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Sarasota Public Art Audio Tour Info Card

Public Art Program

The City's Public Art Program facilitates the creation and exhibition of a wide variety of publicly and privately initiated art works through commissions, acquisitions, donations, and loans governed by Zoning Code requirements for new development applicable city wide.

The City of Sarasota’s public art program strengthens our city’s sense of place, celebrates our community’s character, and fosters collaboration. Take a walk and support public art!

Public Art Program

The City's Public Art Program facilitates the creation and exhibition of a wide variety of publicly and privately initiated art works through commissions, acquisitions, donations, and loans governed by Zoning Code requirements for new development applicable city wide.

The City of Sarasota’s public art program strengthens our city’s sense of place, celebrates our community’s character, and fosters collaboration. Take a walk and support public art!

Cultural Heritage Exhibit

The City Hall Cultural Exhibit was created to celebrate the city’s many cultural legacies including the genres of visual arts, circus arts, architecture, ethnic groups, tourism, and historical documentation. The intent of the exhibit is to beautify Sarasota’s historic City Hall atrium and the SRQ Media Studio in the City Hall Annex building while informing the city’s citizens and visitors of Sarasota’s rich history in the arts and culture.

The City of Sarasota Cultural Heritage Exhibits provide a museum-quality experience that is free and open to the public focusing on the visual arts and historical documentation, including paintings and photographs, of Sarasota's cultural heritage and legacy.

Current Exhibit: The Florida Highwaymen

Public Art Collection Audio Tour

The City's Public Art Collection audio tour is expanding! To visit the website for the Public Art Collection Audio Tour, click here. Download the Otocast app available both for Android and iOS. The audio tour acts as a personal tour guide for the City of Sarasota's public art. You can read a short description of the artwork, find links to related websites, watch videos, scroll through a photo gallery, or listen to a custom narrative.

Public Art Plan

To find out more information regarding the Public Art Planning process, view public meetings and presentations, see the public art survey results, and view the adopted Public Art Plan click here.