Call To Artists: The Ringling Museum – Community Gallery Exhibitions (2025-2026 Season)
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is pleased to announce that the Community Gallery is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 season. The gallery will present 3-4 different exhibitions between April 2025 and July 2026.
The Ringling Community Gallery is a free public exhibition space dedicated to displaying works of art produced by community-based, nonprofit, or student groups in the local Sarasota/Manatee area. The Community Gallery, generously funded by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, is located on the ground floor of the Center for Asian Art.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to community/student groups and nonprofit organizations. Individual artists are not eligible for this opportunity.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO APPLY? All interested groups must submit a brief application that outlines their proposed exhibition and provides background information about the group. An inter-departmental group of museum staff will review the applications and make selections. Due to the setup of the Gallery, only 2-D artworks can be easily displayed in the cases. The work should not be framed. DVD or video work cannot be displayed.
DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
CLICK HERE TO APPLY!
ABOUT THE RINGLING
The Ringling is a pre-eminent center for the arts, history and learning that is dedicated to bringing the past and contemporary culture to life through extraordinary visitor experiences. From its inception, The Ringling has joined the diverse visual traditions and theatrical spectacle of yesterday with the genre-defying global practitioners of today.
A place of exploration, discovery and respite, The Ringling’s campus in Sarasota, Florida – which includes the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, an historic mansion, an 18th-century theater and bayfront gardens – is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
As the State Art Museum of Florida and part of Florida State University, The Ringling fulfills an important educational mission. The Ringling offers formal and informal programs of study serving as a major resource for students, scholars, and lifelong learners of every age within the region, across the country and around the world.
