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Three Wednesday evenings of hands-on art, conversation, and community, grounded in Miami's land, water, and plants.
Grounded: Sustainable Art Workshops
Three Wednesday evenings of art, conversation, and community, grounded in Miami's land, water, and roots. Wednesdays, October 14, 21 and 28 -- 6:30 -8:30 PM.
Everything you need is provided. We use sustainable materials and found objects, and you're warmly invited to bring something personal to make your piece your own.
Series arc: CONFRONT — OBSERVE — PROTECT
October 14 — LAND: From Waste to Regrowth. We'll explore Miami's waste story, from landfills and plastics to how we can become more circular, drawing on solutions from the past. Using reclaimed materials, you'll create a landscape that holds both the damage and the regrowth. The past is something we can be better than. Creative prompt: What happens to a landscape after we change it?
October 21 — WATER: What Water Remembers. We'll begin with a short waterfront walk and a look at the Bay's ecology and the ongoing Water Study in the Everglades. Together we'll consider water, wildlife, boating, noise, and pollution, and the moments when reduced human activity helped us notice our urban ecosystems differently. Natural Earth Paint materials may be introduced if available. Creative Prompt: If water could speak, what would it say to us?
October 28 — ROOTS: What Was Here Before Us? We'll focus on native South Florida plants and wildlife, Indigenous presence and sovereignty, stewardship, gratitude and responsibility to place. Creative prompt: Create a portrait of something you believe deserves to remain here.
Visit the exhibition: These workshops take place while Atelierlustig's exhibition and artist residency are on view at the gallery. Their show connects closely with our sustainability themes where they explore de-centering the human and the post-anthropocentric theory. So come early to explore before we begin!
Format: 90–120 minutes, 6:30–8:30 PM. Each session includes 10 minutes of environmental story or local context, 10–15 minutes for the creative prompt and examples, 60–75 minutes of making, and 15 minutes for informal sharing and discussion.
Parking: Park at Chopin Plaza (100 Chopin Plaza, Miami).