FIU COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, ARCHITECTURE + THE ARTS
COLLABORATION HUBS IN MIAMI BEACH, WYNWOOD AND BEYOND
CARTA's collaboration hubs are unique platforms that prepare CARTA students to have diverse and global perspectives by supporting the interdependent community-based approaches to problem-solving needed for the twenty-first-century creative, information, and cultural economies.
MBUS LIVE ART TALK WITH WILLIAM MAGUIRE
TONIGHT! Monday, September 19, 2022, 7:00 PM via Zoom. Join Senior Special Events Manager, Colette Mello, and FIU Professor of Photography, William Maguire for an engaging conversation about his work and practice. Over the course of his illustrious career, Maguire has been recognized by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, as well as by national and regional fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts. This event is supported by the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council. Free and open to the public.
OPENING EXHIBITION RECEPTION TERRA EPHEMERA BY GRETCHEN SCHARNAGL
Thursday, September 22, 5:30 – 8:30 PM in person. Teaching Professor, Miami-based artist, and frequent exhibitor at MBUS, Gretchen Scharnagl opens her exhibition, Terra Ephemera. The work connects environmental issues with fragments of her own life and the lives of others. On view through October 8, 2022. Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. Free and open to the public. Be sure to check out the interview with Gretchen in Inspicio Arts.
SOLO VIOLA CONCERT BY MICHAEL KLOTZ
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 7:30 – 9:00 PM in person. Enjoy outstanding works by Bach, Kaufman, Garcia, Gerber, and Bloch performed on solo viola by the acclaimed FIU Teaching Professor of viola and member of The Amernet String Quartet, Michael Klotz. Supported by the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council. FIU School of Architecture Miami Beach Urban Studios. 420 Lincoln Rd, Suite 440, Miami Beach, FL. Free and open to the public. See an engaging interview with Michael Klotz and the other members of the Amernet String Quartet in FIU's Inspicio Arts.
PANEL DISCUSSION THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MULTI-HYPHENATED CREATIVES
Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 – 9:00 PM in person. Join these talented artists/educators/curators/art directors/content creators for a conversation about how to navigate the art world and how to approach the art community with awareness. Organized by Lecturer in the FIU College of Communications, Albena Petrus Stoyanova, and FIU alum and curator Yi Chin Hsieh. FIU Carta | Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd Street, Miami, FL. Free and open to the public.
MBUS BOARD AND MBUS LEADS HOSTED AT THE GOODTIME HOTEL
On September 14, 2022, the MBUS Board and MBUS LEADS participants were hosted by MBUS board member extraordinaire Troy Wright (back row, second from R)! We were delighted to have CARTA Dean Schriner (back row, third from R) join our first in-person board mixer since the pandemic's beginning. The event included a behind-the-scenes tour of this spectacular hotel's architecture, art, and branding! Contact Colette Mello (cmello@fiu.edu) to learn more about the MBUS LEADS college-wide industry mentorship program or apply to be a part of the 2023 cohort. Click on the image for more information on the easy application process!
MEET ELYSSA LLANSO, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR
FIU CARTA | MANA WYNWOOD AND SO MUCH MORE!
The next time you visit FIU CARTA Mana Wynwood, the personable and capable FIU Art and Art History alum and MBUS LEADS participant, Elyssa Llanso, may very well be the one to greet you at the door! Elyssa is a practicing artist who works with her MBUS board mentor, Deborah Briggs. In her first few months at FIU, she has also assumed the role of the volumetric capture technician for the Lee Caplin iSTAR powered by Soar at FIU CARTA | Mana Wynwood and provides editorial support for In The Mix! If you have suggestions for CARTA Collaboration Hub activities to be included in In The Mix, let Elyssa know at ellanso@fiu.edu or at (305) 520-5650. Welcome, Elyssa!
ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION SOBE LOWLINE - TEMPORARY STRUCTURES FOR AN ARTS & DESIGN INCUBATOR IN SOUTH BEACH
On view through Monday, October 10, 2022. FIU Architecture students explore creative strategies to repurpose the unique service alleyways in Miami Beach. Associate Professor Eric Goldemberg has organized this exhibition. See Inspicio Artsinterview with Goldemberg. Design Gallery, School of Architecture Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Rd, Suite 440, Miami Beach, FL. Free and open to the public.
On view through December 9, 2022. FIU students exhibit their strategies for how Landscape Architecture can support a more resilient Miami. This colorful exhibition addresses sea level rise and other climate-related concerns an points to actions that can protect Miami's future. FIU Carta | Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd Street, Miami FL. Free and open to the public.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
GARY MONROE'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF REFUSENIKS IN THE 1980S
On view through December 9, 2022. Enjoy this exhibition of remarkable photographs of Jewish immigrants who fled Russia for Miami Beach in the latter part of the 20th Century. In partnership with The Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab and funded by the Florida Humanities Council. The SOA Miami Beach Urban Studios, Lincoln Gallery, 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 440. Free and open to the public.