About

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AIRIE.Foundation Team + Friends
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In 2026, we begin a new era as AIRIE.Foundation (formerly AIRIE), celebrating 25 years of supporting artists whose work explores the deep connections between art and the environment.

For more than a quarter century, AIRIE.Foundation has been a nonprofit organization focused fostering creative research and dialogue through residencies and public engagement.

Our mission remains steadfast: artists are essential problem solvers. Through artistic storytelling, they reveal new narratives and innovative solutions for social and environmental change.

AIRIE.Foundation continues to champion artists as they investigate the intersection of art, ecology, and community, creating space for discovery, reflection, and action in and beyond the Everglades.

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Mission

AIRIE.Foundation Fellow - Lauren Shapiro
Photo courtesy of Dharma Creativ

AIRIE.Foundation supports artists working at the intersection of art, environment, and community. Through strategic funding, curatorial platforms, and public programs, we cultivate stewardship, elevate underrepresented narratives, and expand environmental dialogue locally and globally.

Lola Flash, 2025 AIRIE.Foundation Fellow, will present newly commissioned work as part of FotoFest Biennial 2026: “Global Visions – FotoFest at 40” in Houston, Texas.

Marking forty years of FotoFest’s international biennial,

Meet Daveed Baptiste @daveedbaptiste , a 2025–2026 AIRIE.Foundation Fellow.
Daveed is an interdisciplinary designer and artist working across fashion, textile design, photography, and installation. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in M

AIRIE.Foundation (formerly AIRIE) is a 501c3 non-profit
EIN#26-0274623
Donations are tax deductible.

AIRIE.Foundation (formerly AIRIE) is supported in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council,
the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners of Miami Dade County; the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, WEGE Foundation and private donors.