Event List

Learn how to draw the basics with professional methods. Building off of different skills and approaches, each class builds off of each other while still being approachable and unique!

Enjoy a free one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about to learn about the history, culture and spirit of Greece.

Join Tarah Hart from Venice Theatre as we bring works of art to life! Students will use their actor's tools of body, voice, mind, and imagination to become famous works of art and even create some of their own masterpieces.

Join us for a relaxing, beginner-friendly paint-along night and create your very own take on Vincent Van Gogh's iconic masterpiece, Starry Night. 

Teens must solve clues and race against the clock to escape the curse of the haunted painting.

Session 1: 2:45

Session 2: 3:30

Registration not required but space is limited. 

The Ringling brings the museum experience directly to afterschool programs, libraries, and community organizations, exploring works of art from various collections including European Art, Asian Art, Circus, Contemporary, and Photography.

No reservations. First come, first seated. Doors open at 10 a.m.

AUTHOR EVENT- Shannon Staub Library at Suncoast Technical College – North Port.

Join us for an engaging exploration of the book “All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me.” Led by Baila Miller, this presentation delves into the profound ways art can heal both intellectually and emotionally.

Celebrate the beauty and tradition of Pysanka, the ancient Ukrainian art of egg decorating. Learn about the intricate designs, symbolic meanings, and wax-resistant techniques used to create these stunning works of art.

No reservations. First come, first seated. Doors open at 6 p.m.

There has always been a connection between the campfire story and art, and in modern times that connection changes faster and plants deeper. There is a connection between haunted folklore and modern social and mass media.

Enjoy this in-costume portrayal of Martha Hartman, the founder of the Petticoat Painters, who tells the story of the development of  Sarasota County as an arts colony, creating the “Cultural Coast of Florida”.

Co-authors and sisters Dr. Stacie Herrera and Sandi Herrera invite you on an engaging journey to rediscover your innate resilience and joy.

Give your old clothes a spring makeover! Join us to make a customized clothing patch using basic embroidery and sewing techniques. Learn how to transform holes in your outfits into works of art with us!

The Ringling brings the museum experience directly to you, exploring works of art from various collections from their museum.

Join Stephenie Frasher as we journey through the rich history of Florida’s development, uncovering the roots that shaped the vibrant and culturally rich Sarasota we know today.

Have fun and brighten someone’s day by writing to a homebound senior!

We will provide the supplies needed to write uplifting letters to isolated adults in need. 

Partnership with Letters Against Isolation.  

Join Marshall O'Donovan for an intriguing journey into the paranormal as he showcases and discusses the unique and mysterious photographs he captured at the historic Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida. 

Explore a unique approach to visual art using seed beads to build texture, pattern, and depth. In this hands-on program, you will use colorful seed beads to “paint” a museum worthy design.

The Highwaymen: A group of African American artists who earned their living by selling their Florida landscape paintings out of the trunks of their cars in the 1960s.

A priceless Monet painting has recently gone missing from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We have reason to believe it’s been nabbed by the new museum curator, Vincent Hahn. Use your wits to get the painting back undetected.

Join Tarah Hart from Venice Theatre as we bring works of art to life! Participants will use their actor's tools of body, voice, mind and imagination to become famous works of art AND even create some of their own masterpieces.