LOOK UP: MIAMI COLOR THEORY on The Betsy Orb
January 1 – February 6, 2026, nightly 6-11 PM, at The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.
Look Up is a six-minute looping motion-graphic projection by Laura Paresky Gould, presented as part of her ongoing Miami Color Theory project and installed on The Betsy Orb in Miami Beach.
The projection brings together original Miami Color Theory photographs and videos shot on iPhone, vintage film images from the late 1990s, and select vintage Miami postcards. These source materials are reimagined through stop-motion and motion design, transforming the Orb into a continuous composition of color, movement, and perception.
The Betsy Orb is a sculptural fiberglass skybridge designed in 2016 by Shulman Design, connecting The Betsy Hotel and the Carlton Hotel across the alley and conceived as both architecture and public art.
With thanks to The Betsy Hotel for their support and for making this projection possible.
- Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 2 a.m.
ZEYZEY / Miami Gallery Night
MIAMI GALLERY NIGHT: ART BASEL WARM UP PARTY! This is where Art Basel begins. This is where Miami shows up. A chance to dance with 305’s contemporary art scene. The official kickoff party to Miami’s most electrifying art week. Join Miami’s premier galleries as they unite for an unforgettable evening at Miami’s Hottest Venue!
Special Performance by Midnight Generation!
Immersive art installation by Laura Paresky Gould / Miami Color Theory, 8pm – 9:30pm!
Gallery Partners Include: Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA), Ascaso Gallery, Andrew Reed Gallery, Baker-Hall, Homework, KDR, La Cometa, Mindy Solomon, Nina Johnson Gallery ,Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Primary, Tomas Radeo Gallery, Tunnel, Voloshyn Gallery
For tickets ($42) , click here
- Thursday, Dec 4, 2025, 8:00 p.m. – 11 p.m.
The Betsy’s Art Week Miami Exhibition Opening
A full evening of visual art, live performance and music unfolds at The Betsy – South Beach as its Art Week Miami exhibition opens to the public.
On Thursday, December 4, the hotel debuts works by an expansive roster of artists, including Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Larry Fink, Art Shay, Ken Regan, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Bob Gruen, David Godlis, Steve Dozier, Ira Wagner, Laura Paresky Gould (Miami Color Theory), Tamary Kudita, Lianne Jedeikin Goldsmith, Dahlia Dreszer, Anastasia Samoylova, Ray Tenorio and LIZN’BOW. Exhibiting artists and the curator will be present.
The evening also features a dance premiere by the Peter London Global Dance Company and a public art installation by Laura Paresky Gould / Miami Color Theory, presented as an illuminated projection on the Betsy Atrium Rooftop in partnership with Mexica Tequila. Live jazz with Leonard Reina runs from 6 p.m. to midnight in the Piano Bar, extending the hotel’s signature Art Week atmosphere.
All events are open to the public.
- Sat, July 19, 2025, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Photo Tour: Miami Perspectives with Laura Paresky Gould
Reimagine the colors, shapes, and shadows of Miami using iPhone with visual artist Laura Paresky Gould from Miami Color Theory. She’ll share her passion for minimalist photography and the importance of small details. Then you’ll head outside to capture the cityscape from a new perspective. Devices provided. Sign language supported.
- Sat, April 27, 2025, 8:00 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Gold Dust Lounge x Miami Color Theory
This sold-out event at the Miami Beach Bandshell combined live music, original visuals, and multi-sensory design to explore Miami’s creative pulse. Guitarist Russell Mofsky & Gold Dust Lounge, and DJ Erick Paredes, along with percussionists Jose Javier Freire and Indio Jackson, provided a dynamic soundtrack of soul, funk, and cinematic instrumentals, while visuals by Laura Paresky Gould—based on her Miami Color Theory work—transformed the venue into a projection-mapped world of light and rhythm.
Photography, stop-motion animation, and video played across the Bandshell’s canopy, stage, and LED screen, syncing live with the soundscape. Guests were invited into a fully immersive experience of sight, sound, and surprise.
Presented by the Rhythm Foundation with support from Bandshell Laboratories and the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation’s CreARTE grant.