Bakehouse Art Complex

The Bakehouse legacy is still being written, but do you know about the roots? “Past” Exhibition brings together archival materials to celebrate 40 years of Bakehouse and how the institution became what you see today. Curated+Designed by Philip Lique [ @philip_lique ] This installation is located in our Swenson gallery. “Past” offers a look at how an abandoned bread factory became one of Miami’s first artist-run studio spaces, and 40 years later still being one of the few artist residency programs and public exhibition spaces for local Miami artists in the city. More than one thousand five hundred artists have walked through bakehouse’s doors, shaping the cultural landscape we celebrate today. Visit the exhibitions at Bakehouse to learn more! Link in bio!

Applications are now open for this year’s Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowships at PAMM. Designed to support artists, researchers, and women photographers across the Caribbean and its diaspora, the program provides resources, mentorship, and time to develop new work and ideas in dialogue with PAMM’s collection and Miami’s broader cultural community. Fellowships include research, artist, and photography tracks, each offering stipends, travel support, and access to institutional networks. Apply by June 1, 2026. Click the link in bio to apply and learn more. Join a virtual information session to learn more: CCI + WOPHA: April 17, 12pm Artist Fellowship: April 24, 12pm Research Fellowship: May 1, 12pm

Our next Open Studios is Tuesday, May 26! Join us from 6-9PM ✨ Visit Bakehouse artists studios and facilities to learn more about different artist practices in our community!  From 7-8PM, catch a special film screening in the Audrey Love Gallery. “Mystic Triangle” by Christopher Mitchell [ @neoero ] is rooted in ongoing work documenting Haitian culture and lived experience, drawing from years of fieldwork and interviews. In honor of Haitian Heritage Month. 🇭🇹 From 8-9PM, join us for a Karaoke Session in the Audrey Love Gallery. Hosted by artist Augusto Esquivel [ @augustomuchogusto ] 🎤 📋All evening: Visit the “Past Exhibition” on view in the Swenson Gallery. 💫 Stop in Bookleggers [ @bookleggerslibrary ] , Miami’s only free and independent bookstore, for a free book, or two, or ten! 📚 Shared Printmaking Facilities (SPF) [ @sharedprintfac ] welcomes you to celebrate National Paper Airplane Day, Stop by and make Paper Airplanes with us in the spirit of freedom, nostalgia, and innovation. We want to honor human hands and the effort it takes to make paper fly. Visitors can try printing their own phrases and using bookbinding techniques to create a unique aircraft. Drop by and let’s bridge imagination and reality! There are plenty of places to fly them 🛩️ FREE ✨RSVP 🔗 LINK IN BIO #bakehouseartcomplex #bakehouseatforty #openstudios

We are excited to announce the 2026 Summer Open Cohort! 💫 For twelve weeks, selected artists will be utilizing the Audrey Love Gallery as a communal artist studio and will have free access to shared art-making facilities. The program will also offer opportunities for creative and professional development through studio visits, networking events, and more. The program is designed to support the practices of local artists by providing them with critical infrastructure and an opportunity to foster relationships and engage with the organization’s community of artists. As opportunities for free studio space are exceedingly rare in Miami, this program helps fulfill a significant need for artists in the area. The initiative expands on the organization’s mission to address the need for affordable workspace for artists in Miami’s urban core. We’d like to thank this year’s jury, René Morales, Senior Curatorial Fellow at Bakehouse; Iris Colburn, Associate Curator at MFA Chicago; and Amanda Sanfilippo-Long, Director of South Florida Cultural Consortium and Curator of Miami-Dade Art In Public Places; who generously provided their time and expertise in selecting this year’s cohort. ✨Congratulations to: Dona Altemus [ @donaaltemus ]  Lucia Aquino [ @lucia_0.1_ ] Jevon Alexander Brown [ @novej.studi0 ] Agua Dulce [ @_agua.dulce_ ] Anthony Magnetti Jonathan Melo [ @jmeloo.o ]  Leticia Sánchez Toledo [ @leticiasanchez.artist ]  Victoria Ravelo [ @pre.sent.past ] #bakehouseartcomplex #bakehouseatforty #summeropen2026

Applications are still open for the 2026 Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowships at PAMM. Supporting artists, researchers, and women photographers across the Caribbean and its diaspora, the fellowships provide time, resources, mentorship, and institutional support to help develop new work and research in dialogue with PAMM’s collection and Miami’s cultural community. Applications close June 1, 2026. There’s still time to apply or share with someone who should. Link in bio for details and application information. Info sessions have been posted on PAMM’s YouTube channel.

Mark your calendars! Join us for WHEEL OF FOURTEEN 🎰🎡⭐️🏆 Bookleggers 14th Birthday Party! This year the main event is a live game show, Bookleggers-style, complete with our very own Pat, Vanna, a giant wheel, and live house band. Your donation enters you into the drawing to play the game. When your name is called, come on down! RSVP now. Link in bio. Invite your friends. Thanks for giving what you can. We can’t wait to celebrate with you. Saturday, June 13th 6-10PM 📍Bakehouse Art Complex #freebooks #thingstodoinmiami #bookleggers

Join us in person this Thursday to celebrate the closing of ‘Blue Magick’s’ Walgreens window installation! 📍RSVP Link in Bio The evening will begin with a guided walkthrough of the installation led by artist Shayla Marshall. From there, we’ll transition to the beach for a mini workshop, followed by time to mingle and enjoy light refreshments. Through guided one-on-one conversations, participants will exchange stories and create personalized jars of Blue Magic for one another– infused with intention and affirmation. These objects become both functional and symbolic, carrying memory and connection beyond the workshop itself. Event is supported by @bakehouseartcomplex @thebassmoa @walgreens

This the last week to apply to our open call for Studio Residency Program (2026-2028). ❗️Applications close Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:45PM Application details, info packet, and application form 🔗LINK IN BIO #bakehouseartcomplex #opencall - Image credit: @pedrowazzan In The Studio series, Shawna Moulton (1), Diana Eusebio (2)

We’re excited to introduce a new series of Artist Highlights, offering a closer look at the practices, ideas, and trajectories of Bakehouse artists through one-on-one interviews. To kick things off, we’re featuring two artists with compelling solo exhibitions currently on view in Miami— each engaging memory, material, and personal history in distinct and fruitful ways. 🌟Luján Candria Miami-based Argentine artist Luján Candria ( @lujancandria ) works across a wide range of media to create introspective works that explore memory, reminiscence, and oblivion. Luján often uses the repetition and juxtaposition of images to create intimate and poetic narratives imbued with nostalgia. Luján has been a resident artist at Bakehouse since 2021. To experience more of her work, visit her studio here at Bakehouse, or see Still More Fragile, her solo exhibition currently on view at Faena Art ( @faenaart ) through May 3.   🌟Sterling Rook Miami-based artist Sterling Rook ( @sterlingrook ) works across sculpture and fiber, using materials such as forged steel, handmade rope, and organic elements to explore ancestry, craft, and material memory. Drawing from a lineage of textile and fiber traditions on both sides of his family, Rook approaches art-making as both a generative and regenerative process, connecting personal and cultural histories across time. Sterling currently has work on view at Tunnel Projects ( @__tunnel ) as part of his solo exhibition Shupingagua , on view through Saturday, April 25. Don’t miss this last opportunity to experience the exhibition!   LINK IN BIO 🔗 Learn more about Luján Candria and Sterling Rook’s practices, their growth in the studio residency program at Bakehouse, and their solo exhibitions currently on view across Miami! #bakehouseartcomplex #bakehouseatforty

We want to wish the happiest of birthdays to Oscar Cortes! 🍰 He is our beloved maintenance manager, our support system, our spirit, our heart— to both staff and all the artists at Bakehouse. 🫶🏽 Portraits by Nicole Combeau ( @beau_nicole )

Recap of our most recent conversations at Bakehouse Art Complex brought together artists, writers, and curators to reflect on kinship, history, and the role of artistic practice within Miami’s evolving cultural landscape. All of our events are free and open to the public. ✨Check our upcoming events via the link in our bio! 🌟In Conversation: Kinship and Care [ Slide 1–3 ] Resident artists Nicole Combeau [ @beau_nicole ], Shawna Moulton [ @shawnamoultonart ], and Martina Tuaty [ @martina__tuaty ] joined moderator Krys Ortega [ @krysx ] to mark the closing of Present., sharing reflections on care, connection, and community within their practices. (April 9, 2026) 🌟ART BOOM! Elisa Turner on Miami’s Art Scene, Past and Present [ Slide 4–6 ] Elisa Turner [ @elisaturn ], former Miami Herald reporter and author of Miami’s Art Boom, joined René Morales [ @renebot2 ] for a conversation tracing the evolution of Miami’s art scene and Bakehouse’s place within it. (April 20, 2026) 🌟In Conversation: Archival Feedback x Bakehouse Art Complex [ Slide 7–11 ] Archival Feedback [ @archivalfeedback ] (Emile Milgrim [ @otherelectricities ] and Thom Wheeler Castillo [ @twheelzzzzzzzzzz ]) presented Bakehouse Freestyle 100, a commissioned sound installation for Bakehouse’s 40th anniversary. In conversation with René Morales [ @renebot2 ], the artists discussed sound as a tool for engaging history, landscape, and collective memory. (March 25, 2026) #BakehouseArtComplex #ArtinMiami

Congratulations to BAC artists: Luján Candria ( @lujancandria ) , Beatriz Chachamovits ( @beatrizchachamovits ) , Amanda Linares ( @amandallinares ) , Francisco Masó ( @fcomaso ) , Ingrid Schindall ( @ingridschindall ) , Monica Sorelle, and Cornelius Tulloch ( @corneliustulloch ) for being awarded recipients of the 2026 Ellies Creator Awards! We’re so proud of our rockstar community!  These awards will support individual artists with funds of $10,000 to utilize however they want. Rather than being tied to a specific project, Creator Awards are unrestricted grants to support South Florida’s remarkable artists in whatever way they best choose to support their artistic practice. #bakehouseartcomplex