The City of Miami Beach will be collaborating with UNIDAD of Miami Beach, Inc., and The Bass to apply for an AARP Community Challenge Grant. The purpose of the grant program is to help communities deliver inclusive solutions that meet the needs of diverse populations and engage volunteers to create a permanent or temporary solution.
The proposed project crosses several of the AARP priority areas including creating vibrant public places, supporting local recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic and ensuring a focus on diversity and inclusion, while improving the social environment of the community.
The collaborative team is seeking funding in the approximate amount of $60,000 to commission an Artist to design and execute a mixed media mural which portrays the rich, cultural diversity of our Miami Beach Senior community. The subjects of the piece will be residents who utilize the North Beach Senior Center.
This project will re-engage the seniors who have been isolated during the pandemic and will give them a reason to rejoin their community once again at the North Beach Senior Center. Seniors will be engaged with the Artist in the development of the piece by sharing their stories and experiences. This mural is a celebration of their lives and stories and will be a tribute to what they have contributed to the City of Miami Beach.
Once completed, this large-scale commissioned piece will be permanently installed at the North Beach Senior Center. The proposed project, if selected, will be complete by November 10, 2021.
At the Mayor and Commission’s direction, the administration will secure matching funds for this project if the grant is awarded.