At the inaugural ArtSanity event, the theme was “Sarasota,” and the three favorite paintings all shared incredibly different views of our fair city. Based on Art Experience, a popular monthly event in Venice, ArtSanity offers artists the chance to anonymously share their work, based on a monthly theme. Participating artists then get three votes for their first, second, and third favorite works of art created by their peers, and regular attendees get to vote for the audience favorite. The…

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I have known Nate Jacobs for a number of years, and I have seen him working behind the scenes to produce some truly incredible productions through the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe. I have also seen him often season those productions with some extraordinary performances himself. Amidst his wide range of creative expression and unfaltering professionalism, Nate has also been conjuring a character that has grown along with him and is finally ready to take center stage.



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Leave it to Virginia Hoffman to pull together an exhibition that so beautifully intertwines the history of Sarasota with the dross that has been left in our wake. After a series of play dates with four other local photographers where the snap-happy shot seekers would seek out the abandoned and dilapidated, the troupe has produced a collection of images that celebrate the beauty of decay in the aftermath of the boom and bust generation. Currently installed at the Visit Sarasota Welcome Center…

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Due to the fact that Truman Adams got bumped the night before from the dismally attended, half-assed "Get Off Your A$$!" show, I decided to make it up to him by being his assistant on a 10x12 3D floor painting he had been commissioned to install at the new Sarasota Museum of…

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