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Posted by Elman + Skye on Mar 23, 2025
Richard Ross — Art with a Purpose
RICHARD ROSS is an artist/activist/photographer and distinguished research professor of art based in Santa Barbara, California. As the creator of “Juvenile-in-Justice,” his work turns a lens on the placement and treatment of American juveniles housed by law in facilities that treat, confine, punish, assist and, occasionally, harm them.
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Mar 15, 2025
Juliet Romeo: Filmmaker, Journalist, Activist
JULIET ROMEO is an award-winning writer and director known for her dedication to bold, authentic storytelling. A Brooklyn-born Trinidadian filmmaker based in South Florida, she brings her lived experiences as a disabled Caribbean woman into her work, creating narratives that explore identity, resilience, and social justice.
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Mar 6, 2025
James Woolley: Executive Director of the Miami Film Festival
In 2024, JAMES WOOLLEY became the Executive Director of the Miami Film Festival. He has worked on more than 20 large-scale film festivals throughout his career, including the Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane Film Festivals. Most recently, he was executive director of the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Mar 2, 2025
The Kaimiloa Project
CESAR A. BECERRA is a South Florida historian who’s taken part in chronicling and sharing the stories of the region for two decades. He is now engaged in writing the epic tale of the 230-foot SS Kaimiloa that plied the South Seas one hundred years ago. BEATRICE A. BRICKELL is engaged with tales of Miami and old Florida learned from her Kellum and Brickell family
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Feb 24, 2025
David Lawrence Jr. — Always Informed
DAVID LAWRENCE JR. (b. 1942) retired in 1999 as publisher of The Miami Herald to work in the area of early childhood development and readiness. He chairs The Children’s Movement of Florida, aimed at making children the state’s top priority for investment and decision-making.
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Feb 17, 2025
Mary Ellen Scherl: Art with Backstories
After a 17-year career as an Art Director at two premier advertising agencies, MARY ELLEN SCHERL transitioned from commercial art to fine art — sculpture, painting, installation photography, writing, and most recently filmmaking.
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Posted by Elman + Skye on Feb 10, 2025
Alan Zweibel Knows Funny
An original “Saturday Night Live” writer, ALAN ZWEIBEL has won five Emmy Awards for his work in television, which also includes “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” (which he co-created and produced), “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
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Posted by ArtSpeak Staff on Sep 18, 2017
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The ArtSpeak publishing platform provides an intellectually sophisticated showcase for impactful creative talent, and serves as a bridge between arts journalism and academia by blending experienced writers, designers, photographers, and digital technologists with FIU students, faculty, and professional staff.
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TWENTY complimentary editions of the ArtSpeak e-Magazine are ready for installation and download to your Apple iPad (preferably) and iPhone from the Apple App Store. The first ArtSpeak branded e-Magazine (Volume 9, Number 2) was published in December, 2023.
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