DVCAI at Barry Summer Exhibition Opening Reception
Friday, 05/09/2025-, 06:00 pm-09:00 pm
DVCAI at Barry, Monsignor William Library, Barry University
11300 NE 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida, 33161
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Cost: Free

Join us for the Opening Reception of our six-week exhibition, “This Summer Too: Conversations with Makers, Exploring Memory, Materials, and Meaning.”

This summer, during our exhibition, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator curators Rosie Gordon-Wallace and Lauryn Lawrence turn our attention to artists who bridge the artificial boundaries between art, craft, design, and artisanship.

These are makers—creators who work from a place of ancestral knowledge, driven by the need to fill an inner void and propelled by the desire for self-expression.

During regular library hours, visit the exhibition to view works by artists Lauren Austin, Barbara Garvine, Alida Martinez, Yossi Peled, Evelyn Politzer, and Miki Speijers, and Barry University MFA Candidates, Robertha Blatt and Joy Johnson.

These artists’ practices are often sparked by specific provocations, with memory as a recurring catalyst. This Summer Too invites students visiting DVCAI at Barry to participate in these conversations—designed to tickle the imagination and ignite curiosity.

We hope these encounters spark new ways of seeing and prompt students to think differently about art, materials, and objects in their own homes. May this conversation about makers open doors to broader dialogues about what art is, who gets to make it, and where it lives.