Elizabeth Erazo Baez Representing Puerto RicoSecond Annual "Miami-Dade Celebrates
The Art of Its Sister Cities" (Miami-Dade County, FL) --
Walter A. Loy, Dean and Chair of Miami-Dade County's Sister Cities Program Coordinating Council, announced that Miami-Dade County's Sister Cities Program and Miami Dade College will host the Second Annual "Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of Its Sister Cities." This international exhibit will be open to the public from:
September 10 through September 26 and will be housed at the Miami Dade College Tower Theater,
1508 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida.Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Chair of the Jay Malina International Trade Consortium expressed, "I am proud that Miami-Dade Sister Cities Program is engaging in a cultural activity such as this art exhibit. This will strengthen the cultural and commercial relations with our sister cities and showcase Miami-Dade County as an international community."
Ms. Norma Amaro, Arts Committee Chair, added that on September 10th, opening night, an invitation only reception will be held. The art exhibit and sale will bring together works by local and international artists representing the Sister Cities' member countries. Artists from Italy, Paraguay, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Chile, Jamaica, Guadalupe, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Peru, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Sweden, Taiwan, Canary Islands of Spain, Turks and Caicos, Mexico, Ecuador and Puerto Rico as well as representatives from Miami-Dade County have already confirmed their participation.
Ms. Amaro also advised that the official art exhibit poster was designed by Rodrigue Joachin,
a student at Homestead Senior High School, winner of a recently held student art competition. The net proceeds of this art exhibit and sale will benefit the Miami-Dade Sister Cities Student Exchange Scholarship Program.
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