Dwntwn Art Days 2013 Free Walking Tours
September 20 & 22, 2013
Tours are FREE. Space is limited to 15 per tour.
Please register at: downtownarthouse@gmail.com with tour title in subject.

Conducted by T. Wheeler Castillo
During Dwntwn Art Days

With anticipation building toward the second annual DWNTWN Art Days, a three-day celebration of unique cultural experiences, the Miami Downtown Development Authority commissioned artist T. Wheeler Castillo to curate a series of FREE walking tours showcasing the burgeoning downtown art scene. Wheeler Castillo has threaded relevant conversations in contemporary art through four immersive experiences of key subjects within the neighborhood.

Walking Tours will feature a variety of subjects specific to downtown Miami, including Architecture and Art Spaces. Walking Tours no. 2 and 4 titled: An Object, A Craft, and An Idea – are curated experiences exploring the various stages of pieces of art, including each medium’s history and craft, and how each is related to current debate and practice. Tours are open to all Downtown visitors, and will include visits to respective historical and culturally relevant buildings, private collections and artist studios and spaces, either on foot or via the Metromover.

Tour Schedule
Walking Tour no.1: Three Buildings, September 20, 2103, 11:00 A.M.
Meeting: The Freedom Tower – 600 Biscayne Blvd.
We will visit The Dupont Building, The Freedom Tower, a public installation contemplating development.

Walking Tour no.2: An Object, A Craft, and Ideas (CRAFT), September 20, 2013, 2:00 P.M.
Meeting: The Wolfsonian-FIU Downtown Study Centre – 21 SE 1st Ave.
This walking tour begins at a private collection turned study center, a visit with Frances Trombly, and then we contemplate Terrazzo.

Walking Tour no.3: Art Spaces, September 22, 2013, 11:00 A.M.
Meeting: Downtown Arthouse – 100 NE 11th St
Three variations of art spaces, including artist-run exhibition spaces, a live/work space for South Florida-based artists and short-term residencies, and a larger space that houses studios, galleries, and lounges that foster community.

Walking Tour no.4: An Object, A Craft, and Ideas (PRINT), September 22, 2013, 2:00 P.M.
Meeting: Downtown Arthouse – 100 NE 11th St
Second installation of this curated series, this time with a focus on Printmaking.