Miami, FL – November 2, 2018 – Bakehouse Art Complex celebrated its 50-plus resident artists with a fundraiser and the opening of “Collectivity,” curated by Quinn Harrelson. The new show features 9 site-specific works created by Bakehouse artists German Caceres, Domingo Castillo, Robert Chambers, Kayla Delacera, Cara Dodge, Alan Gutierrez, Amanda Ortega, Christina Pettersson, Michelle Lisa Polissaint, Troy Simmons, Nicole Salcedo, and Sterling Rook. The exhibit, generously sponsored by Yoni Bornstein|Westdale Wynwood, LP, Lawrence Kline, Matthew Whitman Lazenby, Northern Trust and Kaufman Rossin, is open to the public admission-free through March 2019, with public programs scheduled throughout.

More than 300 guests representing the diversity of Miami’s cultural landscape, including Bakehouse co-founder Faith Atlas and collectors Mera and Don Rubell, Martin Margulies, George Lindemann, Susan Richard, Marvin Ross Friedman, Kim and Al Eiber, among others, joined Bakehouse’s Acting ED Cathy Leff and Board members Lawrence Kline, Terry Schechter, Lia Yaffar, Marsh Kriplen, Claudio Riedi, and Mckenzie Livingston to preview the new exhibit and visit Bakehouse artists in their respective studios. The evening’s festivities included Cara Dodge’s performative installation, readings by former US poet laureate Richard Blanco and FIU Honors’ College students in Robert Chamber’s Gretzel, and DJ sets by Max van der Put, DJ Ultravixen, and Keanu Orange. A live performance by Bakehouse artist Tara Long, aka Poorgrrrl, followed by artists’ karaoke topped off the evening.

POORGRRRL

Quinn Harrelson, Cathy Leff, Yoni Bornstein, Lynn Wilczek, & Terri Schechter

Books Bischof, Walid & Susie Wahab, & Typoe

Nicole Salcedo

German Caceres

Patricia Rocha

Lauren Shapiro

Robert Chambers

FIU Honors Students

Iran Issa Khan, Magda von Hanau, & Sam Robin

Caio Rosa, Tina Salvesen, & Jonas Shields

Michelle Lisa Polissaint

Sarah & Quinn Harrelson

Sarah & Quinn Harrelson

Adrienne Bon Haes, Marvin Ross Friedman, Austin & Sarah Harrelson, & Jane Wooldridge

Kim Kovel, Al Eiber, & Terri Schechter

Quinn Harrelson, Mera & Don Rubell

Silvia Barisione & Adrianne Bon Haes

Erick Ruales & Anthony Spinello

Pam Gardiner & Andrea Spiridonakos

CYJO & Timothy Archambault

Susan Bell Richard & George Lindemann

FIU Honors College students with Quinn Harrelson, John Bailey, Cathy Leff, Yoni Bornstein, & Poet Richard Blanco

Lori Warriner & Katie Brown

Quinn Harrelson & Ade Omotosho

Faith Atlas, Robert & Kay Apfel

Jesus Peña, Lia Yaffar, Kenny Gandhi, Sofia Granados, Mary Ellen Scherl, Stella & Rob Bryans

Monica Nishi & Claudio Riedi

Emilio Bonilla & Lawrence Kline

Mera & Don Rubell

Amy Galpin & Jordana Pomeroy

Diana Espin, Pedro Wazzan, & Bruno

Rita Holloway, Salvador Zarate, & Susan Gordon

Sixto & Valeria Ferro, Myriam & Drew Bailey

Kevin Arrow, Quinn Harrelson, Naomi Fisher, & Brian Antoni

Mera Rubell, Mooli Freiman, & Don Rubell

Maritza Caneca, Yasmina Lyazidi Nasib, & Sharit B. Kassab

Max Van der Put & Silvia Barisione

Mckenzie Livingston & Marsh Kriplen