NSU Art Museum launched Research and Development, which provided artists with essential time and resources to further their work and apply their creativity to social issues. In its inaugural program, South Florida artists Natasha Lopez De Victoria, Rick Ulysse, Tom Scicluna, Franky Cruz and Antonia Wright, used the Museum’s second floor gallery as studios and develop new projects addressing issues of homelessness and belonging. Participating artists also led art workshops dealing with homelessness and belonging with the Broward Partnership, which operates the Central Homeless Assistance Center, a local shelter for the homeless.