Miami Art Week and Art Basel are a dazzling confluence of the global art scene’s brightest stars, cutting-edge works, and—let’s face it—its absurdities. With an endless roster of fairs, parties, and cultural events vying for attention, it can be equal parts exhilarating and overwhelming. During a recent talk hosted by Oolite Arts, legendary Miami gallerist Fredric Snitzer offered a refreshingly candid perspective on how to approach this whirlwind week with intention and clarity.

For the person who has paid attention to the Miami art community, the Friends of Laundromat exhibition may feel like a homecoming party. After all, it features several artists who have either made their home in the city or have regularly exhibited and partaken in our corner of the contemporary art world. 

John DeFaro is a Miami-based, self-taught queer artist whose work broaches themes of environmentalism and eco-consciousness. He recently won a $5000 artist grant from Green Space Miami, which asked artists to create works exploring the topic of power, including its “myriad dimensions, intricacies, structures, assumptions, and potential for transformative change.”

Art Basel Miami Beach will feature the ambitious debut by Uruguayan artist Guillermo Garcia-Cruz, who presents Pillar III, a site-specific sculpture created for the fair's prestigious Meridians sector.

North Miami’s condos are rising quickly these days, from the sugar-cube duplex boxes that are beginning to line Biscayne Boulevard to the skeletal forms that send shadows over the 123rd Street Causeway. A little ways down that same street, two new exhibitions by local Miami artists Rosemarie Chiarlone and Barron Sherer at Bridge Red Studios on view until November 10 tackle South Florida’s cycles of development and reinvention through immersive layered film projections that draw on a vast archive of the city’s demolitions and an imagined cityscape, recreated in both a child’s building blocks and a suite of architectural drawings for an invented community. 

The Miami Book Fair returns for its 41st year, offering a celebration of literature and culture in downtown Miami from November 17-24. Among the numerous sessions and discussions, a notable highlight is a panel featuring Moon Unit Zappa, author of Earth to Moon: A Memoir. The event takes place on Saturday, November 23, at 10:00 am in Room 2106 (Building 2, 1st Floor).

Born in Soviet-occupied Warsaw, the Miami-based artist's paintings combine multi-layered, socio-political references, humor, and kaleidoscopic colors.

Artist and curator talk moderated by TML's founder Florencia Franceschetti.

Their first show in this location is titled "Mujeres" and it will open on October 17th.

E-COMMERCE WAVE MIAMI 2024 is your ticket to navigating the digital marketplace, featuring workshops, keynote speakers, and over 50 brands—plus an after-party with live music and more!

O, Miami kicks off its 13th poetry festival from April 1–30, blending tech and verse with Yucef Merhi’s “Wish-a-Poem” while serving up drag poetry and coffee culture.

Too Much Love celebrates a decade of Miami’s alternative culture with a special-edition zine and release party, featuring live music, exclusive interviews, and a toast to the city’s vibrant creative scene.

Too Much Love is celebrating ten years of capturing Miami’s alternative scene with a special-edition zine and a launch party at the new Dale Zine store on March 22.

Kandy G Lopez’s exhibition “Our Shadow Remains” opens at Arlo Wynwood on February 21, featuring her mixed-media portraits that explore Afro-Caribbean culture and personal narratives.

homework gallery celebrates its two-year anniversary with a pop-up exhibition in Little River and a booth at NADA Miami, focusing on Caribbean cultural identity through the works of Julián Chams and Patricia Encarnación.

Jolt Radio is celebrating its 13th anniversary on 11/11 with a 13-hour live broadcast featuring 36 DJs and hosts, starting at 2 PM, alongside synth workshops and food from local vendors.

The Miami Book Fair celebrates 40 years of literary excellence from November 12-19 at Miami Dade College.

SCOPE Miami Beach returns for its 22nd edition from December 5-10, 2023, showcasing over 110 contemporary galleries and featuring immersive installations, performances, and a New Contemporary exhibition space.

Luna Palazzolo’s Closer installation at Fort Lauderdale Airport explores human attachment to objects and ideologies, inviting reflection on individuality and conformity through repetitive concrete sculptures.

June in Miami promises a vibrant celebration of Pride, featuring a variety of events from witchy dance parties to storytelling competitions.

Sexual wellness brand Lovehoney is hitting the road on a 16-city recruitment tour to form its new Orgasm Advisory Board, with Miami stops on May 27th in Wynwood and May 28th in South Beach.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, El Dorado Furniture invites you to the Ella Dorado: Day to Night Experience on March 25th, featuring the #SupportElla Market showcasing local female entrepreneurs during the day, followed by the One Night Para Ella evening event with activations, food, and a panel discussion celebrating women’s voices.

To kick off Miami Art Week, we’re launching our YouTube channel with an interview featuring collage artist Richard Vergez, who discusses his upcoming show “Trains of Thought” debuting on November 30th at homework.

To celebrate Miami Art Week, we’re launching our YouTube channel with an interview featuring painter and muralist Falopapas, who discusses his work and upcoming exhibition at Negroni Midtown.

Francisca Oyhanarte’s “Androgynous” NFT collection blends vibrant paper cut-out art and Pranic Healing techniques, offering 88 unique digital pieces that celebrate the fluidity of identity.

The Miami Book Fair returns this November for its 40th anniversary, featuring an exciting lineup of talks, performances, and events at Miami Dade College.

Richard Vergez’s ‘Trains of Thought’ arrives at homework gallery during Miami Art Week, offering a reflective take on transit and its deeper impact on urban life.

homework is back in Miami with “Salad Days,” a group exhibition celebrating local artists and youthful idealism, kicking off this Friday, September 9, at The Knoxon, complete with live performances, panels, and a closing party on September 23.

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is currently showcasing “Bonnie Lautenberg: Art Meets Hollywood,” featuring 28 digital diptychs that cleverly pair iconic film scenes with corresponding artworks from the same year.

Larry Weidel, an artist and former businessman, discusses his multifaceted creative journey, from the influence of his nomadic upbringing on his vibrant abstract paintings to the parallels between storytelling in art and life.