The Ancient Spanish Monastery will hold its 4th Annual Artists in the Cloisters fund-raising event on Thursday, September 5th, from 6 to 10pm. Well-known WMODA supporters Lloyd Goradesky, Chelsea Rousso, and Laurence Panadero will be among the featured artists. In addition to an amazing selection of artwork for sale, there will be entertainment and music, including performances by Dance Now Miami.

Let LOVE Guide Your Way

Lloyd Goradesky’s Let LOVE Guide Your Way project has been growing – literally - over the last year. He is currently finishing off a new 30-foot-tall kinetic weathervane that will be positioned next to the Dolce Hotel by Wyndham in Hollywood opposite the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel. Earlier this year, Lloyd was honored as a community champion at the Spanish Monastery’s Legacy Gala for sharing his message of Universal LOVE and kindness. Catch up with Lloyd at the Artists in the Cloisters event on September 5th and hear all about his exciting new commission, which will be unveiled soon.

Unity in the Community

Chelsea Rousso’s Unity in the Community project has also been expanding and engaging new audiences. She has been collaborating with the City of Tamarac to provide fused glass workshops as part of their public art initiative. Her next creative glass classes will be held on September 13 and 14 at Tamarac Community Center. Chelsea is also exhibiting her innovative wearable glass designs in the Ready Made show at Art Serve in Fort Lauderdale through August. She will have a wide range of her glass art for sale at the Ancient Spanish Monastery event on September 5th.

Guardians of the Earth

Laurence Panadero founded the Mission of Light in 2022 in partnership with the Ancient Spanish Monastery Foundation, and her monumental sculptures of monks were exhibited there during Miami Art Basel Week. It was a moving experience to see her Guardians of the Earth in the monastery’s atmospheric cloisters. Laurence will be showing some of her latest work at the September 5th event.

Tickets for the Artists in the Cloisters event on September 5 are $30 and include 2 non-alcoholic beverages. A full bar and dinner are available for an additional charge. All funds raised benefit the Ancient Spanish Monastery Foundation, a non-profit organization, and their endeavor to maintain and preserve the historic building and gardens. This year, the Foundation has created a new botanical garden at the monastery, reintroducing native plants for the community to enjoy. They are collaborating with the Fairchild Million Orchid Project to bring back species that grew in Florida more than a century ago.

For more information, contact Marjorie Dean at 305-610-3567 or gatorgirlmd@gmail.com

The Ancient Spanish Monastery 16711 West Dixie Hiqhway, North Miami Beach, FL 33160

Read about last year’s event at the Ancient Spanish Monastery

Artists in the Cloisters – WMODA | Wiener Museum

Read about Laurence Panadero’s Mission of Light

Mission of Light | Wiener Museum

Read more about Chelsea’s Unity in the Community

Unity in Tamarac | Wiener Museum

Read more about Lloyd Goradesky’s Let LOVE Guide Your Way

Legacy of Love | Wiener Museum

Lloyd Goradesky – Let Love Guide Your Way | Wiener Museum