Latino Art Beat held its 2018 art and film youth awards ceremony in Miami this year during 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month. The local art competition winners of its themed art competition were honored by Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez at Miami City Hall. The top winners receive scholarships in order to advance their higher education after high school graduation. All the Honorable Mentions were given a Certificate of Appreciation by Don Rossi Nuccio the President of Latino Art Beat as well as an official Certificate of Merit from the Miami Mayor. A reception took place after the City Hall presentation on the Mayors Balcony where the students, their teachers and parents attended and were served snacks and soft drinks. This year Latino Art Beat honored a young aspiring film competition winner, Monica Matute as “Most Likely to Succeed” for her incredible short film titled “Eden.” Monica hails from Doral Academy in Doral, Florida, which has produced two past National Latino Art Beat Art Competition winners who received substantial scholarship awards. Each in excess of $100,000 through the Maryland Institute College of Art (“MICA”) partnership with Latino Art Beat; both former winners are now attending college at “MICA,” which is Latino Art Beats premiere academic partner. This year’s art and film competition winner’s awards shall be announced before the spring academic school semester. For more information on Latino Art Beat and its visual arts competition contact Latino Art Beat via email at: latinoartbeat@hotmail.com or visit the website at www.latinoartbeat.com