Miami-Dade County’s seniors are eager to enjoy vibrant and dynamic cultural activities. Here is how you can be part of the 2025 Golden Ticket Arts Guide.

FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Quarterly Grant Programs Deadlines

Tourist Development Grants Program (TDC)
Nikenna Benjamin / nikenna.benjamin@miamidade.gov

How does architecture help build community? How can a sense of place support civic dialogue and cultural unity? Join us for a conversation on the renovation of cultural centers in historically Black neighborhoods, featuring leaders from three Miami-Dade County landmark cultural institutions: the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center; the Historic Hampton House and the Historic Lyric Theater.

On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., the 2024 Serving the Arts Awards will be held at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street. The awards ceremony will celebrate 27 cultural leaders and organizations for their continued commitment to advancing arts and culture in Miami-Dade County. This year, the inaugural Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Legacy in Arts Award Honoree is cultural leader Rosie Gordon-Wallace, President and Curator of the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator.

2024 Serving the Arts Awards - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The 2024 State of the Arts in Miami-Dade County Address

given by Brian E. May, Chairman

Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council

Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:00 am

Stephen P. Clark Government Center
County Commission Chamber
111 Northwest First Street, Second Floor
Miami, FL 33128

With the support of the Arts and Business Council of Miami and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Submit Nominations Today

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE ARTS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY?

Nominate deserving artists, arts organizations, and/or cultural leaders in Miami-Dade County for a Serving the Arts Award. If you have any question about the program, please contact the Arts and Business Council of Miami at heaven@artsbizmiami.org.

More and more, the health industry is integrating the arts, including performing and visual arts and design, into a wide variety of healthcare and community settings for therapeutic, educational, and expressive purposes. Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders and field experts for a panel discussion exploring the arts and health landscape and how organizations like Jackson Health and Baptist Health South Florida are incorporating the arts in both their therapeutic and medical practices as well as their state-of-the-art facilities.  

The 11th Judicial Circuit Court has granted Miami-Dade County’s appeal regarding the Coconut Grove Playhouse. To recap, Miami-Dade County filed a brief to overturn the Planning and Zoning Appeals Board’s unsupported and erroneous decision to grant an appeal stopping the County’s approval of a demolition waiver.

The Court’s opinion is linked here.

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the deadline schedule of programs available to Miami-Dade based individual artists. Guidelines containing information regarding eligibility requirements, funding requests and program criteria can be downloaded at  www.miamidadearts.org  by clicking GRANTS / GRANTS FOR ARTISTS. Grant guidelines can also be requested by calling the Department of Cultural Affairs at (305) 375-4634, or via email at  culture@miamidade.gov.