Sarasota Art Museum

No Southwest Florida museum has any of David Hockney’s artworks in its permanent collection. They are very expensive. His painting “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” sold at Christie’s New York in 2018 for $90 million, a record for a living artist. But one of his photographic drawings is on loan to the Sarasota Art Museum as part of the “Something Borrowed, Something New” exhibition.

During the month of June, three exhibitions close and 30 others continue their runs at museums from Marco Island to Sarasota.

When Sarasota Art Museum commissioned ceramicist Molly Hatch to create a work of art, little did the museum realize she’d show up two years later with her car loaded to the brim with 450 bubble-wrapped earthenware plates.

Maria A. Guzman Capron’s solo textile show at Sarasota Art Museum is called “Penumbra.” In it, the artist employs shadows to explore the way identity changes based on experiences.

Ten art collectors from Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota have loaned the best of their collections to the Sarasota Art Museum for a show called “Something Borrowed, Something New.” This exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see these works of art not just out of the homes of the collectors, but also in conversation with one another.

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During April, five exhibitions open, four close and 26 others continue their runs. Headlining the list is "Something Borrowed, Something New" at the Sarasota Art Museum.

Southwest Florida’s outdoor art festival season is entering its final month with the Sarasota Fine Art Show and Naples Downtown Art Fair taking place March 21 and 22.

During the month of March, three exhibitions open, four close and 29 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums, highlighted by 'Discovering Ansel Adams' at the Baker Museum.

In February, 4 exhibitions open, 3 close and 32 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums. At the top of the list is “Growing Obsession – The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades” at Museum of the Everglades.

During January, three exhibitions open, five close and 25 others continue their runs including 'Railroads at Work' at the Naples Depot Museum.