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Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator is an initiative aimed to promote and foster social entrepreneurship and innovation amongst upcoming FIU artists and designers. Art + Design Incubator that promotes and fosters social entrepreneurship and innovation amongst upcoming FIU artists and designers

“The Ratcliffe Arts + Design Incubator at FIU will prepare students with the technical and creative skills

needed to be competitive in the 21st century’s global, creative economy.” - CARTA Dean, Brian Schriner.

03/10/2026

🎬NEW Art Beyond Borders — Justyna Kisielewicz.

📲Season 2 | Episode 06
Born in Warsaw and raised in post-communist Poland, Justyna Kisielewicz’s work is shaped by the history, trauma, and stories that defined Eastern Europe. Years later, she arrived in the United States as an immigrant artist, navigating the challenges of building a career from scratch while proving she could belong.

From selling paintings to maintain her visa status to finding creative freedom in Miami, her journey reflects resilience, cultural identity, and the power of telling stories that cross borders.

🎥 Watch the full episode of Entrepreneurial Spotlight this Thursday on our YouTube channel.

03/09/2026

📲Friday LiveTalk: Tactical Contract Considerations: A Practical Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs with Roberto Rovira

➡️11 AM Friday 13 March 2026

Contracts are not about mistrust. They protect your time, clarify expectations, reduce risk, and support healthy client relationships. You do not need to be a lawyer to use contracts effectively. You do need to be intentional, consistent, and clear. These tactical highlights will help you protect your work, stabilize cash flow, and maintain leverage without overcomplicating the process. Good contracts are the creative infrastructure that enables creativity and builds respect.



03/06/2026

🎙️It’s here NEW podcast season kicking off with Diliana Alexander, Founder and Executive Director of FilmGate Miami !

📲The podcast episode with Diliana Alexander explores how technology—especially artificial intelligence—is reshaping filmmaking and storytelling.

Alexander, discusses how creators can use emerging tools like AI, VR, and immersive media to expand the boundaries of film and reach new audiences.

03/03/2026

Our urban gardening experiment is sprouting success! 🌱 With 3D-printed pots and playful ladders, our tomato seedlings are climbing toward the future. The incubator is thriving with growth!

03/02/2026

NEW !
Find Your Drumbeat — Zachary Balber�Season 2 | Episode 05

For Zachary Balber, photography wasn’t the dream. It was the doorway.

What started as helping friends document their artwork evolved into one of Miami’s leading fine art documentation agencies. “The art world runs on photography.”, says Balber.

After being fired from a project he helped build, he chose to build his own path.

Entrepreneurship, for Balber, isn’t about chasing money. It’s about finding the drumbeat that makes you wake up ready on Monday.

🎥 Watch the full episode of Entrepreneurial Spotlight this Thursday on our YouTube channel linked in stories and bio.


02/23/2026

🎙️NEW Episode!
Engineering an Art Fair — Mikkhaile Solomon

Season 2 | Episode 04
For Mikkhaile Solomon, Prizm Art Fair began as a cultural mission. A response to what was missing: greater representation of artists from Africa and the global diaspora in the larger art market.

The challenge was anything but simple.

Raising capital. Managing infrastructure. Building partnerships. Strengthening financial literacy.

Prizm became more than an art fair. It evolved into a system designed to sustain artists economically and position them on the global stage.

🎥 Watch the full episode of Entrepreneurial Spotlight on Thursday on our YouTube channel.Link in bio and via stories .


02/20/2026

🎬Friday session with hosted by .



02/20/2026

🎬Congratulations to our fellow Sayid Lopez on the nominations for her film .



02/17/2026

🎬NEW Rewriting the Story — Tara Long
Season 2 | Episode 03

➡️What happens when art becomes the only way forward?

For Tara Long, creating wasn’t about selling. It was about survival and building something beyond the story she was born into.

A multidisciplinary artist working across installation and large-scale production, she shares the reality of sustaining a creative practice in Miami — from grants and budgets to reputation and grit.

🎥 Watch the full episode of Entrepreneurial Spotlight on YouTube. Link in bio and stories !

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02/13/2026

These tiny climbers are scaling new heights! 🌱🪜
Our first seedlings are making their grand ascent with a little help from these mini red ladders—proof that even the smallest starts can reach for the stars (or at least the grow light dome!). A playful big win in our ongoing experiment with the CASE Living Lab at RA+DI.
Stay tuned as we guide these determined little innovators on their journey to becoming something extraordinary.

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02/09/2026

🎬NEW Entrepreneurial Spotlight 🔍🎬 — The Moment to Jump
Season 2 | Episode 02
When is the right time to take the risk?

➡️For Gustavo Berenblum and Claudia Busch, entrepreneurship was about timing. After years of building experience, understanding Miami, and working within established firms, they reached a point where staying comfortable felt riskier than trying.

Architects, partners in life, and FIU alumni, they share what it takes to leave stability behind and build something from scratch.

🎥 Watch Episode 02 on our YouTube channel and link in stories and bio.



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3000 Northeast 151st Street
Miami, FL
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