Join New Wave for a final open studio event with Javier Castro showcasing the work he created during his New Wave residency! No registration is required.

Please join New Wave artist-in-residence Javier Castro on this fun and interactive clay modeling workship for kids in the New Wave studio! Participants will learn about the history of clay as a ceramic material and how prehistoric humans used it for making pottery and clay tablets—the first known writing medium in history. In this event, participants will learn how to make clay tablets and write words of affirmation on them using wooden tools.

This event is free and open to the public for all ages, but RSVP is required. Please check back shortly for registration link.

Join New Wave artist-in-residence Javier Castro in this adult-focused workshop where guests will get to learn about Javier’s artistic clay practice, and then participate in a clay modeling activity where guests can express their self-representation in a clay portrait.

This event is free and open to the public ages 18 and over. However, RSVP is required. Please check back shortly for registration link.

Please join us for the New Wave Gallery Open House celebrating our partner galleries in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. Guests are welcome to visit each of our partner galleries to enjoy a vibrant array of outstanding exhibitions from a diverse group of leading international artists.

West Palm Beach Galleries

WHITE CUBE

Presenting Harland Miller

All Night Medicine

Nov 30 - Dec 16, 2023

2512 Florida Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

TW FINE ART

Freedom of Choice

Dec 1, 2023 - Jan 13, 2024

2412 Florida Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

KRISTIN HJELLEGJERDE

NEW WAVE ART WKND

Featuring Lulu Bennett, Kimathi Mafafo, Richard Stone, and Rufai Zakari

Dec 2, 2023 - Jan 27, 2024

2414 Florida Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Worth Avenue Galleries

BEN BROWN FINE ART

Double Take: Contemporary Redefined

Featuring Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea, Gavin Turk, and Hank Willis Thomas

Dec 1, 2023 - Jan 6, 2023

244 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida 33480

DYLAN BRANT FINE ART

Presenting David Salle

THE SPORTING LIFE

Dec 2, 2023 - Jan 13, 2024

204 Worth Avenue, 2nd Fl, Suite 208, Palm Beach, FL 33480

Royal Poinciana Galleries

ACQUAVELLA

Presenting Damian Loeb

A Landscape Retrospective

Nov 4 - Dec 5, 2023

340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M309, Palm Beach, FL, 33480

GAVLAK

Presenting Andrew Brischler

Andrew Brischler: Self Portraits

Nov 22 - Dec 17, 2023

340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M334, Palm Beach, FL, 33480

Please join current New Wave artist-in-residence Emanuel Hahn for a second photography workshop where guests will learn how to take photographs from a professional!

Attendance at Part 1 is not required—all are welcome! Please RSVP by clicking here.

Please join New Wave on Instagram Live for this Patron Panel Discussion that will be livestreamed to the public, featuring Lisa Perry, Nancy Lorenz, Cristina Grajales, moderated by Charlie Ferrer.

Tune in on @newwaveartwknd.

Please join Andrew Brischler and fellow GAVLAK artist Deborah Brown for an artist conversation at GAVLAK Palm Beach during NWAW 2023. Centered around the opening of Andrew Brischler's exhibition Self Portraits, the artists will touch on a breadth of topics including their intergenerational relationship to the New York art world; studio practice in relation to the larger cultural zeitgeist; and how process dictates meaning in image making.

The conversation is free and open to the public, space is limited so please RSVP here. The Self Portraits exhibition catalog will be available for purchase.

During NWAW 2023, come celebrate the talented works by students of Dreyfoos School of the Arts during the Dreyfoos Artist Market on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 11am-5pm. Listen to live music while strolling the market along Rosemary Avenue at The Square West Palm and shop for artwork of all mediums, merchandise, and other unique creations.

For more details, please click here.

Please join us for an inspiring New Wave Art Wknd 2023 Public Panel Discussion moderated by For Freedoms Co-Founder Michelle Woo, and featuring Kathryn Andrews, Rachel Lee Hovnanian, Wendy Red Star, and Jasmine Wahi.

This event is hosted by NWAW 2023 Sponsor UOVO at the brand new UOVO South Florida Campus. RSVP is required due to limited capacity — click here to RSVP.

Please join the City of West Palm Beach and the CRA for the unveiling of Nekisha Durrett’s public art commission, Genius Loci. For guests coming from our first Public Panel discussion at The Square West Palm Beach, this special event takes place at the end of the 1.3-mile parade route led by the Palm Beach Lakes High School Marching Band.

Genius Loci is a public artwork that was inspired by the legacy of Sunset Lounge, the "Cotton Club of the South," and the history of the Styx, a community in West Palm that built Palm Beach Island and was mysteriously burned to the ground in 1910. An oversized RCA-inspired gramophone of copper sheeting supported by conrete resembling charred wood, Genius Loci invites park visitors to ponder what voices of Palm Beach Black history would be amplified from the earth.

Genius Loci is made possible through a partnership between ArtLife WPB and West Palm Beach CRA.

About Nekisha Durrett: From vast freestanding sculptures to intimate gallery installations, Nekisha Durrett’s work leverages unexpected materials to make visible the historical connections and connotations that places and materials embody, but are overlooked in our day-to-day lives. Whether reimagining pre colonial landscapes, bygone Black communities, or family lore, Durrett’s research-driven practice strives to carve out contemplative spaces and offer opportunities for viewers to consider what is revealed or concealed when information is filtered across time. Durrett earned her BFA at The Cooper Union in New York City and MFA from The University of Michigan School of Art and Design as a Horace H. Rackham Fellow.  She is currently the Howard University Social Justice Consortium’s (SJC) Artist in Residence Fellow, and a finalist for the Sondheim Prize in 2023. Her work is included in numerous private collections and public institutions, including The National Museum of African American History and Culture and The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

This event is free and open to the public!

Please join us for our first New Wave Art Wknd 2023 Public Panel Discussion moderated by Arnold Lehman and featuring Russell Craig, Nekisha Durrett and Pranoo Kumar. Please meet at the Lawn at The Square West Palm Beach for opening introductions by Gopal Rajegowda.

Following the Panel Discussion, the Palm Beach Lakes High School marching band of more than 100 students will lead attendees on the 1.3-mile route to the Heart & Soul Park where West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James will give remarks prior to the unveiling of Nekisha Durrett’s public art commission, Genius Loci. This special community activation is sponsored by the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency in Partnership with the ArtLife WPB.

These events are all free and open to the public! Please RSVP here.

Artist-in-Residence Emanuel Hahn will be hosting guests in his studio as part of the NWAW 2023 festivities. Join us to see and hear about the work that Emanuel has been working on during his residency.

This event is free and open to the public.

Please join New Wave artist-in-residence Emanuel Hahn for a special Photography Workshop! Guests will get the opportunity to learn the basics of photography with 4 different lighting techniques. This event will take place at Rohi’s Readery in The Square, West Palm Beach, and is free and open to the public for all ages! However, due to limited capacity, RSVP is required by clicking here.

Join New Wave for a final open studio event with Manuela Gonzalez showcasing the work she created during his New Wave residency! No registration is required.

Join current New Wave artist-in-residence Manuela Gonzalez for "Weaving experiments,” an introduction to weaving using recycled fabric and materials. In this all ages event participants will learn the basics of transforming recycled fabric and materials to create different textures and colors using cardboard looms. Participants will learn how to use a few basic weaving patterns, and will be encouraged to experiment with new ways to use the medium.

The event will take place at Rohi’s Readery and is open to the public. However, RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Please click here to reserve your spot!

Join New Wave for a final open studio event with Jia Sung showcasing the work she created during her New Wave residency! No registration is required.

Please join current New Wave artist-in-residence, Jia Sung, as she leads guests on a workshop that uses Tarot as a tool of introspection to help us all create stories out of our personal experiences. This event is free and open to adults ages 18 and older; however, due to limited capacity please RSVP by clicking here.

Please join current New Wave artist-in-residence, Jia Sung, as she leads participants on a fun and engaging embroidery workshop. Participants will learn the basics of decorative needlework, from how to split embroidery floss to how to thread 1 needle!

This event is free and open to the public for all ages. However, RSVP is required due to limited availability, by registering here.

Join New Wave for a final open studio event with Nina Sarnelle showcasing the work she created during his New Wave residency, in conjunction with the Palm Beach Cultural Council Open Studios! No registration is required.

Please join artist-in-residence, Nina Sarnelle, for an insightful presentation about The Erosion of Silicon Beach, a sprawling, hypertextual research project analyzing social and political issues in an area of Los Angeles going through rapid change due to the influx of tech companies. Across 19 chapters, 14 embedded videos and over 400 hyperlinked connections, the work presents a poetic lens for linking discourses on Indigenous resistance, racial justice, ecology, urbanism, militarism, policing, and gentrification. After Nina’s presentation, guests will join in a community discussion about their personal takes on the project.

This program is FREE and open to the public ages 16+. However, registration is required due to limited capacity.

Please join artist-in-residence, Nina Sarnelle, in this workshop where participants will make a 1-min climate change documentary incorporating research, script writing, costume making, wildlife videography and voice over recording. Nina will edit the group’s documentaries together, and screen them publicly during the Palm Beach County Open Studios on May 20. 

This event is FREE and open to participants ages 5+; however, RSVP is required due to capacity. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Guests are asked to bring a laptop and to wear comfortable clothes to move in.

Join New Wave for a final open studio event with Lina Puerta showcasing the work she created during her New Wave residency! No registration is required.

New Wave is partnering with the Norton Museum of Art, Rohi’s Readery and The Square West Palm for a series of art-filled Spring Break events! Celebrate Spring Break and explore a variety of fun-packed art activities designed for all ages. Please join Lina Puerta for an artist studio tour at 12:30PM on Tuesday, March 21st followed by activities at Rohi’s Readery and the Norton Museum of Art.

12:30-1:00 PM New Wave Art | Artist studio tour  

1:00-1:30 PM Rohi’s Readery | Revolutionary Storytime

1:30-3:30 PM Norton Museum of Art | Mixed media workshop

Participation is FREE but RSVP is required due to limited availability. Please visit the Norton’s website to RSVP by clicking here.

Please join current artist-in-residence, Lina Puerta, for a celebratory art workshop in conjunction with Rohi's Readery Holi Hai Festitivies at The Square West Palm. Guests will get to create artistic garland necklaces inspired by the ritual of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. Guests will use mainly natural materials from around the Square combined with mixed media. The workshop will be guided to reflect on the many gifts of nature and it’s cycle of renewal. This event is free and open to the public ages 5+, but RSVP is required here.

Join current artist-in-residence, Lina Puerta, for a fun-filled art workshop where guests will get to make their own Power Pouches using a variety of locally foraged natural and found materials, inspired by Indigenous Weavings of the Americas. Guests will each get to craft their own unique Power Pouch that is a reflection of their personal identity, and then share their creations with the group in a safe space. This event is free and open to the public ages 5+, but RSVP is required here.

Join New Wave for a final open studio event on Friday, January 13 with Kirk Henriques showcasing the work he created during his New Wave residency! No registration is required.