Event

Ambassadors for Black Art Annual Meeting

November 13, 2026
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
At PAMM

Ambassadors for Black Art are invited to the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Fund for Black Art Annual Business Meeting. Agenda items include an overview of the status of the Fund, a curatorial report on past acquisitions, and a glance at the forthcoming season’s events.

A group of people sitting in an auditorium facing a screen that says "PAMM Ambassadors for Black Art Business Meeting."
Black Ambassadors for Black Art Business Meeting

The meeting will culminate with a conversation between Kimberly Pirtle, Tracey Robertson Carter, and Franklin Sirmans, Sandra and Tony Tamer director at PAMM, about what it means to collect and support art, artists and the institutions that align with your passion. Drawing on their own experiences, the panelists will discuss how personal passion grows into long-term commitment, and how patronage can nourish artists’ practices and strengthen museums and entire cultural communities. Whether you are a seasoned collector, a new supporter, or simply curious about the relationships that make art possible, this evening offers insight, candor and inspiration.

Schedule

6:30pm Reception
7:30pm Program

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Not an Ambassador for Black Art? Contact dgordonw@pamm.org to join now.

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Panelists

About Kimberly Pirtle

Kimberly Pirtle is an art advisor, auctioneer, and the founder and Principal of Gabriel Advisory Group. Previously at Sotheby’s Global Fine Art Division, Pirtle has raised more than $50 million for leading cultural institutions, working closely with collectors, patrons and organizations on acquisitions and fundraising strategy. She is also a board member of A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, contributing to the organization’s support of contemporary dance performance and artistic practice.

About Tracey Robertson Carter

Tracey Robertson Carter is a former marketing executive and entrepreneur who is an activist in the world of philanthropy and culture, particularly around art and the environment. She is the acting director of AIRIE (Artists in Residence in the Everglades) spearheading artist projects for the organization around the world, including most recently a special presentation at the Armory Show in New York. She is also the director of The Carter Project where, with her husband Christopher, she has built and nurtured a private/public space presenting programs on art and culture. A trustee of the New World Symphony, Robertson Carter is also a member of the steering committee of the PAMM Ambassadors for Black Art.

About Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans, Sandra and Tony Tamer Director, has led the museum since fall 2015. Since coming to PAMM, he has overseen the acquisition of more than a thousand works of art by donation or purchase. Sirmans has pursued his vision of PAMM as “the people’s museum,” representing a Miami lens, by strengthening existing affiliate groups such as the PAMM Fund for Black Art and creating the International Women’s Committee and the Latin American and Latinx Art Fund. Sirmans has organized Toba Khedoori (2017) and he was co-curator of The World’s Game: Futbol and Contemporary Art (2018).