THIRD ANNUAL OMNIART-MIAMI

TO WOW AUDIENCES, ARTISTS ALIKE DURING ART BASEL
 

OMNIART-Miami the urban art exhibition that has been regarded as one of

the must-see listed events of Art-Basel Miami Beach, returns for a third time

Friday, December 2 within several city blocks that converge at Northeast 13

Street and Northeast First Court – one block west of the Miami Performing Arts

Center.

OMNIART-Miami, produced by the Miart Foundation, is the major Art Basel

Miami Beach event sponsored by the City of Miami. OMNIART-Miami intends

to highlight the work of Miami artists, art schools and faculty alongside

internationally renowned artists.

This year, OMNIART-Miami takes place in two warehouses and several vacant

lots along the Omni corridor, converging at Northeast 13 Street and First

Court.

Powerful works by Latin American, European and Asian artists, curated by

Julia Herzberg of New York, form a significant component of this exciting

urban art encounter. General curators Tina Spiro and Dr. Carol Damian of

Florida International University have included new works and existing projects

by Miami and visiting artists.

Kaarina Kaikkonen of Finland returns to OMNIART -Miami with a space-spanning

installation made of toilet paper. Helga Griffiths of Germany weighs

in with a spectacular installation that incorporates scent and sound. Video

artist Tori Arpad presents a new work recently filmed in the Utah Salt Flats; and

Tina Spiro exhibits her most recent installation Mayaimi based on the Miami

circle. Sandra Bermudez presents a major outdoor installation consisting of

350 vinyl balloons and video fireworks.

Other participating artists are: Grimanesa Amoros, Natalia Arias, Nicholas

Bergery, Sandra Bermudez, Pip Brant, Ralph Buckley, Bibi Calderaro,

Fernando Calzadilla, Efren Candelaria, Chris Carter, Liset Castillo, Rebecca

Coolig-Mallard, Santos Martin Cordero, Xavier Cortada, Patricio Cuello,

Decatur Blue, Alejandro Diaz, Eduardo Duval Carrie, Magdalena Fernandez,

Maria Lino, Florencio Gelabert, Helga Griffiths, Ana Ruth Henriques, Jason

Hughes, Charles Juhasz-Alvarado, Kaarina Kaikkonen, Mark Koven, Billy

Grace Lynn, Luis Mallo, Stacey Mancuso, Manuel Mario Navarro, Ana Maria

Mazzai, Maggie Michael, Mikelle Moore, Nela Ochoa, Manuel Pardo,

Getchen Scharnagl, Jon Sebon, Magnus Sigurdarson, Leslie A Speicher,

Yasmin Spiro, Maria Luisa Tapei, Ruben Torres Llorca, Hiroshi Watanabe,

Marvin Weeks, Bettina Witteveen, Alex Wyroba, & Tom Wyroba

OMNIART-Miami III commences on Friday, December 2 at 8:30 p.m. with a

traditional Haitian Rara Road March, leading visitors from the Miami

Performing Arts Center at Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 13 Street one

block west to the site of the OMNIART-Miami III exhibitions. Official

OMNIART-Miami hours are Friday, December 2 from 8:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.;

Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 4

from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For additional background information visit

OMNIART-Miami online at www.omniart-miami.com.

OMNIART-Miami III is sponsored by the City of Miami Community

Redevelopment Agency (CRA); the City of Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Art,

and Entertainment, The City of Miami Art and Entertainment Council and the

Office of FACE (Film, Arts, Culture, Entertainment), Gibraltar Bank, Miami

Realty Acquisitions & Leviev Boymelgreen Developers.

For additional information contact Tina Spiro, Dorothy Long, Jessica Casinelli

at 305-576-2950 or e-mail info@omniart-miami.com

www.omniart-miami.com.