When Art Basel arrived in Miami Beach in 2001, collectors, jet-setters, visual artists, curators and administrators, and lovers of all-things-cultural on South Beach, flooded the area and satellite locations. Now, close to two decades later, every gallery, artist, and non-profit wants a part of the weekend! That is a positive thing. Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week brings no less than 13 million dollars to the Miami-Dade County economy while providing a platform for over 4,000 artists to exhibit and perform. The palpable energy of the highly anticipated arts week encourages people to enjoy art in traditional and non-traditional ways.