here were hundreds of art exhibits this week in Miami-Dade County. A little activists’ haven with a garden in Opa-locka opened one with a purpose featuring Jamaican artists.

Art lovers are in for a treat as the pop-up Balloon Museum, a unique immersive experience that first wowed crowds in Europe, has made its way to Wynwood!

From pieces inspired by world renowned artists to those incorporating old and new technology, the 7th Annual Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest showcased the ingenuity of our local art students.

Tributes to Fernando Botero were plentiful on Friday night on social media. The Colombian artist, who died on Friday in Monaco at 91, left his mark in public and private collections in Miami.

The name of the school is Sunset Elementary, and on a bright morning this week, Local 10 News anchor Kristi Krueger had the honor of surprising some great kids and their amazing art teacher.

Michael Rosato knew he had an incredibly important assignment on his hands when he was commissioned to paint a Harriet Tubman mural in Cambridge, Maryland.

As we inch closer to the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, it feels fitting that we’re seeing more and more tributes and events pop up to remember the day.

James Sun's sand art featuring the newest members of the Miami Heat took him a full week to create. He estimates pouring in between 45 and 55 hours in total. James has built a large following because of his incredible artwork, but the only thing more incredible than his art is his story.

A walk through Art...literally!

The Coconut Grove Arts Festival (CGAF) is making its grand return in 2022 during President’s Day weekend, February 19-21, and not only will it feel just as it used to, it is slated to be bigger than ever before.

“Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” opens at the Olympia Theater, Downtown Miami’s historic performing arts center along Flagler and Second Avenue, on Wednesday, June 16.

Ever wanted to step into the minds of some of the world’s greatest artists?

Superblue’s inaugural exhibition, Every Wall is a Door, is now open at Superblue Miami in Allapattah. Artists Es Devlin, teamLab, and James Turrell invite visitors to embark on a multi-sensory journey through installations that are as visually spectacular as they are thought-provoking.

With sweeps of spray paint, Claudia La Bianca was putting the finishing touches on a 13-foot tall sculpture that is on display at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Viktor Bevanda doesn’t speak, but his use of color shouts with excitement. His work with oil pastels has turned him into a master of nonverbal communication.

"Beyond Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience" is coming to Miami on April 15. MIAMI – Imagine stepping into “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh and being swept away by the colors, lights, emotion, and sounds that the painting evokes – that’s what you can expect to experience at the globally acclaimed “Beyond Van Gogh” immersive art exhibit coming to Miami this April. “Beyond Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience” is coming to Ice Palace Studios in Downtown Miami on April 15 to bring the world of Vincent Van Gogh to South Florida. In Miami, an event titled, “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” is being sold, as well. AdTo purchase tickets for “Beyond Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience,” or for more information, visit www.VanGoghMiami.com.

The Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday March 1, 2021, for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britains World War II leader. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)LONDON – A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britain’s World War II leader. The pre-sale estimate was 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds, and the previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. Churchill gave the painting to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. The painting was sold by the Jolie Family Collection.

MIAMI – Banksy has developed a worldwide reputation as an irreverent prankster. Graffiti writers frequent an abandoned 11-story building in Miami Gardens. Adrian Valenzuela, a 21-year-old Californian who lived in Broward, recently fell to his death at an abandoned building in Miami Gardens. The Pest Control Office’s warning: “Banksy doesn’t outsource being Banksy to anyone else.”There was also no mention of the alleged Miami unveiling on Banksy’s Instagram. Louise Michel,” a rescue ship with the image of a girl who is holding on to a heart-shaped safety float.

MIAMI – Banksy has developed a worldwide reputation as an irreverent prankster. Adrian Valenzuela, a 21-year-old Californian who lived in Broward, recently fell to his death at an abandoned building in Miami Gardens. The Pest Control Office’s warning: “Banksy doesn’t outsource being Banksy to anyone else.”There was also no mention of the alleged Miami unveiling on Banksy’s Instagram. Louise Michel,” a rescue ship with the image of a girl who is holding on to a heart-shaped safety float. Advocates for refugees' rights had been using Banksy’s “Louise Michel” to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea until last week when “growing restrictions imposed on civil rescue ships” put a stop to the operation.

There’s an art to choosing and hanging wall art. But there’s also a science. Design Expert, Alena Capra, shares expert advice on how to select artwork that will best fit your home décor.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, some good news for South Florida schools. Local 10 announced the winner of the third annual eARTh Day Art Contest: Coral Gables Preparatory Academy students’ sculpture. Coral Gables students created this sculpture to celebrate Earth Day this year. Coral Gables students submitted this sculpture for the Earth Day Art contest. The Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest is proudly sponsored by Publix, where every day is Earth Day.

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