Art + Soul 2023 at Pérez Art Museum Miami

Photography by on February 11th, 2023 in Celebrity, Lifestyle

Jesse Williams & Franklin Sirmans

Miami, FL – February 11, 2023 – Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) hosted artists, philanthropists, and museum supporters for the tenth annual Art + Soul presented by Northern Trust, the museum’s premier social and fundraising event in support and celebration of the PAMM Fund for Black Art, which allows the museum to purchase and showcase contemporary art by Black artists for its permanent collection. The museum raised more than $1.6 million for the Fund. PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans revealed the fund’s most recent art acquisitions: With a Heart of Gold by Willie Cole and The Blues by Carrie Mae Weems. The evening also honored actor and activist Jesse Williams , who ranks among the most notable young collectors of art from the African diaspora, with a collection including work by Charles White, Benny Andrews, Kerry James Marshall, Noah Davis, Ferrari Sheppard, Jerrell Gibbs, Janiva Ellis, and more. “Art + Soul is a moment for us to express our gratitude not only for our community, but for the incredible artists that enter our orbit and the variety of cultures showcased on the walls of our galleries. Guests enjoyed cocktails and a specially-curated dinner by Ghetto Gastro (Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao and Lester Walker). Following a glamorous champagne toast to the acquisition reveal, guests danced and mingled under the stars with live performances by Guitars over Guns, Deep Fried Funk, and DJ Pam Jones.

Willie Cole

Doreen Chambers & Willie Cole

Franklin Sirmans & Willie Cole

Gilbert Vicario & Willie Cole

Gilbert Vicario, Willie Cole, & Franklin Sirmans

Gilbert Vicario & Willie Cole

Mireille Chancy Gonzalez, Dede Moss, Willie Cole, & Paula Shaw

Paula Shaw & Franklin Sirmans

Toni Randolph & Franklin Sirmans

Jesse Williams, Jessica & Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans

Franklin Sirmans

Jesse Williams & Franklin Sirmans

Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams & Franklin Sirmans

Willie Cole

Willie Cole

Willie Cole

Franklin Sirmans & Willie Cole

Daniella Levine Cava & Alberto Ibargüen

Alberto Ibargüen

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava & Alberto Ibargüen

John D. Fumagalli

Jon Gray & Lester Walker

Kimberly Marshall & Deryl McKissack

Kimberly Marshall & Deryl McKissack

Dorothy Terrell

Kimberly Marshall, Deryl McKissack, & Dorothy Terrell

Deryl McKissack & Dorothy Terrell

Eric Johnson

Neki Mohan

Neki Mohan

Pierre Serrao, Jesse Williams, & Jon Gray

Pierre Serrao, Jesse Williams, & Jon Gray

Willie Cole, Jesse Williams, Darlene & Jorge M. Pérez

Franklin Sirmans, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, & Alberto Ibargüen

Alberto Ibargüen & Frank Borges

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava & Alberto Ibargüen

Dede Moss & Alberto Ibargüen

Deryl McKissack, Franklin Sirmans, & Dorothy Terrell

Dorothy Terrell, Jorge M. & Darlene Pérez, & Teresa Clarke

Clive Chang, Rosie Gordon Wallace, & Heike Dempster

Jorge M. Pérez & Willie Cole

John & Sharon Hoffman, Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst

Eric Johnson, Darlene Pérez, Holly Gaines, & Jorge M. Pérez

Jessica Sirmans & John Lin

Mireille Chancy Gonzalez & Victoria Rogers

Lester Walker, Jon Gray, & Pierre Serrao

Juan José Cielo, Heike Dempster, & Gordon Myers

Blake-Anthony Johnson & Victoria Rogers

Amina Dickerson & Barron Channer

Esther Park & Angela Goding

Esther Park, Jonathan Truppman, & Tile Allemann

Jessica Freites, Esther Park & Rebecca Lee

Jessica Sirmans & Jessie Williams

John Ellis, Caroline Kent, & Nate Young

Carla Hill & Webber Charles

Jeanine Liburd & Kim Paige

Mark & Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins