
Nights Out: Slab Construction for Raku with Ted Camp
Herrig Center for the ArtsCome with a friend, go home with a piece of art you've created. Includes all supplies, complimentary wine or beer, and snacks. Must be 21+. January 5, 2024 & January 12, 2024, 6 - 9 pm

ArtistStudio
Herrig Center for the ArtsArtistStudio with Heather Arenas Saturday, January 13, 2024, 10:00 am - Noon Join us as we host an artist chat with oil painter Heather Arenas, whose solo show "Standing Out In The Crowd" is on display in the Searle Gallery from January 3rd to January 26, 2024. Heather will first answer questions from the ArtCenter, […]

American Watercolor Society 154th Annual Traveling Exhibition
Herrig Center for the Arts156th American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition Kellogg Gallery Opening Reception: February 1, 5 – 7 pm Returning to Florida, we welcome the 156th Annual American Watercolor Society Traveling exhibition. From the original exhibition of 134 watercolors, 40 paintings are selected each year to travel to a select number of galleries. Admission: $5.

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society’s Annual Aqueous Exhibition
Herrig Center for the ArtsFlorida Suncoast Watercolor Society Annual Aqueous Exhibit Searle & Reid Hodges Galleries A curated exhibit of talented watercolor artists from the Florida Suncoast. Formed in 1983 to foster the advancement of and promote excellence in the art of watercolor painting, this annual exhibit always displays the versatility of watercolors, from photorealism to abstract interpretations of […]

Expressive Faces In Watercolor With Alicia Farris
Herrig Center for the ArtsWednesday, Thursday, Friday Feb 1, 2, 3, 9:00-3:30 Alicia Farris will share her studies of the human face in this three-day watercolor workshop. Using Alicia’s characteristic loose and colorful style, students will learn techniques to portray not just a likeness, more importantly, the personality and emotion of the human face or subject. Students will benefit […]

Nights Out – Golden Evening with Kathy Lee Patterson
Herrig Center for the ArtsCome with a friend, go home with a piece you've created! Includes all supplies, complimentary beer or wine and snacks. Ages 21+

Nights Out – Wine Carrier Basket with Kay Johnson
Herrig Center for the ArtsCome with a friend, go home with a piece you've created! Includes all supplies, complimentary beer or wine and snacks. Ages 21+

Snatch It Art For Grabs
Herrig Center for the ArtsMarch 9, 2024, 6-10pm Get Ready, Get Set, Go! That’s the cry as another group of five gets ready to go for their prize at Snatch It! Art & more for grabs. Paintings, jewelry, pottery, quilts, trips, wine baskets, boat rides and weekend getaways are just some of the prizes ready to grab at this hilarious biennial event. […]

“Fine Tuned” featuring Larry Felder & Joel Hunnicutt
Herrig Center for the ArtsKellogg Gallery A dual show featuring oil painter Larry Felder, known best for his hyper realistic large scale paintings and Joel Hunnicut, a wood turner from Ashville, NC, who specializes in segmented wood turning, giving his work the luminosity of glass while using the forms of ancient pottery. Opening reception, March 14, 5:00 - 7:00 […]

Spring Forward Open Juried Show
Herrig Center for the ArtsSpring Forward All Media Open Juried Show Searle & Reid Hodges Galleries An open all media show that asks artists to share their favorite thing about spring. Opening Reception, March 14, 5:00 - 7:00

Get Creative With Animals! With Robin Poteet
Herrig Center for the ArtsAdvanced Beginner to Advanced Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Mar 14, 15, 16 9:30-4:00 What’s not to love about painting animals — especially when it involves humor and imagination?!! This workshop is just plain fun, beginning with brainstorming ideas and numerous, short exercises. You’ll see how one creative step leads to another and another until you have […]

Manatee County School District Annual K-12 Exhibition
Herrig Center for the ArtsKellogg, Searle & Reid Hodges Galleries Opening: April 11, 5 – 7 pm Herrig Center for the Arts once again joins with the School District of Manatee County to showcase the work of K-12 visual arts students. In Manatee County, we’re fortunate to have a Board of Education that has made a continued commitment to […]

Dreamscapes Open Juried Show
Herrig Center for the ArtsApril 30 – May 31- 1 Exhibition Dreamscapes All Media Open Juried Show All Galleries We invite artists to explore the world of dreams, imagination, and fantasy. Artists are asked to submit artwork that reflects their deepest desires, aspirations, fears, and emotions, allowing artists to push their boundaries and explore new dimensions of their creativity. […]
Big Art Blow Out
Herrig Center for the ArtsAugust 10, 9:00 - 3:00 Original art by local artists for your home or office. All media. Nothing priced over $100.

Create Open Juried Show
Herrig Center for the ArtsHerrig Center for the Arts’s annual season opening exhibition, features higher award monies for winners. Opening Reception: September 5th, 5-7 pm
Used But Useful Sale
Herrig Center for the Arts
Used But Useful Sale
Herrig Center for the ArtsShop gently used art supplies. September 7, 9 am - 3 pm

Night’s Out: Dichroic Patchwork Pendant with Darlene Johnson
Herrig Center for the ArtsS1: September 27, 7:00-9:00 $55 Join Darlene in this easy fun class! Make a dazzling dichroic glass pendant, patchwork quilt design. Bring yourself and some friends! No experience needed. Includes all supplies, beer, wine and snacks. Must be 21+.

Sarasota Pen Women Curated Exhibition
Herrig Center for the ArtsKellogg Gallery Founded in 1897 when women journalists were not permitted to join male-only professional organizations. The League became an organization for writers, artists and composers, giving them an avenue for recognition of their talents. With now over 1600 members in 81 branches, Sarasota Pen Women is a branch of the National League of American […]

Open Book, All Media Open Juried Show
Herrig Center for the ArtsSearle & Reid Hodges Galleries The lines between books and art are definitely blurry; books inspire artists of all kinds whether it is a remarkable quote that becomes part of a painting, an inspiring passage that touches the spirit and guides the artist while they create, or even a sculpture made of books. Our language […]
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