By Locust Projects

Locust Projects announces an open call to South Florida High School and MFA students to participate in LAB (Locust Art Builders) exhibition opportunity.

LAB SUMMER INTENSIVE Locust Projects, Miami’s premier non-profit exhibition space for experimental contemporary art, is pleased to announce its fifth annual Locust Art Builders (LAB), a collaborative educational experience and exhibition opportunity for a select group of South Florida High School students. For three weeks, from June 23 to July 11, 20- 25 young artists work with established contemporary visual artists to learn the practical and creative aspects of mounting a public exhibition in collaboration with their peers.

Taking place in Locust Projects’ 5,000 square foot space in Miami’s Design District, the intensive LAB experience culminates with an exhibition that will be open to the public. Exhibitions often take the form of large-scale installations featuring various media such as video and sculpture. For further information, click here.

LAB MFA For the third year, Locust Projects is pleased to announce an open call to South Florida graduate-level artists for a solo or collaborative exhibition in Locust Projects’ Project Room during summer 2014. Artists currently enrolled in MFA studio art programs at universities in Florida may apply. For further information, click here.

ABOUT LOCUST PROJECTS Locust Projects is a not for profit exhibition space dedicated to providing contemporary visual artists the freedom to experiment with new ideas without the pressures of gallery sales or limitations of conventional exhibition spaces. Local, national and international artists are encouraged to create site-specific installations as an extension of their representative work. Locust Projects supports the local community through educational initiatives and programming that are free to the public.

LAB is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

Locust Projects’ exhibitions and programming are made possible with the support from: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Cowles Charitable Trust; The State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Funding Arts Network; Galt & Skye Mikesell; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; The National Endowment for the Arts Art Works Grant.