Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces 21 Artists Selected for Inaugural Digital Art Commissions
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Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has announced the 21 recipients of its inaugural Open Call for Digital Art Commissions, a new initiative supporting experimental digital artworks by artists from South Florida, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora. The program marks the museum's first public open call for art commissions.
Luc Alexandre (Unkle Luc), MIAMI 2006, 2025
The initiative received more than 750 submissions from 50 countries. Following a multi-stage review by PAMM staff and an external panel of jurors, 21 artists were selected to receive grants ranging from $2,500 to $15,000, along with production support to develop new works through 2027.
The commissioned projects span video games, CGI films, virtual reality, AI-driven animation, net art, 3D modeling, generative video sculpture, immersive installations, and 360-degree video. The works explore themes of identity, migration, history, memory, technology, and place.
Nestor Siré, PC Gamer [GOMA], 2024
The selected cohort reflects the international scope of the initiative. Forty-three percent of the artists are women, 24 percent identify as Haitian or part of the Haitian diaspora, and 14 percent are based in South Florida.
Lauren Monzón, PAMM's New Media Program Manager, said the response demonstrated the strength of digital art communities that often remain underrepresented internationally. Submissions came from countries including Cuba, Kenya, Ghana, Peru, Portugal, and Martinique.
Andrew Roberts, Rosa
Chelsea Odufu, Moved By Spirit
Cristóbal Ascencio Ramos, Grupo de Guardianes de la Cruz, Veracruz
Jose Sanchez, Minga
Among the selected projects is Haitian artist Maksaens Denis' interactive installation combining Haitian Vodou archives, queer testimonies, algorithmic imagery, and electronic music within traditional Haitian metal-cut structures. Cuban artist Nestor Siré's NULL PRODUCT series reimagines gaming computers assembled under conditions of material scarcity across Latin America and the Caribbean, while Dominican artist Angy de la Rosa is creating an open-access archive of Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage through digitized 3D models and virtual environments.
South Florida artist Unkle Luc is also among the recipients. His project, MIAMI 2006, combines archival footage with AI animation to examine the region's cultural identity and spiritual landscape.
Maksaens Denis, Kwa Bawon
Pierre-Christophe Gam, SOD
The complete list of recipients includes Luc Alexandre (Unkle Luc), Cristóbal Ascencio Ramos, biarritzzz, Juan Covelli, Vitória Cribb, Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD), Maksaens Denis, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Pierre-Christophe Gam, Intton Godelg and Bea Millón, Lucas Lugarinho, Martha Maya, Wendell McShine, Chelsea Odufu, Georine Pierre, Dominick Rabrun, Angy de la Rosa, Andrew Roberts, Jose Sanchez, Nestor Siré, and Sofia Valiente.
The digital commissions are funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. More information is available through Pérez Art Museum Miami.