Ambassadors for Black Art
The PAMM Fund for Black Art was initiated with a $1 million grant, funded equally by Darlene and Jorge M. Pérez and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, for the purchase of contemporary art by Black artists for the museum’s permanent collection. Through the Fund, the museum first acquired works by Al Loving, Faith Ringgold, and Xaviera Simmons. In 2018, the museum created an endowment with a challenge grant from the Knight Foundation, in order to maintain the Fund in perpetuity.
The Ambassadors for Black Art is a membership group that supports the PAMM Fund for Black Art, a fund dedicated to the acquisition of works by Black artists and related programming. Your support will ensure that South Florida’s flagship art museum represents the diversity of the community it serves for years to come, while elevating appreciation of Black art and culture.
The PAMM Ambassadors for Black Art enjoy benefits including free museum admission, invitations to quarterly events, recognition on PAMM’s website, and much more. This important opportunity and your invaluable participation are part of what makes Miami special. Many of Miami’s most influential business, civic, and cultural leaders and advocates have already signed on. Will you?
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Upcoming Events
Anna Bella Geiger, Brasil nativo—Brasil alienígena (Native Brazil—Alien Brazil), 1976–77
artwork
Postcards and photographs
Latin American and Latinx
© Anna Bella Geiger
Nádia Taquary, Oriki Savalu, 2020
artwork
Centenary ipê wood, Nigerian lagidibás beads, glass beads, and copper
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Nádia Taquary
Ambassadors for Black Art ARTrek: Vickie Pierre
event
Members
August 8, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Local Views at the Art Station: Debris and Leather with Florida’s River of Grass
event
Adult and General Public
July 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PAMM Free Second Saturdays: Back-to-School Celebration Hosted with District 2 School Board Member Bendross-Mindingall
event
Family & Community and Second Saturday
August 9, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection
exhibition
Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection draws on video works from the museum’s permanent collection to explore how artists reflect on the passage of time, the nature of memory, and humanity’s enduring search for life’s meaning.
Through Monday, July 27, 2026
In Conversation with Elias and Damarys by Armando Zamora
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In Conversation with Elias and Damarys is a look into important topics around photography like: the nature of truth, photographic responsibilities, social media culture, and history. Join us as Elias, Damarys, and Armando share their thoughts and experiences as photographers in South Florida.
Education
Curator’s Corner with Artist Duo Elliot & Erick Jiménez and PAMM Associate Curator Maritza M. Lacayo
event
Adult and General Public
October 16, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Pérez Art Museum Miami Presents Elliot and Erick Jiménez: El Monte
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to present El Monte, a solo exhibition of new work by Miami-born twins and photographers Elliot and Erick Jiménez, opening August 28, 2025. Borrowing its name from Cuban ethnographer Lydia Cabrera’s seminal book on Afro-Cuban spirituality, the exhibition immerses viewers into the world…
June 25, 2025
PAMM Free Second Saturdays: Sun Prints & Shadow Play
event
Family & Community and Second Saturday
July 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Antonia Wright, State of Labor, 2022
artwork
Generative sound composition
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Miami-based artists
Glenda León, Cada sonido es una forma del tiempo (Every Sound Is a Shape of Time), 2015
artwork
Artist book with seven engravings
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Glenda León
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PAMM Art Storytime: Shapes in Motion
event
Family & Community and Storytime
June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | The BPM Wellness Experience
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 31, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | The BPM Flow
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | BPM Power
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | Power(full) Vinyasa Flow with Jessica Rose Fisher
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Photo Book Speed Date
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lauren Halsey
artist
b. 1987, Los Angeles; lives in Los Angeles
Past Events
Anna Bella Geiger, Brasil nativo—Brasil alienígena (Native Brazil—Alien Brazil), 1976–77
artwork
Postcards and photographs
Latin American and Latinx
© Anna Bella Geiger
Nádia Taquary, Oriki Savalu, 2020
artwork
Centenary ipê wood, Nigerian lagidibás beads, glass beads, and copper
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Nádia Taquary
Ambassadors for Black Art ARTrek: Vickie Pierre
event
Members
August 8, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Local Views at the Art Station: Debris and Leather with Florida’s River of Grass
event
Adult and General Public
July 27, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PAMM Free Second Saturdays: Back-to-School Celebration Hosted with District 2 School Board Member Bendross-Mindingall
event
Family & Community and Second Saturday
August 9, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection
exhibition
Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection draws on video works from the museum’s permanent collection to explore how artists reflect on the passage of time, the nature of memory, and humanity’s enduring search for life’s meaning.
Through Monday, July 27, 2026
In Conversation with Elias and Damarys by Armando Zamora
post
In Conversation with Elias and Damarys is a look into important topics around photography like: the nature of truth, photographic responsibilities, social media culture, and history. Join us as Elias, Damarys, and Armando share their thoughts and experiences as photographers in South Florida.
Education
Curator’s Corner with Artist Duo Elliot & Erick Jiménez and PAMM Associate Curator Maritza M. Lacayo
event
Adult and General Public
October 16, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Pérez Art Museum Miami Presents Elliot and Erick Jiménez: El Monte
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to present El Monte, a solo exhibition of new work by Miami-born twins and photographers Elliot and Erick Jiménez, opening August 28, 2025. Borrowing its name from Cuban ethnographer Lydia Cabrera’s seminal book on Afro-Cuban spirituality, the exhibition immerses viewers into the world…
June 25, 2025
PAMM Free Second Saturdays: Sun Prints & Shadow Play
event
Family & Community and Second Saturday
July 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Antonia Wright, State of Labor, 2022
artwork
Generative sound composition
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Miami-based artists
Glenda León, Cada sonido es una forma del tiempo (Every Sound Is a Shape of Time), 2015
artwork
Artist book with seven engravings
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Glenda León
Search
page
PAMM Art Storytime: Shapes in Motion
event
Family & Community and Storytime
June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | The BPM Wellness Experience
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 31, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | The BPM Flow
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | BPM Power
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Summer Sweat Series | Power(full) Vinyasa Flow with Jessica Rose Fisher
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursdays at PAMM: Photo Book Speed Date
event
Adult and General Public and Thursdays at PAMM
July 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Lauren Halsey
artist
b. 1987, Los Angeles; lives in Los Angeles
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Support
Initial funding for the PAMM Fund for African American Art was provided through the generosity of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Jorge M. Pérez.
