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A new exhibit of Latinx artists at the Michelson Gallery showcases a spectrum of beauty and artistic talent. But shouldn’t that spectrum be wider?

Perhaps now more than ever, Martin Luther King Jr. Day provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the life of the great civil rights leader, but also on how far weve come — and how very far we still have to go.

Sarasota-Manatee students to celebrate reading and diversity with Embracing Our Differences Community Submitted Nearly 8,000 elementary school students in 449 pre-K through third-grade classrooms in 77 early learning centers and elementary schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties will celebrate reading and diversity on March 2 by reading books by BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) authors and illustrators as part of the Embracing Our Differences program. Each participating classroo...

Art in the round: Area galleries offer a variety of exhibits in the new year “Mother’s Helper,” sculpture by Larry Slezak from his exhibit “Light in the Rabbit Hole.” Image courtesy Anchor House of Artists  “Under the Bed,” sculpture by Holly Murray from her exhibit “On the Home Front.” Image courtesy Anchor House of Artists “House on Mill Street,” egg tempera on panel by Jeff Gola. Image courtesy William Baczek Fine Arts “Black Plums with Birds,” oil on canvas by ...