arts /tags/arts arts en-US WLRN Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT ‘A blow to all of us’: Miami arts groups ready to put on a show despite funding cuts /arts-culture/2024-09-24/a-blow-to-all-of-us-miami-arts-groups-ready-to-put-on-a-show-despite-funding-cuts While audiences and visitors may not notice the financial strain or behind-the-scenes scrambling to make this arts season happen, the arts industry workers that keep us entertained certainly do. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-09-24/a-blow-to-all-of-us-miami-arts-groups-ready-to-put-on-a-show-despite-funding-cuts Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83 /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:15:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-06/sergio-mendes-grammy-winning-brazilian-music-legend-dies-at-83 David Biller and Gabriela Sa Pessoa | Associated Press His art takes him around the world, but this rising star always finds his way back to Miami /arts-culture/2024-07-22/his-art-takes-him-around-the-world-but-this-rising-star-always-finds-his-way-back-to-miami Born and raised in Miami to a Jamaican father and African-American mother, Tulloch’s art focuses on the beauty and nuances of the Caribbean and African diaspora from a distinctly South Floridian point of view. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-22/his-art-takes-him-around-the-world-but-this-rising-star-always-finds-his-way-back-to-miami Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez dwells on island's troubles in new album /americas/2024-06-14/cuban-troubadour-silvio-rodriguez-releases-new-album Troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, one of Cuba’s most famous musicians, has released a new album, his first in three years. But a lot has changed in his native country since the time he wrote “I live in a free country, which can only be free." Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:24:35 GMT /americas/2024-06-14/cuban-troubadour-silvio-rodriguez-releases-new-album Andrea Rodríguez and Cristiana Mesquita | Associated Press From London, a new event champions female artists in Miami /arts-culture/2024-05-31/london-female-artists-miami Women Artists’ Art Week (WAAW), a London-based initiative that advocates for gender equality in the art world, decided to launch its inaugural U.S. edition in Miami. Fri, 31 May 2024 16:24:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-31/london-female-artists-miami Douglas Markowitz | Artburst Miami $13 million lights: See the art that sold in the de la Cruz auction /arts-culture/2024-05-16/art-de-la-cruz-auction-christies Fine art auction house Christie’s held first of several auctions to sell art from the collection of the late Miami arts patron Rosa de la Cruz, raking in $34 million. Thu, 16 May 2024 20:45:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-16/art-de-la-cruz-auction-christies Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald MOCA North Miami Outdoor art series returns with focus on spirituality, heritage /arts-culture/2024-04-03/moca-north-miami-outdoor-art-series-returns-with-focus-on-spirituality-heritage Art On The Plaza, a series of public art installations that have been displayed on MOCA Plaza since 2021, continues this year with three exhibits exploring themes of spirituality, heritage, and transformation. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-03/moca-north-miami-outdoor-art-series-returns-with-focus-on-spirituality-heritage Jonel Juste | Artburst This Miami artist makes a Nicaraguan dream world with terracotta and gold in his exhibit /arts-culture/2024-03-08/joel-gaitan-miami-nicaragua-artist-clay-allapattah Joel Gaitan, a self-taught, Miami-based artist of Nicaraguan descent, leans into drama for his art exhibitions. In "En El Corazón Del Infierno, En Las Alturas Del Cielo,” Gaitan's show displays his handmade, clay sculptures replete with rich Central American motifs, pop culture references and 22 karat gold accents. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-03-08/joel-gaitan-miami-nicaragua-artist-clay-allapattah Amanda Rosa | Miami Herald The duo behind the Coconut Grove Arts Festival poster are partners in art and life /podcast/sundial/2024-02-01/coconut-grove-arts-festival-poster-grushovenko-signe-genna Signe and Genna Grushovenko are the artists behind this year’s poster for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The couple explain how they came to unite their love — and their artwork. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:19:56 GMT /podcast/sundial/2024-02-01/coconut-grove-arts-festival-poster-grushovenko-signe-genna Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Charles Gaines confounds with conceptual art at ICA Miami /arts-culture/2023-11-24/charles-gaines-conceptual-art-ica-miami At the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, 79-year-old artist Charles Gaines wants to shatter your expectations. In the case of its centerpiece, “Falling Rock,” that’s taken somewhat literally. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-11-24/charles-gaines-conceptual-art-ica-miami Douglas Markowitz | Artburst Miami