Overtime
LAST WEDNESDAYS
6 – 9 PM
Overtime #atTheBass is back. Join us on the last Wednesday of each month this summer for one-night-only programming and evening hours until 9 PM. From June through September, last Wednesdays feature a mix of performance, dance, music, conversation and films. FREE welcome drink per guest (21+) with drinks and small bites available for purchase from The Café by Thierry Isambert.
Upcoming Events
→Art & Dance Camp (AGES 6-9)
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→Art After Hours
→Thursday, January 16
Art After Hours | Visioning 2025
Kick off 2025 with intention and creativity by designing your own mixed media vision board.
Reflect on personal and professional aspirations for the new year and create a visual representation of your inner goals at this special FREE workshop led by The Bass Creativity Center’s teaching artists.
Celebrate transformation and renewal with us at The Bass!
Learn More→Art Cares
→Saturday, February 8
Art Cares: Creative Calm
Location: The Bass Creativity Center
Cost: Free
Engage in soothing painting activities designed to reduce stress and promote mindfulness. We will experiment with watercolor and mixed media to relax and quiet our minds.
Explore Family Connections through Art! Spend quality time together and discover the therapeutic power of art. Join our “Art for Families Workshops” and enjoy a dynamic, inclusive space for creativity and connection.
This event is FREE. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is very limited (only 15 seats per session!), so register today to save your place!
Learn More→Saturday, March 1
Art Cares: Emotion Landscapes
Location: The Bass Creativity Center
Cost: Free
Create emotional landscapes that represent our inner worlds and dreams. We will discuss our moods and how they change as well as learning to be present with ourselves.
Explore Family Connections through Art! Spend quality time together and discover the therapeutic power of art. Join our “Art for Families Workshops” and enjoy a dynamic, inclusive space for creativity and connection.
This event is FREE. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is very limited (only 15 seats per session!), so register today to save your place!
Learn More→Saturday, April 5
Art Cares: Nature's Narratives
Location: The Bass Creativity Center
Cost: Free
Discover how natural elements can be used in art to express feelings of acceptance and growth. We will work on reducing stress and problem-solving.
Explore Family Connections through Art! Spend quality time together and discover the therapeutic power of art. Join our “Art for Families Workshops” and enjoy a dynamic, inclusive space for creativity and connection.
This event is FREE. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is very limited (only 15 seats per session!), so register today to save your place!
Learn More→Saturday, May 3
Art Cares: Visual Journals
Location: The Bass Creativity Center
Cost: Free
Create personal sketchbook journals that document individual and family journeys. Learn how art and text can support processing feelings and can be utilized as a wellness tool.
Explore Family Connections through Art! Spend quality time together and discover the therapeutic power of art. Join our “Art for Families Workshops” and enjoy a dynamic, inclusive space for creativity and connection.
This event is FREE. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is very limited (only 15 seats per session!), so register today to save your place!
Learn More→Art for Kids I (Ages 4-6)
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→Art Outside
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→Bass Babies
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→Breakfast at the Bass
→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.
Learn More→Creativity in the Community
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→Curator Culture
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→Educator Workshop
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→Exhibition Openings
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→Family Day
→Sunday, January 26
FAMILY DAY | STEAM+ Celebration
Join us during Family Day at The Bass and celebrate the City of Miami Beach’s STEAM+ program! Enjoy an afternoon of artmaking and view the artwork created for the STEAM+ program by Miami Beach public school students.
Learn More→Sunday, February 23
FAMILY DAY | Art and Movement
Explore one of The Bass’ newest exhibitions, (LA)HORDE’s Heureux sous son ombre. In the Creativity Center, create art inspired by movement and performance as seen in (LA) HORDE’s short film, Bondy.
Learn More→Sunday, March 30
FAMILY DAY | Colorful Crafts
Ulla von Brandenburg: In Dialogue, is an intersection of color, performance, and abstraction. Spend the afternoon enjoying free admission to The Bass and create your own mixed media masterpieces in the Creativity Center.
Learn More→Sunday, April 27
FAMILY DAY | STEAM+ Celebration
Enjoy The Bass’ STEAM+ Celebration and take part in free artmaking and admission to the museum. See the STEAM creations of local Miami Beach students as you create your own STEAM artworks.
Learn More→Sunday, May 25
FAMILY DAY | Celebrating You
Dive into a world of color and expression, drawing inspiration from vibrant and dynamic contemporary art. In the Creativity Center, make artwork that celebrates your unique personality and style.
Learn More→Sunday, June 29
FAMILY DAY | Scenography
Inspired by the exhibition, Rachel Feinstein: The Miami Years, create miniature sets inspired by Feinstein’s style while celebrating the tropical landscape of Miami.
Learn More→Sunday, July 27
FAMILY DAY | Summer Sunday
Take it easy this Sunday as you enjoy free admission to The Bass and artmaking in the Creativity Center. Work on your own art project that highlights the summer season.
Learn More→Sunday, August 31
FAMILY DAY | Bold Shapes
Explore geometric shapes and vibrant colors to create an artwork that celebrates dynamic forms and vivid hues.
Learn More→Sunday, September 28
FAMILY DAY | Contemporary Creations
Spend the afternoon enjoying free admission to The Bass and explore Performing Perspectives, an exhibition featuring artwork from The Bass’ permanent collection. In the Creativity Center, work on your own creations inspired by the contemporary art in our collection!
Learn More→Sunday, October 26
FAMILY DAY | Costume Couture
Get into the Halloween spirit during The Bass’ Family Day programming. In the Creativity Center, create artwork inspired by costume and masks just in time for Halloween celebrations.
Learn More→Internet Dweller Electronic Music Labs
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→Kids Art Camp (Ages 7-12)
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→Little Ones Art Camp (Ages 4-6)
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→Member Events
→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.
Learn More→Miami Art Week
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→Night at the Museum
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→Open Studio
→Saturday, November 16 - Saturday, May 31
Saturday Open Studio
Take a break during your next museum visit and drop in to the Creativity Center for self-guided art-making activities, design challenges, books, and more!
Learn More→Public Program
→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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
Sign up to receive our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for the latest happenings at The Bass.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, June 19
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.
Sign up to receive our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for the latest happenings at The Bass.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, July 17
THIRD THURSDAYS with WEG
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→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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
Sign up to receive our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for the latest happenings at The Bass.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, June 19
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.
Sign up to receive our newsletter or follow us on Instagram for the latest happenings at The Bass.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, July 17
THIRD THURSDAYS with WEG
→Social Assembly
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→Spring Art Camp (Ages 4-6)
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→Spring Art Camp (Ages 7-12)
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→Summer Kids Art Camp (Ages 7-12)
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→Teen
→Sunday, February 9
TEEN ART EXHIBITION | SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The Bass Teen Board’s annual Teen Art Exhibition offers teens in the greater Miami region the opportunity to showcase their artwork at The Bass—Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum.
Drawing inspiration from Miami-Dade County’s culturally rich population, the 2025 Teen Art Exhibition’s theme is “Home.”
The deadline to submit artwork for consideration is Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Learn more about the application guidelines and process by visiting the link below.
Learn More→Thursday, March 20
TEEN ART EXHIBITION | ON VIEW
The Bass Teen Board’s annual Teen Art Exhibition offers teens in the greater Miami region the opportunity to showcase their artwork at The Bass—Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum.
Drawing inspiration from Miami-Dade County’s culturally rich population, the 2025 Teen Art Exhibition’s theme is “Home.”
Stop by The Bass Creativity Center and see artwork by Miami-Dade’s talented teens, on view March 20 through April 6.
The Bass Teen Board looks forward to celebrating the varied interpretations of home, whether it’s a place, a community, a memory, or an abstract idea. Through this exhibition, we hope to highlight the unique and deeply personal ways in which we create and carry a sense of home in South Florida.
Learn more about The Bass’s annual Teen Art Exhibition at the link below.
Learn More→Sunday, April 6
TEEN ART EXHIBITION | EXHIBITION CELEBRATION
Celebrate The Bass Teen Board’s annual Teen Art Exhibition at The Bass Creativity Center!
Offering teens in the greater Miami region the opportunity to showcase their artwork at The Bass—Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum—this year’s exhibition draws inspiration from Miami-Dade County’s culturally rich population with the theme “Home.”
The Bass Teen Board looks forward to celebrating the varied interpretations of home, whether it’s a place, a community, a memory, or an abstract idea. Through this exhibition, we hope to highlight the unique and deeply personal ways in which we create and carry a sense of home in South Florida.
Learn more about The Bass’s annual Teen Art Exhibition at the link below.
Learn More→Teen Studio Art Intensive
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→Teen Studio Art Sessions
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→The Bass Ball
→Thursday, January 23
THE BASS BALL: DISCOTHÈQUE
ARTIST HONOREES
assume vivid astro focus
Rachel Feinstein
Join The Bass Board of Trustees and Executive Director Silvia Karman Cubiñá for the museum’s annual Black Tie celebration inspired by exhibitions on view. Proceeds from the evening will benefit The Bass’ exhibitions and education programs.
Learn more at thebass.org/bass-ball.
→The Bass Dialogues
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→The Bass Highlights Tour
→Saturday, December 14 - Saturday, November 29
The Bass Highlights Tour
Guests will explore various highlights of the collection, the museum’s architecture and current exhibitions both inside and outside of The Bass through an interactive guided tour. Trained educators who facilitate engaging discussions will provide behind-the-scenes experience of The Bass and activities to further engage your experience with art. This tour is included with cost of museum admission and lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Learn More→The Shop
→Friday, January 10 - Thursday, January 16
The Shop x Maria Cruz Saavedra
January 8 – 19, The Shop at The Bass highlights Miami-based artist Maria Cruz Saavedra with an exclusive pop-up entitled Ethereal Drift: Porcelain Creatures of The Deep, presented by Studio AF.
Maria’s work is inspired by a commitment to the environment, sustainability, and her deep connection to nature. Each eco-friendly design is a unique handmade porcelain fixture that masterfully balances bold and delicate elements, lovingly crafted to honor our shared home Mother Earth.
Invite nature into your space and discover her collection of artisanal pottery, only at The Shop.
Learn More→Thursday, January 16
The Shop Pop Up Event x Maria Cruz Saavedra
Tonight, The Shop at The Bass highlights Miami-based artist Maria Cruz Saavedra with an exclusive pop-up event celebrating Ethereal Drift: Porcelain Creatures of The Deep, presented by Studio AF.
Maria’s work is inspired by a commitment to the environment, sustainability, and her deep connection to nature. Each eco-friendly design is a unique handmade porcelain fixture that masterfully balances bold and delicate elements, lovingly crafted to honor our shared home Mother Earth.
Discover her collection of artisanal pottery at The Shop and meet the artist at this FREE event. No RSVP is required!
Learn More→Friday, January 17 - Sunday, January 19
The Shop x Maria Cruz Saavedra
January 8 – 19, The Shop at The Bass highlights Miami-based artist Maria Cruz Saavedra with an exclusive pop-up entitled Ethereal Drift: Porcelain Creatures of The Deep, presented by Studio AF.
Maria’s work is inspired by a commitment to the environment, sustainability, and her deep connection to nature. Each eco-friendly design is a unique handmade porcelain fixture that masterfully balances bold and delicate elements, lovingly crafted to honor our shared home Mother Earth.
Invite nature into your space and discover her collection of artisanal pottery, only at The Shop.
Learn More→Third Thursdays
→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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, January 16
Art After Hours | Visioning 2025
Kick off 2025 with intention and creativity by designing your own mixed media vision board.
Reflect on personal and professional aspirations for the new year and create a visual representation of your inner goals at this special FREE workshop led by The Bass Creativity Center’s teaching artists.
Celebrate transformation and renewal with us at The Bass!
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.
For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
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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Learn More→Thursday, June 19
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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For more information on Third Thursdays, visit https://thebass.org/third-thursdays/
Learn More→Thursday, July 17
THIRD THURSDAYS with WEG
Overtime is sponsored by 1 Hotel South Beach and with the support of the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.