Join us for a conversation about collecting as memory work with contemporary artist Reginald O’Neal and community historian Nadege Green, moderated by Commissioner Co-Founder Dejha Carrington.

Seven years ago, we asked folks to participate in a social experiment—to be nimble, take a risk, and move differently and outside traditional art market norms. Now Miami’s longest-running crowdfunding art program, Commissioner has brought together more than 600 visionaries to commission artists and build community through the arts. By interrogating notions of ownership and dismantling preconceptions around collecting, we have made possible what we can’t do alone. But, to what end?

Following the panel and audience Q&A, Reginald will introduce his monumental sculpture, “The Cellist”, featured in the exhibition Mirror of the Mind. There will also be an opportunity to meet El Espacio 23 artists-in-residence Carla Chaim (Brazil)  and Los Bravu (Spain) and Curatorial resident and scholar Odette Casamayor-Cisneros.

This special evening celebrating seven seasons of community collaboration is open to current and past members, alum, and conspirators.