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Congratulations are in order for The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU: After a rigorous process that examined all aspects of its operations, the museum has achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM) once again. This is the highest national recognition for which a museum can [...]
The FIU alumna and renowned “Miami Generation” artist brings her evocative artwork to the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum By Elisa Turner Your first encounter with María Brito’s show at the Frost Art Museum could be confusing. You may even wonder why it’s there. If so, you’ll please Brito, a rebel at heart who [...]
Writing done with fly pigment, ping pong balls in the shape of clouds and paper shapes that seem to go on forever are just a few of the objects that bridge the line between the real and surreal, the natural and man-made and the figurative and abstract works in the [...]
Ten original works of art created by FIU students are currently on display at Aventura Mall, on more than 100 tables in the food court. The showcase, sponsored by the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, features images ranging from the tender (like that of two seniors holding hands) to [...]
“Adoration of the Magi,” an oil painting attributed to Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640) and Jacob Jordaens (1593 – 1678), is now on view in the Carol Weldon Metropolitan Gallery in The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU. This 17th century high baroque work is on special [...]
Carol Damian will be the guest speaker at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Network Luncheon. Director and chief curator of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Carol Damian is a strong fixture in Miami’s arts community and a nationally recognized art historian. On Tuesday, July 20, [...]
“Tap-Tap: Celebrating the Art of Haiti,” will be on view through Sept. 5 at The Frost. FIU will also keep a registry of Haitian art in Florida. At the Frost Art Museum’s new exhibit, a crowded tap-tap made of papier-mâché will transport you from a colorful country wedding to a [...]
For the seventh consecutive year, talented elementary, middle and high school artists are exhibiting their work at The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum. Creative Visions runs through May 23. A crowd of nearly 500 students, teachers, family members and art lovers turned out May 12 for the opening of [...]
The Frost Art Museum unveiled “Taiwan Discovered: In Place and Time,” a new exhibit that introduces Taiwanese artists to the South Florida community for the first time and recognizes their contribution to the new global reality of the international art world, Feb. 19. Seven artists were invited to participate in [...]
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum will unveil “The Fantastic World of José Gurvich,” a new exhibition by renowned Uruguayan artist José Gurvich, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. “The Frost is honored to bring this exhibition to a [...]
