ART BASEL BOYCOTT PLEDGE

2026 Intake Form

“WE CHOOSE SOLIDARITY OVER EXPLOITATION, LIVELIHOOD OVER SPECTACLE, AND COLLECTIVE POWER OVER CORPORATE PROFIT.” — A4A:MIA

This is an invitation to the arts community in Miami, South Florida, and beyond:

How can we redirect resources back into our local arts ecosystem and divest from extractive enterprises like Art Basel?

Every December, Art Basel and Miami Art Week attract art audiences, collectors, and galleries from around the world, generating millions in revenue and capital. This year, the fair is expected to generate approximately $570 million for South Florida's economy. Estimates suggest that spending goes mostly into hospitality, short-term rentals, and real estate.

The Art Basel Miami Beach ecosystem, which includes satellite fairs, parties, and corporate deals, prioritizes profits over people, fuels gentrification and the displacement of our communities, disregards ongoing injustices, and contributes to environmental degradation.

NO MORE PROFIT OVER PEOPLE!

At A4A:MIA, we honor the interconnectedness of all political struggles and commit to situating art at the intersection of communal liberation. For this reason, we call for a boycott of Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week.

We have developed a risk assessment checklist. Let us know how you can contribute:

Please, check all of the following boxes that apply:

I WON’T…

I won't attend Art Basel Miami Beach (I won't purchase tickets for Art Basel Miami Beach & I won't attend sponsored events)

I won't exhibit my work at Art Basel Miami Beach.

I won't exhibit during Miami Art Week.

I won't give my labor to Art Basel Miami Beach

I WILL…

I will attend alternative programming that highlights the work and stories of local artists, supporting reciprocal and generative models in our community.

I will help support unionizing efforts via A4A:MIA's South Florida Cultural Laborers Union, promoting fair labor practices and enhancing our community's understanding of capital in the arts.

I will support local, non-art related actions, volunteering with the coalition's programming for service.

I AM...

ARE YOU A PART OF A LOCAL ORGANIZATION? Interested in joining the coalition? Please leave your contact information and we’ll follow up!

Yes

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TAKE THE PLEDGE

This boycott is not isolated or reactionary, but part of a broader justice framework. Our boycott is a coordinated withdrawal of our labor, participation, and the cultural power that grants these fairs their relevance. We call on artists, workers, galleries, and audiences to withhold attendance, disrupt business as usual, and apply collective pressure where these institutions are most vulnerable: their dependence on our labor, our creativity, and our attention.

Rather than investing our energy and creative capital into Miami Art Week, we invite you to :

• Reclaim Miami’s Cultural Capital: Build networks that materially support local alternative art spaces and artists, actively decentering Art Basel and Miami Art Week as the default sites of cultural value; e.g., refrain from using “Art Basel” in marketing/promotional materials

• Pressure our local government officials-including City of Miami Beach Mayor Meiner and Commissioners to divest from Israeli bonds and to end the use of taxpayer dollars to fund the genocide in Gaza.

• Help strengthen housing, food, and health access by partnering with local farms and community clinics, and expanding grassroots networks.

• Continue supporting the call for NO ICE IN OUR STREETS!

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By submitting this intake form you agree to having your name, as written above, published online in support of the 2026 Art Basel Boycott.