What to do and see in Sarasota, Florida (FL): The Best Museums

Nontando is both an online and retail enterprise specializing in African Decor, Gifts and Art. We have been operating since 2003. Our retail store in Sarasota has one of the largest and most diverse selection of African Conversational Art, Unique Gifts and Decor you will find anywhere. Our product categories include Stone and Wood Carvings, Ceramics, Jewelry, Masks, Furniture, Lighting, Apparel, Metal Sculptures, Framework, Stationery, Candles, Music and lots more. We travel to Africa annually on our buying trips and our products are sourced direct from many different regions in Africa.

- Painting and Drawing classes for kids and adults. - Painting workshops with prominent artists; - Plein air painting; - Parties; - Summer camp. Award winning artist and architectural illustrator Vladislav Yeliseyev adopted traditional academic programs to his art classes. We are a private art school dedicated to highest standards in art education in a family-like atmosphere. The School was founded in 2012 and offers variety of programs for children and adults in watercolor and oil painting, sketching and drawing, and more. The courses aim at providing fundamental art education to young and already practicing artists while integrating it into a fine-tuned creative process. We developed the programs which are appropriate for each age group as well as the programs for professional architects and designers targeted to improve their hand-rendering abilities.

Palm Avenue is an exciting mix of restaurants, luxury shopping, art galleries, jewelry stores and antique merchants. Shopping options include home decor, antique rugs, art galleries (including painting, sculpture & glassworks), custom jewelry, antique furnishings & art, gourmet food shops, and more. Many merchants carry items by local and national artists and cater to the sophisticated buyer.

We are a contemporary fine art gallery located on historic S. Palm Ave. We offer a collection of original fine art and sculpture including custom framing. We have been voted the best art gallery in Sarasota the past eight years.

The Artful Giraffe Art & Gift Gallery showcases the creative talent of predominantly local and Florida artists. The gallery is full of whimsical and coastal-themed art, jewelry, and gifts inspired by the beauty of our gulf coast. Adjacent to the gallery is a paint-your-own pottery studio.

AlexArt International Art Gallery is an iconic gallery downtown Sarasota, next to the Opera House. It opened in May 2016 as Massimo Meda personal art gallery, exhibiting only his 3d-fluorescent paintings on aluminum. During the second season, it introduced new Italian artists showcasing the hyperrealist fine art photography on aluminum of Fabio Dal Boni, the oil on canvas of Guido Borelli and his wife Danka Weitzen, the oil and acrylic on wood of Paolo Passoni. This third season will see local and American artists and Venetian glass art, too. It will also host monthly exhibitions and will continue its successful tradition of poetry readings, private dinners, and participation in music and film events.

A unique opportunity to see the work of a large format film photographer. The gallery houses hand printed silver gelatin photographs ranging from 8"x10" through 5'x9'. A rare glimpse into the sacred beauty and craft of traditional wet darkroom photography. Black and white landscape photography at it's finest. Prints, books and gifts available for purchase.