Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College

10/19/2026

“Museum visitors will have the chance to see famous photographs they recognize up close and personal for perhaps the very first time.”

Read more about what's in store at "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder" via Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

“Presence” brings together influential photographs from the 20th century and serves as a deeply intimate meditation on empathy, resilience and human connection.

10/18/2026

THANK YOU to the hundreds of visitors who joined us for Member Preview Day yesterday! We are thrilled to share these inspiring new exhibitions with you.

Now Open:

🖼️ “Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder”
🖼️ “Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World”
🖼️ “Eszter Sziksz: Seeking, I Don’t Know What I’m Looking For (And I Hope I Never Find It)”

10/16/2026

Sarasota Magazine’s Dan Starostecki shares a sneak peek of our new exhibition, “Presence,” *before* it opens to the public this weekend.

Featuring over 100 photographs by more than 50 of the most influential practitioners of the 20th century, this show is not to be missed.

“Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder”
Member Preview Day: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Opens to the Public: Sunday, October 18, 2026

“Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder” is co-organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, and the American Federation of Arts. This exhibition is generously supported by an anonymous donor with additional support by Ellen and Robert Grimes. AFA exhibitions are made possible by the generosity of Monique Schoen Warshaw. The exhibition is curated by Anjuli Lebowitz, PhD, Judy Glickman Lauder Curator of Photography, Portland Museum of Art, Maine.

10/15/2026

OPENING THIS WEEKEND: 💫

Come discover why Chie Fueki's densely layered, large-scale paintings must be experienced in person to be truly seen.

"Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World"
Member Preview Day: October 17, 2026
Opens to the Public: October 18, 2026

Pictured: Chie Fueki (Japanese, b. 1973). "Aiko and John," 2010. Acrylic, pencil, colored pencil, collage on wood panel, 84 x 72 in. Private Collection, Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York; "finally Bridget" (detail), 2021. Acrylic and mixed media on mulberry paper on wood, 60 x 48 in. Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York. Photo: Pierre Le Hors; "Painting" (detail), 2023. Acrylic, enamel, graphite, and colored pencil on mulberry paper on wood, 60 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist and DC Moore Gallery, New York. Photo: Steven Bates.

10/13/2026

MEMBERS! This Saturday, join us for Member Preview Day and experience three exciting new exhibitions *before* the general public.

View the full Member Preview Day schedule: https://bit.ly/4yGzfVs

Member Preview Day:
📆 Saturday, October 17, 10 am-5 pm

Three New Exhibitions:
🖼️ Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder
🖼️ Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World
🖼️ Eszter Sziksz: Seeking, I Don’t Know What I’m Looking For (And I Hope I Never Find It)

Exhibitions open to the public Sunday, October 18, 11 am-5 pm

📸 Pictured: Melonie Bennett (American, b. 1969). "Suzie, Bahama Beach Club, Portland, Maine," 1996. Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 in. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Promised Gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection, 25.2001.1. Courtesy of the artist; Chie Fueki (Japanese, b. 1973). Aiko and John, 2010. Acrylic, pencil, colored pencil, collage on wood panel, 84 x 72 in. Private Collection, Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York; Eszter Sziksz (Hungarian, b. 1976). Seeking (detail), 2026. Debossed wax paper and magnifying glasses, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Allegra Bortoni.

10/09/2026

Did you know? You can experience SAM's exhibitions...with your taste buds. SAM's monthly Bistro Pop-Up Nights translate the art on view into elevated four-course menus. Earlier this week, guests enjoyed this one-night-only dinner inspired by "Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt." Can you spot the references?

Join us next time:
Wednesday, November 4
Menu inspired by the exhibition "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder"

🍽️ Reserve your seat at the table: https://bit.ly/4hVfQck

📸 Sol LeWitt (1928–2007). "Distorted Cubes, Plate #04," 2001. Linocut, 28 x 35 1/2 in; "Bands of Lines in Four Directions, Square Plate," 1993. Water-based woodcut, 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 in; "Complex Forms, Plate #02," 1990. Etching with aquatint, 30 x 30 in; "Loopy Doopy, Blue/Red," 2000. Oil-based woodcut, 20 5/8 x 28 5/8 in. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gifts of Sol LeWitt © Estate of Sol LeWitt 2025.

10/08/2026

Coming Up Next:

"Eszter Sziksz: Seeking, I Don’t Know What I’m Looking For (And I Hope I Never Find It)"
Member Preview Day: October 17, 2026
Opens to the Public: October 18, 2026

What remains when everything we thought was important suddenly shifts? Award-winning, internationally exhibited artist Eszter Sziksz invites visitors to meander through open-ended questions from some of the world’s greatest minds in "Seeking," a new immersive and interactive installation. Long sheets of semi-translucent wax paper hang from the gallery ceiling. At the base of each, inquiries inspired by the musings of philosophers like Plato, Derrida, Camus, and Heidegger are pressed into the fragile paper through screen printing and inkless debossing. Using magnifying glasses hung throughout the space, visitors must lean in and look closely to reveal their latent messages. "Seeking" does not provide answers. Instead, it searches for better questions.

📸 Eszter Sziksz (Hungarian, b. 1976). "Seeking" (detail and installation images), 2026. Screenprinted and debossed wax paper and magnifying glasses, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Allegra Bortoni.

10/05/2026

It’s installation week!

Our exhibitions team works with professional art handlers to carefully transport, unpack, and install each artwork. Come behind the scenes with us as we welcome Chie Fueki’s large-scale collaged paintings, which are even more dazzling in person!

“Chie Fueki: Painting the Floating World” opens to SAM Members on Saturday, October 17 and to the general public on Sunday, October 18.

10/02/2026

“Printmaking, as a medium, opened new opportunities for research and development for Sol LeWitt. This was a space where he could work out concepts, try new things, and push his ‘beautiful ideas’ to the next level.” - Lacie Barbour, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

Experience over 100 prints by one of the founders of minimalism and conceptual art in "Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt" on view now through October 25.

📸 Visitors with Sol LeWitt’s (1928-2007) “Color Bands Series,” 2000. Linocut. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Sol LeWitt © Estate of Sol LeWitt 2025. Photo: Nancy Guth; Visitor at “Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt,” Sarasota Art Museum, Florida. Photo: Nancy Guth; Sol LeWitt (1928–2007). “Forms Derived from a Cube” (detail), 1982. Etching and aquatint (set of 24), 21 x 21 in. each. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Sol LeWitt © Estate of Sol LeWitt 2025. Photo: Ryan Gamma; Sol LeWitt (1928–2007). “Bands of Color in Four Directions and All Combinations,” 1971. Color etching (set of 16), 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. each. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Sol LeWitt © Estate of Sol LeWitt 2025. Photo: Ryan Gamma.

10/01/2026

Coming Up Next: What makes an image unforgettable? Experience over 100 iconic photographs by some of the most influential practitioners of the 20th century, including Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Danny Lyon, Gordon Parks, and James Van Der Zee in "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder" at SAM.

Member Preview Day: October 17, 2026
Opens to the Public: October 18, 2026

“Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder” is co-organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, and the American Federation of Arts. This exhibition is generously supported by an anonymous donor with additional support by Ellen and Robert Grimes. AFA exhibitions are made possible by the generosity of Monique Schoen Warshaw. The exhibition is curated by Anjuli Lebowitz, PhD, Judy Glickman Lauder Curator of Photography, Portland Museum of Art, Maine.

📸 Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965). “Migrant Mother (Florence Owens Thompson), Nipomo, California,” 1936. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Promised Gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection, 7.1998.38; Todd Webb (American, 1905–2000). “Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, New York” (detail), 1948. 8 gelatin silver prints, 15 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. each. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Promised Gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection, 7.2015a-h. © Todd Webb Archive; Steve Schapiro (American, 1934–2022). “Martin Luther King Jr., Selma, Alabama,” 1965. Gelatin silver print, 18 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Promised Gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection, 10.2010.8. © Steve Schapiro. Courtesy Monroe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.