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

By Laurie Charles

Mar 2, 2017

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...

MasterMinds 2017: Agatha Wright Has a Childlike Wonder for Dance

By Laurie Charles

Mar 1, 2017

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...

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

By Taylor Estape

Mar 1, 2017

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...

MasterMinds 2017: Rod Deal Wants You to Carry a Polaroid Camera

By Minhae Shim Roth

Feb 28, 2017

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...

MasterMinds 2017: Franky Cruz Speaks in the Language of Art

By Ryan Yousefi

Feb 28, 2017

For Miami artist Franky Cruz, art is more than something you stroll past in a gallery or gawk at in a museum. It's a vital part of life as we know it. Without it, nothing would work properly.

MasterMinds 2017: Sammy Gonzalez's Guitar Strings Entrance Audiences

By Minhae Shim Roth

Feb 27, 2017

With his curly mass of hair and a laid-back attitude, Sammy Gonzalez entrances audiences through the sounds of his guitar strings, flying faster than heart palpitations. The emotion, the harmonic minors, and the undulating pace — it's all part of Gonzalez's style.

MasterMinds 2017: Asif Farooq Is Building a Life-Size Russian Fighter Jet With Paper and Glue

By Ryan Yousefi

Feb 26, 2017

Asif Farooq, a contemporary artist and expert craftsman from Miami, is creating a life-size Soviet-era jet made entirely from paper and glue. So, yeah, you could say he doesn't exactly shy away from a meticulous art project.

MasterMinds 2017: Antonia Wright Sacrifices Her Body for Her Art

By Taylor Estape

Feb 25, 2017

Watching Antonia Wright's Are You OK? is uncomfortable. As she weeps on the street behind what used to be the Miami Art Museum, people walk by indifferently, maybe stealing a brief glance. A man hovers on the left side of the frame but does nothing.

New Times Artopia Unleashes a Carnival of Culture

By Ciara LaVelle

Feb 24, 2017

The MasterMind Awards submissions have been judged. The finalists have been chosen. Now it's time to reveal who will take home New Times' artist grants — and to party in the process. New Times' Artopia, presented by Miracle Mile Downtown Coral Gables, is your chance to mix, mingle, munch, move, and more. The event will feature a lineup filled with fun and interactive culture, from live music to art, performance, and beyond.

MasterMind Award 2017 Finalists Announced

By Ciara LaVelle

Feb 7, 2017

It's that time of year again: awards season. The Oscars have announced their nominees. The Grammys will reveal their winners this weekend. And here in Miami, New Times has selected the finalists for its annual MasterMind Awards.

Miami New Times' MasterMind Awards 2017: Submissions Open

By Ciara LaVelle

Jan 18, 2017

Calling all artists, filmmakers, choreographers, musicians, and other creatives: New Times wants to give you some sweet cash just for making work you love. The annual MasterMind Awards are returning next year, rewarding the best talent in the city with cash grants and citywide recognition.

100 Creatives: James Herring, Master Potter and Avid Maker

By Abel Folgar

Dec 27, 2016

In Miami, you hear a lot about art, but not so much about craft. James Herring's work in ceramics fuses the two. Herring eschews the title of "artist" and sees the resurgence of crafts and craftsmanship as a necessity for human growth in modern times. An outspoken supporter and practitioner of the maker movement, Herring has maintained a presence locally by doing demonstrations and leading classes and workshops on the ancient craft.

100 Creatives: Yaddyra Peralta Writes Poetry of Empathy and Dissent

By Abel Folgar

Dec 22, 2016

How easily we forget Miami's literary scene. Given the homegrown talent, area colleges/universities boasting some of the best writing faculties in the nation, and the Miami Book Fair bringing the best of the best to the 305, it truly is amazing how the Magic City's writers gets overshadowed by other creatives.

100 Creatives: Solange Sarria Finds Art in the Beauty Industry

By Nicole Martinez

Dec 20, 2016

In a city where artists struggle to find authenticity, Solange Sarria is a beacon of light. A singer, hairstylist, and visual artist who's as adept at sculpting an image as she is at solving your latest existential dilemma, Sarria uncovers the artificiality inherent in the modern beauty industry and turns it on its head.

100 Creatives: Sleeper, the Multitalented Artist Behind Counter Corner

By Juan Antonio Barquin

Dec 19, 2016

If you’re queer or in the know, you’ve likely spent the third Sunday of any month in the past two years at the Corner in downtown Miami, having a kiki with every king and queen during Counter Corner. Behind the bar, you’ve found Sleeper, pouring drinks and chatting with everyone who passes by at the event that he and Juleisy y Karla founded. What you might not know is just how interesting he is.

100 Creatives: Kareem Tabsch, Director Driving Miami's Indie Cinema Scene

By Juan Antonio Barquin

Dec 9, 2016

Kareem Tabsch, alongside Vivian Marthell, launched O Cinema in 2011 and changed the film scene in Miami. Since then, O Cinema has expanded to three locations: Wynwood, Miami Shores, and Miami Beach. But Tabsch is also a filmmaker, one who's killing it with his award-winning short documentaries such as Cherry Pop: The Story of the World's Fanciest Cat and Dolphin Lover, both of which are proof that he's just as interesting and unique a director as he is a curator and person.

100 Creatives: Rune Lazuli Inspires Thousands With Her Words

By Laurie Charles

Dec 8, 2016

It all happened the day she decided she was going to delete her Instagram account. But then she received a notification. “I was in school all day and got back home,” Rune Lazuli recalls. “I had posted something on Facebook, and someone commented, ‘I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but Lady Gaga reposted your work.’” As she eagerly searched through the superstar’s Instagram page, there it was — Lazuli's words posted for millions to see across the globe: “Crawl inside this body — find me where I am most ruined, love me there.”

100 Creatives: Monica Peña Creates Intense, Engrossing Films

By Juan Antonio Barquin

Dec 6, 2016

In his Variety review of Monica Peña’s feature debut, Ectotherms, Guy Lodge referred to the zero-budget film as one of “the most striking world premieres at the Miami Film Festival.” To meet Peña and chat with her is such a casual, though always engaging, experience that one would never expect her to be a filmmaker who presents such intensity in her work.

100 Creatives: Jason Jeffers, the Filmmaker Unveiling the Real Caribbean

By Isis Miller

Dec 5, 2016

Jason Fitzroy Jeffers is first and foremost a storyteller. Though the mediums through which his stories are told can vary, the direction of his artistic gaze stays laser-focused on the Caribbean. The 35-year-old musician, writer, and filmmaker left his home of Barbados more than ten years ago, but it has not left him and continues to shape his creative expression.

Artopia 2017: Presale Tickets on Sale Now

By Ciara LaVelle

Nov 22, 2016

Every year, New Times' MasterMind Awards reward Miami's best creative talent with cash grants and citywide exposure. Once again, we're preparing to show three creatives some spendable and shareable love by announcing the winners at our annual shindig, Artopia.

Artopia

MasterMind Winners Announced at Artopia

MasterMinds 2017 Finalist Oliver Sanchez

Artopia

MasterMind Winners Announced at Artopia

MasterMinds 2017 Finalist Oliver Sanchez

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