2025 CCI + Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Fellowship

The Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI) Fellowship program fosters art projects and research that advance cultural development and scholarship in the Caribbean and its diaspora. Through research and production-based art fellowships, the program cultivates new ideas that challenge traditional conceptions of Caribbean art, generates innovative study of the region, and reflects upon the contemporary state of Caribbean art and thought. The CCI Fellowship program is intended to support artists, cultural practitioners, and scholars from the Caribbean and its diaspora whose projects would benefit from access to Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and its institutional resources.

In 2025, the CCI invites interested researchers, artists, and photographers to apply for the CCI Artist Fellowship, CCI Research Fellowship, and CCI + Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Fellowship. All three programs are self-directed and will take place between September and December 2025. The exact dates of each one will depend upon the specific requirements of the project and be mutually decided upon by the awardee, the CCI team, and the partner organizations.

2025 CCI + Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Fellowship

The CCI + WOPHA Fellowship is open to emerging to mid-career women and nonbinary photographers from the Caribbean or its diaspora. During the fellowship period, the selected fellow will focus on the production of a new body of work or on expanding an ongoing project. The fellow will be able to develop their photographic practice* through mentorship and engagement with the local art community. Together, CCI + WOPHA will provide institutional support as well as access to their curatorial resources and networks.

The 2025 CCI + WOPHA Fellowship will run from September through November and follow a hybrid format combining in-person and remote participation. The Fellowship will include a residency period in Miami at El Espacio 23 during the month of September. The CCI + WOPHA Fellow will receive a stipend and production funds of up to $4,000, depending upon the needs of the project. If the selected fellow is not currently based in Miami, CCI + WOPHA will provide round-trip airfare to Miami.

• In this context, photographic practice includes, but is not limited to, creating images with or without cameras; automated and computational processes; augmented photography; and collecting, archiving, and/or circulating images.