Mindfulness and Art:
A Collaboration of the Senses
May 1, 2025 | 1 pm
Art at Noon
Come enjoy discussions with specialists and artists covering a variety of topics related to Sarasota Art Museum’s exhibitions, architecture, and areas of interest.
As this talk will be exploring works in the galleries, there will be standing room only.
Meet in the Wendy G. Surkis & Peppi Elona Lobby.
Join one of our Art at Noon Talks
Art At Noon with Skyway Artists
Tuesday, August 20
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
2nd Floor Galleries
Join us for a special talk with Kim Anderson, Sue Havens, Dominique Labauvie, Roger Clay Palmer, and Herion Park, some of the 14 artists selected for Sarasota Art Museum’s presentation of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, the triennial exhibition that unites artists and five art museums across the Tampa Bay area. These artists will share insights about their work on display, artistic practices, and processes while guiding guests through the exhibition in our second-floor galleries.
Art At Noon with Skyway Artists
Tuesday, September 17
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
2nd Floor Galleries
Join us for a special talk with Tatiana Mesa Paján, Gabriel Ramos, Eszter Sziksz, Rob Tarbell, and Kirk Ke Wang, some of the 14 artists selected for Sarasota Art Museum’s presentation of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, the triennial exhibition that unites artists and five art museums across the Tampa Bay area. These artists will share insights about their work on display, artistic practices, and processes while guiding guests through the exhibition in our second-floor galleries
Art At Noon with Skyway Artists
Tuesday, October 15
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
2nd Floor Galleries
Join us for a special talk with Ryan Day, Sam Modder, and Jill Taffet, some of the 14 artists selected for Sarasota Art Museum’s presentation of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, the triennial exhibition that unites artists and five art museums across the Tampa Bay area. These artists will share insights about their work on display, artistic practices, and processes while guiding guests through the exhibition in our second-floor galleries.
Art at Noon with Lacie Barbour
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Lacie Barbour, Associate Curator of Exhibitions for Sarasota Art Museum, in a discussion about the exhibition Larry Fink / Martha Posner: Flesh and Bone.
About Lacie Barbour
Lacie Barbour, Associate Curator of Exhibitions at Sarasota Art Museum, is an emerging museum professional with an interest in diversity, inclusion, and community in the contemporary art world. She participated in a curatorial internship at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, where she established an ongoing exhibition series aimed at highlighting marginalized communities within the Historic Circus Museum archives. She joined the team at Sarasota Art Museum as a curatorial assistant in 2022 and has since contributed to the curation and management of exhibitions by a variety of regional, national, and global artists. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Master of Arts in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies from Florida State University.
Art at Noon with Virginia Shearer
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Sarasota Art Museum’s Executive Director, Virginia Shearer, in a discussion about the exhibitions Tammy Nguyen: Timaeus and the Nations and Claire Ashley: Chromatic Blush.
About Virginia Shearer
Virginia Shearer joined the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design in August 2021. As executive director, she leads an ever-growing expansion of exhibitions, programming, and community engagement activities. She has devoted her 26 years of museum leadership to catalyzing meaningful connections with art and artists, for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience with the arts. At Sarasota Art Museum, she leverages the talents of national and international artists and curators, and exhibition and education teams, to continue this work creating an innovative array of programming for all visitors – students, families, and lifelong learners, from the arts-curious to arts-lovers. Prior to Sarasota Art Museum, Shearer worked at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, where she served as the Eleanor McDonald Storza director of education and as associate director of education. Shearer participated in the Getty Museum Leadership Institute at CGU in 2014 and the Getty’s Next Gen Executive Leadership Program in 2012. Shearer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Florida State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Museum Education from The George Washington University.
Art at Noon with Rangsook Yoon
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Rangsook Yoon, Senior Curator at Sarasota Art Museum, in a discussion about the exhibition Contemplating Vermeer by Artist Joe Fig.
About Rangsook Yoon
Rangsook Yoon, Senior Curator at Sarasota Art Museum, joined the museum in December 2022. Born, raised, and educated in South Korea, she majored in French Language and Literature at Korea University in Seoul and received her PhD in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She taught art history for 6 years and has previously held curatorial and directorial positions at other institutions in Florida over the past 10 years. She has published scholarly and curatorial essays on a wide range of topics and curated over 40 exhibitions.
Art at Noon with Thomas Carabasi
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Thomas Carabasi, Department Head of Photography and Imaging at Ringling College of Art and Design, in a discussion about the exhibition Larry Fink / Martha Posner: Flesh and Bone.
About Thomas Carabasi
Thomas Carabasi is a native of Philadelphia and has recently retired from his long tenure as the Department Head of Photography and Imaging at Ringling College of Art and Design. He has over 40 years of professional experience as a photographer, educator and musician and his work has been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. He is currently represented in the collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Center for Creative Photography, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Princeton University Art Museum and the Museo Ken Damy in Milan, Italy. He is also the recipient of grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Australian Council of the Arts. Carabasi is an active drummer and band leader in the Tampa Bay/Sarasota area and has performed and recorded with many of the area’s top jazz artists.
Art at Noon with Joe Fig
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Joe Fig, Ringling College of Art and Design Fine Arts Department Head and practicing artist, in a discussion about his exhibition Joe Fig: Contemplating Vermeer.
About Joe Fig
Joe Fig is an artist known for work that explores the creative process, and the spaces where art is made and contemplated. His diverse body of work encompasses painting, sculpture, photography and drawing, in which he examines the role of the artist, the creative process, and the self-made universe of the Artist’s studio. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He is the author of the acclaimed books Inside the Painter’s Studio and Inside the Artist’s Studio, which share an intimate view inside the studios of today’s leading artists. His work can be found in numerous museums and leading private collections including JP Morgan Chase, Fogg Art Museum, Dayton Art Institute, Chazen Museum of Art, Parrish Art Museum, Norton Museum of Art, The New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Toledo Museum of Art among others. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Artforum, Art in America, and ArtNews as well as several international magazines. Joe Fig is the Department Chair of both Fine Arts and Visual Studies at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL. He earned his BFA and MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is represented by Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York.
Art at Noon with Jamie DeRuyter
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Jamie DeRuyter, Department Head of the Entertainment Design program at Ringling College of Art and Design, in a discussion about the exhibition Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks.
About Jamie DeRuyter
Jamie DeRuyter earned a BFA in Computer Animation from Ringling College of Art and Design. Jamie joined Ringling College as faculty in 2002 and has maintained an active professional practice creating animation and visual effects for multiple experiences and theme park rides including The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Twister Ride It Out, Revenge of The Mummy, Dueling Dragons, The Simpsons and Antarctica: Empire Of The Penguin. He has created animation and visual effects for several game titles including Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Trilogy, the award winning remake of Shadow of the Colossus, and Demon’s Souls.
Now as Department Head, Jamie has led the development of our newest major at Ringling College. Entertainment Design teaches students to conceive, visualize, and realize innovative design solutions that bring immersive entertainment experiences to life. He is currently designing exhibits for the museum industry including: The Glass Barn, The International Spy Museum and The Frost Science Center.
Art at Noon with Lacie Barbour
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Free for Members
$20 Not-Yet Members (Includes Museum Admission)
Join Lacie Barbour, Associate Curator of Exhibitions for Sarasota Art Museum, in a discussion about the exhibition Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press.
About Lacie Barbour
Lacie Barbour, Associate Curator of Exhibitions at Sarasota Art Museum, is an emerging museum professional with an interest in diversity, inclusion, and community in the contemporary art world. She participated in a curatorial internship at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, where she established an ongoing exhibition series aimed at highlighting marginalized communities within the Historic Circus Museum archives. She joined the team at Sarasota Art Museum as a curatorial assistant in 2022 and has since contributed to the curation and management of exhibitions by a variety of regional, national, and global artists. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Master of Arts in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies from Florida State University.
Other Talks
Mindfulness and Art:
Curator’s Tour – May 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025 | 1 pm
Director’s Tour – May 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025 | 1 pm
Opening Day Talk: Lillian Blades
Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 1-2 pm
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Highlights Tour
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