Art of Cultural Evolution is pleased to announce the development of our SUAC test site in the Midtown area of Miami. Starting in August we will begin development of a community led initiative that invites the community to reclaim their lives with demonstrations in organic gardening, composting, alternative energy resources, mobile sustainable living and other opportunities.
Also we will be announcing the launch of our artist residency program with Miami's contemporary art newsletter
Artlurker and the sustainable mobile arts residency
Transit Antenna.
Proposed site plan:
What is SUAC (Sustainable Urban Arts Center)
A new directorial collective comprised of Miami based
organizations responding to an increased social awareness of sustainability are
proud to announce the development of their Sustainable Urban Arts Center (SUAC).
The first of its kind in Miami, the center will place ‘the magic city’
alongside other forerunners in developing urban sustainability, both national
and international.
With assistance from city and county officials and
grassroots initiatives alike, founding 501c3 non profit organization Art of
Cultural Evolution have teamed up with mobile educational resource, Transit
Antenna and web based arts publication, Artlurker.com to produce SUAC in
conjunction with a bevvy of local pioneers working to define various green
sector fields.
The vision for SUAC is an entirely self sustaining
arts park consisting of a natively landscaped green space, an international
arts and sciences residency program replete with workshops and studios, a
learning/education/visitors center, a bulk/0 packaging food store, community
mulching, aquaculture ponds and much more. SUAC will seek to produce all its
own utilities and condition all its own waste. Working with the ebb and flow of
its surroundings the center will allow for the maximum yield of both
environmental and cultural resources.
SUAC will be an epicenter for innovation and
engagement in Miami, a platform for sustainable initiatives and a public
interface that involves and educates by rejoining the arts with the sciences in
a productive relationship long since forgotten. A venue for locally oriented,
internationally focused projects SUAC will host exhibitions, offer workshops and
provide an edifying public recreation space.
The power
of the arts to anticipate future social and technological developments by a
generation and more has long been recognized. From Ezra Pound who proffered the
arts’ rightful place as the acknowledged guide and lamp of civilization to
Marshall McLuhan’s idea of an artist as an antenna of society, the concept of
the arts as prophetic contrasts with the popular idea of them as merely a form
of self-expression. It is perhaps only fitting then that a group comprised
primarily of notable arts professionals are leading the sustainability movement
here in Miami with SUAC, a community based project that is entirely social by
nature. As consumer culture better understands its impact on our shared
environment an increasing sense of civic responsibility has become
prevalent. Even the media is now
facilitating the boom in sustainable practices and initiatives to the extent
that such ideals are now largely considered ‘en vogue.’
Invitation to participate:
SUAC organizers are currently accepting letters of
interest from designers and other potential affiliates. If you would like to be
involved in the development of the center please include your resume and
interest in the project in correspondence addressed to info@artofculturalevolution.org
