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Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2026 Top Vote-Getter: The Ringling

Florida’s state museum is one of Sarasota’s most well-known attractions.

11/01/2026 By Staff

Art News

Ringling Executive Director Steven High to Retire After 15 Years

High joined The Ringling in 2011 and stewarded the museum through major additions and restorations, including the opening of the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art and James Turrell's Skyspace, "Joseph's Coat."

06/08/2026 By Staff

Walker Run

Sarasota School Icon Paul Rudolph’s Walker Guest House Is for Sale for $2 Million in L.A.

The original Sanibel retreat, designed by Rudolph in 1952, has resurfaced in Los Angeles, reopening memories of Rudolph's timeless design as well as a beloved replica that once stood on The Ringling Museum grounds.

05/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Red Red Rose

Want a Rose Garden Like Mable Ringling's? We Asked The Ringling's Landscape Pros for Tips.

It's not the easiest plant to grow in Florida, but care and attention will result in fragrant flushes of flowers for years to come.

05/15/2026 By Megan McDonald

Coming Attractions

The Ringling Announces Its 2026-2027 Art of Performance Lineup

Spanning Grammy-nominated vocalists, puppetry, experimental dance and contemporary circus, this year’s Art of Performance series continues the museum’s commitment to adventurous, interdisciplinary live art.

05/12/2026 By Kendall Southworth

ArtsBeat

Ringling's 'MicroWIP@TheHat' Fosters New Work by Local Artists

The program provides rehearsal space, a stipend and a performance showcase.

05/05/2026 By Carrie Seidman/ArtsBeat.org

Rupp Rehab

The Ringling's Rupp Pavilion Heads Toward a Restoration

Built in 1961, the building on the art museum campus long served as the Banyan Cafe.

09/24/2025 By Kay Kipling

Rhythms & Roots

Where to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Sarasota and Manatee

Live music, dance, film and food mark a month of culture and community across the region. Plus, fun facts you didn't know.

09/15/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Powered by Philanthropy

10 Major Philanthropic Moments

From big gifts to grassroots campaigns, here are 10 of the year’s major philanthropic moments with huge community impact.

09/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Preview

Ringling Exhibit Features the Work of Nine Native American Women Artists

Ancestral Edge explores craft, cultural, spiritual and ceremonial traditions through media including basket weaving, collage, clay, textiles, photography, metalwork and printmaking.

08/19/2025 By Staff

On View

Ringling Museum's 'Currents of Resistance' Tackles Our State's History, Ecology and More

Hermitage Greenfield Prize-winning artist Sandy Rodriguez fills the Monda Gallery with images depicting Florida's complicated past—and present.

07/30/2025 By Kay Kipling

The Arts

Ringling Museum Will Remain Under FSU's Management

The proposed transfer of the museum from Florida State University's stewardship to New College of Florida's was left out of the 2025 legislative budget.

06/17/2025 By Staff

That's the Spirit

A New Exhibition at The Ringling Delivers Chills, Thrills and Plenty of Historic Curiosities

Spiritualism became a huge movement in America in the 19th century, prodded by the horrific casualties of the Civil War, and, later, in the 20th century, the carnage of World War I.

03/05/2025 By Kay Kipling

Preview

A New Exhibit at The Ringling Pays Tribute to Robert Rauschenberg

"Robert Rauschenberg: A Centennial Celebration" will be on view through early August.

02/28/2025 By Kay Kipling

Uncertain Future

A Newly Formed Group Is Working to Oppose New College's Proposed Takeover of the Ringling Museum

Citizens to Protect the Ringling is rallying museum supporters ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

02/27/2025 By Kay Kipling

Sew What

South Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild Presents 'Mid-Century Modern Astro-Futurism' Exhibit at The Ringling's Community Gallery

The exhibit is inspired by the design and cultural trends of the 1950s and '60s.

12/10/2024 By Staff

Impact Report

Ca' d'Zan Sustained Major Damage During Hurricane Helene

The rest of the museum campus made it through unscathed, but the mansion's dock was battered by untethered boats and its basement flooded, causing its mechanical systems to fail.

10/02/2024 By Megan McDonald

I Want You to Know My Story

A New Show at The Ringling Features Jess T. Dugan's Striking, Intimate Photo Portraits

The work 'hinges on me and my subject having an emotional experience together, and it works best in the quiet and private,' says Dugan.

08/27/2024 By Andrea González

Preview

Portraits by Jess T. Dugan Featured in New Photography Exhibition at The Ringling

Grounded in their own experience as a queer, nonbinary person, Dugan’s work reflects the ways our identities are shaped by experiences of intimacy, desire and companionship. 

08/21/2024 By Staff

Preview

A New Ringling Exhibit Highlights Women Ceramicists from Japan

"Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan" is on view through May 2025.

07/29/2024 By Staff

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