# Beach Towel Art Show

An artist-run, open-call exhibition on the sand at South Beach, organised by Miami artist Brian Butler. Participants make beach towels as artworks and hang them together on the beach. Butler started it during Miami Art Week 2024 as an accessible alternative to the fairs.

- Type: Other
- When: Saturday 5 December 2026, 2:00 PM (EST)
- Where: 9th Street Beach, 9th Street Beach, Miami Beach, FL 33139, South Beach
- Artists: Brian Butler
- Part of: [Miami Art Week 2026](https://artweekguide.com/weeks/miami-art-week)
- Event's own page: https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/event/beach-towel-art-show/42943
- On Art Week Guide: https://artweekguide.com/events/beach-towel-art-show

## From the organiser

Artist-run, open-call outdoor exhibition on the sand created by Miami artist Brian Butler: participants make their own beach towels as artworks and display them together on the beach. Begun during Miami Art Week 2024 as an accessible alternative to the fairs.

## Also on Saturday 5 December

- **9:00 AM** · [The 25th Iconic Sagamore Brunch: The Digital Renaissance](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-25th-iconic-sagamore-brunch-the-digital-renaissance) — Breakfast & Brunch at Sagamore Hotel South Beach, South Beach. The Sagamore Hotel South Beach hosts the 25th edition of its Art Week brunch, presented with BitBasel under the theme *The Digital Renaissance*. The programme includes live painting, mural reveals, interactive installations, industry panels and performances by the South Florida Symphony. RSVP required.
- **10:00 AM** · [Heritage Unveiled: African Diaspora Arts Crawl](https://artweekguide.com/events/heritage-unveiled-african-diaspora-arts-crawl) — Tour at Marshall L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center (starting point), Liberty City. A free arts crawl during Miami Art Week, starting at the Marshall L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Liberty City. It moves through galleries, cultural institutions, artist studios and creative spaces showing art of the African diaspora, with artists, musicians and performers. An official Art of Black Miami event.
- **10:00 AM** · [Afrotypes and the Anti-Archive: The Conversation (Art of Transformation panel)](https://artweekguide.com/events/afrotypes-and-the-anti-archive-the-conversation-art-of-transformation-panel) — Talk at The ARC (Arts & Recreation Center), Opa-locka, Opa-locka. A panel at The ARC in Opa-locka, organised by Ten North Group for the 13th edition of its Art of Transformation festival. Speakers address Afrotypes, the imagery and visual vocabularies running through Black expressive cultures, and an anti-archive approach to African diaspora memory. Free, with RSVP required.
- **11:00 AM** · [The Coffee Party, Art Week edition](https://artweekguide.com/events/the-coffee-party-art-week-edition) — Party at TALA Beach Club at 1 Hotel South Beach. The Coffee Party is a daytime party at TALA Beach Club during Miami Art Week, with free coffee and house music by the ocean. Entry is ticketed, and guests need to RSVP.