MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops

SAVE THE DATE for the City of Miami Commission's April 25, 2019 meeting on the Coconut Grove Playhouse revival project!

Last night, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB) voted 6-4 to deny Miami-Dade County’s application for a special certificate of appropriateness for the Coconut Grove Playhouse revival project. Although we are disappointed with the Board’s decision, our commitment to revitalizing the Playhouse and returning great theater to Coconut Grove is as strong as it has ever been. We continue moving forward with the project and will be appealing this unfortunate decision to the City of Miami Commission.

An OpEdregarding the County-FIU plan for the Coconut Grove Playhouse was published in The Miami Herald on February 25, 2019.  The article provides the facts and addresses misinformation regarding this important cultural project. A full copy of the OpEd can be seen here

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops

Community Grants Program (CG) – Fourth Quarter FY2018-19
This is a 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.

• Grant Application Deadline:  February 21, 2019 at 11:59 PM

NEW DATE & VENUE!

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

RSVP HERE

Location:

Miami-Dade County Auditorium

2901 West Flagler Street

Miami, FL 33128

The County-FIU plan for the Coconut Grove Playhouse was scheduled to be heard by the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB) on February 5, 2019. HEPB members reported having technical difficulty accessing the electronic agenda materials that were submitted by the County in December 2018. Consequently, the HEPB voted to defer the Playhouse item and the entire public hearing to the next month’s meeting on March 5, 2019. The project will be the first item on this agenda.

For your calendar:

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 Grove Playhouse project.

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 partnership with The Venture Cafe and CIC Miami.

RSVP HERE. - TO BE RESCHEDULED

Free Event. Space is limited. Complimentary parking available.

The Dade Heritage Trust Board of Directors has voted to support the plan developed by Miami-Dade County and Florida International University for the Coconut Grove Playhouse site. Jorge L. Hernandez, the Coconut Grove Playhouse project’s noted historic preservation architect, provided an overview at the Trust’s meeting on January 23, 2019.