A note from Kelli Maldonado, Education and Community Engagement Director at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall #ArtworksAnywhere is an easy to use tool that brings the best arts-based learning to your home. Families will learn how to create costumes, draw self-portraits and even interact with their favorite stories. Professional

CARES Act Provides Donor Incentives The Van Wezel Foundation is grateful for your generous support of our work over the years. As we adapt to our new reality, we would like to bring to your attention new tax incentives for charitable giving that were included in the recently enacted Coronavirus

SARASOTA, February 5, 2020 – The Van Wezel Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Suzanne Hudson-Smith, CFRE, to its Development team. Ms. Hudson-Smith will serve as the foundation’s associate director of leadership gifts, where she will be responsible for cultivating donor relationships and experiences in support of the

Sarasota, FL (April 1) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and Van Wezel Foundation have partnered together to launch a new arts education service called Artworks Anywhere, a free online service for parents, educators, caregivers and children to meet the growing needs and changing roles of families due to

Sarasota, Florida – March 2, 2020 – The Van Wezel Foundation held its annual Inspiration Gala on February 21, raising more than $1,000,000 to become the largest, most successful fundraising event in the organization’s history. Contributions will help fund the Foundation’s mission to build a world-class performing arts center that

SARASOTA – An Oak Park teacher uses his class to teach special needs students more than just how to sing and dance. They’re learning academic and life skills. “Best teacher on Earth,” Mr. Shane’s student, Caleb F. said.He’s talking about Mr. Shane Swezey, an Oak Park School teacher who is the

The Van Wezel Foundation has appointed Tracey Long Beeker as its new director of communications and community engagement. In her new role, Beeker will be responsible for informing and engaging audiences to learn about and take part in the foundation’s mission to enrich the lives of children through the performing

The Van Wezel foundation seeks to create an elevated experience for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center By Annette Gutierrez, SNN TV SARASOTA – The master plan calls for a new hall to sit on stilts. What is a parking lot now, will soon become a Bayfront park with, what

by: David Conway Deputy Managing Editor, Your Observer Plans for a new bayfront performing arts center include a 2,250-seat main hall, but details on cost estimates are still forthcoming. Eighteen months ago, representatives for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the Van Wezel Foundation announced their intention to pursue

Sarasota City Commission also approved the basic elements to a new district that would help pay for The Bay project Conceptual designs for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center call for a three-story single structure on stilts that can accommodate approximately 200 parking spaces underneath and could help to protect