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In The Betsy’s Gallery, viewers find featured work by Florida-born conservation photographer Mac Stone. The collection images from Stone’s time spent in the Everglades and highlights his success in using a photo lens to ‘change public opinion towards these often misunderstood and maligned ecosystems’. To celebrate this collection, Peter London Global Dance Company will present a new dance piece at The Betsy’s December 6 opening party, that includes music from the Everglades Songbook Suite by Jose Elias , a Cuban American composer/musician. The Betsy’s Carlton Room Galleries will also include work by French artist Sonia Hamza (b. 1975), featuring imagery produced by weaving and stitching ‘into’ the pixels of photos of her ex fiancé whose rejection jump-started Hamza’s successful arts career. The work can be described as self-reflective mixed-media art that coalesces textiles, graphic design, and photography. Lesley Goldwasser, co-owner of The Betsy Hotel, is also its principal exhibitions curator. In 14+ dedicated spaces, providing 25,000 sq. ft. of space to showcase (mostly) photography, Goldwasser curates new collections annually to premiere in tandem with Art Basel Miami Beach. Maintaining a separate collection of almost 1000 additional works that rotate periodically throughout the property, Goldwasser also works year-round with major global galleries and artists at all career stages, from emerging to established, and is a board member of WOPHA. Gallery, community, and charitable partners for The Betsy’s 2024 Miami Beach Art Week include Peter Fetterman Gallery, Edwynn Houk Gallery, The Everglades Foundation, iWitness/Iris Photo Collective, FIU Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab The Jorge Pérez Family Foundation, PG Family Foundation, City of Miami Beach, GMCVB Arts & Culture and Mexica Tequila. “The Art of the Orb” by Robin Hill is a permanent exhibit found inside The Betsy Orb @thebetsyhotel. The Orb is a connecting bridge (doubling as public art) designed by @shulmandesign between the two wings of the Betsy Hotel.