As Miami anticipates the arrival of Art Basel Miami Beach , Lucid Design District  will launch CHROMA 2025: Vital Impulses in Contemporary Art   with an immersive, color-driven opening reception on Wednesday, December 3, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM . Guests will enjoy light bites, wine, and a vibrant evening featuring live painting by Kevin M. Fletcher  and a percussion performance by Dholi Ram , whose high-energy rhythms will transform Lucid’s main gallery into a multisensory exper

Christie’s online-only sale of Latin American Art features a wonderful selection of works from across the region. Ranging from the colonial era to the present day, the breadth of this auction provides both emerging and seasoned collectors with an exciting opportunity to explore this diverse category. Featured in the December auction are works by Oswaldo Guayasamín, Julio Galan, Wifredo Lam , Fernando Botero , Sarah Grilo, Ana Mercedes Hoyos and more. Further highlights of th

UBS will present Beyond Pop: Art of the Everyday at the Art Basel Miami Beach  fair, activating both the UBS Lounge and the UBS Art Studio with works from the UBS Art Collection . The presentation focuses on artists who draw inspiration from familiar, everyday objects, positioning them at the intersection of fine art and popular culture. Courtesy of Art Basel Miami. At the UBS Lounge, the centerpiece is Superstorm (2025), a new commissioned painting by Katherine Bernhardt. Am

Superhouse returns to Design Miami with American Art Furniture: 1980–1990 , a focused presentation of landmark works from a decade that reshaped the boundaries between design, craft, and sculpture. Installed at Booth C02, the exhibition marks the gallery’s third appearance at the fair and its first dedicated entirely to historical pieces, offering visitors an opportunity to encounter works seldom seen outside major institutional collections. Alex Locadia. Batman Chair , 1989.

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art offers exemplary works by some of today’s leading and most in-demand artists, including Damien Hirst , Julie Mehretu , Andy Warhol , Elaine de Kooning , Takashi Murakami , Manoucher Yektai and Issy Wood . Collection highlights include the Edlis | Neeson Collection , ELAINE: The Collection of Elaine Wynn , Property from the Collection of Max and Cecile Draime, For Art’s Sake: Selected Works by Tiqui Atencio and Ago Demirdjian , Property

The South Beach Jazz Festival will return for its 10th edition from January 8 to 11, 2026, activating venues across Miami Beach. Presented by Power Access, Inc., the event continues its mission to promote awareness, accessibility, opportunity, and inclusion within the arts through a diverse cultural program. Courtesy of South Beach Jazz Festival. This milestone edition will spotlight performers of all abilities, bringing together students, emerging talents, local icons, and i

LVMH The Studio Miami returns to the Miami Design District for its fifth year, offering a five-day gallery and conversation series from December 3–7 at Palm Court. The annual pop-up continues its mission of elevating diverse artistic voices while creating a space where art, culture, and luxury intersect. Installation view from last year’s LVMH exhibition featuring work by returning artist Glenneisha Darkins. Photo courtesy of LVMH. The program features a public art gallery pr

Mark your calendar for ICA Miami’s VIP Opening Night Presented by W Magazine during Miami Art Week 2025! Celebrating five special exhibitions: Joyce Pensato on our third floor; Richard Hunt: Pressure on our second; Andreas Schulze: Special and Masaomi Yasunaga: Traces of Memory on the Ground Floor; and Igshaan Adams: Lulu, Zanele, Zandile, Savannah for our staircase commission. ICA Miami Members and Art Week VIP Passholders are invited to join our Opening Reception begin

During Art Basel Miami 2025, master jeweler Sevan Bıçakçı presents eight one-of-a-kind timepieces from his debut watch collection — nearly a decade in the making. Known for his narrative-driven jewelry, Bıçakçı brings the same spiritual depth to horology. These are not watches of precision, but of reflection — inviting the wearer to pause and truly feel time. Developed over nine years and crafted in his Istanbul atelier, each of the 85 watches combines poetic artistry with Sw

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County ( @arshtcenter ) is proud to welcome back AILEY II ( @aileyii ), the celebrated second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, for a powerful one-night-only performance on January 9, 2026 at 8 p.m. in the Knight Concert Hall. The performance features repertory that spans emotional storytelling and thrilling athleticism and a spotlight on South Florida native Jordyn White, who joined the company in 2

For the 20th anniversary edition of Design Miami, ALPI presents The Lost Cloth Object, a Kuba-inspired capsule collection created in collaboration with Stephen Burks Man Made. Unveiled as part of Design Miami 2.0, held December 2–7, 2025, the installation transforms centuries-old textile traditions from the ancient Kuba Kingdom into contemporary wood design through ALPI’s pioneering reconstituted wood techniques. Courtesy of ALPI Under the fair’s curatorial theme Make. Belie

JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa will welcome back acclaimed Sinatra tribute artist Michael Martocci and his 20-piece orchestra for a special performance on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 8 p.m. Held in the resort’s King Ballroom, the event will honor the legacy of Frank Sinatra with an evening of timeless American songbook classics. Courtesy of JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. Courtesy of JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. Joining Martocci is Peter

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. ‘The First Thanksgiving, 1621,’ by Jean L. G. Ferris. Library of Congress But as a historian of religion, the author argues, popular interpretations of Thanksgiving also have pulled us apart. Communal rituals of giving thanks have a longer history in North America, and it was only around the turn of the

This November, the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) invites families to explore a month packed with adventure, discovery and inspiration! From heroic pups and real-life community heroes to cutting-edge holographic dinosaurs and deep-sea science, MODS offers exciting experiences for curious explorers of every age.   No glasses, all wow! Guests experience giant, holographic dinosaurs up-close in MODS’ HoloTheater. “At MODS, every exhibit and event is designed to spark cur

Hollywood Art and Culture Center recently celebrated the culmination of its 50 th anniversary year with a ribbon cutting and unveiling of its Hollywood Arts Hub. The new wing addition to the Center’s historic Kagey Home gallery facility opened to the public on November 2 – exactly 50 years from The Center’s opening in 1975. Hollywood Art and Culture Center unveiled the addition of the Hollywood Arts Hub to its historic Kagey Home main campus with a grand opening ribbon cutt

Audiences and critics are raving about Island City Stage’s production of Ruthless! The Musical, the killer comedy opener to its 14 th South Florida Season! Meet eight-year-old Tina Denmark—a pint-sized diva who knows she was destined to play Pippi Longstocking in her school musical, and if she has to knock off the competition to get the part? Well, that’s showbiz! Daisy Tanner (Tina Denmark) makes her Island City Stage debut in Ruthless! The Musical. Comedy, ambition, stage

During Miami Art Week, REEFLINE debuts a series of on-water and on-land activations centered on Concrete Coral  by artist Leandro Erlich, the inaugural installation of Miami Beach’s underwater sculpture park and hybrid reef. Conceived by cultural placemaker Ximena Caminos, REEFLINE expands Miami’s legacy of women-led innovation, reframing the city’s connection to the ocean through art, science, and public engagement. By Brittany Weber Located 780 feet offshore between 4th and

ICA Miami’s Family Sundays series welcomes children of all abilities to engage with contemporary art through activities inspired by the museum’s exhibitions. The free, one-hour workshops engage families in hands-on art-making and creativity through storytelling, music, movement or art making (rotating weekly). Recommended for children enrolled Pre-K to 2nd grade. Accessibility Requests Please contact ICA Miami Education at 305-901-5272 for any accommodation or accessibility r

In a city known for bold color, expressive architecture, and a taste for the dramatic, interior designer and artist Briggs Solomon  occupies a different frequency. His work moves quietly, almost meditatively, through space. He champions restraint over spectacle, sensual materials over ornament, and timelessness over trend. The result is a body of work that feels both architectural and deeply human, a study in elevated simplicity that has quietly shaped some of Miami’s most co

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County ( @arshtcenter ) and Broadway Across America ( @bwayamerica ) are proud to continue the 2025–26 Broadway in Miami series with the anticipated South Florida premiere of & JULIET ( @andjulietbway ), playing a limited engagement December 30, 2025 through January 4, 2026 in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Just in time to ring in the new year, Miami audiences will celebrate with one of Broadway’s biggest parties