City of Miami Beach Press Release
Miami Beach ReFrames Memorial Day Weekend
—Reimagining the Experience for Residents & Visitors—
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach is gearing up to host their first Memorial Day Weekend arts and culture focused program with local curators Octavia Yearwood and Jared McGriff who are collaborating with South Florida based artists to produce works that spark crucial conversations about inclusion, blackness and relationships. ReFrame: Miami Beach will speak to both residents and visitors and inspire engagement with Miami Beach cultural anchors, such as Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre, FIU-Miami Beach Urban Studios and The Bass.
“These activations were born from conversations with the community on “How can art and culture step in as a mediator to tell stories from and with different points of view?” said Octavia Yearwood. “In asking ourselves this question, Jared and I are designing an interactive program that mobilizes artists, curators and organizers. We’re looking at how institutions and public and digital spaces can be reimagined during Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach as an opportunity to explore how to create more cohesive communities.”
ReFrame: Miami Beach will include the following FREE exhibitions and activations:
• I See You, Too An exhibition about how propaganda and misinformation have compromised us. Curated by Octavia Yearwood and Naiomy Guerrero with works by Loni Johnson and Rodney Jackson.Opening Reception, Thursday, May 23, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On view Friday, May 24 through Monday May 27
737 Lincoln Road
• Digital Signs by Michelle Lisa PolissaintLarge digital road signs with poetic and witty interventions that subvert common narratives.
On view Thursday, May 23 through Monday, May 27
Between 5 and 10 street, Ocean Drive
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ReFrame Photo Pop UpAn immersive photo pop-up where photographer Michelle Polissaint will capture the true essence of Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach.Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26
Between 5 and 15 streets, Ocean DriveOut of Context, by Chris FridayOperating with the belief that education is not limited to a classroom, Friday creates “learning environments”, reflecting information that has undergone a context change, back at the viewer. In this way, Friday investigates themes of Identity, Race, Gender, Sexuality and the effects of popular culture on the perceptions of brown bodies.Opening Reception, Saturday, May 25, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
On view Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FIU - Miami Beach Urban Studios, 1618 Washington AvenuePLAY, LAY, AYE, by GeoVanna GonzalezPlay, Lay, Aye explores a contemporary queer interpretation of tete-a-tete, a classic French design, which translates as "head to head". The structure acts as an intimate meeting point with its completely open design acting as a declaration, a place to not feel shame or need to justify one's self. This new design is now a place for openness and outness.
On view Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26
Performance on Saturday, May 25 by Queer Membership Club, This Girls Lunchbox & the FemPower Artist Collective- Noon to 3 p.m. with Open Mic at 3 p.m.
The Bass, 2100 CollinsBetsayda Machado y La Parranda El ClavoMemorial Day concert presented by Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre Monday, May 27 at 5 p.m. (Free to the public, supported by the City of Miami Beach) Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
More information and images are available upon request. RSVP to attend at
http://bit.ly/Reframemia
Additional activations independent of ReFrame: Miami Beach:
For updated information on Memorial Day weekend activities on Miami Beach, visitwww.memorialdaymb.com.