Screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna worked on his screenplay “Gucci” while he was at the Hermitage. It’s now been announced with Ridley Scott directing and Lady Gaga in the lead role. The Sarasota Film Festival and Mark Famiglio underwrote Roberto’s Hermitage residency. Read more in Rolling Stone.
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Ralph Farris in concert Nov. 15
“Viola Works from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass,” performed by ETHEL violist and artistic director Ralph Farris, is Friday, November 15, 5 p.m., on the beach at the Hermitage. Find all the details and make your reservations here. Don’t miss it!
Reading of “Falling Birds”
Myxolydia Tyler and Angela Gonsalves, pictured, reading scenes from “Falling Birds” during last Friday’s community program.
Read more about this program in the Nanette’s New Life blog post, “True Stories from the Hermitage Artist Retreat — the Leesburg Girls,” by clicking here.
Doing Time at the Hermitage
Bruce Rodgers looks back on 15 years of advancing the arts at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in this SRQ Magazine article by Phil Lederer. Photo by Wyatt Kostygan.
Artful Lobster Nov. 9
The highly popular Artful Lobster is our signature fundraising event, and the only one to take place on our Manasota Key Gulf-front campus. With luscious lobster, a complete gourmet buffet, live entertainment by Hermitage artists, and an anticipated auction, the Artful Lobster kicks off the season for many in our community.
NEW THIS YEAR – There will be an air conditioned trolley bringing Artful Lobster attendees to the Hermitage from Sarasota.
Co-chaired by Susan Brainerd and Susan McLeod, all proceeds go toward the Hermitage mission: inspiring the artists of our time.
Bruce Rodgers’ retirement celebration Dec. 9
Join us in a very special, fun celebration for Bruce Rodgers as he retires after 15 years as executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, December 9 at the FSU Center for Performing Arts. Click here for the details and to make your reservations.
Hermitage appoints development director
Bruce Rodgers, the executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, recently announced that the organization has welcomed Sara Krusenstjerna as its new development director. He notes that Krusenstjerna “brings extensive, executive-level experience in all areas of development.” In her new role, Krusenstjerna will oversee all aspects of the Hermitage’s development operation, including fundraising initiatives, corporate and foundation relations, community outreach, major gifts, and planned giving.
Krusenstjerna served as director of philanthropic planning for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra where she was responsible for developing the legacy giving program and fostering partnerships with regional estate planning professionals. Before the BSO, Krusenstjerna worked for 10 years in academic fundraising: She was director of development at the University of Arizona, and vice president of philanthropy at New College Foundation in Sarasota. In the Sarasota region, Krusenstjerna also served as a consultant with numerous social services and arts organizations, including the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Sarasota County Arts Council, Asolo Rep, Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, and Child Protection Center. Before that, she was executive director of Young Audiences of Rochester, then the largest arts learning organization in upstate New York. Krusenstjerna holds a BA in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester, and a JD from Columbia University School of Law. She also pursued post-graduate research in sociology at the University of Edinburgh as a Rotary scholar.
“I am delighted to return to Sarasota and deeply honored to join the Hermitage staff,” says Krusenstjerna. “I look forward to working with colleagues, friends and community partners on behalf of this extraordinary organization. What a wonderful homecoming!”
Kaminsky’s opera reaches #3 on Billboard list
Congratulations to composer Laura Kaminsky, a Hermitage Fellow and board member! Since its premiere in 2014 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, her acclaimed “As One” has not only become the most-produced modern opera in America, but it’s also risen to #3 on the Billboard Classical list. Operawire calls it “one of the major works of American opera in the 21st century.” Brava!
We also want to be sure to recognize Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed as co-librettists and creative partners with Laura in the creation of this work. The three of them make one powerhouse team that is changing the nature of opera in our time.
Hermitage artist highlighted at Switzerland’s Art Basel
Coco Fusco on Donald Trump, chimpanzees, and why satire is the best form of attack
Hermitage artist and Greenfield Prize winner Coco Fusco speaks to Wendy Vogel about her Unlimited presentation, and supporting unpopular opinions. Read the article here.
David Burnett exhibit featured in ESPN The Magazine
Who are you calling old? Age is but a number for these senior athletes
“Their hair is gray, their skin is wrinkled and they’re unlikely to defy the law of gravity for more than a moment at a time. But photographer David Burnett, who has covered 12 Olympic Games, considers them the most inspiring subjects he’s captured.” Read the article Steve Wulf here.
Photo credit: David Burnett, Runners, 2017 National Senior Games, Birmingham, AL, June 2017, ©2019 David Burnett/Contact Press Images — “Fourth Quarter,” commissioned by the Greenfield Prize at the Hermitage Artist Retreat