All Kids Included Miami

06/05/2026

Congratulations to our 2nd Place winner at the 2026 All Kids Included Student Art Showcase!
We are proud to celebrate your achievement and look forward to seeing where your creativity takes you next.

Title: Art from the Heart
Artist: Alya A.
Age: 10
Grade: 4th
School: The Cushman School
Artist Statement: I created this artwork to show how my imagination and dreams grow when I read. I am surrounded by things I love, like music, nature, stars and animals coming out of my book. I used oil pastels because they give a soft, dreamlike feeling. Bright colors in my artwork show a peaceful and positive feeling. Through my art, I express my dreams and feelings, and the love I carry for the people and would around me. I always believe in myself and never give up on my dreams and goals. Maybe one day, I will exceed my dreams...

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs The Children's Trust Miami-Dade Public Library System

06/03/2026

Congratulations to our 1st Place High School Winner at the 2026 All Kids Included Student Art Showcase! Your talent, creativity, and dedication to the arts have earned this well-deserved recognition.

Title: When I was little
Artist: S'Niya S.
Age: 17
Grade: 11th
School: Arthur Poly Mays
Conservatory of the Arts
Art teacher: Gerald Obregon
Artist Statement: When I was little, I would sit cross legged on the floor with a pencil that felt too big for my hand and dreams that felt even bigger. I didn't know it then, but those quiet hours of drawing were my first maybe, the quiet beginning of a story still unfolding. My parents captured it just as it was, incomplete yet full of promise. Looking back, I think that moment has stayed with me as a reminder that we are all works in progress, still becoming, still living in our maybe. Each year, I have painted the stories od children, their hopes, their colors, their light. This year, I turned inward, searching for the same spark that once lived in my small, paint-stained hands. My piece is a meeting between who I was and who I am becoming, two versions of the same dreamer, still learning to see the world through wonder. When I was that little girl, I used to wonder who I might become. Maybe I would be an artist, a doctor, a lawyer, an astronaut. I had no idea I would grow into who I am now, an art student whose work has been shared in so many places with the hopes to inspire. Maybe by Kobi Yamada reminds me that we never truly know where our possibilities will lead, only that each one begins quietly, with curiosity and courage. My art reminds me that I am still in my maybe, still becoming, and that the journey itself is something extraordinary.

06/02/2026

Congratulations to our 1st Place Elementary winner at the 2026 All Kids Included Student Art Showcase! Your creativity, imagination, and artistic talent shined brightly. Keep creating and inspiring!

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Artist: Marina V.
Age: 10
Grade: 4th
School: Oliver Hoover Elementary
Art teacher: Jeanette Perez

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs The Children's Trust Miami-Dade Public Library System

06/01/2026

Congratulations to our Best in Show winner of the 2026 All Kids Included Student Art Showcase! Your creativity, talent, and unique artistic voice truly stood out. We are proud to celebrate your achievement and all of the incredible young artists who participated this year.

Title: The Need for Speed
Artist: Alicia G.
Age: 14
Grade: 9th
School: Arthur Poly Mays Conservatory of the Arts
Art teacher: Gerald Obregon
Artist Statement: Inspiration for this piece was based on my affinity for stairs. Whenever my parents would drive past a house with multiple stories, I would exclaim "I like that house!" The main reason is due to my neighborhood all being one story houses.

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs The Children's Trust Miami-Dade Public Library System

05/22/2026

The 20th Annual All Kids Included (AKI) Family Arts Festival was a celebration of inclusion, creativity, and community. 💜

We were proud to honor the trailblazers, visionaries, and community leaders whose dedication helped shape and develop AKI over the past 20 years.

Thank you to all of the families, artists, community partners, volunteers, and supporters who helped make this milestone event so special.

05/18/2026

The artists from our visual arts classes showed off their creative works of art that they worked on this spring session of Youth Arts in the Parks! 🎉

Our Saturday morning sessions will return this fall with classes at 6 locations throughout Miami-Dade County plus one virtual option, giving even more students the opportunity to explore the arts and make friends.

For more information about upcoming programs and registration, visit: https://www.miamidadearts.org/education/youth-arts-parks-0.

05/16/2026

Bravo! Our Creative Arts & Movement group at William F. Dickinson Community Center made a touching performance during their culminating event.

Our Saturday morning sessions will return this fall with classes at 6 locations throughout Miami-Dade County plus one virtual option, giving even more students the opportunity to explore the arts and make friends.

For more information about upcoming programs and registration, visit: https://www.miamidadearts.org/education/youth-arts-parks-0.

InclusiveArts

05/16/2026