Overtime

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

A weekly art program designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week, students will learn about colors, shapes, patterns, numbers and letters while exercising free expression. This practice aids in problem solving, assists in decision-making, and provides a creative outlet for early learners. Led by teaching artist, Paloma Dueñas, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music, bonding with their caregivers, and assisting with the transition from home into a school environment.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Step into the imaginative world of Pepe Mar as The Bass celebrates the exhibition opening of El Gato Negro. Inspired by a nightclub from the artist’s childhood in Mexico, the installation transforms The Rotunda into an eclectic fantasy shaped by memory, migration, and belonging. Drawing from personal experience and imagined histories, Mar invites each visitor to journey through a space that reflects crossings, encounters, and communities that shape our identities. Be among the first to step inside for the richly layered connections that will unfold.

Celebrate our STEAM+ Student Exhibition and investigate reflection and symmetry inspired by The Kaleidoscopic. Explore the mathematics of symmetry by arranging colorful geometric pieces into repeating patterns. Families can rotate, flip, and reflect shapes to create compositions inspired by the visual effects of The Kaleidoscopic.

Inspired by Sarah Zapata’s bold, tactile works in Against a State of Malevolence, families will explore texture, layering, and personal expression through art. Discover how colors, materials, and hidden words can come together to share messages of joy, hope, and connection. Don’t miss a special Soundscapes performance by the Miami Children’s Chorus in our galleries during our February Family Day!

Inspired by Pepe Mar’s El Gato Negro, families will explore the objects, places, traditions, and memories we carry with us. Create imaginative artworks that celebrate personal journeys and the many experiences that connect us to people and places.

Join us for our STEAM+ Student Exhibition and find inspiration from Pedro y Juana’s Aqui. Families will explore how spaces can be transformed through storytelling and imagination. Instead of focusing on building or design alone, participants will invent the purpose, history, and inhabitants of an imagined world, using color, pattern, and everyday materials to bring its narrative to life.

Inspired by Pedro y Juana’s immersive installation Aquí, families will explore tropical color, playful pattern, and the natural world. Create vibrant works inspired by plants and flowers while discovering how individual pieces can grow into something bigger together.

Inspired by Abraham Cruzvillegas’ Autocontusión, families will explore how everyday and discarded materials can take on new possibilities. Build, rearrange, and transform unexpected materials into imaginative creations while considering how our surroundings are always changing.

Inspired by Abraham Cruzvillegas’ Autocontusión, families will explore the places that make a world feel familiar. Through maps, drawings, and accordion books, create a real or imaginary place filled with meaningful landmarks, favorite spaces, natural surroundings, and unexpected details that make it uniquely yours.

Inspired by Gabriel Rico’s IX Mural from the Series–Reducción Objetiva Orquestada, families will combine unexpected objects, images, and ideas to invent their own visual equations. Experiment with surprising relationships and discover that in art, there can be many creative solutions.

Inspired by Gabriel Rico’s unexpected combinations of organic and everyday objects, families will explore how seemingly unrelated things can form new relationships. Connect places, memories, people, and objects through playful visual maps that reveal the surprising links between them.

Inspired by Pepe Mar’s El Gato Negro, families will step into imagined spaces filled with possibility. Create fantastical doorways to hidden rooms, magical landscapes, celebrations, and gathering places while exploring how imagination can transform the unknown into a world of our own.

Think like an artist, architect, and designer! Campers will sketch and build imaginative structures while experimenting with form, proportion, balance, and positive and negative space.

Discover what happens when unexpected materials meet. Campers will combine paper, fabric, paint, cardboard, and found objects to experiment with texture, contrast, layering, and variety.

Explore how artists create visual illusions! Campers will experiment with line, pattern, contrast, and positive and negative space to create artworks that appear to move, shift, or jump off the page.

Explore how color can change the way an artwork looks and feels. Campers will mix tints and shades, create gradients, and experiment with hue, value, and intensity to create depth, emphasis, and mood.

Discover how artists create the feeling of movement in a still work of art. Campers will experiment with repeating lines, shapes, patterns, and expressive marks to create rhythm, guide the viewer’s eye, and bring energy to their artwork.

Circles, squares, triangles, and free-flowing shapes can become almost anything! Campers will combine shapes to design colorful structures while exploring shape, form, and space.

Build one layer at a time! Campers will experiment with rubbing, stamping, tearing, overlapping, and mark-making to transform simple surfaces into richly textured paintings and collages.

Make lines wiggle, swirl, curve, and cross! Campers will experiment with different kinds of lines through drawing, painting, and movement, discovering how artists use them to create patterns, shapes, and energy.

Spots, stripes, zigzags, and swirls are everywhere! Campers will repeat and rearrange colors and shapes to create playful patterns while exploring rhythm, variety, and movement.

What if a mouse were bigger than a house or a flower filled an entire room? Campers will play with size, scale, and proportion through imaginative drawings, collages, and sculptures.

To celebrate the Miami Beach presentation, Public Art Fund and The Bass, will host a special ping-pong event featuring matches with leading figures from the international art world, who will compete on the playable sculptures for a prize. Artists, museum directors, curators, gallerists, collectors, and other prominent members of the art community will face off in a spirited competition during Miami Art Week turning Between Tides into a lively gathering place for the international art community With a DJ, food vendors and other entertainment. Participants and prizes to be announced soon!

Beginning Sunday November 29 through Sunday December 6, The Bass is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy new exhibitions including Yuko Mohri: Unviolated Imperfection, Sarah Zapata: Against A State of Malevolence, and stop by Amalia Pica: Lecturas Posibles at the Rotunda, as well as new works on view from The Bass’s permanent collection.

The museum closes on Monday and Tuesday December 7 and 8 and returns to regular operating hours at noon on Wednesday December 9.

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of The Bass, this conversation welcomes Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of the Mexico City-based studio Pedro y Juana. From custom furnishings and lush visual environments to the influence of Miami’s subtropical landscape, hear the ideas and inspirations that took root in the studio’s immersive installation at The Bass. Save the date for this closer look at how art, design, and architecture converge to transform space into an experience.

To learn more about Pedro y Juana, visit https://pedroyjuana.com/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

Beginning Sunday November 29 through Sunday December 6, The Bass is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy new exhibitions including Yuko Mohri: Unviolated Imperfection, Sarah Zapata: Against A State of Malevolence, and stop by Amalia Pica: Lecturas Posibles at the Rotunda, as well as new works on view from The Bass’s permanent collection.

The museum closes on Monday and Tuesday December 7 and 8 and returns to regular operating hours at noon on Wednesday December 9.

6 PM Doors open
BY INVITE ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Celebrate Art Week, as Miami transforms into one of the world’s premier destinations for art, culture, and live experiences. Join The Bass for its premier evening of new exhibitions featuring artists Yuko Mohri, Pedro y Juana, Sarah Zapata, Amalia Pica, and more. Across immersive installations, large-scale environments, and thought-provoking works, exhibitions on view invite international and local visitors alike to engage with themes of identity, imagination, transformation, and collective experience.

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

PANCOAST | ISOZAKI | JOHNSTON MARKLEE
THREE VISIONS OF A MUSEUM.
THE NEW ONE IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED.

In 1930, Russell Pancoast designed the building that would become The Bass. In 2001, Arata Isozaki reimagined it. Now Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are transforming it again.

How do you inherit a building already shaped by two important architectural visions—and make it new? What do you preserve? What do you change? What should Miami Beach’s leading museum become? Join The Bass for the first public presentation of Johnston Marklee’s design for the museum’s next chapter.

Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee in conversation with Tom Healy, poet and longtime Trustee at The Bass.

The learn more about The Bass expansion project, made possible by major investments from the City of Miami Beach, its residents, and private supporters, visit https://thebass.org/yes2arts/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

To learn more about Johnston Marklee, visit https://www.johnstonmarklee.com/.

Beginning Sunday November 29 through Sunday December 6, The Bass is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy new exhibitions including Yuko Mohri: Unviolated Imperfection, Sarah Zapata: Against A State of Malevolence, and stop by Amalia Pica: Lecturas Posibles at the Rotunda, as well as new works on view from The Bass’s permanent collection.

The museum closes on Monday and Tuesday December 7 and 8 and returns to regular operating hours at noon on Wednesday December 9.

10 AM Doors open

10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Imagination, knowledge, and play take center stage in this edition of The Bass Dialogues. Artist Amalia Pica and Assistant Curator Jasa McKenzie share the ideas behind Lecturas Posibles, an immersive installation inspired by The Bass’ bibliothecal history. From creating a space for shared authorship to capturing the pulse of a community through collective expression, discover how art & culture transforms visitors from observers into contributors.

To learn more about Amalia Pica’s Lecturas Posibles, visit https://thebass.org/art/amalia-pica-lecturas-posibles/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

Beginning Sunday November 29 through Sunday December 6, The Bass is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy new exhibitions including Yuko Mohri: Unviolated Imperfection, Sarah Zapata: Against A State of Malevolence, and stop by Amalia Pica: Lecturas Posibles at the Rotunda, as well as new works on view from The Bass’s permanent collection.

The museum closes on Monday and Tuesday December 7 and 8 and returns to regular operating hours at noon on Wednesday December 9.

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day today from 10 AM to 5 PM and celebrate Art Week in Miami Beach at The Bass.

The Bass is teaming up with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)’s Professional Athletes Foundation again for a special Art Week event—Painting with the Pros!

During this event, kids and their families will paint with former NFL Players and work on an amazing group art project lead by local artist, David Sexton. Painting with the Pros is recommended for ages 7 – 15.

This event is FREE. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is very limited, so register today to save your place!

To celebrate the Miami Beach presentation, Public Art Fund and The Bass, will host a special ping-pong event featuring matches with leading figures from the international art world, who will compete on the playable sculptures for a prize. Artists, museum directors, curators, gallerists, collectors, and other prominent members of the art community will face off in a spirited competition during Miami Art Week turning Between Tides into a lively gathering place for the international art community With a DJ, food vendors and other entertainment. Participants and prizes to be announced soon!

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of The Bass, this conversation welcomes Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of the Mexico City-based studio Pedro y Juana. From custom furnishings and lush visual environments to the influence of Miami’s subtropical landscape, hear the ideas and inspirations that took root in the studio’s immersive installation at The Bass. Save the date for this closer look at how art, design, and architecture converge to transform space into an experience.

To learn more about Pedro y Juana, visit https://pedroyjuana.com/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

PANCOAST | ISOZAKI | JOHNSTON MARKLEE
THREE VISIONS OF A MUSEUM.
THE NEW ONE IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED.

In 1930, Russell Pancoast designed the building that would become The Bass. In 2001, Arata Isozaki reimagined it. Now Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are transforming it again.

How do you inherit a building already shaped by two important architectural visions—and make it new? What do you preserve? What do you change? What should Miami Beach’s leading museum become? Join The Bass for the first public presentation of Johnston Marklee’s design for the museum’s next chapter.

Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee in conversation with Tom Healy, poet and longtime Trustee at The Bass.

The learn more about The Bass expansion project, made possible by major investments from the City of Miami Beach, its residents, and private supporters, visit https://thebass.org/yes2arts/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

To learn more about Johnston Marklee, visit https://www.johnstonmarklee.com/.

10 AM Doors open

10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Imagination, knowledge, and play take center stage in this edition of The Bass Dialogues. Artist Amalia Pica and Assistant Curator Jasa McKenzie share the ideas behind Lecturas Posibles, an immersive installation inspired by The Bass’ bibliothecal history. From creating a space for shared authorship to capturing the pulse of a community through collective expression, discover how art & culture transforms visitors from observers into contributors.

To learn more about Amalia Pica’s Lecturas Posibles, visit https://thebass.org/art/amalia-pica-lecturas-posibles/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Co-hosted by The Bass and Commissioner, a Miami-based program redefining how artists are thoughtfully supported, Third Thursdays at The Bass brings together two organizations dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between artists and the community through contemporary art. Inspired by exhibitions on view at The Bass, this series edition offers an opportunity to engage and consider common themes and diverse perspectives.

To learn more about Commissioner, visit: https://www.commissioner.us/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

The South Beach Jazz Festival returns to The Bass and Collins Park on Friday, January 15th, 2027, for a full afternoon and evening of worldclass programming. Join us for a notable lecture and book signing in the atrium Friday afternoon, followed by a VIP reception, accessible gallery tours and a headliner NEA Jazz Masters concert in Collins Park! The concert, lecture, and tours are all free with RSVP!

To learn more about the South Beach Jazz Festival, visit https://sobejazzfestival.com/.

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Miami Light Project presents the 2027 ScreenDance Miami Film Festival to highlight the choreographers and directors who are working with emerging and new concepts in movement and dance on film and dance on camera. The festival has been created to support professionals in this field and to support the development of dance created for the camera. ScreenDance Miami seeks to engage the public and bring to light an understanding of this adventuresome, exciting art form.

To learn more about Miami Light Project, visit https://miamilightproject.com/

To learn more about ScreenDance Miami, visit https://miamilightproject.com/screendance/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Immerse yourself in a diverse and inspiring collection of films created by emerging filmmakers from South Florida at the Subtropic Film Festival. This unique event showcases fresh perspectives, innovative storytelling, and creative talent from across the region, giving audiences the opportunity to experience compelling independent cinema before it reaches a wider audience. The festival celebrates the voices of up-and-coming artists while fostering a vibrant community of filmmakers and film enthusiasts.

This year’s theme, Between Two Waters, reflects the unique duality of South Florida—where ocean meets Everglades, paradise meets ecological change, and diverse cultures intersect to create one of America’s most distinctive creative communities.

To learn more about Subtropic Film Festival, visit https://subtropic.org/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Experience FilmGate Interactive Media Festival, Miami’s platform for next generation storytelling and creative technology. Dedicated to helping creators move from idea to audience, FilmGate supports filmmakers, immersive artists, game designers, AI artists and creative technologists through festivals, labs, mentorship, and public programming. Hosted in part at The Bass, and other partner locations, the program brings together innovators testing new forms of entertainment with live audiences, highlighting the intersection of creativity, technology, and emerging cultural experiences.

To learn more about FilmGate, visit https://www.filmgate.miami/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Step into the imaginative world of Pepe Mar as The Bass celebrates the exhibition opening of El Gato Negro. Inspired by a nightclub from the artist’s childhood in Mexico, the installation transforms The Rotunda into an eclectic fantasy shaped by memory, migration, and belonging. Drawing from personal experience and imagined histories, Mar invites each visitor to journey through a space that reflects crossings, encounters, and communities that shape our identities. Be among the first to step inside for the richly layered connections that will unfold.

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Hosted at The Bass as one of the many events presented throughout the annual O, Miami Poetry Festival, join us for an evening that is part of a month-long initiative dedicated to ensuring that every person in Miami-Dade encounters a poem. Through site-specific events, community gatherings, and poetry-in-public spaces projects across the county, O, Miami transforms April into a celebration of Miami and its people.

To learn more about the O, Miami, visit https://omiami.org/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Presenting conversations with leading voices in contemporary art, The Bass Dialogues series brings together artists, curators, and thought leaders who are shaping the current landscape. Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, stay tuned for a special guest announcement as part of our ongoing commitment to expand impact through new artistic partnerships and evolving cultural conversations connecting the community.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Photo Book Speed Date is a playful, artist-led program by Miami-based photographer Josh Aronson. Designed to spark connection through a shared love of photo books, this lively exchange mimics the format of a traditional speed date—without the romance. Bring a beloved photo book and share pages in quick, timed rotations, creating brief but meaningful conversations inspired by images, stories, and personal reflections.

To learn more about Josh Aronson, visit https://www.josharonson.us/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of The Bass, this conversation welcomes Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss of the Mexico City-based studio Pedro y Juana. From custom furnishings and lush visual environments to the influence of Miami’s subtropical landscape, hear the ideas and inspirations that took root in the studio’s immersive installation at The Bass. Save the date for this closer look at how art, design, and architecture converge to transform space into an experience.

To learn more about Pedro y Juana, visit https://pedroyjuana.com/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

10 AM Doors open
10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

PANCOAST | ISOZAKI | JOHNSTON MARKLEE
THREE VISIONS OF A MUSEUM.
THE NEW ONE IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED.

In 1930, Russell Pancoast designed the building that would become The Bass. In 2001, Arata Isozaki reimagined it. Now Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are transforming it again.

How do you inherit a building already shaped by two important architectural visions—and make it new? What do you preserve? What do you change? What should Miami Beach’s leading museum become? Join The Bass for the first public presentation of Johnston Marklee’s design for the museum’s next chapter.

Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee in conversation with Tom Healy, poet and longtime Trustee at The Bass.

The learn more about The Bass expansion project, made possible by major investments from the City of Miami Beach, its residents, and private supporters, visit https://thebass.org/yes2arts/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

To learn more about Johnston Marklee, visit https://www.johnstonmarklee.com/.

10 AM Doors open

10:30 AM Talk Starts (45min-1hr)
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Imagination, knowledge, and play take center stage in this edition of The Bass Dialogues. Artist Amalia Pica and Assistant Curator Jasa McKenzie share the ideas behind Lecturas Posibles, an immersive installation inspired by The Bass’ bibliothecal history. From creating a space for shared authorship to capturing the pulse of a community through collective expression, discover how art & culture transforms visitors from observers into contributors.

To learn more about Amalia Pica’s Lecturas Posibles, visit https://thebass.org/art/amalia-pica-lecturas-posibles/.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Presenting conversations with leading voices in contemporary art, The Bass Dialogues series brings together artists, curators, and thought leaders who are shaping the current landscape. Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, stay tuned for a special guest announcement as part of our ongoing commitment to expand impact through new artistic partnerships and evolving cultural conversations connecting the community.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Co-hosted by The Bass and Commissioner, a Miami-based program redefining how artists are thoughtfully supported, Third Thursdays at The Bass brings together two organizations dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between artists and the community through contemporary art. Inspired by exhibitions on view at The Bass, this series edition offers an opportunity to engage and consider common themes and diverse perspectives.

To learn more about Commissioner, visit: https://www.commissioner.us/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Miami Light Project presents the 2027 ScreenDance Miami Film Festival to highlight the choreographers and directors who are working with emerging and new concepts in movement and dance on film and dance on camera. The festival has been created to support professionals in this field and to support the development of dance created for the camera. ScreenDance Miami seeks to engage the public and bring to light an understanding of this adventuresome, exciting art form.

To learn more about Miami Light Project, visit https://miamilightproject.com/

To learn more about ScreenDance Miami, visit https://miamilightproject.com/screendance/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Immerse yourself in a diverse and inspiring collection of films created by emerging filmmakers from South Florida at the Subtropic Film Festival. This unique event showcases fresh perspectives, innovative storytelling, and creative talent from across the region, giving audiences the opportunity to experience compelling independent cinema before it reaches a wider audience. The festival celebrates the voices of up-and-coming artists while fostering a vibrant community of filmmakers and film enthusiasts.

This year’s theme, Between Two Waters, reflects the unique duality of South Florida—where ocean meets Everglades, paradise meets ecological change, and diverse cultures intersect to create one of America’s most distinctive creative communities.

To learn more about Subtropic Film Festival, visit https://subtropic.org/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Experience FilmGate Interactive Media Festival, Miami’s platform for next generation storytelling and creative technology. Dedicated to helping creators move from idea to audience, FilmGate supports filmmakers, immersive artists, game designers, AI artists and creative technologists through festivals, labs, mentorship, and public programming. Hosted in part at The Bass, and other partner locations, the program brings together innovators testing new forms of entertainment with live audiences, highlighting the intersection of creativity, technology, and emerging cultural experiences.

To learn more about FilmGate, visit https://www.filmgate.miami/.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/.

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Step into the imaginative world of Pepe Mar as The Bass celebrates the exhibition opening of El Gato Negro. Inspired by a nightclub from the artist’s childhood in Mexico, the installation transforms The Rotunda into an eclectic fantasy shaped by memory, migration, and belonging. Drawing from personal experience and imagined histories, Mar invites each visitor to journey through a space that reflects crossings, encounters, and communities that shape our identities. Be among the first to step inside for the richly layered connections that will unfold.

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Hosted at The Bass as one of the many events presented throughout the annual O, Miami Poetry Festival, join us for an evening that is part of a month-long initiative dedicated to ensuring that every person in Miami-Dade encounters a poem. Through site-specific events, community gatherings, and poetry-in-public spaces projects across the county, O, Miami transforms April into a celebration of Miami and its people.

To learn more about the O, Miami, visit https://omiami.org/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Presenting conversations with leading voices in contemporary art, The Bass Dialogues series brings together artists, curators, and thought leaders who are shaping the current landscape. Moderated by Philippe Vergne, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, stay tuned for a special guest announcement as part of our ongoing commitment to expand impact through new artistic partnerships and evolving cultural conversations connecting the community.

To learn more about The Bass Dialogues, visit https://thebass.org/dialogues/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

Photo Book Speed Date is a playful, artist-led program by Miami-based photographer Josh Aronson. Designed to spark connection through a shared love of photo books, this lively exchange mimics the format of a traditional speed date—without the romance. Bring a beloved photo book and share pages in quick, timed rotations, creating brief but meaningful conversations inspired by images, stories, and personal reflections.

To learn more about Josh Aronson, visit https://www.josharonson.us/

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

6 PM Doors open
Stay tuned for set times!
Complimentary admission with RSVP. Limited capacity based on first-come, first-served.

An ongoing series exploring spatial sound practices in relation to art and architecture. Presented in partnership with MUD Foundation, sound artists, musicians, singing bowl practitioners, and more, we invite you to experience Sound in the Round.

To learn more about Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/

Circles, squares, triangles, and free-flowing shapes can become almost anything! Campers will combine shapes to design colorful structures while exploring shape, form, and space.

Build one layer at a time! Campers will experiment with rubbing, stamping, tearing, overlapping, and mark-making to transform simple surfaces into richly textured paintings and collages.

Make lines wiggle, swirl, curve, and cross! Campers will experiment with different kinds of lines through drawing, painting, and movement, discovering how artists use them to create patterns, shapes, and energy.

Spots, stripes, zigzags, and swirls are everywhere! Campers will repeat and rearrange colors and shapes to create playful patterns while exploring rhythm, variety, and movement.

What if a mouse were bigger than a house or a flower filled an entire room? Campers will play with size, scale, and proportion through imaginative drawings, collages, and sculptures.

Think like an artist, architect, and designer! Campers will sketch and build imaginative structures while experimenting with form, proportion, balance, and positive and negative space.

Discover what happens when unexpected materials meet. Campers will combine paper, fabric, paint, cardboard, and found objects to experiment with texture, contrast, layering, and variety.

Explore how artists create visual illusions! Campers will experiment with line, pattern, contrast, and positive and negative space to create artworks that appear to move, shift, or jump off the page.

Explore how color can change the way an artwork looks and feels. Campers will mix tints and shades, create gradients, and experiment with hue, value, and intensity to create depth, emphasis, and mood.

Discover how artists create the feeling of movement in a still work of art. Campers will experiment with repeating lines, shapes, patterns, and expressive marks to create rhythm, guide the viewer’s eye, and bring energy to their artwork.

Workshops @ The Bass are created for adults ages 21+ at any skill level. All materials are provided. 

The class is $10 for museum members up to the Affiliate level, free for Affiliate members and above, and $20 for nonmembers.

Workshops @ The Bass are created for adults ages 21+ at any skill level. All materials are provided. 

The class is $10 for museum members up to the Affiliate level, free for Affiliate members and above, and $20 for nonmembers. 

Workshops @ The Bass are created for adults ages 21+ at any skill level. All materials are provided. 

The class is $10 for museum members up to the Affiliate level, free for Affiliate members and above, and $20 for nonmembers.

Workshops @ The Bass are created for adults ages 21+ at any skill level. All materials are provided. 

The class is $10 for museum members up to the Affiliate level, free for Affiliate members and above, and $20 for nonmembers.

Workshops @ The Bass are created for adults ages 21+ at any skill level. All materials are provided. 

The class is $10 for museum members up to the Affiliate level, free for Affiliate members and above, and $20 for nonmembers.