Hermitage Partners With Sarasota Art Museum On New Artist Series

SARASOTA, FL — The Hermitage Artist Retreat will bring nationally and internationally celebrated visual and performing artists to Sarasota Art Museum, beginning with “Citizen Arts: Music, Theater, and Dance” on July 22.

This inaugural event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Klein Plaza and feature an interdisciplinary discussion on art in public spaces. The conversation will feature Brazilian-born composer Marcos Balter, theater-maker Sam Max and dance educator Amanda Cantrell Roche, according to a news release from the arts organization.

Future programs with Sarasota Art Museum will be announced at a later date. See below for complete program details and artist bios.

As part of their residency, nationally renowned artists are invited to the Hermitage’s beachfront campus in Englewood and offer free community programs to arts audiences throughout Sarasota County and the greater Gulf Coast region.

With the retreat continuing its expansion of programs and events, this new partnership with Sarasota’s contemporary art museum offers another centrally located outdoor venue to introduce some of the artists who discover the Sarasota area through their Hermitage Fellowships, the organization said.

The Hermitage will also continue to present free community programs with The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Art Center Sarasota, and other leading arts, cultural, and educational institutions throughout the region.

Over the past two seasons, the Hermitage has increased its programmatic offerings and introduced world-class artists to dozens of venues throughout the region with over 100 live, outdoor community programs.

“We are excited to be partnering with Sarasota Art Museum as we introduce new works-in-process from nationally and internationally renowned visual and performing artists to the members of our community,” Hermitage Artistic Director and CEO Andy Sandberg said. “We have some further initiatives in the works with SAM, and we look forward to sharing more news about this in the coming months.”

Virginia Shearer, Sarasota Art Museum’s executive director, added, “The Hermitage brings some truly extraordinary talents to Sarasota, and we look forward to hosting these brilliant artists for programs at Sarasota Art Museum. Our two organizations share a global perspective as we aspire to introduce our community to leading contemporary artists from around the world.”