Oolite Arts’ Community Report showcases the organization’s season highlights and the many ways in which the organization provides transformational support for artists at all stages of their careers.
The mission of Oolite Arts is to support artists and advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts. Oolite Arts creates opportunities for experimentation and innovation, and encourages the exchange of ideas across diverse cultures through residencies, exhibitions, public programs, education and outreach.
This past year, Oolite Arts has reached new milestones for our organization and artist community. We are pleased to share some of the year’s signature moments with you.
Oolite Arts offers transformative support for artists at all stages of their careers. This year, we expanded our Home + Away program, which gained significant prominence and impact with the addition of MASS MoCA. The Ellies, Miami’s Visual Arts Awards, achieved a landmark $2.5 million investment, empowering artists to bring their creative ideas to life. Additionally, Oolite’s Cinematic Arts residents continued to garner awards, including at the Tribeca Festival, which helps our artists reach global screens.
With a focus on community building, we made significant strides in advancing our mission. We introduced the Knight Housing Stipends, enabling artists to continue working and living in Miami despite the affordability crisis. We also activated our Oolite Satellite space in Little River as a Media Lab for artists, providing additional education programming that reached hundreds of community members in the neighborhood.
The 2022-2023 year also marked the end of Dennis Scholl’s leadership at Oolite Arts. He retired as president and CEO after six years of tireless dedication to visual artists in our community. The Miami arts community will not be the same without him, and we wish him well in his next chapter.
Now, we look ahead to breaking ground on our state-of-the-art campus and finding our next CEO, who will help shape the organization’s next chapter. We thank the artists, our board, staff and supporters for making all that we do possible. We could not be prouder to work with South Florida artists who bolster an essential element of our cultural community.
