2025 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Dinner

Sunday, April 6, 2025
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Michael’s On East
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 with the Greenfield Foundation, and rotates among music, theater, and visual art.
The 2025 Hermitage Greenfield Prize will be awarded in the discipline of music, and the newly commissioned work will premiere in Sarasota in the spring of 2027.
Past recipients of the Hermitage Greenfield Prize include: Deepa Purohit, playwright (2024), Rennie Harris, choreographer (2023), Sandy Rodriguez, visual artist (2023), Angélica Negrón, composer/instrumentalist (2022); Aleshea Harris, playwright (2021); Helga Davis, composer/performer (2019); Martyna Majok, playwright (2018); David Burnett, photojournalist (2017); Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary artist (2016); Bobby Previte, composer/drummer (2015); Nilo Cruz, playwright (2014); Trenton Doyle Hancock, visual artist (2013); Vijay Iyer, composer/pianist (2012); John Guare, playwright (2011); Sanford Biggers, visual artist (2010); Craig Lucas, playwright (2009); and Eve Beglarian, composer (2009).
$10,000 Premiere Sponsor
– Podium recognition.
– VIP table of ten.
– Champagne for your table.
– Table photo with Hermitage Greenfield Prize Winner.
– Acknowledgment on invitation, program, and website.
$6,000 Platinum Sponsor
– VIP table of eight.
– Champagne for your table.
– Table photo with Hermitage Greenfield Prize Winner.
– Acknowledgment on invitation, program, and website.
$4,500 Gold Sponsor
– Premiere table of six.
– Acknowledgment on invitation, program, and website.
$3,000 Silver Sponsor
– Preferred seating for four.
– Acknowledgment on invitation, program, and website.
$1,500 Benefactor
– Preferred seating for two.
– Acknowledgment on invitation, program, and website.
Anticipated non-tax-deductible value is $100 per guest.
For sponsorship information, contact:
Development@HermitageArtistRetreat.org
(941) 475-2098, Ext. 2
Presented in partnership with
The Greenfield Foundation
2025 CO-CHAIRS
Robyn & Charles Citrin and Arthur Siciliano & B.Aline Blanchard
LEAD COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
PREMIERE SPONSORS
Steve & Dale Adler
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Sondra & Gerald Biller
Terry Brackett
Robyn & Charles Citrin
Alice & David Court
Carole Crosby & Larry Wickless
Jan & Bill Farber
Arthur Siciliano & B.Aline Blanchard
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
GOLD SPONSORS
Bulrush Foundation
Ellen Berman & Roy Cohen
Madrian Capital
Flora Major
SILVER SPONSORS
Maryann Casey
Rebecca Cook & Bernard Dickens
Marletta Darnall
Tim & Suzette Flood
David & Linda Green
Stephanie & Gene Jones
Charlotte & Charles Perret
Ed & Claudia Swan
BENEFACTORS
Carol White Bold & Larry Bold
Murray Bring & Kay Delaney
Patricia & Chris Caswell
Gene & Linda Crump
Sally Lucke-Elkes
Larry & Debbie Haspel
Andy & Ruth Maass
Tina & Dan Napoli
Liz & Duncan Richardson
Hobart & Janis Swan
Mary Lou Winnick
Leon & Marysue Wechsler
Sponsorships confirmed as of March 17 2025.
The Hermitage Greenfield Prize Celebration is presented in partnership with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
