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Howard Park

1302 Parker Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Community: West Palm Beach

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Foreverglades, a remarkable photography exhibit focused on life in The Glades will be housed in a replica of a 1920’s steamboat.

Event Details

A unique public art installation from award-winning artist Sofia Valiente will open in Downtown West Palm Beach on Saturday November 30, 2019. Foreverglades, is a remarkable photography exhibit focused on life in The Glades will be housed in a replica of a 1920’s steamboat docked in the Stub Canal Turning Basin in Howard Park, immersing visitors in the history of long-ago Florida.

The exhibition emphasizes the pivotal role played by the fertile Belle Glade region in the development of South Florida. Originally settled in 1925, Belle Glade was a major center of agriculture, providing food for much of the region. The exhibition is docked at the site of the Turning Basin where ships brought agricultural goods from Belle Glade to West Palm Beach during the 1920’s before roads connected the two communities. The commercial activity that took place in the basin is central to West Palm Beach’s own history and development, prompting West Palm Beach to grow faster than established cities such as Lake Worth.

The exhibition is FREE. Registration is required.

This project is funded in part by the Knight Foundation, the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, and the West Palm Beach Arts & Entertainment District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Sofia Valiente is an award-winning photographer and storyteller. In 2015, she received the World Press Photo award for Miracle Village (1st prize, portraits, stories). Sofia’s work has been published in Time, The Guardian, El Mundo, Vice, American Photo Magazine, and many other media outlets. For the past five years Sofia has been living in the heart of Belle Glade, Florida developing her project Foreverglades, about the “last frontier” of the United States. To learn more about Sofia’s work, you can visit her website at www.sofiavaliente.com.

Parking:

Parking for the event is located at the Howard Park Community Center Parking Lot and it is free. From there, it's a quick walk 10 minutes north to reach the installation along the park paths.

The boat is located on the southeastern corner of the Stub Canal Turning Basin.

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