Biscayne Times – Miami-Based Artists and Organizations Receive Funding
The philanthropic John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which invests locally as well as nationally and is headquartered in Miami, ended 2020 with a bang by releasing a string of funding announcements. read the full article here
Combined Strength featured on World Red Eye
Miami, FL – December 1, 2020 – On Tuesday evening, guests gathered for Combined Strength: Four Decades of Miami-based Women curated by Kathryn Mikesell of The Fountainhead Residency at Minotti New York – Miami in Miami Design District. Attendees included artists Najja Moon, Nina Surel, Juana Val
The Bass Museum announces Najja Moon as inaugural New Monuments commission.
Mama said: Najja Moon’s new Miami Beach monument honours mothers in their own words The abstract sound sculpture, the first commission for a fifth plinth in Collins Park, will emit recordings of women speaking maternal affirmations, reminders and critiques Read the full article in The Art Newspaper here
Najja Moon named as a 2020 recipient of the Knight New Work grant.
Inspired by the resilience and creativity displayed by artists during the pandemic, earlier this year we announced Knight New Work 2020. The open call sought ideas from Miami artists to create new works that reimagine how the performing arts are created and experienced during the pandemic and beyond. The N
Moon included in Global/Borderless exhibition
Local Global, curated by Marie Vickles, will focus on Miami as a central point of geographic interest and confluence in the Global South. This exhibition and performance program, Pèfòmans Fanm, will feature a selection of Miami-based artists that represent the multiplicity of Afro-diasporic histories and nati
Moon featured in The Edition Hotel x CMXNR Miami Art Week guide 2020
In the spirit of supporting artists and community, The Miami Beach EDITION is pleased to announce multidisciplinary artist Najja Moon as the 2020 EVERGREEN: Artist in Residence. Every year, the EDITION gives an artist a blank canvas to create a concept, production and decoration of its signature pine tree. read