Art Center Sarasota

[1] The Center includes four rotating exhibition galleries and a sculpture garden.

The first official meeting of the SAA took place on a Friday evening in February 1932.

At that time, the stated mission was “to promote the educational and cultural advantages of Sarasota in the field of contemporary art."

Many renowned local artists like Jerry Farnsworth, Elden Rowland, Syd Solomon and Hilton Leech were instrumental in establishing the center as the focal point for Sarasota's visual arts.

[6] The association's philosophy during the 1960s, stated that “while the gallery is important to display the works of local artists, one-man shows and traveling exhibitions, there is a social aspect of the association that bears heavy fruit.