MIAMI — Miami Art Week is officially underway, with the Untitled Art Fair opening on Miami Beach Tuesday, drawing collectors, artists and visitors from across the globe.

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner welcomed the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“Miami Beach is the epicenter of the world,” Meiner said. “We’re going to continue to show the world that it’s not just about one week in Miami Beach. We are an arts and culture hub and we’re on the map.”

The show features more than 150 exhibits with artists from across the globe.

John Copeland, director of arts and culture tourism for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, highlighted the significance of Untitled Art for the city’s cultural community.

“Their most captivating work is on full display year after year,” Copeland said. “Untitled enriches our cultural community, and together with Art Miami and Context fairs downtown, you help make Miami and Miami Beach a global hub for creativity.”

Shaun Hoyes, founder of Match Point Lifestyle, offered guidance for visitors navigating the week’s art events.

“I saw the pitfalls of buying art; there’s a lot of things that people don’t know and they get intimidated by the whole process,” Hoyes said.

He highlighted exhibits across the causeway, including Wynwood, the Design District, and Little Haiti.

“A lot of times, they don’t advertise the show — it just shows up. That’s why it helps to just walk the streets; you’ll see something pop up and you go in there," he added.

Hoyes also discussed the focus on local artists at Art Basel Miami, which opens later this week at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

“You have obviously a lot of Caribbean and Latin American influence that is very heavily represented here,” he said.

Visitors can also explore smaller venues, including the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood, which hosts its annual free “Bakers Brunch” and provides a rare opportunity to speak directly with artists in their studios.

Other notable events include Feria Clandestina, an artist-run fair at The Gold Dust Hotel in the MiMo Arts District, and Fragments of Displacement, a show at the Miami Produce Distribution Center curated by the former art director of Untitled.

Several private collections, such as Margulies and Rubell, are also open to the public, often free or for a nominal fee.

Click here for more information on the Art Basel/ Miami Art Week guidebook.

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