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The City of Miami Beach is proud to support cultural programing. Since 1997, the City of Miami Beach has awarded approximately $19 million to over 100 nonprofit arts groups through an annual, competitive cultural grants program. In September 2023, the City Commission supported increasing the budget of Cultural Arts Council funding from $850,000 to $1.05 million for the FY 23/24 cycle and the future.
CULTURAL ANCHORS
Museums & Institutions
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 residents alike.
In FY 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Anchors:
Friends of the Bass Museum
Holocaust Memorial Committee
Jewish Museum of Florida FIU
Living Arts Trust (O Cinema)
Miami Beach Garden Conservancy
Miami Beach JCC
Miami Beach Urban Studios FIU
Miami City Ballet
Miami Design Preservation League
Miami New Drama
Moonlighter FabLab
New World Symphony
O, Miami
South Florida Art Center (Oolite Arts)
The Rhythm Foundation
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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Dance:
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Armour Dance Theatre
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Ballet Flamenco La Rosa
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Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Inc.
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Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp.
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Peter London Global Dance Company
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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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Film:
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Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Inc.
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Italian Film Festival
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Miami Dade College's Miami Film Festival
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Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Inc.
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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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Music:
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Community Arts and Culture, Inc.
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Global Arts Project
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IlluminArts
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Miami Chamber Music Society
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Miami Children's Chorus
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Miami Music Project, Inc.
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Nu Deco Ensemble, Inc.
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Orchestra Miami
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Patrons of Exceptional Artists
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Power Access, Inc.
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Seraphic Fire
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South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc.
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South Florida Symphony Orchestra
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The Miami Symphony Orchestra
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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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Opera and Chorus:
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Florida L'Opera & Zarzuela Group
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Florida Opera Prima
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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Theater:
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Area Performance Gallery/ Area Stage
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Fantasy Theater Factory
VISUAL ARTS
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 FY 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Visual Arts and Multi-Disciplinary programs:
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Bas Fisher Invitational
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Blue Lab Preservation Society (The Reefline)
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
The City of Miami Beach is committed to supporting 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 2024-25, the City of Miami Beach is funding the below eligible nonprofit Cultural Presenters for Visual Arts and Multi-Disciplinary programs:
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Foundation Dimitri Nems for the Arts
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FUNDarte, Inc.
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Inffinito Arts and Cultural Foundation
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Miami Light Project
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National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Inc. (Young Arts)
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Siempre Flamenco
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Sybarite Productions
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The Opera Atelier
CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS
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David Sexton, Chair
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Lauren Cohen, Vice Chair
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Orlando Garcia
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Ami Glottmann
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Barbara Herskowitz
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Tiffany Lapciuc
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Sarah Leddick
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Alberto Ravelo
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Marla Stegman
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Rachel Unger
Office Info:
Tourism & Culture Department
- Lissette Garcia Arrogante
Director
LissetteArrogante@miamibeachfl.gov - Francys Vallecillo
Assistant Director
FrancysVallecillo@miamibeachfl.gov - Fernando Pestana
Administrative Services Manager
FernandoPestana@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26727
Special Events and Film Division
- Shama Johnson
Film & Print Liaison
ShamaJohnson@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26374 - Cody Croye
Field Monitor
CodyCroye@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26982 - Diana Bego
Special Events Associate
DianaBego@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26298 - Amber Dunn
Office Associate III
AmberDunn@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 27579
Cultural Affairs Division
- Gabriella Roman
Cultural Affairs Manager
GabriellaRoman@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext. 26256 - Oscar Rieveling
Art in Public Places Coordinator
OscarRievelingSanchez@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 22711 - Sandra Schoenlank-Arian
Grants & Operations Administrator
sandraschoenlank@miamibeachfl.gov
Ext: 26618 - Gina Martins
Arts & Culture Projects Coordinator
GinaMartins@miamibeachfl.gov
