The John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art has announced a new a slate of officers and appointed four members to the board.
Nancy J. Parrish will serve as Board Chair, Jeffrey R. Hotchkiss as Vice Chair, Edward M. Swan, Jr., CFA as Treasurer and Dr. Sarah H. Pappas, as Secretary for the next fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2020. The Honorable Dennis Archer, Leon R. Ellin, Leslie (Les) Victor Pantin and Debra Short were named to the Board.
The Ringling invites all to celebrate the sights and sounds of the holiday season and help support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, serving Sarasota and Manatee counties. Visit The Ringling during extended evening hours this Thursday, Dec. 5, and enjoy holiday music and performances by local elementary, middle and high schools.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is thrilled to announce a significant gift from Stanton B. and Nancy W. Kaplan. The Kaplan’s gift includes a major photography collection, scholars rock collection and funds to endow both a curatorial position in photography and the Photography and Media Arts Program of The Ringling.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum is pleased to partner with Newtown Alive! in presenting its fall Collecting Recollections series. The program captures the oral histories of important change-makers and community leaders in front of a live audience.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is pleased to present an exhibition of work by one of the 20th century’s most celebrated photographers: Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002). Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Specters and Parables will open Dec. 8, 2019, and run through March 1, 2020.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum is pleased to partner with Newtown Alive! in presenting its fall Collecting Recollections series. The program captures the oral histories of important change-makers and community leaders in front of a live audience. This season will allow audiences to hear from three fascinating women who will recount their coming-of-age experiences in Sarasota.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is pleased to announce that an article written by Marian Carpenter, Associate Director of Collections/Chief Registrar will be included in both the next edition of American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) History News Magazine and the NCPH/AASLH Inclusion Historian Handbook.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded a generous $50,000 Arts Appreciation grant to The Ringling that will support the museum’s Art of Our Time initiative during the 2019-2020 season. The foundation’s Arts Appreciation grants provide unrestricted funding to cornerstone arts and cultural organizations in the region to help them pursue their artistic missions.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is pleased to announce they will be offering an Artists and Climate Change Incubator with Chantal Bilodeau of The Arctic Cycle (NYC). The program, which will include interdisciplinary conversations, interaction with exhibits, film and workshops will be held Nov. 21-24, 2019.
