City of Miami Beach No Vacancy, Miami Beach Returns

The City of Miami Beach, in collaboration with the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA), has announced the second iteration of No Vacancy, Miami Beach, with extended viewing now through December 9, 2021. No Vacancy is a juried art competition that celebrates artists, provokes critical discourse, and invites the public to experience Miami Beach’s famed hotels as destination art spaces.

Artists were drawn from a call for submissions issued by the city and selected by representatives from the City of Miami Beach Art in Public Places Committee (AiPP), Cultural Arts Council (CAC) and MBVCA.

“Miami Beach is a place where people come from around the world to make memories they can’t anywhere else, thanks to our internationally renowned arts and culture scene and incredible hospitality industry,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber. “No Vacancy creatively fuses those strengths and changes the traditional gallery paradigm by inviting the public to experience our famed hotels as the destinations for distinctive public art.”

For the second edition of No Vacancy, $25,000 in prizes will be awarded, including a $5,000 Public Prize by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and a $20,000 Juried Prize awarded by a jury of local art experts.

Each selected artist received a stipend of $10,000 to realize their project. The winner of the Juried Prize and the winner of the Public Prize will be announced on December 9, 2021.

Participating Artists and Collectives

Chris Friday, Miami, FL

Amanda Keeley, Miami, FL

Lauren Shapiro, Miami, FL

Monika Bravo, Bogotá, Colombia & Miami, FL

Brookhart Jonquil, Miami, FL

Gianna DiBartolomeo, Miami, FL

Kx2, Hollywood, FL

Nick Mahshie, Miami, FL

Misael Soto & Ayesha Singh, Miami, FL

Edouard Duval Carrié, Port-au-Prince, Haiti & Miami, FL

Participating Beach Hotels

Avalon Hotel, 700 Ocean Drive

Betsy Hotel, South Beach, 1400 Ocean Drive

Catalina Hotel and Beach Club, 1732 Collins Avenue

Hotel Croydon, 3720 Collins Avenue

Faena Hotel Miami Beach, 3201 Collins Avenue

The International Inn on the Bay, 2301 Normandy Drive

Lennox Miami Beach, 1900 Collins Avenue

Marseilles Hotel, 1741 Collins Avenue

Riviera Hotel South Beach, 318 20 Street

Royal Palm South Beach, 1545 Collins Avenue

For additional information, please visit mbartsandculture.org.