New Wave’s mission is to engage and inspire the West Palm community and the world through public programs and residencies in support of local, national, and international under-represented artists. 

In addition to exposure and support placing their work in some of the nation's most prominent collections, New Wave's Residency Program offers unrepresented artists from underrepresented communities an apartment and studio space in West Palm Beach for six weeks as well as a $5,000 stipend to be spent as the artist wishes.

Founded by Sarah Gavlak with collaborators and an advisory board that includes Beth Rudin DeWoody, Amy Phelan, ​Sanford Biggers, ​Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas Lee, Franklin Sirmans, Isolde Brielmaier, Yvonne Force Villareal, Jane Holzer, Lisa Perry, and other prominent leaders in the field, New Wave's Residency Program offers artists an apartment and studio space in West Palm Beach for 6 weeks as well as a $5,000 stipend to be spent as the artist wishes.

New Wave Art Wknd is a non-commercial art weekend featuring extraordinary private collection visits, curated meals, lectures, and robust public programming. Designed to showcase the flourishing contemporary art scene in South Florida, NWAW is held around Miami Art Week each December. The weekend offers a platform to discuss issues in contemporary art and broader society, in a place where these conversations often need to happen most.