About
Us
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator
Celebrating 30 years in 2026, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to nurturing emerging and mid-career artists whose work explores American contemporary art through the histories, cultures, and experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and their diasporas. Since 1996, DVCAI has been guided by Founder and Curator Rosie Gordon-Wallace, whose commitment to artists has shaped three decades of exhibitions, artist residencies, international cultural exchanges, Catalyst Fellowships, and the DVCAI Curatorial Cohort. The organization's Living Archive documents and preserves artists' contributions and DVCAI's cultural history for future generations.
Since 2024, DVCAI at Barry, a contemporary art space within the Monsignor William Barry Library at Barry University, has welcomed artists, guest curators, students, scholars, and Miami's diverse communities for exhibitions, conversations, and educational programs. Established in partnership with the Barry University Institute for Immigration Studies and supported by the Library, the space offers opportunities to experience contemporary art and engage directly with artists and their ideas.
Join us in celebrating 30 years of art and community!
Visit DVCAI at Barry: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University, 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161, during Library hours or by appointment.
Explore our exhibitions and virtual programs, discover our Living Archive through the Digital Library of the Caribbean and University of Miami Special Collections, and connect with us to learn about upcoming events and opportunities.
We are a contemporary Caribbean Art Incubator.
DIASPORA VIBE CULTURAL
ARTS INCUBATOR
Our mission to promote, nurture, and cultivate the vision and diverse talents of emerging artists from the Caribbean and Latin Diaspora through our exhibition programs, artist in residence programs, international cultural exchange and education and outreach activities that celebrate Miami-Dade’s rich cultural and social fabric.
DVCAI thanks Knight Foundation for its ongoing support. This continued commitment helps strengthen our organization and advance our mission. We are grateful for Knight Foundation’s investment in our work and the communities we serve.
Support
DVCAI has provided
support to over
2500
artists from the Latin, Caribbean, and African diaspora. They embody our mission to widen the
scope of Diaspora art.
Cultural Exchange
DVCAI has taken over
1200
African American, Latinx, and Caribbean artists abroad for residencies and exhibitions.
Residency
DVCAI provides
$5,000
to six artists to focus
on research and creative art making, studio space to think, create, and meander through Miami, and community building between visiting artists and local Miami artists.
Archives
Celebrating
30 years
of supporting emerging Caribbean artists. The DVCAI living archive is housed at the
University of Miami Special Collections and the Digital Library of the Caribbean.
Kurt Nahar
Artist-In-Residence
"traveling with DVCAI is a spiritual journey that has opened my door to the wisdom of both the known and the unknown."
Asser St Val
Artist-In-Residence
"Words aren’t enough to express how grateful I am for the DVCAI Studio residency program, which has provided me with the space, time, and guidance to focus on working and creating during this pivotal moment in my artistic journey."
Eliza Mott
Artist-In-Residence
"My residency experience fundamentally shifted my relationship to my practice, to myself, to art, and to life. It affirmed intuitions I had and showed me things I desperately needed to hear and see."
Thom Wheeler Castillo
Artist-In-Residence
As a studio artist resident with DVCAI, I've had the incredible opportunity to be in the heart of DVCAI's homebase, to witness and exchange with diverse, like-minded artists, fostering both my creative growth and cultural understanding. The Incubator's supportive environment has truly inspired me to push boundaries in my work, making this an enriching and transformative experience.
Amanda Bradley
Artist-In-Residence
The residency “came at a time where I was going to either continue on this path of just investing in others or invest in myself. And, it really did show me that there were so many other things I was doing that I wasn’t aware of, that I wasn’t thinking about, that CAN connect to others [in my own art]” [...] “It was the first time that I felt like my mind was my own for a long time.”
Cornelius Tulloch
Artist-In-Residence
Suriname was the first time I ever paused in my life- and took a minute to just be. It felt weird at first- to be relaxing and to still feel so filled - the residency also provided an opportunity to see work from Surinamese artists and seeing the ways in which they were really looking hyper local to the materials that they were using in the work. […] It was so in tune with the land."
"It transformed and transcends what I want out of residency."