The Frost Art Museum brings leading artists, historians, and art professionals to campus throughout the year. In addition to lecturers for our exhibitions, the Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series and Breakfast in the Park have become staple events for our community.
Since 1981, the Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series has introduced internationally renowned artists, museum curators, scholars and critics to the South Florida Community. These speakers have shaped art history through their scholarly, creative and leadership contributions. Inspired by Dorothea Green's vision, this lecture series invites us to think critically, investigate further, and consider the discourses and practices that shape the world of art. Since its inception, 145 scholars, luminaries, and artists have impacted over 50,000 people, including FIU students and the community.
Featured speakers have included performance artist Laurie Anderson; Harald Szeeman, Independent Curator and Director of the Venice Biennale; Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, Paris; artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Vanbruggen; Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Terry Gross, former host and producer of Fresh Air on PBS; renowned artist George Segal; Maxwell Anderson, Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art; and performance artist Marina Abramovic, among many others.
For over a decade, the Frost Art Museum has hosted Breakfast in the Park, an official Art Basel Miami Beach event. We welcome guests in town for Art Basel to visit the museum, join us for a lecture by a noted art world guest, and enjoy a complimentary breakfast and mimosas. Guided tours of our exhibitions and Sculpture Park are also available.
Featured artists have included internationally acclaimed Chilean artist, architect, and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar; contemporary sculptor Daniel Arsham; award-winning Haitian-American author and activist Edwidge Danticat; pioneering conceptual artist Jenny Holzer; American sculptor and installation artist Petah Coyne; and artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Elvia Rosa Castro, and Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, among others.
