Lectures

The Frost Art Museum brings leading artists, historians, and art professionals to campus throughout the year. In addition to lecturers for our exhibitions, our Breakfast in the Park and Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ lecture series have become staple events for our community.

Breakfast in the Park

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 renowned sculptor, and enjoy a complimentary breakfast and mimosas. Guided tours of our exhibitions and Sculpture Park are also available.

Past Speakers

  • María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Elvia Rosa Castro, and Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz - 2022
  • Alfredo Jaar - 2021
  • Jeffrey Gibson - 2020
  • Petah Coyne - 2019
  • Elizabeth Turk - 2018
  • Daniel Joseph Martinez - 2017
  • Judy Pfaff - 2016
  • Alice Aycock - 2015
  • Daniel Arsham - 2014
  • John Henry - 2013
  • Albert Paley - 2012
  • Joel Perlman - 2011
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya - 2010
  • Michelle Oka Doner - 2009
  • Joel Shapiro - 2008
  • Tom Otterness - 2007
  • Deborah Butterfield - 2006
  • Jenny Holzer - 2005
  • Edwidge Danticat - 2004

Breakfast in the Park is presented in partnership with West Kendall Baptist Hospital and InterContinental at Doral Miami.

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Breakfast in the Park 2023: Joyce Kozloff

For 2023, artist Joyce Kozloff joined museum director Jordana Pomeroy for a conversation about her storied career spanning over five decades. Kozloff, a distinguished artist known for her contributions to the Pattern and Decoration and Feminist art movements of the 1970s, has consistently produced works that explore cartography, decoration, history, material culture, and politics. Her career, marked by advocacy for women’s representation in art and the creation of innovative pieces globally, exemplifies her commitment to artistic exploration and social change.

Support for this event was provided by The Green Family Foundation.

Steven & Dorothea Green Critics' Lecture Series

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. They have inspired us to think critically, investigate further, and consider the discourses and practices that shape the world of art.

Past Speakers

  • Laurie Anderson, performance artist
  • Harald Szeeman, Independent Curator and Director of the Venice Biennale
  • Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, Paris
  • Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Vanbruggen, international husband and wife artists and collaborators
  • Robert Hughes, author and art critic
  • Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Terry Gross, host and producer of Fresh Air on PBS
  • Carlos Fuentes, novelist and critic
  • George Segal, renowned artist
  • Michael Graves, designer and architect
  • Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
  • Maxwell Anderson, Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Marina Abramovic, performance artist

See full list of past lecturers

Steven & Dorothea Green Critics' Lecture 2024: Arlene Dávila

Taking place in our Grand Galleries and surrounded by art on view in the exhibition You Belong Here: Place, People and Purpose in Latinx Photography, Latinx art scholar and author Arlene Dávila visited the Frost to examine how contemporary art critics, museums, gallery owners, and others define, (mis)understand, and engage with Latinx artists in exhibitions, museums, and the market. This conversation also explored how thinking through Latinx art can guide us towards more equitable and diverse contemporary art worlds.