Longboat Key Center for the Arts was an
arts center
An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for ...
at the
Ringling College of Art and Design in
Longboat Key,
Manatee County
Manatee County is a county in the Central Florida portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county s ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. The Center included the Durante Gallery for changing exhibitions. Opened in 1952, it closed in May 2017.
Ringling College of Art and Design bought the center, which was struggling financially, in 2007.
The center offered master classes, community art classes, studio space, concert and lectures.
In February 2017, it was announced that the center would be closing in May to be privately redeveloped into homes.
The site has been sold to a developer who intends to build single family homes.
Ringling College of Art and Design and Longboat township have announced a joint project to build a new arts center with a tentative opening date of 2020.
See also
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List of museums in Florida
This article lists museums currently operating across the U.S. state of Florida, together with summaries of their locations and main focuses. There are additional lists of Florida, Florida's defunct and proposed museums.
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Buildings and structures in Manatee County, Florida
Arts centers in Florida
2017 disestablishments in Florida
1952 establishments in Florida