FLORIDA OOLITE SERIES
It continues to show work at 938 Lincoln Rd., and last year introduced the Ellies, a series of grants funding South Florida artists. Its former headquarters near the intersection of Lincoln Road and Jefferson Street became an iconic mainstay, even as Lincoln Road evolved into a pricey shopping destination.īut in 2014, Oolite sold that building for a cool $88 million - funds it has used to create more opportunities for artists in South Florida.
"Like its nominative inspiration," the announcement explains, "Oolite Arts seeks to be the bedrock of Miami-Dade’s visual arts community."įounded by Ellie Schneiderman 35 years ago, Oolite, then known as ArtCenter/South Florida, transformed vacant storefronts along Lincoln Road into artist studios. The change in name was inspired by oolite, the layer of sedimentary rock that forms the foundation of South Florida itself. “With the move to Miami, Oolite Arts will be able to expand on its mission to strengthen and support the visualĪrtists of Miami," said president and CEO Dennis Scholl in a statement.
The new building will open in 2022, according to the announcement. The organization is working with firm Jones Kroloff to find an architect to construct a signature building for its new headquarters at 75 NW 72nd St., in a warehouse district of Little Haiti about halfway between Biscayne Boulevard and I-95. ArtCenter, which has renamed itself Oolite Arts, plans to move its headquarters to Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, it also announced this afternoon. That's one of two major announcements from one of South Florida's most impactful arts organizations today.
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