SRQ Magazine | Guide to Giving - Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation (formerly Van Wezel Foundation)

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Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation (formerly Van Wezel Foundation)

THE SARASOTA PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING A VIBRANT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, advancing education, and enriching our community by inspiring minds through the power of the arts. An exciting next chapter is unfolding as we lead, in partnership with the City of Sarasota, the creation and operation of a new performing arts center at the heart of The Bay Park.

Envisioned as an accessible home for all, the center will nurture excellence in artists, inspire wonder in audiences, and spark curiosity in learners. Through a public process, a task force of city- and Foundation-appointed members are leading deliberations to select the design firm to realize our aspirations of an iconic center, which will be a symbol of the future of arts and culture for generations to come.

IT WILL INCLUDE: A 2,200-SEAT MAIN STAGE with center aisle(s), a 300-seat flexible performance space, education and lifelong learning spaces, multiple outdoor public performance spaces, and technology that will allow performances to be simulcast into the park. The center will also be an economic driver for the community, creating 5,000+ jobs over five to seven years, and driving year-round tourism and commerce to local businesses.

Our WishList

Underwrite School time Performances

Sponsor a Teaching Artist

Support a Bilingual Family Engagement Night

Support the planning and design for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center

SARASOTA PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION (FORMERLY VAN WEZEL FOUNDATION) | SARASOTAPERFORMINGARTSFOUNDATION.ORG JULIE SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | JSCHWARTZ@SARASOTAPERFORMINGARTSFOUNDATION.ORG