CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 WAVEMAKERS!
ABOUT WAVEMAKER GRANTS AT LOCUST PROJECTS:
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 35 partner organizations across the country.
The 2024 WaveMaker Grant awardees were selected through an open call process by a team of local and national artists and arts professionals, eleven visionary artists and artist collectives will receive up to $6,000 each to create innovative work that will be shared with the public across Miami in non-traditional venues and platforms.
The 2024 WaveMakers are: New Work / Projects: Iman Clark, Amy Gelb, Jillian Mayer, and Nadia Wolff; Long-Haul Projects: Dejha Carrington, Yanira Collado, Margo Hannah, Suanay Hernandez, and Lee Pivnik; Research & Development + Implementation: Akia Dorsainvil and Christina Pettersson.
The 2024 WaveMaker selection panel included: Katerina Llanes, creative producer/curator who organized the recent #MakingMiami projects; Karen McKinnon, former WaveMaker grantee (2023); Selene Preciado, Curator and Director of Programs, LACE, Warhol Foundation Regional Regranting partner in L.A.; and Njeri Rutherford, Program Manager, CultureSource, Warhol Foundation Regional Regranting partner in Detroit.
Orishas of Miami: Namesake Origins and Finding Our Offerings
Orishas of Miami: Finding Our Offerings is a project that seeks to find the true meaning of our cities’ names on a spiritual level. As Queer folks, we choose our names and as people of color, we have often had to leave our rightful names behind. In that same vein, we have had to live covertly and suppress our ancestral spiritualities. In this project, we will be excavating the characteristics of Opa Locka, Little Haiti, Liberty City, and Miami Beach. The city has recognized the connection between the communities’ spiritual livelihood and its advancement.