The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs has released “Selections from the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Collection,” a new publication designed to provide citizens and visitors with a guide highlighting public art works throughout the County. The 60-page booklet features many of the program’s most prominent and popular works of public art, including pieces located at the Port of Miami, Miami International Airport, Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami and locations throughout Miami-Dade County.
Elegant and user-friendly, “Selections from the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Collection” features locator maps and addresses of public art projects, brief descriptions of the works and full color images. The brochure provides residents and visitors the opportunity to conduct self-guided tours of the collection and to learn more about our county-wide “museum” of art, created by Miami-Dade-based artists and by artists from all over the world.
“We are committed to making Miami-Dade County’s Art in Public Places program a national model of operational efficiency, artistic quality and programmatic accountability,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. “This new publication is one of many steps being taken to demonstrate the importance of a public art program and to emphasize the high standards that we have set for the future of the program.”
To request a copy of “Selections from the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Collection,” please contact 305-375-4634 or culture@miamidade.gov.
Copies of the Selections from the Collection are also available through the Miami-Dade County Public Library System, Team Metro, Miami-Dade County Mayor’s and Commissioners’ offices. In addition, the publication is available on the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places website in PDF format at www.miamidade.gov/publicart.