Community Calendar

The monthly Saturday Night Sketch Club offers chill, creative vibes with costumed models or themed still lifes, and refreshments.

Open to all skill levels—bring your own sketchbook & supplies.
Beer and wine are available for purchase.
Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere where you can sketch, explore, and connect with fellow creatives.

Join us on Thursday, August 20, 5-7pm to celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions!

Gallery 1: Molly Duff-Clarke

Gallery 2: Shaping Sarasota: A Century of Art

Gallery 3: Antoine Williams

Gallery 4: Juried Show: Icons, juried by John Pirman

The Opening Reception is FREE and open to the public. Complimentary valet parking is available for all guests. Beer & wine is available for purchase and all artwork is for sale.

The monthly Saturday Night Sketch Club offers chill, creative vibes with costumed models or themed still lifes, and refreshments.

Open to all skill levels—bring your own sketchbook & supplies.
Beer and wine are available for purchase.
Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere where you can sketch, explore, and connect with fellow creatives.

Our new speaker series, Art, Actually, explores how art intersects with identity, community, and change through conversations with artists, curators, and cultural leaders.

“Art, Actually” is a community-centered speaker series at ACS that explores the role of art in shaping Sarasota’s cultural identity—past, present, and future. Each session highlights the voices of local artists, cultural leaders, and creative thinkers as they reflect on how art connects us, tells our shared stories, and inspires meaningful dialogue. Grounded in Sarasota’s rich artistic legacy, this series celebrates the power of creativity to build community and spark change. $15 for New Friends of the Art Center. Free for Members.

The monthly Saturday Night Sketch Club offers chill, creative vibes with costumed models or themed still lifes, and refreshments.

Open to all skill levels—bring your own sketchbook & supplies.
Beer and wine are available for purchase.
Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere where you can sketch, explore, and connect with fellow creatives.