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The Van Wezel Foundation is pleased to announce that Sara Robinson will join the Foundation as executive director of advancement on June 1, 2022.

Van Wezel Foundation, in Collaboration with Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, to Host Free, Open-to-the-community Arts Education Events on April 30, May 3 & May 7

Van Wezel Teaching Artists & Resilient Retreat Collaborate to Help Frontline Workers Manage Trauma

The Sarasota City Commission today approved the execution of a partnership agreement with the Van Wezel Foundation for the planning, financing, design, and construction of the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center to be located in the heart of the Bay Park.

Hudson-Smith has been named director of leadership and legacy giving

As I reflect back over the unprecedented challenges of the last two years, I have been thinking a lot about a question: How do dreams become real?

I am a Van Wezel Teaching Artist who knows the impact of the Van Wezel Foundation’s investment in arts education.

Performing arts have expanded and evolved in many ways since the 1970s when the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall opened on the Bay in Sarasota, and I have had a front-row seat in watching its evolution while serving as the Executive Director for over 14 years.

Cultural partnerships are in a unique position to uplift not only societies and communities but also economies.

The Van Wezel Foundation (Foundation) announced Maria Schardler-Luera as the winner of the Appleton Arts Integration Award at its 20th annual Inspiration Gala on Thursday, January 27, 2022.