Our Mission

To promote and stimulate appreciation of the Arts of Sarasota County area: Painting, Sculpture, Literature, Theatre, Music Dance, and Architecture.  

To establish a permanent collection of qualified works by local and nationally recognized artists of the state of Florida, which will be placed on public exhibition for the enjoyment of Sarasota residents and visitors.

To provide grants, awards, scholarships, and prizes for talented and qualified residents of Sarasota County for study in the field of Fine Arts.

Organized:        May 1969

Chartered:        November 1969  

The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota is 501 (c)  (3) Organization.   

Federal ID #23 7098475