A Miami Art Week Moment Built on Craft, Culture, and Connection
Miami Art Week doesn’t “start” so much as it ignites, and Wynwood, Miami's art district, is often where that spark feels most immediate. At Wynwood Walls, the Art Week 2025 Opening Night unveiled this year’s curatorial theme, developed by Jessica Goldman Srebnick, ONLY HUMAN, bringing together artists, collectors, cultural leaders, and invited guests for an evening that centered the hand-made mark in a time when the digital world is louder than ever.
For Thierry Isambert Culinary & Event Design, nights like this are where luxury hospitality has to move at the speed of the city: seamless guest flow, high-touch service, and food that feels elevated without interrupting the experience.
Jessica Goldman Srebnick
What “ONLY HUMAN” Meant at Wynwood Walls During Miami Art Week
Curated under the Wynwood Walls Art Week umbrella, ONLY HUMAN framed the week as a celebration of what technology can’t replicate: emotion, memory, imperfection, and the tactile presence of an artist’s hand.
New murals, installations, and a rare collaboration
The Wynwood Walls program highlighted new murals and installations by artists including Cryptik, Seth, Joe Iurato, Miss Birdy, Quake, Persue, and Risk.
A standout moment for long-time street art followers: a major collaboration between El Mac and RETNA, promoted as a first joint mural at Wynwood Walls in over a decade, reinforcing the theme through two highly recognizable visual languages meeting on one surface.
Goldman Global Arts Gallery extended the story indoors
Inside the Goldman Global Arts Gallery, the theme continued through exhibitions and works by artists including Hebru Brantley, Simon Berger, and Sandra Chevrier (among others), expanding the “ONLY HUMAN” narrative beyond the walls and into the gallery context.
Jessica Goldman Srebnick
Scott Srebnick
Why Wynwood Walls Is a Signature Miami Event Venue for Art Week Entertaining
During Art Basel week, brands and institutions don’t just need a venue, they need a setting that already means something. Wynwood Walls is both a landmark and a living canvas, functioning as an anchor for street art culture while Miami Art Week crowds move between fairs, pop-ups, receptions, and private events.
For hosts, that translates to a very specific kind of production environment:
indoor/outdoor guest circulation
photo-forward moments everywhere you look
multiple “micro-scenes” happening at once (arrivals, gallery viewing, mural moments, cocktails, VIP pockets)
That’s exactly where luxury event catering in Miami becomes part of the choreography—quietly precise, visually intentional, and built for pace.
Greg Mike
Shepard Fairy, Jessica Goldman Srebnick, Amanda Fairey, Logan Hicks, & Janet Goldman
Colin Cowie, Marissa Shipman, & Jessica Goldman Srebnick1
Hebru Brantley & Jessica Goldman Srebnick
Mayor Francis Suarez, Scott Srebnick, Jessica Goldman Srebnick, Daniel Diermeier, Lin Adler, & Joey Goldman
Catering a High-Profile Art Week Opening Night Requires More Than Great Food
At an Art Week opening like this, catering has a unique job: it needs to feel like a natural extension of the event’s cultural tone: polished, modern, and effortless—while operating with the discipline of a live production.
The menu has to match the moment
For corporate event catering in Miami, especially during Art Basel events, the food has to work in guests’ hands, in motion, in conversation, and in camera frames. The goal is flavor and finesse, without slowing the room down.
Service has to disappear (in the best way)
Opening Night energy is dynamic: introductions, speeches, talent movement, VIP arrivals, press photography. A strong catering partner supports all of it, anticipating traffic patterns, keeping presentation consistent, and maintaining rhythm from first cocktail to final pass.
Zeze Khatib & Carolina Cortes
Looking for Catering at Wynwood Walls or Miami Art Week Venues?
If you’re planning a Miami brand event, private reception, or opening-night style experience, Thierry Isambert Culinary & Event Design provides luxury catering in Miami, with the infrastructure and team to execute high-end corporate events, Art Basel week activations, and Wynwood event venue catering with precision.
Planning an event in Wynwood or during Miami Art Week? Let’s talk about guest experience, flow, and a food program designed for the way Miami celebrates art.
info@thierryisambert.com | 305-912-9379
Photos by WORLD REDEYE