![]() ![]() Oolite’s new campus is scheduled to open in the City of Miami in 2024, in time for the organization’s 40th anniversary. Oolite Arts also supports artists through residency programs, professional development training and direct support programs like The Ellies, which will have awarded a share of $2.5 million to more than 150 individual artists and art teachers in Miami-Dade by the end of this year.įounded in South Beach, the nonprofit arts organization is constructing a new home that will help build Miami’s next creative chapter. Oolite Arts started its acquisitions program in 2020, as one of several ways to provide support at a time when galleries and museums were closed, and many sources of funding stopped flowing. “Oolite Arts’ commitment to South Florida artists makes it possible for the community where I grew to experience my art. “Having my artwork collected by Oolite Arts reaffirms my commitment to making art that creates change, raises awareness of the human condition, and transcends time,” said artist Juana Valdes. ![]() Their works are in a range of media including photography, collage, drawing, sculpture, fiber art and video. ![]() All are previous Oolite Arts resident artists or recipients of Oolite’s funding through The Ellies, Miami’s Visual Arts Awards. The artists are Jen Clay, Mark Fleuridor, Pepe Mar, Edison Peñafiel, Terence Price II, Onajide Shabaka, Juana Valdes and Agustina Woodgate. ![]()
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