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Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

This week: Free Comic Book Day, Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby, a "bio blitz" at the Elling O. Eide Center, Jerry Seinfeld at the Van Wezel and more.

04/30/2026 By Kim Doleatto

On View

Two New Exhibitions Open at Sarasota Art Museum

One features the work of a solo artist; the other borrows extensively from local collectors.

04/23/2026 By Kay Kipling

Final Frame

Artist Susan Curry's Mosaics Are Made From Hundreds of Salvaged Fragments

Women and nature take center stage in her pieces.

04/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Camera, Action

Actor Dylan McDermott Brings His 'Magic Realism' Exhibit to Sarasota

McDermott's street-photography exhibition opens Sunday, March 29, at Burns Gallery on Central.

03/20/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Sarasota Erased Downtown Art Without Public Notice. Now Artists Are Seeking Damages.

Nine artists have filed claims against the city of Sarasota, alleging their rights were violated when officials removed pavement art in response to a state directive from the Florida Department of Transportation.

03/20/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight and Carrie Seidman/ArtsBeat.org

Art Alive

Selby Gardens' Goldstein Exhibition Celebrates Alexander Calder

Works by the sculptor known for his mobiles are joined by horticultural creations inspired by him.

02/09/2026 By Kay Kipling

Art of the Ark

Joel Sartore’s Images of Endangered Species for the National Geographic Photo Ark May Be Crucial to Saving Wildlife

Sartore will come to Sarasota this month to show some of his images and share stories of his work in a Ringling College Town Hall program at the Van Wezel.

02/07/2026 By Kay Kipling

Final Frame

Sabrina Small Investigates What’s Behind the Mask in Her Drawings, Paintings and Stitchwork

"I’ve always been attracted to the underbelly of human nature and in myself and finding the beauty in the darkness,” Small says

02/01/2026 By Susan Burns

Awards

Charisse Pearlina Weston Named 2026 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Recipient

Weston works in media including sculpture, writing, installation and photography, and often integrates glass into her work

01/22/2026 By Staff

The Hot New Neighborhood

The Limelight District Is the Next Cool Place to Live

This gritty up-and-coming neighborhood is filled with manufacturers, secondhand stores and affordable housing. Bob Plunket takes us on a tour.

01/08/2026 By Robert Plunket

Popular Content

    What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

    Two New Exhibitions Open at Sarasota Art Museum

    How to Spend a Day at the Ringling Museum

    How Sarasota Artist Gil Elvgren Helped Define the Pin-Up Aesthetic

    The Heist That Rocked Sarasota's Art World

    Actor Dylan McDermott Brings His 'Magic Realism' Exhibit to Sarasota

Final Frame

Tim Jaeger's Recent Work Started During Hurricane Milton

The swirling forms on his canvases are related not only to hurricane movement but, he says, “to what lies beneath the ocean and ourselves—the flow of community, the surge of life.”

01/02/2026 By Kay Kipling

An Artful Embrace

The Annual Embracing Our Differences Exhibition Returns to Bayfront Park

It's the most high-profile part of the nonprofit’s efforts to support the community, but it's not the only one.

01/02/2026 By Kay Kipling

Final Frame

Ki Woon Huh Creates Fantastical, Colorful Pottery

A Sarasota resident since 2000, Huh emigrated from Korea, where he was awarded the title of National Treasure.

12/09/2025 By Lauren Jackson

100 Years of Art

Art Center Sarasota Celebrates Its 100th Birthday This Year

In its century-long history, Art Center Sarasota has often led the way in our visual arts community.

11/04/2025 By Kay Kipling

Final Frame

Artist Keith Crowley Captures the 'Surprise of Light'

"The west coast of Florida and its specific characteristics of light have had a large impact on my work," Crowley, the senior preparator at The Ringling, says.

11/01/2025 By Keith Crowley

Among the Flowers

Rebecca Louise Law Explores Time, Survival and Community in Her Orchid Show Installation at Selby Gardens

The British artist’s installation has been extended through Jan. 11, 2026. 

10/07/2025 By Megan McDonald

Natural Beauty

Looking at the Winning Images From Big Waters Land Trust's Summer Photo Contest Will Reset Your Nervous System

For the sixth year, photographers of all ages and experience levels were invited to submit original work showcasing the beauty of natural Florida.

09/17/2025 By Megan McDonald

In Full Flower

Selby Gardens Announces 2025-2026 Programming

The gardens will open its 2025 Orchid Show next month with an installation by British contemporary artist Rebecca Louise Law. Plus: "Flowers and Friendship" from Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith, and more.

09/10/2025 By Staff

Happy Days

Emmy-Award Winning Mauro Gatti, Creator of the Happy Broadcast, Brings Good Vibes to This Year’s PINC

"You have to take care of yourself to take care of others. I’m in that sweet spot right now in my life. I love it.”

09/03/2025 By Megan McDonald

Suncoast Searchlight

Art Center Sarasota Celebrates 100 Years of Making Art Accessible to Everyone

As she prepares for the milestone, executive director Katherine Ceaser brings with her a conviction formed in childhood: that art must remain open to the community, regardless of background or income.

08/22/2025 By Clinton Engelberger/Suncoast Searchlight

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