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Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) director Franklin Sirmans reflected on his decade-long tenure in an interview with the New York Times during Art Basel Miami Beach. He highlighted the museum's growth, including doubling its endowment (with 10% from the Fund for Black Art), expanding the collection to over 3,500 works, and launching digital initiatives like PAMM TV. Sirmans also criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's 2024 veto of $32 million in arts funding, which left the state with zero arts funding for a period, though some funding was later restored.

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Fort Lauderdale Still Fighting Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks: ‘We Are the Last Man Standing’

Fort Lauderdale is the final Florida city continuing a legal challenge against a state directive to remove painted street art, specifically its rainbow crosswalks. A hearing is scheduled for May. The directive, part of Governor Ron DeSantis's Safe Streets program, prohibits pavement art with "social, political or ideological messages" and threatens cities with the loss of transportation funding if they do not comply.

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Miami Arts Organizations Respond to NEA Cuts

Miami arts nonprofits, including Dimensions Variable and Fountainhead, have had their National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding terminated effective May 31st, following a federal directive to fund only projects aligned with the President's priorities. The cuts compound existing financial strain from state and local reductions, including Governor Ron DeSantis's veto of $32 million in state arts funding and a proposed $12.8 million cut by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, which was later partially restored to $11.5 million. Organizations are now scrambling to cover costs, potentially canceling programming, raising fees, or increasing rents for artists.

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Miami Arts Organizations Respond to NEA Cuts

Miami arts nonprofits, including Dimensions Variable and Fountainhead, received termination notices from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) stating their federal funding would end May 31st because their projects did not align with presidential priorities. The cuts compound existing financial strain from state and local reductions, including Governor Ron DeSantis's veto of $32 million in state arts funding and a proposed $12.8 million cut by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who later restored $11.5 million after public backlash. Organizations now face canceled programming, raised fees, and uncertainty about reimbursing already-spent funds.

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New College of Florida, a public liberal arts school in Sarasota that was overhauled by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2023 to become a conservative institution, announced on September 17, 2025, that it will commission a statue of Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist and founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated in Utah the previous week. The statue, privately funded by community leaders, will depict Kirk seated at a table with two empty chairs, speaking into a microphone, and is intended to honor his legacy and commitment to free speech and civil discourse on campus.

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Donors are reportedly withdrawing or reconsidering planned gifts to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, totaling over $750,000, following Governor Ron DeSantis's proposed transfer of the museum from Florida State University to New College of Florida. Although the transfer was not included in the final state budget, the controversy has deepened concerns about the museum's future stewardship under the smaller, conservative-aligned New College, whose reputation has shifted under DeSantis's appointments and policy changes.

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