A Cultural Legacy: Sarasota Performing Arts Center

Celebrate 100 Years of Sarasota School: Future Landmarks, with the Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Performing Arts Center, and Selby Gardens.

Join Architecture Sarasota in welcoming leaders from the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation!

• Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, Chief Executive Officer
• Jennifer Jorgensen, Deputy City Manager
• Design Team: Sweet Sparkman
• Jerry Sparkman, John Bryant, and Todd Sweet

In 2022, the City of Sarasota and the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation entered into a partnership to lead the design and construction of a new, world-class Performing Arts Center at the heart of Sarasota. This once-in-a-generation project will elevate the performing arts experience, expand community access, increase opportunities for educational programs, and generate millions of dollars in economic impact, igniting growth throughout the region.

Designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano in collaboration with Sweet Sparkman Architecture, the concept design was formally presented this spring. The new Center will honor our community’s cultural legacy while advancing the future of the performing arts in Sarasota.