Art Center Sarasota's Annual Regional Juried Exhibition Beyond Comfort Opens May 23

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Pictured: Virginia Shearer. Photo by Nancy Guth

Art Center Sarasota unveils its much-anticipated annual regional juried exhibit, "Beyond Comfort," on May 23. Juried by Virginia Shearer, the executive director of Sarasota Art Museum, the exhibition calls upon artists statewide to delve into their interpretations of beauty and the grotesque within contemporary art and society. The exhibit, which spans all four galleries, runs through July 27. The opening reception is Thursday, May 23, 6-8 p.m. A critique with Virginia Shearer will take place on Thursday, May 30, 3:30 p.m. at Art Center Sarasota. For information, visit www.artsarasota.org or call 941-365-2032. 

Pictured: Virginia Shearer. Photo by Nancy Guth

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