Bakehouse Art Complex

Thank you #helenfrankenthalerfoundation for mentioning Bakehouse Art Complex climate initiative grant in the recent Observer article on your grantees. https://lnkd.in/eP7Ax3hE

Congrats to @bakehouseartcomplex artist @philip_lique and summer open alum @albertocheca_ on their new shows at @emersondorsch and to @bakehouseartcomplex artist @corneliustulloch, our Bakehouse x @citedesartsparis laureate this year, on his @andrewreedgallery exhibit, which includes some works made in Paris this summer. So exciting to see our community of artists reach new levels. Bakehouse artists can be seen all over the community: @fabiolalariosm and @leocastaneda__ @pamm Also see Leo this weekend at @floridasupercon and Bakehouse artists and alum @lil_suzi_uzi @zoesschweiger @amandallinares @smitatims @zilbermangallery @miamidesigndistrict. @fabiolalariosm installation in Walgreens windows 23rd and Collins, as part of our collaboration with @thebassmoa. Alum @williamosoriostudio has a new body of work @lns_gallery, one of which was acquired by collector @jorgeperezcollection Good weekend to explore Bakehouse artists on site and off, and, please don’t forget to join us at Bakehouse Sat, 4-8pm, to celebrate the 12th birthday of fave in house community org @bookleggerslibrary. Many of the galleries are open this Sunday, 11-4pm, as part of @progressiveartbrunch.

#ArtSpotlight --> This summer, as guests walk into the Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami's Wynwood Art District, they will be greeted by a newly-commissioned installation by Bakehouse artist Alain Castoriano, Tropical Storm, on view in the atrium. See link to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eZc-uY7P

t’s that time of year again! ✨ @bakehouseartcomplex invites you to our annual fundraiser honoring Craig Robins, collector and philanthropist, who has championed the arts in Miami for over 40 years and is recognized as a visionary real estate developer, whose projects have utilized design and creativity to shape and revitalize neighborhoods. City of Miami Chairwoman and Commissioner Christine King @iamchristineking will serve as honorary chair of our host committee. We hope you will join us in raising funds to unleash Miami’s creative potential, enabling Bakehouse to provide space, community, and opportunity to Miami artists. 👏 Tables of ten at $7,500; single ticket at $750. To inquire about, reserve, or purchase tables or tickets, please contact me or rsvp@bacfl.org

Ended my short excursion to Madrid with a visit to Conde Duque, now home to Madrid’s Contemporary Art Museum and other research, exhibition, and performance spaces. The complex was originally built between 1717 and 1730 as a barracks, commissioned by King Philip V for the elite Royal Corps guards. The king stipulated that he wanted space “for 600 guards and 400 horses” hence its huge size. It was built in the Baroque style, with an intricately carved stone entrance and large central courtyard, once the biggest in Madrid. Definitely worth a visit for the architecture, adaptive reuse, and content. @centroculturaconded

The highlight of my brief time in Madrid was a private tour of the @normanfosterfdn ,which, in addition to housing Sir Foster’s life’s work, vast archives, drawings, models, and art/design collection and collaborations, is dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary thinking and research in architecture, urbanism, and design. It is an important global hub for architectural educational, research, exhibitions, and programs that explore innovative approaches to architecture and the built environment. The Foundation is housed in an historic building designed in 1921 by Joaquin Saldana for the Duke of Placencia in the Chamberi neighborhood. It has been meticulously restored and adapted to the Foundation’s uses, with a small and exquisite detached new glass pavilion for programs and temporary installations. The foundation’s space reflects Foster’s design philosophy of transparency, light, and flexibility, and serves as a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas and knowledges. Images are insufficient to convey the importance, experience, and thoughtfulness of this initiative and the context it provides for understanding the greater role architects and architecture have played globally in the last half of the 20th and now 21st centuries. What a great addition to the patrimony of Madrid and the nation.

Italian designer, architect, friend, and collaborator, Gaetano Pesce, a pioneer and icon of the Radical Design movement has passed away at age 84. Pesce’s death in his adopted home of New York was announced by his studio on Instagram. “Over the course of six decades Gaetano revolutionized the worlds of art, design, architecture and the liminal spaces between these categories,” his studio wrote. “His originality and nerve are matched by none.” Pesce experimented with materials and production techniques to create design and decorative art objects imbued with political or religious meaning. His works are in the collections of major art and design museums. I am so lucky to have met Gaetano in the 1990s through one of his biggest fans, patrons, friends, and collectors, Kim and Al Eiber. @al_eiber was then on the @Wolfsonian Board and a huge fan and patron of the Italian master. He even convinced Gaetano to design a new resin welcome desk for the museum lobby which premiered with a special installation in 2001, at what was to have been the first Art Basel in Miami Beach. I hope it is still in the museum collection. I have modestly been collecting some of Gaetano’s works over the years but mostly his resin invitations uniquely designed for every exhibition opening over the past 15 or so years—one of which arrived just a few weeks ago announcing an opening that was to take place this week in Milano. RIP Maestro Pesce. Your work, contributions, innovation, spirit, and tenacity will never be forgotten. You are a legend.

Bakehouse Art Complex envisions a world that supports and values artists and recognizes their ability to shape, reflect, and transform our world. A 501(c)(3) organization located in the Wynwood Norte neighborhood of Miami, our mission is to address the need for affordable live, live-work, and workspaces for artists in Miami’s urban core and provide opportunities for artists to engage with the broader community. We are seeking to recruit a Grants + Sponsorships Manager, which is a full-time, non-exempt in-person position that works closely with a small team to advance the institution’s fundraising goals and help build meaningful relationships with donors and supporters. This position serves as a critical liaison between the organization and its funders—government, foundation, and individual donors. As such, this individual is primarily responsible for grant management processes, including researching, preparing, writing, submitting, monitoring, tracking, and reporting existing and annual grants and identifying strategies for new funding opportunities. This position requires strong writing and communication skills, knowledge of data management and analysis, program budgeting, project management skills, with an emphasis on outcome measurement. See https://lnkd.in/eG-aZi7R for full JD. To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, references, and a writing sample to apply@bacfl.org. Please place “Grants + Sponsorships Manager” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls, please. Bakehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer: People of color, women, persons with disabilities, the elderly, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, and Veterans are welcomed and strongly encouraged to apply.

Cathy Leff began her career in government working for the City of Miami during the Ferré administration. She later became an arts administrator as the director of The Wolfsonian-FIU and is currently the director of the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood. Hence, there are few more qualified to discuss how the combination of art and politics in Miami during the 1980s helped to shape our current Miami. This piece was produced as a part of our ongoing collaboration with FIU Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership and was produced by Aaron Glickman and Meme Ferré.

The A.I.M. Biennial, a conceptual program promoting outdoor ephemeral, virtual, and physical art projects by cultural practitioners based and affiliated with the state of Florida, returns during Miami Art Week 2023 featuring 56 site-specific installations throughout South Florida, including one at Bakehouse by #Bakehouseartist Gonzalo Hernandez (pictured above). Organized by william cordova, Gean Moreno, Marie Vickles, and Amy Rosenblum-Martin, the mission of A.I.M. Biennial is to disrupt and realize different ways of perceiving how art can function in public places through independent channels of distribution. Don’t miss out on this incredible initiative and go see other installations and projects around the City by #Bakehouseartists and #Bakehousealumni Aida Tejada, VantaBlack, Chris Friday, Cynthia Cruz, Kayla Delacerada, Loni Johnson, Najja Moon, Rose Maria Cromwell, and Sue Montoya. For more information, access aimbiennial.org.