Dear Colleagues,

The Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit has set a new date to  hear oral arguments for Miami-Dade County’s petition appealing the City of Miami Mayor’s veto of the County’s application for a final Certificate of Appropriateness for the Coconut Grove Playhouse project:

June 16, 2020

1:30 p.m.

You can see the latest submissions here:

City of Miami’s Response to Petition

Dear Colleagues,

We have received a number of inquiries and understand the public concern about the Coronavirus.  This message is intended to provide you with helpful information about the current health status of this disease. It also provides tips on how the cultural community can both assure audiences with reliable information and help work to prevent transmission of this virus and any respiratory disease (for example, the flu).

The February 3, 2020 date has been postponed by the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for oral arguments regarding Miami-Dade County’s petition appealing the City of Miami Mayor’s veto of the County’s application for a final Certificate of Appropriateness for the Coconut Grove Playhouse project. A new date for the hearing has not yet been announced.

You can see the latest submissions here:

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for a conversation with human resource expert Trish Brennan, Vice President of Human Resources at the Adrienne Arsht Center.

Monday, January 13 at 10 AM - New Date!
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Knight Concert Hall - 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Free Event. Parking and traffic info: arshtcenter.org/parking
Accessible by Metrorail, Metromover and Trolley

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops

Community Grants Program (CG) – FY2019-2020
A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing small to medium scale community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications.

The Miami-Dade Tourist Development Council is soliciting nominations to fill three vacancies on the board. Individuals meeting the qualifications and interested in the vacancies should submit a cover letter and resume to the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 625, Miami, FL 33128; via fax (305) 375-3068 or via email at ndb1@miamidade.gov by the submission deadline of Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Deering Estate at Cutler and the South Florida Theatre League, present From Scratch: a festival of staged readings by Miami Playwrights on Saturday, October 19 through Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Sandrell Rivers Theater, 6103 NW 7th Avenue.  The festival will debut new work by playwrights participating in the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Playwright Development Program.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a comprehensive update to the Board of County Commissioners on the Coconut Grove Playhouse. This progress report can be seen here and covers news about:

Dear Cultural Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to attend the largest arts marketing conference in America, the National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Miami from Saturday, November 16th through Monday, November 18th. Every year, the National Arts Marketing Project Conference brings top arts and non-arts marketing experts from all over the country to a major U.S. city and, this year, they are coming to Miami!