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Wyland paints mural in front of Miami Beach Urban Studios
by maridear

For two days last week, internationally acclaimed artist and conservationist Wyland brought his larger-than-life painting style to Miami Beach, creating a 90-foot mural depicting indigenous South Florida marine life. Students from six Miami Beach schools helped bring the artwork, which is actually c...

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Native Flags project reaches 336 Miami-Dade Public Schools
by maridear

On April 10, Xavier Cortada, director and artist-in-residence of FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts Office of Engaged Creativity, took his Native Flags project to 336 Miami-Dade Public Schools. Native Flags is a participatory eco-art project that consists of planting a native tree and a projec...

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FIU School of Music artist-in-residence Kemal Gekic to perform at Miami Beach Urban Studios
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Kemal Gekic, highly-acclaimed pianist and FIU School of Music professor and artist-in-residence, will perform an intimate benefit concert on Sunday, April 22,...

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Participatory art project to celebrate Florida’s 500th anniversary
by maridear

Four hundred and ninety-nine years ago, while Spain and its colonies celebrated Pascua Florida (“Festival of Flowers” in honor of the Easter season), Juan Pon...

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