Harmony

A Sarasota native and Photography and Digital Imaging graduate of Ringling College, Ian Dean focuses on telling stories with spaces and objects. In his Nostalgicons series, he uses toys and media from his childhood like paint, turning old things forgotten and fondly remembered alike into something new that draws the eye. Color and form shape abstract collages full of the whimsical designs produced by hundreds of creative minds throughout the decades. The full series is made up of over 1,600 images and counting, and several thousand individual items. Most of them have been in the family since childhood.

https://iandeanphoto.com/

Claire grew up in Montreal, spending summers and weekends in Vermont, where her home was located on 60 acres of untamed forest. Creativity was encouraged, great art revered. Her success as an artist was a celebrated rite of passage. She now divides her time between homes in Quebec and Sarasota. Claire’s art transforms commercial and residential interiors, urban exteriors, housewares, furniture, package design and women’s apparel. Claire’s long-standing corporate collaborations shape and define the customer experience – most notably for retail giant, Anthropologie. Her signature collection of women's apparel, Claire Desjardins, is sold in over 500 boutiques across North America, and the UK.

https://clairedesjardins.com/

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. 

https://www.bookervpa.com/