The collective exhibition “Our Soil, Beyond Materiality” is a groundbreaking collaboration exploring the vital connection between soil, art, and the Caribbean community. The opening reception takes place on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 5:00 to 8:00pm, at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts (CMCArts STX), located at 10 Strand Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands. This exhibition is co-curated by Alexandra Santos, Margaret Mair, Carmen González, Kimberly Santiago, Thais Ortiz, Suhey Cruz, and Zoelie Rivera.
Join CMCArts STX for live music, complimentary bites, a cash bar, and conversations with visiting curators and artists. Tickets: $20 ($10 for members, available at the door or cmcarts.org/events). See list of participating artists, films, and full description below.
Participating Artists:
- Nora Álvarez Berríos
- Carola Cintrón Moscoso
- Jaime Suárez
- Heidi Anne Vera
- Yamileth Flores Reyes
- Farmers from St. Croix and Puerto Rico
- Soil research displays by Arte-Suelo-Ser
Films by:
- Carola Cintrón Moscoso and Eric
- Appeldoorn Sanders
- Alana Toro-Ramos and Omar Iloy
- Margaret Mair
- Rina Otero
Description: Our Soil, beyond materiality is co-curated by Alexandra Santos, Margaret Mair, Carmen Gonzalez, Kimberly Santiago, Thais Ortiz, Suhey Cruz and Zoelie Rivera. The curatorial team includes curators, artists, scientists and participating farmers.
This exhibition merges scientific research with creative expression to reveal how soil health connects to human health, community resilience, and Caribbean identity. St. Croix’s Victory Soil will be featured. Through hands-on workshops, film screenings, guided artist tours, and field trips, visitors of all ages will discover why soil matters—and why artists and scientists must work together.
About Arte-Suelo-Ser and Museo de Suelos del Caribe: Since 2020, this Puerto Rican collective has championed soil literacy as essential to environmental and human health. They’ve spent the past three years researching soil health on St. Croix, building partnerships with local farmers, UVI’s Agricultural Department, and community food security organizations. Their Virtual Soil Museum of the Caribbean (suelosdelcaribe.org) invites visitors to explore regional soils through art, science, and culture. Their work is supported by the USDA and the Caribbean Culture Fund.
About the Soil Museum of the Caribbean (Museo Suelos del Caribe): We are a group of Puerto Rican women with allies in Latin America and the Caribbean; among them, soil scientists, environmental scientists, artists, cultural managers, health educators, anthropologists and community leaders who share the same vision. We believe in coexistence with the living soil. We work to increase knowledge about soil health for the well-being of humans, our bodies, territories and ecosystems.
The Soil Heritage Project is a component of the Soil Museum that will make its public debut through this exhibition. We are especially excited to share this work, as it represents an important milestone in documenting and celebrating the soil heritage of the Virgin Islands.
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For more information, see https://www.cmcarts.org/events and https://www.cmcarts.org/exhibitions/oursoilBu