State of the County Address

Presented by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders and field experts for a discussion exploring the arts and health landscape. As the health and wellness industry expands, so does the interest in arts centered healing. Learn how organizations are creating innovative models, research-informed practices, and cross-sector partnerships that bridge the arts and healthcare.   

Featured Speakers:

Artist Access (ART) Grant Program

Roxana Barba / rbarba@miamidade.gov
Funded by Miami-Dade County and in partnership with FUNDarte, the Artist Access Grant Program is designed to assist practicing, professional artists in any medium or discipline residing in Miami-Dade County pursue opportunities that will advance their practice and careers in demonstrable ways.

Today, our community unites to uplift the causes that matter most. Give Miami Day, organized by The Miami Foundation, is the largest community-wide giving event of its kind in the nation—and it’s happening now!

This is your opportunity to support the nonprofits that make Miami-Dade vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. With over 1,400 organizations to choose from—arts and culture, mental health, housing, the environment, senior care, youth development, and more — there’s a cause for everyone.

Miami Emerging Arts Leaders - Build, Strive, Thrive: Learn How The Beacon Council and Strive305 Initiative Can Expand Organizational Capacity

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for an informative session exploring how The Beacon Council and Miami-Dade County’s Strive305 initiative support Miami-Dade’s cultural sector. Discover valuable tools, business resources, and capacity-building programs available through the Strive305 Hub, an essential lifeline for local entrepreneurs and small business owners. This event will highlight pathways for cultural organizations to strengthen operations, grow sustainably, and thrive in an increasingly evolving cultural landscape.

Join the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders for an energizing and practical conversation on how to fundraise with confidence and purpose. Featuring Julissa Rivera, Community Engagement Manager at The Miami Foundation, this session will dive into what makes a fundraising campaign successful, how to prepare for Give Miami Day, and how to build lasting donor relationships. You’ll also hear from local arts organizations that have achieved real fundraising success.

Cultural Grants Workshop for Arts Groups, Artists and Nonprofit Community Organizations

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 28, at 2PM - Workshop Via Zoom
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Are you looking for funding for your cultural project? Join us for the next informational session on how to access Miami-Dade County grants for cultural activities.

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10 AM

Miami-Dade County continues to work in close collaboration with its project partners—including Florida International University, GableStage, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Miami Planning Department and building officials, Arquitectonica and their consulting team, and many others—to advance the Coconut Grove Playhouse toward completion.