The cultural capital of Southwest Florida, Sarasota is a mecca for
artists, musicians, writers and patrons of the arts. The county’s
cultural attractions put those of much larger cities to shame with
two symphonies, an opera house, a world-class ballet company,
numerous playhouses and a plethora of art galleries.
John and Mable Ringling bequeathed to Sarasotans, among other
things, one of the most beautiful museums in the United States, with
a collection recognized internationally for its Baroque paintings,
including John Paul Rubens’ Triumph of the Eucharist series. When
the state took over the gift in 1948, it added the exquisite 18th
century Asolo Theater from Asolo, Italy, and the Ringling Museum of
the Circus.
Sarasota is not only home to nearly four times as many performing
artists as any other part of Florida, but stage actors from around
the globe come to train at the Asolo Theater Festival, while the
Ringling School of Art and Design turns out numerous sculptors and
painters.
ART
FILMS
Sarasota Film Society - Burns Court Cinema
Sarasota Film Festival
BALLET
The Sarasota Ballet
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