Artists who participated in the 2025 UM Beaux Arts Festival of Art
The Beaux Arts Festival of Art is Miami’s oldest juried art festival at the University of Miami, executed entirely by our volunteers. The festival features 200+ artists each year across ten different categories. Thanks to the generous support of our partners, admission is FREE for 25,000 + South Florida patrons, to ensure that all in our community are able to experience and access art. In addition to the juried artist booths, festival attendees enjoy a marketplace, live music, food trucks, and children’s art activities.
| Abdiel Acosta | Alyssa Ligmont | Alex Derly | Alex Keto |
| Alex Lanier | Alexis Bringas | Allen Levy | Ana Hefco |
| Ann Jalsa | Annick Duvivier | Ariel Hernandez | Armando Colls |
| Astou Dioum | Becca Lustgarten | Ben Klusko | Benjamin Nash |
| Bianca Gedeon | Candice Rodriguez-Adams | Carolina Garcia | Carmen Lagos |
| Catherine Adamkiewicz | Chawn Murrah | Chester Allen | Christopher Buonomo |
| Christine Lush-Rodriguez | Christine Lyons | Christopher Doherty | Collin Margerum |
| Curtis Whitwam | Dale Hellums | David Golzbein | David Levy |
| David Lavernia | David Oleski | Deana Goldsmith | Diana Romano |
| Diane Seeman | Don Donelson | Dominik Ambroise | Donna Farkas |
| Emily Pantelides | Ernie Rodriguez | Eva Hornung | Fredric Witkin |
| Galina Herndon | Gerhson Pernia | Gwendolyn Kujawa | Heather Duncan |
| Heather Nagy | James Clinkscales | James Hilton | James Reed |
| Jason McLeod | Jason Stoddard | Jeffrey Jobe | Jeffrey Nelson |
| Joe Hiltabidel | John & Laurie Smith | John Kara | John Keepax |
| Jonathan Rose | Jodi Budin | Juan Lee | Juan Rodriguez |
| Julia Zalas | Kerream Jones | Kent Maxwell | Laila Simone |
| Larry Shane | Lauren Falth Dawson | Lawrence Leyderman | Liz Doody |
| Lizzie Hunter | Lilian Delgado | Lucas McGowan | Lucia Cordova |
| Lynda Kodwyck | Maria Reyes-Jones | Mark MacKinnon | Mary Bielenstein |
| Michael Chen | Michael Frommer | Michael Meissner | Mike Maydak |
| Mindy Gang | Myke Harris-Long | Nickolai Walko | Owen Wittekindt |
| Pablo Jesus Franco Aguero | Paul Nikitchenko | Paul Tilton | Patricia Doss |
| Ramon Lopez | Rodney Dunlap | Regine Fisher | Randy Eckard |
| Randy Klein-Gross | Raymond Melendez | Rhett Garrard | Ricky Barnes |
| Roy Rodriguez | Royce Reed | Scott Gerber | Sharon Spillar |
| Steve Palmer | Steve Wewerka | Tali Lopez | Thomas LeGault |
| Tyler Hamilton | Ummarid Eitharong | William Kidd | William Kwamena-Poh |
| William Lynch | Yuliya Bernadsky | Zion Rozier | Yolyanko William Arguelles |
| Abdiel Acosta | Ashley Reams | Astou Dioum | Becca Lustgarten |
| Ben Klusko | Benjamin Nash | Bridget Clark | Brian Smith |
| Carmen Lagos | Christine Lyons | Dominik Ambroise | James Reed |
Artists who participated in the 2025 University of Miami Beaux Arts Festival of Art
How It All Started
Beaux Arts was founded in 1952 by fifty members under the direction of Anne Atkinson, then Assistant Director of the newly built Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery. The purpose of the group was to provide improvements, equipment and financial assistance to the Lowe Gallery, renamed the Lowe Art Museum in 1968.
Our Fundraisers and Programs
The Festival of Art
In 1952, the first Beaux Arts Festival of Art, originally called the “Clothesline Sale,” was held. This festival gave young artists a chance to meet the buying public. The Festival of Art became an annual project and is now a juried show with over 200 participating artists in 10 different mediums on the grounds of the University of Miami. It is recognized as one of the leading art shows in the country and attracts acclaimed artists from all over the world.
Student Artist Showcase
In 2002 Beaux Arts added the Student Artist Showcase (SAS) to the Festival of Art event weekend. Middle school and high school aged students from both public and private schools enter their works of art to a juried art contest. Over 350 art pieces are judged. The finalists’ and winners’ works of art are exhibited at the Lowe Art Museum during the Festival of Art weekend and a reception is held in their honor. Cash prizes are awarded to winners in five art categories. One student is honored with the Best in Show award.
The Whole Picture
Today, the 100 Beaux Arts volunteers and 400+ Beaux Arts Associate members work together throughout the year to execute events and to make a difference in the community through many special programs.
During the past 65 years, Beaux Arts has raised over $6 million dollars, which places the organization in the highest donor category for the University of Miami, The Gables Society. In recognition of Beaux Arts’ $250,000 pledge to the Lowe 2000 Capital Campaign, the Beaux Arts Gallery was dedicated to coincide with the opening of the newly renovated Lowe Art Museum in December of 1996. In 2011, Beaux Arts was honored by the University of Miami Alumni Association with the White Award. This award recognizes an affiliate group that has made significant contributions to the University. Beaux Arts gave $182,000 over 5 years to contribute to the Momentum II Campaign.
In 2014, Beaux Arts made a donation in the amount of $1.5 million to the University of Miami. This gift has enabled the creation of the position of Beaux Arts’ Director’s Endowment Fund. The endowment which was the result of hard work from members, past and present, lives in perpetuity and will support increased programming, community outreach, facility upgrades and other projects at the Lowe. Toward that end, Beaux Arts proudly welcomes the acclaimed art director, Dr. Jill Deupi as the new Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator of the Lowe Art Museum.
Fast Facts
FREE, outdoor community event
Miami’s longest-running juried art festival
25,000+ attendees over two days
Over $20,000 in prizes awarded to 200+ exhibiting artists
10,500+ social media followers and a reach of over 150,000
100% volunteer-run by Beaux Arts
All funds raised go towards supporting the Lowe Art Museum at UM and arts access and education in Coral Gables
