Inside the Art Week events around our Miami Houses

At the start of the month, the international art community jetted to Miami for Art Week, the annual programme of art fairs, parties, and cultural happenings across the city. We joined in the celebrations at Soho Beach House Miami and Miami Pool House, playing host to an exciting line-up of events – from wellness classes with Nike and talks with this year’s hottest artists to co-hosting parties in our beach-front pop-up tent with White Cube, Porsche, IRO, and more. Over the weekend, members enjoyed complimentary CELSIUS drinks from the CELSIUS Beach Shack, as well as a Coco Loco cocktail by Vita Coco, which was available from our beach bar all week long. 
 
Scroll on to discover more of the week’s top moments in Miami.

Friday 1 December
Art Week kick-off party with Mýa
Art Week began in style with a night of Bombay Sapphire cocktails and dancing at Miami Pool House, complete with a live performance from singer-songwriter Mýa.
 
Saturday 2 December
This year, our famous beach-front tent returned to Soho Beach House Miami, and to celebrate we hosted an opening party with nightlife series Peachfuzz. 

Sunday 3 December
Sunday morning in the tent started with an energising workout led by Kellie Williams of BPM Wellness. After members sweated it out, they enjoyed the first-ever Drag Brunch in the tent with a performance from singer-songwriter Crystal Waters, hosted in partnership with Cazadores Tequila and The Untitled Magazine.

As the sun set over at Miami Pool House, members took part in a glass-painting workshop with Johnathan Schultz, while enjoying Chivas crafted cocktails and sounds from DJ Mia Moretti.

Monday 4 December
British artist Harland Miller, known for his large-scale colourful paintings, joined our Art Collection Manager, Anakena Paddon, in the tent for a conversation on his latest project for Soho Beach House Miami, his book, In Shadows I Boogie, and his exhibition at White Cube West Palm Beach.

Tuesday 5 December
Over at Soho Beach House Miami, on Tuesday morning we kicked off our wellness series hosted by Nike with a meditation and yoga class led by Jonah Kest. In the Drawing Room, members viewed artist Fernando Laposse’s new installation at the House titled ‘Pollination Dance’, with a glass of Perrier-Jouët Champagne in hand.
 
On the beach, Paddon hosted her annual artist luncheon, bringing together artists from the Soho House collection and those showing at the Art Week fairs. In the evening, White Cube – one of the world’s leading galleries with spaces in Paris, Hong Kong and more – hosted its annual party in the tent with a live performance by the band Ezra Collective.

Wednesday 6 December
Wednesday started at Soho Beach House Miami’s rooftop bar, Ocho, where members took part in mat Pilates with Nike. Afterwards, everyone headed to the Drawing Room to celebrate the first day of our Rocky’s Matcha x Bebito’s pop-up. We then hosted a brunch with renowned abstract painter and pioneering graffiti artist Futura to kick off the collaboration.

Meanwhile, over in the tent, Coperni cofounders Arnaud Vaillant and Sébastien Meyer joined evian’s director of culture and experience Lucille Moreau for a discussion on their unique partnership, followed by a party on the beach with DJ sets by Zack Bia and Chloé Caillat.
 
To end the night, we co-hosted a special night of art and music with Porsche, with a set by DJ Ross One, digital immersive artwork by Lyne Lucien, and a performance from Juvenile and his band.

Thursday 7 December
Members began the day with a conversation between ICA Miami’s artistic director, Alex Gartenfeld, and figurative painter Sasha Gordon. The pair shared insights into their work, while guests sipped Bombay Sapphire cocktails and Saint James Tea. 

In the afternoon, Soho House New York’s Head of Membership and Communications, Karen Sanchez, and photographer Cheryl Fox came together to unveil Fox’s images of musical icons, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Later, Felix da Housecat and friends joined LaCroix Sparkling Water to host the Miami edition of Snowbirds and Flamingos, our ultimate disco party. Michelle Leshem, Lisbona Sisters and Nicky Night Time all performed sets too. In the evening, Parisian fashion brand IRO displayed art by RIOCAM, while an all-women DJ line-up that included Layla Benitez and Desiree provided the soundtrack. 
 
At Miami Pool House, Anakena Paddon, Soho House’s Art Collection Manager, gave members an inside look into her process for selecting works for the Soho House collection. In the evening, Amazon Music hosted a special line-up of back-to-back DJ sets from LA-based collective Pangea Sound, Olea, and Mexican-American artist Cuco, who celebrated his collaboration with fashion brand, Kids of Immigrants.

Friday 8 December
Cultured magazine kicked off Thursday’s activations in the tent with a roundtable on the evolving landscape of Art Basel Miami Beach and its influence on pop culture. In the afternoon, Patrón hosted a celebration of Latin culture with Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro and Estevan, who perform as Hermanos Gutiérrez, an instrumental band rooted in Western and Latin American sound. American-Ecuadorian musician Helado Negro followed with bilingual songs exploring Latinx identity. Later that evening, some of the biggest names in Latin music came together in the tent for our Latin Night party. Ape Drums, Scollo and Girl Ultra all joined the line-up.

Later in the day, SSENSE head of creative and content Thom Bettridge was joined by Ebony L Haynes, senior director at David Zwirner/52 Walker; PIN-UP magazine editor, Emmanuel Olunkwa, and Florence Tétier, creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier, in the Library for a discussion on the ever-changing creative industries.

At Miami Pool House, Stone Island hosted a cocktail party, before Slip-N-Slide Records and skate brand Andrew brought a night of music with DJ sets by DZA, Silent Addy and Pedro, plus a live performance by Trick Daddy and Trina. 

Saturday 9 December
Ché Morales, founder of The OG magazine, hosted his annual Art Week event in the tent alongside Woodford Reserve, with a soulful performance from Leon Bridges.
 
Saturday also saw the return of Secret Sounds, our series of surprise performances from musical greats in partnership with Patrón and Paper magazine. Musician, producer and DJ James Blake brought his unique approach to electronic music to our closing party.

Sunday 10 December
We closed out Art Week 2023 with a few final Picantes and sounds from DJs No Vacancy, Hank Korson, Benji B, and Acyde.

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