Alette Simmons-Jimenez

The Deering Estate presents Intersections – a thought-provoking exhibition of site-specific works by more than two dozen notable contemporary artists that bridge past and present, nature and the man-made. Part of the Deering Estate’s annual Festival of the Arts, Intersections offers visitors an opportunity to experience artworks inspired by crossroads, both physical and metaphorical, throughout the Estate’s varied and expansive outdoor and … +

March 26, 2014, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Video Shorts curated by Alette Simmons-Jimenez & Cristina Ghetti. Participating Artists from MIAMI, FL, USA: Moira Holohan, Cristina Pettersson

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has received a $1 million grant, funded equally by Jorge M. Pérez and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, for the purchase of contemporary works by African American artists for the Museum’s permanent collection.

From November 2 through December 21, 2012. Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Galleries of Art + Design is presenting The SWEAT Broadsheet Collaboration, a project that originated with a small group of South Florida artists and writers. The 46 artists and 40 participating writers were interested in the intersection of their respective genres –

International Cultural Exchange Exhibition Miami/ValenciaApril 13th through May 4th, 2012. Artists from Valencia, Spain, join local artists from Miami, to present the 2nd part of this International Exchange Exhibition. The show features the diverse creative expressions of 18 artists.

Artformz Alternative. From Jun 9th through Sep 1st, 2009. Back in 1966 the rock group Lovin Spoonful couldn’t have described our streets of the Wynwood Art District better: Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck getting dirt and grittyBeen down, isn’t it a pityDoesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city

From Mar 14th through Apr 5th, 2009.  Artformz Alternative presents the exhibition The Making of Giants where the original 10 artists from the "Giants in the City" Miami 2008 Premier Exhibit, present their sketches and designs on paper and other medium that led up to each artist's final design and large scale inflatable sculpture for the acclaimed exhibition.

Engages with and awards the local arts community. And the winners are… It’s a concern for every neighborhood, but with the current economic meltdown the country is experiencing, it is especially pressing: What action can be taken that will keep the arts scene vital?

Inaugural Show. From Jun 14th through Jul 2008.Artformz Alternative begins its 5th year with an exhibit that celebrates the new Wynwood Art District location and the venue’s evolution. The inaugural exhibition will be Diverse Works, and will highlight the acclaimed artist run collective’s new organizational plan and the new work of its recently selected upper level members.

Objecthood. Visions in Contemporary Art. From Dec 1st, 2007 through Feb, 2008. Objecthood. Visions in Contemporary Art, on view at Hardcore Contemporary Space, is a survey on the function and the power of objects in contemporary art. The exhibition presents three-dimensional pieces, installations, and assemblages revealing the inner quality of the object, its ontological resonance and its metaphorical intensity in the latest trends … +

A conversation with Alette Simmons-Jimenez 2004. Alette Simmons-Jimenez created Artformz Alternative art space at Miami Design District. Since then, the artist has been continually invigorating it with collaborative exhibitions. I’m now entering Artformz, two years after its creation. I’m really keen about getting the insight of her artist space model.