On November 30, 2017, a town hall meeting organized by County Commissioner Xavier Suarez, City of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, and Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera was held at City of Miami City Hall to discuss the Coconut Grove Playhouse. The majority of the speakers providing public input spoke in favor of the County’s plan that has be

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DUE TO AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED. NEW DATE AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED.   Join the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts & Business Council of Miami, Florida Cultural Alliance, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders in pa

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The City of Miami is scheduled to consider an important item on the Coconut Grove Playhouse revitalization project on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Please join our team at the meeting to show your support! This is the final step of the regulatory review process to secure a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Miami-Dade County-FIU Coconut […] The po

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops Community Grants Program (CG) – FY2019-2020A quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing small to medium scale community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications. Fou

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Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for a conversation with human resource expert Trish Brennan, Vice President of Human Resources at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Monday, January 13 at 10 AM – New Date!Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Knight Concert Hall – 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132Free Event. Parking and traffic info: […] The

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Dear Colleagues, We need your help and attention to these important action items. PLEASE COMPLETE THE APRIL COVID-19 IMPACT SURVEY The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs is now collecting data about the impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis on the cultural community for April 1-30, 2020. Please fill out the survey now (link […]

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The Paycheck Protection (PPP) has reopened with new funding approved by Congress. Our colleagues at the Beacon Council have made a resource available to “small businesses” to help navigate the federal opportunities for COVID-19 support. “Small businesses” include 501(c)3 organizations with less than 500 employees. Apply now if you haven’t already o

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Miami-Dade County filed its Coconut Grove Playhouse appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal on August 21, 2020. You can see the appeal here. On July 22, 2020, the lower court ruled in favor of the City of Miami on the narrow issue of “jurisdiction.” You can see the court’s opinion here. The court’s view […] The post County Appeal to the Third

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) ProgramDeadline Monday, August 31st. The new Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS) Program is wholly funded by the federal CARES Act and aims to provide financial assistance to arts and cultural organizations to help them survive the COVID

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SBAShuttered Venue Operators Grant WebinarTuesday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. Webinar will highlight the opening of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2021 and will cover the documentation eligible entities will need to appl as well as provide insight on the application process. To review program d

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