Frosty's Flava Magazine ART & SOUL BASEL 2019 EDITION | Page 41

ART AFRICA MIAMI ARTS FAIR CONTINUES TO GIVE LIFE TO CULTURAL SPACES IN HISTORIC OVERTOWN Annual premier art fair that looks to give life back to the Overtown arts community, as it continues to grow as a creative hub for the world T HE Art Africa Miami Arts Fair(AAMAF) is a narrative and space for Art, Culture, and Community. Previously voted fan favorite and most visited art fair by the Greater Miami Convention Visitors Bureau’s Art of Black Miami marketing platform. Neil Hall, Visionary and Founder of the Art Africa Miami purposefully established this fair in Historic Overtown in 2011 and set a precedent as the largest showcase of contemporary artists from the African Diaspora during Art Basel. Art Africa Miami Art Fair is once again generously supported by The Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency. (SEOPW) The 2019 AAMAF -A Retrospective commemorates nine years of social justice through diasporic arts. Art Africa’s mission to showcase the art of the black diaspora continues to resonate throughout our local and global communities. The art fair is a cultural excursion during the Art Basel / Miami Art Week season that should not be missed. AAMAF encourages individuals to question the injustices shaping their lives and embolden them to find their call to action.” Art has always been a tool to claim space, build power, and to question the injustices that have shaped our social experiences,” states Neil Hall, Founder, Art Africa Miami Art Fair. Art Africa Miami has always enjoyed a fellowship with an engaged and influential community