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Hermitage Artistic Director and CEO Andy Sandberg gives a campus tour after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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Upcoming Events

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“Hermitage Sunsets @ Benderson Park: For the Love of Language” with Hermitage Fellow Madeline Sayet Madeline Sayet’s Hermitage Residency generously sponsored by Terry Brackett. Presented in partnership with Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy Thursday, March 20 … Continue reading "“Hermitage Sunsets @ Benderson Park: For the Love of Language”"
Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower
Mar 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
5:00 pm
SPECIAL EVENT FOR WELLEN PARK RESIDENTS “Songs from the Sand: An Evening of Hermitage Music” with Hermitage Fellows ArtistName and ArtistName Presented in partnership with Wellen Park Monday, March 31 at 5pm Solis Hall (entrance … Continue reading "“Special Wellen Park Program”"
Solis Hall
7:30 pm
“Losing My Religion” by Hermitage Greenfield Prize Winner Rennie Harris Presented in partnership with The Ringling Museum of Art Made possible with generous support from the Greenfield Foundation. Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Lead Community … Continue reading "Hermitage Greenfield Prize Premiere “Losing My Religion”"
The Ringling Museum of Art, Historic Asolo Theater
10:00 am
“Currents of Resistance” by Hermitage Greenfield Prize Winner Sandy Rodriguez Presented in partnership with The Ringling Museum of Art Made possible with generous support from the Greenfield Foundation. Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Lead Community … Continue reading "Hermitage Greenfield Prize Exhibition “Currents of Resistance”"
The Ringling Museum of Art
Apr 5 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
5:30 pm
“Meet Rucyl!” An Hour with the 2025 Hermitage Greenfield Prize winner Saturday, April 5 at 5:30pm Historic Spanish Point (entrance at 401 N Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 342295) Register here. Registration is required. $5 per … Continue reading "“Meet Rucyl!”"
Historic Spanish Point
Apr 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
6:00 pm
Anchoring a series of events celebrating the prestigious Hermitage Greenfield Prize, this elegant dinner heralds the jury-selected prize recipient. The $35,000 Hermitage Greenfield Prize commission is awarded annually by the Hermitage Artist Retreat in partnership … Continue reading "2025 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Dinner"
Michael's On East

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A Statement from the Hermitage

As an organization and as a community of artists, we at the Hermitage vow to hold ourselves to the highest standards in combatting racism. There is no place for hate – in art or in life. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we proudly support our Hermitage Fellows who engage in social justice reform and the stories that matter.

photo by Barbara Banks

THE HERMITAGE MISSION

The mission of the Hermitage is to inspire and foster the most influential and culturally consequential art and artists of our time.

The Hermitage is a multi-disciplinary artist retreat dedicated to championing bold and impactful new work, supporting the creative process, elevating the artist experience, and enriching the lives of audiences and arts appreciators around the world. An incubator for diverse and original works across all artistic mediums, the Hermitage aims to inspire creative minds to achieve their greatest potential. Beyond the unique and invaluable experience we provide to artists, we take pride in our commitment to historic preservation, ecological restoration, and dynamic community engagement.

THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT

The Hermitage is a multi-disciplinary artist retreat serving artists, the creative process, and the community. Located on a nine-acre campus in Manasota Key at the southern tip of Sarasota County, we provide accomplished and diverse artists with multi-week residences to create new works of theater, music, visual art, literature, and more. All artists are selected by our Hermitage Curatorial Council, composed of visionary arts leaders from nationally and internationally renowned cultural institutions. Hermitage Fellows have described their experiences as “life-changing,” “magical,” and “transformative,” regularly noting that they accomplish more in their time at the Hermitage than they ever imagined possible.

Hermitage Fellows have included fifteen Pulitzer Prize winners, multiple Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy nominees and winners, Poets Laureate, MacArthur “Genius” and Guggenheim Fellows, and hundreds of extraordinary artists from around the world. The award-winning, impactful, and diverse original works created at the Hermitage are presented in renowned concert halls, theaters, museums, and galleries throughout our region and across the globe. Works created at the Hermitage have been shown at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, The Museum of Modern Art, The Vienna Opera, Roundabout Theatre Company, Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, Mass MoCA, The Kennedy Center, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to name a few.

Audiences in the greater Sarasota area are offered a “sneak peek” into the works and minds of these brilliant artists through the Hermitage’s community programs, many of which are in collaboration with fellow arts and cultural organizations throughout the Gulf Coast region. In addition to the unique and invaluable experience we provide to artists, we take pride in our complementary missions of historic preservation, ecological restoration, and community engagement.

Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hermitage was built in 1907. The “Hermitage-Whitney” district was reconceived as the Hermitage Artist Retreat in 1999 and officially incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2002.