Ringling College Library Association's Art Lecture Series provides unique opportunities to visit art-related exhibitions in our community and Central and Southwest Florida. Reservations are required, tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and are priced separately for each event. Several of our events are free to Library Association members. The Art Lecture Series is a wonderful way to introduce your friends and neighbors to the Ringling College Library Association. Library Association members will receive information about each Art Lecture Series in advance. Request Library Association membership information.

RINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Presents
the 2010 Art Lecture Series

The Art Lecture Series is open to the public; bring a friend! Reservations are required for all art lectures. Please call Ringling College Library Association at (941) 925-1343 for information and reservations.

GARY MONROE: THE HIGHWAYMEN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Coffee-9:30 A.M. Lecture-10:00 A.M.
Ringling College of Art and Design
Academic Auditorium

We are privileged to have Gary Monroe open our series. He is the distinguished author of the seminal books about the Highwaymen, Florida’s African-American landscape painters. Get the insider’s scoop on the 200,000 oils these young men and woman produced during the 1960s and 70s, which became the visual legacy of the Sunshine State.

Parking is available in the Selby Gallery area and adjacent parking lot on Rt. 41.
Library Association member’s fee : $15.
Non-member’s fee : $25.
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National Council of the Arts member and gifted watercolorist Barbara Ernst Prey will deliver a slide presentation of her works, some of which reside in U.S. embassies around the world. She has produced official paintings for NASA, has provided the artwork for the official White House Christmas Card and is renowned for her vibrant landscapes of the Maine coast and elsewhere.

Please park on Palm Ave. directly across from the Gardens.
Library Association member’s fee : $15.
Non-member’s fee : $25.
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IN SEARCH OF NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Coffee-9:30A.M.
Tour-10:00 A.M.
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Main Entrance

Be among the first to tour this groundbreaking exhibition that pairs the work of American icon Norman Rockwell with images by award-winning photojournalist Kevin Rivoli. Rivoli’s “slice of life” photos of family, community, patriotism and milestones confirm and celebrate the moods and subjects depicted in Rockwell’s evocative originals.

Please park in the Main Lot at University Parkway and Bay Shore Dr.
The fee for everyone is $20.
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FLORENCE PUTTERMAN AT HOME
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
Coffee-9:30 A.M.
Lecture-10:00 A.M.
220 Morningside Drive, Lido Shores

Enter a world of glistening color and imaginary creatures and forms animated by an invisible energy. Florence Putterman is a nationally celebrated artist who has graciously agreed to discuss her work with us and give us a glimpse of her architecturally significant home.

Please park on Morningside Drive. Carpooling is recommended.
Library Association member’s fee : $10.
Non-member’s fee : $20.
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A HISTORY OF VISUAL ART IN SARASOTA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
Coffee-9:30 A.M.
Lecture-10:00 A.M.
Ringling College of Art and Design
Academic Auditorium

Pat Ringling Buck, Marcia Corbino and Kevin Dean will share with us the origins of Sarasota's cultural identity from the arrival of circus impresario John Ringling to the present day. They will cover the activities, institutions and world -renowned artists who have influenced the growth of the city and continue to define Sarasota’s character today.

Parking is available in the Selby Gallery area and adjacent parking lot on Rt. 41.
Library Association members : Free
Non-member’s fee : $10.
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Reservations are required for all Art Lectures. Please call (941) 925-1343.