Artists residences in Miami are the motor to the city’s art community. This is where creativity flourishes and art production happens. Studio spaces at a low cost or free of charge are essential to the growth of Miami as a cultural hub.
It facilitates a platform for dialogue, discourse, and provides a space for new ideas to emerge. Most of the artist’s residencies also serve as a liaison between the program residents and art professionals to facilitate career advancement and exhibition opportunities. When visiting Miami during Art Week in early December don’t miss The Bakehouse, an artist studio complex, showcasing mostly local artists in an iconic building in a bustling neighborhood just above midtown.
Bridge Red studios in North Miami never disappoints with a high level of resident artists and an exhibition space that often presents interesting thematic group exhibitions.The building is located just steps from MOCA.
South of Miami and within a nature reserve The Deering Estate Residency (AIR) is the idyllic location for artists working on more complex projects that are research based.The location itself by the ocean is the perfect environment for creation.The historical mansion on location houses historical and contemporary exhibitions.
The Fountainhead Residency in midtown takes place in a mid century house bringing together three international artists that share living and working space.Its aim is to foster dialogue between the local and the international art communities.This Residency never disappoints. And finally Oolite with its main location on Lincoln Road in South Beach and within a couple of blocks from the Convention Center is the perfect scenario to measure the pulse of what’s happening locally. Its gallery on location presents a strong exhibition program worth visiting
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The Bakehouse Art Complex is a non-profit arts organization that stands at the heart of South Florida’s bustling arts scene, where it has been a beacon of creativity and collaboration for nearly four decades.
The Bakehouse hosts an artists’ residency program.It offers studios at an affordable price.
The name “Bakehouse” nods to the history of the building (originally an Art Deco-era industrial bakery) where it offers the highest level of artistic creativity, development, and artistic collaboration for the most promising talent.
Bridge Red Studios is an artists’ complex in North Miami. Bridge Red consists of 10 working artist studios and an exhibition / project space that is run by sculptor and painter Robert Thiele and his daughter, painter Kristen Thiele. Bridge Red Studios/ Project Space was the recipient of a Knight Challenge Grant to further the mission to exhibit, document, and expose the art work of strong and developed artists with ties to South Florida, who do not get the exposure their work merits. Works shown include paintings, drawings, photography, collage, installation, clay art, sound, video, sculpture, and performance. The artists who currently hold studios at Bridge Red are William Cordova, Yanira Collado, Kristen Thiele, Robert Thiele, Stephan Tugrul, Carol K. Brown, Luisa Basnuevo, and Lou Anne Colodny. Colodny, who was the first director of MOCA and its former incarnation, the Center of Contemporary Art (COCA), has converted her studio into an exhibition space located below Bridge Red’s Project Space, called Under the Bridge. Both exhibition spaces hold openings on the same Sunday evenings and closing brunches on the same Sunday afternoons. Both are open in between these events by appointment. Bridge Red is located just east of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA NOMI) and west of Biscayne Boulevard, off of 125th street. The Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) seeks to continue the legacy of art patronage by supporting artists who work in various disciplines and media, consistent with founder Charles Deering’s vision.
The Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) supports artists across visual, literary, performing, and cross-disciplinary arts. The program offers opportunities for emerging and midcareer artists willing to explore new bodies of work or practices to create, collaborate, and engage with the Estate’s rich historic, cultural, and natural environment. Established in 2006, The AIR program has hosted over 150 residencies that span a diverse range of contemporary and traditional practices and continues to foster creativity, collaboration, and community engagement in a unique setting.
Fountainhead was founded in 2008 by collectors and passionate art appreciators Kathryn and Dan Mikesell, who believe connecting people intimately with artists impacts how we move until this world, treat one another and confront today’s most critical issues. They created Fountainhead to positively impact the lives and careers of artists and nurture and grow their local arts ecosystem. Establishing a residency program for visiting national and international artists alongside an artists’ studios complex to serve the local artist community, Fountainhead has welcomed nearly 530 artists from 49 countries and engages thousands of art lovers each year. In 2019, Fountainhead launched Artists Open, a countywide open studios event that welcomes the public into over 300 artists studios all over Miami. Fountainhead’s approach empowers artists by making connections that lead to growth in their work and careers, providing time and space to experiment and challenge their practice, and mentorship and business skills to help them lead thriving careers. In its 15-year history, Fountainhead has become a pioneering force in the arts and culture landscape developing innovative artist and community engagement programs, and cultivating key relationships with leading art institutions in South Florida and beyond.
The Oolite Arts Studio Residency Program provides artists with time, space, and resources to reach new levels of excellence. Oolite Arts Studio Residents receive free studio space at the organization’s headquarters on Miami Beach, in addition to critical connections with art leaders, exhibitions and financial resources that can lead to career-changing opportunities, and a community where artists can learn from one another and experiment with new work
