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ICA Miami hosted Family Fest, an annual event raising support for youth education. This year’s Family Fest, on Sunday, Sept. 28, explored Florida’s incredible ecosystem and wildlife.
Attending families created art inspired by the Everglades, painted their faces like colorful reef fish, and engaged in interactive storytelling. Between creating bee luminaries with local Miami beeswax, crafting flying bird puppets, and building mini wetland ecosystems, Family Fest provided interactive fun for everyone.
Families enjoyed a full afternoon of hands-on activities, from live animal encounters to artmaking inspired by Florida’s unique ecosystems, including:
Activities & Experiences
• Live animal show encounters with reptiles and other wildlife and lessons on conservation;
• Pollinator Movement Workshop where families explored how bees communicate and learn about the role of native pollinators in our ecosystem, and
• Storytelling, family-friendly deejay, face painting, photo booth.
Art-Making
• Bee Luminaries – Created glowing candles with local Miami beeswax;
• Flying Puppets – Designed bird or butterfly puppets;
• Ecosystem Dioramas – Built a mini wetland ecosystems;
• Mask Making – Craft masks inspired by Everglades creatures;
• Plant Printmaking – Make art prints with leaves and flowers, and
• Fan Making – Create DIY fans inspired by the Saw Palmetto.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) is dedicated to promoting continuous experimentation in contemporary art, advancing new scholarship, and fostering the exchange of art and ideas throughout the Miami region and internationally.
Through an energetic calendar of exhibitions and programs, and its collection, ICA Miami provides an important international platform for the work of local, emerging, and under-recognized artists, and advances the public appreciation and understanding of the most innovative art of our time.
Launched in 2014, ICA Miami opened its new permanent home in Miami’s Design District in 2017, and in 2024 announced its expansion with the acquisition of a second site on the same block at 23 NE 41 St. in the Miami Design District. The museum’s central location positions it as a cultural anchor within the community and enhances its role in developing cultural literacy throughout the Miami region. The museum offers free admission, providing audiences with open, public access to artistic excellence year-round.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami is located at 61 NE 41 St., Miami, Florida, 33137. For more information, visit www.icamiami.org.
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