reschedules more shows
The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall continues to rearrange scheduled performances as its closure for the coronavirus pandemic continues.
The hall has announced that a concert featuring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald scheduled for Feb. 13 will be rescheduled for a future date. Patrons have been asked to hold onto their tickets until the date is determined.
“Proud Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner” scheduled for March 9 will now be presented in Sarasota on Jan. 13, 2022. Rick Thomas: Mansion of Dreams has been rescheduled from April 8 to April 11, 2022. And legendary singer Johnny Mathis, who was scheduled to perform “65 Years of Romance” on April 14, will return to Sarasota on April 12, 2022.
ACS, ASALH, and SBAC Announce the Winners of the 2021 Black Muse Exhibition
The winning works will be presented virtually on all three organization’s websites through March 5.by BWW News Desk
Art Center Sarasota , The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and the Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative recently announced the winners of the 2021 Black Muse exhibition. The three groups collaborated to present this year s exhibit, which solicited work from artists of African descent throughout the state of Florida. The exhibit was juried by Elizabeth Goodwill, MFA, education director for Art Center Sarasota; and artist and SBAC board member Alyssia Lazin. The winning works will be presented virtually on all three organization s websites through March 5. Visit www.suncoastblackartscollaborative.org, www.artsarasota.org and www.asalh-manasotafl.org.
The nonprofit aims to unify the community through the arts.
By
Kay Kipling
12/18/2020 at 10:38am
Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative president Michele Des Verney Redwine.
The Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative, a nonprofit promoting using the unifying power of the arts to nurture inclusion and diversity, has been around since 2017. But itâs received a fresh burst of energy with the addition of several new board members recently, according to founder and artist Michele Des Verney Redwine.
âWe got some new board members in February, and we have done a lot of work since then,â says Redwine. That includes receiving their 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation, updating their branding and their website (suncoastblackartscollaborative.org) and, perhaps most intriguing, establishing a new series called the Arts and Racial Justice Panel series that will provide a forum for artists and arts and civic leaders to engage in dialogue.