An inaugural event, on May 7, 2026, opens the series w/an evening devoted to Antoni Miralda, the internationally renowned artist whose practice has, since the 1960s, transformed food into a powerful artistic, social, and political medium.

Bringing together art, anthropology, and civic history, the conversation will place Miralda in dialogue with César E. Trasobares—artist, curator, and a key architect of Miami’s public art infrastructure and policy framework—and Stephan Palmié, anthropologist at the University of Chicago.

Together, they will examine Miralda’s singular impact on Miami and beyond, tracing the ways food, ritual, and collective participation have shaped his work and its enduring cultural resonance.