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The Betsy Hotel (thebetsyhotel.com), one of the world’s leading arts hotels, announces a visual arts opening featuring the work of Carlos Betancourt, Ray Tenorio, Paul Saltzman, Barbara Hulanicki, and Bunny Yeager. These collections are featured as part of the Hotel’s exhibitions program taking place in 15,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space, with collections that include new and archival works, in a program curated by Betsy Hotel co-owner, Lesley Goldwasser. COVID safety precautions, as recommended by the CDC will be respected at this event.
These artists will be present and available for interviews at the opening: Carlos Betancourt, Ray Tenorio, Paul Saltzman, and Barbara Hulanicki. Bunny Yeager (1929-2014) will be represented by art archivist and dealer Ed Christin. All exhibited art work is for sale. No reservation is required for the art opening. Dinner reservations are available @ LT STEAK AND SEAFOOD via opentable.com and at (305) 673-0044.
The Betsy also invites guests to visit its permanent public art installations – The Betsy Poetry Rail and The Betsy Orb, located in The Alley adjacent to the hotel that connects Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue. These works were designed by architect Allan Schulman as part of The Betsy hotel’s recent expansion and have become a travel destination for tourists and locals on Miami Beach.
| Artist’s Name & Medium | Location | Betsy Entry Point | Name of Collection |
| Carlos Betancourt
Mixed Media |
The Gallery | @ 1433 Collins | Intimate Collages and Other Works
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| Ray Tenorio
Painting |
The Board Room | @ 1433 Collins | Selected Paintings
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| Paul Saltzman
Photos |
Carlton Room | @ 1433 Collins | The Inner Light: Beatles in India |
| Barbara Hulanicki
Photos |
Carlton Room | @ 1433 Collins | London 1986, Apres Biba
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| Bunny Yeager
Photos |
LT Steak &Seafood | @ 1440 Ocean Dr. | Selected Archival Photographs
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| Betsy Poetry Rail
Sculpture |
The Alley adjacent to The Betsy Hotel | @14th Place between Collins and Ocean | Poems carved with waterjets into steel.
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| Betsy ORB
Sculpture |
(same as above) | (same as above) | Egg-shaped canvas that bridges hotel wings. |
ABOUT THE BETSY HOTEL: The Betsy Hotel (thebetsyhotel.com) is a distinguished luxury landmark boutique hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach and an award-winning gathering place for community building and the arts. Exquisitely designed with expansive inside and outside spaces, the Hotel’s robust expressions of culture includes rotating exhibitions in 9 public galleries, live jazz 9 times a week, an artist residency program that has hosted over 1000 visiting creatives, classical music pop-ups, and literary programs that include a large property library. Other creative elements include an orb-shaped sky bridge hailed as a groundbreaking piece of Miami Beach public art, a sculptural Poetry Rail honoring local wordsmiths from Langston Hughes to Muhammad Ali, – and many other pacesetting special projects . The Betsy Hotel is family owned and operated by the Plutzik Goldwasser Family, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach – in the Art Deco District. www.thebetsyhotel.com @thebetsyhotel
