A work in progress. Check back for updates. ATTENTION: Even if you do not file for IRS income tax, you are still eligible for IRS COVID-19 relief funds! Enter Info Here Non-Profit Loan Forgiveness Update Newly added 6/10/20: Miami-Dade Artists Support! (MÁS!) Grants Program The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation and the Miami-Dade County Department of […]
From Knight Foundation: Knight Art Challenge Deadline February 23, 2015
The big annual arts challenge from Knight Foundation. Anyone can apply and there is no fee to apply, so definitely check it out. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Knight Arts Challenge South Florida opens for applications Jan. 26 Kickoff party, community […]
Life Is Art joins Amazon Smile – Shop and Support!
Life Is Art Inc Life Is Art has joined Amazon Smile! Shop & Support Now you can support your favorite local arts organization while doing your regular shopping. You can easily select us by clicking here, or just be sure to select us as your chosen charity when you check out! A
From Miami Foundation: 2013 Community Grants Program Now Accepting Applications Deadline February 7, 2013
We received this press release from the Miami Foundation. They are making quite a lot of money available for a wide variety of projects, including arts and culture. DEFINITELY check it out! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The Miami Foundation set to […]
Life Is Art – Miami Foundation Give Miami Day 12/12/12
On 12/12/12 The Miami Foundation Is Holding a County-Wide Day of Giving You can join in and support your favorite charities (we hope you will support Life Is Art)! Every donation between $25 and $10,000 received through GiveMiamiDay.org on Give Miami Day, 12/12/12, will have a percentage of it matched by The Miami Foundation. Give […]
Join Life Is Art at the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Town Hall Meeting on March 14, 2012
Be sure to attend the Knight Arts Challenge Town Hall Meeting on March 14 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center! Ask all your questions, get tips and hints about applying, meet some of the people from the Knight Foundation, and tell them HOW MUCH YOU LOVE LIFE IS ART! The Knight Arts Challenge is a […]
From Knight Foundation: Dream Big and Give Us Your Best Idea!
Have you heard about the Knight Arts Challenge? If not, read below! Miami video artists and Challenge Winners Lucas Leyva and Jillian Mayer of Borscht Corp. produced this music video for the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge/Miami. Apply now for the Knight Arts Challenge, funding innovative arts ideas that engage and inspire South Florida. Anyone can […]
COUNTY ARTS BUDGET: We Need Your Help – September 13, 2010
Received this from the Arts for Learning organization. VERY important information about YOUR arts budget. Take action now! Contact the Arts Action Alliance- artsaction@gmail.com – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dear Friends and Supporters of Arts for Learning, We need […]
From Miami-Dade County Department Of Cultural Affairs: Cultural Affairs Town Meeting Scheduled
A very important county meeting is coming up on August 4th. There will be a discussion on the proposed budget for the upcoming year and how it impacts the arts. It is open to the public, so if you can go and participate, we highly recommend it. – – – – – – – – […]
Pepsi Challenge Grant Update
Hi Everyone, I wanted to talk a little bit more about our $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant proposal. This may be a bit long, but I hope you will stay with me. http://www.refresheverything.com/lifeisart You know that Life Is Art’s mission is to help support the south Florida art community. That is you. That is all of […]
Please Vote! Help bring $50,000 to the south Florida Arts!
Life Is Art has entered the Pepsi Refresh Project to bring $50,000 to the south Florida arts and community! Yes, you read that right, fifty-thousand dollars. That money goes straight to support you, the arts and community. http://www.refresheverything.com/lifeisart We need your help. We need you to show your support by voting. Vote ONCE (just once) […]
Life Is Art Results from the Knight Arts Challenge 2010
Hello Everyone! As you know, we submitted several proposals to the Knight Arts Challenge, nine in total. All nine were turned down. The Knight Foundation received nearly 1000 ideas and I am sure they picked some awesome ones. We look forward to congratulating all the winners. However, this does not stop us at all. I […]
From Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs: How to Apply for 2011-2012 GPS and SCP Grants webinars April 19 and 21, 2010
Some good information from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. We’ll be logged in, for sure. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – “How to Apply for 2011-2012 GPS and SCP Grants” webinars to be held in April Join the Division […]
Life Is Art Knight Arts Challenge Grant Submissions 2010
I am going to post here all of the projects that Life Is Art has submitted to the Knight Arts Challenge. I am doing so for two reasons. 1) I hope it inspires you to submit your own ideas. 2) I want you see a few of the things we are trying to accomplish. We […]
From the Knight Foundation: Knight Arts Challenge now accepting submissions through March 15, 2010
This is a VERY exciting opportunity for everyone interested in the arts in south Florida. ANYone can apply. And the application process is neither complex nor daunting. The Knight Foundation has done a wonderful job of making it simple. I absolutely encourage everyone to look into this and submit your ideas. – – – – […]
Save The Arts In Miami
Okay, wall of text warning: this is going to be a really long post. As you hopefully know, the county commission is meeing on September 17th to finalize the FY 2009-2010 budget. They proposed cutting a massive chunk out of the arts funding. Anyone in the arts knows that this is not only needed for […]
Arts Funding Update from Miami Light Project – What you can do to support arts in Miami-Dade County
We are still fighting the fight to keep arts funding going in Miami-Dade County. Apparantly the commissioners cannot understand how much extra economic activity the arts actually fuel. This came in from Miami Light Project. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
Short Film looking for an Executive Producer
Our good friend Marjory is looking for an executive producer to work with her on getting her script to screen. If you are interested, please contact her at the address listed below. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – La Fuente (The Fountain) […]
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Town Hall Meeting 8/3/09
It’s interesting that they hold this when most people with jobs cannot go to it. But, if you are in a position to be able to attend, I highly recommend it. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The Miami-Dade County Department of […]
From MGLFF – We need your help to save Arts & Culture in Miami-Dade
This one is from the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival organization. So much angst over this. Hopefully we can convince the Commission to do the right thing. Each of these have a little bit of a different perspective, that is why we are posting them all. – – – – – – – – […]
From New World Symphony – Save the Arts! Take Action Now!
Yes, indeed, everyone is up in arms. Here is one from New World Symphony. Yes, I am going to post every letter that we get. And I know we have more coming. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
From FUNDarte – URGENT – Please help save arts funding in Miami-Dade County
Oh yeah, they are coming in from all over! This one is from FUNDarte. Get involved! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dear Friend of FUNDarte: We need your help. The cultural community in Miami-Dade is in serious jeopardy. Action is needed […]
From The Lowe Art Museum – The Arts in Miami-Dade in serious jeopardy – please help today
These are coming in from all over. Here is another call for action from the Lowe Art Museum. Are you getting the impression this is a big issue, yet? – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dear Lowe Art Museum Supporters, […]
Alert! Miami Science Museum Needs Your Support July 21!
Miami-Dade County Commission Meeting on the proposed cultural arts budget cuts Tuesday July 21st. Here is yet another report on the upcoming funding cuts, this one from Miami Science Museum. They are asking for people to go to the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 21. If you can make it, I highly recommend you […]
More Info about the proposed art budget from Miami Art Zine
Miami Art Zine has posted a really good article regarding the need for action on the proposed budget for Miami-Dade. Excerpt below. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – For the Price of a Ticket Admission barely scratches the surface in presenting the arts By John […]
From Local Motion – Miami’s mayor yesterday released the FY2009-20010 budget and it includes cuts to the arts
From Local Motion. – – – – – – – – – – – – – Miami’s mayor yesterday released the FY2009-20010 budget and it includes cuts and workforce reductions to fill a $427 million projected budget gap. Should this budget be adopted, it will require the elimination of nearly all of the Department’s grants […]
