Miami Art Salon is a project bringing artists together to inspire, provoke, and produce. The name and idea for “Miami Art Salon” comes from the general concept of the “salon” which has, throughout history, been a space for people to gather for discussion about wide ranging topics including art and literature. Over time and place the “salon” has transitioned from a way to integrate cultural elites in 18th century Paris to more diverse gatherings such as those of the Harlem Renaissance that energized art and scholarship in the public sphere. One of primary goals of the Miami Art Salon is to encourage an atmosphere for dialogue and exchange about contemporary art practice and growth in artistic skill, craft, concept, and production among artists in the Miami area, or more briefly, to inspire, provoke, and produce. Miami Art Salon encourages participation by artists working in all media, discipline, and format including, but not limited to, visual artists, sound artists, dancers, poets, writers, and filmmakers working in the Miami area, and is especially interested in artists whose work engages with ideas about the city as a concept and place.

This project is brought to you by Blackbird Arts and Research and the Arts of Citizenship at the University of Michigan.