Culture

CULTURAL ANCHORS   |   DANCE   |   FILM   |   MUSIC   |   OPERA   |   THEATER   |   VISUAL ARTS & MULIT-DISCIPLINARY  

 

Cultural Anchors

The City of Miami Beach is committed to advancing the City’s full range of cultural programing. Through the diversity and support of our Cultural Anchors, the City of Miami Beach becomes a world renowned artistic destination for visitors and residence alike.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Anchors:

1. Friends of the Bass Museum
2. Holocaust Memorial Committee
3. Jewish Museum of Florida FIU
4. Living Arts Trust (O Cinema)
5. Miami Beach Garden Conservancy
6. Miami Beach Urban Studios FIU
7. Miami City Ballet
8. Miami Design Preservation League
9. Miami New Drama
10. New World Symphony
11. O, Miami
12. South Florida Art Center (Oolite Arts)
13. The Rhythm Foundation
14. The Wolfsonian FIU

 

Dance

The City of Miami Beach is committed to advancing the City’s full range of dance artistry. The City of Miami Beach funds all forms of dance including aerial dance, ballet, flamenco, jazz, hip hop, modern, tap, and others.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Dance:

1. Ballet Flamenco La Rosa
2. Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Inc.
3. Peter London Global Dance Company
4. The Dance Now! Ensemble, Inc.

Film

The City of Miami Beach supports film and film festivals that include (but are not limited to) documentaries, films made in Miami, short films, features, or web series, and seeks to promote films with artful film language, effective storytelling, originality and feasibility, contemporary cultural relevance, and potential to reach and connect with diverse Miami Beach audiences.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Film:

1. Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Inc.
2. Inffinito Art & Cultural Foundation, Inc. (Brazilian Film Festival)
3. Italian Film Festival
4. Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Inc.
5. Miami Short Film Festival

Music

The City of Miami Beach supports a wide range of music, from classical to contemporary. The City also supports both performing ensembles and music-presenting institutions including chamber music ensembles, choruses, early music programs, jazz ensembles, music festivals, and symphony orchestras.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Music:

1. Buskerfest Miami
2. Community Arts and Culture, Inc.
3. Global Arts Project
4. Greater Miami Youth Symphony of Dade County
5. Miami Chamber Music Society
6. Miami Dade College Foundation
7. Miami Music Project, Inc.
8. Nu Deco Ensemble, Inc.
9. Orchestra Miami
10. Patrons of Exceptional Artists
11. Power Access, Inc.
12. Seraphic Fire
13. South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc.
14. South Florida Symphony Orchestra
15. The Miami Symphony Orchestra
16. Young Musicians Unite

Opera

The City of Miami Beach is committed to supporting all types of performance art including Opera and Chorus which was added to our list of funded disciplines in 2018. The City of Miami Beach is committed to encouraging all types of performance art.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Opera and Chorus:

1. Florida Grand Opera
2. Miami Children's Chorus
3. The Children's Voice Chorus

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Theater

The City of Miami Beach supports the nonprofit theater field for the production or presentation of traditional or classical repertoire, new plays, development laboratories, showcases, artist residencies, work for young audiences, experimental work and community-based work. Theater projects funded by the City of Miami Beach provide support for organizations and artists in the creation and refinement of work, the public presentation of plays from all cultures and periods, and opportunities for professional development.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Theater:

1. Fantasy Theater Factory

Visual Arts & Multi-Disciplinary

The City of Miami Beach is committed to supporting visual arts activity that demonstrates exceptional aesthetic investigation and meaningful community engagement. Specifically, the City of Miami Beach is interested in supporting contemporary artists and the projects they undertake, such as exhibitions, residencies, publications, commissions, public art works, services to the field, and public programs. The City of Miami Beach is committed to encouraging individual artistic development, experimentation, and dialogue between artists and the public. In addition to traditional presenting programs, this City of Miami Beach supports artistic works and events that present multiple disciplines, combine and/or integrate art forms, explore boundaries between art disciplines, fuse or transcend disciplines, and look to new forms of expression.

In FY 2023-24, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Visual Arts and Multi-Disciplinary programs:

1. FUNDarte, Inc.
2. Hued Songs
3. Miami Light Project
4. National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Inc. (Young Arts)

 

Cultural Arts Council (CAC) Members as of January 2024

David Sexton, Chair
Lauren Cohen, Vice-Chair
Tiffany Lapciuc
Rachel Unger
Sarah Leddick
Alberto Ravelo
Barbara Herskowitz
Ami Glottmann