From January 8–11, the South Beach Jazz Festival fills Miami Beach with world-class music—much of it free to the public. Each RSVP-with-donation helps sustain the festival’s mission of accessibility, artist support, and inclusive programming for all. Grab a lawn chair or blanket and get ready to enjoy four days of unforgettable performances in iconic outdoor settings. Below is the full lineup of free concerts available with RSVP. Society Jazz Night with Steven Bernstein’s Mil

Artists Jules Dudko Kolodny and Shawn Kolodny of Kolossal Arts will unveil a new large-scale installation during Art Basel Miami on December 3, featuring glowing, oversized sculptures anchored at W South Beach and open to the public throughout the fair. The installation, commissioned in partnership with e.l.f. Cosmetics , transforms W South Beach into a luminous dreamscape titled “Glow Revived: Flavor in Color, Light, and Touch.” At the entrance, visitors will experience te

Miami Art Week 2025 brings a broad mix of exhibitions, installations, and cultural programming to the Miami Design District , with projects spanning contemporary art, design, fashion, and large-scale public works. The Open Invitational The Open Invitational returns with its second Miami edition, highlighting work from progressive art studios representing artists with mental and physical disabilities. Founded by gallerist David Fierman and arts patron Ross McCalla, the fair br

Faena Art is celebrating its tenth anniversary in Miami Beach with a landmark commission by British artist Es Devlin : Library of Us , a 50-foot revolving illuminated library installed on Faena Beach. Featuring 2,500 books that have influenced the artist, the kinetic sculpture rotates within a circular reflecting pool and is surrounded by a 70-foot-wide collective reading table. Library of Us, by Es Devlin - Visualisation image courtesy of Es Devlin The installation is free a

The World Architecture Festival announced its 2025 winners during a final gala at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where architects from around the world gathered for the festival’s eighteenth edition. The Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas by Fernando Menis Major honors included World Building of the Year , World Interior of the Year , Future Project of the Year , and Landscape of the Year , alongside an expanded group of Special Prizes. World Build

Artist Ryan Keeley will premiere Resurrect in Light at SCOPE Miami Art Show during Miami Art Week 2025, presented in partnership with quiet luxury label Grey/Ven. The project is rooted in Malibu’s wildfire recovery effort and aims to raise awareness and support for Friends of Malibu Urgent Care, which has been central to community rebuilding efforts following the fires earlier this year. The concept began after Keeley was invited to create work inside the stark, dismantled Ta

Two new exhibitions—From Ashes to Light and No More Heroes—open November 30 at Pan American Art Projects, marking the gallery’s final season in Miami’s Little River before relocating to new spaces in Allapattah and another yet-to-be-announced site. Sandra Ramos, La Cueva, 2025. Acrylic paint, charcoal, golden pigment and clay, 60 x 48 in Sandra Ramos: From Ashes to Light The solo exhibition features two bodies of work by Cuban artist Sandra Ramos: Golden Ruins: The Allegory o

A new benchmark has been set for Latin American art. Frida Kahlo’s The Dream (The Bed) sold for $54.7 million at Sotheby’s New York, establishing the highest price ever achieved by a female artist at auction and the most expensive work by a Latin American artist. For Gary Nader , founder of the Gary Nader Art Centre, the sale affirms a cultural shift he has argued for since the 1980s. “The time has come for Latin American art to claim its rightful role at the heart of the ar

Pérez Art Museum Miami has outlined its 2025 Miami Art Week programming, highlighted by Woody De Othello: coming forth by day, a solo exhibition by the Miami-born artist. The museum will also host its annual Thursday-night celebration, PAMM Presents, alongside a slate of talks, performances, and the debut of ECOLOGIES, a new collaborative series examining cultural ecosystems in South Florida. Courtesy of PAMM Othello’s exhibition marks his first solo museum show in his homet

SCOPE Art Show returns to its pavilion on the sands of Miami Beach for its 24th edition, bringing over 100 international exhibitors from 18 countries and a full week of programming. The event runs December 2–7, 2025, with a VIP + Press Preview on opening day. Visitors can expect exhibitions, performances, wellness sessions, talks, food activations, and a spotlight on emerging and established cultural voices. Visit SCOPE Art Show for event details. Marka27, Black Elevar La C

Miami is a city defined by movement waves rolling onto white sand, music drifting from neighborhood to neighborhood, and an ever-evolving skyline glowing against the coastline. Visitors arrive for its beaches, its art, and its unique blend of cultures, but tucked into the heart of downtown sits one of Miami’s most enduring cultural landmarks: the James L. Knight Center . For decades, this venue has served as one of the city’s premier gathering points, welcoming residents and

Maison Perrier-Jouët presented Plant Pulses, a new installation by artist and designer Marcin Rusak, at Faena Beach during Miami Art Week. The project examined how plants communicate and how this knowledge can shape future environmental practices. Developed from research conducted at AGH University in Kraków, the work translates ultrasonic signals emitted by stressed plants into sound and visual experiences accessible to visitors. The installation stems from Perrier-Jouët’s

On December 4, 2025, Dorsia unveiled “Time Drop,” an immersive art installation blending water, audio, light, sculpture, and mirrors to challenge perceptions of time and space. The installation had first been shown at that year’s Burning Man 2025 festival and was then being presented at the soon-to-open Dorsia Miami Headquarters and Social Club. Time Drop was open daily from 10 AM to 2 AM through Monday, December 8. Visits were available by reservation only via the Dorsia app

Arlo Wynwood , the first hotel to open in Miami’s preeminent creative and cultural district, has unveiled its Miami Art Week 2025 programming . From December 1-7, the entire property will serve as a dynamic hub for art, wellness and community, showcasing works by multidisciplinary artist François Piacente , digital illustrator Reyna Noriega, pop artist Greg Mike  and more alongside an immersive ART ACCESS takeover and the Wynwood debut of Arlo After Dark .  With more than 250

The Miami Design District opened Miami Art Week 2025 with the debut of Walking on Air, the latest exhibition drawn from the Craig Robins Collection. The event brought together figures from the art and design worlds for an evening hosted by Craig Robins at the Buick Building. The Craig Robins Collection includes more than 1,700 works of modern and contemporary art, displayed at Dacra’s headquarters in the district. The 2025–2026 rehang centers on Richard Tuttle, the most exten

The Pérez Art Museum Miami ( PAMM ) revealed its full 2025 Miami Art Week schedule — a lineup that combines art, music, conversation, and community events to engage visitors from December 1–7. At the core, the exhibition Woody De Othello: coming forth by day leads a range of gallery shows including works by twin photographers Elliot & Erick Jiménez, selections by women artists, conceptual and performance-based photography, and experimental projects like Carlos Cruz‑Diez: Chro

A collection of abstract paintings created jointly by the late Ozzy Osbourne and chimpanzees from Save the Chimps will make its U.S. debut at Spectrum Miami during Miami Art Week, opening on what would have been Osbourne’s birthday, December 3. The exhibition runs December 3–7 at Mana Wynwood Convention Center. The project was completed just weeks before Osbourne’s death in July. Working with the Florida-based sanctuary, Osbourne painted multicolored base layers on five canva

Assouline together with the Dominican Republic will unveil its newest title, Santo Domingo , through an intimate, invitation only event at Casa Tua on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The private evening will gather a select group of cultural leaders, editors, tastemakers, and global creatives to celebrate a destination that has shaped the Caribbean story for more than five centuries. Image by Aline Coquelle © The new volume represents one of Assouline’s most vivid cultural portr

At Design Miami, where innovation and craft converge in an atmosphere that feels both global and intensely intimate, the booth presented by Miami based designer Bea Pernia emerged as one of the fair’s defining statements. Known for her sculptural approach to interiors and her poetic command of materials, Pernia introduced a new body of work that captured the quiet power of design to shape emotion, presence, and memory. Her installation unfolded not as a traditional fair booth

Celebrating its 24th edition, SCOPE Art Show returns to its bespoke pavilion on the sands of Miami Beach. SCOPE Art Show is the premier showcase and incubator for contemporary art, convening the most dynamic emerging galleries and artists from around the world for more than two decades. SCOPE’s annual flagship show in Miami represents the future of the arts ecosystem by forecasting new trends and the people and ideas that drive them, from alternative and nomadic gallery model