Residency Period: February-March 2012
Mission statement:
Southernmost Situations is a creative collective that hosts various workshops, events, and programming, in an effort to stimulate, enrich, and enhance creativity, organizing forums for meaningful interaction and dialogue.
Founding members:
Liz Ferrer:
With a BFA in Theatre, Liz Ferrer has gone on to produce many plays and films, promoting independent theatre in Miami. Also an accomplished actor and makeup artist, Ferrer has recently produced, acted, and directed at O Cinema’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show, where she unexpectedly enlisted local Miami artist as actors and dancers, creating a spectacle, as well as an opportunity for a different kind of growth for the artists. She brings her knowledge and skill as a theatre producer to Southernmost Situations.
Alan Gutierrez:
Currently Assistant Director of Dorsch Gallery. Alan in very much involved in the local arts community. Through Dorsch Gallery, Alan has been able to showcase many talents in various formats. He has been heavily involved in the curatorial programs, as well as other special programming such as musical events, poetry readings and film screenings.
In 2004 he founded the UNMINCED Film Festival, which was later transformed by Lucas Leyva into the Borscht Film Festival.
Southernmost Situations is one of the ways he has setup a more organized form in which to create more opportunities for creative exploration and investigation.
