MIAMI ART WEEK RETURNS: GREATER MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH ANNOUNCE ART OF BLACK MIAMI 2021 SEASON OF EVENTS
MIAMI, FL (November 22, 2021) — The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is on a mission to elevate and bring awareness to Miami’s rich history and diverse heritage while continuing to grow leisure and convention business to the destination. Today, the GMCVB announced the 2021 line-up of events for the Art of Black Miami season, set to take place during Miami Arts Week (Nov. 26- Dec. 6, 2021). Art of Black Miami exhibitions celebrate and highlight artists from across the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America at exhibitions and special events located in the heart of Miami’s heritage neighborhoods and communities. Developed by the GMCVB’s Multicultural Tourism & Development Department (MTDD), Art of Black Miami 2021 will include a hybrid of in-person and virtual exhibitions to showcase African and African Diaspora artists in the magic city. A sampling Art of Black Miami 2021 events is provided below.
“The entire arts and culture community has their eye on Greater Miami and Miami Beach during the Art Basel and Miami Arts Week season, so we have a unique opportunity to showcase the diversity of our artists, organizations, and galleries celebrating the black diaspora,” said Connie Kinnard, GMCVB’s Vice President, Multicultural Tourism & Development Department. “This year, we want to bring even more awareness to Miami’s heritage communities such as Historic Overtown, Opa-locka, Little Haiti, Little Havana, North Miami, Liberty City, and Miami Beach, to name a few. Our goal is to solidify Art of Black Miami as a platform for emerging, midcareer, and master artists to exhibit and showcase their work.”
Art of Black Miami is a marketing platform and destination driver that showcases the diversity of the visual arts celebrating the black diaspora throughout Greater Miami, Miami Beach, and the rest of the world. The series of Art of Black Miami events taking place during Art Basel/Miami Art Week is just one of the many year-round programs that highlight the artistic cultural landscape found in Greater Miami and Miami Beach’s diverse communities. This initiative celebrates all genres of the visual arts including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, animation, film, printmaking, and limited-edition pieces. For more information on Art of Black Miami, please visit www.ArtofBlackMiami.com.
Miami Arts, Culture & Heritage Months also coincides with the kick-off of the eighth annual Art of Black Miami. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) also announced the return of Miami Arts, Culture & Heritage Months, a program that celebrates Greater Miami and Miami Beach’s identity – stitched together by its history, culturally-rich neighborhoods and the welcoming diversity of its communities. The two-month long initiative begins December 1st and runs through January 31st, offering locals and visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in arts and culture through special experiences and offers. The program aptly runs alongside the destination’s robust “arts season” anchored by the Art Basel fair. For a full list of offerings, please visit MiamiTemptations.com.
Miami Arts, Culture & Heritage Months offers something for everyone, whether an arts and culture junkie, new to Greater Miami or looking to enjoy the ultimate winter staycation or vacation. Offerings span galleries and exhibitions, museums, cultural institutions, historical sites, heritage neighborhoods and special events. Three pricing structures are available – discounts of up to 25% off; buy one, get one free (BOGO) tickets; and offerings with free perks – with the goal to make arts and culture incredibly accessible to all.
