Miami, FL – March 12, 2022 – On Saturday, March 12, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) hosted the ninth annual Art of the Party, where Mexican-American artist Rafa Esparza was announced as the recipient of the 2022 Pérez Prize, an unrestricted award of $50,000 that honors artistic achievement, funded by a gift from local patrons of the arts and longtime PAMM supporters Jorge and Darlene Pérez. The annual event, which included a celebratory Chef’s Table dinner and Remix dance party on PAMM’s waterfront terrace, raised over $800,000 for PAMM’s robust arts education programs that have served over 300,000 children since opening in December 2013.