http://basfisherinvitational.com www.basfisherinvitational.com Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:08 +0000 http://basfisherinvitational.com en http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/Mike-Diana http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/Mike-Diana Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:08 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5560768 <img src="http://payload163.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5560768/MDianaPR.jpg" width="123" height="173" width_o="123" height_o="173" src_o="http://payload163.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5560768/MDianaPR_o.jpg" data-mid="29971253" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/Beach-Painting-Club-NADA-Miami-Beach http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/Beach-Painting-Club-NADA-Miami-Beach Mon, 06 May 2013 15:44:36 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5560393 Beach Painting Club / NADA Miami BeachBEACH PAINTING CLUB Painters painting on the beach. Hosted by Tyson and Scott Reeder at the NADA Pool Party. Saturday, December 8, 2pm - 7pm followed by BEACH PAINTING BRUNCH Join us by the pool for a special unveiling of the paintings! Presented by NADA Friends and Family, White Columns, CANADA, Jack Hanley Gallery, Lisa Cooley, Bas Fisher Invitational and The Green Gallery. Sunday, December 9, 11am <img src="http://payload163.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5560393/image_2048.gif" width="792" height="853" width_o="792" height_o="853" src_o="http://payload163.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5560393/image_o.gif" data-mid="29968455" border="0" align="left"/> Beach Painting Club / NADA Miami BeachBEACH PAINTING CLUB Painters painting on the beach. Hosted by Tyson and Scott Reeder at the NADA Pool Party. Saturday,... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/WEIRD-MIAMI-bus-tour-wutz-uP http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/WEIRD-MIAMI-bus-tour-wutz-uP Mon, 06 May 2013 13:14:49 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5559163 <img src="http://payload162.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5559163/e1354254761.png" width="531" height="357" width_o="531" height_o="357" src_o="http://payload162.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5559163/e1354254761_o.png" data-mid="29961726" border="0" align="left"/> WEIRD MIAMI bus tour - wutz uP Here Comes WEIRD MIAMI!!! The BFI #BuildFutureInvestments is bringing back and expanding the popular WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which are artist-led expeditions to lesser-known places and cultural projects WEIRD MIAMI bus tour SPRING BREAK HIALEAH 2012 in collaboration with NADA Pool Party!!!!! wutz uP Saturday December 8th 2 Tours: 10:45a-2p // 2:45-6p Pick up and drop off location: NADA Pool Party Deauville Beach Resort // 6701 Collins Avenue, Miami 33141 CLICK HERE to purchase tickets $45 SPRING BREAK HIALEAH 2012 wutz uP Expanding upon the BFI exhibition Shell Cycle, art space SPRING BREAK will host a Weird Miami bus tour on Dec. 8. Homing on EXCESS and FANTASY in the city of Hialeah. WEIRD MIAMI BUS TOURS BFI will offer a behind the scenes look at the city and its artistic offerings by expanding the popular, artist-led WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which introduce locals, as well as tourists, to lesser-known places and cultural projects. BFI will invite artists to create tours and exhibitions that reflect their relationship with the city. The project also will create an interactive, online presence to enhance the experience. Bringing back WEIRD MIAMI is possible thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of the Knight Arts Challenge The title WEIRD MIAMI is a loving ode influenced by the city slogan of Austin, Texas: “Keep Austin Weird.” In 2010, frustrated by global perceptions of Miami as a superficial Babylon where Art Basel happens to be in December, Jim Drain, Naomi Fisher, and Agatha Wara sought to expose the deep and varied year-round cultural depth of Miami by having artists become the hosts of bus tours around the city. Interrelated gallery programming will link contemporary art with the community. “Artists think differently,” says Naomi Fisher, “WEIRD MIAMI participants not only get to see and learn about sites in Miami they may have never visited before, but they also get to see the city through artist’s eyes.” With WEIRD MIAMI, participants gain a new kind of agency with their own city: one may peek into emerging artist’s studios, walk up an ancient Calusa shell mound in El Portal, or nibble on Caribbean cuisine in Little Haiti. Destinations will be kept secret, only the artist leading the tour and their chosen theme will be revealed ahead of time, transforming participants into fresh visitors to their own city and enabling tour goers to revel in Miami's diversity, multiculturalism, and well... weirdness. Weird Miami programming is funded through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight Arts Challenge, which aims to bring Miami together through the arts. About the BFI The BFI is a hub for contemporary art in Miami: a place for free expression, creativity, experimentation and thinking. The BFI aims sustain and grow the space, to be able to offer support for art projects, and to participate within the international dialogue of contemporary art through art exhibitions and additional activities such as lectures, events, film screenings AND BUS TOURS! The BFI is a place to be shared. It is a community builder. About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge is a $40 million effort to bring South Florida together through the arts. Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. For more, visit KnightFoundation.org. BFI #BuildFutureInvestments 122 NE 11th Street, Miami FL 33132. (Two blocks from LegalArt and CIFO in Downtown Miami) *Bus tour locations are not disclosed, but will take place on Sat. Dec. 8. To book a seat contact info@basfisherinvitational.com or www.basfisherinvitational.com WEIRD MIAMI bus tour - wutz uP Here Comes WEIRD MIAMI!!! The BFI #BuildFutureInvestments is bringing back and expanding the popular WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/Line-Space-Place http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/Line-Space-Place Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:25:59 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5504979 Panel Discusion: What is Line/Space/Place? Tuesday, April 30, 7pm | The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University in conjunction with Girls' Club Foundation are pleased to announce continuing public programs in association with the on-line exhibition/project space The Drawing Project. Following the successful launch of The Drawing Project website and first panel discussion on April 3rd at the Frost Museum, the project continues with its second panel discussion Tuesday, April 30 from 7-9pm at the Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI). This second panel will delve deeper into the project's investigative goals, asking panelists and the public alike What is Line, Space and Place? The act of drawing is quite possibly the oldest form of art. Through the millennia, it has shifted forms along with cultural changes and technological innovations, even taking on the form of written language as pictographs, cuneiform and binary code. Loosely framed around essays by Miwon Kwon and Michel Foucault, the panel will connect philosophical and theoretical definitions of space with the panelists' own creative practices, noting how each artists' work occupies and challenges the dynamic and pluralistic boundaries of 'space.' This panel responds directly to the notion that a drawing is not only an object, but an action as well: the trace of a point in motion. Moderated by artist and Girls' Club gallery director Sarah Michelle Rupert, the panel will be a candid, intimate, and in depth conversation. Panelist include artist and The Drawing Project's first on-line resident Jenny Brillhart; artist and The Drawing Project project contributor Felice Grodin; artist and The Drawing Project curator/creator Emmy Mathis, and Amanda Sanfilippo, contemporary art historian & development associate at Locust Projects. <img src="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5504979/Line Space Place_2048.jpeg" width="720" height="563" width_o="720" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload160.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5504979/Line Space Place_o.jpeg" data-mid="29649930" border="0" align="left"/> The Drawing Project Upcoming Events Sunday, April 28th, 1-4pm | Pop-In Drop Off Drawing Expo the end/SPRING BREAK, 176 NE 1 Street, downtown Miami www.end-springbreak.com Tuesday, April 30, 7pm | Panel Discusion: What is Line/Space/Place? BFI, (formerly Bas Fisher Invitational), 100 NE 11 Street, downtown Miami www.basfisherinvitational.com Friday, May 3, 7pm | Catalog Launch: Following the Line Girls' Club, 117 NE 2 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale www.girlsclubcollection.org Thursday, May 9, 7pm | Roundtable Discussion: Boundless Reach, On-line Exhibition Lester's Miami, 2519 NW 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Miami www.lestersmiami.com About the Drawing Project The Drawing Project at the Frost Art Museum is a collaborative investigation curated by artist/educator and FIU graduate Emmy Mathis. The on-line exhibition/project space consists of an on-line exhibition where pieces from the Frost's permanent collection, many of which have never been exhibited in the museum, are displayed along with international work culled by the Drawing Research Network, work by local Miami artists, and a special curatorial section of work from contemporary women artists from the Girls' Club Collection. Artists include internationally renowned artists such as Jean Cocteau, Shirin Neshat and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as practitioners in the academic field of drawing such as Andrea Kantrowitz and John Adams, and local artists including Jenny Brillhart and Kevin Arrow. The website also hosts a project space that is open for proposals and an on-line residency whose first artist will be Jenny Brillhart for the months of April & May. Extending beyond the screen, The Drawing Project continues into the tangible world in the form of public programs including a series of webisodes, talks, panel discussions and events, inviting the public to experience the project in a multitude of forms and make their own decisions regarding what defines line and what spaces it can it occupy. The website www.drawingproject.frostartmuseum.org is currently live. Although the exhibition galleries are complete, the site itself is not finite. Check back regularly to see additions to the 'to write' and 'to document' galleries, as well as the Project Space and the On-line Residency. About Girls' Club Girls' Club is a private foundation and alternative space established in 2006 by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. Girls' Club produces exhibitions, educational programming, publications and events that change lives, nurture local artists, and inspire cultural growth in Broward County. Girls' Club hours are Wednesday - Friday, 1-5pm and other times by appointment. www.girlsclubcollection.org About the Drawing Research Network The Drawing Research Network (DRN) was established in 2001 as part of the Campaign for Drawing. The DRN is an international network of individuals and institutions who are involved in some way with improving our understanding of drawing. It aims to use this knowledge to raise the profile of drawing and drawing research. www.drawing-research-network.org.uk About BFI The Bas Fisher Invitational is a hub for contemporary art in Miami: a place for free expression, creativity, experimentation and thinking. The BFI aims sustain and grow the space, to be able to offer support for art projects, and to participate within the international dialogue of contemporary art through art exhibitions and additional activities such as lectures, events, film screenings AND BUS TOURS! www.basfisherinvitational.com About the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University The Frost Art Museum opened its current 46,000-square-foot state of the art building in November 2008. Admission to the Museum is always free. The Frost is an American Alliance of Museums accredited museum and Smithsonian affiliate and is located at 10975 SW 17thStreet, across from the Blue garage and adjacent to the Wertheim Performing Arts Center on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and most legal holidays. For more information, please visit www.thefrost.fiu.edu or call 305-348-2890. Follow us on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook. About FIU Florida International University is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation, with nearly 50,000 students. Nearly 110,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission, with research expenditures of more than $100 million per year. www.fiu.edu. Panel Discusion: What is Line/Space/Place? Tuesday, April 30, 7pm | The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University in conjunction... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/T-Elliot-Mansa http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/T-Elliot-Mansa Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:14:23 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5448341 BFI presents T. Elliot Mansa To celebrate the wonderful news that Miami based artist T. Elliot Mansa was accepted into the prestigious Yale painting MFA program, the BFI #BigFutureInitiative is hosting an exhibition of his newest work. Please note, this is a fundraising exhibition: All profits from every sale of Mansa's Artwork will go directly to help fund Mansa's expenses while at YALE. We want Mansa to thrive! First Friday Reception, May 3rd, 6-10pm Opening Friday April 26, 7pm - 9pm April 26th - May 8th, open by appointment only for appointments, contact info@basfisherinvitational.com BFI #BigFutureInitiative 100 Northeast 11th Street Miami, FL 33132 click for DIRECTIONS Mansa, born in Miami, is a product of Miami-Dade's magnet programs. Home was a very different place than school. At home in the early 80's he watched as his stepfather grappled with crack addiction. In school Mansa began to navigate the dichotomy of these two worlds. He began to use Art as a place to question these contradictions around him. Though he graduated from the esteemed New World School of the Arts, Mansa still had to avoid the ever-present temptations of gangs and drugs. Despite watching a number of his friends dabble in the drug trade, some even falling to gun violence along the way, the temptation to follow in this illicit life path for Mansa was real. After battling depression following the death of his mother, Mansa again looked to painting. He explored auto-biographical tropes in his Mother/Son series. Logically, Mansa began to explore his relationship with his father in his work. It seemed painting was becoming his saving grace. Looking at his own life Mansa saw that through Art he had been able to accomplish more than his peers around him; namely, he had managed to graduate college and avoid the label of felon, two things his siblings had been unable to achieve. As Mansa questioned the relationships between Sons and Fathers and ideas behind the worship of 'the hustler' in hip-hop's urban culture, he was able to draw closer to his brothers and father. This was a fleeting joy. Unfortunately on Easter Sunday, Mansa would lose his father to cancer as well. Mansa received his notice of acceptance to Yale the night before his father's funeral. T. Eliott Mansa will be exhibiting recent portraits that bridge the gaps between sociological and autobiographical narratives, mixed with elements from the mythologies of the West African Yoruba cosmology. The figures painted in acrylic, often of family and friends, emerge in rich details from graphite washes. These young men, brothers, uncles and father(s) of the artist, are all convicted felons. The paintings portray the subjects, often African-American men, both in urban settings and as African deities, or Orishas, using the metaphor of possession to examine the role of hero-worship in Mansa's subjects' socialization. More press on T. Eliott Mansa's exhibit at The BFI can be found at the links below: • Barton, Eric. “T. Elliot Mansa Earns Street Cred For Miami’s Urban Artists”.WLRN, Miami Herald. May 3, 2013. Web. http://wlrn.org/post/t-elliot-mansa-earns-street-cred-miamis-urban-artists • Saati, Briana. “Miami Artist T. Eliot Mansa’s Talent Propels Him to Yale and Beyond”. Miami New Times. Apr. 26, 2013. Web. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2013/04/miami_artist_t_eliott_mansas_t.php • Tschida, Anne. “Art On The Move”. Biscayne Times. May 2013. Web. http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1480:art-on-the-move&catid=38:art-a-culture&Itemid=201 <img src="http://payload157.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5448341/yemaya_and_olokun_2048.jpg" width="685" height="1024" width_o="685" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload157.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5448341/yemaya_and_olokun_o.jpg" data-mid="29338101" border="0" align="left"/> Yemaya and Olukun <img src="http://payload157.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5448341/olokununfaithfulservant_2048.jpg" width="685" height="1024" width_o="685" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload157.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5448341/olokununfaithfulservant_o.jpg" data-mid="29338096" border="0" align="left"/> Olokun Unfaithful Servant BFI presents T. Elliot Mansa To celebrate the wonderful news that Miami based artist T. Elliot Mansa was accepted into the prestigious Yale painting MFA program,... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/BFI-hosts-Young-Arts-Exhibition http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/BFI-hosts-Young-Arts-Exhibition Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:32:22 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5378491 BFI #BrightFutureInitiative is hosting an exhibition of Young Arts regional finalists in Visual Arts, Photography and Film, curated by Thom Collins, Director of the Miami Art Museum. Saturday April 13th, 7pm - 9pm BFI #BrightFutureInitiative 100 Northeast 11th Street Miami, FL 33132 click for DIRECTIONS BFI #BrightFutureInitiative has teamed up with The National Young Arts Foundation, hosting a one night only Young Arts Miami exhibition of visual arts, photography, and film with guest curator Thom Collins, Director of the Miami Art Museum. The exhibit utilizes the expansive raw space of both the BFI gallery and neighboring Turn Based Press, taking full advantage of the unique and collaborative character of the Downtown ArtHouse, a new hub for contemporary art in Miami. Extending deep into our warehouse location, BFI and Turn Based Press are transformed into an expansive exhibit of burgeoning talent. As a Young Arts Alumni and Young Arts National Panelist for the past three years, BFI Director Naomi Fisher is honored to be a part of this project to identify and support the next generation of artists. This exhibition is part of BFI’s commitment to expanding and strengthening Contemporary Art in South Florida by nourishing and mentoring young artists. Saturday April 13th, 7pm - 9pm 100 NE 11th Street Miami, FL 33132 <img src="http://payload153.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5378491/YoungArts-Miami-2013-FINAL.jpeg" width="580" height="1398" width_o="580" height_o="1398" src_o="http://payload153.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5378491/YoungArts-Miami-2013-FINAL_o.jpeg" data-mid="28972665" border="0" align="left"/> BFI #BrightFutureInitiative is hosting an exhibition of Young Arts regional finalists in Visual Arts, Photography and Film, curated by Thom Collins, Director of the... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/Nathaniel-Sandler-hosts-WEIRD-MIAMI http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/Nathaniel-Sandler-hosts-WEIRD-MIAMI Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:51:20 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5338731 <img src="http://payload151.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5338731/dead dead bird-weird_miami-lores-layers.jpg" width="480" height="333" width_o="480" height_o="333" src_o="http://payload151.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5338731/dead dead bird-weird_miami-lores-layers_o.jpg" data-mid="29197395" border="0" align="left"/> The Alleyways of South Beach Tour An exploration of neither glitz nor glamour with occasional poetry readings awash in garbage juice. we'll stroll like poodles and be washed down a gigantic scenic gutter - Frank O'Hara CLICK HERE for NBC News Coverage! CLICK HERE for the Miami New Times Review: "Weird Miami Bus Tour, O, Miami Edition: Naked Guys and Drug Drops in Miami Beach." CLICK HERE for Hamptonarthub's piece "“O, Miami Poetry Festival Crosses Artistic Boundaries”. The Alleyways of South Beach Tour An exploration of neither glitz nor glamour with occasional poetry readings awash in garbage juice. we'll stroll like... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/TASTE-1 http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/TASTE-1 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:51:00 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5356458 <img src="http://payload152.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5356458/TASTE-image_2048.jpg" width="720" height="720" width_o="720" height_o="720" src_o="http://payload152.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5356458/TASTE-image_o.jpg" data-mid="28821251" border="0" align="left"/> thumbnail image by brodum The BFI in collaboration with O,Miami present: thumbnail image by brodum The BFI in collaboration with O,Miami present: http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/Katerina-Llanes-RIDING-THE-LINE-The-Artist-Critic-Curator-in http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/Katerina-Llanes-RIDING-THE-LINE-The-Artist-Critic-Curator-in Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:43:42 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 5086654 <img src="http://payload139.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5086654/k9k0ob_2048.jpeg" width="700" height="466" width_o="700" height_o="466" src_o="http://payload139.cargocollective.com/1/8/265225/5086654/k9k0ob_o.jpeg" data-mid="27333800" border="0" align="left"/> 8:00pm Wednesday, MARCH 6th, 2013 BFI #Beach Front Imports 100 Northeast 11th Street Miami, FL 33132 DIRECTIONS (free parking will be available) With the rapid growth of activity in the field of art since the 1960's and the associated rise of professionalized practices, a conflict of hierarchisation has emerged between artists, critics, and curators that necessitates a re-evaluation of authorship, mediation, and status value. Taking Tyson Reeder's hyphenated artist-curator position as a jumping off point, Katerina Llanes, a graduate of the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies whose own practice lies somewhere between art, criticism, and curating, will lead a discussion on the shifting roles within contemporary art and the need to invoke agonistic pluralism as a way to de-stabilize any singular practice and embrace instead hybridity across platforms. The conversation will center on Beatrice Von Bismarck's essay "Curatorial Criticality - On the Role of Freelance Curators in the Field of Contemporary Art" with additional readings by Maria Lind and Chantal Mouffe. The conversation will center on Beatrice Von Bismarck's essay "Curatorial Criticality - On the Role of Freelance Curators in the Field of Contemporary Art" with additional readings by Maria Lind and Chantal Mouffe. The suggested readings for this discussion are downloadable from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pxqm6ldhvnnog2l/DDUP8Nr3ri Katerina Llanes is an artist - writer - curator living in Los Angeles. In 2009, she received her MA from the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies and founded Sessions, a feminist artist-run school in upstate New York. Most recently she curated the two-part video program Performativity - Cyber / Corporeal for MOCAtv. She is a contributor to DIS magazine and is currently writing on Instagram and its influence on the socio-spiritual psyche. 8:00pm Wednesday, MARCH 6th, 2013 BFI #Beach Front Imports 100 Northeast 11th Street Miami, FL 33132 DIRECTIONS (free parking will be available) With the... http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/WEIRD-MIAMI-bus-tour-Hosted-by-Tyson-Reeder http://www.basfisherinvitational.com/following/basfisherinvitational.com/WEIRD-MIAMI-bus-tour-Hosted-by-Tyson-Reeder Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:40:05 +0000 www.basfisherinvitational.com 4961427 WEIRD MIAMI is BACK AGAIN!!! 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WEIRD MIAMI BUS TOURS BFI will offer a behind the scenes look at the city and its artistic offerings by expanding the popular, artist-led WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which introduce locals, as well as tourists, to lesser-known places and cultural projects. BFI will invite artists to create tours and exhibitions that reflect their relationship with the city. The project also will create an interactive, online presence to enhance the experience. Bringing back WEIRD MIAMI is possible thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of the Knight Arts Challenge The title WEIRD MIAMI is a loving ode influenced by the city slogan of Austin, Texas: “Keep Austin Weird.” In 2010, frustrated by global perceptions of Miami as a superficial Babylon where Art Basel happens to be in December, Jim Drain, Naomi Fisher, and Agatha Wara sought to expose the deep and varied year-round cultural depth of Miami by having artists become the hosts of bus tours around the city. Interrelated gallery programming will link contemporary art with the community. “Artists think differently,” says Naomi Fisher, “WEIRD MIAMI participants not only get to see and learn about sites in Miami they may have never visited before, but they also get to see the city through artist’s eyes.” With WEIRD MIAMI, participants gain a new kind of agency with their own city: one may peek into emerging artist’s studios, walk up an ancient Calusa shell mound in El Portal, or nibble on Caribbean cuisine in Little Haiti. Destinations will be kept secret, only the artist leading the tour and their chosen theme will be revealed ahead of time, transforming participants into fresh visitors to their own city and enabling tour goers to revel in Miami's diversity, multiculturalism, and well... weirdness. About the BFI The BFI is a hub for contemporary art in Miami: a place for free expression, creativity, experimentation and thinking. The BFI aims sustain and grow the space, to be able to offer support for art projects, and to participate within the international dialogue of contemporary art through art exhibitions and additional activities such as lectures, events, film screenings AND BUS TOURS! The BFI is a place to be shared. It is a community builder. About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge is a $40 million effort to bring South Florida together through the arts. Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. For more, visit KnightFoundation.org. WEIRD MIAMI is BACK AGAIN!!! Weird Miami Bus Tour Hosted by Tyson Reeder Saturday, January 26, 2013 10am Check out photos from Tyson Reeders WEIRD MIAMI bus tour!!...