Event Celebrated Leaders and Their Impact on Arts in Miami
(Miami, FL — October 19, 2023) — Yesterday, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) hosted its annual International Women’s Committee (IWC) Luncheon with supporting sponsorship by The Related Group. The celebration commemorates women in the community who have had a major impact on the arts. Honoring Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, an important Venezuelan art collector and philanthropist who focuses on Latin American modernist and contemporary art, the event brought together over 200 members and supporters from the fields of art, business, fashion, and philanthropy.
“We’re thrilled to come together for this year’s edition of the International Women’s Committee Luncheon, and to celebrate women like Patricia Phelps de Cisneros who have had a profound impact on the arts throughout the years,” said International Women’s Committee Chair Darlene Boytell Pérez. “With each gathering and initiative this group of remarkable women embarks on, we’re making measurable strides in our mission of furthering a more balanced representation of women among artists, institutions, collectors and galleries.”
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Hosted by the IWC Steering Committee which includes Trixie Belo-Osagie, Mireille Chancy Gonzalez, Carol Damian, Mindy Solomon, and Jill Ginsberg, the exclusive celebratory luncheon included a warm welcome from PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans and remarks by Darlene Boytell Pérez, Maritza Lacayo, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, and Trixie Belo-Osagie.
The International Women’s Committee is composed of women committed to celebrating the diverse and global nature of the museum’s exhibition programming, tapping into the vibrant and diverse Miami community. The mission of IWC is to create a platform to celebrate women in the visual arts and to further a more balanced representation of women among artists, institutions, collectors, and galleries. All membership fees and donations to IWC support exhibitions by female artists at PAMM, which have included Teresita Fernandez, Simone Leigh, and Liliana Porter.
ABOUT THE RELATED GROUP
Established in 1979, Related Group is Florida’s leading developer of sophisticated metropolitan living and one of the country’s largest real estate conglomerates. Since its inception, the privately held company has built, rehabilitated and managed over 100,000 condominium, rental and commercial units. The firm is one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States with a development portfolio in excess of $40 billion over 40+ years.
Related Group has earned international status for its visionary designs and development of luxury condominiums, market-rate rentals, mixed-use centers and affordable properties – often in emerging neighborhoods that impact the lives of all demographics. Related Group has redefined real estate by diversifying both its products and buyers, expanding internationally while also sponsoring public art installations that enhance cities’ global culture and streetscapes.
Currently, Related Group has 70+ projects in varying phases of development.
ABOUT PAMM
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), led by Director Franklin Sirmans, promotes artistic expression and the exchange of ideas, advancing public knowledge and appreciation of art, architecture, and design, and reflecting the diverse community of its pivotal geographic location at the crossroads of the Americas. The nearly 40-year-old South Florida institution, formerly known as Miami Art Museum (MAM), opened a new building, designed by world-renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron, on December 4, 2013 in Downtown Miami’s Maurice A. Ferré Park. The facility is a state-of-the-art model for sustainable museum design and progressive programming and features 200,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor program space with flexible galleries; shaded outdoor verandas; a waterfront restaurant and bar; a museum shop; and an education center with a library, media lab, and classroom spaces.
