See Miami

 See Miami is the Miami art world as seen by students of the FIU Honors College.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Each student must select one public art establishment in Miami and write an academic guide describing it. The establishment can be a museum, private collection, or nonprofit. No two students can elect the same institution.

SEE MIAMI FORMAT
The See Miami project must be submitted in the format described on this page.

This is the major project for the semester. It must be a minimum of 2,000 words.

ART INSTITUTIONS
Bass Museum of Art
Coral Gables Museum
Deering Estate
De la Cruz Collection
Dimensions Variable
Doral Museum of Contemporary Art
Frost Art Museum at FIU
HistoryMiami
ICA – Institute of Contemporary Art
Locust Projects
Lowe Art Museum at UM
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
Museum of Art & Design at MDC
MOCA – Museum of Contemporary Art
Norton Museum of Art
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
PAMM – Perez Art Museum Miami
Rubell Family Collection
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Wolfsonian of FIU
World Erotic Art Museum
Wynwood Walls


CITATIONS
Similar to a research paper, all sources must be cited in MLA format for all projects. If you utilize an existing film for inspiration or incorporate clips or pictures from someone else, you must cite those. Failure to do is plagiarism.

MLA Format (in-text citations required)
Bailly’s Guide to Image Rights & Usage

GRADING CRITERIA
These following factors will be considered in determining the project grade:

  1. Research! The student must demonstrate a thoroughly researched knowledge of subjects.
  2. The student must tackle Big Ideas-culture, history, religion, philosophy, economic disparity, sexuality, gender, race, to name a few.
  3. The student should not shy away from controversial subjects or opinions.
  4. The student should explain the nature of her/his connection to the subject.
  5. Subjects should be discussed in a broader cultural and historical context. Others should be able to relate to the points made in the project.
  6. Students should aim for originality in text and in the photo.
  7. The student is not expected to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Writing nor Photography. S/he is only expected to put forth maximum effort.

See Miami Directory
Art Society Conflict

EDITOR AND LAST UPDATE
John William Bailly  26 August 2020
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