO MEET LAUREN FRICK, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE FLORIDA GRAND OPERA. AS AN EDUCATOR AND OPERA SINGER HERSELF, FRICK LOOKS TO THE FUTURE AND SHARES HER LOVE OF THE OPERA WITH STUDENTS.

JIMENA FAMA IS A COMPOSER, PRODUCER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, AND THE FOUNDER OF ELECTRO DUB TANGO. MELDING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL SOUNDS WITH ELECTRONIC BEATS, SHE’S USHERING IN A NEW GENERATION OF TANGO.

FOR HAITI-BORN MURALIST AND SIGN ARTIST SERGE TOUSSAINT, HOME IS NEVER THAT FAR AWAY. NOW RESIDING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, HE CREATES IMPACTFUL ARTWORK THAT CONNECTS TO WHERE HE CAME FROM.

FOUNDED IN 1990, THE PHYSICALLY INTEGRATED DANCE COMPANY “KAREN PETERSON AND DANCERS” ENCOURAGES THOSE WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO MOVE.

ACROSS TWELVE ICONIC MIAMI BEACH HOTELS IN FLORIDA, ARTISTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE TEMPORARY, SITE-SPECIFIC WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE.

“LESBIAN THESPIANS” IS A PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY AND FOR WOMEN. BASED IN SOUTH FLORIDA, THE GROUP CREATES COMMUNITY BY GIVING DIVERSE VOICES A PLATFORM.

Artist Jeanne Jaffe is a sculptor, painter, former teacher, and stop motion animator. Her works explores pre-verbal and verbal storytelling. The larger-than-life sculptures are often fantastical with a strong sense of the uncanny.

Longtime filmmaker and arts collector, Dennis Scholl is expanding his artistic practice to visual arts. His works explore collective memory and the passage of time, using acquired objects and dodecagon figures to connect with viewers.

IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ONE WILL COME ACROSS VENDING MACHINES THAT ARE STOCKED WITH AFFORDABLE LOCAL ART. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE AREA, “FLAMANGO VENDING” ACTIVATES SPACES AND GIVES ARTISTS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.

Artist Carlos Navarro blends influences of pop culture and his family’s Cuban heritage to create works packed with nostalgia.

The WMODA opens in its new Hollywood location, with a comprehensive collection of ceramics and glass works from the 18th century to the present.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI IN FLORIDA, TO MEET KERN MYRTLE—A YARN GRAFFITI ARTIST AND PAINTER. USING CROCHETED ACRYLIC YARN AND SPRAY PAINT, THEY LEAVE THEIR DISTINCT MARK ON THE STREETS OF MIAMI.

South Florida-based visual artist, Najja Moon combines her signature mark making style with her love for basketball to create a basketball court mural in Miami.

Vocal group, Brazilian Voices, brings healing bossa nova harmonies to hospitals and cancer centers.

Visual Artist Ema Ri explores loss, grief, and healing.

Artist George Gadson’s journey of self-discovery has led him to sculpting, painting, photography, and public art. George explains how creative expression became a way to find his purpose in life. He shares this approach to the arts with the public art installations, a bustling art studio, and art workshops with disadvantaged youth.

FOR OVER FORTY YEARS, SCULPTOR AND PRINTMAKER JOHN MARTINI HAS BEEN IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA—A CITY THAT HAS AND CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE ARTIST.

KIRK WHIPPLE AND MARILYN MORALES ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE PIANO DUO WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR OVER TWO DECADES. THEIR TALENT AS PIANISTS AND COMPOSERS HAS BROUGHT THEM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THE SHADY PALM ART GALLERY IS A STAPLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. IN ADDITION TO FEATURING THE WORK OF OVER FIFTY LOCAL ARTISTS, THE GALLERY HOSTS A VARIETY OF ART CLASSES AND EVENTS.

THE KONA KAI RESORT IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL HOTEL. IN ADDITION TO BEING A TROPICAL OASIS FOR THOSE VISITING THE FLORIDA KEYS, IT IS ALSO HOME TO AN ART GALLERY DISPLAYING WORKS BY LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS.

THE PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI IN FLORIDA IS PUTTING DIGITAL ART IN THE SPOTLIGHT THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS. THIS INCLUDES THE IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION “SEA CHANGE" AND THE LAUNCH OF PAMM TV, WHICH PRESENTS VIDEO WORKS.

WE VISIT THE STUDIO OF SCULPTOR LAUREN P. MCALOON. LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KEY WEST IN FLORIDA, IN HER SPACE, MCALOON CREATES USING FOUND MATERIALS LIKE WOOD AND METAL, AND WITH HER LATEST SERIES, SHE SPEAKS TO IMMIGRATION.

THE ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE HAS BECOME A MAINSTAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IN A HISTORIC SPACE, THE COMPANY PUTS ON PRODUCTIONS THAT LEAVE AUDIENCES COMING BACK FOR MORE…AND FOR THEIR 36TH SEASON, THEY OPENED WITH AN ORIGINAL PLAY.

GAVIN JORDAN CREATES IN THREE DIMENSIONS. HIS STRIKING, SCULPTURAL PAINTINGS ARE MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF INDUSTRIAL SCREWS. WE HEAD TO FLORIDA TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST, AS WELL AS HIS GALLERY SPACE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

WE TRAVEL TO FLORIDA TO VISIT THE IGNITE BROWARD ART AND LIGHT FESTIVAL. THIS WEEK-LONG EVENT FEATURES LARGE-SCALE PROJECTION MAPPING AND AN ASSORTMENT OF LIGHT SCULPTURES AND INSTALLATIONS.

TO USHER IN A SEASON OF STAND-OUT PERFORMANCES, THE KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER “KRAVIS CENTER BLOCK PARTY.” MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE INVITED TO JOIN IN ON THE FESTIVITIES.

THE TROPIC CINEMA BRINGS QUALITY MOVIES TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA. FROM INDEPENDENT FILMS TO HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS, THEY HAVE BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

PETER LONDON IS A DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND THE FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE PETER LONDON GLOBAL DANCE COMPANY IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. WE JOIN THE COMPANY AS THEY REHEARSE FOR AN UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AND LEARN ABOUT LONDON’S POWERFUL IMPACT.

WE MEET SINGER-SONGWRITER LEAH SUTTER. BORN AND RAISED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, HER HOME HAS PLAYED A BIG PART IN SHAPING WHO SHE IS AS A MUSICIAN.

The Progressive Art Brunch brings together 15 art galleries across Miami's neighborhoods for a day of exploration and collaboration. Guests can stroll from gallery to gallery for light bites and tours of the curated exhibitions.

Luke Jenkins is an artist working primarily in wood, creating sculptures, furniture, lighting, and carvings. His work is created with his unique combination of technology and classic woodworking craftsmanship.

WHEN SINGER-SONGWRITER ANTHONY “TONY” MANFREDI PERFORMS, HE HOPES TO BRING JOY TO HIS AUDIENCE. BASED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, HIS HOME IS A TREMENDOUS SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

FOUNDED IN 2008, FOUNTAINHEAD IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT ELEVATES ARTISTS AND GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT HAS WELCOMED ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.

EVERY THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, THE MORADA WAY ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT IN ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA, HAS THEIR MONTHLY ART WALK. FEATURING A WIDE ARRAY OF ARTISTS, THIS LANDMARK EVENT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

WE VISIT THE FIRST ART BASEL EVENT HOSTED BY OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA. FEATURING CONTEMPORARY ART FROM AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, THE EVENT GAVE ARTISTS A SPACE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES.

COMBINING A 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS WITH A 1970S TOY CAMERA, ARTIST CAROL MUNDER IS ABLE TO CREATE HER OWN WORLD WITH HER IMAGES.

TAKING PLACE AT THE BAILEY CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER IN POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, THE ANNUAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM GIVES ARTISTS THE SPACE TO CREATE, COLLABORATE, AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SINCE 2001, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR BRAD BERTELLI HAS BEEN STUDYING THE FLORIDA KEYS. EVER IN PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE, HE HAS PUBLISHED EIGHT BOOKS ABOUT THE SUNSHINE STATE.

FOR THE EXHIBIT “BLACK PEARLS,” WASHINGTON D.C.-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER REGINALD CUNNINGHAM TRAVELED TO THE HISTORIC PEARL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA TO CAPTURE A COMMUNITY WITH HIS CAMERA.

WHEN ARTIST NATALIE PLASENCIA CREATES, SHE MAKES THE SPIRITUAL VISIBLE. WITH HER SCULPTURES, THE HUMAN SOUL IS GIVEN A VOICE. WE HEAD TO THE FLORIDA KEYS TO VISIT PLASENCIA IN HER STUDIO AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER PROCESS.

DECADES AGO, HOLLYWOOD BACKDROPS WERE A POPULAR ART FORM. AFTER THEY WERE USED IN FILMS, MANY OF THEM WERE DESTROYED…BUT SOME WERE KEPT. AT THE BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART IN FLORIDA, TWENTY-TWO OF THESE LARGE, SCENIC PAINTINGS WERE SHOWN TOGETHER.

THE RAFAEL SORIANO FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND HONORS THE LEGACY OF LATIN AMERICAN PAINTER RAFAEL SORIANO. WE TRAVEL TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO HEAR FROM THE ARTIST’S DAUGHTER AND GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE FOUNDATION’S ARCHIVES.

WE HEAD TO FLORIDA TO SEE THE WORK OF VISUAL ARTIST CHITRA GANESH. FROM DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS TO ANIMATIONS AND PRINTS, THE ARTIST TELLS STORIES IN AN EXPERIMENTAL WAY.

AS A PLAYWRIGHT AND FOUNDER OF A PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION, DARIUS V. DAUGHTRY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. WE TRAVEL TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANT WORK HE IS DOING.

MUZELLE IS A MULTI-GENRE VIOLINIST. ALTHOUGH SHE IS CLASSICALLY TRAINED, SHE WORKS IN OTHER GENRES. WE VISIT THE ARTIST DURING A PERFORMANCE AT A CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBIT AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER CREATIVE JOURNEY.

MEMOIRS OF BLACKS IN BALLET IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PRESENTS AND PROMOTES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK BALLET ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE TAKE PART IN THEIR SYMPOSIUM, WHICH INVITED DANCERS TO LEARN, GROW, AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

FOR DECADES, LINDA IANNIELLO HAS BEEN CAPTURING PHOTOGRAPHS UNDERWATER. IN MORE RECENT YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN ON BLACK WATER DIVES WHERE SHE TAKES IMAGES OF SMALL, FASCINATING CREATURES AT NIGHT. WE VISIT SOUTHEAST FLORIDA TO FIND OUT MORE.

Born and raised in the 305, artist Ahol Sniffs Glue is creating community and cleaning up the streets of Miami one piece of trash at a time. Learn about the evolution of his project “Geographies of Trash.”

ARTIST T. ELIOTT MANSA’S SOLO EXHIBITION “FOR THOSE GATHERED IN THE WIND” GIVES VIEWERS THE SPACE TO CONTEMPLATE MOURNING AND LOSS. WITH HIS MONOCHROMATIC ASSEMBLAGES, HE USES FOUND MATERIALS TO REFLECT ON IMPORTANT TOPICS IN THE WORLD TODAY.

SCOTT JEFFRIES CALLS HIMSELF A SOUL DOODLER. SINCE A YOUNG AGE, HE HAS DOODLED AND HE CONTINUES TO DO SO TODAY. WITH HIS ABSTRACT PAINTINGS, HE PROVIDES A WINDOW INTO HIS SOUL AND MIND.

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST JUANA VALDES CREATED “REST ASHORE,” A LARGE-SCALE MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO INSTALLATION THAT EXPLORES THE MIGRATION EXPERIENCE AND THE REFUGEE CRISIS.

NATASHA TSAKOS IS A SHOW MAKER WHO COMBINES TECHNOLOGY WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE TO CREATE NEW, DYNAMIC EXPERIENCES. IN HER WORK, SHE REIMAGINES WHAT THEATER COULD BE.

ARTIST LISA LEE HERMAN ENGAGES IN THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE METHOD OF FISH PRINTING CALLED GYOTAKU. WE TAKE A TRIP TO FLORIDA TO LEARN HOW A FISH BECOMES A WORK OF ART.

ALL YEAR ROUND, THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, BRINGS ART TO THE PUBLIC SPACE. WALKING THROUGH THE CITY, ONE COMES ACROSS AN ARRAY OF WORLD-CLASS PIECES.

AT WASHED UP KEY WEST IN FLORIDA, KASIDY FRITTS TRANSFORMS TROPICAL HARDWOOD INTO PIECES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT. HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF A COLLECTIVE FOR ARTISTS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES.

WE TRAVEL TO ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA, TO MEET ARTIST ELENA MADDEN. IN HER ARTWORK, SHE EXAMINES LIGHT AND THE WAY IT REFLECTS AGAINST THE WATER. HER PAINTINGS ARE FULL OF ENERGY AND MOVEMENT.

DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MIAMI CITY BALLET PRESENTED A SERIES OF OUTDOOR POP-UP PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. CALLED “TO MIAMI, WITH LOVE,” EACH OF THE NEW WORKS WAS INSPIRED BY A MIAMI NEIGHBORHOOD.

AT THE HEMINGWAY HOME AND MUSEUM IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, VISITORS HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE THE HOME OF ONE OF THIS COUNTRY’S MOST FAMOUS WRITERS—ERNEST HEMINGWAY.

FORMED IN 1971, M ENSEMBLE COMPANY IS THE LONGEST RUNNING AFRICAN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL THEATER COMPANY IN FLORIDA. THEY BRING IMPACTFUL STORIES TO THE STAGE FOR AUDIENCES.

WE TRAVEL TO THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SEE THE SCULPTURE “RED NUN.” DESIGNED BY MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST JAMES EMERSON, VIEWERS ARE INVITED TO STEP INSIDE AND BECOME PART OF THE ARTWORK.

ECO-FEMINIST ARTIST MIRA LEHR RENDERS ABSTRACT ARTWORKS THAT REFLECT ON NATURE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH MEDIUMS SUCH AS PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, SHE CONVEYS HER MESSAGE.

AT THE BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART IN FLORIDA, THE EXHIBIT “GLASSTRESS” PRESENTS WORKS OF GLASS FROM OVER THIRTY ARTISTS WHO DON’T NORMALLY WORK WITH THE MEDIUM.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO FLORIDA TO MEET THE TEAM BEHIND KEY WEST POTTERY. ORIGINATED IN 2009, THE ARTISTS KELLY LEVER AND ADAM RUSSELL RENDER A VARIETY OF UNIQUE STYLES AND DESIGNS OUT OF CLAY.

Former National Geographic photographer Nathan Benn documented the problem child of the United States in the 1980’s...Florida. He’s now arranged his collection into what he calls a “Peculiar Paradise.”