This week the contemporary art world descends on Miami as the city’s annual slate of high-profile art fairs kicks into gear. Miami Art Week, anchored by Art Basel Miami Beach, boasts a roster of over 20 fairs spread between South Beach and mainland Miami, offering collectors and art lovers the chance to see work from international artists and new talents, blue-chip galleries and more independent ventures.

This marks the 11th year that the College has presented during Miami's premier art week, and SVA alumni and faculty—established and emerging artists alike—will participate in a variety of showcases. For the third year in a row, SVA Galleries is showing at PULSE Miami Beach, held Thursday, December 7, through Sunday, December 10, and featuring over 70 exhibitors from 12 countries. The artists presented in this year's booth are Adam Cable (MFA 2017 Photography, Video and Related Media), Joey Gonnella (BFA 2017 Visual and Critical Studies), Audun Grimstad (MFA 2017 Illustration as Visual Essay), Andrew Jilka (MFA 2017 Fine Arts), Anders Jones (MFA 2017 Photography, Video and Related Media), Sanna Livia (BFA 2017 Illustration), Grace J. Park (BFA 2017 Fine Arts), Aya Rodriguez-Izumi (MFA 2017 Fine Arts) and Sinjin Strom (BFA 2017 Photography and Video).

"PULSE offers SVA the opportunity to present emerging artists to the international arts community," says independent curator and SVA External Relations project manager Dan Halm (MFA 2001 Illustration as Visual Essay, BFA 1994 Illustration), who has organized the SVA Galleries booth for Miami Art Week since 2007. "We're thrilled to be back this year with a new crop of artists that represent a high caliber of talent and highlight the College's commitment to educating the next generation of innovative creators and thinkers." The works on view are available for purchase, with all proceeds going directly to the artists.

In addition to the SVA booth, SVA Galleries and PULSE will jointly present a performance by Rodriguez-Izumi, entitled Wish and based on the Japanese tradition of the Ema, a wooden wishing plaque used in the Shinto and Buddhist tradition, onto which worshippers write prayers, wishes and gratitude. Lissa Rivera (MFA 2009 Photography, Video and Related Media) and Michael De Feo (BFA 1995 Graphic Design) will also show at PULSE through their respective gallery representation.