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Inspiration I got out of Sara Berman’s Closet

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By Natalie Donaldson SAM TAC 2023-24 No one is quite sure what drove Sara Berman to suddenly switch to wearing only white one Friday, all we can do is wonder. Sara Berman  lived in Tel Aviv before she divorced her husband and moved across the world to live in a studio apartment in New York City. Read More »

Color Origins From The “28 Colors” Display

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By Marley BeanSAM TAC 2023-24 In the words of Sarasota Art Museum: “In 28 Colors (Sarasota, FL), Leah Rosenberg surveyed our hometown on foot and chose twenty-eight colors to represent specific aspects of Sarasota. The shape of the installation responds to the architecture of the building, transforming from solid stripes in the Lobby that then Read More »

Who Are the People in the Pink Aprons?

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By Kimora LewisSAM TAC 2023-24 The Importance of VEA’s Often in museums there are what you call docents. A docent acts as a guide for visitors in museums, art galleries, and zoos. Here at the Sarasota Art Museum (SAM) we have VEA’s. What exactly is a VEA? ‘VEA’ stands for visitor experience associate, at SAM, Read More »

Adaptive Reuse in Florida

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By Isa EsquivelSAM TAC 2023-24 The history of Sarasota Art Museum’s building is no secret. Left behind when Sarasota High School outgrew the space, the future was uncertain for this building. Adaptive reuse as a way to give new life to old and unused buildings is quite popular among residents of historic and influential Florida Read More »