Green Space Miami

Green Space Miami x Wolfsonian: An Artist Open House
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time: 2–4pm
Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue

Artists, designers, writers, and creatives — Discover how The Wolfsonian’s resources can spark your next project.

The Wolfsonian Creative Fellowship provides artists and creatives from all fields access to its collection for research and collaboration in sharing the stories of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed our world. This year the focus is on digital practice. Fellows receive a stipend, travel support, and accommodations for a two-week residency in Miami Beach.

Chief librarian Frank Luca will lead a tour of The Wolfsonian Library, a treasure trove of rare books, archives, souvenirs, postcards, and other modern-age mementos. Then assistant director of education Luna Goldberg will guide visitors through What Still Stands, an installation featuring new work by Wolfsonian inaugural Creative Fellow Liene Bosquê exploring how buildings and architectural details continue to shape the present, even after they have evolved or disappeared. Close the afternoon by learning about the Creative Fellowship program and how to apply.

Register at link in bio

Alan David Mejia, known as AlanDavid
Trapt, 2025
Crab trap, barnacles, uncut original rigging rope, shipping crate (all reclaimed), epoxy, adhesive, aerosol rubber coating, screws, nylon. 68 x 35.5 inches.

Created from objects salvaged from the ocean, ‘Trapt’ contains multiple parallels to life and art in Miami. Items that would have been sent to landfill become a conversation piece, continuing on a new journey of hope, connection, and meaning.

Miami has a century-old relationship with the indigenous stone crab and crab traps can be found throughout South Florida waterways. ‘Trapt’ is created from a single “ghost trap” – one that was lost and washed ashore in the Everglades. The trap’s rigging line is one piece and uncut, frayed ends of the rope branching out to darkness and light.

The “face” image resembles an Aztec God and reminds us that regardless of how powerful an empire may be, it eventually falls. With overdevelopment and buildings sinking in the sand, our beloved city is no different.

AlanDavid is a Miami-based artist known for transforming reclaimed objects and discarded materials into works of art. Born in Miami Beach, raised in Westchester, now residing in Homestead, Alan’s work is rooted in themes of renewal, environmental awareness, urban sprawl and decay, and self-reflection. Challenges conventional ideas of beauty and waste, he scavenges streets, beaches, mangroves, alleys, backroads and waterways. Blurring the lines between trash and treasure, his work recognizes the resilience of materials and people, the concept of waste, and overlooked beauty.

The constant grind of South Florida life can also be seen in his work, reminding us of the difficulty of leaving a place that is no longer what it once was, and the struggle to survive in a city whose growth, excess, and cost of living far exceeds other places. His bold compositions reflect the vibrancy, frequency, and grit of Miami, drawing influence from street culture, oceanic and Caribbean aesthetics, and the ongoing tension between the development and diminishing natural order of our landscape.

Photos by .visuals