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We offer more than 25 exhibitions annually, year-round classes for kids and adults, and collaborative programming with artists, performers, and arts groups. Here is where you’ll find news, stories and updates.
Views From the New Horizon: Portraits From Sarasota Magazine’s ‘Listening to Black Voices’ Series
The photo exhibition, created in partnership with Gulf Coast Community Foundation, will feature the work of Michael Kinsey and will be on display at Art Center Sarasota March 14-April 20.
ACS Receives Substantial Tourist Development Cultural/Arts Grant
The Sarasota County Commission awarded Art Center Sarasota a $72,855 Tourist Development Cultural/Arts grant to help fund its 2023-2024 exhibition season, which runs through September 2024.
The Patterson Foundation Provides $50,000 Fundraising Match
The Patterson Foundation is strengthening Art Center Sarasota’s effort to implement entrepreneurial strategies by matching up to $50,000 in startup and growth capital investments toward its earned-income plan.
Art Center Sarasota Receives Grant from The Exchange
Art Center Sarasota received a $10,000 grant from The Exchange during a grants ceremony on June 8, 2023. The grant will help fund the center’s free Youth Saturdays, a program that provides arts education and inspiration to youth ages 6-15.
ACS Selected for Margin & Mission Ignition
Art Center Sarasota is one of four regional nonprofit organizations to have joined Margin & Mission Ignition, an entrepreneurial opportunity from The Patterson Foundation designed to build organizational capacity, boost revenue, and strengthen mission impact.
Kinsey Robb, Executive Director
Sarasota Magazine showcases our own Kinsey Robb in their feature article, Four New Arts Leaders Shaping Our Future.
Muralist Annie Dong
Artist Annie Dong, a New College student and muralist, was selected to create the mural for this biennial initiative, a collaboration between Art Center Sarasota and the Boys & Girls Club of Manatee County.
Call for Muralist
Call to muralists! The selected artist will design the wall mural and outline the major details of the design. Youth who attend the Boys & Girls Club of Manatee County will then paint the mural, with supervision, over the course of four days in January.
And the Winner Is…
Announcing the winners of the 2022 Juried Regional Show, juried by Amanda Cooper, chief curator at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg.
Art and Childhood Development: A Panel Discussion
Art Center Sarasota and Sunshine from Darkness will host a panel discussion to explore art and childhood development with experts in the field of early childhood development.
North Sarasota County Schools Spring Art Show
Art Center Sarasota Presents the The North County Schools Spring Art Show exhibiting artwork from students at 29 Area schools May 10-21, 2022
Call to Artists! Juried Regional Show
Art Center Sarasota encourages artists to submit artwork for its annual regional, juried exhibit, “Faces and Places,” which runs June 2-August 6. Deadline to submit is May 6, 2022.
New Exhibitions in March 17-April 30, 2022
Art Center Sarasota’s exhibition season continues with four exhibits, March 17-April 30. Osa Atoe, Philomena Marano, Susan Sidebottom, and our Annual Members Juried Show.
New Exhibitions in January
Art Center Sarasota’s 2021-2022 exhibition season continues with four exhibits, January 27-March 5. Vitus Shell, 31 Flavors; Javo, Revisited; Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative, Visions in Black; and Anything Goes, a juried exhibition.
Partners: Visual & Performing Arts
Art Center Sarasota has collaborated with the performing arts group, “Theatre of the Mind” to present a dramatic reading of Lunch with Mrs. Baskin.
Art and Sound
Join us for a meditative Sound Bath with Stacy Tarter of Rosemary Court Yoga in our Bassmi Ibrahim Gallery on Dec 21, 2021.
Upcoming Visiting Artists Workshops
Visiting Artists Workshops offer immersive one- to three-day learning experiences that are led by masters in their art from around the world.
New Exhibition Includes “Cup Shop”
New exhibition showcases four exhibits Dec 9-Jan 15 with works by Bassmi Ibrahim, George Pappas, a juried show, and a Cup Shop for finding the perfect holiday gift.
Art and Meditation
Art Center Sarasota is partnering with Sarasota Mindfulness Institute for an intimate evening of guided meditation and visual awareness on Dec 14, 2021.
Artist Talk with Sibel Kocabasi and Kirk Ke Wang
This month’s Artist Talk features current gallery exhibition artists Sibel Kocabasi and Kirk Ke Wang who will discuss their art and inspirations in our outdoor sculpture garden.