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May 2022
Bedtime Stories Under the Stars
Join Vizcaya and the South Miami Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. for an evening of incredible stories and imagination! During this magical evening, families will be treated to: readings from local authors on the East Terrace, overlooking Biscayne Bay Michael Woodward, Jr Maria Trujillo Arsimmer McCoy Alejandra Bunster history, told in first-person stories from elders, as we stream The Rich and Forgotten History of Black Coconut Grove in the Gardens creating their own stories with words or…
June 2022
Create In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with artists
Join Vizcaya and IlluminArts for the first workshop for In YOUnison! In this workshop you will meet all three of our wonderful lead artists: Poet Arsimmer McCoy will lead participants in writing ballad poems based on the Langston Hughes poem I, too sing America; Tenor Kunya Rowley will begin our exploration of sound through introducing songs for workshop participants to sing during our performance and creating handmade percussion instruments; and Fashion Designer and Fiber Artist Pangea Kali Virga will lead…
Sew In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with Pangea Kali Virga
Join Fashion Designer and Fiber Artist Pangea Kali Virga to create a monumental garment made from pieces of fabric embellished with poetry. Participants will learn how to sew to build something beautiful together! What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts, Vizcaya, and our entire community, for a month-long workshop experience culminating in a performance event that will include music, spoken word, and fashion. Free community workshops, led by writer and poet Arsimmer McCoy, arts and culture thought leader Kunya Rowley, and…
Write In YOUnison – Interactive workshops with Arsimmer McCoy
Join poet Arsimmer McCoy for a silent sound walk through the gardens to listen to all of the sounds that make up the aural beauty of Vizcaya. Following the walk, participants will learn to write “Postcards with love from Vizcaya” in the form of Cinquain poems. Poems will be displayed throughout the grounds of Vizcaya during the final performance on June 24th! . What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts, Vizcaya, and our entire community, for a month-long workshop experience culminating…
Embellish In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with Pangea Kali Virga
Fashion Designer and Fiber Artist Pangea Kali Virga will help you embellish your own clothes, or pieces that are provided. Create something that truly expresses who you are from your personality, to your culture, to your identity. Wear your new pieces to the final performance on June 24th! What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts, Vizcaya, and our entire community, for a month-long workshop experience culminating in a performance event that will include music, spoken word, and fashion. Free community workshops,…
Personify In YOUnison – Interactive workshops with Arsimmer McCoy
Join poet Arsimmer McCoy in an exploration of Vizcaya’s collection of artwork, furniture, decor, statues and other objects on display. Arsimmer will lead you in bringing these beautiful and historic objects to live through personification poems, giving Vizcaya new life through words and poetry. Participants - especially any children joining the workshop - are also invited to create their own drawings of the items to be displayed alongside the poems during our final event! . What is In YOUnison? Join…
Embellish In YOUnison – Interactive workshops with Pangea Kali Virga
Fashion Designer and Fiber Artist Pangea Kali Virga will help you embellish your own clothes, or pieces that are provided. Create something that truly expresses who you are from your personality, to your culture, to your identity. Wear your new pieces to the final performance on June 24th! What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts, Vizcaya, and our entire community, for a month-long workshop experience culminating in a performance event that will include music, spoken word, and fashion. Free community workshops,…
Imagine In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with artists
Join all three of our artists in a special collaborative workshop focusing on creating unity. Taking inspiration from film, sound and photos, Poet Arsimmer McCoy will lead participants in writing poems that are Letters to the Future imagining the beauty of what is possible in your own personal vision of utopia. Tenor Kunya Rowley will teach participants the final song for our June 24th performance: Bob Marley’s anthem of unity: One Love. Fashion Designer and Fiber Artist Pangea Kali Virga…
Sing In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with Kunya Rowley
Join tenor Kunya Rowley in a joyful workshop of singing together! Everyone’s voice is welcome! Participants will learn three songs to be performed at the final performance on June 24th. You are also encouraged to come prepared with a folk song, anthem or other song that represents your culture, identity or personality to the workshop to share in an “open mic” portion of the workshop and recorded to be part of the final performance! What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts,…
Stitch In YOUnison – Interactive workshop with Pangea Kali Virga
Join Fashion Designer Pangea Kali Virga to create special fabric lanterns that will illuminate the final performance event on June 24th! Bring your creative spirit as we build something beautiful together! What is In YOUnison? Join IlluminArts, Vizcaya, and our entire community, for a month-long workshop experience culminating in a performance event that will include music, spoken word, and fashion. Free community workshops, led by writer and poet Arsimmer McCoy, arts and culture thought leader Kunya Rowley, and fashion designer…
