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July guide to the arts at the U

View a list of arts-related events for this month, including film screenings at the Bill Cosford Cinema, the Florida Printmakers Society 2023 Biennial Competition exhibition, and the final two performances of the Frost Chopin Festival at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall.
Pianist Dmitry Ablogin performs at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall during the fifth annual Frost Chopin Festival.
Dmitry Ablogin performs at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall during the opening concert of the fifth annual Frost Chopin Festival. Photo: Redi Llupa

Explore a roundup of events this month, including two happenings at the Lowe Art Museum and a virtual book talk hosted by the UM Libraries. Visit The U Creates for more information on the arts and humanities offerings at the University throughout the year.

Bill Cosford Cinema 

Sundays at 1 p.m.

The Bill Cosford Cinema continues screening films featured by the Sight and Sound Best Movies of All Time poll. Admission is free for students with valid ’Cane ID. Registration is required; use code “UMSTUDENT” at checkout. Tickets are available for purchase at $5 per film.

5030 Brunson Drive, Suite 225
Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Explore the Cosford Cinema’s events calendar.


Frost School of Music

Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2

The Frost Chopin Festival returns to Miami for a fifth time. The weeklong series wraps up with a performance by pianist Shelly Berg, dean of the Frost School of Music. Learn more about the festival and purchase tickets.

Maurice Gusman Concert Hall
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146

Find more events at the Frost School of Music.


Lowe Art Museum 

Tuesday, July 11, 12 p.m.

“Slow Looking with the Lowe: Ancient Epics”

Join Tola Porter, Lowe Art Museum educator for academic and public programs, for a 30-minute interactive program at the Lowe. Participants will engage with art that features scenes from Homer’s “Odyssey” and Virgil’s “Aeneid.” The program will explore the different ways that artists have interpreted and depicted these ancient epic narratives. Register now.

Wednesday, July 19, 6:30 p.m.

Lowe Connects will feature a lecture by Ashli White, associate professor of history at the College of Arts and Sciences, about her book, “Revolutionary Things, Material Culture and Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World.” White will explore the unique ways that a wide range of objects associated with the American, French, and Haitian revolutions crisscrossed the ocean and shaped how people understood contested concepts like equality, freedom, and solidarity. Register now for the virtual event.

On view through Oct. 8, 2023

“Sandra Ramos: Entropydoscopes” involves an extraordinary collection of light boxes featuring kaleidoscopic videos. Through a blend of recognizable details and distortion, Ramos takes the viewer on a personal journey through her memories. The exhibit is part of Lowe Creative Projects, which contains installations by emerging and mid-career artists to foster creativity and experimentation. Learn more.

Explore the Lowe's events calendar.


University Libraries

Tuesday, July 18, 2 p.m.

“La bella cubana: Rostros de mujeres en la Cuba del siglo XIX”

Historian and author Teresa Fernández Soneira will present her book and discuss her work with Madeline Cámara Betancourt, professor of Latin American literature at the University of South Florida. “La bella cubana” includes 162 color images composed of ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen images, daguerreotypes, and other photographic techniques from the 19th century that were made in Cuba by the most famous photographers of the era. This event will be presented in Spanish. Reserve a spot for the virtual event.

On view through July 21, 2023

Hosted at the Kislak Center at the University of Miami, “Visages of Memory Description: Honoring Holocaust Survivors and Preserving Their Memories” is a display of portraits and memoirs from South Floridians who survived one of the darkest times in modern history.

On view through fall 2023

Hosted on the first and second floor of the Otto G. Richter Library, “Remembering Jacques Stéphen Alexis: A Centenary Celebration” commemorates the centennial anniversary of the birth of Jacques Stéphen Alexis (1922–1961), renowned Haitian novelist, essayist, activist, and neurologist born in Gonaïve, Haiti.

Find a calendar of events and a complete list of current exhibitions offered by the UM Libraries. 


University of Miami Art Galleries

On view Monday, July 15, through Friday, Aug. 11, 2023

The University of Miami will host the Florida Printmakers Society 2023 Biennial Competition exhibition. The show includes 32 pieces made from a wide variety of print material, including cyanotypes, relief prints, etchings, stone lithographs, collographs, monoprints, silkscreens, digital prints, embossing, and various combinations of these different types of printing methods. Learn more.

This year’s competition was juried by Lise Drost, professor and head of the printmaking program at the University of Miami. Formed in 1986, the nonprofit Florida Printmakers Society consists of about 200 members from around the world who are practicing artists and printmakers, art dealers, and patrons. 

Attend the opening reception on Saturday, July 15, from 4 to 6 p.m.

University of Miami Gallery, Wynwood Building
2750 NW Third Ave., Suite 4
Miami, Florida 33127

Get more information about the University of Miami art galleries.

 

The U Creates is dedicated to showcasing the creative work of its students and faculty and staff members. Visit www.arts.miami.edu for more information.


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