Having a most successful and inclusive exhibition in 2023 celebrating A 3-part crosstown Gallery collaboration and cross-pollination representing 54 artists of African descent from Tallahassee to Miami Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative has forged a new mission and vision to: “elevate and celebrate what our cultural coast has to offer.” We have amazing arts organizations and museums, and all these institutions could do astonishing work if we collaborated. What SBAC has always been doing is to find a way of engaging these entities to serve the cultural mix in creative exploration for artists of African descent and our marginalized student populations. Therefore, we are planning a three-year initiative working toward sustainability and diversity in creative thought and the art of business. The formation of the following management team will lead this effort: Beyond Regional Boundaries: A Collective of Artists of African descent. This project will include nurturing artists through pop-up exhibitions from Tampa to Sarasota, workshops on Art and Business, professional skill development and public speaking, all while building collaborations with museums from Tampa to Sarasota. Those museums include Tampa Art Museum, The James Museum, Sarasota Art Museum and collaboration with the Arts and Cultural Alliances in Sarasota and St. Petersburg.
Open to the public
Generational and Professional Artists Perspectives
Cross-Town Exhibition featuring Artists of Color
A 3-part gallery collaboration and crosspollination
Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mix-Media, Sculpture
Artist Awards
Exhibitions are open through February 25th
Hours vary depending on Gallery
Sale of Art work - 100% Artist Commission
Exhibition Gallery host sites
1226 N. Tamiami Trail, 1st Floor Conf. • Sarasota
Manatee Performing Arts Center
502 Third Avenue West • Bradenton
3501 S. Tamiami Tr. & Siesta Drive
The Crossing at Siesta Mall, (enter by Connors restaurant)
Reunion, Dandria Carey (Emerging Artists)
Uncle Henry Got A New Hat, Thomas Anderson
Mamadu & His Family, Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks
Unity, Samantha Balikowa (Emerging Artist)