Art Basel Miami starts this week from December 3-6. With Andy Warhol’s “200 One Dollar Bills” painting fetching over $43 million earlier this month, many artists and galleries are hoping that the art market has also hit its bottom and that this year’s event will prove more lucrative than last year’s. In addition to the exhibitions and events connected to Art Basel, there will be many sideline exhibits and activities, many of them free.
It’s that time of year again…Art season in South Florida. After visiting the South Miami Art Festival, stop by one of the great local restaurants in South Miami. Blu has great pizzas and salads, Town Kitchen and Bar has great calamari, salads, sandwiches and mixed menu, and Cafe Pastis has mussels, quiches, and an extensive French menu.
A Community Foundation of Pinecrest art exhibit and fundraiser is scheduled for November 7 at Pinecrest Gardens. Please click on the invitation for details and ticket information. Proceeds will go for improvements at Pinecrest Gardens.
Looking for some from free things to do before school starts? A lot of our local museums have free days each month. Since today is the first of the month, you will be able to get a lot of these in. Or spread them out over the next couple of months.
Bass Museum of Art free family day on Sundays 2-5 p.m.
Miami Art Museum free admission on the second Saturday of each month
Miami Museum of Science free planetarium shows and star gazing beginning at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month
Museum of Contemporary Art free to North Miami residents and free jazz for all at 8:00 p.m. on the last Friday of each month.
Wolfsonian Museum free gallery admission Fridays from 6-9
What does a Friday night with free music, wine, cheese and art gallery visits mean? It must be Gallery Walk Night in Coral Gables! Visit with the artists and discuss their work or just look at the art, nibble and sip the goodies, and enjoy the evening. From 7-10 pm the first Friday of every month.