ICA Groundbreaking Ceremony
Miami, FL – November 16, 2015 – Miami notables made their way to the groundbreaking ceremony and champagne reception for Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami’s future home. Attendees listened to remarks by Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado, ICA Miami Board Co-Chairs Irma Braman and Ray Ellen Yarkin, CEO and President of Dacra Craig Robins, and District 5 Commissioner Keon Hardemon, with participation by Miami-Dade teens engaged in ICA Miami’s outreach and eduction programs, and local artists. Opening to the public in 2017, the new 37,500-square-foot building will be a vibrant cultural and educational resource for audiences from throughout the region, with 20,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space and a 15,000-square-foot sculpture garden. Designed by Spanish firm Aranguren & Gallegos Arquitectos, the new building will further advance the museum’s mission of providing an open and dynamic platform for the most experimental artists of today.
Frank Carollo, Willy Gort, Ray Ellen Yarkin, Craig Robins, Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Irma Braman
Alex Gartnefeld, Joan Levien Robertson, Romero Britto, Andrew Smulian, & Ellen Salpeter
Barbara Herzberg, Janice Lipton, Ellen Salpeter, & Debra Scholl
Evan Reed & Ellen Salpeter
Craig Robins, Irma Braman, & Joan Levien Robertson
Alina Shriver, Romero Britto, & Irma Braman
Alina Schriver, Tomas Regalado, & Romero Britto
Romero Britto, Tomas Regalado, & Norman Braman
Craig Robins & Tomas Regalado
Alex Gartenfeld, Debra Scholl, & Sheldon Anderson
Barbara Herzberg, Petra Levin, Ray Ellen Yarkin, & Sheldon Anderson
Stefani & Evan Reed
Jackie Soffer, Stefani Reed, & Alex Gartenfeld
Jackie Soffer, Stefani Reed, & Ray Ellen Yarkin
Willy Gort, Tomas Regalado, & Norman Braman
Ray Ellen Yarkin, Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Craig Robins
Irma Braman, Ray Ellen Yarkin, Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Craig Robins
Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Craig Robins
Ray Ellen Yarkin, Craig Robins, Keon Hardemon, & Irma Braman
Irma Braman, Ray Ellen Yarkin, Craig Robins, Tomas Regalado, & Keon Hardemon
Irma Braman, Craig Robins, Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Ray Ellen Yarkin
Craig Robins, Keon Hardemon, Tomas Regalado, & Ray Ellen Yarkin
Frank Carollo, Willy Gort, Daniel Alfonso, & Norman Braman
Tomas Regalado, Keon Hardemon, Craig Robins, Ray Ellen Yarkin, & Irma Braman
Irma Braman, Ray Ellen Yarkin, Craig Robins, Keon Hardemon, & Tomas Regalado
Marcel Morlote, Vanessa Acosta, & Daniel Alfonso
Dean Colson, Ellen Salpeter, & Andrew Smulian
Loriel Beltran & Emmett Moore
Evan Reed & Mark Handforth
