Remixing culture with Amna Ashgar
In 2020, Commissioner piloted a Detroit commission—our first outside of Miami—working with people on the ground to learn more about local artist needs, next generation collectors, and collaborations rooted in community and learning. Two years later, we launched Commissioner Detroit at BasBlue on East Ferry Street, unveiling works by inaugural artists Amna Asghar, Judy Bowman and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell at a standing-room-only cocktail reception and panel discussion.
Now, with support from Knight Foundation, Commissioner will expand its signature membership program in Miami to develop new initiatives nationally that meet communities where they are.
A more vibrant outlook with Judy Bowman
True to our core values of collaboration, care, and experimentation, we look forward to co-creating with local artists, cultural workers, and audiences, with a focus on collaboratively-funded commissions, learning experiences and events, coaching and mentorship, and travel.
Where better to begin that in the city that showed us what is possible when we dream together?
Programs will launch in Detroit this fall 2026, with Philadelphia and Charlotte to follow in 2027 and 2028.
“I want us to feel seen, I want us to feel heard,” with Darryl DeAngelo Terrell
Commissioner Detroit’s 2022 inaugural artist editions, in benefit of We The People of Detroit, featured three artists who collectively embody the ethos of the city's contemporary art scene. Together they recall the legacy of a place famous for innovation, resilience and experimentation.
This initiative has proven to be just the beginning of Commissioner, a program that inspires deeper connection, collaboration, and support between locals and artists across cities and ecosystems.
