The Ringling is looking for experienced teaching artists for a new hands-on workshop program, Lifelong Art at The Ringling ..read more

The Ringling acknowledges with sadness and gratitude the recent passing of Warren Coville. Warren and Margot Coville were prolific collectors and altruistic philanthropists. Their gifts of studio glass, photography and other media have been significant additions to The Ringling’s permanent collection. Their financial support and gifts of glass are recognized in the naming of the Kotler – Coville Pavilion ..read more

A late 19th/early 20th century bronze statue in the collection of the Ringling Museum of Art is a liberal copy after a renowned ancient marble statue, the so-called Augusto Grimani ..read more

Joseph Keckler’s unique brand of performance ranges from operatic vocals to comedy to short videos in which his bizarrely heroic quotidian plots become legendary and virtuosic in their recounting. As an artist in residence at The Ringling, he will work in the Historic Asolo Theater on new music, TV and video projects ..read more

The Ringling Archives recently collaborated with the Sherman Grinberg Film Library to preserve their Pathe Newsreel SIL 955: The Biggest Show on Earth Thrills the Coolidges from 1928. Funding for this project was received through a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation ..read more

Museum Education intern Zida Wang offers a reflection on Howie Tsui: Retainers of Anarchy exhibition, finding connections between the artist’s multicultural background and the artwork, as well as sharing his own experiences as a Chinese student studying in the United States ..read more

Long time dance-makers and collaborators Rosie Herrera and Leah Verier-Dunn (Sarasota’s own!) remix their decade-long relationship creating and performing choreographies together in an ongoing creative residency at The Ringling. In October 2020, they embarked on research for a new work in the Perret Performance Studio, and will have dedicated work time scheduled throughout 2021 ..read more

2020: (Di)Visions of America is the title of an upcoming performance work by John Sims, which will be presented as part of the Art of Performance program in the Historic Asolo Theater January 16-18, 2021. This work for the stage incorporates the artist’s responses to social phenomena surrounding COVID-19 and American policing, and dramatizes the pushback on Confederate iconography and systemic white supremacy with Sims’ unique vision for bold reckoning and reconciliation ..read more

As the nation continues to grieve over the shootings in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, The Ringling shares in the feelings of anger and sadness about this horrific act of violence. Across the country there has been an alarming increase in the number of violent and xenophobic incidents targeting Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI ..read more

Randy Valdes crafts films that challenge and inspire introspective and philosophical reflections. A film, like any work of art, should provoke thought and promote a deeper understanding of the human condition ..read more