Exhibition Openings and Events
Gather to celebrate new contemporary art. With each new exhibition, participate in various opportunities to engage with art and artists. Exhibition events include opening celebrations, artist workshops, interactive activations, and more.
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→Thursday, November 21
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING PABLO CANO’S MUSICAL MARIONETTES WITH OPERA SINGER MARIA ELENA VALLEJO
6–9 PM
6 PM Doors open
7 PM Performance (40 min)
7:45 PM Member Only Meet & Greet
Through an age-old form of performance, escape to a bygone era orchestrated by Artist Pablo Cano, a skillful master of marionettes. Accompanied by Opera Singer Maria Elena Vallejo and live music, Cano pulls the strings to bring audiences in, at The Bass.
ABOUT PABLO CANO
Pablo Cano (b. 1961, Havana, Cuba) is a performance artist, printmaker, sculptor, and ceramic artist. He received his Associate of Arts degree from Miami Dade College in 1978 and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1981(summa cum laude). Cano also received a Masters in Painting from Queens College City University of New York in 1985. He has taught at New World School for the Arts as an Adjunct Professor from 1987-1989, and at Miami Dade College as an Adjunct Humanities and Art Professor from 1990 -1993. In addition to being CINTAS Foundation recipient in 1986, Cano has been commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art for 16 years, performing and designing Marionette Productions with choreographers Karen Peterson and Katherin Kramer. He has founded the Red Velvet Marionette Theater in 2014, which was renamed The Cricket Theater 2017.
LOCATION: Courtyard, MML
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Learn More→Thursday, November 21
Art After Hours | Zen Doodles
Take a break after work and explore the art of Zen doodles. These small-scale mixed media works are a great way to unwind and stimulate creativity for those who don’t consider themselves artists.
Learn More→Thursday, December 19
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING DANCE NOW! MIAMI
TIME: 6-9 PM
6 PM Doors open
6:30 PM Performance SET 1
8 PM Performance SET 2
Dance Now! Miami’s Ekphrasis Project reemerges at The Bass to create a dialogue between characters and personalities featured in the Performance Perspectives exhibition. Underpinned exhibition themes such as “Performance of Self,” act as the catalyst for this introspective contemporary dance conversation.
ABOUT DANCE NOW! MIAMI
Dance NOW! Miami’s mission is to be a leading company of excellence, to create, promote and produce contemporary dance of the highest caliber, and through performance, arts education, community leadership and innovative programming, nurture new talents, foster artistic collaborations and make the art of dance accessible to diverse audiences locally, nationally and internationally. Dance NOW!’s educational mission is to provide multi-faceted training and pathways to higher education, professional opportunities and inclusion for Miami’s economically, culturally, socially and geographically diverse population.
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Learn More→Thursday, December 19
Art After Hours | Embroidery 101
Explore the fiber arts in this introductory workshop into the art of embroidery. Learn the basics of embroidery including best practices, simple stitches and create your own small, embroidered piece.
Learn More→Thursday, January 16
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING SONS OF MYSTRO & CELLIST JALEEL JONES
Time: 6 – 9 PM
6 PM Doors open
6:30 PM 1st Set
7:30 PM 2nd Set
8pm Member Only Meet & Greet
Utilizing the violin and cello instead of their voices, Sons of Mystro and Jaleel Jones serenade audiences using their instruments to interpret popular music and classics that have long charmed and influenced generations.
ABOUT SONS OF MYSTRO
Sons of Mystro has been honing their skills in the Broward County public school system, attending Bethune Elementary School in Hollywood, Florida, on through Parkway Middle School, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Dillard High School for the Performing Arts and Broward College, Davie, Florida.
Since being formed as a group, in June of 2010, Sons of Mystro has performed at a variety of events such as playing the signature song, BACK IN BLACK-AC/DC, for seven Miami Heat games, during the BACK IN BLACK promotion for the 2011/2012 basketball season, Keys To The City Ceremonies, most notably honoring international recording artist, Wyclef Jean and sisters, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian.
ESPN/BCS Championship Party, opening for The Fray, the 8th Annual Jazz In The Gardens, alongside notable R&B and Jazz acts such as Najee, Fantasia, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Charlie Wilson, New Edition, Monica, Neyo, and Earth, Wind and Fire, open act for Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Revue for the Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc., opening for Sean Paul at Calle Ocho Festival Miami, one of the featured acts on Carnival On The Mile among many other appearances.
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Learn More→Thursday, February 20
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING HUED SONGS
6-9 PM
6 PM Doors open
7 PM Performance (40 min)
Building belonging, empathy, and community for all, Hued Songs weaves and performs a tapestry of song and spoken word at The Bass by an all-women cast, centering female resistance, freedom and liberation of self.
ABOUT HUED SONGS
Hued Songs produces experiences that amplify black joy, black creativity, and black belonging/ Through song, spoken word, dance, and heart, our work is rooted across three core principles: 1) To provide a platform on which black and brown artists can be seen, heard, and paid. 2) The arts are a right and not a privilege, thus we work to remove cost, geography, and perception barriers to every performance. 3) Every performance is an opportunity to build belonging, empathy, and community for all.
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Learn More→Thursday, March 20
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING ANNA LUISA PETRISKO AND ANA CAROLINA ESTARITA-GUERRERO
6-9 PM
6 PM Doors open
7 PM Performance (40 min)
7:45 PM Member Only Meet & Greet
Join us for a multimedia performance with interactive video and live music featuring Los Angeles-based Anna Luisa Petrisko and Ana Carolina Estarita-Guerrero. Anna Luisa offers spiritual ambient textures mixed with tropical beats to make up her signature mutant pop. Guerrero’s hyper-saturated interactive video art creates an immersive space, activated by using Microsoft Kinect data, computer vision, and real-time video processing.
Anna Luisa Petrisko and Ana Carolina Estarita-Guerrero have been collaborating since 2018 on projects that include Virtual Reality, Interactive Technology, and Animation. Their collective research includes non-linear time, healing communes, and decolonial sci-fi. Their most recent collaboration is All Time Stop Now, an experimental opera that was supported by the National Performance Network and Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
BIOS
Anna Luisa Petrisko (she/her) is a musician and artist working in video, performance, sound, and sculpture. She investigates the body as a site of paradox – transcendent of time, space and form. Her work is grounded in community and archiving histories. She collaborates with many artists and friends. These shared works build relationships and cultural communion.
Ana Carolina Estarita-Guerrero (she/her) is an immersive artist and educator whose work problematizes the boundaries between the individual and their surroundings, examines the intricate relationship between technology and memory, and explores the complexities of embodiment in digital environments.
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Learn More→Thursday, April 17
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING A CURATED LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH ASSUME VIVID ASTRO
6 – 9 PM
Performance times to be announced.
Join us for a live art series organized with assume vivid astro focus that explores the many facets of queerness through immersive performances and experiences.
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Learn More→Thursday, May 15
THIRD THURSDAYS | FEATURING IMMERSIVE OPERA WITH COMPOSER NATHAN FELIX
6 – 8 PM
6 PM Doors open
7 PM Performance (1 hour)
Composer, artist, and Director Nathan Felix’s new immersive opera breaks down the wall between performer and audience. Featuring original music and story, as told through a local ensemble, with world-class singing, theatrical narrative, movement, and exploration of sound.
ABOUT NATHAN FELIX
Nathan Felix (born 1981) is a Mexican-American composer known for his immersive operas and experimental films. Felix has premiered 16 operas, 4 symphonies and various chamber works in Spain, Japan, Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, China, Sweden, Denmark, Mongolia and the United States and has been featured on the BBC, MTV, NPR, TPR & PBS. Felix, a non-award winning composer, often focuses on telling Latinx themed and minority stories that highlight border issues, underserved communities and his Hispanic heritage. He is the current recipient of Opera America’s prestigious IDEA Grant for his work, Faces in the Flames with librettist Anita Gonzalez. Felix also serves as the founding director for the Opera Austin Festival.
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→Sunday, November 17
Breakfast at The Bass | assume vivid astro focus: XI
Sunday, November 17, 2024
10:30am – 12:00pm
· 10:30AM: Breakfast
· 11AM: Curator-led Tour
Join The Bass Associate Curator of New Media Art Claudia Mattos in an exclusive members-only exhibition walkthrough of assume vivid astro focus: XI. Members will enjoy a light breakfast followed by a Curator-led tour, starting promptly at 11am.
Learn More→Wednesday, December 4
ART WEEK EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION
Members, artists, galleries, VIP pass holders and special invited guests gather for an unforgettable evening to celebrate contemporary art in Miami Beach at The Bass. Celebrating new exhibition openings including Rachel Feinstein: The Miami Years and assume vivid astro focus: XI, as well as new works on view from The Bass’s Permanent Collection.
By invite only, RSVP is required.
Musem members may RSVP by emailing [email protected].
Learn More→Saturday, March 29
Breakfast at The Bass | Ulla von Brandenburg and women artists from the Permanent Collection
Saturday, March 29, 2025
10:30am – 12:00pm
· 10:30AM: Breakfast
· 11AM: Curator-led Tour
Join The Bass’s Curatorial team in an exclusive members-only exhibition walkthrough. In celebration of Women’s History Month, Chief Curator James Voorhies and Associate Curator of New Media Art Claudia Mattos will highlight Ulla von Brandenburg: In Dialogue alongside women artists on view in The Bass’s permanent collection exhibition Performing Perspectives: A Collection in Dialogue. Members will enjoy a light breakfast followed by a Curator-led tour, starting promptly at 11am.
Learn More→Sunday, May 18
Breakfast at The Bass | Hybrid Realities
Sunday, May 18, 2025
10:30am – 12:00pm
· 10:30AM: Breakfast
· 11AM: Curator-led Tour
Join The Bass Associate Curator of New Media Art Claudia Mattos in an exclusive members-only exhibition walkthrough of The Bass’s exhibition Hybrid Realities. Members will enjoy a light breakfast followed by a Curator-led tour, starting promptly at 11am.
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