{"id":3413,"date":"2013-08-03T05:09:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T12:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?post_type=article&p=3413"},"modified":"2013-08-06T04:45:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T11:45:51","slug":"culture-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/culture-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

CONGRESSIONAL\u00a0<\/b>ART CONTEST.\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Each year, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen invites students from her district\u2019s schools to submit art for a contest, awarding the winner with the opportunity to have his\/her art shown in the halls of Congress.\u00a0 Over twenty pieces were entered into the\u00a02013 competition.<\/p>\n

Pictured at this year\u2019s unveiling at Miami Senior High School in June were: Dexter Lehtinen, Cesar Gilfedo of South Miami HS, Alexander & Christopher Kiener (Coral Reef Magnet School),\u00a0the Congresswoman, Christopher Ferrer, congressional staffer, student artist Yelena Hernandez, and Helen Sweet, an art teacher and local Miami artist, who was one of the judges together with Dexter and\u00a0Ileana Ros Lehtinen.<\/p>\n

Pictured in Washington, with the Congresswoman are photographers Christopher Kiener (winner), and Alexander Kiener (runner up).<\/p>\n

ART IS HOMELESS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Alex and Chris Kiener, photographers, are twin brothers from Coral Reef Senior High School, a magnet school.\u00a0 Together, they have embarked on a photo-journalistic journey to capture the reality of homelessness in Miami with the goal to create public awareness for the plight of individuals experiencing homelessness.\u00a0 They have and continue to cooperate with Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Camillus House, Florida International University -Department of Art & Architecture and the National Coalition for the homeless.<\/p>\n

www.artishomeless.com\/<\/p>\n

AT THE WIRTZ GALLERY<\/b><\/p>\n

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Located in the First National Bank\u2019s lobby, each month the gallery presents local & international artists.\u00a0 Gallery hours are Monday to Thursday\u00a09a-4p, and Friday, 9a-6p.\u00a0 Artist receptions are generally held on the second Friday of the month, from 6-9p and are open to the public.<\/p>\n

For the months of August and September, the gallery will host Venezuelan artist Juanita Ramos, and Miami resident and artist Annie Maxwell, respectively.<\/p>\n

Juanita Ramos is a self-taught artist, who is known for her mural-size sublime works. She lives on Margarita Island in Venezuela, with her husband and two children.\u00a0 This has been her home and studio for the past 25 years. Her many works are found in homes and art spaces all over Venezuela.\u00a0 She is often defined as \u201ca na\u00efve artist with surreal trends.\u201d\u00a0 Since 2009 she has participated in the annual Liguenea Art Festival in Jamaica and many others.\u00a0 Her schedule of solo exhibits make her an assiduous artist, creating in her works, the\u00a0religious iconography and idiosyncrasy of\u00a0the everyday life of Venezuelans.<\/p>\n

In September, Annie Maxwell\u2019s art will be exhibited. \u00a0 A native of Guines, Cuba, Ana Ivis Maxwell (Annie) immigrated to Miami at age 10.\u00a0 This experience provided her with a profound understanding of the Caribbean with an American insight, which influences her work deeply.\u00a0 Aware of her artistic inclination, she attended various art schools to enrich her artistic growth, and has furthered her studies under the tutorship of noted masters from Cuba, Colombia and Spain.\u00a0 The artist is very versatile when choosing her subject matter, and can easily navigate from traditional everyday life to modern and abstract by using distinctive compositions. Her modern artworks compile a great deal of emotion, humor, color.<\/p>\n

For more visit, http:\/\/www.anaivismaxwell.com\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CONGRESSIONAL\u00a0ART CONTEST.\u00a0 Each year, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen invites students from her district\u2019s schools to submit art for a contest, awarding the winner with the opportunity to have his\/her art shown in the halls of Congress.\u00a0 Over twenty pieces were entered into the\u00a02013 competition. Pictured at this year\u2019s unveiling at Miami Senior High School in June<\/p>\n

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