Greetings for 2006! Many of you I have seen in person but for those of you out of the area or, out of the country, best wishes for this fast moving new year.

A few things noteworthy are going on but, to keep you abreast read below. A short listing of Gallery Walks are provided with more to come.

Miami Art Exchange Meetup - Friday the 27th of January. 7:30 PM - click here.

New Calls to Artists and Organizations on the Calendar - updates ongoing.

Miami Art Exchange Exhibition opportunity - call to artists - Watch for announcement next week!

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Gallery Night Out!

Coral Gables is the traditional, pioneer Gallery Night, launched 15 years ago, the first Friday of the month. This hub more than 35 art galleries show mainly Latin American and Cuban art. Easy to walk, the City, nonetheless, offers free trolley service from the Douglas Road Metrorail station to the end of the circuit and back.

The Miami Design District is one square mile of style, which started as an enclave of interior designers, when important European and American showrooms set up shop there. Art galleries popped up, opening a way to contemporary and vanguardist currents. Diaspora Vibe Gallery and The Moore Space are among the other art spaces open during Second Saturday gallery walks.

Wynwood Art District, the next-door neighbor to the Design District. A favorite hub of emerging artists, art galleries, project spaces, artists studios, experimental venues, and world class private collections that have turned into modern museums. The Goldman Warehouse, Margulies, Rubell Family and Scholl Collections are in this District, but only Rubell's is open during Second Saturday gallery walks.

Since the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) opened its doors in North Miami in 1996, a new era was born in this city. Twenty Century galleries and contemporary art galleries opened their doors, keeping company to vintage stores, and Luna Star, a music café. Don’t miss Last Friday of the month jazz concert at the Museum Plaza.

The last Friday of each month, a colorful and boisterous street fair takes place, called “Viernes Culturales” around South West Calle Ocho (8th Street), known as Little Havana.

Because the Bird Road warehouse district began attracting local artists in 1983, in June 2000, the County resolved to designate this neighborhood as an Art District. Since then, many art galleries, artists, frame specialists, and antique stores have moved in. The area is bounded by State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway), SW 72 Avenue (Milam Dairy Road), SW 40 Street (Bird Road) and SW 48 Street.

Characterized by quaint sidewalk cafes, brick-lined walks and 6 blocks of unique boutiques, shops, art galleries and dozens of excellent restaurants along Hollywood Boulevard and Harrison Street, near Art & Culture Center of Hollywood. Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk is the 3rd Saturday of every month.

Finding Its Way Art Miami - Now in its 16th year, Art Miami seems to be embracing what makes it different from Art Basel Miami Beach while at the same time capitalizing on that momentum. Art Miami is still vibrant enough to make innovations in its programming and the panel discussions remain good.

Palmbeach3 - Palmbeach3 will be place from January 13 to 15 at The Palm Beach County Convention Center. Palmbeach3 features three distinct and complimentary art fairs in one location; A unique combination of leading international galleries presenting contemporary art, classical and contemporary photography, and the best of decorative arts and contemporary design. For more information visit: www.palmbeach3.com

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