AIC 2023 Art Commissions Press Release FINAL
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
February 23, 2023 City of Miami Beach Presents Temporary Public Art Commissions for Second Annual Aspen Ideas: Climate Expanded 2023 Presentation will Feature Presentations by 15 Artists
The Bubble Pops Popsicle Project by Laurencia Strauss Miami Beach, FL — The City of Miami Beach is pleased to announce the 2023 edition of Temporary Public Art Commissions for Aspen Ideas: Climate, 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 second annual event taking place in Miami Beach, March 6-9, 2023. The City of Miami Beach and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs will present a series of temporary site-specific public art commissions, film screenings, and performances
highlighting issues related to climate change and sea level rise. The city has selected 15 Miami-
based artists to present work, including visual artists Laurencia Strauss, Orlando Estrada, Cornelius Tulloch, Magnus Sodamin, Justin H. Long, Claudio Marcotulli and Michelle Weinberg. The film program will feature video artists Cheryl Maeder, Shireen Rahimi, Sri Prabha, and Coral Morphologic (Colin Foord, and J.D. McKay). The Arts Resilient 305 program will also include performances by artists Amanda Crider and Liony García and a
sound installation by Juraj Kojs. For more information, please visit www.mbartsandculture.org/aspen-ideas-climate-2023 The commissions will be installed and activated in key cultural locations in and around Miami Beach, including Miami Beach Convention Center, SoundScape Park, and Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Aspen Ideas: Climate is an annual event that brings hundreds of leaders and climate innovators
together with the public to focus on climate solutions. For more information, please visit
www.aspenideasclimate.org. Tickets to attend are available now, while members of the media
are invited to apply for credentials.
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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
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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
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