Vizcaya Arts Residency and Commission 2027 — Holding Time, Miami
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami is commissioning one visual artist for a site-responsive project under the 2027 theme Holding Time. The residency uses a new studio in the Chicken House and ends with an exhibition on the first and second floors of the Main House. Work has to follow the estate's preservation, conservation, safety and site-use rules. Recent projects in the same program include S...
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The selected visual artist will receive a $12,500 artist fee, up to $25,000 for fabrication, installation and presentation, and separate pay for public programs and open studio hours. The studio is the historic Chicken House in Vizcaya Village, 375 square feet, for exclusive use during the residency. Vizcaya provides curatorial guidance, exhibition labels, photography, a brochure, a short documentary, and marketing. Housing and travel are not part of the offer.
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Applications are open to South Florida-based emerging, mid-career and established artists working in all disciplines. The page also asks for a strong and sustained visual artistic practice and a site-responsive project. Applicants should be able to finish a new commission within the residency timeline and budget and to take part in public programs.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 11:59 p.m., Monday, 2 November 2026 (time zone not stated on the page)
- Programme dates
- Residency May–November 2027; exhibition November 2027–May 2028
- Duration
- At least 10 hours a week in the studio; 10 hours of Sunday Farmers Market open studios; 2 public programs
- Results
- Shortlist by 31 December 2026; interviews January 2027; awardee March 2027
- Costs to the artist
- Housing and travel are not included