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Collecting Art in Community
 

Collect Art, in Community

A collaborative approach to supporting artists.

 
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Commissioner is a community that brings together locals and some of the most gifted contemporary artists in our cities.

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Artists reimagine our cities. We create more ways to support them.

The art world needs a collaborative approach to collecting art. Through membership, we commission artists, visit artist studios and collector homes, and connect with each other to build a more accessible, artist-invested community. 

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Supporting Artists in Community

Your membership helps us commission four artists at pivotal stages in their careers per year. Every quarter we announce the artist commissioned to create new original and limited-edition artwork special for our Collector members. The future of collecting art is collaborative and community-led.

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Some Quiet Elsewhere with Matthew Forehand
Some Quiet Elsewhere with Matthew Forehand

Our annual tradition is in full bloom with painter Matthew Forehand—the artist behind this year’s seasonal postcard. Inspired by the Museum of Modern Art's Junior Council, which initiated a holiday card program in 1954 to help foster a shared appreciation for the arts, this collaboration with Forehand marks our eighth iteration.

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Lauren Shapiro's One of One
Lauren Shapiro's One of One

On Saturday, December 13, we gathered at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden to celebrate Lauren Shapiro, our first member-commissioned artist of Season Eight. See the magic in photos.

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What does support look like when the crowds leave?
What does support look like when the crowds leave?

On the last Friday of Miami Art Week, we invited Lauren Baccus, artist, cultural worker, and the director of education and community engagement at MOCA, to guide us on a curated tour of the mammoth Art Basel Miami Beach. 

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Ceramics as Archive with Lauren Shapiro
Ceramics as Archive with Lauren Shapiro

Meet Lauren Shapiro, our first artist commissioned by Season Eight members. A ceramic sculptor, mold maker, and explorer, meet the artist who self-identifies as an archive nerd in this video portrait by Alexa Caravia.

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