January 16, 2025
Theatre Odyssey celebrates 20 years of its Ten Minute Play Festival
After a modest start, the festival has become a mainstay of the Sarasota arts season. Tom Aposporos remembers some things about Theatre Odyssey’s inaugural Ten Minute Play Festival very…
December 17, 2024
Rise Above Performing Arts Awarded $15,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Rise Above Performing Arts is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Capacity Building Grant from the Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County…
November 6, 2024
Asolo Rep Receives $15,000 Capacity Building Grant from Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Asolo Repertory Theatre has received a $15,000 Capacity Building Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the development of a five-year strategic plan for the theatre…
September 25, 2024
Community Foundation's Strategic Partnership Grants to Sarasota Orchestra Announced
Sarasota Orchestra has received a $65,000 Strategic Partnership Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which comes from the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund II. In addit…
September 13, 2024
Look closer: Why supporting the arts matters
Over the years, I’ve heard from many longtime and new neighbors alike that one thing they love most about Sarasota is its robust arts and cultural scene. No doubt it brings excitement an…
September 13, 2024
Ringling Museum Awarded a $55,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to Support Health and Accessibility Programming
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling) is proud to announce a grant of $55,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support Health and Accessibility programmin…
July 17, 2024
Hermitage Artist Retreat Receives Over $238,000 in National and Regional Grants Toward Artist Programs and Community Initiatives
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced that the Hermitage has been awarded nearly a dozen grants totaling over $238,000 that will support a variety of programs and initiatives, including r…
July 8, 2024
Tickets on sale for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's ‘Stage of Discovery' student show
For the ninth year, aspiring actors, dancers and singers ages 8-19 are taking the stage with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe as part of its Stage of Discovery program. The five-week summer musi…
May 27, 2024
WBTT Presents: Juneteenth Arts Festival
For the second year, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present the Juneteenth Arts Festival, featuring live dance and music, an art exhibition, films, family-friendly activities, vendors, an…