'Amalgama'
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
2023 South Florida Cultural Consortium Award

Curator: Adeze Wilford

Artwork: Francesco Lo Castro
Animation & Mapping: Ricardo Agudelo
Sound: Gabriel Artime
Fabrication: Eric Cloutier, Miami Grill Giftshop & Expo Stone Corp
Exhibition Catalog Design: Doralis Ponce
Photography: Zachary Balber

Amalgama is an immersive installation that combines projection mapping, light, sculptures and a soundscape to create a multi-sensory experience. The artwork incorporates multiple styles of art including Art Deco, Cool School and mid-century pop art, resulting in a unique anachronistic space that blends modern media technology with handcrafted sculptures that bend and refract light. This combination creates a dreamlike, oversaturated environment for the viewer. Despite its stimulating and grand appearance, the installation ultimately focuses on balance and the unexpected.

The South Florida Cultural Consortium exhibition at MOCA brings together a group of 12 artists, working across various media, including sculpture, film, and site-specific installations. This intergenerational conversation provides insight into the vibrant and diverse South Florida art scene, showcasing the creative pulse of the community. Featured artists include Farley Aguilar, Gabino A. Castelán, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Moira Holohan, Francesco Lo Castro, Tory Mata, Beatriz Monteavaro, Ema Ri, Asser Saint-Val, Carin Wagner, Carrington Ware, and Addison Wolff. Visitors can expect to engage with the works of the artists, each with their unique perspectives and styles, creating an atmosphere of discovery. This exhibition is organized by Adeze Wilford, MOCA Curator.

About SFCC:
‍The South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship Program offers one of the largest regional, government-sponsored artists’ grants in the United States, awarding grants to resident visual and media artists from the counties of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach. Since it was established in 1988, the Consortium has awarded over $3 million in grants to over 400 artists. In addition to receiving the grant, the artists take part in an exhibition hosted and organized by a visual arts institution in one of the five counties.
The Consortium’s members are the local arts agencies of these five counties, including the Broward County Cultural Division, the Arts Council of Martin County, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. The Consortium works to foster cooperation across the South Florida region to help develop and promote the work of cultural organizations and artists and the audiences that they serve. Its programs and services range from the Visual and Media Artists Program to regional arts education and cultural tourism cooperative ventures. The South Florida Cultural Consortium is one of the most successful regional arts alliances in the nation, demonstrating that by sharing resources and best practices, the arts can thrive across a burgeoning five-county area.