Cruz Castillo (American, b. 1992), “Feed the Sculpture,” mudflap hanger, found Polaroids, tape, hitch ring w/ screw eye, toy dinosaur, beer bottle caps, nails, tree stump, personal bandana, son’s pacifier, rubber dock bumper, dolly, 51 ½ x 42 x 21” (130.81 x 106.68 x 53.34 cm), 2025. Courtesy of the artist. Credit: Courtesy

The Carlos Malamud Prize is a biennial group art exhibition featured jointly at the Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery. The exhibit features work from six emerging artists across Florida working in a wide range of media ranging from the traditional, like ceramics and portraits, to the nontraditional, like furniture and a Modelo beer can.

The winner will receive $10,000 and a solo exhibition in 2027, and will serve as a juror for the next exhibition in 2028. The opening reception is split over two days, Wednesday at UCF Art Gallery and Thursday at the Rollins Museum of Art. The winner of the prize will be announced at the Rollins reception on Thursday.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, UCF Art Gallery, 12400 Aquarius Agora Drive, cah.ucf.edu/gallery, free; and 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, Rollins Museum of Art , 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free.

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This article appears in May 27-June 2, 2026.