Galleries
Take a moment to stroll through the galleries that make their home in Sarasota County. Both local and visiting artists display their talents in exhibitions and galleries throughout the year. If visitors come on the right day, they may even catch an opening night or get the opportunity to meet the artist.
Several art centers also call Sarasota home. Art Center Sarasota offers creative opportunities that are affordable and accessible to the entire community with approximately 27 exhibitions,100 classes and educational programs for youth and adults and special events each year. The Englewood Art Center and the Longboat Key Art Center are part of Ringling College Art+ Design offers classes and exhibitions throughout the year. The Venice Art Center is another gem with annual exhibitions, openings and classes. If an inner artists is calling, guests can try their hand at the pottery-painting studio The Artful Giraffe.
Local galleries such as the Palm Fine Art Gallery, Art Uptown Gallery, Sarasota’s only co-op, Allyn Gallup Gallery and State of the Arts Gallery in downtown Sarasota provide a broad cultural canvas for art connoisseurs to peruse, while galleries such as the madeby gallery in the Rosemary District and Clothesline 529 Gallery in Burns Square showcase the cutting edge work of Ringling College of Art + Design graduates and members of Sarasota contemporary art collective, s/ART/q. Galleries such as Clyde Butcher Art Gallery and Collectors Gallery & Framery take up residence in Venice.
Keep an eye on Visit Sarasota's Art Gallery and Exhibits and Theater and Concert events calendars to stay up to date on arts and culture events taking place throughout Sarasota year-round.
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Madeby Gallery offers an eclectic assortment of one-of-a-kind and limited edition works for sale by Ringling College of Art and Design students...
Anchoring the Ringling College Museum Campus, the Sarasota Art Museum has 15,000 square feet of dedicated exhibition gallery space, Bistro, Shop, auditorium...
Locally owned business and one of the best places to buy art in Sarasota. We support local artists by providing affordable studio space,...
Architecture Sarasota provides exhibitions, lectures, walking tours, and programs designed to engage the public about architecture and design in Sarasota.
The Venice Museum preserves the cultural heritage of Venice and its neighboring communities with temporary and permanent exhibits. The museum resides in...
Ringling College of Art + Design welcomes art and design students and enthusiasts to its campus to learn, grow, and explore through...
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The Sarasota Classic Car Museum is recognized as the second oldest continuously operating antique car museum in the country. As you stroll through...
The Ringling, the State Art Museum of Florida, is home to one of the preeminent art and cultural collections in the United...
The Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy is dedicated to the creative human spirit and raising the importance of Whimsical Art. This...