The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation

When storms hit, artists lost essential equipment and supplies — and with them, their ability to create. The Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund provides $2,000 grants to help Southern artists recover after Hurricanes Helene & Milton. Share this with artists in need. Applications close May 7! Learn more South Arts: https://lnkd.in/emaRP744

#GranteeSpotlight: WOPHA Foundation. WOPHA’s mission is to highlight the contributions of women photographers to modern and contemporary art in order to rewrite the artistic canon and provoke social change. Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) began as a dynamic database showcasing the unique stories of women-identified Cuban photographers. Building on this success, WOPHA has expanded its geographic scope while retaining its core commitment to promote and research, in partnership with other organizations, the plurality of female, trans, queer, and other non-binary voices in photography. Learn more: https://wopha.org/

#GranteeSpotlight: Last month, Armour Dance Theatre had the pleasure of performing at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County for Miami City Ballet’s “Ballet for Young People”. They performed a variety of dance genres including ballet, tap, flamenco, hip hop, and modern. Congratulations on a great performance!

#GranteeSpotlight: Fountainhead Arts. Samuel Levi Jones is constantly questioning what's left out of historical narratives. By pulling apart legal, medical, and historical books, Levi Jones considers how these texts are often racially exclusive and prejudiced against people of color. Learn more about the work he makes during an interview at Fountainhead Residency in Miami, filmed by Alexa Caravia.

Juggerknot’s ‘Miami Bus Stop Stories’ Immerses Audiences In HistoryMiami Exhibit. Juggerknot Theatre Company takes audiences through Miami's history in “Miami Bus Stop Stories: Tropical Dreams” at the HistoryMiami museum on Thursday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 16. By Carolina del Busto. READ IT HERE FIRST: https://lnkd.in/gsKGjgjB #MiamiBusStopStories #JuggerknotTheatre #HistoryMiami #TropicalDreams #MiamiHistory #TheaterInMiami #CulturalExperience #ArtAndHistory #ExploreMiami #CommunityEngagement #SupportLocalArtists #TheaterLife #VisitMiami #artburstmiami #artsjournalism #criticalreviews #miamiartsmatter #miamidadearts #supportthearts #supportartsjournalism

#GranteeSpotlight: Miami Light Project. Join Miami Light Project and Live Arts Miami for a multifaceted storytelling project exploring how guns shape our lives. Staged as a live radio theater broadcast, Arms Around America is an immersive evening-length performance featuring four actors voicing dozens of characters amidst a forest of microphones. Dan Froot and Company create captivating live foley sound effects using an eclectic array of everyday objects, adding an authentic auditory dimension to the storytelling. Dan Froot & Company: Arms Around America, February 20 - 21, 8pm at MDC's Lehman Theater: https://lnkd.in/ejA4cdui

#GranteeSpotlight: Juggerknot Theatre Company. Juggerknot Theatre Company presents: Miami Bus Stop Stories: Tropical Dreams! Embark on an unforgettable journey into the creation of South Florida, and experience Miami’s cultural evolution firsthand—all within the immersive setting of the HistoryMiami Museum. This live, interactive program transforms the museum’s Tropical Dreams exhibition into a fictionalized adventure through time. As you explore, find yourself immersed in the heart of Miami’s past, encountering live actors who bring key figures and historic events to life. This isn’t just a show; it’s a vibrant experience that connects audiences directly to Miami’s stories, celebrating the diversity, resilience, and communities that make the city unique.

#GranteeSpotlight: Bakehouse Art Complex. On exhibit now through March 16, Pico Radial by artist Patricia Monclús, is an immersive installation that resembles a gallera, a cockfighting arena, modeled after those found in her native country of Colombia. Monclús uses generative AI, animation tools, and analog and digital software to produce a mock entertainment program featuring a collection of chicken-themed Internet ephemera and radio and television snippets. See the details here: https://lnkd.in/eKRm_k4P

#GranteeSpotlight: Florida International University. The creARTE grant helped to scale the collaboration between FIU’s Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab (WPHL) and IPC ArtSpace/Iris PhotoCollective (IPC) in Miami’s Little Haiti which included hosting six exhibitions of documentary photography on a multitude of themes and the creation of rich and inspiring activations. #ThePowerOfPhilanthropy

Congratulations to our newest Jorge and Darlene Pérez Excellence Award recipient, Melanie Escobar. The prestigious Jorge and Darlene Pérez Excellence Award, funded by The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, recognizes one outstanding graduate for his or her superior academic achievements upon graduating from The Honors College at Florida International University (FIU). The selected scholar must be a leader who plans to pursue a post-graduate degree and demonstrates commitment to be a change agent in our community.