The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall just announced its 2020-21 Broadway/Classical/Dance Season featuring 12 award-winning Broadway musicals, including six thrilling Sarasota Premieres! As a valued member of our Friends Society, you can experience the joys of the performing arts with year-round privileges, including: – Concierge ticketing – Premium seating options

Meet Joan Lieberman! Joan is originally from Milwaukee, WI and currently resides on Longboat Key. Joan is a huge football fan (Go Packers!), has a passion for the performing arts and loves a good Broadway musical or comedic performance. In fact, The Jersey Boys is one of her favorites. She

Many children throughout our neighborhoods are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools are closed. Visits with friends and family are limited. Extended family members are asked to step in to inspire our children to learn. At a time when the future is unknown, one thing is clear – we need

The 2020 Giving Challenge is here! The Giving Challenge is a 24-hour fundraising event that brings together more than 700 local nonprofit organizations, including the Van Wezel Foundation, with passionate donors and community members to support causes and issues they care about while creating transformative impact. The Van Wezel Foundation’s

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