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Contemporary art space founded by collector and philanthropist Jorge M. Pérez.
📍 2270 NW 23rd St, Miami Fl, 33142
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En “Améfrica”, la obra de Nandipha Mntambo ocupa un lugar desde el que abordar cuestiones como el cuerpo, el género, el poder y la herencia colonial. Nandipha Mntambo (Sudáfrica, 1982), Plaza de toros, 2008, pertenece a una serie fotográfica realizada en plazas de toros abandonadas de Portugal. En ellas, la artista utiliza su propio cuerpo para activar un espacio históricamente asociado a la masculinidad, el espectáculo y la violencia. A través de una presencia contenida y casi escultórica, Mntambo explora las relaciones entre cuerpo y territorio, vulnerabilidad y resistencia, cuestionando los rituales y las estructuras de poder vinculadas a estos espacios. Plaza de toros forma parte de Améfrica. Conexiones diaspóricas en la Colección Jorge M. Pérez, exposición que reúne obras de artistas de distintas geografías y generaciones para explorar las conexiones, intercambios y experiencias compartidas de las diásporas africanas y afrodescendientes. Hasta el 10 de enero. ——— In Améfrica, Nandipha Mntambo’s work offers a perspective from which to explore questions of the body, gender, power, and colonial heritage. Nandipha Mntambo (South Africa, 1982), Bullring, 2008, belongs to a photographic series created in abandoned bullrings in Portugal. In these works, the artist uses her own body to activate a space historically associated with masculinity, spectacle, and violence. Through a restrained, almost sculptural presence, Mntambo explores the relationship between body and territory, vulnerability and resistance, questioning the rituals and power structures associated with these spaces. Bullring is part of Améfrica. Diasporic Connections in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, an exhibition bringing together works by artists from different geographies and generations to explore the connections, exchanges, and shared experiences of African and Afro-descendant diasporas. On view through January 10. @culturaand @c3a_andalucia @helio.menezes @elespacio23 #CAAC #Amefrica
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📲NEW Entrepreneurial Spotlight @anelysalvarez @elespacio23 🔍🎬 — Beyond Silos Season 3 | Episode 03 “Your talent is important, but if people don’t get to see what you’re doing, it’s very hard to move.” As Curator of Collections and Programs at El Espacio 23, Anelys Alvarez works to connect artists with the people, institutions, and opportunities that can help their careers grow. ➡️In this episode of Entrepreneurial Spotlight, Anelys shares her journey from Havana to Miami, the importance of visibility in the art world, and why no one builds a successful career in isolation. 🎥 Full episode this Friday on YouTube. @fiucarta @fiu_carta_dean @thebaylifefiu #cartacreativeforcesatwork
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🎬NEW episode with @villaresrafael from @elespacio23 ! 📲Entrepreneurial Spotlight 🔍🎬 — From Cuba to America Season 3 | Episode 04 🇨🇺From Cuba to the United States, artist Rafael Villares has built a career exploring the connections between art, nature, history, and immigration. 🎨Following his artist residency at El Espacio 23 in Miami, Rafael reflects on the challenges of building a sustainable art career and why artists must also think like entrepreneurs. 🎥 Full episode this Friday on YouTube. @fiucarta @fiu_carta_dean @fiuart #cartacreativeforcesatwork
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This September, 2026 Artists-in-Residence Kay Zevallos Villegas (@kay_zevallos_villegas) and Val Souza (@performervalsouza), alongside 2026 CCI + WOPHA Fellow Noa Batlle (@noabatllem), gathered for an afternoon of open studios and conversation at El Espacio 23 (@elespacio23). Moderated by artist and Edge Zones (@edgezones) founder Charo Oquet (@charooquet), the conversation brought their distinct practices into dialogue, exploring the intersections of photography and performance through questions of the body, territory, memory, accessibility, and belonging. Thank you to our partners Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute @pamm and @elespacio23 for making this gathering possible, and to everyone who joined us for a thoughtful exchange around the artists’ practices and research. These opportunities are an important part of WOPHA’s work to foster connection and dialogue within the photographic community. The WOPHA Artist-in-Residence program is supported by the Pérez CreARTE Grant Program (@perezfamilyfoundation) at The Miami Foundation (@miamifoundation). This year, Brazilian artist Val Souza joined the program through a special partnership with Instituto Moreira Salles (@imoreirasalles), with additional support from @the55project . The CCI + WOPHA Fellowship is presented in collaboration with Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute and the support of El Espacio 23. Photos by Gaby Ojeda. Courtesy of WOPHA. #WOPHAFoundation #WomenPhotographers #MiamiArts
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Fundación Pablo Atchugarry is pleased to announce that Marisa Tellería’s ‘Untitled (skies, various locations)’, 2003, has entered the collection of @elespacio23. The work was recently presented in the Foundation’s exhibition ‘A Distant Blue’. The work belongs to Tellería’s sustained inquiry into the sky as a site of distance and perception. We are grateful to El Espacio 23 for welcoming this work into its collection and for its ongoing commitment to contemporary art. Marisa Tellería ‘Untitled’ (skies, various locations), 2003 Color photograph on Plexiglas panels Edition of 5, 1/5 . . . #MarisaTelleria #ADistantBlue #ElEspacio23 #ContemporaryArt #FundacionPabloAtchugarry
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Meet the 2026 O, Miami Greenhouse artists. 🌱✨ This summer, twelve young artists from across South Florida joined us for our annual artist professionalization program. Grounded in artistic mentorship, professional development, and creative community engagement, the Greenhouse supports Miami’s next generation of creatives, especially those working outside of traditional institutional frameworks. Each year, from June through August, our cohort is paired with a stellar lineup of Miami-based mentors, including filmmakers, poets, choreographers, and cultural workers. Each artist is matched with a mentor aligned with their creative practice, while O, Miami supports their professional development through poetry as a tool for self-expression and problem-solving. Congratulations to all of our emerging artists! We can’t wait to see what you do next. Thank you to the art spaces that welcomed our cohort into their space and hosted artist talks, tours, and more. Interested in getting involved in the Greenhouse or hosting our next cohort? Email us at info@omiami.org. Applications for the next Greenhouse open spring 2027.
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What does giving look like when it’s rooted in curiosity, connection, and a belief in what’s possible? For the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, it’s about more than writing a check. It’s about investing in people, ideas, and organizations that help communities thrive. After 11 years and more than $350 million in family giving, this impact report reflects on the artists, scholars, institutions, and community leaders who have helped shape that journey and the possibilities that emerge when resources and vision come together. Read the full impact report to explore the story behind the giving at jmperezfamilyfoundation.org/report/. ✨
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Calling all YoungArts winners 📣 Whether you won in 1981 or 2026, these opportunities are for you 🫵 Discover more and apply at youngartspost.org, link in bio! ⭐️ Emerging Artist Microgrants Deadline: September 23 $250-$1,000 microgrants, open to YoungArts winners 23 and under at early stages of their careers ⭐️ 2026 YoungArts Jorge M. Pérez Award Deadline: September 23 A $25,000 unrestricted grant, open to artists 23 and older with an active practice in visual arts, design, film or photography, funded by @perezfamilyfoundation ⭐️ Sundance Film Festival Deadline: September 30 An all-expenses-paid trip to Boulder, CO, open to YoungArts winners with an active practice in film between the ages of 21-25 ⭐️ Spring 2027 YoungArts Residency Deadline: September 30 Free workspace, artist honorariums, material stipends, and ongoing support, open to YoungArts winners 21 years and older working in Miami ⭐️ 2027 YoungArts Miami Gala Performers Deadline: September 30 Perform at the annual YoungArts Miami Gala in January 2027, open to all YoungArts winners 18 years and older ⭐️ YoungArts Microgrants Apply for small monetary awards supporting professional development, creative projects or emergency needs ⭐️ YoungArts Community Spotlight Submit your upcoming events, projects and press to be featured in our monthly publication on social, email and on the YoungArts Blog
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 — WEEKLY ART AGENDA 🎨 ⭐ ART CIRCUITS MEMBERS ⭐ 📍 LITTLE RIVER ⭐ Stanek Gallery — What We Carry (SAMDI) — 5 PM 📍 BRICKELL KEY ⭐ Ccucu Gallery (The Brickell Key Gallery) — Saving a Rubber Ducky, final days (art by F V T, curated by Andreina Kissane) — 4–8 PM Plus 📍 ALLAPATTAH El Espacio 23 (@elespacio23) — WOPHA Open Studio & Artists’ Conversation: Pendientes (Noa Batlle) — 2 PM, RSVP required 📍 LITTLE HAVANA QUEUE Gallery — Closed for Storm (Alex Breaux) — 6 PM 📍 DOWNTOWN MIAMI Aura Copeland Gallery — Downtown Miami Art Walk (16 artists, curated by Gabrielly Paz) — 7 PM, RSVP recommended 📍 HIALEAH Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment — La Mano Hispana — 7 PM 📍 OPA-LOCKA Ten North Group (The ARC) — The Art of Purvis Young & Jazz — 7 PM 📍 DANIA BEACH Zero Empty Spaces (DCOT
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Meet Charo Oquet (@charooquet), a Dominican-born interdisciplinary artist and cultural leader whose four-decade practice spans performance, installation, photography, and film. Rooted in the recovery of Afro-Dominican and Taíno ritual and spiritual traditions, her work explores connections between culture, memory, identity, and collective experience. Charo has also played an important role in Miami’s experimental and performance art community. She founded Edge Zones (@edgezones) in 1996 and has directed the organization for more than two decades. In 2012, she founded the Miami Performance International Festival, which she continues to direct today. This Friday, Charo will moderate WOPHA’s Open Studio & Artists’ Conversation at El Espacio 23 (@elespacio23), bringing together 2026 CCI + WOPHA Fellow Noa Batlle (@noabatllem) and 2026 WOPHA Artists-in-Residence Kay Zevallos Villegas (@kay_zevallos_villegas) and Val Souza (@performervalsouza). Details 🗓 Friday, September 18 ⏰ 2:00 – 5:00 pm 📍 El Espacio 23 Registration is free! Learn more at the link in bio 🔗 #WOPHAFoundation #WomenPhotographers #MiamiArts #WhatsHappeningInMiami
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How can images challenge the ways Black women have been represented and remembered throughout history? That is the question Val Souza (@performervalsouza) explores through her research-based artistic practice, using photography, images, and performance to investigate the historical representation of Black women and create new possibilities for seeing and imagining their lives. Grounded in iconographic research, Val’s work brings self-portraiture into dialogue with Brazilian social imagery, contrasting historical representations with ideas of abundance, joy, and presence. During her residency at Bakehouse Art Complex (@bakehouseartcomplex), she is continuing this research through Venus, a project that challenges and reexamines historical archives and representations of Black women. This Friday, hear directly from Val about her ongoing research during WOPHA’s Open Studio & Artists’ Conversation at El Espacio 23 (@elespacio23), alongside 2026 CCI + WOPHA Fellow Noa Batlle (@noabatllem) and 2026 WOPHA Artist-in-Residence Kay Zevallos Villegas (@kay_zevallos_villegas). The conversation will be moderated by Charo Oquet (@charooquet), artist and founder of Edge Zones Art Center (@edgezones) and the Miami Performance International Festival. Val Souza was selected through a special partnership with Instituto Moreira Salles (@imoreirasalles), with support from The55Project Art Foundation (@the55project). The WOPHA Artists-in-Residence program is supported by the Pérez CreARTE grant program of The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation (@perezfamilyfoundation) at The Miami Foundation (@miamifoundation). Details 🗓 Friday, September 18 ⏰ 2:00 – 5:00 pm 📍 El Espacio 23 Registration is free! Learn more at the link in bio 🔗 Portrait of Val Souza by Rodrigo Baroni. Courtesy of WOPHA. #WOPHAFoundation #WomenPhotographers #MiamiArts #WhatsHappeningInMiami
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How do memory, territory, and ritual shape the ways we understand our bodies and the places we call home? That is the question Kay Zevallos Villegas (@kay_zevallos_villegas) explores through her transdisciplinary practice, drawing on oral memories, popular beliefs, legends, and rituals from the Peruvian Amazon to examine the relationships between matter, memory, territory, and violence. Growing up in Iquitos and of Quechua heritage, Kay works across performance, sculpture, and other visual languages, incorporating materials connected to the Amazon and other tropical regions. Her practice traces the histories of materials as they move through processes of extraction, circulation, exchange, and stigmatization, while reflecting on the bodies, landscapes, and communities shaped by these histories. This Friday, get a closer look at Kay’s ongoing work during WOPHA’s Open Studio & Artists’ Conversation at El Espacio 23 (@elespacio23), alongside 2026 CCI + WOPHA Fellow Noa Batlle (@noabatllem) and 2026 WOPHA Artist-in-Residence Val Souza (@performervalsouza). The conversation will be moderated by Charo Oquet (@charooquet), artist and founder of Edge Zones Art Center (@edgezones) and the Miami Performance International Festival. The WOPHA Artists-in-Residence program is supported by the Pérez CreARTE grant program of The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation (@perezfamilyfoundation) at The Miami Foundation (@miamifoundation). Details 🗓 Friday, September 18 ⏰ 2:00 – 5:00 pm 📍 El Espacio 23 Registration is free! Learn more at the link in bio 🔗 #WOPHAFoundation #WomenPhotographers #MiamiArts #WhatsHappeningInMiami
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