Post by Sarasota Arts Advocates: The Fine Arts Society

🎊🎈🎉 Join us for our November Luncheon Program in celebration of our 55th Anniversary! 🥳 Actor and educator Kathryn Chesley will portray artist Martha Hartman. Martha and her husband William Hartman founded The Hartman School of Art in Sarasota in 1951. However, Martha is best known for founding the famed Sarasota Petticoat Painters in 1953, which is the oldest continuously exhibiting women’s art group in the United States. Kathryn Chesley – in her Life and Times portrayal of Martha – tells the story of the development of all the arts in Sarasota County with references to the men and women who helped to create the cultural coast of Florida. 🙌 🎨🖼 Win a Painting by Sarasota Colony Artist Martha Hartman! When you attend our 55th anniversary luncheon, you will have an opportunity to win “Windows,” an original painting by Martha Hartman kindly donated by her son, Bill Hartman. 🔖🔗🙌 Date: Thursday, November 21 | 11 am-1 pm Place: Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34236. Cost: $45 for members/$50 nonmembers. Come to lunch and get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! Do you know that when you renew your membership at an Arts Advocates luncheon you get 15 months for the price of 12? It’s true! This special offer applies to any date that your membership renews. 🔗 Registration link below. #Celebration #Sarasota #Florida #Inspiration #Art