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

Arts & Culture

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

« View The Tuesday May 14, 2024 SRQ Daily Edition
« Back To SRQ Daily Archive

Read More

Godfather of Harlem Premieres at the Sarasota Film Festival

Godfather of Harlem Premieres at the Sarasota Film Festival

Dylan Campbell | Apr 11, 2025

Long Shadows Brings the American West to the Gulf Coast

Long Shadows Brings the American West to the Gulf Coast

Dylan Campbell | Apr 11, 2025

The Conjuring

John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art transports visitors back in time to the Age of Spiritualism

Phil Lederer | Apr 1, 2025

Inspiring the Next Generation of Filmmakers

There is a responsibility that Sarasota has as the center of Florida’s Cultural Coast. Art is transient by nature. Each season brings a new slew of productions at the area’s performing arts organizations, new gallery openings and exhibitions at the museums. For Sarasota, there is a du

Dylan Campbell | Mar 28, 2025