Locust Projects Opens New Home

Locust Projects, Miami’s longest-running nonprofit alternative art space, opened its new 8,000-square-foot home in Little River Friday, March 3, effectively doubling in size. The move coincides with Locust Projects’ 25-year anniversary, which guests celebrated at a benefit dinner Feb. 25 honoring board member Dede Moss.

With 17-foot ceilings, an open floor plan and access to a large, enclosed courtyard, the former industrial warehouse at 297 NE 67th St. that is Locust Projects’ new home will be a laboratory for both physical and digital art, where Miami-based and international artists can experiment with new media and materials. The space is close to many artist studios, homes and galleries and less than 1 mile from Oolite Arts’ forthcoming arts campus.

Locust Projects, which has been instrumental in fostering Miami’s vibrant art community by providing artists with the opportunity to create new breakthrough ideas, opened its new doors to the public with a monumental installation by Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech.

Domenech’s exhibition, titled “Assembling beneath a desire for sabotage,” is an immersive, multilayered architectural environment that includes participatory activations with a collaborative lamp-building “social factory” and a sculpture garden featuring works by national and local artists. The exhibition will evolve over three months, reflecting the community’s active participation, redefining the exhibition experience. Photos of the exhibition were unavailable at press time but will be made available at BiscayneTimes.com.