Join us inside for a cool day of family fun! Animals & Art Family Fun Day!  Mote Marine Mobile Lab, Wildlife Inc., Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, Birds of Paradise, Ruff Life, Pet Supermarket, the Florida Extension Office and more, will be here to play! Three 1 hour children’s art workshops add to the family creative […]

Create summer flowers using basketweaving techniques and materials. We'll make flowers of various sizes and colors. Enjoy the evening with friends as you make flowers for your indoor or outdoor garden. Cost $35.00 includes all supplies, wine or beer & light snacks. Must be 21 or Older.

As a full-time artist, Laura Waller works out of her two studios in Maine and Florida. Her Working Waterfront: Port Tampa Bay paintings were featured in a winter 2015 solo exhibition at the Clayton Galleries, Tampa, FL. Her Working Waterfront: New Work paintings were featured in a summer 2016 solo exhibition at Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth, ME. New paintings […]

Each month, ArtCenter Manatee invites you to come to the opening reception for the exhibitions in the main galleries. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer, hors d’oeuvres, music and meet the artists.

Design your very own, trendy wrap bracelet or make a gift for someone special! Basic beading technique combined with your creative designs make for a fun night out. Bring some friends and lets create! Cost $38.00 includes all supplies, wine or beer & light snacks. Must be 21 or Older.

Bring flowers to life! We will use chalk pastels, paper and embellishments to create our very own colorful floral postcards. Cost $38.00 includes all supplies, wine or beer & light snacks. Must be 21 or Older.

Mark Making is a term used to describe the different lines, patterns, and textures we create in a piece of art. This mini work session offers a chance to experiment in expressive mark making which can be add to your paintings or to draw in a non-descriptive manner allowing your intuitive intelligence to guide you. […]

Join Pearse for this fun exciting creative mosaic class. Roll up your sleeves and decorate a dull switch plate with dazzling pieces of glass and other objects. Finally we will whip up some grout to finish your sparkling take home piece. Cost: $38 Includes all supplies, light snacks, wine or beer. Must be 21 or […]

Try something new! "Resolve," a mixed media collage class that will focus on choosing one word as a "resolution" and doing a collage piece based on that word. Help stay focused with a creative word for the new year! Cost: $38.00 Includes all supplies, light snacks, wine or beer. Must be 21 or older.

Joyful Creations on exhibit from December 12 through 5, an open juried show now on display in the Kellogg & Reid Hodges Gallery.  Mollie Doctrow, Carving A Path, on display in the Searle Gallery.

Opening Reception for Joyful Creations, an open, all media, juried exhibit, and Mollie Doctrow: Carving A Path. Meet the artists, mingle and enjoy beer, wine and appetizers at  this free reception.

Our annual member exhibit returns on January 9 and runs through February 9 in the Kellogg and Reid Hodges Gallery.  Artist Suzy Schultz exhibit will be in the Searle Gallery for the same time frame.

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our Annual Member show in the Kellogg and Reid Hodges Gallery and artist Suzy Schultz exhibit in the Searle Gallery.  Free and open to the public.

Its the return of the ever popular Used But Useful sale, ArtCenter Manatee's version of a yard sale, but this time its art supplies, equipment  and much more!  This one day event will be on January 19 from 9 am to 3 pm. The proceeds from the sale of these items will benefit the Education Programs […]

Creative Fun for Everyone! Raku with Ted Camp January 19, 2018  6:30-9:00pm When it comes to firing kilns, there is nothing more dramatic than firing raku at night! Raku has a long history originating in Japan, which involves firing clay objects very quickly (appx. 30 minutes) and extracting them from the kiln when the glazes […]

Creative Fun for Everyone! Flirty Sterling Silver Earrings with Donna Carrion January 26, 2018  6:00-9:00pm Let Donna Carrion teach you the techniques needed to create these fun & flirty sterling silver earrings! Bring your gal pals and have a night of fun! Must wear closed toed shoes. Cost $60.00 includes all supplies, wine or beer […]

Join us as we celebrate the return of everyone's favorite exhibits, the American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibit and the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society annual exhibit, from 5 pm to 7 pm.  Free and open to the public.

Clay Box Patina with Linda Sheffield February 16, 2018 6:30-9:00 Join Linda in this interesting class and learn how to bronze, patina a clay box. (The box will be created in advance) All you have to do is come learn and create! Bring your family and friends to join the fun! Cost: $48 Includes all […]

ArtCenter Manatee presents our annual fine arts festival held at the Riverwalk in downtown Bradenton. This is a two-day juried outdoor festival. FINE ARTS & CRAFTS . MUSIC. FOOD February 24, 2017, 10-5pm and February 25, 2017, 10-4pm Featuring regional and national award winning artists, artist demos, music, food vendors with seating, and much more. […]