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Curated Collections

Explore the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places collection through specific groupings of artworks highlighted by a thematic or curatorial imperative, or by medium or context.

To access the Curated Collections described below, please visit the Collection page, open the filters menu, and select the specific Curated Collection from the classifications.
Curated Collections: Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development

A collection of successfully realized projects making the every-day lives of Miami-Dade County citizens better at their homes: Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Community Development Facilities. Artworks range from wall installations to fully integrated architecturally scaled works.

 

Image: Luis Gispert, Every Separation is a Link, 2022. Gallery on the River.

Curated Collections: Osvaldo N. Soto Miami Dade Justice Center: Commissions and Acquisitions
Osvaldo N. Soto Miami Dade Justice Center: Commissions and Acquisitions

Inaugurated 2025, the construction of the landmark Osvaldo N. Soto Miami Dade Justice Center in downtown Miami presented the opportunity to acquire monumental, integrated, and site-specific artworks highlighting Miami-based artists, and beyond. In addition to the program 14 new commissions, the courthouse features the artwork of 25 Miami-Dade County and south Florida-based artists in an acquisitions program with over 90 individual artworks lining public areas such elevator lobbies and corridors. Special rotating exhibitions include a large-scale installation of images of Surrounded Islands on long-term loan from the Christo and Jeanne Claude Foundation, and a presentation of the South Florida Cultural Consortium’s Acquisitions Program.

 

Image: Loriel Beltran, Atmospheric floor, 2025. Image Zachary Balber, courtesy of Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Trust.

Curated Collections: South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC)
South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC)
In a continued effort to support regional artists, in 2019 the Artwork Acquisition Program was inaugurated by the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs to augment the benefits received by Miami-Dade based SFCC grant award recipients. This fund is used to enhance Miami-Dade artists' SFCC grant awards by acquiring artworks from them for the Art in Public Places collection. Curated by Amanda Sanfilippo Long.
Curated Collections: 50 for 50
50 for 50
A cross-section of works highlighting each year of the Art in Public Places collection, from its inception in 1973 to the present. Selected artworks reveal a unique perspective, location, or impression of life in South Florida at the time. Curated by Amanda Sanfilippo Long.