MIAMI and MIAMI BEACH ART FAIR GUIDE
ART FAIR GUIDE FOR MIAMI ART WEEK

Art Basel Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach celebrates its 2025 edition with 283 premier galleries from 43 countries. More than two-thrids of this year's galleries have principal gallery locations in North and South America, joined by new and returning exhibitors from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Also represented are 49 galleries making their debut.

This is a very large art fair and it's divided into several sectors: Galleries, Positions, Nova, and Survey. The fair's main sector is Galleries and features the world's leading galleries, exhibiting works across all mediums and representing the highest quality of paintings, sculptures, and installations, you can expect to see the biggest names in the art world. Positions sector feature solo presentations. The Nova sector features new work by up to three artists. The Survey sector includes galleries that feature workshops created before 2000.

This is one of the premier global fairs and it's the main attraction of Miami Art Week. The show will present an exceptional overview of artists, galleries, and new perspectives from around the world. Celebrating more than 21 years of Art Basel in Miami Beach, the fair will extend beyond the show floor with a vibrant cultural program across the city's world-class institutions and private collections. Be sure to look at the events they have scheduled for the week and plan your visit.

Be sure that you're aware of the Rules for Attendees. Other important considerations: Parking (plan ahead if you are driving). Entrance (the convention center is very big) tickets are for specific entrances. If you are being driven make sure your driver knows where to correctly drop you off.

Aqua Art Miami

Aqua Art Miami, the sister satellite fair to Art Miami. Aqua's unique environment - in a classic South Beach hotel with spacious exhibition rooms that open onto a breezy, intimate courtyard. It has become a favorite destination for prominent collectors, curators and art aficionados to procure works by young, emerging and mid-career artists while exchanging cultural ideas and forming meaningful connections.

Aqua Art Miami, which will kick off with a VIP Preview on Wednesday, December 3rd and open to the public December 4th - 7th. Throughout the years, Aqua Art Miami has continued to solidify itself as a completely unique art fair, consistently staying true to its signature relaxed yet energetic vibe. The last edition featured about 60 national and international exhibitors this year you can expect the same. The fair is near the bustling Lincoln Road restaurant and shopping area. Aqua Hotel is within walking distance of Art Basel you might catch a shuttle running between Aqua Art Miami and the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Design Miami/

The 20th edition of Design Miami/, is curated by Curatorial Director, Glenn Adamson. This years curatorial theme is Make. Believe. In its two decades, the fair has become an essential platform for celebrating the design avant-garde across the ages. Unrivaled in its convening power, it exerts a gravitational effect on the whole field. Make. Believe. is intended to capture that achievement. As always, you'll discover amazing and inovative creations at Design Miami visit website for full details.

Design Miami/ is more than a marketplace for design, where the world's top galleries gather to present museum-quality exhibitions of twentieth and twenty-first century furniture, lighting and objets d'art. Each show balances exclusive commercial opportunities with progressive programming, exciting collaborations with designers and design institutions, panels and lectures with luminaries from the worlds of design, architecture, art and fashion, and unique commissions from the world's top emerging and established designers and architects.

Parking & Ride Sharing information. If you are taking an Uber or Lyft to the fair, the drop off and pick up location is on the corner of 19th Street and Meridian Ave. Nearby parking is available at the city parking garage at 1755 Meridian Ave. Design Miami/ is located next to the Miami Beach Convention Center, so you might also consider visiting Art Basel on the same day.

Scope Miami Beach

Celebrating its 21st year SCOPE returns to its iconic location on the sands of Miami Beach, nestled amongst the iconic architecture of Ocean Drive at 8th Street. With stunning views of the ocean, SCOPE will present 150 diverse contemporary exhibitions featuring The New Contemporary, a genre that stands as a critical contribution to both global politics and local community engagement. Originally named the Scope Foundation, The New Contemporary presents daily programming amongst large-scale installation that bend, blend, and transcend genre.

Renowned for its uncanny ability to forecast new visual trends that are embraced globally, SCOPE has garnered extensive critical acclaim with cumulative sales of billions and attendance of millions over the past twenty years. The flagship program, The New Contemporary, SCOPE's commitment to making art and technology accessible while standing as a critical contributor to both global and local brand engagement through monumental art activations.

Untitled Art Miami Beach

Each year, new and long-standing exhibitors are selected by Untitled Art's evolving curatorial team for their artistic integrity and international reach, with several galleries based outside of mainstream art hubs. Emerging artists, young galleries, and non-profit organizations are supported through its 'Nest' sector, an initiative offering subsidized booths developed in response to traditional entry barriers posed by art fair participation. The first to launch an online art fair, Untitled Art continually invests in new technologies to make contemporary art collecting more accessible to new audiences, and it proactively advances responsible culture by using its platform to amplify diverse voices. Located on the sands of Miami Beach. This is the 13th editions and a must visit fair during Miami Art Week.

Ink Miami Art Fair

INK Miami Art Fair is pleased to announce its 2025 event which is a specialty fair, showing national and international publishers to non-profits and galleries with a specific focus on works on paper and prints. Exhibitors for this Fair are selected for their outstanding ability to offer collectors a diverse survey of 20th-century masterworks and newly released editions by leading contemporary artists. Founded in 2006, the INK Miami Art Fair has distinguished itself through the quality of its works and exhibitors and its unique location in a lush open-air courtyard surrounded by suites transformed into uniquely defined gallery spaces for visitors to explore. Now celebrating it's 18th year. The Fair has attracted a loyal following among museum curators and committed collectors of works on paper. INK is an independently organized fair and continues to be FREE to attend with online registration.

The City of Miami encourages all to move around town using Miami Beach's free citywide trolleys. The trolleys will run on their regular schedule, Monday - Saturday from 6am to midnight and on Sunday from 8am to midnight.

Satellite Art Show

SATELLITE Art Show once again returns to Miami Art Week this time at the Geneva Hotel in South Beach on Collins Avenue. Satellite is a groundbreaking art fair that is transforming conventional thinking about how people collect and experience art. Our location (next door to Aqua), places us just steps from the Beach, Untiled Art Fair & just 10 minutes from Art Basel proper.

No other art fair will be showcasing the diversity of work at this caliber. Expect live performance artists presenting fiercely challenging new works, installations, and tech-forward projects. Located just two blocks from Art Basel. This makes SATELLITE one of the closest art fairs to the convention center.

Art Miami

Art Miami returns for the 34th Edition, December 2 - 7, 2024. Art Miami is the top ranked international art fair for attendance in the U.S. and second most attended globally, visited annually by established and budding collectors, curators, museum professionals, members of the press and art world luminaries. For the fifth year, the fair will be held at the prestigious waterfront location of One Miami Herald Plaza on Biscayne Bay nestled between the Venetian and MacArthur Causeways in the heart of Downtown Miami. Art Miami offers an unparalleled level of accessibility to the activities and collectors on Miami Beach.

Art Miami is a leading international contemporary and modern art fair that takes place each December during Art Week. It is one of the most important annual contemporary art events in the United States, attracting art collectors, curators, museum professionals and art enthusiasts from around the globe. Art Miami remains committed to showcasing the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries in collaboration with a selection of the world's most respected galleries. Sister fairs include: CONTEXT Art Miami and Aqua Art Miami.

Free water taxi service connecting Miami Beach and Art Miami + CONTEXT during Miami Art Week. Water taxis will operate every 15 minutes from 10am to 10pm. (subject to change) The route will run between Maurice Gibb Memorial Park in Miami Beach and the Venetian Marina & Yacht Club adjacent to Art Miami + CONTEXT.

CONTEXT Art Miami

CONTEXT Art Miami, presented by Art Miami, returns for another year December 2 - 7. It will feature innovative galleries from more that 21 counties showcasing emerging, mid-career and cutting-edge artists. CONTEXT Art Miami continues to develop and push boundaries on the conversation about contemporary art. The fair offers an exceptionally strong platform for collectors to discover and acquire fresh and significant works in today's primary art market.

The fair will be held alongside Art Miami at the prestigious waterfront location of One Miami Herald Plaza on Biscayne Bay, nestled between the Venetian and MacArthur Causeways in the heart of Downtown Miami.

NADA Miami

The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is pleased to present the 23rd edition of NADA Miami, from December 2 - 6, at Ice Palace Studios. NADA Miami will feature a diverse selection of 140 galleries, art spaces and nonprofit organizations. This year's fair includes 58 NADA members and 47 first-time exhibitors from 30 countries and 66 cities.

NADA Miami is dedicated to celebrating rising talents from around the globe. As a non-profit, member-based organization, we are flexible and adaptable in responding to the needs of its exhibitors and the industry at large by creatively reinventing the experience and presentation of art. NADA encourages and facilitates the continued growth of community amongst our exhibitors, artists, and members, while fostering their intrinsic support networks of curators, collectors, advisors, and critics. We believe you will find this spirit in the atmosphere of NADA's Miami art fair, and hope you will consider visiting.

PINTA Miami

Pinta Miami is the only fair specialized in Latin American art during Miami Art Week. Set in the unique natural surroundings of Coconut Grove, the fair focuses on positioning Ibero and Latin American art in its most diverse expressions. The event becomes an intimate meeting space for artists, collectors, and a specialized audience, offering a boutique proposal with a curated tour that allows visitors to enjoy a close-up experience in an exclusive setting. It will take some effort to attend this fair, but it will be worth it, plus and Coconut Grove is a nice place to visit.

Pinta is the leading platform for the promotion of Latin American art. Each year, it brings together artists, galleries, curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts through its three contemporary art fairs: Pinta Lima, Pinta BAphoto, and Pinta Miami. In addition, it develops the Pinta Art Weeks—specially curated cultural programs in collaboration with museums, art galleries, and city-wide artistic activations. In 2025, it launched the 1st edition of Pinta Panamá Art Week and will host the 4th edition of Pinta Asunción Art Week. Pinta is supported by its publishing house, Arte al Día Internacional—founded in 1980—which also runs the Gallery program, a series of art circuits with over 25 years of experience fostering encounters between the public and contemporary art.

Red Dot Miami

Red Dot Miami is a curated, gallery-only contemporary art fair held during Miami Art Week. Showcasing 75 leading galleries from around the world, the fair presents a dynamic program of site-specific installations, special events, and ongoing collaborations with partners and curators throughout the week.

Taking place at the iconic Mana Wynwood in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District and running alongside its sister fair, Spectrum Miami. Red Dot offers collectors and art enthusiasts the unique opportunity to explore leading and emerging galleries and discover new artists.

Organized by Redwood Art Group, producers of Red Dot Miami, Spectrum Miami, Art Santa Fe, and Art San Diego, these fairs are recognized as premier destinations for discovering and collecting contemporary and modern art and design. Drawing more than 85,000 attendees each year, Redwood Art Group supports galleries and artists by advancing their careers, energizing local art markets, and inspiring collectors from around the world.

Spectrum Miami

Spectrum Miami is a curated contemporary art fair featuring more than 150 independent career artists, artist studios, and emerging galleries that are redefining the art scene in fresh and inspiring ways. Held during Miami Art Week, Spectrum Miami offers a rare opportunity to meet the artists in person, hear their stories, and discover original works to add to your collection.

Taking place at the iconic Mana Wynwood in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District and running alongside its sister fair, Red Dot Miami. Spectrum stands apart as an artist-focused fair that highlights direct connections between creators and collectors. While many Miami fairs emphasize gallery presentations, Spectrum celebrates the artists themselves. Visitors enjoy two dynamic fairs under one roof, experiencing both Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami with a single ticket. In addition, both fairs feature good online catalogs where you can explore art for hours.

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