Green Space 2023 Open Call
2023 Grantees
We are delighted to announce the recipients of our 2023 open-call Grantees. Each individual from this diverse group of artists brings their unique perspective toward this year’s theme of displacement. Congratulations to the following artists:
Asser Saint-Val
Carolina Cueva
Dudley Alexis
Enma Saiz
Jacob Stiltner
Karla Kantorovich
María Gabriela Chérrez
Premonition Bureau
Sydney Maubert
Xiomara Forbez
We look forward to showcasing their work at Green Space in the upcoming group show ‘DISplace.’ The show revolves around the spoken word piece ‘DISplace’ by artist Arsimmer McCoy.
Introduction
Since opening Green Space Miami we have had the privilege of meeting hundreds of Miami artists and creatives. Artists who have prompted dialogue on issues you are passionate about, through exhibiting your work, interviews, and conversations hosted at Green Space. The dominant theme which keeps emerging is home, the question of what home means, the definition of origin, the celebration of cultural identity and rituals, the pride and joy in Miami’s unique mix of communities that call this place home. In a Miami context the subject of home is also about change. The rate of Miami’s growth is unprecedented, while that brings with it increased opportunity, the cost of living has made it impossible for most artists to live and work here.
This year we have commissioned the artist Arsimmer McCoy to write a prompt on this theme. The concept of DISplace is that we are a city of displaced people, and when our homes, and the public spaces where communities have gathered for generations are at risk, DISplace takes on a new meaning. The prompt also encompasses THIS place, welcoming submissions that celebrate the communities created by those seeking, and finding, safe haven here, preserving and evolving and thriving in this place called Miami.
‘DISplace’: Open Call Prompt by the artist Arsimmer McCoy
DISplace
Is a call to action
on the plague of the DISfunctional,
DISruptive,
DISrespectful,
and DISgusting
politics
DIStributed across THIS city.
DISplace is a scream.
DISplace is not another casual conversation about who’s right and who’s wrong.
THIS is ALL wrong.
DISplace is a scream into the ears of the greedy.
THIS is about the DISregard of human rights.
DIS is about DIScrimination,
environmental racism,
gentrification,
and revealing the DISloyalty of a system built to protect.
THIS is about Scott Projects.
THIS is about NW 3RD AVE AND 62ND.
THIS is about the GROVE.
THIS is about Colored town to Overtown to NO MORE.
THIS is about the walls put up in place of peace.
DISgrace!
THIS is about citywide DISaggregation DISassociation
and a venal state.
THIS place is home to Bahamian descendents.
THIS is the resting place of Tequesta bones.
THIS place is safe haven to the immigrant
the asylum seekers
the migrant
and the refugee
This is a call to action
Tell them WE ARE HERE
And we will not be DISMEMBERED,
DISCONTINUED,
or DISCREDITED.
THIS CITY IS MAGIC BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE, DANCE, CREATE, LOVE, AND BUILD HERE
AND WE
WILL NOT BE DISPLACED
By Arsimmer McCoy
Open Call 2023 Guidelines
The 2023 open call is now closed. Thank you for applying. We will be in touch soon after the advisory committee has completed the voting process.
WHO CAN APPLY: Green Space Miami’s Open Call is open to professional artists living and working in Miami-Dade County. If you are temporarily based elsewhere, please provide further details in your proposal or artist biography. Awardees of previous open calls are eligible to apply again after 2 years.
ELIGIBLE WORK: Painting, photography, other two-dimensional art processes and techniques, sculpture, installation, textile, audio and video. Green Space Miami seeks artists whose practice addresses critical social issues faced by Miami’s residents and celebrates the cultural heritage of Miami’s communities and neighborhood. Awardees of previous open calls are eligible to apply again after 2 years.
SELECTION PROCESS: Green Space invites artists to submit artworks, beginning June 2 to July 30. Ten works will be selected by the Green Space Miami advisory committee who vote independently and anonymously using the Submittable platform.
AWARDS: A one-time, unrestricted award of $5,000 each will be made to 10 visual artists in recognition of artworks selected by the committee. Please note that Green Space Miami does not provide additional funding or reimburse artists for costs related to the fabrication, delivery or installation of artworks. Green Space Initiative expects to announce the selected artists during the month of September. Selected artworks will be exhibited together from mid-November to March.
The Green Space Miami Advisory Committee
Chad Bernstein, CEO and Co-founder, Guitars Over Guns Organization
Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) North Miami
Amy Galpin, Chief Curator, FIU Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Alma Leiva, Artist, Inaugural Green Space Initiative Awardee
Jodi Mailander Farrell, VP of Development, The Everglades Foundation
T. Eliott Mansa, Artist, Inaugural Green Space Initiative Awardee
Jairo Ontiveros, VP of Education and Community Engagement, Adrienne Arsht Center
Franklin Sirmans, Director, PAMM – Pérez Art Museum Miami
Mikhaile Solomon, Director, PRIZM Art Fair
DePaul Vera, Artist, Inaugural Green Space Initiative Awardee
Marie Vickles, Director of Education, PAMM, Curator-in-Residence, Little Haiti Cultural Center
Pedro Jermaine, Artist
The Green Space Miami Team
Kimberly Green, President, Green Family Foundation, Founder, Green Space Miami
Sarai Leon, Executive Assistant, Green Space Miami
Mireille Louis Charles, Executive Director, Green Family Foundation
Matt Argondizza, Preparator, Green Space Miami
Michelangelo Bendandi, Green Space Miami Founding Member
