Press Releases

Chris Friday Creates Sanctuaries of Nostalgia and Rest from the Modern World in Mixed Media Exhibition ‘Where We Never Grow Old’ transports visitors to simpler times with larger-than-life figurative drawings and sculptures . Sarasota, Fla – In an ever-changing social landscape, artist Chris Friday finds rest and freedom in her childhood memories filled with quietude, joy Read More »

Artist Lillian Blades invites visitors into an immersive labyrinth of veils and reflection at Sarasota Art Museum, beginning June 1 “Through the Veil” explores themes of memory, connection, self-discovery, and cultural identity in the artist’s first solo museum exhibition. SARASOTA, Fla. (May 6, 2025) Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College (SAM) presents “Lillian Blades: Through Read More »

Sarasota Art Museum to donate 650 basketballs from installation by David Huffman to local area schools and community centers Impact of nationally traveling exhibition to live on in the hands of local area youth. SARASOTA, Fla. (June 24, 2025) Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design (SAM) is proud to announce plans Read More »

Sarasota Art Museum Presents Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks as part of National Tour Featuring over 70 distinctive pieces, this forward-thinking exhibition explores innovative design and the wearable tech movement with footwear that steps into the future SARASOTA, FL. (Dec. 2, 2024) – Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design Read More »

Artist Joe Fig Debuts New Works in Exhibition that Records One of the Largest Gatherings of Vermeer Paintings to Date ‘Contemplating Vermeer’ transports visitors to Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Sarasota, Fla — Compelling paintings encourage people to pause, study and connect with the artists, the subjects and each other. Figurative painter Joe Fig is well known for Read More »

Creative couple’s work presented together for first time in ‘Larry Fink / Martha Posner: Flesh and Bone’ Exhibition honors the legacy of Larry Fink and debuts new works by Martha Posner Sarasota, Fla – Romantic partners for more than 30 years, Larry Fink (1941-2023) and Martha Posner (b. 1956) often edited one another’s work in Read More »

Sarasota Art Museum Commissions Amalgam, a New Site-Specific Installation by Renowned Ceramic Artist and Designer Molly Hatch Commissioned for Inside Out Series, Molly Hatch’s Amalgam Invites the Dialogue Between the Old and the New SARASOTA, Fla. (May 28, 2024) – Renowned American ceramic artist and designer Molly Hatch’s latest work Amalgam is not just contemporary installation art but also Read More »

Hermitage Artist Ted Riederer Returns to Sarasota Art Museum June 3-9 to Create Additional Vinyl Records for Never Records Project Local Music Artists to Collaborate with Riederer During Daily Recording Sessions On View with Museum’s Exhibition, Impact: Contemporary Artists at the Hermitage Artists Retreat SARASOTA, Fla. (May 31, 2024) – Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College Read More »

Sarasota Art Museum Announces 2024/2025 Season Exhibition Schedule Upcoming exhibitions feature contemporary art by local, national, and internationally renowned artists and designers SARASOTA, Fla. (April 23, 2024) – Sarasota Art Museum announces an outstanding slate of exhibitions, underscoring the Museum’s commitment to presenting new commissions and site-specific installations, special exhibitions that reconsider the work of a Read More »

Take Art Classes Where Art Lives Adult Art Classes Available at The Studios at SAM Sarasota Fla, (Jan. 11, 2024) – The leading destination to view contemporary art in Sarasota is also the leading destination for making art… for adults. Registration for classes at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design is now Read More »