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  New Times' 2017 MasterMind Winners Are Asif Farooq, Miami Music Club, and Antonia Wright

  Friday, March 3, 2017 at 10:14 a.m.

  Last night, New Times editor Chuck Strouse announced this year's winners of the paper's annual MasterMind Awards: artists Asif Farooq and Antonia Wright and cultural collective Miami Music Club. Culled from a competitive pool of talent comprising nine creatives, the winners gathered with other finalists at Artopia, an annual arts showcase held at the Coral Gables Museum.

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  Scenes From New Times' Artopia 2017 at Coral Gables Museum

  Friday, March 3, 2017 at 9:09 a.m.

  New Times' Artopia returned to Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, March 2, for its annual celebration of Miami's creative scene. Attendees enjoyed free bites from local vendors, drinks, dancing, and performances leading up to the big reveal of the 2017 MasterMind award winners.
  
  Photography by Karli Evans
  

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  MasterMinds 2017: Oliver Sanchez Has Been a Fixture in Miami's Design District for More Than 50 Years

  Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 9:05 a.m.

  Oliver Sanchez deserves a lifetime achievement award for his artistic contributions. For more than 50 years, Sanchez has been a fixture in Miami's Design District. As the founder of Swampspace — a contemporary art space he founded in 2008 that is dedicated to providing an alternative venue to commercial galleries for artists — Sanchez has done more than merely contribute his art to the art community; he's continually done his part to keep that community healthy, self-sustaining, and afloat.

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  MasterMinds 2017: Miami Music Club Is an Outlet for Experimental Sounds

  Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 8:05 a.m.

  The finalists in New Times' eighth-annual MasterMind Awards are a diverse bunch, representing the best locally created culture in South Florida. A group of editors and critics chose these nine talents from a pool of more than 80 applicants. The three winners, who will each receive a $750 grant, will...

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  MasterMinds 2017: Agatha Wright Has a Childlike Wonder for Dance

  Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 10:05 a.m.

  The finalists in New Times' eighth-annual MasterMind Awards are a diverse bunch, representing the best locally created culture in South Florida. A group of editors and critics chose these nine talents from a pool of more than 80 applicants. The three winners, who will each receive a $750 grant, will...

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  MasterMinds 2017: Jill Weisberg Uses Nail Polish to Create Works of Art

  Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 9:05 a.m.

  The finalists in New Times' eighth-annual MasterMind Awards are a diverse bunch, representing the best locally created culture in South Florida. A group of editors and critics chose these nine talents from a pool of more than 80 applicants. The three winners, who will each receive a $750 grant, will...