Towns in Montana and Iowa came out ahead of Miami.
It's hard to believe with our large emerging art scent, which started on Lincoln Road in the late 1980s and moved to Wynwood. We also have Art Basel and so many other art events. We always joke about having so many gallery walks at different times of the month. It seems like each community has one. But I guess the artists aren't residing here and so many of the galleries feature art from outside the area, there aren't many venues for local artists.
Coconut Grove was of course, Miami's original art destination, when art wasn't "forced" and it just sort of was organic. Maybe this is a wake up call to local galleries to actually help nurture and support our local artists. But then again, if we don't have artists living here, there isn't their art to support. Vicious circle. Which came first the artists or the galleries supporting them?
This photo is one of my favorites, taken at this year's Gifford Lane Art Stroll in Coconut Grove this past March.
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