The Global Caribbean V exhibition presented at the prestigious Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami, coincided with the internationally renowned Art Basel Miami Beach contemporary art fair. This exhibit, has been one of the few selected to be included in the official Art Basel program over the years. It has been reviewed and recognized as one of the most relevant exhibition programs in the Americas, concerning the Caribbean.
The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance through its Global Caribbean V exhibition forges a new framework for understanding these momentous changes in Miami’s cultural life. The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance’s program promotes cultural development in the art community by supporting innovative visual art projects. Global Caribbean V was produced by the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, with the collaboration of Duke University, The City of Miami, Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, and university of
Miami, Florida International University, Region Guadeloupe and Triennial Miami of Contemporary Art.
“Global Caribbean V – Miami Caribbean Artists” was the fifth edition of this unique and iconic exhibition series. The exhibit was curated by researcher Miguel Rojas Sotelo, Special Events Coordinator & NC Latin American Film Festival Director at the Center for Latin American Caribbean Studies at Duke University; with
the support of Jorge Luis Gutierrez as coordinator, a seasoned international visual arts manager and curator, Interim Director of Triennial Miami of contemporary art; all under the vision of Edouard Duval Carrié, an internationally renowned artist living and working in Little Haiti in the heart of Miami and Mireille Chancy- Gonzalez a Miami cultural leader and an essential organizer of the HCAA. The exhibition presented a wide range of artists, with different concerns and modes of contemporary artistic expression through both traditional and contemporary media. Offering a critical space for a selected group of contemporary Caribbean Miami artists presenting their work while fostering and developing critical
dialogues and opportunities for crucial points of exchange through panel discussions, conferences and education events. Global Caribbean V became an important exhibition experience which brought together the visual discourses occurring currently in Miami concerning the Caribbean.
The HCAA was honored to have the art as of 17 renowned contemporary creators from Miami and Guadeloupe as part of this exhibit in which artists presented their projects while fostering and developing critical dialogues and opportunities for crucial points of exchange.