“This Summer Too” DVCAI Summer Exhibition at Barry University at DVCAI at Monsignor William Barry Library, Institute of Immigration Studies Gallery at Barry University – Miami, FL

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. invites audiences to experience the art and culture of the Diaspora during a six-week exhibition, This Summer Too: Conversations with Makers, Exploring Memory, Materials, and Meaning.

The exhibition is on view from May 9, 2025, to June 20, 2025, at DVCAI at Barry, at the Monsignor William Barry Library, Barry University, 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL  33161.

An exhibition reception will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

This summer, during This Summer Too: Conversations with Makers Exploring Memory, Materials, and Meaning, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator curators Rosie Gordon-Wallace and Lauryn Lawrence turn our attention to artists who bridge the artificial boundaries between art, craft, design, and artisanship. These are makers—creators who work from a place of ancestral knowledge, driven by the need to fill an inner void and propelled by the desire for self-expression. During regular library hours, visit the exhibition to view works by artists Lauren Austin, Barbara Garvine, Alida Martinez, Yossi Peled, Evelyn Politzer, and Miki Speijers, and Barry University MFA Candidates, Robertha Blatt and Joy Johnson.

These artists’ practices are often sparked by specific provocations, with memory as a recurring catalyst. This Summer Too invites students visiting DVCAI at Barry to participate in these conversations—designed to tickle the imagination and ignite curiosity. We hope these encounters spark new ways of seeing and prompt students to think differently about art, materials, and objects in their own homes. May this conversation about makers open doors to broader dialogues about what art is, who gets to make it, and where it lives.

DVCAI at Barry:

This contemporary art exhibition is presented by the non-profit Arts Incubator Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) in partnership with the Barry University Institute of Immigration Studies, the Monsignor William Barry Library, and the Barry University College of Arts & Sciences MFA Photography Department, to benefit the community. Special thanks to the Barry University community and the support of Victor Romano, PhD, Vice Provost for Student Success & Undergraduate Studies, Giselle Elgarresta Rios, PhD, Endowed Chair of the Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh Institute for Immigration Studies, and Vivica Smith Pierre, MLIS, PhD, Director of Library Services at the Monsignor William Barry Library.

ABOUT DVCAI:

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. is a virtual artist space, dedicated to promoting, nurturing, and cultivating the vision and diverse creativity of emerging artists from the Caribbean and Latin American Diaspora, through experimentation, exhibitions, artists-in-residence programs, international cultural exchanges, and dialog in contemporary art. www.dvcai.org. DVCAI partners with organizations to enhance residency experiences in the Caribbean region, nationally, and internationally. For more information, please visit www.dvcai.org and follow our activities at https://www.instagram.com/dvcai/ https://twitter.com/DiasporaVibe.

DVCAI is generously supported by The Mellon Foundation, with support from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor, and the Board of County Commissioners. DVCAI’s work is sponsored in part by the State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture, with support from The Ford Foundation, South Arts, ArtsHere, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, CreArte, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation, The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), Readytex Art Gallery, The Garner Foundation, The Hongs, National Performance Network (NPN), Alternate ROOTS, The Rhythm Foundation, and the Betsy Hotel.