City-of-Miami-Beach_Aspen-Ideas-Press-Release
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 Press Release
Melissa Berthier, Email: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
Matt Kenny, Email: mattkenny@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2022
City of Miami Beach Announces Arts Resilient 305
Contemporary Art Activations and Commissions by 15 Local Artists
for Inaugural Aspen Ideas: Climate
Miami Beach, FL — The City of Miami Beach is pleased to announce Arts Resilient 305 |
Aspen Institute, a joint initiative by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the
City of Miami Beach, presented in conjunction with Aspen Ideas: Climate for its inaugural
conference in Miami Beach, May 9-12, 2022.
For the launch of the Arts Resilient 305 program, the City of Miami Beach and the Miami-Dade
County Department of Cultural Affairs invited local artists to commission new and repositioned
site-specific temporary public art installations and performances highlighting issues related to
climate change and sea level rise.
Participating artists include the Refik Anadol, Alliance of the Southern Triangle (A.S.T.),
Dale Andree, Brigid Baker, Domingo Castillo, Franky Cruz, Cara Despain, Michele Oka
Doner, Morel Doucet, Michelle Grant-Murray, Brookhart Jonquil, Gustavo Matamoros,
Coral Morphologic, Lee Pivnik, Lauren Shapiro, and Hattie Mae Williams. Each artist will
present either a new commission or have an existing work reimagined for its site within the city.
The works will be installed beginning May 9 and will remain on view through May 12, 2022. The
commissions will be installed and activated in key cultural locations in and around Miami Beach,
including Miami Beach Convention Center, New World Center, SoundScape Park, Miami Beach
Botanical Garden, and The Royal Palm South Beach. For more information, please visit
www.mbartsandculture.org.
Aspen Ideas: Climate is a new annual event in Miami Beach, Florida, that will bring some of
the most exciting innovators and leaders together with the public to engage with climate
solutions that have the potential to reshape our world. All outdoor art activations and
performances are free and open to the public. In addition, Aspen Ideas: Climate will wallcast
the evening sessions onto the New World Center’s facade beginning at 8pm for free public
viewing. For more information, programming, and to obtain passes, please visit
www.aspenideasclimate.org.
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About the City of Miami Beach
World-famous Miami Beach welcomes millions of visitors each year to its sandy beaches,
turquoise waters and vibrant cultural scene. Known for its colorful art deco and MiMo
architecture, the 7-mile island offers some of the finest dining, lifestyle and health and wellness
experiences anywhere. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the city is often
described as a living laboratory for climate change. As a result, Miami Beach is also at the
forefront of identifying workable solutions to meet the challenge of sea level rise.
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Art in Public Places
The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council and the Art
in Public Places Trust develop cultural excellence, diversity, access, and participation
throughout Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting equitable opportunities
for artists and cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their audiences.
Through staff, board and programmatic resources, the Department, the Council, and the Trust
promote, coordinate, and support Miami-Dade County’s more than 1,000 not-for-profit cultural
organizations as well as thousands of resident artists through grants, technical assistance,
public information, and interactive community planning. The Department directs the Art in Public
Places program and serves its board, the Art in Public Places Trust, commissioning, curating,
maintaining, and promoting the County’s art collection. The Department receives funding
through the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, The Children’s
Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida through the Florida Department
of State, Florida Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Peacock Foundation, Inc. and The Jorge M.
Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation. Other support and services are provided by
TicketWeb for the Culture Shock Miami program, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the South Florida Cultural Consortium, and the Tourist Development Council
About The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and
equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership,
and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an
international network of partners.
Media Contact
For additional information, images and interview requests, or to request a credential to attend
Aspen Ideas: Climate please contact:
Andrew Bruce
Blue Medium
E: andrea@bluemedium.com
T: +1 (212) 675-1800
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