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P. Scott Cunningham at the O, Miami O, Pening. Photo by Robby Campbell

Art Works Podcast: Creative Placemaking in Miami

July 21, 2011
In this week’s podcast, we explore creative placemaking in Miami, Florida. Miami is claiming its place as a vibrant cultural center thanks to the generosity of funders like the Knight Foundation, and the hard work and dedication of a number of visionaries. These include Scott Cunningham, who...

Miami Vision

March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010 Washington, DC NWS Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas has called Frank Gehry's design for the conservatory's new concert hall "playful, inviting, and, yes, life-affirming." Photo by Yamila Lomba As part of the February Art Works tour to Miami, Senior Deputy...

New Art Works in Miami

March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010 Washington, DC Art Basel Miami is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Miami?s vibrant contemporary art scene. The Miami Design District, a collection of more than 130 art galleries, design firms, and showrooms, is giving tourists a reason to drive over the causeway from Miami...

Miami Advice: Building a New Cultural Capital

March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010 Washington, DC One of the key components of an Art Works visit is the public roundtable discussion with community leaders. These sessions explore cross-sector issues central to that locale's arts and cultural development. Back on February 1st, as part of his Art Works trip to Miami,...

More from Miami...

February 19, 2010
Washington, DC Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, a Miami native, has earned quite a few frequent flier miles in recent years. In October 2008, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, produced McCraney?s trilogy, collectively titled The Brother/Sister Plays , as an NEA Outstanding New...

Art Works in Miami

February 2, 2010
February 2, 2010 Miami, Florida Rocco received a warm welcome (pun intended) yesterday as he and NEA Senior Deputy Chair Joan Shigekawa toured Miami, the fifth stop on the national Art Works tour. Focusing on Miami's thriving design culture, stops included the city's renowned Design and...

Art Works in Miami

January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010 Washington, DC Enlarge image This coming Monday, February 1, Rocco will leave behind the monumental architecture of the nation's capital to immerse himself in the pioneering design world of Miami. Over the course of his day-long visit the NEA Chairman will visit some of the...