The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, located in The Crossings, Kendall, houses one of the most intriguing ceramic art collections in South Florida. Through its Fine Arts Ceramic Center, adjacent to the museum itself, dozens of artists have produced incredible works of art that have been exhibited in numerous cultural institutions across the United States.

This collection is organized into three main groups. The first is a collection of original ceramic plates – all unique and arguably among the largest in the country. The second consists of murals made up of individually painted tiles. The third includes free-standing sculptures and installations.

The plates have been primarily created by Cuban artists and, in the past year, by artists from across the Americas. This collection has garnered the most interest and recognition among specialists and enthusiasts. It comprises nearly a thousand plates from just over a hundred artists, each piece unique, hand-painted, and fired in the Fine Art Ceramic Center's workshop.

CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS | PLATES COLLECTION

Our ceramic plate collection comprises over 500 hand-painted plates, created by artists primarily represented in the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Ceramic Center (Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas and Rodríguez Collection). Since 2020, these artists have been invited to experiment with this medium—new to most of them—and to translate their styles from canvas to clay, allowing them to explore uncharted territories. The collection continues to grow steadily. The success has been so remarkable that many artists approach the Fine Arts Ceramic Center, eager to participate in the project and be part of such a unique collection.