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18BB AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO MIAMI HERALD LEGACY BRIEFS The City of Miramar Presents: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: THE EXHIBITION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016 Third Annual Reception for the PAMM Fund for African American Art January 14, 2016 through February 29, 2016 The City of Miramar is proud to present an exclusive photographic collective featuring President Barack Obama, which has been specially selected by Chief White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photo Office, Pete Souza. Photos from the January 20th Community Program held in celebration of the exhibition: Ansin Family Art Gallery Miramar Cultural Center 2400 Civic Center Place Miramar, FL 33025 [phone] www.miramarculturalcenter.org Loni Johnson, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Jorge M. Pérez, Venus Williams, Darlene Pérez - Photo Juan E. Cabrera On February 16, 2016, 6:30-10pm, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will welcome Ambassadors for African American Art, community leaders and Legacy readers to the museum for a celebration at the Third Annual Reception for the PAMM Fund for African American Art presented by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The evening will showcase a performance, Ground (In Progress), presented by PAMM exhibition artist Nari Ward. Ground (In Progress) is a floor-based sculpture made from 700 copper-topped bricks and adorned with painted geometric symbols drawn from the Underground Railroad directional code. Five local dancers will perform and improvise atop Ward's sculpture and respond to its ideas of the untouchable and monumental nature of works of fine art using a range of dance styles. In addition, guests will enjoy a musical performance by Girl Power Girls’ Choir of Miami, a local organization that strives to provide opportunities for girls in a year-round quality music education program, and a complimentary dinner reception following the program. Initiated with a $1 million grant, funded equally by Jorge M. Pérez and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the PAMM Fund for African American Art builds on PAMM's longstanding commitment to exhibiting and collecting the work of African American artists. The support of PAMM’s Ambassadors for African American Art help grow the collection with works by significant artists such as Al Loving, Faith Ringgold, Rashid Johnson, Kehinde Wiley, Purvis Young and more. To receive an invitation to this event, become an Ambassador for African American Art by visiting pamm.org/artfund. Women of a New Tribe: Miami OPPORTUNITY. DIVERSITY. SUCCESS. The Port of Miami Tunnel is complete. The project, through Operation 305, helped create more than 7,000 local jobs. No one goes alone when it comes to success. In our case, we had the help of good people to help promote diversity and create opportunities building our tunnel. Together, people can accomplish great things. February 12-March 31, 2016 Stephen P. Clark Government Center In February, Miami will have the honor of celebrating the unique beauty of African American Women inspiring others with an exhibition entitled “WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE: MIAMI.” Co-sponsored by Miami-Dade County’s Black Affairs Advisory Board and the Commission for Women, the exhibit will be open to the public and run from February 12-March 31, 2016, from 8:30am – 5:00pm, at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, 111 Northwest 1st Street, Miami, Florida, 33128. The exhibit has been traveling continuously since its premiere in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 2002. The Miami women selected for the 2016 exhibit represent various aspects of the community including the legal profession, culture, business, elected officials and faith. Amongst the selected women are Legacy magazines, Editor-in-Chief, Erica V. Knowles-Nelson; and several of Legacy’s 25 Most Influential and Prominent Women honorees for 2015: Abigail Price Williams, Connie Kinnard, Dr. Enid Pinkney, and Jill Tracey. “Women of a New Tribe” was created by North Carolina based photographer Jerry Taliaferro, and is designed to honor the physical and spiritual beauty of the Black American woman, emphasizing her soulfulness, compassion and nobility. The core exhibition has traveled to numerous communities including: Detroit, Dallas, Cleveland, New Orleans, Toledo, Nashville, Newport News and Kansas City. The United States Embassies in Bratislava, Slovakia and Bucharest, Romania, hosted exhibitions in 2010 and 2011 respectively. For more information on the “Women of a New Tribe: Miami” exhibit contact Retha Boone-Fye Director of the Black Affairs Advisory Board at [phone] or [email protected].