Meet Our Artists at Our New, Second Location!
Thursday, February 16, 4-8 p.m.
Celebrate the opening of our second location, home to 10 studio artists, additional gallery space, and the Creative Academy classroom. Meet the artists, enjoy food from Hamlet’s Eatery, music by DJ Ealain, and more!
Also in February:
SSAA Saturday Open Studio and Art Yard Sale and Art Market
Saturday, February 11; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Creative Liberties joins members of the Sarasota Studio Artists Association in a community-wide open studio event. Plus, artisan vendors, free beer by local homebrewers Ray and Patti Spicochi, and live music by David Munoz.
Group Artist Residency at Art Ovation Hotel
February 21-26; daily 4-8 p.m.
Opening reception is Friday, February 24, 5-7 p.m.
During this week, the studio artists of Creative Liberties will participate in a group residency in the Art Ovation Hotel lobby. See work by all 21 artists and visit them while they take turns working onsite, 4-8 p.m., daily. Opening reception is Friday, February 24, 5-7 p.m.
Creative Liberties Family Art Day!
Saturday, February 25, 9 a.m.-noon
Bring the whole family and participate in art projects led by professional artists.
This month, enjoy learning about artistic, mixed-media weaving with Shelley Kishpaugh.
(February 3, 2023, 2023) Creative Liberties Artist Studios and Gallery is celebrating the Grand Opening of its second Creative Liberties location, which includes the new Creative Academy and 10 studios and gallery space, at 927 Lime Avenue in the Limelight district. The new building is home to 10 studio artists, additional galley space, and the Creative Academy classroom. At the Grand Opening, Thursday, February 16, 4-6 p.m., guests are invited to meet the artists, and enjoy food from Hamlet’s Eatery, music by DJ Ealain, and more.
Creative Liberties founders Barbara Gerdeman and Elizabeth Goodwill
explain that the new building will be also used for a variety of classes and workshops. “In addition to offering more studio space and display space to local artists, we are thrilled to now also have a classroom/community space for art education and community events,” says Gerdeman. For a listing of February classes, see the website.
Creative Liberties joins members of the Sarasota Studio Artists Association in a community-wide open studio event, Saturday, February 11; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Creative Liberties artists offer open studios during which the public can meet them and discuss their art and creative process. An art yard sale and market will offer artwork and art supplies at reduced prices. The event also features free beer by local homebrewers Ray and Patti Spicochi, and live music by David Munoz.
The public is welcome to watch artists at work at a Group Artist Residency at Art Ovation Hotel, February 21-26. During this week, the studio artists of Creative Liberties will participate in a group residency in the Art Ovation Hotel lobby. See work by all 21 artists and visit them while they take turns working onsite, 4-8 p.m., daily. The opening reception is Friday, February 24, 5-7 p.m. 1255 N Palm Ave, Sarasota.
Bring the whole family and participate in art-making projects led by professional artists at Creative Liberties Family Art Day, Saturday, February 25, 9 a.m.-noon. This month, enjoy learning about artistic mixed-media weaving with Shelley Kishpaugh.
Creative Liberties Artist Studios and Gallery was founded in November 2021 by Barbara Gerdeman and Elizabeth Goodwill, two artists and art educators. Goodwill explains that they launched this venture “to empower regional artists with a variety of business services and studio and exhibition opportunities.” Creative Liberties is a collective, communal space that provides work and display space for local artists. There are also display walls available for non-studio artists to rent. Monthly artist markets provide an opportunity for local artists to sell their work—and run every second Saturday through May 2023.
“Thanks to a huge amount of support from the community—the public, artists, arts advocates and the media—we have been able to grow Creative Liberties in a short time period,” says Gerdeman. “With the opening of the second location, we will be home to 21 studio artists, offer 16 art display walls and be able to provide art education opportunities. We are deeply grateful and excited for the new year!”
Twenty one artists have made Creative Liberties Artist Studios and Gallery their artistic workspace. These include: Jenny Berry (oil painting); Elizabeth Goodwill (book art, fiber art and mixed media); Barbara Gerdeman (photography, acrylic painting, and mixed media); Donna Bergman (collage and mixed media); Traci Kegerreis (acrylic painting, collage and mosaics); Sandy Koolkin (acrylic fluid painting, watercolor and fiber art); Jay Li (portraiture pastel, charcoal portraiture and plein air oil painting), Judy Levine (jewelry design, collage and photography); Drita Dawn (painting and mixed media); Swirly Painter (painting, canvas and mural); Sandra Wix (illustration, portraits and photography); Jeff Vasington (landscape oil painting); Gary LaParl (oil painting); Adrienne Watts (abstract painting); Henry Martin (photography and mixed media); David Sigel (oil painting and mixed media); Cheryl Taub (acrylic paint, pastel and collage); Steve Schwartz (acrylic paint, mixed media), and Lee Oberlander (watercolor, acrylic paint and mixed media).
Creative Liberties Artist Studios & Gallery is now at two locations in Sarasota’s Limelight district: 901-B Apricot Avenue and 927 Lime Avenue. For more information, visit www.creativeliberties.net or call 941-799-6634.