No Vacancy

The City of Miami Beach, in collaboration with the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA), is pleased to announce the 2024 edition of No Vacancy, Miami Beach.

No Vacancy is a juried art competition that supports and celebrates mainly local artists, provokes critical discourse, and encourages the public to experience Miami Beach’s famed hotels as temporary art destinations in their own right. No Vacancy 2025 marks the program’s sixth edition presenting 12 artists creating site-specific works at 12 iconic Miami Beach hotels. The installations will be on view from November 13 through December 20, 2025.

Each selected artist or collective will receive a stipend of USD 10,000 to realize their project at each hotel location. Artists are 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, Cultural Arts Council (CAC) and MBVCA.

For the sixth edition of No Vacancy, USD 35,000 in prizes will be awarded to two selected participants, featuring a USD 10,000 Public Prize by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and a USD 25,000 Juried Prize awarded by a jury of local art professionals.

Projects will be displayed at the following twelve hotels in Miami Beach during No Vacancy 2025, listed in alphabetical order:

Avalon Hotel Miami, 700 Ocean Drive — Andrea Myers, A Soft Pixelation
The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive — LIZN'BOW, Portal to Niña (evenings 6 - 10 PM)
Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club, 3925 Collins Avenue — Denise Treizman, Wish You Were Here
The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, 1732 Collins Avenue — Edison Peñafiel, Florida Florarium
Casa Faena, 3500 Collins Avenue — Pepe Mar, Tropical stomping ground
International Inn on the Bay, 2301 Normandy Drive — Nathalie Alfonso, BayScape—
Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, 1717 Collins Avenue — Patty Suau, Unexpected Encounters 
The Miami Beach EDITION, 2901 Collins Ave — Amanda Linares, Tierra Húmeda
Nautilus Sonesta Miami Beach, 1825 Collins Ave — Evelyn Sosa, No Place is Far Away
Riviera Suites Miami Beach, 318 20th Street — Fabiola Larios, Heartware
The Shelborne by Proper, 1801 Collins Avenue — Lee Pivnik, Wellspring
Sherry Frontenac Hotel, 6565 Collins Avenue — James Allister Sprang, Take Me Home

https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/tourism-culture/culture-art-in-public-places/no-vacancy/