Greet the Light! Be among the first to experience the Skyspace created by James Turrell at a feats of sight and sound in the Ringling Museum of Art Courtyard. DJ, dancing, holiday fare and more from 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 22, at 5401 Baysore Road, Sarasota. Call (941) 359-5700 for advance tickets.
Abstract works by artists such as Vassily Kandinsky, Arthur Dove, Franz Kline, Jules Olitski, Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder, Yves Tanguy and Richard Serra among others will be on view inviting visitors to explore this modernist paradigm. Asian ceramics have captivated collectors for centuries because of their exquisite forms, patterns and materials. Advancements in sailing and [...]
Steven High, executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, announced this week the appointment of Grady Enlow as deputy director. Enlow will lead the day-to-day administration, finance and strategic planning for all service areas of The Ringling Museum, a division of Florida State University and the State Art Museum of Florida. [...]
The versatile artistic expressions of Miriam Cassell have received wide critical acclaim for more than five decades. This extraordinary Lido Shores artist breathes art into every moment of her life. Her home has all but turned into an incredible museum of her work and collections of fascinating objects
At a press conference Thursday, Clifford Walters, search committee chairman, introduced new Ringling Museum Executive Director Steven High. High is the director and CEO of the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Ga. High, in his current role since 2007, has also been director and CEO at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. He holds a [...]
Come to a special twilight celebration of the holidays at 6 p.m., Dec. 3, benefiting the Ca’d’zan preservation fund. Enjoy holiday cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music on the beautiful terrace followed by a rare evening docent tour. 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. For reservation/donation information, call (941) 358-3180.
The 2010 Ringling International Art Festival kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 13. This year heralds in a most diverse array of arts from classical ballet, opera and plays to edgy and dynamic modern dance, music and plays. Ringling Museum’s Public Relations Manager Scott Gardiner says that although ticket sales are brisk, with many of the productions sold out, there are available tickets.
Considered one of the most “shocking” of all of the artistic innovations to change the course of art in the 20th century, abstraction has proven over time to be an enduring and influential movement. Composed entirely of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s permanent collection, the gallery installation “20th century Abstract Art” provides a glimpse at this watershed moment in the history of Western art.
The old notion of retiring to Florida—kept alive way too long in pop culture by TV, the movies and late night comics—usually conjures up worn-out images of curmudgeonly seniors idling away their days on seaside benches or shuffleboard courts, playing endless rounds of gin rummy, canasta or mahjong; or packed into cavernous bingo halls.
