MIAMI BEACH – The LGBT Visitor Center in Miami Beach will showcase the award-winning artists from hallmark exhibitions presented by ArtsUnited. The show will take place between April 9 and April 27, and represents the first time that ArtsUnited will exhibit in South Beach. The show also coincides with Miami Beach Gay Pride celebrations.

Founded in 1999, ArtsUnited is a Fort Lauderdale-based gay and lesbian arts organization. The group has a mission is to utilize the arts to break down barriers which have historically prevented lesbians and gays from contributing fully and openly to the cultural, social, and economic success of South Florida.

The April show will feature artists working in different mediums and styles. All presenting artists have won awards in the prestigious “United and Proud Exhibition” or “ArtExplosion,” two annual exhibitions presented by ArtsUnited. Some of the artists exhibiting will include realistic painters Alfred Phillips and Gregory Little, photographers Timothy Leistner and Nancy Goldwin, and expressionist Keith Clark.