Gloria Estefan to Host Day of Art and Action at Miami Marine Stadium

Gloria Estefan to Host Day of Art and Action at Miami Marine Stadium

Social media contest will bring 30 fans and supporters front and center for important stadium restoration updates and the installation of nine new murals.


What: On Saturday, June 28, international superstar and leading Miami
businesswoman Gloria Estefan will kick off a daylong celebration at Miami
Marine Stadium. Estefan, a Trustee of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation who was named the "Voice of Miami Marine Stadium" in May
2013, will be joined by representatives from the National Trust and
Friends of Miami Marine Stadium to unveil several recent, high profile
accomplishments in the campaign to restore the iconic stadium, including
an announcement by Estefan herself.


A series of events will take place throughout the day following a 10:00
a.m. press conference, including:


The ART History Mural Project, for which nine world-renowned contemporary
street artists will be at the stadium to create large-scale, site-
specific murals. The project, curated by stencil artist and muralist
Logan Hicks, features a roster of local and international street artists
including Luis Berros, Doze Green, Elbow Toe, Evoca1, Ian Kuali'I, Joe
Iurato, RISK, and Rone. Although closed to the general public, these
incredible murals will be presented through extensive documentation, as
well as an archival print release at www.arthistory2014.com. Proceeds
from the sale of the prints will directly support the stadium's
restoration.

Thirty social media contest winners will explore the
stadium with Gloria Estefan and architect Hilario Candela as the nine
artists participating in the ART History Mural Project transform it with
new murals. The winners were selected by the National Trust based on
their enthusiasm for taking photos of all the things that make Miami
special-including its historic icons like Miami Marine Stadium.


The June 28 event comes at an important time for the stadium. Per an
agreement with the City of Miami, Friends of Miami Marine Stadium has
until January 2015 to raise an estimated $30 million to restore the
stadium, with $10 million of that either identified or committed.


When: Saturday, June 28, beginning at 10:00 a.m.


Where: The event will take place in front of Miami Marine Stadium, located at
3501 Rickenbacker Causeway.


Contact: Virgil McDill, 202-294-9187 or vmcdill@savingplaces.org
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately-funded nonprofit organization that works to save America's historic places.

MEDIA CONTACT: VIRGIL MCDILL, 202-294-9187, vmcdill@savingplaces.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 26, 2014/

SOURCE National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Web Site: www.preservationnation.org


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