ART OPENING @ THE BETSY HOTEL ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 @ 6-8 PM CELEBRATING THE WORK OF CARLOS BETANCOURT, RAY TENORIO, PAUL SALTZMAN, BARBARA HULANICKI AND BUNNY YEAGER

 

Miami, Florida -- 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 (https://bit.ly/3ghmBWI) and The Betsy Orb (https://bit.ly/2W2ynwZ), 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. https://bit.ly/3AVnZX2  https://bit.ly/3D3rDzP

 

Artist’s Name & Medium	Location	Betsy Entry Point	Name of Collection
Carlos Betancourt Mixed Media	The Gallery	@ 1433 Collins	Intimate Collages and Other Works https://bit.ly/2W5CCrC
Ray Tenorio Painting	The Board Room	@ 1433 Collins	Selected Paintings https://bit.ly/3ghXraC
Paul Saltzman Photos	Carlton Room	@ 1433 Collins	The Inner Light: Beatles in India https://bit.ly/3y2C8Q8
Barbara Hulanicki Photos	Carlton Room	@ 1433 Collins	London 1986, Apres Biba https://bit.ly/3j0XHwz
Bunny Yeager Photos	LT Steak &Seafood	@ 1440 Ocean Dr.	Selected Archival Photographs  https://bit.ly/3kbkzsf
Betsy Poetry Rail     Sculpture	The Alley adjacent to The Betsy Hotel	@14th Place between Collins and Ocean	Poems carved with waterjets into steel. https://bit.ly/3ghmBWI
Betsy ORB     Sculpture	(same as above)	(same as above)	Egg-shaped canvas that bridges hotel wings.  https://bit.ly/2W2ynwZ

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