Featured Fine Arts Society Of Sarasota
2012 Suncoast Art Tour
By Ed Bertha
Coming March 9th and 10th is an ambitious art show featuring more than 1,000 pieces of art by 17 local Sarasota artists. This unique, self-guided tour, allows the public into the artist’s studios, where you can meet and speak with the artists, and see firsthand how their art is created.
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Event headliners include international photographer and artist Giovanni Lunardi (featured in post below this article); legacy painter Joseph Melancon; international multi-media painter Andrea Dasha Reich; ceramic and metal sculptor Adam Todd; and artist printmaker Nancy Turner.
The Ringling College of Art + Design will host a gallery exhibit of 12 more artists in the Student Center exhibition area. The artists on display include painters Bob Brown, Elena de la Ville and Kris Parins; collage artist Sally Sloan; construction artist and painter Jo Prioetti; fiber artist Gloria Hall Cropper; jewelry designer Renee J. Davis; plique-a-jour artist Phil Karp; glass artist Liana Martin; assemblage artist Barbara F. Page; and fabric artist and designer Linda Tilson. Artists will conduct demonstrations on both days at the Gallery Exhibit.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and can be purchased on the Society’s website www.FineArtsSarasota.com or at the Van Wezel Box Office, Manatee, Venice & Sarasota Art Centers, Dabbert Gallery, Davidson Drugstores, Galleria Silecchia, State of the Arts Gallery and Artists on the Court.
Click on top image to download the event pdf.
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