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?
More about Art + Soul and PAMM’s Fund for Black Art
Upcoming Events
Carlos Maciá
artist
b. 1951, Havana; d. 1994, Miami
Carlos Maciá, The Spheres, 1993
artwork
Colored pencil, gold leaf, ink, Letraset, watercolor, and paper collage
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora, Latin American and Latinx, and Word/Image
© Carlos Macia
Cecilia Vicuña
artist
b. 1948, Santiago, Chile; lives in New York and Santiago
Cecilia Vicuña, Quipu Gut, 2017
artwork
Dyed unspun wool
100 Highlights and Latin American and Latinx
© Cecilia Vicuña. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong and Seoul
Polly Apfelbaum
artist
b. 1955, Philadelphia; lives in New York
Polly Apfelbaum, Mojo Jojo, 2001
artwork
Dyed velvet
© Polly Apfelbaum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Jennie C. Jones
artist
b. 1968, Cincinnati; lives in Hudson, New York
Jennie C. Jones, Constant Structure, 2020
artwork
Acrylic on canvas
African and African Diaspora
© Jennie C. Jones. Courtesy the artist and PATRON Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Pierre Le Hors
Andrea Bowers
artist
b. 1965, Wilmington, Ohio; lives in Los Angeles
Andrea Bowers, Climate Change is Real, 2017
artwork
Aluminum, paint, and neon
100 Highlights and Word/Image
© Andrea Bowers
Lucia Hierro
artist
b. 1987, New York; lives in New York
Lucia Hierro, Can I Borrow a Cup of Sugar, 2020
artwork
Digital print on brushed suede, foam, and packing peanuts
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Lucia Hierro
Helen Frankenthaler
artist
b. 1928, New York; d. 2011, Darien, Connecticut
Helen Frankenthaler, Blue Jump, 1966
artwork
Acrylic on canvas
100 Highlights
© Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Students & Teachers
learn
Pérez Art Museum Miami provides K-12 students and teachers interactive learning opportunities with art of the 20th and 21st century. Through the Knight Schools Program, students engage in critical thinking and explore personal connections to the works on view.
Student Pass
learn
The PAMM Student Pass grants free admission to the museum for all students currently attending Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS).
Educator Workshops
learn
PAMM offers FREE educator workshops throughout the academic year teaching strategies that encourage critical thinking and arts-integration for K-12 teachers of all subject areas.
Curriculum Resources
learn
PAMM is committed to offering educators resources aligned to Florida State Standards that introduce students to modern and contemporary art.
School Tours Info
learn
Through Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Knight Schools Program, all K-12th grade students are invited to experience modern and contemporary art and engage with ideas about themselves, their community and the world, free of charge.
Education
person
Past Events
Carlos Maciá
artist
b. 1951, Havana; d. 1994, Miami
Carlos Maciá, The Spheres, 1993
artwork
Colored pencil, gold leaf, ink, Letraset, watercolor, and paper collage
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora, Latin American and Latinx, and Word/Image
© Carlos Macia
Cecilia Vicuña
artist
b. 1948, Santiago, Chile; lives in New York and Santiago
Cecilia Vicuña, Quipu Gut, 2017
artwork
Dyed unspun wool
100 Highlights and Latin American and Latinx
© Cecilia Vicuña. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong and Seoul
Polly Apfelbaum
artist
b. 1955, Philadelphia; lives in New York
Polly Apfelbaum, Mojo Jojo, 2001
artwork
Dyed velvet
© Polly Apfelbaum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Jennie C. Jones
artist
b. 1968, Cincinnati; lives in Hudson, New York
Jennie C. Jones, Constant Structure, 2020
artwork
Acrylic on canvas
African and African Diaspora
© Jennie C. Jones. Courtesy the artist and PATRON Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Pierre Le Hors
Andrea Bowers
artist
b. 1965, Wilmington, Ohio; lives in Los Angeles
Andrea Bowers, Climate Change is Real, 2017
artwork
Aluminum, paint, and neon
100 Highlights and Word/Image
© Andrea Bowers
Lucia Hierro
artist
b. 1987, New York; lives in New York
Lucia Hierro, Can I Borrow a Cup of Sugar, 2020
artwork
Digital print on brushed suede, foam, and packing peanuts
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora and Latin American and Latinx
© Lucia Hierro
Helen Frankenthaler
artist
b. 1928, New York; d. 2011, Darien, Connecticut
Helen Frankenthaler, Blue Jump, 1966
artwork
Acrylic on canvas
100 Highlights
© Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Students & Teachers
learn
Pérez Art Museum Miami provides K-12 students and teachers interactive learning opportunities with art of the 20th and 21st century. Through the Knight Schools Program, students engage in critical thinking and explore personal connections to the works on view.
Student Pass
learn
The PAMM Student Pass grants free admission to the museum for all students currently attending Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS).
Educator Workshops
learn
PAMM offers FREE educator workshops throughout the academic year teaching strategies that encourage critical thinking and arts-integration for K-12 teachers of all subject areas.
Curriculum Resources
learn
PAMM is committed to offering educators resources aligned to Florida State Standards that introduce students to modern and contemporary art.
School Tours Info
learn
Through Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Knight Schools Program, all K-12th grade students are invited to experience modern and contemporary art and engage with ideas about themselves, their community and the world, free of charge.
Education
person
Contact us for more information
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.
