Visit Sarasota Arts
The arts just come naturally in Sarasota. Is it the crystal blue waters or the warm, balmy air that artists and performers find so inspirational? Who knows for sure. But you will find it every night and day in our performance halls, theatres, opera house and galleries. Discover it yourself in Sarasota. You’ll see why we’re known as Florida’s Cultural Coast™.
Upcoming Arts Events
Art Uptown presents "Playful Geometrics," an Abstract Exhibit by Gillian St George
- 11:00am - 9:00pm
Art Uptown presents "Playful Geometrics," an Abstract Exhibit by Gillian St George
- 11:00am - 9:00pm
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The Ringling, the State Art Museum of Florida, is home to one of the preeminent art and cultural collections in the United...
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THE 2019-2020 SARASOTA OPERA SEASON
Sarasota has become one of the most vibrant Florida communities....
Providing some of the most anticipated events in our area, The Circus Arts Conservatory leads the way in cultivating and enriching circus...
Selby Gardens is a living museum located on the shores of Sarasota Bay. It is the only botanical garden dedicated to the...
![Cabaret - Florida Studio Theatre's Cabaret Series has seen more than 65 original FST musical revues. Terence Fugate, arts writer for SCENE Magazine says, "If you have never attended a show at [FST's] Cabaret Theatre, you really don't know what you've been missing.](https://www.visitsarasota.com/sites/default/files/styles/listing_node_teaser/public/mmg_lfef_images/florida-studio-theatre-110-b610415d36b4971b716aadd22de2d8e4.png?itok=z5NMXu_a "Cabaret - Florida Studio Theatre's Cabaret Series has seen more than 65 original FST musical revues. Terence Fugate, arts writer for SCENE Magazine says, \"If you have never attended a show at [FST's] Cabaret Theatre, you really don't know what you've been missing.")
Founded in 1973, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has grown from an alternative touring group into a nationally recognized regional theatre. Hip and historical,...
![Downtown Sarasota - Opera House - The Sarasota Opera House (originally the Edwards Theatre) [2] is an historic theatre, now opera house, located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The vision of a local man, A. B. Edwards. It originally opened on April 10, 1926 with an elaborate three-story entrance containing "eight shops on the ground floor, 12 offices on the second floor, and 12 furnished apartments on the third, while the theatre's auditorium contained an orchestral pipe organ. As noted on the Sarasota Opera's website, the Sarasota Herald Tribune hailed Edwards for "having admitted Sarasota into a fairyland of costly decoration, rich furnishings and never to be forgotten artistry."
The building was designed by Roy A. Benjamin in the Mediterranean Revival Style Architecture[4] and constructed by the GA Miller Construction Company.
The theatre is now the home of the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc., which owns the building. The Association is the parent body which runs the Sarasota Opera. The house now seats 1,119.](https://www.visitsarasota.com/sites/default/files/styles/listing_node_teaser/public/mmg_lfef_images/sarasota-walking-tours-2022-95e60c5c20b208950cbfe4b4126e6d23.jpg?itok=IJoRh_eJ "Downtown Sarasota - Opera House - The Sarasota Opera House (originally the Edwards Theatre) [2] is an historic theatre, now opera house, located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The vision of a local man, A. B. Edwards. It originally opened on April 10, 1926 with an elaborate three-story entrance containing \"eight shops on the ground floor, 12 offices on the second floor, and 12 furnished apartments on the third, while the theatre's auditorium contained an orchestral pipe organ. As noted on the Sarasota Opera's website, the Sarasota Herald Tribune hailed Edwards for \"having admitted Sarasota into a fairyland of costly decoration, rich furnishings and never to be forgotten artistry.\"
The building was designed by Roy A. Benjamin in the Mediterranean Revival Style Architecture[4] and constructed by the GA Miller Construction Company.
The theatre is now the home of the Sarasota Opera Association, Inc., which owns the building. The Association is the parent body which runs the Sarasota Opera. The house now seats 1,119.")
TRAVEL back in time, walk in the present, and discover the future of one of America’s most interesting and historic cities, "Sarasota,...
The Players Centre for Performing Arts is Sarasota’s community theatre, dedicated to delivering quality productions of mainstage classics. We also offer classes...
The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast celebrates sixteen years of hosting the Perlman Music Program (PMP) Sarasota Winter Residency. This intensive 17-day program was founded by Toby...
Clyde Butcher's galleries feature a large selection of his award-winning, limited edition, hand-printed B&W photographs. Books and gifts also available for purchase....