Art History Mural Project at Miami Marine Stadium

Photo courtesy Friends of Miami Marine Stadium

Miami Marine Stadium has a special event on Saturday, September 20. Eigth well-known street and mural aritsts will create art at the stadium and it's open to the public.

Tickets to the event include an exclusive tour of the abandoned stadium, full access to the site and a special photographic print of pieces created as part of this Art History Mural Project, which is an innovative fundraising effort including artists from around the world.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is host of the event, they recently named Miami Marine Statium a National Treasure. 

Artists include Crash, Tristan Eaton, Ron English, Reinier Gamboa, Logan Hicks, The London Police, Jose Mertz, and Johnny Robles. Known for her acclaimed work documenting the New York City graffiti scene of the 1970s and 1980s, award-winning photojournalist Martha Cooper will join the artists as they transform the stadium. Videographer Tom Akerman, will shoot material for a short film about the project. The video will be released later this year.

There are two tour times - 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm - and a limited number of tickets are available to the general public for $40 each. You may purchase the tickets here.