miami art scene

Miami is the city of the 21st century. It is home to five art museums, two major universities, the nation's largest community college system, an opera company, a ballet company, a symphony orchestra, an internationally renowned film festival and book fair, and it is the headquarters of the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. Miami is also home to one of the most successful Art in Public Places programs, two large community art groups that offer studio space and support services to artists, eight non-commercial exhibition spaces, a dozen first class commercial art galleries representing national as well as Florida artists, an active Public Library art exhibition series and two visiting artist/critic lecture series. In addition, the city supports professional theater, a full schedule of major musical concerts, a world class zoo, and NHL, NFL, NBA franchises and major league baseball, not to mention a full range of high quality athletic programs at the the University itself.

*The Lowe Art Museum, in the middle of the campus, has an excellent permanent collection with strengths in Renaissance, Asian, Modern, African, Native American, and Pre-Columbian art. In addition it presents a full schedule of outstanding national touring exhibitions. The Department of Art and Art History is proud to present three exhibitions at the museum during the school year: a faculty exhibition, a juried undergraduate exhibition, and the M.F.A. thesis exhibition.

*The North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art

*The Bass Museum

*The FIU Museum

*Locust Gallery

*Dorsch Gallery

*Miami Design District

*Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

*Barbara Gillman Gallery

*The Miami Art Museum (MAM)

*The Art Department Gallery across from the Lowe Art Museum exhibits the work of local artists, incoming graduate students, alumni, national juried exhibitions, and all B.F.A. thesis exhibitions.

*The Cosford Cinema on campus shows a mix of foreign, recent and classic films. Once a year they present a festival of films produced by students in the Filmmaking department.

*The Ring Theater has a full schedule of theatrical productions running the gamut from Shakespeare to Broadway musicals.

*The School of Music offers a series of concerts in the Gusman Concert Hall and there is a full schedule of visiting lectures sponsored by the various schools, student groups, disciplines, and residential colleges.



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Miami is the city of the 21st century. It is home to five art museums, two major universities, the nation's largest community college system, an opera company, a ballet company, a symphony orchestra, an internationally renowned film festival and book fair, and it is the headquarters of the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. Miami is also home to one of the most successful Art in Public Places programs, two large community art groups that offer studio space and support services to artists, eight non-commercial exhibition spaces, a dozen first class commercial art galleries representing national as well as Florida artists, an active Public Library art exhibition series and two visiting artist/critic lecture series. In addition, the city supports professional theater, a full schedule of major musical concerts, a world class zoo, and NHL, NFL, NBA franchises and major league baseball, not to mention a full range of high quality athletic programs at the the University itself. *The Lowe Art Museum, in the middle of the campus, has an excellent permanent collection with strengths in Renaissance, Asian, Modern, African, Native American, and Pre-Columbian art. In addition it presents a full schedule of outstanding national touring exhibitions. The Department of Art and Art History is proud to present three exhibitions at the museum during the school year: a faculty exhibition, a juried undergraduate exhibition, and the M.F.A. thesis exhibition. *The North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art *The Bass Museum The FIU Museum Locust Gallery Dorsch Gallery Miami Design District Bernice Steinbaum Gallery Barbara Gillman Gallery The Miami Art Museum (MAM) The Art Department Gallery across from the Lowe Art Museum exhibits the work of local artists, incoming graduate students, alumni, national juried exhibitions, and all B.F.A. thesis exhibitions. *The Cosford Cinema on campus shows a mix of foreign, recent and classic films. Once a year they present a festival of films produced by students in the Filmmaking department. *The Ring Theater has a full schedule of theatrical productions running the gamut from Shakespeare to Broadway musicals. *The School of Music offers a series of concerts in the Gusman Concert Hall and there is a full schedule of visiting lectures sponsored by the various schools, student groups, disciplines, and residential colleges.

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