Culture in Florida: August 2019
Culture in Florida is a monthly news roundup to showcase our state’s wonderful diversity, spotlight the organizations and artists that contribute so much to our communities, and stress the...
View ArticleGrantee Feature: The Naples Players – Responding to the Current Crisis
The Naples Players is a nationally-recognized community theatre. Founded in 1953, they fulfill their mission to enrich, educate and entertain the community through dozens of educational programs for...
View ArticleArt Talk: Leiland Theriot, Executive Director of Florida Alliance for Arts...
Leiland Theriot is Executive Director of the Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE). The Division of Cultural Affairs recently talked with Leiland about FAAE’s newest partnership with Interactive...
View ArticleGrantee Feature: Lighthouse ArtCenter Announces ‘Super Summer’ ArtCamp &...
Founded in 1964 by a group of artists including Christopher Norton of the Norton family (Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach), the member-supported Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art...
View ArticleGrantee Feature: Tampa Theatre Remains a Beacon in the Midst of Pandemic
About Tampa TheatreBuilt in 1926, Tampa Theatre is a passionately protected landmark and one of America’s best-preserved movie palaces. The majestic movie palace is owned by the City of Tampa and...
View ArticleArt Talk: Stephanie Martino of Florida Film Institute
We sat down recently with Stephanie Martino of Florida Film Institute to discuss FFI’s upcoming (and redesigned for online) 2020 Summer Film Camp. Stephanie is the Director of CINEMA, a program...
View ArticleSpecial Feature: Artist Alba Triana
Artist Alba Triana holds a shellhttps://www.albatriana.com/about Each year, the regional arts agency South Arts awards a State Fellowship to an artist in each of its nine member states: Alabama,...
View ArticleArt Talk: Rainer Krenstetter, Principal dancer with Miami City Ballet
We sat down recently to chat with some of the Principal dancers at Miami City Ballet, and got an inside look into their world and activities with the company. Rainer Krenstetter was born into a dance...
View ArticleArt Talk: Jennifer Lauren, Principal dancer with Miami City Ballet
We sat down recently to chat with some of the Principal dancers at Miami City Ballet, and got an inside look into their world and activities with the company. Jennifer Lauren is a native of...
View ArticleArt Talk: Katia Carranza, Principal dancer with Miami City Ballet
We sat down recently to chat with some of the Principal dancers at Miami City Ballet, and got an inside look into their world and activities with the company. Katia Carranza graduated from the Escuela...
View ArticleGrantee Feature: Art and Culture Center/Hollywood’s 2020 Summer Exhibit and Camp
The Art and Culture Center/Hollywood presents contemporary gallery exhibitions, live stage performances, and award-winning education programs in the visual and performing arts at three unique...
View ArticleArt Talk: Karen Bell and Sarasota’s Circus Arts Conservatory
The Circus Arts Conservatory’s mission is to engage and educate students using unique and innovative learning programs, to measurably improve the quality of life for individuals in care facilities and...
View ArticleArtTalk with Isabella Ramirez, 2020 National Student Poet
National Student Poet Isabella Ramirez On August 5, 2020, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the 5 students comprising the...
View ArticleArtTalk with Alejandro Rodriguez, Winner of the 2020 Musical Songwriting...
Alejandro Rodriguez from the National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts’ Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is a national contest for high school students presented in...
View ArticleInterview: Nilda Comas
Nilda Comas is a sculptor based in Fort Lauderdale. She was chosen by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture to create the new statue of Mary McLeod Bethune for National Statuary Hall, located within...
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