Community Arts & Culture, Inc. (CAC) was incorporated September 2002 in Miami, FL. Prior to our organization receiving its 501©(3) status, the Arts at St. Johns served as a fiscal agent for our programs and development. For their 2003/2004 season, the Arts at St. Johns received funding through a DAN grant to serve as an incubator for emerging arts administrators which included Jose Elias (President) and our organization. CAC received its 501©(3) status in February 2004. To date, the organization has co-presented events with the Rhythm Foundation, Arts at St. Johns, F.I.U.’s INDAMI Department, Amnesty International, 7th Circuit Productions , Moksha Family, and the N.B.B.T.(North Beach Bandshell Trust)

World of Art, our show and tell program for kids of all ages, focuses on demonstrating cultures from around the world. This program was vital to our  organization’s capital development, accounting for a portion of our income from self-sustained schools that were able to finance the program  through individual donations that came primarily from PTA fundraisers and the parents of the children. In 2007, the program was highlighted as part of Skipping Stones after school curriculum which was featured on Channel 7 news segment “Style File”.  We also offered concert presentations to schools such as Maya Angelou Elementary and performed for children at the Boca Museum of Art in October of 2008 for Hispanic Heritage month further extending the reach of our program into Broward County.
 
Additionally, CAC also  produces two annual community festivals, The Women and Culture and Afroroots World Music festivals for 7 and 10 years, respectively. Afroroots World Music Festival celebrates the evolution of African culture in our community through musical performances by local world class artists that showcase our global stage. Over the last 10 years, this festival has presented talent from Africa, North and South America, and the Caribbean. The Women and Culture Festival, taking place during Women’s History Month, celebrates the women of our global community through performances and multi-media installations that  focus on issues that affect women throughout the world. In previous years the festival has featured guest speakers from noted organizations such as Amnesty International and workshops by a variety of multimedia  artists.

We closed 2008 with a collaborative event with the Moksha Family and COSM Gallery in Presenting the work of world renown artist Alex Grey. The event was a huge success, drawing big crowds and  showcasing world class local performance artists and musicians.  The event  received international media coverage  by the BBC and Al Jazeera news.

Over the years, our events have been underwritten by Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, Amnesty International, Community Pharmacy, WLRN 91.3 FM, Atlantic Broadband, Treister Murry Agency, Beach Bank, Arab American National Foundation, WDNA 88.9 FM, The New Times, The Sun Post, F.I.U.’s INDAMI department, Project Challenge, Wild Oats Market, the National Association of Women Business Owners (N.A.W.B.O.), Peroni Beer, the North Beach Bandshell Trust (N.B.B.T.), 7th Circuit Productions and other individual and private supporters.

Community Arts & Culture, through its continuing programs will fulfill its dedication to presenting the arts as a tool for education.