Category: Community Programs
September is for R&R
(Repair and Renovation) or (Rust and Rot)
Maintaining historic structures in southwestern Florida and mere feet from the Gulf of Mexico is a challenge. Mother Nature wants this property back, and she uses all her tools of wind, rain, salt, and sun to deteriorate man-made structures. To top it off, she sends her best, most powerful storms in to complete the job. Since September/October is the most active part of the hurricane season, September seems to be the very best time to schedule maintenance and repair and to keep artists from far-flung destinations away from Manasota Key. READ MORE
Meet The Hermitage STARs
The Hermitage Artist Retreat will hold open studios on Friday, August 12 to present the work of its first STAR (State Teachers Artist Residency) artists-in-residence. The event takes place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the Retreat campus which is located at 6660 Manasota Key Road in Englewood. The five STARS will participate in open studios, readings and a musical performance. The event is free and open to the public. READ MORE
Five Florida Arts Teachers Selected for Special Residency
We are thrilled to be hosting five STARs at the Hermitage Artist Retreat beginning July 11. The Hermitage and the Florida Alliance For Arts Education (FAAE) have teamed-up to create the State Teacher/Artist Residencies for five Florida public school teachers of visual art, creative writing, and music. READ MORE
Plein Air Painting
On Saturday April 30, Plein air painters from around the county joined Hermitage artist Michael Eade, a landscape painter from New York City. READ MORE
Calling All Plein Air Painters to the Hermitage
The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood Art Center and the Englewood Plein Air Painters invite all artists who enjoy painting outdoors to join the artist-in-residence, Michael Eade, in creating paintings of the grounds and historic Hermitage buildings on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A landscape painter and watercolorist, Eade will also hold an open studio for participants to view his latest works of art. READ MORE
