OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE THE PALM BEACH COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD, THROUGH THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMMING AND AN ARTIST RESIDENCY THAT SUPPORTS EMERGING AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ARTISTS.

RICH AYBAR/ RA WORKSHOP

CURRENT ARTIST RESIDENT

Born in 1983 in New York City, Rich Aybar and his mother emigrated to the Dominican Republic, when he was a child, to be closer to their extended family. In 2019, he founded RA WORKSHOP in Orlando, Florida. Throughout his work, a biographical thread is finely woven evoking memories of his youth in the DR. He is inspired by the Carnavals and their playful but menacing Diablo Cojuelos figures, the textural interplay of hand woven crafts, and RUBBER. The underpinning of his material curiosity in rubber, his primary material, came from these childhood years exploring, extracting and playing with pine and other sap-bearing trees. Aybar's engagement with materiality is a cornerstone of his work, as he navigates the delicate balance between natural and synthetic elements.

NEW WAVE PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Feb 8, 5-8p: Screen Printing with Rich Aybar, CityPlace / The Lawn - 700 S Rosemary Ave, WPB

March 13, 5-8p: Artist in Residence Open Studios, UOVO: Art, Fashion and Wine - 4200 Westgate Ave, WPB

Please contact Program Director Katerina Llanes at katerina@newwave.art for more information and to schedule a studio visit with artist Rich Aybar through March 7, 2025.