Be inspired. Explore curated art and juried shows exhibited in four galleries.

E.A. KAHANE, ¡¡Come Join the Parade!! 25 Years from My Third-Floor Window

E.A. KAHANE’s exhibition is a singular New York City love story and celebration of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as told through her photographs. With this installation, Kahane conveys her sense of joy, excitement and wonder, and invites the viewer to take part: “Come One, Come All, Big and Small!"

E.A. KAHANE seeks to capture and share the happiness and beauty of the life around her with her lens. This practice has led to the creation of diverse bodies of work ranging from portraits to landscapes, from still-lifes to large public celebrations. Kahane has begun creating more exploratory spaces for her images by incorporating light towers, photo-based wallpaper, and monumental photographic prints, into her exhibitions. Her work has been included in the collections of the Barack Obama Foundation, the New York Historical Society, and the Newport Historical Society. She has exhibited at Museo Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy; Temple Emanu-El Bernard Museum in New York; and Jessica Hagan Fine Art Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island.

Ermin Tabakovic, Sigma Series - Space, Paradox & Beauty

Ermin Tabakovic presents a body of work born during the Covid lockdown of 2020. The series presents mature, colorful and bold representations of his core vision which is steeped in geometric form, structural sensibility, dimensionality and the metaphysical.

Tabakovic was born in 1980 in former Yugoslavia. As a child, he exhibited creative sensibilities beyond his age. Recognizing his talent, his teachers placed him in special art programs. In 1993, due to the civil war in Yugoslavia, he and his family moved to Berlin, Germany where they lived as refugees. In Berlin, Tabakovic continued to pursue his artistic passion and became a graffiti artist. In 1998, the family emigrated to the U.S., settling in Tampa Bay, FL.

Tabakovic left graffiti behind and took up painting, attending St. Petersburg College where he began studying art and architecture. In 2006, he received his BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in Graphic Design and Art History from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Keenan Perren, Push

Keenan Perren exhibits a new body of work using broken skateboards to create layered compositions that highlight human connection and reflect on past experiences. The work is inspired by friends and family, the skateboard community and the landscape of everyday life.

Perren is a self-taught artist originally from Vineland, NJ, now living in Bradenton, FL. Growing up, Keenan fell in love with skateboarding and began to experiment with art. After moving to Florida he began to mix the two interests. Without using paint, Perren takes broken and discarded skateboards and transforms them into works of art, creating detailed collages, portraits and sculptures. Piece by piece he constructs images of everyday life through his eyes.

Perren’s work has been shown in exhibitions including Sonder at Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City, MI, Pop at Art Center Sarasota, Love Art, Love People at SPAACES, and All My Friends in Sarasota, and Raw Foundation, in Bradenton, FL. Publications featuring Perren’s work include Voyage Tampa, Sarasota Magazine and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Juried Show: Trompe L’oeil

Trompe L’oeil invites artists to create work centered around ideas of illusion, perception and reality. A French phrase meaning ‘deceives the eye,' trompe l’oeil is a theme in art, generally used to describe work that creates a true-to-life depiction of a real object, scene or being. These artworks question reality and the aesthetics of realism. Trompe l’oeil forces viewers to question what they see and consider the boundary between the artist's world and our own.

Juror: Michael Kinsey, portrait photographer, filmmaker and content creator
Juror’s In Person Critique: TBD

Notification of Acceptance: Friday, Nov 8, 5 pm
Artwork Drop-Off: Tuesday, Nov 19 - Wednesday, Nov 20, 10 am-5 pm
Award Notifications: No later than 5 pm Wednesday, Dec 4
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, Dec 5, 2024- Saturday, Jan 18, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, Dec 5 NEW TIME: 5-7 pm
Artwork Pick-Up: Monday, Jan 20 & Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025, 10 am-5 pm

Michael Kinsey’s photography has received national recognition and prestigious awards. He’s shot for Rolling Stone Magazine and his work has been featured in Inc. Magazine and The Washington Post. The American Society of Magazine Editors awarded Kinsey’s portrait for the cover of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine as the Cover of the Year in 2022. His 2024 solo exhibition at Art Center Sarasota, “Views from the New Horizon,” featured an intimate group of portraits taken for Sarasota Magazine’s “Listening to Black Voices” series for which he has photographed over 50 individuals.

Holiday Art Festival 2024!

Artists from all disciplines are encouraged to apply to sell their work for one or both days of the Festival.  

Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15, 12-5 pm
The Sam & Sally Shapiro Sculpture Garden
In the event of rain, an alternate day will be Monday, December 16.

• Applications are open until Sunday, November 10, 2024.

• Artists will be notified of acceptance no later than Friday, November 15, 2024.

• All artwork must be for sale and prices must range from $25 - $500. 

• Artists have the option to rent a “table” or a “tent” space.  Artists interested in a tent space MUST BRING THEIR OWN 10’x10’ TENT.

2025 Annual Juried Members Show

Every year Art Center Sarasota celebrates our Members with the Annual Juried Members Show, a highly anticipated exhibition that is only open to current members.  There is no theme for this exhibition.

This year, the exhibition will be juried with no more than 100 pieces selected to display in the Atrium.  All members who submit to the show will be guaranteed one piece accepted into our inaugural online exhibition that will run concurrent with the physical exhibition.  

• Rangsook Yoon, the Senior Curator at the Sarasota Art Museum, will be the juror for the show.

• Submissions are open until Sunday, January 5, 2025

• 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winner will be invited to discuss their work in a unique group artist talk.

  • This year, Mary Davis Wallace, Cultural Arts Advisor and ACS Board of Directors Member, will also select a special "Directors Choice Award".