LOCUST PROJECTS 2024 WAVEMAKER SPLASH PARTY!

2024 Splash! Party hosted for the first time by The Vagabond Hotel

Miami, FL – September 16, 2024 – Locust Projects’ 2024 Splash! Party hosted by The Vagabond Hotel celebrated the 11 Miami artists awarded WaveMaker incubator grants for community-driven projects. The celebratory, invitation-only event welcomed past Locust Projects’ WaveMakers and exhibiting artists, local curators, Locust Projects Board members, and INCUBATOR donors. Held poolside in one of MiMO’s most beautifully restored hotels, guests enjoyed music by DJ Michael and “Heat Wave” crafted cocktails featuring Chawar agave and MEP juices.

Margo Hannah, Nadia Wolff, Akia Dorsainvil, Lee Pivnik, Iman Clark, Dejha Carrington, Amy Gelb, Suanay Hernandez, Katerian Llanes, & Monica Lopez De Victoria.

The 2024 WaveMakers are: New Work/Projects: Iman Clark aka Nami Flare, Amy Gleb, Jillian Meyer, Naida Wolff Long-Haul Projects: Dejha Carrington, yanira collado, Margo Hannah, Lee Pivnik, Suanay Hernandez Research+Development / Implementation: Akia Dorsainvil, Christina Pattersson.

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Locust Projects, Miami’s longest running nonprofit alternative art space, makes art happen by supporting artists with opportunities and resources—like WaveMaker incubator grants. Since 2015, WaveMaker has awarded $630,000 to 127 of Miami’s visionary artists.  Grantees receive up to $6,000 each in three categories: New Work / Projects, Long-Haul Projects, and Research & Development + Implementation. In the spirit of Locust Projects’ artist-driven mission, WaveMakers experiment and take risks, creating innovative work that is shared with the public in unconventional spaces.

WaveMaker Grants are made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts' Regional Regranting Program, a network of 32 partner organizations across the country.