Harmony Gallery
Explore the collaboration between the visual and performing arts at the Harmony Gallery. The Harmony Gallery features local artists who are invited to showcase their work in exhibitions throughout the Orchestra's season. These juried exhibitions feature artists with mediums ranging from painting and mixed media to photography. 25% of all proceeds from the sale of the artwork benefit Sarasota Orchestra.
Location
The exhibition space is located in the atrium of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center at 709 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL. The exhibitions are free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, as well as during concerts and other special events that take place in the Symphony Center’s Holley Hall.
2025-2026 Harmony Gallery Exhibitions
Donna M. Richardson
September 28 - October 19
Art Innovation Zone presented by the Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Donna M. Richardson, SBAC Artist
Tamara Doroshenko
October 25 - December 16
Color Harmonies
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Tamara Doroshenko (Mara Doró) is a Ukrainian-born experimental artist known for her vibrant, emotionally charged works shaped by synesthesia. Blending modernism with bold material experiments, she creates immersive visual landscapes. After fleeing the war in 2022, she continued her artistic journey in the Czech Republic and later the U.S., where her paintings have been exhibited in Florida galleries. A mother of six, she draws inspiration from resilience, transformation, and the power of creativity in times of upheaval. Her works are held in private collections across Europe and the U.S.
Cosette Kosiba
December 18 – January 27
Inspired Pastels
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Time:5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Born and raised in the city of Chicago, I spent the majority of my years in Illinois.
David Meadow
January 28 – February 23
The Human Experience
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time:5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
My fascination with how people interact with each other and their surroundings is a constant source of inspiration for me. Whether on a city street, conversing in a cafe or communing with nature, the human subject sparks infinite possibilities. The human condition is what inspires me. I want the viewer to be emotionally drawn into the painting. To question the motivation of the person on the canvas, weave their own story about the artwork and totally immerse themselves in the painting. It’s the emotional connection we all have to each other that resonates within my artwork.
Michael Lonier
February 25 – March 30
who I am is what I see: recent diptychs
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Time:5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Michael Lonier was originally from Ohio and spent 35 years as a technology executive in the magazine publishing industry in NYC. He taught digital photography at FIT-SUNY and Ramapo College, NJ for ten years, and has had numerous one-person and group shows of his photographs at the University of the Arts (Philadelphia), Andover Gallery (MA), Center for Modern Art (Micanopy FL), RISD (RI), Slocumb Gallery (ETSU), Works on Paper (FIT-SUNY), Center for Contemporary Art (Cincinnati) and others. 
Booker High School Student Exhibition
April 8 – May 15
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Booker High School, a comprehensive learning facility, is home to the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) program, which offers rigorous, pre-professional training in the arts in five disciplines: Dance, Digital Film & Motion Design, Music, Theatre, and Visual Art. In collaboration with Sarasota Orchestra, Booker VPA visual art students will present a collection of two-dimensional artwork from various genres.Applications Closed
The application period for the 2025 - 2026 Harmony Gallery has closed. Artists interested in presenting in the Harmony Gallery are encouraged to sign up to our mailing list for the earliest information about future applications.
Please, no phone calls. Questions may be directed to the Sarasota Orchestra Art Committee at [email protected].
