• Oasis Café Social & Exhibition

    Halo Arts Project invites artists to participate in the "Oasis Café Social & Exhibition"Date: Thursday, November 6th5:00 PM - 7:00 PMEvent Information: Halo Arts Project invites artists to participate in the "Oasis Café Social & Exhibition", prior to the 2026 “Angel for Artists” Art Auction. Donate one painting to "Angel for Artists” by October 30th and exhibit one painting for sale …

  • Àṣẹ: Seeing Spirit in Afro-Caribbean Art

    John Sims Studio 1639 Tenth Street, Sarasota, FL, United States

    For the first time in Sarasota, a significant selection of Afro-Caribbean artworks from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art will be on view to the public. The PFF Collection brings nearly 30 works by 23 artists to Halo Arts Project at the John Sims Studio in Sarasota, creating a powerful dialogue between legacy, identity, history, and contemporary expression. TH-FRI 4pm to 8pm and Sat/Sun 1pm to 6pm.

  • Florida Now

    “Florida Now” Collaborators Blair Peterson-Updike and Nathan Leemis October – November 20 Exploring the St. John’s River and oil painting along the way.  The St. John’s has a rich history as a subject for painters.  They explore the Florida landscape, conservation, ecology, and history in Traditional, Impressionistic, Tonalist and Naturalistic styles.  Updike & Leemis are Halo Fellowship Recipients 2025. Open: …

  • ARGUMENT OF TIME

    John Sims Studio 1639 Tenth Street, Sarasota, FL, United States

    ARGUMENT OF TIME Visit to an Extinct City“Visit to an Extinct City” holds a fresh, personal lens to a seldom-seen, venerable ghost-town and archaeological site. It casts a rueful glance at the folly and profundity of ‘historical reconstruction’ – it raises an eyebrow towards guidebooks, tourism and what we think we do when we travel abroad – and with both hands, …