In this interview captured at our artwork reveal with members in October 2022, Anastasia reflects on her natural environment and the importance of community support.

One of the largest contemporary art fairs in the Americas is happening in our city, which means we have home court advantage. Choose your own adventure with our annual Commissioner guide, created in collaboration with ArtSeen305 and independent curator Heike Dempster.

Fresh off her book tour for Floridas, a fascinating publication documenting our very own backyard, we celebrated our first reveal of Season Five with commissioned artist and photographer Anastasia Samoylova. Here are the photos.

On September 19, we welcomed members to Bougainvillea: An Exploration of Adornment, a site-specific installation and performance directed by Cornelius Tulloch for Season Five orientation. What a night!

To make sure you get the most from your membership, here’s a recording of our live orientation that took place on September 19, 2022. It covers everything from how Commissioner got started, to how the program works, and what you can expect this season

Anastasia Samoylova is a Miami-based artist and photographer. Investigating notions of environmentalism, consumerism and the picturesque, she is the first commissioned artist of Season Five.

Provisional Obstruction (Little Haiti II), by Miami-based artist misael soto and New Delhi-based artist Ayesha Singh, uses dysfunctionally-installed scaffolding and banner-sized historical imagery to reimagine the facades of permanent structures. Together with locals, activists and collaborators, they are envisioning and creating additions to the work with a simple prompt: What changes would you like to see in your community?