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
Pérez Art Museum Miami Presents “Carlos Cruz-Diez: Chromosaturation”
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to present Carlos Cruz-Diez: Chromosaturation, opening October 2, 2025.
September 17, 2025
Pérez Art Museum Miami To Honor Alexa Isbell Wolman at the Annual International Women’s Committee Luncheon
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to host its annual International Women’s Committee (IWC) Luncheon on October 15, 2025. This year, IWC will honor Alexa Isbell Wolman.
September 17, 2025
Shadows and Traces: Selections from PAMM’s Collection
exhibition
This exhibition brings together women artists from PAMM’s collection who work in photography and printmaking to reflect on memory and the subtle imprints left by lived experience.
Through Sunday, June 7, 2026
Pérez Art Museum Miami Appoints José Carlos Diaz as Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs & Chief Curator
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the appointment of José Carlos Diaz as senior director of curatorial affairs & chief curator, following a national search.
September 16, 2025
Camila Falquez, Samantha Siagama, Trans-Indigenous Leader from the series Compañerx, 2023
artwork
Digital chromogenic print with red silk spacers
Latin American and Latinx
© Camila Falquez
Nádia Taquary, Oriki Peule, 2020
artwork
Centenary ipê wood, Nigerian lagidibás beads, glass beads, and copper
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Nádia Taquary
Mestre Didi, Sem título (Untitled), 1966
artwork
Palm trunk, painted leather, shells, and beads
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Mestre Didi
Juana Valdes, A Single Drawn Line, 2014
artwork
Digital print on Epson paper
African and African Diaspora, Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora, Latin American and Latinx, and Miami-based artists
© Juana Valdes
Scholl Lecture Series: Lee Jaffe in Conversation with Franklin Sirmans
event
Adult and General Public and Scholl Lectures
October 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Caribbean Film Focus: Havana Habibi
event
Adult and General Public and Films
October 11, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
PAMMSonic with Paperwater
event
Adult and General Public
November 13, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
PAMMSonic with DJ Walshy Fire
event
Adult and General Public
October 23, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
PAMMSonic with DJ Gia Fu
event
Adult and General Public
September 25, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Miami DanceMakers 2025 Performances
event
Adult and General Public and Performances
October 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Miami DanceMakers 2025 Performances
event
Adult and General Public and Performances
October 2, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Creative Aging Series: Fall Sculpture Showcase and Performance
event
Adult and General Public
September 18, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces “Woody De Othello: coming forth by day”
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is thrilled to announce artist Woody De Othello’s first museum solo exhibition in his hometown, coming forth by day, opening November 13, 2025.
September 2, 2025
In Conversation: El Monte by Victoria Ravelo
post
This episode of In Conversation explores Victoria’s experience as she learns about Lucumi from scholars, practitioners, and artists familiar with the practice.
Education
Language and Image: Conceptual and Performance-Based Photography from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection
guide
In Language and Image, PAMM highlights photographic works from its permanent collection.
Mark Dion: The South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit
guide
Mark Dion’s South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit is a large art installation that combines real and imaginary elements to explore how humans affect the natural world. It was first created in 2006 for the Miami Art Museum, now called Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). On view May 31, 2025 -…
Past Events
Pérez Art Museum Miami Presents “Carlos Cruz-Diez: Chromosaturation”
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to present Carlos Cruz-Diez: Chromosaturation, opening October 2, 2025.
September 17, 2025
Pérez Art Museum Miami To Honor Alexa Isbell Wolman at the Annual International Women’s Committee Luncheon
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to host its annual International Women’s Committee (IWC) Luncheon on October 15, 2025. This year, IWC will honor Alexa Isbell Wolman.
September 17, 2025
Shadows and Traces: Selections from PAMM’s Collection
exhibition
This exhibition brings together women artists from PAMM’s collection who work in photography and printmaking to reflect on memory and the subtle imprints left by lived experience.
Through Sunday, June 7, 2026
Pérez Art Museum Miami Appoints José Carlos Diaz as Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs & Chief Curator
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the appointment of José Carlos Diaz as senior director of curatorial affairs & chief curator, following a national search.
September 16, 2025
Camila Falquez, Samantha Siagama, Trans-Indigenous Leader from the series Compañerx, 2023
artwork
Digital chromogenic print with red silk spacers
Latin American and Latinx
© Camila Falquez
Nádia Taquary, Oriki Peule, 2020
artwork
Centenary ipê wood, Nigerian lagidibás beads, glass beads, and copper
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Nádia Taquary
Mestre Didi, Sem título (Untitled), 1966
artwork
Palm trunk, painted leather, shells, and beads
African and African Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Mestre Didi
Juana Valdes, A Single Drawn Line, 2014
artwork
Digital print on Epson paper
African and African Diaspora, Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora, Latin American and Latinx, and Miami-based artists
© Juana Valdes
Scholl Lecture Series: Lee Jaffe in Conversation with Franklin Sirmans
event
Adult and General Public and Scholl Lectures
October 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Caribbean Film Focus: Havana Habibi
event
Adult and General Public and Films
October 11, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
PAMMSonic with Paperwater
event
Adult and General Public
November 13, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
PAMMSonic with DJ Walshy Fire
event
Adult and General Public
October 23, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
PAMMSonic with DJ Gia Fu
event
Adult and General Public
September 25, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Miami DanceMakers 2025 Performances
event
Adult and General Public and Performances
October 4, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Miami DanceMakers 2025 Performances
event
Adult and General Public and Performances
October 2, 2025, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Creative Aging Series: Fall Sculpture Showcase and Performance
event
Adult and General Public
September 18, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces “Woody De Othello: coming forth by day”
press release
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is thrilled to announce artist Woody De Othello’s first museum solo exhibition in his hometown, coming forth by day, opening November 13, 2025.
September 2, 2025
In Conversation: El Monte by Victoria Ravelo
post
This episode of In Conversation explores Victoria’s experience as she learns about Lucumi from scholars, practitioners, and artists familiar with the practice.
Education
Language and Image: Conceptual and Performance-Based Photography from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection
guide
In Language and Image, PAMM highlights photographic works from its permanent collection.
Mark Dion: The South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit
guide
Mark Dion’s South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit is a large art installation that combines real and imaginary elements to explore how humans affect the natural world. It was first created in 2006 for the Miami Art Museum, now called Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). On view May 31, 2025 -…
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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.
