Green Space Miami

Books Unbanned
2026-03-01 12:30 - 18:00 UTC | Green Space Miami, 7200 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL, 33138, United States
Join us for a full day of readings, conversation, and community engagement centered on Black literature and creative practice.
The Book Sessions Line Up includes: – A children’s book reading session – Phillip Norville & his father of Lando Golds, for a Mouth Full of Golds talk moderated by Aaron Jackson. – A lecture by Heaven Jones Collection Plate: Black Mourning in Public Memory – #PhotoTalk305 a follow up of a #Photowalk305 day down 79th Street – The area that inspired the artwork. Shayla Marshall will be exploring her installation practice with book Black Quantum Futurism and displaying photographs of participants from the event. Throughout the day, local organizations will host informational tables, offering resources and opportunities for deeper communal engagement. We are proud to partner with The Roots Books and Market, a Black-owned independent bookstore in Liberty City that serves as a vital third space for connection, culture, and resistance to book bans. We will be accepting monetary and book donations which 100% goes to supporting Roots! All books are accepted, but bring books specifically by Black Authors and you get a little keepsake gift to take from the artists. Heaven, Phillip, and Shayla’s work is on view as part of the group show New Atlantis.

Not Your Typical Block Party
2026-02-09 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a printmaking workshop with the artist Cristina Maingrette, where you’ll design and carve your own printing block and use it to create unique, hand-printed Valentine’s Day cards. Whether your cards are romantic, funny, heartfelt, this is a chance to slow down, get creative, and make something truly personal.
No printmaking experience is necessary, this workshop is beginner-friendly and guided step-by-step. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with multiple finished cards to give (or keep for yourself). Come solo, bring a date, or make it a friends’ night.
Expect a good atmosphere, creative exploration, and Valentine’s cards that feel way more special than anything store-bought.

Cristina’s work is on view as part of the group show New Atlantis.

Rubbing Elbows with the Spirits – Performance
2025-12-04 16:30 - 18:00
An activation in the form of two evenings of conversation, movement, and ritual by artist Priscilla Aleman. The second evening is an immersive performance “stepping into spirit and soil”. The performance by Priscilla is co–choreographed by Amanda Krische (@amanda.krische) and featured Kenneth Reginald Otero-Walker (@yerberitomoderno ) & Zaria Forman (@zarialynn).
Priscilla’s work is on view as part of the group show New Atlantis.

Rubbing Elbows with the Spirits – Artist Talk
2025-12-03 17:00 - 19:00
An activation in the form of two evenings of conversation, movement, and ritual by artist Priscilla Aleman. The first evening entails a deep-dive artist talk – a conversation between Priscilla Aleman & Heike Dempster (@heikedempster).
Priscilla’s work is on view as part of the group show New Atlantis.

WOPHA Image Readings: Leslie Gabaldon
2025-11-14 18:00 - 21:00
A monthly community gathering for image makers to share and discuss ongoing bodies of work for feedback and engagement. This month’s event is hosted by Venezuelan-American artist and commercial photographer, Leslie Gabaldon.

WOPHA Workshop: Cyanotype with RemiJin Camping
2025-11-09 13:00 - 15:00
In this hands-on cyanotype workshop, attendees explored the historic photographic process of cyanotype, which uses sunlight to produce Prussian blue photographs. Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own cyanotype photograms on both paper and fabric. All materials will be provided, though guests are encouraged to bring small personal objects such as dried plants, lace, or trinkets to create unique cyanotype prints.

FIU BHI: Healing in Hues Annual Art Show
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00
The FIU Breast Health Initiative (formerly known as the Mobile Mammography Initiative) is a student-led organization dedicated to improving breast health in underserved communities in Miami-Dade County and providing financial assistance to women within the NeighborhoodHELP (NHELP) Program at FIU Medicine who need a diagnostic or screening mammogram.

The FIU HWCOM’s BHI Annual Art Show is a public event that brings the FIU Medicine and greater Miami-Dade County communities together to support underserved women be proactive about their breast health, and help them navigate their treatment options. There was an art raffle with pieces collected by members of our team, live music performed by FIU students, light refreshments, and other interactive activities.

The objectives were to bring the community together to educate about the importance of being proactive regarding women’s breast health and raise money to help continue BHI’s mission to make diagnostic and screening mammograms for the underserved women of Miami-Dade County.

Yanick Lahens à Miami Book Signing
2025-11-01 16:00 - 20:00
Event for Yanick Lahens, a prominent figure in contemporary Haitian literature and a nominated author for the Prix Goncourt 2025 in France, who will be in Miami on November 1st. Come meet the author and have your book signed!

Vente Signature Passagères de Nuit-Miami

Get ready for an unforgettable night with Yanick Lahens at Green Space Miami! Join us for the Vente Signature of “Passagères de Nuit” and a meeting with the author. This in-person event is open to the french speaking community of Miami and the book lovers looking for a night to remember. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity. See you there!

Doing Community Haiti is an organization that works to enhance the Haitian community. It promotes culture and literature as elements of soft power for social change.

LIDÈ Haiti Celebration
2025-10-25 16:00 - 20:00
An evening of purpose, creativity, and connection as we raise our voices and our glasses in support of LIDÈ Haiti, a transformative organization giving agency to over 1,000 Haitian girls each year through art-centered education, health and well-being support and programming.

Founded by actor Rainn Wilson, author Holiday Reinhorn, and Dr. Kathryn Adams, LIDÈ Haiti accompanies girls living in remote regions of Haiti as they improve their learning, health, and well-being in nurturing environments. In 2014, LIDÈ Haiti became a Haitian-led organization, which continues to create spaces where every girl can play, create, learn and lead.

4-6 pm Meet and greet with signature Haitian rum cocktails & Haitian lite bites. Live music and performance by TLL Dance Ensemble of Tradisyon Lakou Lakay. Blessing and altar by Manbo Tanayiz Bertrand
6-7 pm Panel discussion “Uplifting Women in Haiti with Arts, Education, & Creativity”
7-8 pm Collaboration and farewells

Miami Art Zine 20th Anniversary
2025-10-19 16:30 - 19:00
A celebration of the twenty-year anniversary of Miami Art Zine.

WOPHA Image Readings: Zonia Zena
2025-10-17 18:00 - 21:00
Image Readings is a monthly community gathering for image makers to share and discuss ongoing bodies of work for feedback and engagement. This month’s event is hosted by visual artist and archivist, Zonia Zena. She applies photography as a bridge to speak about personal journeys influenced by her migration experience.

New Atlantis Opening Reception
2025-10-16 18:00 - 21:00
Continuing Green Space Miami’s focus on elevating and preserving Miami’s culture, the 2025 open call invited artists to submit proposals that recognize and celebrate the communities that built this city. Communities prevailing, singing, dancing and speaking their language while development slowly paves over. A city subsiding under the weight of its own skyline, eroded by geological and economic forces, a mosaic melting into something new – a New Atlantis.

This evening is a celebration with drinks, music, performances, and light bites of our 2025 open call artists:
Priscilla Aleman [@priscillaaleman.studio]
Jason Aponte [@japonteart]
Elisa Benedetti [@elisabenedettih]
Diana Eusebio [@dianaeusebiostudio]
Heaven Jones [@frankoceansmum]
Shayla Marshall [@shaylamonii]
Phillip (Philovian) Norville [@philovian]
Cristina Maingrette [@nina_maingrette]
Alan David Mejia [@alandavidart]
Luna Palazzolo-Daboul [@lunapalazzolo]
Kandi Stirman [@kandilandia]
Katie Stirman [@corabel]
Julia Zurilla [@juliazurillaj]

WOPHA: Art Girls Happy Hour
2025-10-06 18:00 - 20:00
A quarterly happy hour event organized by Nicole Martinez, Francesca Nabors (Fountainhead arts) and Laura Novoa to bring together local women working in the arts for intentional networking and community building, when women are often otherwise working in the background of our programs, events and our individual organizations.

In Conversation: 2025 WOPHA Research Fellows
2025-10-02 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at Green Space Miami to meet our 2025 WOPHA Research Fellows, Shirine Saad and José Antonio Navarrete, for a presentation of their ongoing research projects. Moderated by WOPHA Founder & Director, Aldeide Delgado.

About the fellows
Shirine Saad is a Beirut-born journalist, programmer and DJ focusing on culture and social change. Their fellowship supports their project “Shattering Form as Feminist Photographic Resistance,” exploring photography of contemporary feminist and queer artists from the SWANA region.
José Antonio Navarrete is a Cuban-born independent curator and researcher in visual arts and culture based in Miami, Florida. Their fellowship supports his project “María Teresa de Rojas and Josefina Tarafa: the photographers of El Monte (1954)” shedding light on an unknown chapter in the history of modern Cuban and Caribbean women’s photography.

About the WOPHA Research Fellowship program
The WOPHA Research Fellowship annually supports two emerging or established authors in producing scholarly essays on women and non-binary voices in photography. The program fosters innovative and diverse approaches from critical and historical to speculative and autobiographical. The 2025 fellows were selected through an open call juried by Katy Hundertmark, Managing Editor of Foam Magazine and curator at Foam.
The WOPHA Research Fellowship program is made possible through the support of the Pérez CreARTE Grant Program by The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation and the Green Family Foundation. Cultural partners are The Betsy Hotel and Green Space Miami.

tide lines of the frame – 2025 WOPHA Artists in Residence Opening Reception
2025-09-13 15:00 - 19:00
Opening Reception and Curator’s Tour of “tide lines of the frame,” featuring old and new works by 2025 WOPHA Artists-in-Residence Kat Thompson and Nathyfa Michel.

Guest-curated by Cecilia González Godino, Interim Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, the exhibition explores the entanglements of memory, landscape, and visual culture across fractured geographies.

Through image, video, and material experimentation, “tide lines of the frame” challenges the visual traditions that once framed the Caribbean as consumable spectacle, exposing instead the absence of true archival care and opening a space for resistance and reimagining.

3PM: WOPHA Members Preview
4PM: Public Opening Reception
5PM: Curator’s Tour
Exhibition on view: September 13 – December 14, 2025

Artist As Catalyst
2025-09-11 18:00 - 2025-09-14 21:00
Catalyst Artist as Catalyst (AAC) is The Peace Studio’s flagship regional initiative designed to equip young storytellers, artists, and cultural catalysts (ages 18–30) with the tools, opportunity, and community to use their craft in the service of peace building. Hosted in different cities across the US, AAC is a multi-day immersive experience that supports early-career artists, journalists, and creative leaders across disciplines in cultivating identity-rooted storytelling, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cultural transformation.

Built upon years of iteration and rooted in local context, the AAC program blends artistic rigor with restorative
practices. Participants engage in a unique blend of workshops, keynotes, collaborative labs, and community events — all within a dynamic and diverse environment. With city-specific creative direction and cross-cohort follow-up support, AAC fosters a new generation of artist-leaders using story to shift culture and activate change.

O, Miami Greenhouse Closing Celebration
2025-09-06 17:00 - 20:00
The O, Miami Greenhouse is a Green Family Foundation funded guided self-study program for South Florida creatives of all disciplines aged 18 – 25. The program is open to individuals regardless of intersectionality. Through one-on-one mentorship, professional development, and access to Miami artists and arts spaces, the Greenhouse program cultivates the skills and projects of budding Miami creatives across artistic disciplines as each develops a personal artistic project over the course of the program. The Greenhouse Closing Celebration gathers the larger Greenhouse community — mentors, alums, and the special guests of the cohort — to witness Greenhouse creatives’ presentation of the projects they’ve developed all summer.

O, Miami celebrates South Florida through the empathy-building power of poetry. We educate and engage communities by hosting programs and providing resources for people to identify and express themselves through poetry. We then publish that poetry in public spaces and in books. Our work invests in collaborative narratives of place, to create a more equitable future. Year-round we operate as a publisher and education organization, creating opportunities for people to come together through poetry and providing free resources for families and teachers. In April we celebrate the fruits of that work with our annual O, Miami Poetry Festival.

When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d Closing Reception
2025-08-09 18:00 - 20:00
Join artist Jayme Kaye Gershen and her collaborators for a toast to the mangos and see When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d for the last time.

Closing Conversation
The ‘Making of’: From short film to immersive exhibit a behind-the-scenes look at When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d as we say ‘goodbye’ to the show. Listen to a conversation between some of the project’s creators: Artist & Director, Jayme Kaye Gershen, Cinematographer, Oscar Lobo SVC, Technical Producer, Freddy Jouwayed, Polymath, Orlando Castro, Editor, Joy Castañeda, and Noelia Solange of Subtropic Film Festival as they discuss process and inspiration. Ask questions that you’ve been wondering about the show and join us for a final toast to a summer filled with mangos & connection.

Moderator: Noelia Solange
Panelists:
Jayme Kaye Gershen
Orlando Castro
Carmen Misé
Oscar Lobo
Joy Castañeda
Freddy Jouwayed

Book Making Workshop Pt. 3: Book Binding
2025-08-09 15:00 - 17:00
Join us as we put all the pieces together to create our mango artist book at the When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d exhibit.

Welcome to the Mango Book Stab Binding Workshop with Nicole Combeau! Join us at Green Space Miami as we piece together the pages from our previous workshops, creating your very own artist book, made of mango!

This is Part 3 of a 3-part mango workshop series that will culminate in the making of your very own Mango-made Artist Book. Join us for one or all workshops. It’s up to you!

Book Making Workshop Pt. 2: Painting with Mango Leaf Pigment
2025-08-03 15:00 - 17:00
Come paint with mango leaf pigment alongside Gabriela Serra at the When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d exhibit.

Welcome to the Mango Leaf Pigment Painting Workshop with Gabriela Serra of Buenezas! Join us at Green Space Miami for an expressive experience, painting with pigment made from the mango tree!

This is Part 2 of a 3-part mango workshop series that will culminate in the making of your very own Mango-made Artist Book. Join us for one or all workshops. It’s up to you!

Book Making Workshop Pt. 1: Making Paper from Mango Seed Husks
2025-08-02 14:00 - 17:00
Come learn how to make paper from mango husks with Ọmọlará Williams McCallister at the When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d exhibit.

Welcome to the Mango Husk Paper-Making Workshop with Ọmọlará Williams McCallister! Join us at Green Space Miami for a hands-on experience in creating beautiful paper from mango husks. In this workshop, you will learn the art of recycling and upcycling while exploring your creativity. Ọmọlará Williams McCallister will guide you through the process, sharing expertise and passion for sustainable practices.

This is Part 1 of a 3-part mango workshop series that will culminate in the making of your very own Mango-made Artist Book. Join us for one or all workshops. It’s up to you!

Beyond the Barrel: Rum’s Influence on Caribbean History and Tradition
2025-07-26 18:00 - 21:00
Rum has been crafted in the Caribbean for centuries, influencing local economies, traditions, and culture. With its diverse production methods and flavors, rum reflects the Caribbean’s unique cultural practices — each island contributing its own twist to the traditions surrounding this spirit. Indirectly, rum production plays a significant role in shaping the region’s identity, influencing religious rituals, music, dance, and the arts.
Beyond The Barrel brings a combination of experts across the industry to explore the connection between rum and the Caribbean community, examining rum’s historical and social impact on various communities and countries.
The panel will feature rum producers, distillers, and advocates, who will discuss how rum production sustains economies, fosters cultural pride, and strengthens community bonds. This discussion aims to reveal how rum continues to inspire creativity and unify communities across the Caribbean.
Moderator:
Kerby J. Altidor, Rhum Historian
Panelists:
• Clairin Sonson: Stephan Kalil Saoud, Master Distiller
• Spiribam: Anays Diaz, Territory Manager
• FIU: Dr. Anthony Peter Maingot, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of FIU
• Ready Set Rum!: Jamé Willis, Rum Enthusiast

ProjectArt Resident Artist Panel
2025-07-20 15:00 - 18:00
Join us for a conversation with ProjectArt’s exhibiting artists, and most recent cohort of residents, for a celebration of the show’s closing. Moderated by ProjectArt’s Vice President and Miami Director, Danielle Steele.

Panelists will discuss their experiences teaching visual arts across Miami-Dade County in Miami-Dade Public Library branches and how the residency shaped their creative practices.

Topics will include the role of the teaching artist, arts education in the face of censorship and defunding, the relationship between creativity and critical thinking, and the value of inner child healing through art.

This event is presented in connection with ProjectArt’s exhibition, Told and Retold: The Pedagogy of Knowing and Becoming, a joint student/ teacher show that highlights youth, the power of mentorship, community engagement, and the library as a conduit space for creativity and growth.

Panelists:
Jevon Brown
Ashley Castañeda
Agua Dulce Gloriosa
Isabella Marie García
Katherine “Neco” Kafruni

About the Moderator:
Danielle Steele has worked with ProjectArt for six years and brings a background in museum education, exhibitions, teaching singing and songwriting, immersion-based English instruction, and community-based prevention work with at risk youth. She holds a BA in Art History and Studio Art, and maintains lifelong practices in art, music, and writing.

Lakay Se Lakay: Celebrating 10 Years of Sant La Fellows
2025-07-19 18:00 - 21:00
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of GFFT partners Sant La’s Fellows Program, Class X will host “Lakay Se Lakay,” a social gathering that honors the legacy of the program while highlighting Haitian culture, creativity, and community care. We will bring together current and past Fellows for an evening of reconnection, reflection, and creative expression through:

*An open mic for poetry, music, and karaoke
*A keynote-style fireside chat featuring either Dr. Natacha Janac on the Haitian global experience
*Light bites catered by a Haitian restaurant
*DJ set and curated background visuals
*A warm, welcoming atmosphere that promotes unity

This social event centers the voices of emerging Haitian-American leaders and provides a space to be both joyous and grounded in culture

Mango Poetry Jam
2025-07-12 19:00 - 21:00
Join The Biscayne Poet for a night of spoken word and poetry, in collaboration with Jayme Kaye Gershen in her immersive exhibition, When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d!

Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just looking to share your thoughts on mangos, this event is the perfect place to express your love (or hate) for this iconic summer fruit. Bring your friends and soak up the creative vibes in a welcoming atmosphere. Let your words flow and connect with fellow mango lovers.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your talent and be inspired by the many many ways that we give ode to the mango.

See you there!

Preceded by a Mango Swap hosted by The Things Lab and Miami Time Swap from 4-7pm.

Mango Swap
2025-07-12 16:00 - 19:00
Want to try a different type of mango? Do you have mango swag to swap?

Join The Things Lab and Miami Time Swap for Mango Swap, in collaboration with Jayme Kaye Gershen in her immersive exhibition, When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d!

Bring as many mangos and mango-flavored goodies as you want, and/or no more than 10 gently used mango-themed items – things that are clean, functional, and ready for a new home! You can also come without mango things to swap and make a Pay What You Value tax deductible donation to The Things Lab for things you take home.

Be kind, respect everyone’s finds, and enjoy the good vibes!

Any leftover mango delectables will be eaten or donated to Miami Community Fridges and any leftover mango-inspired things to local thrift stores. You are also welcome to take your unclaimed items home with you. That way, nothing goes to waste!

Followed by a Mango Poetry Slam hosted by The Biscayne Poet from 7-9pm.

This Is Home: A Town Hall Demystifying Immigration in South Florida
2025-07-11 18:30 - 20:30
Join Mosaic Miami for This Is Home, an evening of powerful dialogue demystifying immigration in South Florida through a local lens. In a region shaped by diverse waves of migration, this timely conversation will explore immigration policy, personal narratives, and community realities often obscured in national discourse.

Moderated by Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald’s Haiti/ Caribbean Correspondent. The panel will feature leading voices on the front lines of immigrant justice and advocacy:

Sui Chung, Executive Director, Americans for Immigrant Justice
Gaby Pacheco, CEO, TheDream.US
Gepsie Metellus, Executive Director, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center
Dr. Raul Hernandez, Resident Immigration Specialist at Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ

Together, these changemakers will unpack how federal policies play out locally, the challenges and triumphs facing immigrant communities, and the role of faith, law, and lived experience in shaping a more inclusive future.

Fahrenheit 305 – ProjectArt Literary Panel Discussion
2025-06-29 15:00 - 18:00
Calling all Miami Bibliophiles, Poets, Book Nerds, Novelists, and Library Patrons!
Join us for a panel that brings together leaders from Miami’s literary community, including representatives from FIU Library, O, Miami, Bookleggers Library, Books for Free, Miami-Dade Public Libraries, and the Miami Book Fair, for a conversation on the state of the city’s literary scene and youth literacy.
Panelists will share their organizations’ missions and current initiatives, reflect on how the landscape has evolved, and discuss pressing issues such as book bans and access to literature.
The discussion, moderated by ProjectArt alumni and journalist, Isabella Marie García, is presented in connection with ProjectArt’s exhibition, Told and Retold: The Pedagogy of Knowing and Becoming, which highlights youth creativity, community engagement, and the library as a space for inspiration and artistic development.
Moderator:
Isabella Marie García
Panelists:
Nancy Kirkpatrick, FIU Libraries
Nathaniel Sandler, Bookleggers Library
Kristia Leon, O, Miami
Patricia Hechavarría, Books for Free – The Children’s Trust
Oscar Fuentes, Miami-Dade Public Library System
Marci Cancio-Bello, Miami Book Fair

Canto al arbol – I sing to the tree
2025-06-29 15:00 - 17:00
A bilingual workshop hosted by Buenezas as part of When Mangos Last in My Backyard Bloom’d, where nature and music come together in perfect harmony.

Join us as we celebrate the beauty and importance of trees through music and poetry. Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of live performances inspired by the melodies of the forest. Let the music transport you to a world where the trees sing their own songs, inviting you to listen and connect with the natural world around you.

Don’t miss this unique event that promises to be a feast for the senses and a celebration of the wonders of nature.

Época de frutas, de calor, de sudor, de mucho duelo y felicidad, de jalea de mango, salsa de mango, jugo de mango, mango solito en el lavamanos – ¡quién no se pone feliz al ver un mango!

Ven a cantar con nosotras en este taller donde le haremos una canción al árbol de mango. Trae a tus abuelitos y a tus vecinos.

ICA Summer Portfolio Prep Workshop with Ashley Castaneda
2025-06-25 13:00 - 16:00
Tunnel Book Making – Narrative Overlay workshop by artist Ashley Castañeda in collaboration with The Institute of Contemporary Art’s Summer Portfolio Prep Program.

Tunnel books have an interesting history dating back to the mid-18th century, but how has this practice presented itself in contemporary art? Book-making as an artistic practice is not new, but has manifested itself as a way of preserving oral records, creating stories, and serving multiple purposes. As an object, books can act as the intersection of sculpture, drawing, painting, and craftsmanship for those who participate in creating them and are the audience to them.

With paper-cutting, stories and narratives are navigable through direct and abstract ways. Working with silhouettes and 2D forms is the magic that makes tunnel books an interesting object to explore and interact with. Engaging with the sculptural and drawing components of bookmaking, participants engaged in the conversation of creating books learning how to construct a tunnel book themselves.
