For this weekend, Aug. 27–30, these are my 10 best Miami-area art picks:
1. Sustento Diario (Daily Sustenance) — PAMM
Thursday, Aug. 27, 6–10 PM | Pérez Art Museum Miami
Dominican artist David Pérez Karmadavis presents a participatory culinary performance exploring migration, memory and lived experience through food.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: It’s not just looking at art—you’re actually participating in it, making this one of the weekend’s best opportunities to experience an artist’s concept firsthand.
2. Fountainhead Residency Open House — Little River
Thursday, Aug. 27, 7–8:30 PM | Fountainhead Arts
Fountainhead opens its studios to the public, giving visitors a chance to meet artists and see what they’re working on inside their actual creative spaces.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: This may be our No. 1 DTMHTA pick. You’re getting behind the scenes with working artists rather than simply walking through a finished exhibition.
3. Crowded Condition — David Rohn at Dot Fiftyone
Friday, Aug. 28, 7–9:30 PM | Little River
David Rohn’s new exhibition explores the tension between harmony and chaos, abstraction and representation, and Miami’s history and contemporary experience.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: Rohn has lived and worked in Miami since the 1990s and his new work includes a painting addressing the expansion of I-95—so there’s a distinctly Miami story hiding inside the art.
4. RESET — FUNDarte
Friday, Aug. 28, 8 PM | Miami
Three performers use physical theater, movement and absurdist humor to explore collapse, renewal and what it means to be human in an age of AI.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: If your definition of art goes beyond paintings on walls, this is exactly the kind of strange, contemporary experience that makes for a memorable night out.
5. Limbic Geometries — Carrie Sieh
Saturday, Aug. 29, 3–6 PM | Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Coconut Grove
Miami artist Carrie Sieh opens a new exhibition of mixed-media work featuring graphite skies, encoded texts and shifting imagery exploring intimacy, perception and memory.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: There’s a great “What the hell am I looking at?” factor here—and then an artist’s explanation that makes you see the work completely differently.
6. Black Book Session with Ras Terms — Museum of Graffiti
Saturday, Aug. 29, 6–9 PM | Wynwood
Miami graffiti artist Ras Terms leads an after-hours session where artists and newcomers draw, collaborate and exchange ideas in the traditional graffiti “black book” format.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: This is probably the best event for actual DTMHTA shooting. You can watch people create art in real time—and talk to them while they’re doing it.
7. A Tapestry of Voices: Hispanic Legacies in the American Story
Saturday, Aug. 29 opening | Pinecrest Gardens
South Florida artists explore heritage, identity, migration and memory while examining Hispanic influence on the American story.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: This isn’t just an exhibition; it’s Miami telling its own story through artists, which gives viewers a cultural connection to the work.
8. Happy Zine #28: Maalik Meets
Saturday, Aug. 29, noon–4 PM | Dale Zine, Miami
This free mini print fair brings together independent publishers, artists, authors, small presses, booksellers and collectors celebrating self-publishing and print culture.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: It’s a terrific introduction to the DIY side of Miami art—people making and publishing things themselves rather than waiting for a gallery or institution to give them permission.
9. Local Views at the Art Station: Art, Senses & Well-Being — PAMM
Saturday, Aug. 29, 1–3 PM | PAMM
PAMM and Create Kids Inc. host an interactive family workshop combining art, sensory exploration and wellness.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: It demonstrates that art isn’t necessarily something you stand silently in front of—it can be something you touch, experience and use to connect with other people.
10. MOAD Moves: Salsa Workshop
Sunday, Aug. 30, 11 AM | Museum of Art and Design at MDC
Michelle Gonzalez de la Cruz leads a salsa workshop as part of MOAD’s programming connecting movement, culture and creative expression.
Why DTMHTA viewers should go: It’s a reminder that Miami’s art scene isn’t confined to galleries—dance, music, movement and cultural traditions are art too, and this one gets people physically involved.
