THE FACE OF IMMOKALEE
Portrait installation celebrating the SOUL of Immokalee. Visual storytelling for social change.
Art collaboration with the residents of Immokalee, Florida. Holding global significance, this local project is an effort to honor, humanize and put a face to the people of this humble, hard working agricultural community with abundant personality, story and soul. Portraits are exhibited on 2 building walls + 2 semi trucks hosted by Lipman Family Farms. Public art murals not only help support community and celebrate humanity, they also infuse art into unsuspecting places. The aspect of form + function is soulful to me.
The Face Of Immokalee: Public Art For Social Change
This 10 minute documentary produced by Tara Calligan for PBS goes behind the scenes during the creation of The Face Of Immokalee public art installation. The film premiered in Oct 2023 at the Naples International Film Festival, and was awarded Best Florida Film.
Fox4 News
Florida Weekly
Naples Daily News
WGCU | NPR
The Naples Press
South Central Florida Life
ABC 7 News
Florida Weekly
Naples Lifestyle Magazine
Interview on WGCU Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition
Naples Daily News
Portraits of Immokalee on exhibit at Collier County Government Center | Black History Month | February 2022
Promotional video from the 1st photoshoot for The Face Of Immokalee
This outdoor exhibition is meant for public enjoyment. The launch was April 16, 2023 and the murals will be up indefinitely.
Directing at PACE
Making portraits at Mana Church
Directing at Immokalee High School
With 2 of my collaborators at RCMA
Hijo inspecting his portrait at RCMA
After a day of portraits at Village Oaks Elementary
WGCU | PBS filming during a photoshoot at Immokalee High School
Partnering with Taste Of Immokalee, creating a series of portraits of their student business leaders
This was the 1st official shoot for The Face Of Immokalee, November 2019
THE FACE OF IMMOKALEE is a collaborative public art installationl with the residents of Immokalee
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Funding for The Face Of Immokalee was made possible thru private contributions from individuals, corporations and grants. All donations were tax deductible via fiscal sponsorship from ASMP Foundation. Thank you for supporting the Arts!
It takes a village ... The Face Of Immokalee is made possible with support from community partners and private + public funding sources.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Dept of State, Division of Arts & Culture, the Florida Council on Arts & Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Public exhibition space generously provided by Lipman Family Farms.
Fiscal Sponsorship provided by ASMP Foundation. Your tax-deductible contribution is accepted here.
Fiscal contribution generously provided by THE GLITTER FOUNDATION.
Accommodations for the mural installers generously provided by Seminole Casino Hotel, Immokalee.